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If those are in fact decorated trans-orange 8x8 radar dishes on the Corporate Alliance Droid then I'm going to faint. Dave "Matt Zitron" <mattzitron@aol.com> wrote in message news:I9CtDJ.Ioq@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) Jedi (...) be (...) 04/05. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Woohoo! I love boxes that rattle!
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I got #10124Wright Flyer, #10133 BNSF Locomotive, #10029 Lunar Lander, and #10157 High Speed Train Locomotive. A very sweet haul!! A short list of comments now that I've already built all four models. #10124 Wright Flyer A nice model that's very (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Peach sporadically unavailable
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(...) Well, Chris is claiming that XP automatically formats ALL attached drives. I'm not sure if this is true, but my Nortel New Product Introduction coordinator instincts would be to try this on an isolated system in the lab to verify his claim. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | What to do with extra Maersk Blue Pellets...
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OK, TLG angered a number of AFOL's. TLG won't go back and tell Maersk that they cannont commit to their order. So they will produce more of the 10152's. Without getting into the dark blue controversy, is there anything that they could do for AFOLs (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) All sarcasm aside, I would like to know whether LEGO patented this or not, as Rob Hendrix certainly did seem to have been doing this first. I did a bit of digging, this was the best query I could come up with: (URL) patents where InterLEGO is (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: MPD Wizard 1.0b
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(...) And here's the fixed .exe: (URL) since I used some source code that I GPL'd for the LDDP project, I've GPL's and released the source for this project. -Orion (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bullfrog: My entry for the Military-Hover-Vehicle Contest
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(...) [snip] (...) Greetings, Thomas, Thanks for sending us warm regards from Switzerland... I can't imagine that anything else in Switzerland is warm at this time of year. I think that I like the shape of the Bullfrog well enough, but the colors (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) You've crossed the line again, Ken. You need to remember that LUGNET is a privately-owned resource and not a pulpit for you to denigrate and demean people you disagree with. Larry, as a LUGNET staff member, has the right and responsibility to (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Servo Motor Control
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"danny" <daniele_benedettelli@yahoo.it> wrote in message news:I9BszE.1KF0@lugnet.com... (...) No. It doesn't appear that it will be possible to directly control a servo. Servos are controlled by a single variable width pulse repetitively sent about (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) That's not new...oh, wait. They copied! They lied! They have no moral character! ...the scoundrels. The world is coming to an end!! They did it all to HURT ME PERSONALLY cause they're OUT TO GET ME! Time to find a new hobby. </sarcasm> ;-) (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) Ken, I don't see how fair-weather AFOL posts like the above do anything to help TLC or improve the hobby for anyone. Kicking someone when they're down is impolite at best; and I'm sure you've heard the phrase "part of the solution or part of (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Should the USB Tower have a light?
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(...) I was just now looking at the SDK for the first time. Just to further elaborate on what John wrote, the "LEGO USB Tower Interface Reference.pdf" says: The user will see the green indicator LED switched on when the Tower: 1. Is powered and has (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) Hey man-- new light up Darth Vader light-saber. Anything is possible now. (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) She rolled right over me, Keith. Said I was a hipster dufus. Said I'm not good looking enough for her. Not good looking! Keith, look at me, look at my face, huh, am I beautiful? George, am I beautiful? (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) It's kinda difficult to build the cloud of poison and pollution surrounding a lit MOC cigarette, but points to you if you can capture the effect ;-) -Tim (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) Thanks for the kind words. That would be interesting- matching 'strangers in the night' figures. Although making the woman would take guess work, being an ackward hipster is something I know well ;) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) After you mentioned that I tried some different trans-colored discs and even tried to make an olive on a toothpick but to no avail. (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words. As for cigarettes, I never said it was meant to make her look good ;) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) Ah, but the Lego tatoo on the forehead is the mark of the real cool guy... (URL) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) How did you get "ends justify the means" out of that? Wouldn't "ends justify the means" imply that it was their intent all along to lie to us? Isn't that precisely NOT what I said? (...) They didn't. You seem to think they did, though. I admit (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Reporting on LDView for Mac OS X
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(...) Neat. Let us know if you succeed. Is KDX same as KDE? I use Apple's X11 with KDE for stuff at school, so I'm somewhat familiar with it (from a user's perspective at least). I may see if I can get it to work too.. although I agree a native (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Peach sporadically unavailable
