 | | 8x9 foot LEGO menorah constructed in Burlingame, CA
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I found out about this too late to go see it in action, but apparently a rabbi in Burlingame, CA (just south of San Francisco) built an 8-foot-tall, 9-foot-wide menorah, complete with candle holders and electric lights. Here an article about it a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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| | 10152 Update
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All, As the saying goes... I have some good news and some bad news about the 10152 Maersk ship. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to post an update. We've been working on a number of things surrounding this set. As you certainly recall, the situation (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Re: false advertising on shop.lego.com?
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(...) that (...) you (...) show (...) Well, having bought one when they were first released at S@H, I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with the set. If you want to read my review written at the time, see (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: source for 1 x 12 technic beams in red?
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(...) be (...) Just for the record, define "preferable" -- what does it mean? I'm genuinely curious because, for quantities of a specific part, there are effectively only two options. First, you pray that S@H happens to have them in a bulk pack (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Esso Garage
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(...) Very nice Bill. I especially love the way you used 1960's parts with modern Lego. The original Esso Service Station #310/#1310 was produced from 1957 to 1966 as part of the Town Plan system built in the classic scale (door = 3 bricks tall). (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Any tips for building tall towers?
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I'm working on a module for the Great Ball Contraption, but this involves having a lot of stuff elevated way up off the plate. At the same time, I don't have a ton of bricks -- I'm a newbie to the AFOL world. So, I need to build some supporting (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: RCX IR Transceiver and Sensor Port Circuits
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(...) i would like to encourage you to publish your knowlegde, as there is - as far, as i know - no other source of information about that subject in the internet today. So, you would be the first! I am very interested in seeing your diagrams. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Esso Garage
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I am pleased to announce the latest MOC to be added to my Web site, an (URL) Esso Garage>. It was included in the recent (URL) GATS> BayLTC show and is currently on display at the Museum of American Heritage show in Palo Alto. Click this image to (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | I guess I better sign off...
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Hey all, Well, since I'm completely inactive in Starship I better officially remove my ships (katheryn and Griffin) and RIFT from Starship. I've been really busy with my own roleplay game ((URL) and Hotmail just completely emptied my email account (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship)
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| | Re: MPD Builder ?
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Hello Orion, (...) Since it is not an editor... what about MPD Wizard? (...) - I had troubles with decimal separator: in France a comma is used instead of a period, so your program expects to find ',' in ldr files and rejects each line as invalid. I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Sears 25% off, Walmart boxing week deal
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Sears (Canada, in case non-Canadians are reading the loc.ca newsgroup without realizing it) has 25% off all reg.-priced LEGO Building Toys from Monday Dec 20th to Friday Dec, 24th. Walmart 'Boxing Week Blowout' flyer arrived today. SW mini sets (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Sup?
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Sooo...spacers! Long time no see! You guys probably do not remember me, but I was once a avid spacer before Classic-Castle.com was launched and I got the castle bug. Now, a year later, I'm feeling the itch to return to .space for a while (I mean, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: RCX IR Transceiver and Sensor Port Circuits
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Hello Mark, (...) _You_ have beaten me ;o) That was something I intended to do someday... Yes, I would definitely be interested by your diagrams! Philo (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Grade Crossing Signal Thingy...
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(...) How safe is it to routinely torque that slip clutch? I usually put it in for safety, but try not to need it -- something like a rope ladder for the upstairs bedroom. I'm thinking of a situation where a four-year old (and possibly several of (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brute Force Brick
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(...) They still seem to be available from Lego Education, at least: (URL) They're $10 for a set of three, which is $1.67 per terminal. Best, - Joe (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RCX IR Transceiver and Sensor Port Circuits
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I've not seen much online in the way of circuits of the RCX transceiver or parts of the RCX itself. Everyone seems too busy reprogramming it! I have dismantled the units and traced the connections, found out the pin-outs and equivalent components (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Blacktron Mining Operation Discovered
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(...) Thanks John. I didn't get any good overview shots, so I'm afraid what you see is what you get - just enough to get some ideas... Overall it was 4 by 8.5 baseplates. -Matt :) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Robo Platoon MOC's
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(...) don't you just love the simplicity of the smaller mecha? your little guys look great! nice proportions. that blue one has an anime look to it with those jet-thingies (love my technical jargon?). the use of the t-valve has become a staple in (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Student project - "The New World"
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Have you ever wondered where Lego sets come from? A few of my students did this little movie some time ago for a computer animation project. (URL) in DivX format and requires a recent DivX codec, and the download is rather large, around 45 MB. But I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: New MOC: Sparrowhawk Pirate Strike Craft
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(...) I suggest you put something on that groin abrasion and take a dump, then. (...) Heh. You're one to talk, resting on your laurels and basking in the ambiguously homoerotic adoration of your myriad drooling fanboys. Build something crappy? no, I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: Sparrowhawk Pirate Strike Craft
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(...) Thanks! I had an amusing time getting the offset hull section to the point where it didn't look too lopsided, glad you like it. The engines were exceptionally simple: I had four of them lying around, and the inestimable Kevin Heckel suggested (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: Sparrowhawk Pirate Strike Craft
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(...) Hehehe. I'm always flattered by these kinds of posts, even though I know you guys are just playing anymore :). Thanks for the kind words. Soren (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New MOC: Sparrowhawk Pirate Strike Craft
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Once again, I've forgotten to respond to many gracious posts. Sorry for the late replies all. (...) Indeed. (...) Thanks. I really enjoy modular weapons, it's part of my general missile obsession. (...) Oh, it's not hard; just start chopping :). If (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Darkred Factory
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Following in line with building with my favorite color. (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !
