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(...) Ultra cool. But a couple of questions, how stable is it with only those two landing gear thingys (though I'm sure this doesn't matter because of it's super gravity-disruptero configuration, (-:)And I tried to get a good look of how the crew (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Missing Sets...
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Im just wondering...What are sets 8516-8519 going to be? THey will be throwbots of course, but where adn what are they? In addition, when can we expect them? Anyone have any info? (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Slizers:Transformers
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(...) So many throwbots... whoah! (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Forced refresh of html pages instead of getting them from browser cache
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(...) That's a keystroke, right? A process runs to generate these pages quite frequently. We want the user to see the most freshly generated page without the user having to take any action of their own. So we want to put tags into the page to tell (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Will there be more Castle in 2001? what ya think ?
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(...) Comments below then. (...) Sounds good to me! Any new styles for peasants are welcome :^) (...) Unlikely, TLC has only so many moulding machine to manufacture sets, so when something new arrives something old goes away. (...) Some people (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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(...) Actually, a lot more stable than you'd think. The landing gears have a 1x2 hinge at the bottom and the top, so they fold up, and solidity is added with 2 1x2 plates and a 1x2 tile (in effect, a 1x2 brick) at each joint. The 6x6 "feet" really (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: WTB Various obscure bits
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(...) Try the spring inside an old click-top ballpoint writing pen. There are also smaller pens that have smaller springs. I no longer have a forklift to look at, but I believe it will work. (...) Strip an electrical wire of the right colour & keep (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: NMRA 2000 Successful
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I will not have any tracks enter the station. The tracks will come across outside the station, which will allow me to move the station much easier. Come to think of it now, I might want to just slide the back out another 32 studs and see how it (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| | Re: 8 diameter propellers?
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(...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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Brazenly oversnipping for humorous effect... (...) I Dispute that the T&C say this! In fact I'm pretty sure they say: "All other themes are just scenery or spare parts for Trains!". YCLIU. ++Lar (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Autonomous Robot
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in article 4.2.0.58.20000809145...ailserver, John Barnes at lego-robotics@crynwr.com wrote on 8/9/00 3:07 PM: (...) I'm enjoying it too. I hope my employer isn't reading this group! :) If so, Hi John, I'll have that server done right away, working (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | I need 2x8 black technic plates!
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I recently sold a large black parts lot and mistakenly included these crucial elements. Now I need 5 or 6 of them. I'm willing to trade or purchase. I'm in the USA. Can ANYONE help me out? Thanks in advance! -Adam 8^D (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: I need 2x8 black technic plates!
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(...) These are key all right. Anyone who has these, take care of Adam but then go see my wants page I am ALWAYS buying these. ++Lar (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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(...) James, Above, as Mike Timm just pointed out, you quoted something which has absolutely nothing to do with the Terms and Conditions here or the Terms of Use Agreement. What you quoted was from a plan document -- a manifesto -- a public (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Forced refresh of html pages instead of getting them from browser cache
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(...) EXPIRES (...) Just a clarification, my example was for direct writing of HTTP headers, as you must do in a CGI. I suppose those tags would work as META HTTP-EQUIV tags in a web page, but I'm not sure if all proxy caches look at http-equivs, (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: CyberCamp (Trondheim, Norway)
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(...) The robotic maze, BTW, reminds me of BrikWars! :) --Todd (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Forced refresh of html pages instead of getting them from browser cache
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(...) BTW, the reason I *had* to figure out how to do this is because after uploading a file, the server spits out a javascript redirect (this.replace ...) to the folder url the uploaded to. If that page was cached, the user would see the cached (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Audrey Hepburn mosaic
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Being a small diversion from my three dimensional work, I made a mosaic (which seems to be in vogue as of late) of one of my favourite movie stars (oh how I wish she were my girlfriend). Come check it out: (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Star Wars value pack @ Target
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Yes, I saw it Tuesday when I met Jorge at his Target to observe how he learned about the 20.. Wel, we don't want to bring *that* up again, do we? Steve (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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| | When's the next Zellers sale?
