 | | 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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