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(...) <snip> you should probably x-post these to .db.inv, no? :) Dan (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: No more steel in jolly old England
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(...) The X symbol is venerable and could appear any number of places. I'm in agreement that Knight's Kingdom most closely represents France ("The whole known world" pretty much describes the mediaeval Frankish/French view, IMHO); just as Dark (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Insights from a trip to France...
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(...) Another reason: lack of timber. Much of the timber was cut down in Europe by medieval times. (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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What would the old gray and blue faucets be worth. These were use on the 8860's engine to connect the hoses to. Thanks, Paul (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.appraisal)
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| | Re: Crossbow with Quiver?
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(...) Personal choice. AFAIK, there's no particular historical precident. In fact, most of the archers I know use a hip quiver. I *think* it's a convenience/mobility choice - at the hip is more convenient, but gets in the way. James (URL) getting (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: automating switching rails
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Dan Boger and I have been working on automating some of the points on the WAMALUG layout. We came up with one nifty solution that doesn't require modification to the points nor high torque motors. Our system uses micromotors and rubber bands to turn (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) Just a minor nitpick, but if you're going to speak up in defense of Canada, you could at least do us the courtesy of capitalizing, neh? <xf-ut: off-topic.debate> James (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Things for the next part update
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(...) The FAQ ((URL) shows uppercase syntax, e.g.: <QUOTE-BEGIN> Step meta-command. Marks the end of a building step. Line format: 0 STEP This command will cause LDraw to stop until you press <enter>, and it will cause LDraw to save the current (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Things for the next part update
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Michael Lachmann wrote... (...) I don't think it is unflexible, it's just a matter of syntax, like C keywords (if/for/while/switch...) MUST be in lowercase. /Lars (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: More Znap info please
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Some of the simpler sets are about $2.00 at Toys R Us, normal price, if you want a cheap introduction. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Things for the next part update
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(...) Actually, I think it would be much less flexible if all cases were accepted for meta commands. That would seriously limit the kinds of comments one could write in a DAT file! Fredrik (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Scans of 1960's ads
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(...) Thanks Tore! I had your old site in my bookmarks, so now this is replacing it. One of the things I like about these old ads from Sweden is that they show dates at the bottom (2 of 3 do). One of the things I don't like about early LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | small sets at CVS pharmacy
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While browsing through the half-price Easter candy (I'm such a kid in some respects) at a CVS Pharmacy in Franklin, TN, I found two small sets: 1095 Super Sub (21 pcs) 1070 Stunt Flyer (19 pcs) They're overpriced by a dollar at $2.99, but I was (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: More Znap info please
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I would like to add that although there are some small ZNAP intro sets, you might get the wrong impression of what ZNAP is all about if that's all you see. There is quite a diversity of pieces and I don't know how many show up in a small set. JB (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | light green palm trees, flowers & plants
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I just got a bunch of Palm Trees (old articulated style) 3-leaf plants and flower stems in the lighter green, like the plate Luke is standing on in the SW set. Has anybody else seen these? This is the first time I have ever seen a second color of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.belville)
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| | Castle auction
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I'd like to let everyone know that I have 10 Defense Archer 4811 sealed sets up for auction on Ebay, item number 315597887. Just look up keywords LEGO and 4811 and you can check them out easy. Thanks for looking! Best wishes, Aaron (manaic@vol.com) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Things for the next part update
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(...) Yes all the examples seem to use uppercase, but it's never explicitly stated that it MUST be uppercase. The only thing I could find that came close was a mention in ledit.doc that said the ledit commands were documented in uppercase for (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | FA(eBay): auctions ending Thursday and Friday - Adventurers, Shapes, Space, Star Wars, Technic, Town, Wild West, Windows&doors
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Auctions ending on Thursday 27 Apr 2000 ---...--- 16 2x10x2 sloped arches (URL) 8 Astronauts (Space Port) (URL) 258 SPACE detail pieces (URL) 52 black body/fuselage pcs (URL) 70 cones, 3 sizes, 6 colors (URL) 4 white hinged fuselage top (URL) 142 SW (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Castle auction
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(...) My correct email is maniac@vol.com (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: automating switching rails
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(...) right. From my ScaleFour book: Switch Rails is the bit you are looking for (all are UK terms) Closure rails are the bits leading into the frog, the straight rail out of the frog is the point rail, the curved one is the splice rail, wing rails (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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