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Mark Harrison <harro1@one.net.au> wrote in message news:390CF21A.BB9FC9....net.au... (...) 3639 European release of police van. 3643 is US release of same set. Packaging may have been different. sheree (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: Moving an object in a scene
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I got around to trying your tips Brams and they worked like a charm. The result can be seen here (URL) again (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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Hi Alan, I've scanned the sticker sheet at 150 dpi. The scan includes a metric, sorry inch rulers haven't existed over since the late '70's. The file has been save as a .png bitmap file of size 4289 Kb. If the size isn't to big, email me and I'll (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | WTB /T trans-red helmet visor
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Hi all I am looking for a trans-red helmet VISOR. Also I would like to find a yellow classic space helmet? Just a couple of small parts, any helpers? Thanks, Don (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: WalMart oddities
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(...) I bought a few for myself, and some for other people's projects. ;) I'm going back tomorrow, maybe more will be left! I'll bet our erstwhile builder of Starship Bardiel is quite happy over this plethora of green trans bits! best Lindsay (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: LEGO 2x4's change throughout the ages...
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I don't know if you've noticed, but not only has the stud design changed, but so has the lettering/numbering as well. I have several different sets of 'text' under the brick, including Patent Pend. raised bumps where the patent pend has been (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Roadshow
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(...) Yeah, a lego china or something, wages are low, therefore that drives the cost down (we would hope) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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Hi Everybody! Just a quick note to let you all know that I have created a new Spacecraft section on Mark's Lego Creations. In it you will find the newly added Mithrandir battleship, and the HF-130 Freighter. The HF-130 was built entirely from Star (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) Wack or wacky? ;) They have somewhat opposing meanings, so I'm just trying to figure out if you liked Anthro or thought they were nuts--not that both can't be correct. Oddly enough, the term "Sioux" is dragged through *two* languages, first (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Just a quick note here: TLC had better hope this isn't provable in a court of law! Didn't Harrison Ford win a case concerning his likeness in the _Indiana Jones_ movies and its transfer to a PC game? I think the case was settled that Ford (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Lego Roadshow
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(...) Unfortunately the quality may suffer as well. As well they may be worried about piracy and their precious moulds and China's bad reputation for copyright infringement. Wasn't Korea a possible site for manufacturing and is there a plant in (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: Lego Roadshow
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How about putting a new manufacturing facility in Australia...With the value of the aussie dollar, we could probably export the sets to the US for less than it costs to produce there. Also, they'd have a good selection of week-end workers who'd (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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(...) to (...) Even with the 'Indians from India', doesn't the term come from the Indus valley civilisations (hardly the subcontinent), history buffs please help. (...) In Australia, some Aboriginals (a generic term that crosses oceans) refer to (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Grey baseplates (was Re: sales status 26/04/2000)
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Peter, if you're interested, I may be able to get them at about $15 each, but I'm not sure how I'd get them to you...Could be fun posting them, though :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Lego Roadshow
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(...) It's even simpler than that. The cost of setting up, supplying and staffing a factory anywhere in the Australasian region would nowhere near be offset the costs saved in transport. And let's face, it the average john doesn't even know what (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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Just wondering if anyone has looked into what is involved in getting sets direct from LA. This could help us lower our costs if we could somehow get an account going with LA. I'm sure we could easily get the minimum amount of sales, and maybe this (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Annoucement and Questions
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In article <Ftv2Bu.DFJ@lugnet.com>, jmatthew@columbus.rr.com says... (...) Already done ! :-) Wait for MLCad V1.9 ! Michael (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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Whats the address?? ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Also Also Fur $10: Cornelius Cat or Elmer Elephant (New, Fabuland)
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Cleaning the closet still. Two Fabuland figures from the 80s, in unopened clear plastic bubble but missing the perforated card. Will sell for $10 per figure (postage in U.S. included) or BEST OFFER in 7 days. <set:3701 Fabuland 3701, Cornelius Cat> (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Our NSW group keep talking about this. It's worth a formal approach I think, and our patronage deserves special privileges surely :^o I'm certainly willing to run it/get it started, but we will need to formalise the group a bit more (...ick). (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, you also have a lot of Oz-friendly folks across various oceans who might be willing to help obtain certain items and keep the Balance of Lego Flow intact across the Pacific. ;) I could certainly do a little bit of boxing and shipping at (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: New Survey up for LEGO
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It's right next to Jabba's Sail Barge. It's called "Imperial Shuttle." Dave Kya Morden <erythrite@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:390d061b.806742...net.com... (...) interest, (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New Survey up for LEGO
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Everybody remember to vote for the Falcon! I did! :-) Dave (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: So what's a Wizard keep in his living room?
