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(...) It is a capability of NQC but I was mistaken about the Mac version of NQC. It currently does not support the Spybotics target when the USB tower is used. One of the first changes I made when I took over NQC was to add the ability for NQC to (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: RCX IR Transceiver Circuit
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(...) Indeed, you probably had something wrong there: I checked the battery of a serial tower I didn't use for a very long time, it was still fully charged. Philo (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Re: Play Table $100 at SamsClub (YMMV)
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(...) I bought one of these for my wife's Dr's Office. She has a play area for the kids. The come unassembled and you have to put them together. I just wanted to say that I was very impressed by the workmanship and sturdiness of the table/chairs. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Explorovore
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(...) I'll say! This totally rocks, Nik and I were laughing our heads off... Little Shop of Horrors meets Spaceman Spiff! Is it just me or: - Am I the only one that thinks this whole sequence would make a great stop motion or LDraw animation? - did (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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SNIP (...) I like those! Thanks. Ed (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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(...) I've used the small square-ish foam takeout hinged lid containers used to hold sandwiches and such as an alternative to those tippy bowls. Just lay out the container flat to get two conjoined ~5" square sorting bins, or seperate them at the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Post Christmas Shopping
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(...) However, the mars rover is missing one of its tyres (all 6 wheels are there but only 5 tyres), hopefully LEGO can send me one :) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Post Christmas Shopping
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What I have picked up: 4514 World City Crane at the MYER 1-day 30% off sale for $28 7471 Mars Rover for $50 at K-Mart 4666 Jack Stone police car for $6 (yes it was full price :) from K-Mart. (I wanted the tr-dk-blue bits :) 4480 Jabbas Palace from (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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(...) The only time I do is when I drop something and it hits the edge of a bowl... then it tends to catapult things all over the room. Not Pretty. Don't worry, Larry, it's not like I'm eyeing those sorting trays you lent me or anything... =) Peter (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Pieces Missing from 4094 Motor Movers sets
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(...) [ ... snipped ... ] My son received the 10134 UCS Y Wing for Christmas and it too is missing parts. It is missing all of the 68mm redish-brown flex tubes and all of the dark grey flex tubes. It did have the shorter redish-brown flex tubes. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Pieces Missing from 4094 Motor Movers sets
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I bought several 4094 Motor Movers sets, since I have a use for the motors. Two of the sets were each missing a piece. One was missing a red 1x2 thin technic liftarm: (URL) and the other a tan modified tile 1x2 Grill with bottom groove / lip: (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Explorovore
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(...) ?!? "battleship, space station or moonbase module" !?! Ok, what are you up to...? Dear God, I love you. I'm sort of imagining Classic-Space meets Starship Troopers. Sick and wrong. Keep it up. Mark (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: RCX IR Transceiver Circuit
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(...) I can verify the data on all but the zener and 6Cp transistor. I intended to put it in a text file with the diagram, but I'll add it to the diagram instead. The 1Kp and 3Kp transistors have equivalents of BC548B and BC558B, which are common (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, FTX)
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| | Re: RCX IR Transceiver and Sensor Port Circuits
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(...) Stef, Please feel free to include my schematic in your page. Perhaps it fills a couple of gaps left by those already there. Mark (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Good Grief! It's Snoopy
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(...) larger than mine. I did see the megabloks one, and I thought that was was a bit too bulky looking FWIW.. (...) Heh. :) I'm sure my dad (who is a major Snoopy fan) would love it. He wanted to know if I could build him one, so it looks like I'm (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: Good Grief! It's Snoopy
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(...) Very stable. It's weighted in the back because the head is naturally nose-heavy. I made sure of that, because I build the head first. My brickshelf folder has some build pics if you're interested: (URL) Did you use a 4x4 turntable there as (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: Good Grief! It's Snoopy
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(...) Thanks :) The problem I had originally building the head was making the eyes visible from the front view as well as the profile. Hinges are wonderful to build with :) -Anne (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Peter, Nice job on the table. I too noticed that your sorting space could be much better utilized. I use these for storing model rocket parts during assembly. They are relatively cheap, $1 for 3 small or 2 large. I get them from a local (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) I use the Meijer workalike versions of these and have been quite pleased. I like that they are sturdy enough to be stackable and to hold a bit of weight. They are spendier but they seem worth it. Do you have trouble with those bowls tipping (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: Explorovore