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| | Re: New Moc - Stained Glass Window Mosaic
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Hi Janey, I was so impressed by your work (ALL YOUR MOCs blew me away!) at BrickFest 2004 in DC that I had to copy the idea of the stained glass windows! Since I'm more a brick technician than artist (like you!) mine is a bit more graphic than (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: Micro-scale Main Street
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(...) SNIP sniff (wipes tear from eye) I love that set! (...) SNIP (...) Well, you make the fantastic look EASY! I'm SO impressed you especially made the cowboy hat! 'Cowboy-hat-man' (as I called him when i was younger & still do) was my favorite (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Ribbed hoses synth
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There are quite a few problems when I try to cad ribbed hoses, first of all, the elements existing are not appropriate. I addapted them to make sure they are as big as the real ones, but I can't use Lsynth, since it places not the amount of parts I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Pinguim: Some very interesting techniques
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(...) Thanks! I grew up near Northern Maine Junction--thus the interest in the Maine Central and the Bangor and Aroostook. You are right that I was mostly concerned with the shape of the engines (my son laments that he can't put minifigs in them). I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Shrubbery (was Re: Cats and Lego)
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In lugnet.build, Bill Vollbrecht wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (URL) We want...a shrubbery!> JOHN (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Set in offerta !
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Salve a tutti, Oggi all'Ipercoop di Biella hanno fatto uteriori sconti sui set H.P. e Orient. Ecco alcuni prezzi: 4727 9,90 E 4729 25,90 E 7418 22,00 E 7414 9,90 E 7415 9,90 E 1382 25,90 E 4589 25,90 E (macchina telecomandata a infrarossi) 4730 (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Status Report
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Well I have a leg design at current using 2 large cylinders that gets ~21 cycles/minute with 1 leg and a 6 way radial pump (I don't have enough pumps to fill out the full 12 way...) but it's sturdy and strong and fully self cycling...the problem is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MOC: Half-timbered house
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(...) Wonderful! Without being unappreciative of the rounded towers I really liked the castle shield at the bottom of the tudor level; it was nice to see them look so small. The whole thing was, of course, amazing! Great work, God Bless, Nathan (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Some houses for a new GATS layout
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote: <snip> (...) I like your extensive use of the newer, non traditional colors instead of the more typical and less convincing primary colors. They are harder to obtain and cost a LOT more, but in the end I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Tiger Woods is a .Space kind of guy
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[snipinated] (...) You never know. Perhaps he'll post something here eventually ;-). Maybe he just needs to be directed to Lugnet. Hold up a huge sign in one of his tournaments saying: LUGNET.COM/SPACE That should do it. (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: how to make coal for a tender?
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(...) Thanks for the nod, Ondrew:-) Jonathan, I think the key is to use 1x1s and rotate them around randomly so as to break up all of the 90 degree angles as much as possible. My best suggestion would be to use black ABS pellets, but unfortunately (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Micro-scale Main Street
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I finally completed my first micro-scale model. I chose to render one of my favorite minifig-scale Lego sets in miniature scale: 10041/6390 Main Street. (URL) A MOCpage featuring the model: (URL) Brickshelf folder (once public): (URL) And, yes, I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
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| | Re: SSClagorpion - Status Report
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Hi Joseph, There is not much for new news. I have done some study of "limited throw" pneumatics. One of the things that makes the larger pneumatic pistons slower than the small ones is the 6x volume difference compared to small pistons. The travel (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Non-reportable items
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(...) Yes. This is correct. (...) Thanks, Kevin (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Wiii...iiilly.........