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Perhaps a wall of ancient dusty tomes inscribed with strange runes. Or perhaps a statue of a bizarre creature. Or maybe a big fish tank! Dave J.D. Forinash <foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu> wrote in message news:8eimsj$rnn$1@cc...ome.com... (...) dangerous (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Grey baseplates (was Re: sales status 26/04/2000)
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(...) Thanks, Ben, but I picked up a couple last weekend for $14.35 each at GB's. Unfortunately they wouldn't pricematch with BigW *then* discount, but it was worth a try! Posting them would be interesting, I'd like to see the look on their face at (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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(...) James Howse has already established that LA are not interested in retail sales, and unfortunately they'd classify us as retail, no matter how formalised we became. I think this proposal is a dead horse. I'm still going to work on the LEGO room (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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(...) intact (...) Thanks Lindsay, I'm sure we would love access to some of the LSAH stuff, especially service packs etc. The new Adventurers sounds interesting too. We probably wanted to ask this before, but thought it would put people out. (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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There is one way around this...Could we start our own 'toy store'? I think we'd have better lucky with this approach. Unfortunately, I don't know what this would involve cost-wise, although I think LA requires you have a $6000 balance with them :( (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Whytcross, Benjamin wrote (...) still (...) I'll give this a try. Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) and streaking away. What do we do now? Hunt down the Italians? ;-) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Seeking Assistance: HTML coding: Adjusting Size of Target Window
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Kevin Salm writes: <snipped> (...) same window. window.open(url, name, features, replace) url- the url to display in the window name - the name of the window used to 'target' new urls to. features - a string in which a lot (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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Ok combine all these ideas together: How about starting up a non-affiliated service such as Australian Construction Bricks On-line (etc..) We could run mail order and internet orders and all we'd need is minimal storage space. Hang on, does this (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Anyone interested in BrikWars?
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(...) I haven't heard back from you over e-mail - are we on for Sunday, May 7th? I just finished a fantastic new Japanese monastery today, it's not at all defensible, and I've manned it with a force absolutely not equipped for base defense. As such, (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.or)
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| | "Graham Rawle's Lost Consonants"
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"Graham Rawle's Lost Consonants" is a weekly item in a newspaper I read. Each week a sentence is given, and GR removes a consonant to show how it can changes the meaning. Sometimes he can be quite funny, and sometimes not (although my kids find him (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Sonar and overflow
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Hi I've tried to use my Polaroid Sonar not only for distances up to 2.7 meters. So I want to check the overflow flag. But my code doesn't work. Can anybody give me some advises? Here is my code: long sonar_sample() { int start_time; int help; (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | So... how'd it go? (version 2)
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So, how did the 4/29 BrikWars game go? Any pics? - Mike (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Scott's Technic Auctions:
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Scott's Technic Auctions: 8880 (Super Car Mk I) (URL) 8480 8448 Instructions: (URL) Technic Fiber Optic Multi Set 8456 (URL) Technic Dune Blaster (Sand Stormer) Lego (URL) TECHNIC 8448 (Super Car Mk II) (URL) 1997 Lego Technic 8299 Search Sub (URL) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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(...) Should be no skin off anyones nose. We place a large order with the toy store, pay up front and they pass the kits on. As long as the store realises we are not reselling in their catchment area, what could their problem possibly be. No nasty (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: A possible way to get cheaper sets?
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(...) Bravo! (...) Another question is are the store ordering procedures that flexable? Are there minimum numbers of sets to order? (I know the smaller ones come in trays of a certain number). Are there restictions on range or ratios of small:large (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Sondaggio ...
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(...) Ma vaaa ... in realta' basta solo conoscere quelle tre o 4 cosette, essere un po' smanettoni (e avere un buon deodorante contro la puzza di silicio bruciato 8-)) ) ... io tuttora per gran parte dei circuiti fondamentali guardo il Manuale. (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: News from EJLTC
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) Now THAT is a brilliant train. Sheer genius. SUGOOOOOOEIIII!!!...!!! "As for the LEGO train way of playing, is more colorful and more attractive in comparison with other railroad models and railroad toy. "I (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lego Roadshow
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(...) I think they closed the brazil plant. (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Sensori di rotazione
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(...) Mumble .... prima di risponderti ho fatto due provette veloci veloci con il mio fido Tektronik ... Il sensore con l'asse in determinate posizioni a cavallo tra un "settore" e l'altro dell'encoder, presenta un'uscita instabile tra due stati (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Mindstorm a 200.000
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(...) Hemm .... EMBEH ??? SIETE CONTAGIOSI !!!! 8-)))))) CiaoCiaoSergio (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Sondaggio ...
