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(...) Someone simply needs to convince Maersk to change their corporate color from Maersk blue to dark blue! (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) peccato ! comunque sono belli, soprattutto il primo. per la serie racer c'è anche la "Enzo Ferrari" che non è male (tipo la 8448) a prima vista, anche se mi sembrava mancassero le sospensioni. ciao, Matteo. (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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Nice try on putting some icing on it. Unfortunately, production re-runs of a supposedly limited item generally is a No-No, Mr. McKee! You now have folks at TLG HQ write that down a hundred times for easier learning. And all the others here too who (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. I'm glad that this isn't turning into a flame war between afols :-) (...) ... (...) Okay, my mistake. Indeed, you didn't mention that you would loose money and such. It seems we are the same kind of collector: we either enjoy the sets (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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"Gianluca Morelli" <poldoshop@yahoo.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:20041217123732....hoo.com... (...) Io cel'_avevo_... ora ho conservato solo le pagine con le immagini Lego, tratte per lo più dal famoso "idea book" 6000. Bye! (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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What are the rarest printed parts? I own both of the printed 1 x 6 x 5 astronaut bricks from classic space (and some other printed classic space bits) but I have the feeling there are rarer printed bits out there. (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Mark Neumann wrote: Snippage (...) Doesn't Lego have huge vaults with sets from the past that any of us would kill to get our hands on - NOW! Why are they saving so many sets? They must be collectors too! -Patrick (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) That would be an incredibly stupid business decision. (...) Number 1 isn't correct as Maersk wouldn't get their set now. They would have to wait while TLC developed a new set and got approval for it from Maersk, developed new instruction (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(URL) Nuovo Yahoo! Messenger: E' molto più divertente: Audibles, Avatar, Webcam, Giochi, Rubrica… Scaricalo ora! (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: CC2: discus, Hammerhead the CD thrower
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(...) ...and now LDraw files! Philo (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi, all classic space sets of the first production year, referred to the '79 german catalog (URL) have stickered torsos: 885, 886, 889, 891, 897, 918, 920, 924, 926, 928 (URL) of them, don't know which, seem to have been produced a second time (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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Like this one ;-) Maersk train (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Wow, an excellent business move by TLC! These come once in a Maersk blue moon, so let's enjoy it. Yeah, yeah, the 10152 was supposed to be the last run of Maersk blue. But isn't this good news? - "Hey, we got some other company to subsidize (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) This is good news! All we have to is find a shipping company whose trademark color is old light or dark gray, and convince them to subsidize a run of old-gray 10152s. Simple. Marc Nelson Jr. (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I recently acquired a 924 classic set in excellent condition, with box and all original pieces, and it had stickers on the minifig torsos instead of a printed pattern. I have not seen these anywhere before. Other 924 and 928 sets I have seen have (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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In lugnet.lego, Mark Neumann wrote: (snip) (...) In general, you're right. But not in this case. (...) ...and so do most of the other AFOLs I know, for sure. (...) plus, what tools TLC uses to sell those specific sets we're talking about. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Good news would be if the second run was only for Maersk and not for selling them again. What do you now mean with "limited"? Each limited set, TLC sold in the last years, got a second, third..... production run. Can you imagine that most of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Mark de Kock wrote: Hi! Your last sentence first: (...) You don't have to excuse yourself for that, it's your right if you feel like that. But I wonder about your comment: (...) I indeed didn't talk about making money and it's not my (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.lego, Ronald Borchert wrote: [snip] (...) When I first read your comment, I was shocked. Then awed, then disgusted. Your reaction is exactly the kind that makes me sick. Buying up large quantities of a "rare" set just to make money on them (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego) !
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(...) Hi, very poor try of irony, Larry, you normaly write better ones ;-) To make a serious theme out of this: It's for sure a good deal for TLC when Mearsk wanted them to re-release the ship. But that they now decided to make the same model again (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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<snip> (...) <more snippage> I agree somewhat, yes another run does "flood" the market more with sets, however, if you are truly diligent with your MISB sets, I'm sure in 25 to 30 years, a Maersk Sealand will reach a fine price in the after-market, (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: anyone here?