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(...) Hai letto nelle nuvolette? ...ZenZa dare freno alle idee... ...dovete sapere che quando c'è voglia di fare e fantaZia... ...Zerve la plaZtica tanta plaZtica da inettare negli Ztampi!!! HIHIHUHUHHEHEHEHEHEH...EHEIHEIHI! CHE SPETTACOLO!! (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Some houses for a new GATS layout
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They are David K's. Neat new colors, Steve. They kinda look like those bright Plasticville houses. -Stefan- (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: how to make coal for a tender?
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(...) (URL) should help you out. good luck and don't forget the drive rods for that steam engine. ondrew (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Some houses for a new GATS layout
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(...) my caboose is on a siding behind them. I'll drop him a note, he's pretty school-busy right now. (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Tiger Woods is a .Space kind of guy
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(...) I was just about to post this myself, but you beat me to it! And yes, it would be classic space, since he was born in 1975 (according to his website) and he says he was between five and nine. Of course, this begs a number of questions. Which (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Cats and Lego
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(...) Thats simple, its more fun to chew the shrubs, and bat them around. Bricks are rectangular and could hurt it you hit them too hard. And they'd be abraisive to check. That and Cats are evil. Mine are being particularly mad today, jumping about (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Travis-inspired Aircar
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(...) Sleek and spacey! I like the color scheme, and it's always cool to see an old M-Tron printed tile show up somewhere. I appreciated the exploded pic with the construction details, also. I was very new to Lugnet at the time of Travis' passing, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Tiger Woods is a .Space kind of guy
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In this weeks edition (12/16/2004) issue of Sports Illustrated, Steve Rushin's Air and Space column covers some of the favorite toys some atheletes received for Christmas. As it turns out, Tiger Woods was a LEGO Space (Classic I am sure based on his (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.space)
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| | how to make coal for a tender?
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How can I do good looking coal for a coal tender? The tender has an open face that points to the cab (so they can shovel the coal into the firebox) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MPD Builder ?
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(...) Looks like my dreams come true... Thanks, I test it ASAP !!! Philo (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Price of automation... (Was Re: Say What???)
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In lugnet.trains, Bryan Kinkel wrote: <snip> (...) Why? A remote automated switch (assuming you mean one you can switch remotely) from LEGO would run about $35-$50 per point! It's so much cheaper to do it yourself using one of the half-dozen plans (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Some houses for a new GATS layout
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Hi All, I was totally inspired by a street of houses that I saw displayed at BrickFest in DC last summer (04) and wanted to build some for myself. Of course I mentioned that I wanted to "copy" these to the original builder (I forgot his name, so (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Nuovo firmware per RCX
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Salve a tutti, volevo scaricare anche io il nuovo firmware, ma mi sono ritrovato con una specie di fle TXT, pieno di codici esadecimali. Scusate la mia ignoranza, ma come faccio a scaricarlo sull'RCX ? grazie saluti Giuliano Beduglio (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Nuovo firmware per RCX
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Ciao Mario, Il 13/12/2004 9:43:38, Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> ha scritto: (...) Grazie , perche' a me era sfuggita ;-( (...) Ieri sera ho scaricato il nuovo firmware sul RCX ed ho notato che i motori , sia 47154 che i 43362 e 71427, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Cats and Lego
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(...) We have a cat and 3 dogs. The cat is ALWAYS in the middle of whatever I am building at the time, pouncing on any stray piece that may fall from the table. Although for reasons unknown to me, he prefers the green Lego shrub piece the best. I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Rarest Lego Road Plate
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It has been very quiet in lugnet.general lately.... Most collectors are not aware of this road plate (on EBAY, two are shown): (URL) was the first ever ABS Lego road plate, and was produced from 1970-72, only for the USA Samsonite Lego market. It is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Models of Fenway Park, Wally the Green Monster to be Auctioned at MLB.com
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(...) Or if you are like me, and cant wait...... (URL) Janey "Impatient Red Brick" (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Models of Fenway Park, Wally the Green Monster to be Auctioned at MLB.com
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(...) Well, we just wrapped up our holiday party and ran back to the shop to put the finishing touches on the Fenway model a few hours ago. I gotta say this was a great but challenging and nerve-wracking model to work on. Sheesh, there's not a (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Re: Grade Crossing Signal Thingy...
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(...) Try braking. This is from memory so might be all wet... If you just turn power off, the motor coasts to a stop. But supposedly you can send the motor a speed 0 command, I think, and the motor stops right then, frozen in place. It takes more (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Why I have been posting all this stuff to Starship lately.
