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According to Canadian S@H sales rep I contacted yesterday (99/01/25) 4533, 4553 and 4556 should be available in Canada by the end of March. I hope that they will now support full range of train set in Canada to. Martin (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Removable lightsaber blades confirmed
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(...) I thought we knew that already -- the 1999 NA in-box catalog shows the blades inserted into either end of the hilt. Wasn't there some double-bladed light sabre, with blades coming out of *both* ends of the hilt? Steve (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: VB5 and the RCX Datalog
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Never mind! I solved the problem. Had DCOM issues. Datalog had worked before, couldn't figure it out but now I did. Works fine now. Sorry! Brian (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Helmet included in 7128??
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(...) My guess (which could be wrong) is that the contracted web-developer who typed up the verbiage was looking at the set picture, and mistook Luke's hair for a helmet. I was looking at www.lego.com/catalog, and the following just struck me as (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Odd taxonomy question
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(...) For clarity: not that droids are little monkeys. Just that they're similar in their not-quite-minifigness. (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Thoughts on Turning
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(...) I have built something along those lines sort of. I have two driving wheels in the center and four supports that slide (just for lino). The one support lifts the unit enough for the driving wheels to rotate. So the unit doesn't turn, but the (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 6990 Monorail FS
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(...) Thomas, I want a more complete 6990, and was mulling your offer over, but even I can't see going quite that high given the number of missing pieces. Just my opinion. Please do note that i recognise that you've replaced a number of them as best (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Winter Auction update
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Greetings all, My winter auction has just advanced. More items are sold. Fewer items have no bids, but there are still several. If you are interested, check out the nicer listing at (URL) or see the rough listing below. If any description on this (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Using motors without a power source.
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(...) That makes perfect sense. If you turn any electromagnetic motor, it will produce an electric current. I think this is the basic principle that hydroelectric power plants use. Even old Lego motors do this (I tried when I was a kid with many (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: VB5 and the RCX Datalog
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Oh yeah, thought I would add: When I try using it in VB5 in NT4.0, nothing happens whatsoever. When Spirit1.UploadDatalog.... is reached, not IR tower action and program continues on it way with no uploaded datalog. When I try using it in VB5 in (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: TLG press release - not a crisis?
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Jesse Long writes: It's like Mary Kay wihtout the pink cars. Just to keep the record straight, sale reps now have the choice between the traditional pink Cadilac or a red Grand Am. Louise Belles (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Odd taxonomy question
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(...) I dunno. I always throw those little monkeys in with the minifigs... (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | VB5 and the RCX Datalog
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I'm using the Spirit.ocx control in Visual Basic 5 and following all the instructions in the Mindstorms SDK. Howerver, whenever I call, for example, Spirit1.UploadDatalo...1,value2), and am using proper values, the light on the IR tower doesn't even (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Helmet included in 7128??
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I was reviewing the LEGO Star Wars web site last night and I noticed the set description in 7128 (speeder bikes) included a reference to a helmet for Luke. Could this be an Endor-style helmet as seen in Return of the Jedi? This "helmet" can't be (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: FOTW: Stash of old sets in Brighton, Mass., U.S.A.
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(...) Good question. I think the list of numbers he read to me was from a quick inventory someone took this morning. So it could be there are more sets hiding. Or maybe not. Steve (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Odd taxonomy question
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Looking at the Star Wars sets, I'm wondering: how is R2-D2 categorized? It's[1] not a mini-fig. But it is a character, so it should be more than just parts.[2] It's even worse when the red 'R2 Unit'[3] is thrown in for consideration. This one isn't (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: FOTW: Stash of old sets in Brighton, Mass., U.S.A.
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(...) Wow! That M:Tron set wasn't out on the shelves... I wonder how much stuff they have stashed down in the basement? --Todd (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Discount sets at WalMart
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Hi, The Wal-Mart in my area has finally decided to put sets on clearance. The larger sets are $35 and the smaller sets are $2 to $3. The larger sets are limited in number and the smaller sets number in the dozens. There is an exception. There are 8 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: FOTW: Stash of old sets in Brighton, Mass., U.S.A.
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Alright, who's the AZ resident who bought the Solar Snooper while I was trying to get through?? The store owner was friendly, and just a bit surprised about the interest these sets were getting. Apparently, he didn't realize LEGO sets go out of (...) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Thoughts on Turning
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(...) For some powered wheels that roll sideways, check out Leo Dorst's LEGO version of the Killough platform: (URL) (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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