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Hi, I am not in Cleveland, but I travel there often. I collect and build Castles. I also collect Space and Town, since I have become very close to Castle complete. Are there any good shops in Cleveland that sell old Legos? Or anywhere in northern (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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According to (URL) technic cat. on a domain name I hadn't seen before), the 8735 motor can be added. None of the other catalog version say this; it seems that the car would be too heavy for this to be true. The rest of the text doesn't say anything (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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Well... first thing it did was to crash netscape before I even got the page loaded.. it's done that 3 times now.. are you running some kind of java or quicktime type thing? Tamy (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: [MOC] Baja Unlimited Class Truck
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Great Truck! I like the hood idea. Joe (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Special Boxes, was Re: So few threads...
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On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:01:31 GMT, Sproaticus uttered the following profundities... (...) Sorry! :o) That one, special boxes, would be a contender... (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2 Things...
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(...) everything's ok ;-) Thanks again for being the most responsive webmaster on the face of the planet. James (URL) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Technic after 1987
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Alan G. Carmack wrote in message ... (...) stress (...) would (...) My native language is Dutch. But then again us dutchmen tend to pronounce any word that sounds slightly unfamiliar as English. So, it's "Teknik" for me, stressing the first (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Oh. I think I know what you mean now. There's really nothing odd going on there. You're just seeing the natural width of the articles -- they're all 80-column text. It's probably just a bit misleading because they're shown in the default (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | [FS/FT] Pirate, castle and space sets
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Hi, I've got the following sets that I would like to either: a) swap for opened SW sets (Trilogy or EP1), figures or b) sell 6034 6039 6085 6042 6245 6247 6265 6989 Before you get too excited, I have to tell you that these sets are not in a perfect (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Rolykits
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I've been pretty happy with a storage container that I got from my local hardware store, manufactured by Arko-Mils, Inc: (URL) or more specifically ... (URL) I was using one of their "large portable organizers" (I paid about $17 US) to hold all of (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) That would make life happier. (...) Wow. Has anyone ever told you that you're amazing, Todd? I know where my nomination for 'webmaster of the decade' is going. (...) Every single message I've looked at does it. I've taken a peek at a couple (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fallingwater
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(...) Thanks! I have no idea where I got the clear slopes. Old BASIC sets maybe? My collection covers about 15 years (back to the duplo blocks which make up part of the base :), so that's my best guess. (...) Possibly, although a windsheild is much (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes, but for reasons too complicated to explain, not 'til later tonight. To hazard an opinion, I would suggest that size=-1/-2 is just too small for most uses. (...) More or less, yes. On an average (work) day, I'm accessing the 'net through (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: IR questions
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(...) Only transmitting keeps the tower alive, at least according to my tests. If absolutely necessary, an occasional 0xff sent by the PC will keep the tower alive; this will result in only a start bit being sent, which ought to occupy very little (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Fallingwater
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WOW! This is a really great building! Nice combination of LDRAW and real photos. And HOW did you get a hold of all those clear slopes for the waterfall? I wonder if the odd windshield could be interspersed with the water to give it a blue tinge? (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Jar Jar will probably be back
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(...) Oh. [looks around] Umm, where? Steve (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I could make the subject line one size larger in the compact listings, if that would help. It's at SIZE="-2" now, and it could probably go to SIZE="-1" and still fit 20 messages on a 800x600 laptop display. (...) OK, give that a shot now. (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | serial interface building
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A group of us are building the HB and we are at the serial interface building stage. When we perform the test on the serial interface to get +9 or +10 volts, we are all getting values of up to +8.5 only. Is there a problem or is this normal? Thanks (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | A lurkers opinion (formerly: Re: 2 Things...)
