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(...) Yes, but they'd look good while dying. J. o---...---o | Jeffrey Watts | | watts@jayhawks.net o---...---o | Systems Programmer | [On going to war over religion] | | Network Systems Management | "You're basically killing each other to | | Sprint (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Me too - when I run Netscape 4.51, but it works fine in Explorer 5.0. I have no explaination... The direct picture links work fine in both browsers, though (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OMG! How come I never thought about that... I was in France twice, and in Germany quite a few times, but even though I've visited some castles it was (sadly) before my castle renaissance so I didn't think of those things... Well your post sure (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Why do you think the Americans beat their [bottoms] off in 1776? It wasn't just determination; these guys were obvious targets, and couldn't get around rough terrain, while the locals knew all about camouflage and the good hiding places... :-) (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) 1. Think smoothbore musket - good luck hitting anything with it at distance. 2. British land troops were often refered to as redcoats. It's nothing new for the marines for the brits to be wearing red. 3. Most troops were brightly colored (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Early Bill Cosby routine.... Bruce (OoooOOooo, showing my age) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) What makes you say that? I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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Welcome to the group. Most everyone has answered all your questions so far, but in addition to looking up pictures of prototypes in cyclopedia this or Model Railroading catalogue that check out all the web pages that have been anounced in this news (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Jeff, mon ami, If Knights' Kingdom represents France, why oh why, are they waving flags similar to the Scottish bars (although the X is gold instead of white)? Eventually, they'll represent my kinfolk, the Irish. Oh, I could see it now, a little (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Con molto fairplay Marco Berti mi ha fatto notare solo via email che le ruote sono in plastica metallizzata e non in metallo. Chiedo venia per la mia "'gnuranza". Ciao. Marco. P.S. Rimane il fatto che si sono rovinati i due mattoncini. :-( (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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David, it's great when you can see them first hand, I live in Australia....we have about oh 200 yrs of European history, so you can imagine what it's like for me....But with the internet and books, one can learn alot....plus it helps that I've (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) always (...) Well, (...) *Some* Americans. It depends on the building practice of the region - red "spanish tile" is all over southern California (much of it actually concrete these days). Castle roofing could also be slate or lead, but one (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Ummmmmmm, I saw him perform it live (he doesn't go back and do old stuff). Bruce (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Nup, not attractive enough. 7151 is not a $87.95 set, it's not even a $65.33 set. It's a $50 set at RRP, *then* let's start talking sales! (...) That's me out of the running then. Could use a few more large grey base plates if anyone has spied (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) OK, I take it back. :-) -Shiri xfut .o-t.fun (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) grey. (...) the (...) Being from Australia, when I visited Canada 4 yrs ago, I was surprised to see shingles and black roofs.....that's wierd to me, as nearlly ALL our roofs are red tiles...... we have ALOT of clay here....and no snow....every (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I'm not too sure about that being the last of the sales till the end of the financial year, as we know LEGO will decrease in price with GST, I think most of the larger stores will try and clear their stocks before the price drops[1]. This means that (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Supercar? (...) Hopping up my real car is bad enough. Now i have to tweak my lego ones as well? This could get expensive. I realy like the design. Cale (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) this was more a general/wha's happening type thingie. I'm going to be checking the 'big five' every week from now on and post stock levels etc. Some of the sales have almost snuck past us (maybe a good thing). It's interesting the W4K/K-Mart (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I think so too,I meant leading up to the GST intro rather than post EOFY. (...) Yep, I was thinking along the same lines, we can only hope they do. Especially with new Adventurers/Town kits coming out, the stores will need some shelf space. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Wow, Henry! I'm really impressed by your CR-X (I have two friends that have CR- Xs [affectionately called 'slot cars', due to their remarkable traction at speed]). The detail you have here is amazing; I can't wait to see your NSX. -Cheese (...) (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I just ordered some pneumatics from S@H and Michael is correct that the 5110 set is discontinued and they do still have 5108 pistons. I also got several 5117 compressor pump kits. No mention was made that 5117 would be discontinued. Dave (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Is that price right? $6499? Or should that be, maybe, $64.99...? Just wondering, not criticizing, yah? I don't have a super-car, so I don't count anyhow ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More Znap info please
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OK - Here we go... (URL) let you look at an overview of all the ZNAPS... By the way.. the motor is the standard 5225 Mini motor that sells for $17.95US at S@H, so you can see what the fuss is over the $19.99US sets that have them and the cool flex (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm no historian or anything, but I'd guess that the reason a lot of drawbridges are built with overhead lifting beams is for ease of counterbalancing. You hang a big heavy weight on the ends of the overhead beams, across the fulcrum from the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Giulio Ferrari <giuliof@iol.it> wrote in message 39075DB3.77287267@iol.it... (...) :-)))...))) -- LEg GOdt Domenico (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | 25% off sale at toysmart.com
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There is a 25% off sale on Lego at toysmart.com. There wasn't that much interesting stuff, but it looked like all 1999 SW and Adventurers were included in the sale. Toki (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Crossbow with Quiver?