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(...) Just a thought: Easter would have to be the easiest.All you need in Bonnie Bunny (3708) and replace the bread sticks with 1x1 round plates. Of course, that may be a little simple. Now, back to sorting out the fabuland... Benjamin Whytcross (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.fabuland)
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| | GMLTC Q's for A's
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Howdy, I am new to lugnet and I have just moved back to the MN area after 6 yrs in CO. I heard about the GMLTC and had a few questions. 1. How do you join GMLTC? 2. are there regular meetings? 3. if there are regular meetings how often and where? 4. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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All of you, who want the old gray colors back: Just do the same as Maersk did: pay for the ABS in the color you like...... Niels (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX) !
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(...) ... (...) Thanks! I'm not a collector; to me, all LEGO of any age is just fuel for MOC building. But I do get a perverse thrill out of combining things from wildly different eras. (...) I just have the 1x8 bricks from that product family. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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OMG, just about everything off the first post in this thread is so lame. First, Jake, thank you for the update. I'd been kind of wondering actually. Also, thank you for telling us the story in detail. Where so many other official releases would just (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | Re: Grade Crossing Signal Thingy...
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(...) I don't know, I've never tested it under such duress. I don't imagine it would damage the motor at all, but it may damage the clutch after prolonged use. (...) I've found the easiest way is with rubber bands, and though it is usually a little (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: how to make coal for a tender?
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(...) Here's how I did it: (URL) know coal doesn't generally get that light, but it's hard to see details in black LEGO. I was happy with how it turned out anyway. ROSCO (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SPARTAN MK 1 My entry for the Military Hover-Vehicle Contest
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(...) I find your moc to be both grotesque and arabesque....a chilling look at a possible future...I paid for the whole seat, but I only needed the edge. (...) You are an idiot, and your Spartan has to be the worst entry yet. Stay away from (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Any tips for building tall towers?
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(...) I've always wondered about building a tower using just 4 2X4 bricks per level arranged in a way that there's a 2X2 opening in the center that would serve as a shaft as you go upward. Once the tower reaches its final height, top it off with a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) And it appears that many a Lego fan has requested the grays to remain the same. Of course there was no choice. Perhaps all those in favor of keeping the old grays have less pull than Maersk. Seems there's no problem producing Maersk blue again (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Um, because their big and important customer asked them to do so, and paid for the pellets specifically to produce this particular set, not so you, John Neal can have your fantasy GP38s in a color scheme never seen on a GP38 in the wild(and (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Sorry for two replies here to the same post. (...) Maybe. Wouldn't bother me too much. (...) I have more sympathy for wanting multiple copies of the set for parts than I do for those that want to buy it up, not caring about it as a set, and resell (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Irrelevant. TLC made a promise. They are willfully breaking that promise. (...) Perhaps, but that still doesn't change the fact that TLC is purposefully breaking their word. And unnecessarily so. Why not use the extra Maersk blue pellets for a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) No. I've never said that. In fact I myself have sold sets above MSRP. Just not while they were still on sale from S@H, while hiding that fact from my ebay buyers, or while trying to corner the market, or while giving the false impression that (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) (URL) think this might be the first mention of Abston(1), but I'm not sure. (URL) Somewhere on this site is a very touching story about a cat and lego. I read it (...) Yup, it's a great story all right. 1 - the name is a pun in case you (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Larry I can recall only one...Precious Princess in particular, and having more than the limit of 5 is what I find disturbing about that. I think Johannes is right...many people probably WERE hooked by the prospect of getting a Rare and Limited (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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SNIP This link has been up on the brickshelf main page for a while now. wonder if anyone has noticed it: (URL) on this site is a very touching story about a cat and lego. I read it for the first time long before it showed up on brickshelf, but I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pinguim: Some very interesting techniques
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SNIPPY Hi Chip, I too was looking at these at brickshelf and was truly impressed. Its always good when a new and different Train MOC comes along. The BL2 has to be my favourite. When I saw the thumb, I was like 'there's no way thats been done in (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego Models of Fenway Park, Wally the Green Monster to be Auctioned at MLB.com