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(...) LOL!!! No way! He reformatted not only his old drive but the one used to back up his data? You have to admit, for a guy that seems to pride himself on having a clue, well, that's just too funny. Wow, so much for geek intuition, even *I* would (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Peach sporadically unavailable
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(...) I blame certain grad students in our lab who "demand" to have access to their "academic work" and such requested their storage directories be mounted on Peach instead of "being left to rot" while "their graduate degrees are put on hold". (My (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Peach sporadically unavailable
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(...) This is completely and totaly UNACCEPTABLE!!!! You have a job to do and your have failed! Every few hours I re-log on to check when the dinner is or re-read the FAQ.... sometimes I just re-download a lego demo video because i cant be bothered (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) Snip I don't think this is part of a plot or deliberately cooked up. If it was only this problem there would be no problem. There's a patern of poor decisions, misreading the consumer (AFOL and not) and inability to see when a mistake has been (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) First off if you look around some more you'll find there's a lot of people who agree with me as to Lego's actions. Second my view of the hobby isn't so ego-centric. Half the joy comes from sharing the hobby especilly with those who have years (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) Exactly I am trying to draw him out so he can see the point. If someone did something like this to him on a more personal level he'd problably be outraged. (...) Funny that the only people I've met that want to put on their brown shirts and (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) SNIP (...) The end justifies the means? (...) If their intent wasn't so then why did they present it as so? (...) If this wasn't part of a trend I have nothing to say. I find the color a curiosity, nothing I love. Nor am I an investor. The (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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In lugnet.lego, David Koudys wrote: SNIP (...) God bless that. Unfortunatly they are on a down hill path. This is undeniable, even TLC knows it. Nothing they have done so far has been able to turn it around. Possibly because they have failed to see (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Should the USB Tower have a light?
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There certainly is meant to be a green light. Can you check in your windows device manager - and tell us if you see the tower there. If it is there at all - is it there as "unknown" or with a red mark? Danny (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How do I power a long track?
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(...) Hey John, Thanks for the advice. I don't have any pictures posted yet, sorry. If I ever get that done, I'll post something about it. I kind of liked the idea suggested earlier about simply running two power lines from the same regulator to (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Boxing Day and the SEVENTH ROTS set. Spoiler Warning!!!
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(...) Two words: tank treads. -Tim (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Boxing Day and the SEVENTH ROTS set. Spoiler Warning!!!
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(URL) Set 7258 Wookiee Attack - An incredible land battle is underway on the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk. Can the brave Wookiees in their Dragon Flyer help the Jedi Knights regain control of the galaxy, or will the Corporate Alliance Droid be (...) (21 years ago, 27-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Whining and Pining
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I almost forgot to mention flesh colored minifigs and all these minifig painted heads. Two dots and a smile was all I needed... (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Lego Racers Pull Back motors
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Hi, I have two Lego Racers sets with pull back motor: 4585 - Nitro pulverizer: This one indicates a pullback motor #5 (color blue, gear box lever icon) (URL) - Jungle Monster: This set indicates a pullback motor #7 (color violet, pullback motor (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) The octopi were all black, and a bit out of scale, so they tried a red crab, apparently that had great impact on their mojo. Oh, hmmmmmm mojo, heck, that's it! (Light bulb!) (...) I won't blame my lack of skill, or the copious amount of rum in (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: Should the USB Tower have a light?
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(...) For free? If so you definitely got a great deal. (...) If you don't need to use the RIS 2.0 software it is possible to use the USB Tower by downloading the free LEGO Mindstorms SDK 2.5 from the LEGO website. (...) The green light only comes on (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) Maybe you shouldn't have been wearing it? I thought it's supposed to help the Leafs win, not the Red Wings. Were you wearing something red while you were playing? Did you have minifig fans toss an octopus or two onto the ice? It's way too (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: The Night Before the Night Before
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(...) snipped some babbling (...) snipped some more...... (...) For those of you waiting for the update, and hope at least there might be at least one, my team put in a gallant effort, and after 4 games I was down by 3. A return from that sort of (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: Should the USB Tower have a light?