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Hi, Would it make sense if a minifig had a quiver but carried a crossbow? I'm sure that's where he'd put his bolts, but the grey crossbow + brown quiver looks awfully strange... Good thing there are brown crossbows available in the new Castle sets (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Probable effect of GST on LEGO
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The way I see it, Lego SHOULD decrease in cost by about 10%. This is due to the way the GST is worked: Currently, each set is imported by LA. This is then sold to the retailer with 22% wholesale sales tax. The RRP is then 40% on top of this price. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hmm... maybe a black quiver (indians sets) with a grey crossbow wouldn't look too bad... -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Hi all, I just updated my web site for the St. Lego Fire Dept. I have added two new station designs, and a few new truck designs. So stop by and check them out at (URL) thanks Tom D (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Nicely explained, I like the diagrammatic use of arrows. BUT can you use them arrows to logically explain why we aren't getting the soccer sets in Australia? Even my sister pointed them out in the catalogue and asked me to get her some. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi all, I just updated my web site for the St. Lego Fire Dept. Stop on by at (URL) and let me know what you think thanks Tom D (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.town) !
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(...) Fair enough. It's too bad it doesn't have an always-on mode. (...) Definitely agreed. I'll be patient. (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.tele, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Huh. That's worth complaining to them about. Thanks for the direct links. (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think it looks OK... In fact, #4811 (Defense Archer) includes a brown quiver with the soldier. Of course, the crossbows are mounted on a special stand instead of being held... Chris (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Probable reason for our poor/small range (was RE: Probable effect of GST on LEGO)
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Possible explanation of why we don't get soccer sets in Aus (There could be some minor errors in this, but I believe [based on past phone-calls to LA] that it is accurate): In order to get Lego sets in Australia, TLG sends images of all sets being (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I might be able to come on the 28th, but right now I don't know what my plans are for that weekend... --Bram (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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So, I've been away from all of this Lego modelling craziness for a while, but recently the bug bit me again,[1] and I started downloading all of the bits and setting up Virtual PC. I have LDraw and the latest updates, LDLite, LDAO, etc. installed (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) It seems to me that, given the current hardware, the choices are: send junk or let the tower go dead. My thinking is that if you send junk and trample something, so be it; the tower would have gone dead anyways, forcing you to lose whatever it (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.tele, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Just wondering, Is Mike still out there somewhere, and if so, could he please contact me at my new e-mail address. Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Update to website
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I have recently made a few changes/updates to various parts of my website. I added pictures for Star Wars Episode 5 1/2 (Shaun Sullivan make sure you check it out :) ) I made some changes to the Legofield Fire Company pages and added some new (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town)
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| | Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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Hi, I just finished off my first Ninja-themed building. It actually ended up being the largest building in my city (at 13 stories). Here is a picture: (URL) is a link to my main web page: (URL) me know what you think! Brad (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Does anyone know if this pub is available in the US? The website doesn't indicate availability. If not, could someone scan the article? Thanks, -Rob Doucette. "Stephen Unwin" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I actually prefer the "junk" solution to a hardware hack. (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.tele, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) First, it isn't real, it's a parody of aftermarket tuning for real cars... and if you hop around to some sites regarding that topic, I think you'll find that $6499.00 is a reasonable price for a complete twin-turbo kit :) J (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) I love the way you manage to combine themes in such a flowing way, it doesn't seem at all out-of-place when you do it... (unlike some red forces attacking a penguin that come to mind <grin, duck and run>) Just a tiny nitpick... you have a typo (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Building an Areofighter