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(...) Thanks for sharing these pictures, Erik! Its awesome to see the under-construction pictures of this model. Also, its kind of funny how small the green monster (the wall, not the mascot... I never understood the mascot) looks in this scale. (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Memories..la...di...da
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(...) It's called Lulling Them into a False Sense of Security. Don't you read you're own literature? It's right there in the 3vil Guide, or; So You Want to Bloody Revenge on the Universe for No Good Reason. (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Micro MOC: Venice
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A couple enjoy a quiet ride in a gondola. The gondolier has just successfuly guided them under a bridge. I haven't been to Venice. This creation was inspired by a trip to Las Vegas to the Venician Hotel. (URL) Venice in the afternoon More pictures (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Ribbed hoses synth
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(...) (URL) (...) I agree with Don. I think Kevin has stated publicly in these very threads he is very open to integrating enhancements from others as long as it is easy to do and doesn't break things or make loads more work for him. He might not (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) How many of those "collectors" went out and said they had hundreds at 200 USD each for sale? Personally I'm not sure I have a lot of sympathy for collectors that want to buy up multiple copies of a new set and thus make it harder for others to (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX) !!
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| | Three new microMOCS - Houses and a Container Ship
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Hello all. I have created three new micro MOCS for the Lego factory contest, and I thought I would share them with you. The first is a Micro Container Ship. I built this mostly to do a test submission on the LegoFactory, but I ended up liking how (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !
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| | SPARTAN MK 1 My entry for the Military Hover-Vehicle Contest
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Hello. The SPARTAN MK 1 is a surface effect, heavily armed, lightly armored air defense artillery platform. It is armed with two nose mounted auto grenade launchers, four 30mm auto cannon, 18 guided surface to surface missiles, four air defense (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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(...) Hey JoJo ..Yes I know it was going to be rereleased in the dk blue(I voted for green I think) but there were plenty of folks who bought it not because it was limited and wanted a collectors item but with the intention to make a profit off of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: 10152 Update
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Hello! (...) You totally missed the point, Chris. The ship was already announced to be re-released in dark blue which would have made it in no respect a less great set for kids and anybody who simply enjoys building it. While on the other hand (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Sad..whatever happened to just buying a set because it looks like a great set! or fun to build play with! For those of you who bought this set just so you could make a profit later and took those sets away from people or kids who would have (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hello! (...) You'd certainly be well advised not to. Everything you promise (in good faith, no doubt) is in danger to be turned into a lie by TLC themselves. (...) Limited. Sure. Like the "limited" run that made us buy out the first run, huh? How (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) For all collectors who trusted your words of a "Limited Edition" of this set and bought it by thinking having a real rare and collectible set with the ever last bricks in maersk blue this announcement is a kick in their ass. One more fact not (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Ribbed hoses synth
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(...) There are plenty of other hose generators. Mlcad, LDDP, ldglite, and LEDIT mode for emacs all have them. And I think some of them do support fixed length hoses. But I think the right thing to do is adapt lsynth to do what you want. The source (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Announcing Classic-Space Forums
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Hello fellow Spacers and maniacs who like space stuff! Since I know we can't ever talk about Lego Space enough, there's a place set up just for it. (URL) -Tom McD. (URL) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX) !!
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(...) Hey Jake, thanks for updating us on what's going on. I hope and pray that you will be able to release the Dark Blue version, personally I think it looks better that the Maersk blue! -- Nathan (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Jake & All, (...) Right. (...) It is a very cool set, no doubt. (...) Excellent. (...) Well, I for one am glad to here it will be out again in the blue, even if it is a limited run. Maybe Maersk will be able to help make some more sets, like, oh, I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | 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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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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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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