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(...) Rilly? Those axles were machined after they were molded, to add the threads? Cool. Steve (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Cone primitives
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(...) (URL), or go to (URL) and click the link. I don't think I uploaded the version with the cone-sizing page... (...) Especially in 1-4 and 1-8 versions. (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LDLite question
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(...) LDLite's display is 24-bit. It has potential to display a large number of colors, if you turn on shading, define as many different color values as possible (I think 32K colors are allowed?), and then render them. Steve (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: TIE/Y-Wing Instructions book
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(...) Yep, I had heard about this. There are some other oddities that might have occurred due to the short turnaround on these sets. For example, Qui Jinn's (sp?) hair is slightly different when comparing the actual hair piece included in the Ep 1 (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Building exhaustion
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(...) Not hardly. This thread has 37 messages. I just did a quick visual scan of what's in my newsreader, and I found a couple of dozen threads longer than this one. There were some threads with over a hundred messages. Storage threads seem to go on (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Auction Update: Model Team/Technics/Town
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Next update... (...) more bids) (...) Fri if no more bids) (...) SHIPPING COSTS: Shipping is from the UK. Maximum to USA/Canada will be $45 for 8094 and $35 for 5591 - I'll pay anything in excess of that. For prices to other countries, ask me (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: UK Sale
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I noticed at the local Tesco (Brent Park, N.London) they have some sets that I've not seen other places... if you seek any of these, let me know & we'll arrange something:- 6037 ? 6278 @ 19.99 half price 6493 ? 6568 ? 6982 @ 24.99 - good price? 3571 (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Color for M:Tron transluminece yellow
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Greetings, I am wondering which color to use i\with LDraw for the transparent antennae, etc. found in the M:Tron and Blacktron II themes. Does anyone have any suggestions? Gerwin Hassink (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | TIE/Y-Wing Instructions book
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Hi, I finally got mt TIE/Y-Wing set and I must say I like it. Especially the parts that are used! But... Didn't anyone notice before that in the TIE/Y-Wing Instructions book Darth Vaders head is drawn yellow on page 2, while it is grey ofcourse? (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Right angle turns with parts in the box
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(...) [snip] (...) make (...) Normally I would use the cat-tracks for this, but it wouldn't be a perfect turn there. For a pivot turn, I would use two of the "monster" wheels geared down as they can really rip if you don't! Put skids on the front (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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Hi Michael and everybody, I'm working on a robot (for my book) that uses a single motor to go forward and turn in place. I'm using a directional transmission, based on Michael Powell's original design: (URL) use the outputs of the directional (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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(...) I think that's a good idea, though the volume of a set for a specific niche (eg Monticello) might not be high enough to justify production. What got me thinking was that those Puzz-3D things are genuinely mass-market. _Someone_ is interested (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: ZNAP in U.S.
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I do not believe Znap is available yet in the States. When you go to Lego.com, and click on "Country", and check the Catalog for North America, you will see it's not in the inventory - it's only in the catalog for Europe/Africa. Confusing, as I went (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Forestman Torso was Voting Page
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(...) Yes, I have all four colors:) (...) Duh, that would be true. I guess we wouldn't have to worry about running out of numbers for at least another few years :) Oh, and you gonna work on any of the Star Wars torsos?? Ryan "Build or build not. (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Request regarding "Spoilers"
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(...) I had the chance to meet David Prowse 2 years ago, and I guess George was very good at screwing david over. 1) with the obvious voice over of JEJ, BTW David does a very good Vader, just as good as JEJ. 2) In ROTJ David thought that he was (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) I probably need the 3rd motor to power the program reading part of the vehicle. (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Piece sorting (was: building exhaustion)
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(...) You need a zero-G environment with some clever way of keeping the bits in compartments that completely encapsulate you. The whole thing could seperate and come together with you inside. :-) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Multitasker test script
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Here it is, it is working, but is waiting for IR_MODE_HI, STOP and a non-blocking EMIT. There is a light sensor on the centre connector pad. .dp displays proximity in the LCD as DEFCON.RawLight alternating with the average ambient raw light sensor (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.pbforth)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) This is very close to what I was thinking. if you lowered a plate, lifted the bot and then rotated it and then rised the plate lowering the bot. With some clever mechanics you mifgt get the lifting and rotating done with one motor. I would (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) You could use a synchro-drive type of platform. This has been mentioned on here a few times before with varying levels of complexity. Since you only need 90 degree angles then you could probably get away with synchronizing the wheel direction (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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