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(...) Guarda che sono ingombranti, i trasduttori barometrici ... 8-))) (...) Inizialmente avevo pensato ad una 6x4x3, ma forse e' un po' troppo ingombrante .... A meno di non dover mettere i connettori in stile Lego, nel qual caso ci vuole uno (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Sensori di rotazione
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"Antonio Ianiero" <iant@libero.it> wrote in message news:390cb955.118586...net.com... (...) Strano, mi sarei aspettato che i sensori funzionassero correttamente con il firmware standard. Io però ho sempre fatto prove con un solo sensore di (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Lego Blimp Project
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A while back there was talk about a RCX controlled blimp. Did the blimp project ever takeoff. If so does it have a web page? James (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Find of the decade?
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) :-) (...) Reminds me of the OLFoF queue at PKI. (...) I guess I don't believe it's a fake, because I can't understand how you'd get the boxes in different perspectives like that unless you actually owned (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So what's a Wizard keep in his living room?
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(...) J.D., I've done some extensive research on just that question[1], so I thought I'd share the results here in this august forum. The Red Fox: "A pair of comfortable chairs and a matching table, made by that charming fellow who used to live down (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Where did you lot spring from?
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I haven't checked out Lugnet....Syd for months, I had lost hope that there was any reasonable lego presence in Australia. WA had a bit of life then died away and the rest seem to be a waste of time, so why have all the legomaniacs been drawn to (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: So... how'd it go?
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(...) The set up went great. These things are a ton of work though. We started at around 1pm and I had to leave at about 4:45 and Dave and Chris were still putting the finishing touches on the attacking hoard. Plus Suz hadn't quite made it yet so (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: So... how'd it go? (version 2)
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(...) It was great. We actually finished the game this time. There was much carnage (Most thanks to my Mecha). I learned that I have one heavily armored Mecha but I also came to the realization that next time it is going to be a high priority target (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Lego 2000 Football Sets
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Here's an email I sent to some of the other ozzy Lugnet groups but didn't think to send to Sydney, maybe it's old news to some, maybe not. Hi Everyone, Ready for some bad news, Lego tells me that their sales manager who was recently elevated to (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: Lego Commercial in Top 100 of all time
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(...) I saw that too. It was great to see it again after all those years. I think that it may be the last ad I saw for LEGO on TV... perhaps I should watch more kid's TV! It was was interesting to see that it was presented as a building toy, whereas (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Help Needed: LEGO Pinball [DAT]
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Hi Technic maniacs, I have an idea of making a LEGO Pinball game. The .DAT file below is a very coarse schetch of the principles that could be used. Of course, the table has to be much larger. I happen to have a couple of Technic parts that look (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Help Needed: LEGO Pinball
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Hi Technic maniacs, I have an idea of making a LEGO Pinball game. The .DAT file below is a very coarse schetch of the principles that could be used. Of course, the table has to be much larger. I happen to have a couple of Technic parts that look (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Large Tiles - What Set?
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(...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | What is this piece?
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Folks, I've come across a piece I cannot identify. I'm stumped. Does anyone know what this is? (URL) Please respond directly. Thanks, A andy@uconn.edu LUG #209 (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Large Tiles - What Set?
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(...) The 4*6 ones (black) can be found on the Gungan Sub effort. See them in this old auction I ran (...) These are also in The Belville Luxury Cruiser (The Family Cruiser) in white: (URL) Luck Scott A (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Train set 127
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This train has a new home, thank you for all inquires. Steven (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is this piece?
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(...) know (...) Looks like Flex System linkage. The Flex cable is a small diameter hollow tubing setup with a central spine cable that is capable of moving inside the tubing. One or bot ends will be terminated in the piece you've shown, I believe. (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: What is this piece?
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Hmm, it is not space. Well at least I've not seen it in a Space set. It is from a Technic Flex System Set. See it in the 5118 service pack: (URL) are common in technic aircraft sets - as they can be used as control cables, I think there is a (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Where did you lot spring from?
