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This was posted on 20-Dec-2002 to r.t.l in response to one of my posts: I received this message from Lego CS today: Dear LEGO® Builder, Thank you for contacting us and for your continued interest in LEGO Brand toys. I am pleased to inform you that (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.animation)
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| | Canada, a great place to live (was 8475 -- a good buy)
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(...) 10 hour drive just too much.... You could always come live in Canada. Swear an oath to the Queen, and never worry about medical insurance again. Plus Lego is Cheaper here. rtlToronto, doing our little part to reverse the "brain drain" (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 8475 -- a good buy
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(...) IF you get stuck in a corner, then your opponent comes up behind ya and WACKS ya. -- Chris (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | 8475 -- motors and steering Oh My
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(...) Yes I was testing on an unloaded 9V geared motor. Thats how my RPM-o-Meter works best. (...) I just re-did this test and you are correct. when you load a geared motor (i put a 40t gear on the motor and put friction on the teeth) then you can (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | FS: Pneumatic Parts
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Pumps, pistons, valves, tubing, tees, tanks: (URL) micromotors, RCX, 1.5 RIS software and books, chain link, more... Thanks for looking, Happy New Year to all! -Rob Doucette. DoucetteNet Falling Bricks on BrickLink (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: A space physics question
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(...) ... (...) It would be far more efficient to attach thrusters to the object being winched and move it to that location - or, if that is not possible, attach the tether line (which you've got on your object being moved) to a tow ship. Assuming (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| | Argos sale prices
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Argos have the following half-price and discounted Lego. I've included the stock numbers if you want to check by telephone. The prices are rounded up by 1-5p to the nearest pound. 371/5505 - 7133 Bounty Hunter Pursuit - £14 (1/2 price) 371/5512 - (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | A space physics question
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Imagine a winch pulling a rope or cable through a series of pulleys (horizontal) that are staked to the ground. The pulleys are arranged so that the rope makes a zig zag pattern on the ground. There is an object at one end of the cable, being reeled (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Wipeout Fans! I bring you the new and improved feisar AG-craft!!!!
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"Jon Palmer" <jon@zemi.net> wrote in message news:H7uJsL.EF2@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) Yeah, I was...ignore me. [ j o n ] -- | Lego - (URL) Shipyard - (URL) Moonbase - (URL) Store - (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 8475 -- a good buy
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(...) Am not!! (...) Were you using a geared 9v motor non loaded? If so, then it's not surprising that you noticed no difference. Try it with a load. I tried it with a weight at the end of an arm, and at one point on the controller it just buzzed, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Wipeout Fans! I bring you the new and improved feisar AG-craft!!!!
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"Alexander Johnston" <Areas-4@excite.com> wrote in message news:H7uF6u.41s@lugnet.com... (...) accurate (...) black (...) Well I'm honestly very opposed to brick modification. I always think that with enough work you can get the bricks to work for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 8475 -- a good buy
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(...) When you get stuck in the corner, sheesh. Calum (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 8475 -- a good buy
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(...) hmm. I'll have to think about this, but I'll bet, with a little work and a couple polarity switches, you could make an AB skid steer. I think it would take some fancy wiring (like the 18v thing) and some precice gearing, but think about this: (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Syngress LEGO book Review
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(...) I bought the DSDK book. I wrote a review too, but not for Amazon - for Lego MindStorms Monthly. (URL) (after January 20th the link will be (URL) Thorn (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Wipeout Fans! I bring you the new and improved feisar AG-craft!!!!
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Some of you may remember the original one I built a while back. It can still be seen here. (URL) main problem with this model was that it was....well.....fat. Like me. ;) So I set out to fix that problem and give the original model a proper refit. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: What the?! Where are the catalogs??
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I was wondering this myself. I picked up the 4479 Tie Bomber two weeks ago expecting to find a 2003 catalog and was disappointed to not find one. I've always enjoyed browsing through the pages to see what was coming in the new year. Even with new (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: a trick to make NEW trainwheels work - PICTURE SERIE
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(...) Only heard about a few Germans who did it in October, when this thread popped up. They all got wheels with at least 75% bad ones among them. As long as TLC (or the involved third party producer) has not done a design change back to the old (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: auguri
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Tanti auguri anche da parte mia a tutti gli amici vecchi e nuovi!!! -- LEg GOdt Domenico (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: 8475 -- a good buy
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(...) As soon as i read this I had to try it.... I'm so excited... (sec.) . .. .... ..... ........ Your wrong. :( I added a motor, clicked it into my RPM-o-Meter and just nudged the stick a tinsy-tiny little bit.... NOTHING! then I smooched it just (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Lego 627 Large Blue Baseplates on sale at eBay
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Buy up to 18 units starting at $4.00 US a piece! (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.auction)
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