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First off I saw a pretty cool F-18 or F-16 lego fighter out there somewhere and cant't really remember where. I am starting a project on a Mig-29. One of the things that annoy me with LEGO is that there arn't any really good ways of making a nose (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) Another superb addition to Lego City 2. I particularly like the dragon's forge, very malevolent and sinister, just lucky the dragons are computerised and not real, for those workers enjoying the lunchtime sun. Nice use of the black columns, I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) LOL! I guess I wasn't paying attention to the original post... good thing I don't own a car... ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow, that's huge! Unfortunately, it's hard to get the full effect with a DAT file this big. Do you plan on rendering any raytraces? I'm sure that with some nice pics, more people would comment. From what I can tell, though, it looks like (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Your city 2 is great (and growing fast). I had a good laugh reading the story of the Bu-ra-do complex (giant hands) and the motorcycle factory. Your description are as entertaining as your construction. Bravo! Eric. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, they did, sorta--the tails are interchangeable, and of course the "upper jaws" are as well. The trike looks pretty neat with a dkgrey alligator head--sort of a paeriosaur (sp) or something. And, of course, there's no end to what you can (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) doesn't (...) attacking a (...) Thanks - Where is that "penguin" site. I want to see it! (...) I fixed it and reposted the page. Please refresh on it and see if it looks right now. Sorry about that! (...) viewable, (...) I'm kind of a slacker (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I LOVE those black column parts. I was originally going to have a mirror of the white tower on the east side. In fact, I had a 6 story tower prefabricated and ready for installation, but then I received Shiri's package including (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: sales status 26/04/2000
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(...) plates (...) I'll do a plate/stud count tonight and get back to you. If we're talking a split for parts I would also be interested in another couple of items. I may post a parts list and tick off the ones I'd be interested in and see what the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I guess you could be right about those on display. I personally would like the Stormtroopers to have see thru helmets with visors printed on the yellow head like in the biker scouts. The Lego Truck Exhibition did come to Singapore several (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) Well- it was just some footage from a DixieLUG meeting that never got made into a site, AFAIK. But you can see the pics here (must copy&paste link): (URL) the number to 2-8 and you'll see a few "suspects" there... These are creations by Eric (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) here ya go: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Your models are always really neat. Which stations are new? 2 & 3? My favorite is #7 Brad Tom Duggan <legotom1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FtnGAu.F1w@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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Wow! That is a really great web site. I like your castle Peter. I can't wait to see it done! Brad Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FtnLwp.9yu@lugnet.com... (...) link? (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Building an Areofighter
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(...) This? (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) at your ninja-themed building I took another peek at Lego City 2. You have done a fantastic job of putting the pieces together. It all seems to fit so well together with all the color and "bustle" of a large city. Bu-Ra-Do is a great addition (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) Some hate those columns,but I reckon they're great. In Belville they come in cream, white, pink, brown (at least). Maybe think about a bigger castle-like structure in a similar style, using black as a very skeletal structure...(mmm,perhaps (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Set Availability at US S@H
