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(...) Yes, I did too. Judging from the performance of the RC car, you'd think the motors would be equivalent to perhaps 8, or more, of the geared 9V motors. The buggy can really zip along! There was one other thing about my test. When the 9252 motor (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Train 4: Coming Soon
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(...) YES!!! Matthais, you are a lifesaver! We need only one, but if you could bring some extra ones (just in case) that would be great!!!! (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: MINI Gasgano's Pod - MOC
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Following up my own post... I made some comparison renders last night, showing my podracer next to the two official models. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Understanding Leaks
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(...) Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread. Most of this is a lot clearer now although there is still a little cloudiness that probably can never be avoided. I'd like to again express to the authors of the four posts I cited that I did not (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Some quick comments on Jabba's Palace & Jabba's Message
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Hey all, Picked these up at Target as well. Jabba's Message: Aside from the Bib Fortuna 'fig and the decorated ball socket piece, I think it's a fairly poor set. I have a whole bag of Threepios and Artoos already. *sigh* The door isn't filled in (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Gateway patent using Lego
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If I am reading this correct, they are trying to steal Ldraw right from under our noses. I am most definitely very worried about this. Please take note that the LCD (Ldraw connection database) is probably a better example of prior art than Ldraw by (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Anything good in Boxing Day sales?
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(...) Walmart And no new sets. :-( (...) Hi there, they are the 7831 creator buckets. Lots of 1x1's & 2x2's. I was out yesterday and noticed they are still marked down. Lawrence (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Width with respect to weight (was: Re: New Poll)
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(...) I noticed the gaff, but didn't want to embarrass Rhinehart;-D (...) I don't normally make 2 axle cars, but I did create an Annie and Claribel for my Thomas the Tank Engine recently. These cars are British, and while they are pretty straight (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: It's perfect!
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(...) Bad form, but I'm replying to my own message - 'cause I forgot to tie it into Star Wars. I did a quick study a couple of years ago on the AT-ST. If you check out the pictures from the movie, you can see that the AT-ST does indeed have a knee (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: This is Where I Build (my workspace)
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(...) That's the same dining room set we have... Apple Furniture, right? Linda chairs, and 30"x48" table? --Bill. (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: This is Where I Build (Quasi Roll Call)
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(...) Kitchen table (about 30" x 48" rectangular) and five IRIS 7-drawer carts. (...) Not much. (I live in a 550 sq ft house, after all, and there's more in it than Lego.) (...) All of them. (I haven't counted.) (...) Not having to crawl on floor. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: it's a Lego Jeep thing
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(...) Very cool! I especially love the jerry can in the back. Bring it to brickswest! :-) --Bill. PS: For those who may be wondering, YJ is the official designation of the Jeep Wrangler, and in Canada they are sold under the YJ label instead of (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: How many brick separators do you need if a brick separator could split bricks?
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(...) Yes, I do this all the time. One thing I've found though, is that using brick wrenches (what I call brick separators) can damage pieces when used on the underside. So to reduce the likelihood, I apply the brick wrench near the edge of the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 8475 Motor Tests
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This is interesting information, thanks TJ. I must say that I got the visual impression that the buggy motors seemed to have more than a mere 2 - 3 times more shaft power output than the gear motors. The little piece of data which would add greatly (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC - Bowman Fields' Cottage
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Wow, Jeremiah! I am impressed! For your first castle building, this is quite good. Heck, this is good for someone's 50th castle building. It is small but that makes for a good challange. You really fit everything needed in that little space. Quite (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: It's perfect!
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(...) Weeelllll, technically, that's not right. All mammals have knees that bend in the same basic direction - as long as you have a consistent definition for a knee. In most mammals, though, the thigh bone is much shorter and compacted into the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: A Generic Idea
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Steve (...) Under anything after Windows 95? Nope. In fact, only Win3.1 programs running under Win95 can do it easily. Win3.1 programs running under Win98 onwards can't talk to the parallel port at all easily. If you must do it, use PortTalk - a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: It's perfect!
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(...) Weeelllll, technically, that's not right. All mammals have knees that bend in the same basic direction - as long as you have a consistent definition for a knee. In most mammals, though, the thigh bone is much shorter and compacted into the (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: It's perfect!
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as a matter of fact, all mammals have similar bone stuctures. if you compare a dog's leg and a human leg, you see that they both have knees, heels, and toes. the knee on a dog, like a human, bends forward. however, it looks like it bends backward. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | RE: user created programs
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(...) I'll jump in here. The two canted receptors at the front do indeed give a basic direction and range finding ability. The IR signal strength follows an inverse-square law. Double the distance from source to sensor and the signal is reduced by a (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jan-03, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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