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(...) Well, my serial tower has a green light inside the dark faceplate which comes on ...at computer bootup, at shutdown, and whenever it is communicating with the RCX. Jerry (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "The Great Lego 8653 Technic Enzo Ferrari Hoax"
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"The joke was terrible. If you were in sydney you would have been hit. However i believe this set is a worse joke. I have my reservations about the enzo, i agree it doesn't look like an enzo. In fact, i think this is not a LEGO set. there is no sign (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Coming to Kalamazoo
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(...) Info for people coming from out of town: Fanfare Sports & Entertainment 4415 S Westnedge Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49008 (269) 349-8866 "Plan B" Bilbo's Pizza in a Pan 6202 S Westnedge Ave Portage, MI 49002 (269) 323-8855 (...) See everyone tomorrow. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Johnny five robot
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Wow, it´s cool!!! My 10 year´s old daughter loved it! She just saw this movie last week and he is asking me if we could build it. Do you pretend do publish the mlcad dat file also? I really want to build it. Very nice work Patrick Levy "danny" (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Should the USB Tower have a light?
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Okay, brief history: I have an RCX 1.0 brick from a RIS 1.0 kit. Got a new laptop, no Serial port, called lego...they sent me a USB tower. USB tower needs 2.0 software (which I didn't have and wasn't available on shop.lego.com), called lego, they (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Johnny five robot
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(...) Well, for the MUX, see (URL) On my page there are many other interesting models and ideas: (URL) Johnny can follow a hand, a line, grab small objects, lift the torso and move the laser gun. I've not done a complex program yet. On Brickshelf, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Colours in MLCad/LDView
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(...) LDView 3.0 does support the ldconfig file. MLCad and L3P do not yet but support is in the development. -Orion (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: MPD Wizard 1.0b
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(...) Yikes! I'll fix this straight away. -Orion (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: MPD Wizard 1.0b [DAT]
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(...) Hello Orion, There is a big problem with quads in included parts, they lose their last 6 coordinates: 4 16 7 -5.412 -9 7 -5.412 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 is changed to 4 16 7 -5.412 -9 7 -5.412 9 7 -11 9 7 -11 -9 Similar problem with conditional lines: 5 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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(...) It IS a part that came in with recent updates, I think... the 2878 used to have all the stuff embedded in it. So that would explain why you might not be seeing it. It's in the parts subfolder under your LDraw installation point. As to how to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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Felix, this guy reminds me of that 80's Dire straights video for 'money for nothing'...not in terms of composition, but in style. Great job, you hipster dufus, and Happy new year. -Keith 'That ain't workin' (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: BrickCommander® 2004 Finale
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(...) Your praise is appreciated, Kyle! The LEGO rescue chopper indeed is a nice set. Actually it's one of the few sets I purchased myself in 2004. However, if you were ONLY after the canopy, I would recommend to buy single elements at bricklink. I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Bullfrog: My entry for the Military-Hover-Vehicle Contest
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Hi there I proudly present you the work of my x-mas weekend: The Bullfrog, a heavily armoured but agile Infantry-Support-Hover-Tank with high precision Twin Turbo-Laser. The vehicle goes for the small one-man class of the Military-Hover-Vehicle (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) I haven't seen any. But then, for some reason when people think scultpure they think bumps up. I don't understand why. The only thing I'd say I'm doing much different is taking lessons learned in .space and applying them to another area. But (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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SNIPPY (...) Hmm. Never thought of that one- probably because I don't have that part (though I do have the 1 x 8 versions of it)- I guess every builder's mind is configured somehow to work within his collection. Although I don't recall John Neal (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) A fitting exchange for the big headed martini-man... Girl Watcher #2: She wasn't even that attractive. But still out of my reach. A sad comment on my life. Girl Watcher #1: Yours and mine both. The good Lord gave me this body, and there ain't (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Night Owl
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(...) Kind words from the first lady of party! I find it interesting that the majority of folks who replied to this were people I had a great time with in DC. Makes me think those are fond memories for them as well. Felix (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | initial markdowns at one WM store
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One WM store I checked this morning had some sets on initial markdown. The toy dept manager told me there would most likely be more sets with price markdowns after the 'January reset' information is received. [LEGOSet 4504] marked to $75 [LEGOSet (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: How do I power a long track?
