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(...) It isn't actually in yet. When the called me, they had two 6078 left (none left after me, sorry), some divers (6560 and maybe another, no 6557), some Technic (8440, fire engine), and maybe some other stuff. The 6078s are the only thing I went (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm glad you tried this. I've been meaning to do it for a while... you've saved me a little time.... now where shall I waste it? Scott A (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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Neither the micro-motor nor the geared motor turn anywhere near fast enough to even generate a stiff breeze, much less lift something. The old 9V motor is faster, but probably not fast enough. Daniel (...) -- "Being humble is why I'm a great (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Last of my Castle Stuff...Last time I'm posting this!!
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This is the last time i'm gonna post this...it seems everyone who I offered it to or told them about this, I don't get an e-mail back!! I know that at least 3 or so people here want particular items off this list, even if I have to take apart some (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) If you ever make it work, please, post here the how-to !!! :) ...LEGO's *heavy* so, maybe a custom-made loooong, *light*, *strong*, large(?) heli-blades ? hmmm... carbon-fiber alike material ?! ...I doubt that 1 (2?, 3?) LEGO motor(s) is/are (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Time cruisers or Time losers? (was:Re: Pirate/castle helmet...)
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(...) Two big things that seriously bugged me about Time Cruisers: 1. Prices were too high. 2. Because of the high concentration of speciality parts, and the diverse nature of these speciality parts, it was very hard to build anything substantial (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) For the record, 1958 was the year that the "binding brick" was first sold to the public (at that time LEGO was only sold in continental non-communist Europe), that was when they added tubes on the bottoms. The only bricks made in '58 were (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Hi again, Don't be confused la. I think you had made a little mistake. In order to interface SSC with HB, the serial connection is not by the telephone line. The connections is done by connecting the serial data pin on the SSC. Remind you that it is (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Here's a web page with tons of old HP calculators: (URL) used one of the early desktop models at my dad's work. I also used the original Wang calculator at his work. Fun stuff. I've got an HP 25C at home which I picked several years ago at a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Phew, I may actually get some stuff. If it's in tomorrow or even next week I'll try to make a trip up there and post an inventory again. I'm only an hour away so it's an evening trip for me. Matt (...) thing. I (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) The classic LEGO scale (1 door = 3 bricks high) used by LEGO from 1955-1972 is in almost perfect HO train scale. Gary Istok (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! How I have looked for that. (...) Once again, thank you! /Tore (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) This fact was hammered home after I did a couple of thinkgs on the weekend. 1. Played with my kids and build another 4-stud wide big rig. Small, realistic, high vroomability factor. 2. Started sorting my kids LEGO and found selection of (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Christopher Masi <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote in message news:38DB335C.B5F154...ane.edu... [snip] (...) I think the monorail looks tremendously better using 1x4 gray tiles instead of plates to join track sections. Mike Poindexter (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think your best bet might be to supplement the lift by possibly making a dirigible. I agree with the statement that Lego's are heavy and motors are weak, so this would seem to be the best suggestion. You could still have it RCX controlled, (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Time cruisers or Time losers? (was:Re: Pirate/castle helmet...)
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(...) Arrrrr, these here castles lubbers be not informed about us piratical types (I be having letters of marque and reprisal, I swear) love of Timmy. We be not a'hatin' 'im. So, all you pirate people run for cover, 'cause once again.... TIMMIES! (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Has anyone out there ever uploaded data collected by the Handyboard back to the PC? I need to get some distances measured by our sonar sensors back up to the PC for use in another application. If you can help me, I'd really apprieciate it. (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FYI: winning bid was $15.50
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(...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Here comes a stupid question: What is a dirigible??? Ram (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Time cruisers or Time losers? (was:Re: Pirate/castle helmet...)
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(...) Well, one can like the sets without liking the theme, yea I know, it sounds weird. I think for me the problem is in the details. The Flying Time Vessel is a nice concept, but just seems lacking in some way. The Mystic Mountain Time Lab is a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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