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(...) If this is a prototype, why is it in German? Wouldnt the danish do it in Danish first, or at least english? Why would we see a leak in German first? Any history of sets coming out in Germany before anywhere else? Or German only sets? Also, (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Use pegs and beams attached vertically. They give a surprising amount of strength to a structure. For more details, see pages 59 through 61 of "Dave Baum's Definitive Guide to LEGO Mindstorms," and also page 98 and 99 of the Construtopedia that (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Listen up, people!! This is from "Someone in the know"!! :) (...) I thought they got rid of SYSTEM... Also, the red dot is too large... I'm sure Lego has premade scalable templates for this kind of thing, so there wouldn't be errors... (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains) !
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I would like to come up, have to clear it with the family and make sure the wife hasn't schedule something else for us to do.. ha!! It would be fun to meet some of the other groups. james Stephen F Roberts wrote in message ... (...) but I wanted (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Re: What 15 LEGO Pieces are still made today?
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Gloria and Mark, you are correct-omundo!!!! Yes the 2x2, 2x3, 2x4, 2x8 and 2x10 bricks have tubes underneath now (since '58). Th 2x8, 4x8, and 6x8 plates now have round (instead of square) undersides. The 1x2, 1x6 and 1x8 bricks now have posts (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Doesn't this fall under "emotional abuse" on the part of the hoaxer? Thank goodness he or she didn't release a castle. I would have to jump out of a window. -- pn (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I don't have a crocodile, but I can tell you that the type of frame without the actual Lego Train type window glass, (I have to word it just right so Larry wont be confused,) is available in #5958, Mummy's Tomb. It's red, just as shown in the (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry, (...) this (...) each on (...) larger (...) That's right, I was just trying to see if it was a new part or not. It is one of those, darn, I missed it sets. (...) a (...) Todd (...) Indeed. I think Todd is sleeping right now, isn't he? I (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've been quiet these past few weeks (Gall durn busy work! We lost an employee!) but I just have to say I am thouroughly impressed. This is truly a masterful work. I can't begin to guess how many dragon master sets you have to be able to do (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) is (...) Trains are designed in Germany. 3225 was. If this is for real, it is somehow connected with a DB (Deutsches Bahn, the German nationalized railways) promotion. (...) These are all the same question. (...) Yes. 3225 recently. most of (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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< cross posted to Dear-LEGO > Dear Brad, (...) is (...) Well, if it is fake or not, it sure has attracted many people, and I hope TLC sees this. This is what we would really like to see in train sets. Sets like these have the possibilities and parts (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) is (...) In my opinion, yes. In 1981, I eleven years old on a Europe trip with my family. We were in Germany, soon to travel to Denmark to visit LEGOLAND, Billund. In Germany, my family went to a toy shop where I saw the 7820 red Mail Waggon. (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Ny svensk LEGO-sida!
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Som jag sade för månader sedan, så finns det en del svenskar på Lugnet som inte hittat till loc.se. På .robotics hittade jag idag en länk till en ny svensk lego-sida, lego.arnesson.nu. Den handlar om Mindstorms och är väldigt intressant. Märkligt (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.se)
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(...) It's also a promotion for the Verkhers- und Technikmuseum in Berlin (if it is real, that is). There is a reference to a contest on the first scan. It should be easy to ask either of them to verify if it is real. Of course, if this is still a (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Could this in itself be a problem that Lego wouldnt not want to encourage? i.e the sets are too German. By that I mean too localised (nothing specific against the Germans I would like to point out). If lego want to sell sets on the world stage (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) and I set the FUT there too. (...) Indeed. These sets get a number of things right: More subdued colors (lots of dark grey, brown, tan and green), more realism, less juniorization, additional options for power, more use of train windows, and (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego) !
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Well, to answer my own question, I looked at ebay auctions where folks were selling lego "by the pound" and adding the pieces. One pound is somewhere between 200 to 300 pieces (with an obvious variation between one by one rounds and small (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm curious about clearance issues with the automated points. Would the undercarriage of "normal" train cars strike against the dark gray block if going through the curvey-curve section of the points? later, James Mathis (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> (...) AND, we'll spend a *LOT* of money on new LEGO Train sets... If these sets are real, I'm thinking I need multiple copies of each of them - and I'm sure the rest of the GMLTC thinks the same way! (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: LEGO CREATOR V2
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(...) That sounds great. I just got the first Lego creator and I'm somewhat disappointed with the inability to turn bricks at certain axis and controlling the minifig through the environment. BTW, has anyone figured out how to pilot a flying vehicle (...) (26 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.games.lego.creator, lugnet.general)
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