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OK, you've forced me out of lurkerdom with the new interface. I realize as a lurker, my opinions may be less valuable than some, but since you seem to be open to suggestions... I like seeing the recent news on the front page, but I would prefer to (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The sub-categories at the top? What browser are you using, what OS, what screen mode, and what monitor size? And do you have Verdana or Arial? --Todd (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jar Jar will probably be back
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(...) Seems like there was *some* blood, just not a puddle. I remember being pretty shocked the first time I saw the shot of the arm. Steve (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New MOC:TGV in Orange
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(...) So far I've seen that shock absorber in 4559 Cargo Railway (the gates are sprung) and 2160 Crystal Scavenger (the "drill" arms can swing and are sprung). I'm only 95% sure of 2160 (it might have been another set I inventoried recently - need (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Fallingwater
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I finally put together a web page presentation of my model of Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright. Thanks again to Jacob for the fractal landscape generator. (10,000+ parts for the land takes *forever* to render in POV) The DAT file is available on (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Especially the site menu. Steve (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OK, lots of other people were having the same gripe about it. It's fixed now. (...) You're saying you have an issue of readability with the font size? Can you send a screenshot? (...) What if clicking "Brief" gave you #96-#77, and clicking (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And, as I forgot to mention, the text size is also too small (for me) to be comfortably scanned on the compact listings (and presumably on the others, as well) (...) OO! OO! Tried it. Liked it. No further testing necessary. Now, if only I (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Playmobil for Lego
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Hi Tim, Details, please! I collect both, and prefer similar themes in both - ergo, castle Playmobil (for example) is more desireable than space Lego. I too wish there was a Playmobil group - from the ebay traffic alone it seems there must be some (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I am having trouble getting the IR sensor to show values on the LCD screen. I am confident that it is finally hooked up correctly. The following is what is included in the list file to automatically download into the board: explego.icb lib_hb.icb (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Yes and no. I hadn't actually noticed that yet when I posted that, but yes, I find the quoted text too small/light/hard to read. I thought it worked quite well when quoted text was simply italicized and faded once, rather than getting (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2 Things...
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(...) Was this before or after the additional text was added?-- Looking for a LEGO set by number? Try Here! ~~~...~~~ (That's what comes up at the top if you type in a numeric query. The "Try here" part is a link into the sets-DB.) (...) Aha, OK, (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | FA: 8480,8082,4551,4547,6339,6597,6394
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Hello I have some Legosets for sale. I will sell to the highest bid until 1th july 1999, 12:00 GMT+02:00. Please send your bids to: sigrid.schroeder@gmx.de If you want update please let me know. Payment should be in the form of a personal check or (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 2 Things...
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(...) OK, done. --Todd (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Warbonnet pics up
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(...) Always nice to see another locomotive in LEGO! Good job, Carrie. Too bad the Warbonnet must wait until September to run at a show. later, James Mathis (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think that would be best. I never had any trouble visualizing the message flow anyways. :) Jeff (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | looking for info on a set i have & extras
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i found a rather large box of lego's at my parents house the box was mine quiet a few years ago it contained around 30 lbs of lego's but not too many directions the box is all pre 1986 lego's half technic the rest mixed any way the set i want info (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Layout
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(...) Greg, I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "how to view." What was it exactly that you finally realized needed to be done (what was they key to unlock the secret?) and how might it be improved to be less confusing? (...) Do you think it would (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You're talking about 2 and 3 messages back, right? 1 message back looks OK? What if 2 & 3 back looked the same as 1 back? It's harder to visualize the flow of the message that way, but maybe it'll be more immediately readable. (...) yeah, that (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) On the full-article view, it's using <FONT SIZE="-1"> and <FONT SIZE="-2"> for the quoted text and the standard font size for the main text. This might change to use only SIZE="-1". On the brief snippet views, it's using <FONT (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How old are these Legos?
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Lee Jorgensen <ljorgensen@uswest.net> wrote in message news:376F9B09.67922A...est.net... (...) I think that the large blue and red gears might actually be different from one and other. You can see this if you look at: (URL) at this (and other pages (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yep, I vote for set search on the front page too. I blindly put the name of the set into the box at the top of the page and was greeted with several articles. I was momentarily confused. I thought I had put in the wrong url. I did find the Pause (...) (27 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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