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We're alive and kicking on strong. Our goal to make Loc.au go ahead of Loc.Ca (Canada) has been achieved, and apparently we're the fourth most active country on Lugnet. Italy's next!! So watch out world! (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | A recent Lego-oriented trip
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As some of you know, I recently travelled by road from Melbourne to Sydney, taking in a string of toy stores along the south-eastern coast of Australia. Although I found a few interesting things along the way, they were almost all in Victoria, and (...) (26 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Damaged MINT Lego?
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(...) The weight control is somewhat of a statistical thing. Any time you take a measurement of something, given a sufficiently precise (as in digits of precision as opposed to accuracy) measurement device, you will get different measurements each (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Damaged MINT Lego?
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The greasyness of new bricks is something that is a bit annoying to me. My skin seems to be sensitive to the grease, and after sorting a large quantity of LEGO elements, my hands always feel itchy. (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Princess Leia up close and personal
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(...) Hello - I'm new. Here's my take on the matter: Jar Jar was kept in the film for the purpose of comic relief and making kids giggle. He had no relevance to the plot at all. That is what makes his presence different from the other films. In the (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: So... how'd it go? (version 2)
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Ahh, I have a bunch of pictures, too, but they were taken with a regular camera, and are, as always, awaiting developing. Like Eric said, the game was fantastic. The setup looked like an actual village - we laid down the road network first this (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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(...) This is one advantage of my system where most parts are in resealable bags (such as ZipLoc). Of course it adds a new way for Murphy to strike - you pick up an unsealed bag by the bottom... (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: automating switching rails
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(...) touch (...) end (...) RCX, (...) reset (...) I've posted a listing of the RCX program I use to control a 9v train around a closed loop. It's an example of what's possible, but it's simplified. I left out the uncoupler logic and hardware for (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is this piece?
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(...) know (...) It looks to me to be a part from the Technic Front End Loader, <set:8828>. See (URL) -Duane (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | FT: mint Fort Legoredo for large pirate ship.
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I am wanting to trade a unopened Fort Legoredo ((URL) (european version with shooting canon) for one of the large pirate ships (6285 Black Seas Barracuda, 6286 Skull's Eye Schooner, or 6289 Red Beard Runner). The pirate ship doesn't have to be new (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | FS page still here
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I still have my sale page up, and lots of stuff still for sale... - roof crests for houses - Wild West acessories - Pirate accessories - BASIC propellers (good for replacing the ones that got chewed!) - Space accessories - Castle accessories - (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: FS page still here
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(...) So go ahead and give us the URL. :-) Scott A (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: FS page still here
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(...) minifigs, (...) Aww crud, sorry... (URL) a bunch Scott!!! (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New Survey up for LEGO
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(...) Making the Death Star as a UCS set wouldn't make sense. In order to make it large enough to see sufficient detail to justify the UCS status, it would have to be huge. I'm not interested in a $500 model that's essentially a gray sphere. I want (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | This Past Week at FBTB
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Started up the new UCS Survey for LEGO - Posted news of the AAT and MTT hitting retail in the UK - Set up the first several steps for building Shaun's AT-ST - Wrote a column for the site - Posted belatedly about the 1999 LEGO Maniax exhibition in (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Need help to put sound in Minerva Program.
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Hi Bob, I've attached a modified version of the Minerva program. It plays different sounds for each of the following events: 1. Moving forward : ascending arpeggio 2. Turning around : descending arpeggio 3. Found something to pick up : deedle-deedle (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Another Sighting of those Large Spoked Wheels
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I have a bunch of the 110-111-112-113-114 series of basic sets from the 1970's. The spoked wheels (as well as all but two of the big head people) did not come with the #114 set. So it looks like LEGO from other sets is mixed in here. Gary Istok (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Damaged MINT Lego?
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(...) I too have had very few experiences of mis-shaped bricks/pieces. I have a very large collection, and only about 12 pieces are misshapen. Of these, 5 are from a 1957 set #700 (wooden box), and these 5 are more cosmetic blemishes than actually (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | FA: Lego Mindstorms Droid Developer Kit - last day
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View the auction at: (URL) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Mark, You should just monitor loc.au, since that's where a lot of our babbling occurs, if you monitor just the state groups you will probably be very lonely, I have seen you posting in Qld and WA and wondered why you hadn't spoken up in (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Indeed. Or when you have your little Plano tackle boxes, filled with parts, turn around in your chair, your arm hits an object, and you have a MIRV type LEGO dispearsal all over the place. : ) Here is a container: (URL) when you grab a (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO 2x4's change throughout the ages...