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(...) Wow, good luck! My mom is a whatchyacallit - a counselor? - for doctorates, so I know how streneous that can be (1)... I'm sure you'll do great, break a leg! -Shiri (1) she actually cares, unlike most of them... :-) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) this is the first draft, I want more features, the walls are a bit plain, but at least the tower works, you need a lot of Belville sets to get the appropriate cream elements. The girls at McDonalds gave me a strange look as I was going thru (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Expert question on set 180
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Ben, The door baseplate is 4 studs long! I have one, this was my first LEGO set and I hope to some day get it re-build. If could only find all the parts? Good luck... Robin W. (ICH BIN EIN BERLINER!) Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) in (...) Yep - I've been trying to aquire more columns in odd colors. I used 2 pink ones on the cutie store ( (URL) ). I don't have any others! (...) That sounds like a great idea! I was originally going to use Shiri's columns in my main (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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Eric Lanteigne <elanteigne@home.com> wrote in message news:FtnKuB.62L@lugnet.com... (...) story (...) Thanks There's more on the way. The main castle (on the west edge of town) is in the process of heavy upgrades. Also, you might have noticed the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) Thanks for the compliments. I'll try to post more detailed shots when I do another "official" photo shoot of the city. In the mean time, my fiancee is only letting me take a couple of shots for free on each of her "snapshot" rolls. Brad (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Crossbow with Quiver?
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(...) I always thought that crossbowmen put their bolts in a hip quiver, not on their back? Dan (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | FA (eBay): Adventurers Parts & Minifigs
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I listed some Adventurers elements on eBay this evening: LEGO Parts - Adventurers Minifigs & Skeletons (URL) Parts - Coffins (URL) Parts - Adventurers Printed Bricks/Tiles (URL) Parts - Scorpions (URL) Parts - Adventurers Vehicle Parts (URL) Parts - (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | AWESOME! Customer Service @ ZanyBrainy.com
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About a month ago I purchased serveral Lego items at ZanyBrainy.com. When they arrived they were not what I had expected due to a simple mixup. Each customer service rep. I have delt with took the time to let me explain how the mixup happened and (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | FA (eBay): Ninja Minifig & Accessories
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I listed some Ninja Minifigs and accessories on eBay this evening: LEGO - Ninja Minifigs Lot #2 (URL) - Ninja Minifigs Lot #1 (URL) - Ninja Minifigs Lot #3 (URL) - Ninja Small Castle Flags (URL) - Ninja Minifigs Lot #4 (URL) - Minifig Castle Weapons (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Crossbow with Quiver?
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Bryan Wong wrote in message ... (...) Actually, I really like how the (grey) crossbow looks with a (brown) quiver... it has a certain realistic-look to it, methinks. Opinionatedly, DBR (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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Michael Jorgensen wrote in message ... (...) to (...) catlog (...) Canada? (...) Come to think of it, I haven't received a catalog since January either... I suppose another request wouldn't hurt, mind you, I'm sure there's a reason... Cordially, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: sales status 26/04/2000
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(...) Hmmm. Your Stanley knife calling to you? You know you want to..... Richard Still baldly going... (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | automating switching rails
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I've seen info on Matt's train depot web site about automating switching rails. I would like to be able to control the motors from the speed regulator. I was thinking of using the 5120 Polarity Switch to do this. Any thoughts on this? Is there a (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I requested a catalog about 2 months ago, but only got one with an order I received last week. It's the January Canadian one, so I can only assume that there are no newer ones available. Tim Strutt 8^) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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OK, as a FUT to the last update... I'm done with the J-box, and AFA I'm concerned it can be passed along. Pat hasn't contacted me yet, though, and meanwhile I'd like to know if people think I should or shouldn't take out the not-so-mini figs (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: lnptest gives collision errors. Sigh...