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Has anybody got and inside source of info on when Zellers is going to be having another round of 50% off on clearance toys (specifically Lego). I noticed during last week's 15% off sale that the older sets weren't even showing a 30% discount like (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: New theme suggestion - Roman Era
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(...) Which part of the Roman Empire? The Hellenistic portion, or Gaul/Scandia/Britannia? I'd love to see the theme move about from Greece to Egypt to the Levant--although, you know, the Punic Wars would be great too. Did Rome really have an (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Forced refresh of html pages instead of getting them from browser cache
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(...) I'm not sure what you mean by cookies being set twice. The two functions above are used for non-logged in state and logged-in state respectively. Every page access while logged in causes the cookie to be set (notice they are not (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | 32291.dat : Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular w/ Double Peghole (needs work) [DAT]
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Dear All 32291.dat here. Stope me if you've seen it before. Needs a little work, maybe, but a thought better looking than the one Jon Wilson posted as x996.dat earlier this year. Cheers JP 0 Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular w/ Double Peghole (needs (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Audrey Hepburn mosaic
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That is frighteningly realistic and amazingly 3D looking. Since you have mastered rendering faces in 3D with your Beethoven, and now 2D with this work, I can't wait to see who you render next in 1D! :) Great job (as usual). Rick (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: where can I find the ucs sets in canada????
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(...) You should be able to find the UCSs in TRU. You may have to ask the rep because the shelfs empty rapidly. (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Anybody home?
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(...) Cool! another mouse towner:) at least that's what us folks in the Tampa Bay area call people in Orlando(haha). Your just short death defying hour of I-4 away! When will you be moving to Florida? The guys and me are planning a trip to Orlando (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)
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| | 6990 offered in trade for Super cars
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Boxed, in very good condition (two tears in instruction manual). All printed and train pieces present. Several small non essential pieces missing (most available on brickbay for $1.10 total). I also have a MISB 6558, 4x MISB 7101 and an excellent (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | SW "PodRacing" bucket -- That's not Sebulba in there... >:-P ~~~
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I bought the Star Wars bucket, the so-called "pod racing" bucket, because I wanted to see what kind of minifig "face" pattern LegoCo used for what I thought was the bucket's version of Sebulba. First of all, the alien critter isn't named at all (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: WTB Various obscure bits
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(...) Cheers Clark And that's all they'll cost! Have you ever considered writing a thrift book or something, those ideas are ingenious! I found a spring in a motor factors, but it is too strong, I'll go and raid my stationery drawer now. Mark BTW (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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(...) It depends, could a "reasonable" person find them, if they had "reasonable" knowlage of how it worked? (in other words, if Jorge left his price scanner and I picked it up, and tried looking at _all_ the 71xx series lego, would I have found (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | 3DS MAX
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Are any of you 3D Studio Max users? If so, do you know where I could get the program? I'd like to see how it works and maybe use it for some stuff. If you have any suggestions for other 3D programs, LMK. Thanks, --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: When's the next Zellers sale?
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(...) having (...) G'day Andrew, I dunno myself, but it's possible there may not be another one. That sale (2 weeks was it?) was part of Zellers' store-wide end-of-summer clearance, to make room for things coming in for the fall. I'd imagine most of (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: SW "PodRacing" bucket -- That's not Sebulba in there... >:-P ~~~
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(...) I saw that. I think the least Lego could have done is use the Gasgano head they had in the big podracing set. That one at least looks kind of alien. Aquanauts heads are useless. (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Internet Buzz is useful
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Rose Regner writes: <SNIP> (...) More insanely great advice courtesy of Ms. Regner -- advice worth millions no doubt. Sadly, this advice presupposes TLC can actually do something like get its act together. What's personally (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: MindStorm Project
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Now that sounds like an interesting project! (...) (26 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Suspension
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Does anyone have designs for a suspension setup using the dark gray shock absorbers? I would like it to have a lot of travel, and have the axle drive the wheel. (I'm building a sort of space rover. So far I've built one wheel (about 13 studs in (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 3DS MAX
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You can get it free still I think from there website. I know that last month they were offering it out free. I had to get it because it was originally like a 800 dollar program (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Bridget
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(...) Nope... never downloaded it as I have no CAD program, and I've not seen it either. I've been using that gun design for quite a while now. A coincidence I suppose. Greg "Yeah, we now know that having no arc sucks" Majewski (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | I don't know if anyone shops here or not, but lately I've been finding great deals
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At Goodwill. There's one by my house that has a huge toy section, and lately they've been getting in a lot of Lego sets. These sets are in absolutely destroyed boxes, but all parts are in the original bags, so they're store writeoffs or something. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Does this look alien???
