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(...) I don't know who buys the most LEGO, or who has the most LEGO - but I think we can safely say that there are some pretty huge collections being represented on LUGNET and especially here in .TRAINS! If LEGO (the company) doesn't realize how (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Star Trek Lego?
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(...) Once, a long time ago (ie, a couple of years) I built a Klingon Bird of Prey out of parts from a 6889 Recon Robot. I guess it was to "microfig" scale, although I certainly hadn't heard that term then. :D Anyway, I thought it turned out fairly (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Helfire - a microfig scale castle town
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(...) Hey Shiri! (...) baseplate is a very nice touch, too. Looks kinda Zelda-ish (that's a compliment :-). Seeing your town has made me want to buy a red roof parts pack. I especially like what you've done for windows, and building texture in (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
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(...) There are two 'standard' heights: 29 3/4" table + baseplate + 10 bricks + 1 plate 29 3/4" table + baseplate + 22 bricks + 1 plate (extra plate is used to represent 'ballast' under the tracks) The higher one should be close to PNLTC / WAMALUG (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | BFC Test Files (was: ===== MLCad V1.8 IS AVAILABLE =====)
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[X-FUT lugnet.cad.dev] (...) [snip rest of announcement] (...) everyone saw it: I've uploaded a set of files which have been cleaned and marked up, according to the existing BFC proposal. The file only includes some basic 1x and 2x bricks, a couple (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: First Meeting in the St. Louis Area.
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(...) They seem to have it sort of worked out. I am almost inclined to let the other groups hash it out before we get to far, the less we have to the better. I got E-mail at home from another potential train person who saw my web site. I pointed him (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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| | Re: FAQ update (Was: Problem with 1-4con1.dat)
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(...) Well, I don't know about the 'very respected' part, but other than that, it's fine. :) (...) A very wise decision. Unfortunately. :( I'm hoping to improve speed after this first go-round. Steve (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New German Loco: Green DB139 and more
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(...) The following freight cars are "oddly" sized: Slagcar: The pivoting hopper section is "7-wide". The support beam beneath the hopper section is "studs-down". Blue and white hopper: Yup, "7-wide". Pneumatic hopper: This one is "7-wide". It is (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Prices of new Lego have been reveled in £/$
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uh, I thought that they were due in july? (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
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And the BayLTC layout will be using the upper height exclusively, as our layout will include the optional low track at 4 bricks+1 plate. JIG: Where the heck did you guys get THAT MANY small black and gray plates? I can't imagine how I am going to (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Prices of new Lego have been reveled in £/$
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(...) In the US. Europe in August/September. Actually, S@H should have many of them by the end of April. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Prices of new Lego have been reveled in £/$
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(...) In the US. Europe in August/September. Actually, S@H should have many of them by the end of April. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: German Armored Car
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(...) great stuff! i like the way you included the tamiya box in the background. more than a few of those models have inspired some of the stuff i do though i couldn't come anywhere near the replica you made. in that vein, how about the large german (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Superstore Sale
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(...) And they have recently marked down the Red Fury (Model Team dragster) to 39.94, so when you take 20% off that it's a very good deal (394 pcs). Got some nice parts in it too... red, white, yellow and black (inlc 1x1) tiles, among other things. (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.org.ca.vlc)
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| | Re: Helfire - a microfig scale castle town
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(...) Wha---! *sputter* I DEMAND a royalty! (King enters.) Oh, hello your majesty! *bowing* ...Not the royalty I meant... ;-) (...) Yah, my vision of nanofig scale would be somewhere around 1/1000 or even smaller. Your town looks something like (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: What 15 LEGO Pieces are still made today?
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Gary: (...) I'm not going for all fifteen: 2*4 brick 1*1 brick 2*4*2 window 2*2*2 window 1*1*1 window 2*2 brick 2*8 brick (no roof pieces!) Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Speed control of motors
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(...) I've dealt with some of the same issues. The best resource I know of off hand is the Floyd-Steinberg Motor Control at www.mrob.com . It's not perfect, but it gets the job done. The way it works is turn the motor on and off in pulses so most (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Wanted - Part from Twisted Time Train
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(...) Doesn't the Adventurers Bi-Wing Baron ($6; now $4 lots of places) use this as an engine cowl? That will probably be a more readily available source. best LFB (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: First draft of the Lego-Modular Train layout standards posted..
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(...) The last layer where we would normally brick over the top instead gets a layer of whatever plates are available. Then we use black and grey bricks to get the rest of the height. -John (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Ebay acution - Potential Fraud?
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(...) A couple things. First, grandfathered eBay sellers may not have a credit card on file. Second, while I don't know how things have changed, I have been burned by one seller (who burned a bunch of other people). I've given up trying to recover (...) (26 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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