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  Re: New Ship: "Mosquito" Fighter/Bomber
 
(...) In a word, wow. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Work in progress: World Trade Center. Some photos too.
 
(...) Hmmm. The second page comes up completely blank for me... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: NELUG BrikWars 04-29-2000
 
(...) MMm..... Hmmmm.. Well, there are some. They aren't *real* close, but they are in Waltham, so if you're thinking about driving up, you should be all set. There's a Doubletree Suites (781-890-6767), the Westin Hotel (781-290-5600), and the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
 
  Re: Ultrasonic Mapping Robot
 
I have developed an ultrasonic tracking system, called the UlTra System, that tracks a lightweight, piezoelectric ultrasonic transmitter over a 100 ft x 100 ft area. I have both a 2-D and 3-D tracking version. Unfortunately, the cost of this system (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Some more MGLM Mecha
 
(...) Well Dave, you described it just fine for me. Now that you explained it and knowing what to look for, I have a better understanding of your joint design! Your idea is very simplistic and no where near what I had come up with. My joints, (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
 
  ENDS TUES: 5 Complete Palm Trees, currently only $5.50!
 
Item #311851578: New! LEGO® PARTS: 5 Complete Palm Trees Current Bid: $5.50 (2 URLs) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  ENDS TUES: 50 Black Tiles (2x2,1x2,1x4,1x8) currently $10.50
 
Item #311853045: New! LEGO® PARTS: 50 Black Tiles (various) Current Bid: $10.50 (URL) 2x2 5 1x2 15 1x4 10 1x8 20 ===...=== Total: 50 (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  ENDS TUES: 30 Tan Arches (two sizes) currently only $5.51
 
Item #311861497: New! LEGO® PARTS: 30 Tan Arches (two types) Starting Bid: $4.00 (URL) 10 Arches 1x5x4 20 Inverted 1/2 Arches ===...=== Total 30 (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  ENDS TUES: Egyptian Builders Set (Tan Bricks) only $9.03
 
Item #311860644: New! LEGO® PARTS: Egypt Builder's Set LOOK! Current Bid: $9.03 (URL) bricks from <set:5958> Mummy's Tomb set: 1x16 5 1x2x5 40 (15 w/egyptian decor) 2x2x2 5 obelisk peaks 1x4 5 tile w/decor ===...=== Total: 55 (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: L3Lab is so awesome!
 
(...) Now I get it :) Since all my programs are in temporary status (like all MS products...) it might have been T2L2Lab. :) /Tore (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
 
  FA: ending today tan 2 x 2 rounds and lion soldiers
 
Closing today: 8 fully armed lion soldiers (URL) Jail/dungeon doors (URL) Tan 2 x 2 Rounds (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Some more MGLM Mecha
 
Glad to help out. Let's see some of your stuff. If you've got some pics, you can email them to me, I'd like to see what you've got. -Dave Jr. (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Old LEGO
 
(...) I have been thinking about this topic for a very long time. My take on this is that in lugnet.general, the most people will be exposed to the history behind LEGO. If we were to make say a lugnet.history, or a lugnet.classic, perhaps a lot of (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Work in progress: World Trade Center. Some photos too.
 
Very nice work Sean! That exterior is going to look very very impressive as it grows higher. I like the elevators and the lobby, too, you put some nice human touches in there! Kevin (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Review of 3401 Shoot 'N Score
 
Hello, I have a question regarding the 3401 Shoot N Score soccer set. Do ALL of these sets come with the Zidane figure, even though the box may picture otherwise? I spoke to someone at S@H, but they couldn't tell me the answer. Or is this something (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Wooden guard barracks
 
(...) Hey, cool. I really like the interior detailing. The rooms look "in use", which is tricky to do. I especially like the armoury. (Hey - do you want to get together and figure out a "standard" for curtain wall sections? We've got enough (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Some more MGLM Mecha
 
Hi Dave, Your mecha are beautiful as always, but I have a couple of questions: 1) Doesn't the use of a single peg at the shoulder make your mecha difficult to pose? It seems like they'd fall apart if you try to extend the arm forward. Do you use the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Second Ohio BrikWars Battle
 
East Coast BrikFest is on June 9th - 11th in Washington D.C. Perhaps an Ohio contingent could make it out there for BrikWars, or just to look around and/or show off creations. Thats something to keep in mind anyway when setting our next date. Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
 
  Re: AFOL article
 
(...) I wonder if $180M is a typo? The 1998 TLG annual report lists net sales of 7,680 million DKK in 1998 and 7,616 million DKK in 1997. In today's[2] USD these figures are 968 million USD and 960 million USD, respectively. Could it be true that (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Nationwide BS Lego Comp
 
The Nationwide BS had a Lego competition on right now for kids. The are asking for "rocket space" designs. The winner will have their model specially made for them by the model builders at Windsor. I'm not sure if you have to have a kid's account (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  FA : Côte d'Or Lego Promo Sets - 2887 & 2881
 