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(...) John, Two controlers on the same track? In the past, people have always said that two controlers on the same track was a bad idea. The explanation that was put forward was that the controler that was running at a slightly lower voltage would (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | [rtlToronto] Peach sporadically unavailable
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Hi folks, Peach will be sporadically up and down these next few days due to a malfunctioning SCSI disk subsystem. A new set of SCSI disks were added from a dying server, and those new disks are causing the old disks some grief. Either way, we'll (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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(...) No, I think he means how do you hold the wheels in place when you have taken them out of the holder. One of the most common techniques as I understand it is to use this piece: [LDrawPart 32028:0] You route the axle through the groove and then (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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(...) LOL, this makes me wonder if you've even seen a lego train :-P I did a brickshelf search, and this pic should clarify everything: (URL) metal axle is clearly visible in this pic. By pulling on the flanges of the wheels, the whole assembly (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Reporting on LDView for Mac OS X
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(...) Yeah, that is probably the source of all my current problems... I believe the Mac OS X LDView is version 1 (Alex Raftis wasn't sure what version of code he started with when he ported it). The current version is 3. I believe it is possible to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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This may sound stupid, but what does one use to hold the wheels in place? (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: On Xmas Day, a sixth ROTS set. Spoiler Warning!!!
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(...) Did you not get one for Xmas? Matt (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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(...) I think that's done with edge detection in POV or MegaPOV but I'm not sure. You could always ask him (or any other author of images you like). The problem I have with that approach is that parts of the same color blend together. take a look at (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Johnny five robot
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(...) (URL) is where you talk about the MUX, what I want to know is, do you attach the motor control wires to the screws on the side or what, and what size screws are they? (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Camião/Truck
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(...) Boas Festas também! (...) Ah, então aí vão eles: - Gosto dos pormenores de retrovisores e utensílios sobre os guarda-lamas frontais; - Bom detalhe com as suspensões (?) traseiras; - E pára-brisas, cadê ele??? :-D (Posso sugerir um panel 1x2x2 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Johnny five robot
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(...) Wow, that's a beautiful piece of work! I think you nailed the look quite nicely. Can you tell us more about the multiplexor and the light sensor you did? Also, what did you decide to program him in? Spotlighted, thanks for sharing! (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Coming to Kalamazoo
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(...) I'd be able to come as well, I'm up in this freaking cold in A2 this week! The 27th would be good. -Jason (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Just build.....
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(...) I don't think the mood here is "LEGO can do no wrong", nor should it be. Constructive feedback is good and LEGO should welcome it. However the mood here, (my read only on this) is that there is less tolerance for people repeating the same (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Happy Holidays = LEGO under the tree
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(...) Between the three of us this year, we made out pretty well. To Me: 628 - Extra Large Grey Baseplate (Can't have enough of these) + 630 - Brick Separator (Handiest piece ever made) + 4790 - Alpha Team Robot Diver (In my stocking) + 4851 - The (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX)
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| | Re: Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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(...) Hi Sebastian, Yes, thats correct, it is the 'train wheels 2' sans the *@$$% holder. As for your second question, in MLCAD, the wheels without the holder are just that- wheels without the holder. Whats missing is a metal axle which connects the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How do I power a long track?
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(...) The GMLTC has this problem in our 'small' (approximately 100 feet of track) loop, because our larger 8-wide trains are heavy and we really work the motors hard. Our solution? Add another speed regulator! We put one at each end of the dogbone, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: How do I power a long track?
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(...) If that's causing the trouble, there's a couple of things you can do. Clean the contacts with a pencil eraser to remove dirt, finger oils, and surface corrosion. Carefully apply a little bit of "contact conditioner", available at computer and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Replacement Firmware Released
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(...) With new timer resolution and fine motor power control, will RCX control SERVO MOTORS with precision? I tried to learn PBforth, but I prefer NQC. It would be great! (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Two queries: How-to for loco wheels and which app did this?
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I've been tinkering with diesel-electric bogies in MLCAD, and I'm having trouble getting the effect I want; the Train Wheel Holder 9V, while nice for quick and dirty generic bogies, just gets in the way when you're actually trying to do something (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Primo
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Auguroni a tutti voi spero che abbiate fatto incetta di Lego.... Non mangiate troppo!!!! ciao GAetano (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Review of Lego Creator Show at David Jones, Sydney.
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Hello all, (...) Afterburner: You may remember that we were not able to research the origins of (URL) this model>, but after almost a year I've (accedentally) found the location of the buiding: The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. This is (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: Camião/Truck
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Um feliz Natal e bom Ano Novo para todo o pessoal tb! Gostei bst da frente do camião e da parte de trás. só falta vermos algumas das aplicações... :). a opção de 6-wide foi perfeita! a parte do condutor é q acho um pouco desabrigada :(, mas nada de (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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Is it currently possible to change the colors (and edges) used to render ldraw colors in MLCad and LDView? From what i have read on other threads, LDraw includes the LDConfig.ldr but nothing supports/uses it yet. I wanted to change the lovely black (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad)
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Dunno if it's been mentioned before, but the S@H catalog is now available at google.com: (URL) you should go via (URL) as the above URL will probably change for each catalog. They also have past catalogs available via that link, back to Sept 2001. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.services)
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| | Re: Whining and Pining
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(...) We should make our voices be heard, because even if we're not Lego advisors the company thinks enough of us to have some presence here. If they change things and no one says anything, then they will take it as a sign that everything's ok or (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Just build.....
