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The gauge of the rails is the same, but the way the two kinds of track connect is different. However, it should be possible to connect the two types of railing. (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: US BULK SALES?
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On Wed, 12 May 1999 21:26:21 GMT, "William Wong" <ywong01@akula.com> wrote: [Big snip] Interesting idea. I don't see TLG being able to commit to such a long-term plan, unfortunately. :( No vision in the company currently. Darn those (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) True. The main complication I always had was somehow rotating the assembly around the drive train. As far as I know there are only three ways to do this.... (...) The three ways that I have found are the turntables(really simple), the (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Torso number was Forestman Torso was Voting Page
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(...) So waittaminut. I read you writing that 9326 *was* a number for the composite torso-with-arms-and-hands, but is not any longer used for that purpose. The 9xxx numbers were an earlier composite range. New parts are made with 5-digit numbers. So (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Making accurate Y-Wing engines
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The only thing that really ever bugged me about the new Y-Wing is the improperly oriented engine struts. If you attached a 4x4 square plate to the engine, the struts should be at the corners, not in the middle of the sides, as they are. I've been (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) ... (...) Agree. I didn't think of synchro drive and if you or any other suggested this arrangement to solve this problem I missed that message. It's a very good solution provided that you limit the rotation to 90 degrees with phisical bounds (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | off topic kinda, What does Darth Mean
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This has been nagging me for a couple of days know what does the title "Darth" mean. Is it the equivalent to knight for the light side of the force? (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Sith Infiltrator
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(...) Not even Micro Machines stuff holds to a particular scale, and you'd think that would be the line where they could exercise the most to-scale accuracy! Rob (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Un-Ofiicial Primitive: 1-4ring10.dat
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(...) One problem with this file: the name is too long. Can you shorten it to 1-4rin10.dat? Steve (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Working on Part 30384
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(...) There is still a 'primitives committee' which discusses new primitives before they are released. We decided awhile ago to not introduce new primitive files, until/unless they were actually used in a file. Which is why the ldraw/p/ directory (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Target Stores exclusives?
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If you haven't seen the news, the guy who posted about buying this mystery set said it was a joke. However the guy who heard of it from a TRU employee stands by his story (although you'll note he didn't really believe the employee). Rob (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) <snip> (...) Surely the only reason there's usually complication is that the assembly needs to be able to rotate any amount in either direction. If 0-90 degrees is the total range, then there are lots of really simple solutions. [This next bit (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread... (fwd)
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(...) Jim, a nice suggestion. I love the escapement mechanism. But can't see how this would make us to save a sensor: we still need to know WHEN it's time to read the code sensor, I mean when the escapement is in one of its two terminal positions. (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Racers screenshot
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(...) You haven't spent much time playing any of the LEGO Media titles, have you? Minifigs regularly fly apart (the opening sequence in LEGO Island features a yellow head bouncing out of a LEGO ambulance, the driver chasing it down, and chucking it (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Just got back from...DEKA...Auckland, New Zealand
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I just got back from the mid-night release of EP1 merchandise at the toy department of one of our biggest retail chains here - DEKA. We all know DEKA right kids? It was quite cool, a bit of hype before hand and a demonstration of the new figures (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) Or third, a synchro drive constrained to a ninety degree throw. This is simpler than the independent wheels since it doesn't require an extra motor or complicated mechanism for raising and lowering. It is also easier than the rotation sensor (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread... (fwd)
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----- Forwarded message from Mario Ferrari ----- From: "Mario Ferrari" <mario.ferrari@edis.it> Subject: Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread... Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:39:53 GMT I like a lot your idea of a "phisical" (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Fishing for a tasty linkage/gearing/robotic building thread...
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(...) I like a lot your idea of a "phisical" program stored on a 2 x n plate. You could use one sensor eg on the left side as a sort of "clock" mechanism which marks your steps. Doing so you very precisely know when to read the right sensor which is (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Moving AUCTION (Update 18)-All sets Going 2 - Many Sold
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Hi, Sets with no bidding activity in 24 hours will be Sold on the following update. New Sets in Sealed Boxes Set Number:Set Name: Bid (US$): Bidder: Status: 6991 Monorail Transport Base $150 E. Lee SOLD 1 6991 Monorail Transport Base $150 GB Chek (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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(...) Yes- and as far as larger buildings, selective compression goes a long, long way. Sure, the doors to Notre Dame are REALLY BIG, but if we use the regular "Large Arched Wooden Castle Doors", it's still a realy big door. And yeah, the towers are (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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