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(...) All very nice. This was my original plan, as well, though I never stated it publicly. I figured this: If Faction A mass-produces something and puts it on sale, surely Faction A wouldn't be the only ones to buy it. Therefore, there'd be others (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.gaming.starship, FTX)
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| | Re: Blacktron Mining Operation Discovered
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(...) Very nice! Wow, that base is huge. Too bad that black doesn't photograph well. I'll bet that it's even more impressive in person. Oh wait, you've disassembled it, haven't you? I like the way that you made the triangular logos on the walls (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: MPD Builder ?
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(...) Here's a link to an early test alpha of my program: (URL) now you can only mkae MPD and not extract file from them. I'm calling it MPD Editor until I think of something better. If you test it out, let me know if there is anything majorly wrong (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Grade Crossing Signal Thingy...
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(...) The way that my design ended up, that isn't an issue. The arm just goes up and down as the wheel/motor rotates. It doesn't go past horizontal or vertical positions (by luck, not design :^) ) (...) There's a weak spot in my signals above the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Good Grief! It's Snoopy
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(...) Brilliant! I love the hinges for the eyes. Great work! Chris Perron (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | It's over, please...
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Um, you do realize that the issue has ended. Please stop facilitating the discussion. I've been enlightened and have changed my ways of going about posting messages here and seeing the AFOL community in general. Ergo: It's over. Let it die. I was (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Memories..la...di...da
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FX Star Patroler. Previously all I had was Lock Blocks, parents didn't want to pay for the good stuff. All but one set of my Classic collection came from other-than-parents. (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Legoland Sierksdorf
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(...) Thanks for these pictures, I found them very interesting. It shows that many of the park designs did not change for years, for example the boats (the ones that you sit in) are the same as the ones in the later parks. Interesting there is some (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: Brute Force Brick
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Joe Strout wrote: > Can we hack apart LEGO connection (...) Didn't Lego also stop selling bulk packs of wires too? I thought I read that somewhere here. ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- HomeEmail: <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkEmail: <sjbaker@link.com> (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brute Force Brick
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(...) I do see this as a pretty big impediment to custom LEGO electric parts. I've run into this myself, just trying to make some simple light units. My solution was this: Using silver paint, paint leads on the side of a 2x2 brick (with the center (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Grade Crossing Signal Thingy...
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(...) Easiest way is to have a stop of some kind at both extremeties of movement, and introduce some kind of slip into the drive mechanism, like rubber bands or a slip clutch (URL) each cycle runs the motor longer than it needs, and the clutch slips (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Call for a WILUG
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Ok, just trying to see if there are enuf people to have our own LUG. Respond here or email me at nofcarcanaguespam@no...rr.comspam . Fred (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.us.wi)
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| | Re: Pinguim: Some very interesting techniques
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(...) I was looking at this gallery today too and was very impressed. Make yourself known! Tim (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cats and Lego
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(...) My dog completely ignores my Lego, the nearest he has come to destroying anything Lego related was when he stretched and kicked the CTRL key off my laptop while I was MLCading. However I do find that the solution to complicated SNOT type (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: StahlcFaust Heavy Hovertank--Entry for Military Hover-Vehicle Contest
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In lugnet.space, Magnus Lauglo wrote: <snip> (...) Actually, I didn't really intend to imitate any tank... it was supposed to be sort of an uber-version of my Ravager and Superravager hovertanks. However, I suppose that with similar function comes (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Back at Shop@Home...