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In short, I agree with most of the things written in the post, and agree that perhaps the best way to deal with everything is to "Just Build" but the one thing that I am having a problem with is the following: (...) The many problems that have (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Johnny five robot
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Hi. I've just finished a Johnny Five model with Lego Mindstorms. Check it out! (URL) Danny (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics) !
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| | Whining and Pining
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Looky here, I have sat here and read all these posts about how we need to stop whining about The Lego Company. The latest is that we should "just build". That is all fine and dandy, but it is painfully obvious the changes in TLC all seem to be (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | First experience with LEGO Mosaic
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I ordered a LEGO Mosaic recently, and had a few thoughts about how life and LEGO are alike in some ways. Anybody interested in reading some meandering philosophy on mosaics, LEGO, and getting old can read (and see some photos) of my custom-designed (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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| | Re: Happy Holidays = LEGO under the tree
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This was a pretty good Christmas (LEGO-wise) for my whole family. Between me, my wife, and our two boys we ended up with [LEGOSet 4335] [LEGOSet 8800] [LEGOSet 8799] [LEGOSet 4505] x2 [LEGOSet 4506] [LEGOSet 4507] [LEGOSet 10149] [LEGOSet 3618] (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickMechs: The Ripper and the Jolly Reaper
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(...) When I build these 'Mechs (thus far at least), I build them for gaming at cons and such where I want anyone to be able to use them. It's still possible to build Mechs with rotating hips... the geometry of mounting them to the 8x8 plate gets a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) (2 URLs) Toa Hordika Whenua> (2 URLs) Prehistoric Creatures> Since I don't really care for the look of the new Toa Hordika (although my kids dig 'em big time)... (2 URLs) Problem solved. (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX)
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| | Re: Shade, Mech for the SnowLeopard Clan Ninjas
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(...) Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about! (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickCommander® 2004 Finale
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(...) bought a rescue chopper set to get the canopy, and made my own (URL) hover gunship>. (Not MW related, but inspired by the Skadi) The new Atlas is very true to the MW4 version, as well as the MC II Atlas. And the Christmas picture with the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickMechs: The Ripper and the Jolly Reaper
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Peter F. Guenther wrote: snip At first I didn't have a lot of excitement for this series from a MOC standpoint (although the game could be quite cool) because I felt the lack of both hip splay and pivot would limit the pose (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Well, what I got, I put up for offer in my Bricklink store. Does that sound bad? I came up with a personal axiom for myself this past year, which is, "when you are in debt, you really own nothing." I am close to being free of debt, though - (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004)
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| | After x-mas sale
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I'm having an after x-mas sale in my Brickenplate Bricklink store so I can pay off some x-mas expenses. Take a look at what's on offer and the price: (URL) [LEGOSet 4852] $23.00 [LEGOSet 7418] $23.00 [LEGOSet 4513] $40.00 [LEGOSet 7035] $37.00 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: Christmas MOC: Overgrown Vignette!
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(...) Hey Jail, What a wonderful snotty Christmas, I love the tree construction and how lovely it looks all decked out with lights. The fireplace design and the rug on the floor is interesting and well executed. I sure hope that package he is (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Happy Holidays = LEGO under the tree
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(...) 3 figs and a shuttle pilot keyring from secret santa. ROSCO (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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A builder can always change the color scheme. The more important thing is your design, which, as always, is excellent. "James Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:I96rsI.xuD@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Happy Holidays = LEGO under the tree
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(...) Happy Holidays to you as well, It was a lovely Lego HAUL for me son and I. Andy "Blue Brick" (my oldest) received a motor set, a rotation sensor, 2 Mars Exploration Rover sets (7471), and NBA Challenge (3432). For me, the lego gifts started (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX)
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(...) None (not that I was expecting any :) Although thats why they invented post xmas sales :) (21 years ago, 25-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004)
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