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(...) I guess there is no hope. I found a long thread here with someone else who had a collision problem . I applied the patch to transmitter.c mentioned in that thread with the same result. I downloaded lnpd.static from arthurdent. Same result. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: MOC: Apollo lunar module (repost)
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All I can say is WOW! That is one of the best models I have seen in a long time! You planing to make a command/service module to match :) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: WESTERN LEGO MISB 6769 Fort Legoredo
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See: (URL) A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:FtMAp4.D3I@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Things for the next part update
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(...) <SNIP> (...) <SNIP> (...) Ok, if this is realy true means meta commands have to be UPPERCASE always, then I will update MLCad for the next release to accept only UPPERCASE commands. This would be realy no problem at all. It sounds a bit (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) come on lego, if you are going to print special canadian catalogs just for canada, print the prices in canadian dollars! or just send the canadians the same ones as they get in the US. Can canadians order the items that are shown in the US (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: 25% off sale at toysmart.com
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Everyone should be aware that they are charging 10% for shipping on orders over $100 and the percentage is calculated on the total value of the order after the 25% is deducted, but before the 20% is deducted. (Shipping for orders under $100 is more (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Results of rotation experiments
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Hi, as I sayed in a previous posting, I tried to play arround with the rotations and the steps in MLCad. The general results where pretty good, rotating the grid with the orientation of the part is the best idea ever. I rotate the part over its (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 25% off sale at toysmart.com
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Everyone should be aware that they are charging 10% for shipping on orders over $100 and the percentage is calculated on the total value of the order after the 25% is deducted, but before the 20% is deducted. (Shipping for orders under $100 is more (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Southport Lego Show-Fest-Update
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Richard , there is a location map now on my web address as before. The file name is loc-map.jpg. Could you add it to the web page.? Many thanks. Michael Pratt (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: sales status 26/04/2000
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(...) My wife said I had a glint in my eye as I was modifying Obi-Wan's head. Must be some regressive memory I have of my childhood. I blame Humphrey B. Bear and his trouser-less antics. Let's sue Channel 9, Grundy's and Kerry Packer!! Pete Callaway (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Ideas for I-DEAS?
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(...) If I-DEAS produces STL files, you can use STL2DAT. You will find it here (URL) Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Soccer Bus Tour dates
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I wasn't being coy! I just couldn't for the life of me remember the post with the pic in it ;-) From what I can remember, it was a post on one of the StarWars sites about the new models at a fair, but had a soccer pic or 2, and one of them had the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: AWESOME! Customer Service @ ZanyBrainy.com
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(...) they (...) customer (...) I've ordered from them several times and never messed up my orders. In addition to that, i get my package after 3 working days and i'm from Hawaii. What can i say? They're really doing a great job. Way to go, ZB!!! (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | ir tower -> consumer electronics
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hello, i thought about controlling my video-recorder with the mindstorms ir tower. has anyone else ever tried something like that? my approach was to first read() from the tower while pressing the play button on the video's remote control; like (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: automating switching rails
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(...) There are some schemes on the Leo & Lego site for automated points using the polarity switches: (URL) Buiting Visit the LEGO Lexicon: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | FT 6557 & 1054 (both MISB)
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FT 6557 & 1054 (both MISB) The 6557: (URL) 1054: (URL) looking for MIB or MISB 4544 or other good offers. Scott A (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Insights from a trip to France...
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"David Eaton" wrote... (...) symetry (...) right (...) There is a reason for the 'randomness' and asymmetry of the castles and fortresses in places where they've been build for war. I made a quick page to illustrate the thing since I'm not familiar (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | K-mart 15% off 90 mins to go
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Hi, If there's any money in the kitty left, rush down now and get rid of the rest. This sale ends tonight. Ben, if you can read this I have your $ 50.90 7161 and $ 80.70 7171 with me, you are complete now, until the biggies get here. buy now, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | FA : Pirates, Train, Technic, Town, Promo, Divers and Chocolate !
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FA : Pirates, Train, Technic, Town, Promo, Divers and Chocolate ! They are all listed here : (URL) here : (URL) A (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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