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(...) I got it from the Vaktoth (spelling?) Heavy Fighter from Wing Commander 3. All i did was add a bridge module, and lengthn 1 side wing... Rick (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: 3DS MAX
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(...) was originally like a 800 dollar program Really? Where specifically? --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDList
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Does LDList require an ldraw.ini file or a LDRAWPATH? Scanning doesn't seem to do anything, and I don't have an ldraw.ini file because I don't have LDAO (since the latest version crahed my machine--or has this been fixed?) TIA, --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Forced refresh of html pages instead of getting them from browser cache
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(...) Right, but telling your viewers to do that every time isn't a very viable option. (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: 3DS MAX
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Yeah I'd like to know where you got it for free also! I searched the Autodesk and Kinex site and there was nothing about the core product for free. There was a free upgrade from 3.0 to 3.1 I do have a copy of 3D Studio Max 1.0 that I got when I was (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Autonomous Robot
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(...) You can work it out easily enough - if you know the height of the tower and the angle of the laser to the ground. For (say) a 1 meter tall tower, the error (in meters) is 1 / tan ( A ) - 1 / tan ( A + 1 ) ...so if the beam is at 45 degrees to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Autonomous Robot
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(...) Fun isn't it! (...) Wait, wait, wait. You must need more than two numbers. Mathematically, you can't specify a 2D position without TWO numbers (eg X and Y, or Heading and Range, or two angles). Your timing between three hits from two (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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(...) True, that is usually the case. However, according to M-W, to censor is to "[...] suppress or delete anything considered objectionable". "Suppress" certainly has connotations of "before publication", but "delete" doesn't. Anyway. It's not (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Autonomous Robot
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(...) No - the idea is that the odometry only has to be accurate enough to get you ANYWHERE within (say) a 1 foot radius circle. Then you drive away and read whichever section of the barcode you happen to cross on the way out - which tells you your (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Autonomous Robot
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(...) But they seem (in practice) to splatter reflections in all sorts of weird directions (as well as the direction you want). That might not matter in some applications. The corner reflector ought not to suffer from *that* problem - but it looks (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Suspension
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(...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 2001 Set info
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(...) This is a very interesting read, IMHO: (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: WTB Various obscure bits
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(...) The Model Builders for Lego use MEK/ABS mix - Methyl Ethyl Ketone mixed with some ABS resin. MEK alone should work fine. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: NMRA 2000 Successful
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(...) I have to agree. That diner made my jaw drop to the floor. I have seen previous attempts and they have all been ok. This one, however, takes the cake. I love the way the rounded corners blend in for the perfect diner shape. I am currently (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| | Re: Looking for blue 2x2 classic windows
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Thanks for the lead. I was trying to remember the address of the construction site. I do not think I will be buying that set. I need 12 windows. Also, I am so sick of all the smiley faces, painted roof bricks, and large tires. If I ever get my train (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Some of my MOCs
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(URL) what they look like. I guess that's what i get for using a disposible camera... oh well, some of them r still good. Any comments / tips on photogrphy would be appricated. (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: I don't know if anyone shops here or not, but lately I've been finding great deals
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(...) one of the goodwills around DC gets a lot of damaged stuff from TARGET. My best find was a Outback Airstrip for $5, the box was covered in an opaque tape of some sort and all i could see was the LEGO logo in the corner... it was a pleasent (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Slizers:Transformers
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(...) based (...) and (...) And heres the kicker: I have all of them at once! Do you know how much this costs! (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | ARJ hovercraft..more pics
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(URL) me know what you think, of course. this is slight modification from the old one also (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Octal Latch Burn!
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Hi, I think, that I burn the 74HC373 (octal latch), but before removing the chip I want to test it to be sure that the problem is there. But I don´t know how to test if the latch works fine. Any Ideas? Thanks Daniel Ramirez (26 years ago, 8-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: A real live working LEGO Shelf railway...
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(...) Seems like a stretch to me, but a great idea. Eric - Great nursery layout - If you need a babysitter some time, just let me know... 8-) TTYL SRC (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Hopper cars
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(...) Man have I missed out on a lot in the past couple years! (See (URL) for an explanation of sorts.) Larry - great work from what I can see, and good to read your posts - I especially liked (URL) Based on my past buys/auctions, I suspect you know (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Robots and the future of the human race
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I saw this thing on TLC a minute ago about the future of the human race and how people will colonize planets. One way is to download human minds to a robot or microchip. I wonder if the transmitter is going to have "Lego" stamped on it, that sends (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space)
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| | Trade Black Cat Big Rig (loose) for UCS X-Wing?