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Funny you should mention this. About 3 months ago I was searching for some black 2x4 bricks for a fellow builder. And I came across 11 different styles of this brick. 3 Cellulose Acetate brick varieties, and 8 ABS brick varieties. About 1/3 of these (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A recent Lego-oriented trip
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(...) I just wish it was more interesting stuff, rather than multiples of recent editions (dreaming of Blacktron craft to land on my Blacktron plates and pirate ships to sail the local waters, the AF is a start though, thanks :^) ) (...) It was good (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Damaged MINT Lego?
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(...) I have 3 pieces, and some multiples of one of them :) 1. 1x2 brick, 1/2 mold shot from look of it 2. Fence Pieces (multi copies, Lego withdrew the sets after several (3-4 of us) complained about the part being mismolded and gave details of (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | FA(eBay): bulk bricks, plates in Brown, tan, Dark grey
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Auctions ending on Friday 5 May 2000 ---...--- 332 TAN bricks w 2x10, 1x16 (URL) 400 DARK GREY bricks w 2x10 (URL) 266 BROWN bricks (URL) 254 BROWN plates incl 6x6 (URL) 263 TAN plates many sizes (URL) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Why can't we have a Lando: Lego's Race policy
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Regarding that same photo, I wonder if the frown on the minifigs face was hand drawn or did they actually manufacture it? Or was it done after the photo was taken? Dave Eric McCarthy <bendyarm@aol.com> wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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This is perhaps my biggest problem whenever I'm trying to rebuild an old set. The piece I need is ALWAYS in the one box that has been buried under all the other boxes. Dave Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote in message (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes - many of the 4291 red tubs had malformed red lattice fences in: there was a gap in the lattice at the same point on every malformed one that I got, so it was probably a mould problem. I had 4 or 5 out of 13 tubs with this problem, and I (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Annoucement and Questions
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(...) cool! <snip> (...) Something I am trying to do, to help in inventorying is adding some meta information to the parts DB - like type (which we already have), and some size info (fits in 4x4, 1x8, etc) - that way, if you know how big it is, you (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: LDS ver 0.31 - Added PIPE
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(...) Yah, that makes sense. (...) Sort of. Well, not really. I didn't want to ROTATE around Y (although that's a useful function). Well, in my case rotating would work, but only because the objects I was working with were symmetric. I was trying to (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | US S@H Specials, May 1 - May 7, 2000
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(URL) Water Play with Fishing Net $16.50 $ 8.50 2017 ChooChoo Train $22.00 $11.00 Duplo 2276 Train Oval $16.50 $ 8.50 2433 Wild West Stagecoach $14.50 $ 7.50 VE98 Duplo Video $10.00 $ 4.00 Scala 3110 Four Animal Friends $ 7.00 $ 3.50 Bellville 5387 (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: So... how'd it go?
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(...) Well, (guilty) by the time I finished cleaning up my models (they were already dusty) and completed the little fixes here and there that were slow due to not being able to find things I needed in our LEGO supply heap, packed up what I had, and (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Suggestions for new primitives: Flex-System hoses.
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Sounds like a good idea. We should do a similar thing for the ribbed hoses. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: So what's a Wizard keep in his living room?
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BOOKS!!!!!!! (screams the man who has an estimated 3,000 pounds [1.5 tons] of books in a storage shed...) Lots and lots of books! And scrolls! And maps! (Books are avaiable, IIRC, from the Fairy/Castle Belville sets, and of course map tiles are (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) ...Well, its past easter, but I sat down this weekend to build an egg. It took a bit to get used to the instructions, but once I got used to them, your instructions were excellent! It took me about 5 hours or so to build it (plus another 2.5 (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The Law of Falling Lego
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(...) ...Or alternately: "A 1x1 trans-* piece that falls on the floor can only be found by the vacuum cleaner"... this after my daughter tipped over my 1x1 trans dot box :-/ ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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You know, sometimes I could just kick myself. :^P (...) Spacecraft (...) all (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Help Needed: LEGO Pinball
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I'm thinking that the CyberStinger set "attack" action would be similar to the quick flip action you are looking for, but I'll have to take a look at one of them when I get home from work to be sure. It is a quick forceful swing from a small push (...) (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | eBay 3-day: 6270 Forbidden Island w/shooting cannon
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I have a 6270 Forbidden Island for auction on eBay. As always, there is no reserve, low starting price, and x.com and PayPal payment options. Take a look: (URL) Main main@appstate.edu (26 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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