FA : Côte d'Or Lego Promo Sets - 2887 & 2881 See the both at: (URL) also have other Lego Auctions right now: (URL) A (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: New Creation: Pheonix W
 
I suppose I'm offering criticism, but please accept it as constructive :) IMO, the ship looks a bit too "flimsy" to withstand the high-G forces of high-speed flight. Your ship looks like more of a lo-G glider to my eye. I tend to build mine SOLID (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: New Part x43p01 Flag 6 x 4 with Pirates Pattern
 
(...) Thanks! :) (...) Yes - and no. I am currently working on a hybride program. Project name is BMP2DAT2. It will be a combination of BMP2DAT, LDD, and LDS. But at this point, it only combines the not too user-friendly attributes of those (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
 
  Re: NELUG BrikWars 04-29-2000
 
(...) maybe not this meeting, we'll see what the e-savers thing from us air says on wednesday... any other meetings planned? (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
 
  Re: Lambda Class Shuttle
 
Wow, that's the best lego Lamba-Class Shuttle I have seen so far. Just a small suggestion: When photographing the shuttle in wings-down configuration, you should yank those 4x4 gray cylinder pieces you used for landing struts. Also: I'd like to see (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: AFOL article
 
(...) Perhaps the statement is poorly syntaxed (like this). It may be saying that 180 million worldwide is 10% of it's plastic brick sales. It's still off, but not by as much. IF TLG's brick sales have doubled in the last two years (not (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: NELUG BrikWars 04-29-2000
 
(...) Hmm. Well, uh, we're kinda loose with planning meetings of any kind... we probably won't know about the next BrikWars event until at least after this one. This one follows close on the heels of the last one (April 1) because much of the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
 
  Re: New Creation: Pheonix W
 
(...) Au contraire, mon Legomaniac. :-, Space vehicles don't necessarily need to look "solid" in order to be structurally sound. An example would be the Lunar Lander, which endured some significant g's while landing. Another example, perhaps better, (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Some more MGLM Mecha
 
Mark, To answer your questions: 1) Nope, they don't fall apart at the shoulders too easily. I have problems with the feet falling off sometimes, but I haven't found a really good way of getting full posability out of the ankles any other way (and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: brikwars...
 
(...) ...:-) I didn't mean theyd turn off their comm, just they'd turn off the command frequency... leave the command frequency to the higher paygrades and all. (...) ...This is more like 'shoot that tank there!!' where all the members of a squad (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
 
  Re: Lambda Class Shuttle
 
(...) subscribe to .starwars). Wow. Brilliant. Love the Lambda, love the Falcon (!!!!), love it all. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  RCX2: ViewSourceValue Help
 
Hi, I'm back after a break from Lego. (I had exams). I've been playing around with RCX2 firmware and want to use the new ViewSourceValue command. What is the correct asm for this. So far I've got this by guessing and looking at RCX2.NQH #define (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: brikwars...
 
(...) 'sides, usually command traffic is encrypted, which the average trooper won't have the eq to decode... (...) I'm not sure it should count as two attacks... I've seen batteries 20 miles apart shoot at the same target, at the very same second... (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
 
  Re: Ultrasonic Mapping Robot
 
What kind of resolution does a system like that have? Bob Highfill <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:008701bfae11$98...ce@matt... (...) and (...) navigates (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Review of 3401 Shoot 'N Score
 
(...) If you buy it from Zany Brainy, you will almost certainly get a Zidane minifig. I suspect the sets will all have Zidane, at least those produced this year (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  I've never heard of these...
 
I was surfing and found this, Are these a boot-legged joke or are they TLG Material? (URL) look, uh, interesting to say the least... -John Rudy (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)  
 
  Re: Work in progress: World Trade Center. Some photos too.
 
Johnathan: Dont I know it! I cant wait for Lego Direct! :) In the meantime, I've determined that I'll need about 50 of the 1200pc bulk buckets for each of the buildings. Ouch! Thats 100 buckets total! (I'm praying Auczilla will have some white 1x1s (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: I've never heard of these...
 
(...) Quite serious. Some S@H catalogs were missing them and LEGO sent them out if you called up and complained that they were missing. --Todd (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Next WAFOL gathering? 4/28?
 
closing on a new house..that's great! congratulations!! be sure to let us know when things are wrapped up. there isn't much response for the get-together so perhaps just ashley and i will meet up north and discuss things. congrats again. maybe we (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.wafol)
 
  Re: Review of 3401 Shoot 'N Score
 
Thanks Frank... I just spoke to a rep. at Zany Brainy, they couldn't tell me for sure, but pretty much said what you did, "If other people who ordered from us get 'the adidas guy' in the set then you'll most likely get it too." She also said if I'm (...) (25 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)

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