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(...) hehehe!! :D That would rock much!! I had it set to United Kingdom, and it said that the set would be "coming February, 2005." I thought they had run out of both the granules and the actual sets. My thought was similar, that this would be for (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Discussion of Train Table Sizes
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(...) (snip) (...) Thanks Larry. I happen to think we are working too hard but for most of us, the challenge of building something new and interesting was just as much fun as presenting and exhibiting. My preference is now for a more permanent build (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Memories..la...di...da
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(...) Turn in your Evil card on the way out. You are no longer Evil Wayne. You are now Milquetoast Wayne. Hmf. Your Lord and Master, 3GA (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Cats and Lego
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(...) See my treatise on the madness of owning pets: (URL), On my long-running poll over at Classic-Castle, Pets Vs. LEGO reveals that 21 people regard dogs as the most dangerous pets to LEGO pieces, followed by 17 votes for cats, and a mere (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Blacktron Mining Operation Discovered
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During a recent routine survey of outlying moons our probe discovered a Blacktron mining base which was in the process of being decommissioned. It was likely visible only because its main power generators had already been removed so that there was (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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Hi, Samath. (...) Actually I recently bookmarked your page on LEGO geometry as a handy reference. (...) No problem. :) It's fun to share. (...) The original is worth a read. :) (...) What, you think Timmy is not a virgin? (...) Would it be heaven if (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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Hi Ben, (...) Thanks for posting it on CC. There are so many places where Legoists meet.... Andreas Böker (abhf) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) One approach is to use a linkage mechanism in which the gate is driven by a link that no matter how the motor rotates, never takes the gate below horizontal or beyond directly vertical. That of course introduces other issues, such as knowing (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) snip (...) Has anyone here been able to successfully use the new alpha team cockpit pieces in a moc yet? I recenly bought (URL) 4746> on sale and seem to be having issues with these pieces. Stylistically, these seem to be the worst (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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OK, sent out another batch of about 25-30 cards. That's probably all I can get out before leaving town. Thanks again to everyone for the kind words. -Brendan (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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I have a couple of newbie questions about things like this. First, how do you protect the motor? In this particular design it looks like you could actually rotate the arm past vertical, which I guess isn't a problem until you hit the ground on the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Andreas, I really appreciate the scale and details of your creation. The minifigures seem to be just about the right proportion to the building. Many details are nice but I especially like the lower level arcade, the bay windows, and the roof. I (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Nice job guys. Was just starting to play with splines when summer hit. I may take a look at doing some animations again. Thanks for the inspiration. Steve (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: Memories..la...di...da
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(...) .space is about L O V E :D Well, all but 3vil, they can rot in H-E-Double-hockey-sticks. (...) Heck yeah. It was a very lucky deal. Although the only things still together are the Galaxy Explorer and the Cruiser. I still swoosh the Cruiser (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Whoa. What country were you set to? I get "this item is not available in this country" (set to USA)... maybe it's a placeholder for the new colored version? But that doesn't sound right, presumably they'd use a new item number. If they found (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I noticed this today on LEGO's Shop@Home website: (URL) in Feb. 23, 2005. The return of Maersk Sealand. Just thought I'd post that, Ben M. (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I still very much enjoy those photos of your appartment, where it looked darn near difficult to breathe, let alone enjoy some play time with your bricks. ;) Ben M. (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Brick 1 x 6 x 5 with Rocket Launch Pattern – RELOADED
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(...) Thanks for the reminder about that! I always forget. Still, a quick "ya we're discussing it" followed by a "what do people think" here doesn't hurt. (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) The LSC mailing list archives are public and a link to them can be found here: (URL) we're not completely out in the open (i.e. discussing policy on Lugnet), our discussions are available for any one who wants to follow along. -Orion (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Non-reportable items
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(...) I believe you use this meta command: 0 PLIST BEGIN IGN - subsequent parts, up to the next PLIST END meta command are not rendered or placed in the part list image for the step. -Orion (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hopefully the latter. I did not intend to have any condescending tone in there at all! I'm talking about appropriate process. If you read it in there I must not have done a very good job of communicating and I apologise. Either that or you're (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | My new LEGO Room
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I finally got a chance to take pictures of my new LEGO room: (URL) you can find pictures of the attached house: (URL) some post move in pictures: (URL) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how to make certain parts, namely arrows, non-reportable, so that they don't appear in Lpub's bill of materials images Cheers, Allister (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A Monumental Task
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I just buy a case of 4 rolls every few years, works well enough for me. Granted, since this last move was only about 40-50 miles, buying a case was overkill. I only used 1 roll. But that's because the truck I borrowed was about 6" too short for the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: A Miner Problem (Pun Intended)
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(...) You could use large gear pieces in decreasing sizes to make a drill. I've used it before, and it works out very well. Chris (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Brick 1 x 6 x 5 with Rocket Launch Pattern – RELOADED
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(...) Actually your (and any other non-LSC member's) input is not wothless and actually has a great influence on what decides. We decided when the LSC first formed that we wouldn't do anything without at least discussing the pros and cons with the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Cats and Lego
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(...) My cats have an affinity for my attention - this involves flopping on their back in the middle of papers I'm grading, delivering a "run-by hugging" (picture walking down an unlit hallway in the dead of night. Suddenly, the sound of galloping (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Brick 1 x 6 x 5 with Rocket Launch Pattern – RELOADED
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(...) Yeah, I got the blinking error message in preview and still posted it. I couldn't figure out the problem. Sorry, It must be the .bmp thing. I didn't think of that because they were only 8k apiece, but I can see why you'd want to avoid the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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