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Anyone? The subject line sez it all. This is the same Model Team set I have up for sale at my Brickbay store ((URL) on the "bricks@onedaycnn" link. It's loose, but in great condition, no decals, and VERY few piece substitutions--the most (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Thank You's (was Re: NMRA 2000 Successful)
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(...) definately (...) They definitely fit well in Traindom, either stationery, or as a railcar. I hafta admit though that at 16 wide, it would make an interesting Lego train car :-) (...) <snip> (...) Mike, let me just say thank you for all the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
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| | Re: NCLUG's First Exhibit
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Fyuu21.6rC@lugnet.com... (...) exhibit (...) This is a little delayed but better late than never. I was reluctant to post until I got some pictures uploaded but since I lost my USB (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Golden Astronaut helmets? and Breastplates?
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Hi Hakan, In answer to #2: I went searching through lugnet.cad.* and checked the parts tracker(1) but couldn't find the breastplate being worked on or finished. So give me a few days (or more) and I'll see what I can do. It looks like a fun part to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update!
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(...) for (...) carry (...) Now that I look at it, it does look like a Sandcrawler with the big door in front and the cockpit above the door and such. Hmmmm... Well thanks for the photo consideration. Great job on the contest. Bye. -Nick (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Detecting a laser-pointer dot with LEGO light sensor (was "Autonomous robots")
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(...) out (...) Very clever approach! That's amazing how useful a piece of paper can be. :) I'll try that. My idea is to use a passive landmark, so I'll try to use a kind of cilindrical mirror so that both the laser pointer and the light sensor (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2000.2 Catalogue now out :)
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I just got back from Target at Camberwell [Melbourne] and they had the new catalogue for this year :) It's 76 pages, with lego webpages to go with set/theme info, and lots of descriptions. I'll try and scan it tonight, and post the images. [WARNING: (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000.2 Catalogue now out :)
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(...) Well, it's night here so hurry up :) j/k (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hopper cars
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(...) It's an open point of discussion. I'm personally against it for the moment and won't be doing it with mine any time soon. (...) Try www.brickshelf.com ++Lar (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
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| | Whatever happened to...
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...Freaky-big-mecha-...on-its-own Site of the Week? Because tomorrow I am starting on a massive one... --Me @ (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | RE: 2000.2 Catalogue now out :)
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Well here in Aus [Melbourne time] it's 2:20 pm, so you'll probably have to wait till the morning :) in the meantime, has anyone been to: (URL) ? [listed in catalogue for technic supp packs :) ] Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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| | Greetings
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Hi fellow lego fans. I just found lugnet, after finally purchasing a Mindstorms set. I've been doing some work on LegOS (an alternative to the program provided by lego). I had lots of Lego when I was a kid (managed to keep a fair bit of it!!) but (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Knight's Kingdom Set 4807
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(...) No, it's also available in Australia. I believe it is called "Fire Attack". (...) I don't think it is available in the US but as I'm not from there I can't say for sure :) Maybe you'll get it later this year or early next as a theme "top-up"? (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: license question
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(...) I guess its all my fault :) The choice between GPL and MPL was a tough one. My main worry with using GPL was that I have a lot of "generic" code from other projects in NQC. Now if had I released under GPL, and other people made improvements to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: I don't know if anyone shops here or not, but lately I've been finding great deals
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(...) past (...) Congrats! So maybe when we take that badly damaged set up to the manager at KMart and ask for a discount and he says "we're going to return it for credit", what he actually means is that he's going to round up all the baddies and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 2000.2 Catalogue now out :)
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(...) Some people have all the luck! (...) Well, at least they admit now. I wonder though if it means "not available now but will be later" or "not available ever, we just want you to be envious of what the rest of the world gets!" (...) Myer Hobart (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Re: Knight's Kingdom Set 4807
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(...) It's a pretty poor set though -- IMHO <set:4806 4806 Axe Cart> is much better value for parts, weapons etc. --Dave (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Agreed. And thanks for digging up the cyberlaw cite, those were the very cases I was referring to, although I was incorrect in referring to Compuserve as a common carrier, their defense was the library defense. (Believe it or not, I think (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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Any queries about specific areas, or are they just general queries? [BTW, if you know kids who are primo age, I think they'll like Baby Mickey :) ] Also, the duplo trains [and tunnel] look good. There's a different engine for the freight and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) --Me @ (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) (Next (...) until (...) Here are my opinions: Guard Tower is less than impressive from what *I* have seen..and ..er... smelled... As you probably recall from college days, my other half's Asthma is a key factor in anything we do - and due to (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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At Camberwell toyworld today, I was told that the price for the soccer field [in the pricelist valid August 1] would be about $70. I'm guessing this means that the price is about to go up [a little], but it will not be anywhere near what it was at (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hm, I doubt it is the same 2000.2 catalog that has been around in Germany for a month now. Ours also has this new cover with sets exploding from a circle or something. There are plenty of URLs given as well, even the release date of 8516 is excactly (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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(...) Specific queries like: What specifically is one page 1 and what specifically is on page 2 and ... :) :) :) (...) Is the circus carriage there? I think that was missing off the Lego website list although I've seen pictures previously. The Train (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Hi Ross, Welcome to lugnet.loc.au !! On a day to day basis, Big W is the best place for Lego, if there's one near you; sets are usually 10% less than elsewhere, and old stock can go on sale for 40-60% off. Target's just had a 25% off sale, and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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It sounds the same.....Looks like LA decided to copy the european catalogue, ditching stuff they didn't want [ZNAP, SCALA, SERVICE PACKS], put a disclaimer so they don't have to repeat the soccer set fiasco [where the catalogue showed them, the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au, lugnet.general)
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:Fz26wC.DvE@lugnet.com... (...) Welcome to the group! (...) doing (...) I'm a big fan of the Mindstorms, myself. If you want to get into more powerful programming languages for it, grab NQC. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, for specific questions like this...ink, forming images and text :) (...) No, only the circus push-train [2931] for carriages, there's 2937 and the passenger one in 2936 [station]. (...) Yep...lokks bad, but it will make the train tracks (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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Is it me, or does it suck to trade minifigs? I'm lining up a trade right now, and collecting figs to trade is pure torture. Call me weird, but looking at their smiling faces and knowing that I'm in a sense betraying them is almost too much to bear. (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Ross and welcome! I think Dave answered everything quite well. What area are you from? If you're thinking of sticking around on lugnet you might want to consider filling out a roll-call. Just search for roll call in loc.au, copy someone (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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David, Thanks for the info!! I'm mostly looking for Technics type stuff - its a bummer that supplement sets arent available anymore. What's Lego Direct? Is that just a US thing? Is it likely to come to Oz anytime soon? Now that I've re-found all my (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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G'day, Well, there's at least one person out your way, but he doesn't usually appear on lugnet till late at night, so he probably won't reply to this till tonight/tomorrow night. The next LegOz in Melbourne is LegOz 2000.8 on October 8.[unless the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) The push train is what I meant, I'm glad it's there. It has the only carriage that "matches" the now old range. The new ones appear wider in the tray, but it's the same track so they'll all be compatible. (...) Well if you can tell it's a door (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) The UK/NZ site at: www.brickset.com has both European and American names for the majority of LEGO sets listed there. Grahame (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Deidre Rushton Brumby" <drb@tasmail.com> wrote in message news:Fz2A3y.3zE@lugnet.com... (...) decide (...) There's no real need to wait for v2, I think. The software in older models can be upgraded via the IR, so the only reason to wait would be (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) I'm not sure...the carriages look to be 4 or 5 wide, so they should be compatible. Then again, it could just be my eyesight. The engine is also the classic duplo steam train engine...none of the fancy stuff :) (...) The door actually appears (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Yep...the 4 pm cut off was for instant[ish] responces, as I hope to leave work in 1/2 an hour, and won't be back online till later tonight. Feel free to continue with questions/guesses :) (...) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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| | Mindstorms 2.0 vs 1.5 (was Re: Greetings)
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(...) Do you reckon they might package some of the new sensors in with a new release? That would push the price up but still might be cheaper than buying them separately (I'm hopeful, aren't I?!) (...) I wonder..., did they ever clear 1.0 models out (...) (26 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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