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(...) There's something wrong with you. Or something very right. I can't tell. Awesome concept, creepy backstory, excellent execution. MORE! Soren (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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(...) Yeah, they're great on those two criteria, but being round, they're an awful use of space. Doesn't anyone make square disposable bowls?!? I know there are some GladWare options but those are pricier and still somewhat rounded. I'm thinking (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) This is laughable. It would be near impossible for a company to make a press release disappear. When comapnies issue press releases they go out over the wire and news sources pick them up. So if LEGO did remove a copy of a press release form (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | looking for PRIMO sets/bricks for my new baby-
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Hi folks! yes the pirate wench Minx is back, and due to have my first baby in the next few weeks. I have been hunting on ebay trying to purchase the LEGO PRIMO sets and most of the primo sets are only in england so if anyone has a new or lightly (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Shiny new things
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(...) Good gravy Soren! I've been watching these moderate on BS and wondered. Wow, you've been busy. My fav of the bunch would be the Fuchikima Special with the "eye" done with tubing. Of course the machine gun bursts on the Hurricane are an awesome (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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(...) This all sounds crazy --- but hey, it's a big world with lots of crazies! The average retailer would die for a customer who steadily $500 to $1500, espeically week after week. Heck, a customer like would get special treatment most places. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: RCX e batterie
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(...) Ciao. Per quel che ne so, hai fatto bene! (...) Nessun problema. Compra le pile più "capienti", cioè quelle con una capacità superiore a 2.000 mAh. Ormai si trovano le stilo AA da 2.400 mAh, e qualcuno dichiara anche 2.500... La capacità è (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Has anyone made an American 4-4-0 with BBB wheels?
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(...) Thanks for the exclamation point, and, yep, you got the piston thing right. I wanted a round cylinder. In the picture that I was using, the cylinder looked like a cylinder with a box on top. I choose to emphasize the cylinder instead of the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains)
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| | How big does my shelf need to be...?
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Howdy, My wife got me a Star Destroyer for Christmas and I am looking to put it together, but I figured I should have a proper place to store it once assembly is complete. My home office is full of Lego and I have some free wall space, so I was (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 7235 Police Motorcycle
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(...) Thank you Eric for this review and for the parts scan! I find very nice the double language for the stickers (I love the white/green "Polizei" cars from Germany!). Don't you think that this motorbike is a little bit in a greater scale than the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) <snip> (...) Why did reps form TLC state that it was 'the last chance'? Did they do it because they were marketing a limited set as a collector item (a la numbered Santa Fe), or was the 'last chance' only due to a limitation of coloured Maersk (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Explorovore
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(...) Augh, in space no one can hear you scream "Leave my classic Galaxy Explorer alone!". Great idea and implementation, Brian, thanks! George (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Köpa lego från USA
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Hej, du betalar ingen tull eller moms när du handlar från privatpersoner. (Det beror alltså på hur de skickar prylarna... Är de registrerade som företag så blir det moms och tull) PayPal har funkat bra för mig, jag har ett "slask-konto" som jag har (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: more detailed Status (of File) in Parts Tracker?
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(...) And in the past, I believe replies have universally disagreed with your position. Just to be clear, let me restate my position: Blindly ignoring unofficial fixes to subfiles would allow the PT to certify files for release that reviewers would (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Servo Motor Control
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(...) Dick, I am very eager to see this! For a long time, I've been trying to do exactly this with limited success. Can you elaborate a bit on what you did code-wise to achieve this? Iain (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: using MacNQC with Spybotics via USB Tower
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(...) I'd not heard this - do you use a fiber optic cable between the USB tower and the Spybot, or just place the Spybot port near the little green light on the UBS tower? I currently use a Serial-to-USB adapter, but another solution would be (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) 230 proves that it's not as cut and dry as you'd like it to be. This is another bad decision that will alienate more customers and financialy they can not afford to be doing so. With a little thought a new supply of (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) Obviously at this point the press release has been pulled. I was virtuly identical as the post Jake put up acting as a representitive of TLC. It was also marketed so by SHO and the "limited" aspect was played up there more than anywhere. (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) I'd say "LAST CHANCE" pretty much locks that up. SNIP "If" there were a way to stop Bin Laden from causing (...) I really don't get all of these u-turns in the name of whatever but since you bring it up "IF" Bill Clinton had taken Bin Laden (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | The Ninth ROTS set. Spoiler Warning!!!
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ROTS Set 7260 Wookiee Catamaran - (URL) Chewbacca and their Wookiee and Jedi friends battle to protect the planet of Kashyyyk against invasion, and only the Wookiee Catamaran can turn the tide! What role will the Clone Swamp Speeder play in the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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(...) Looks nice and useful. I'm going to have to build some display and build tables for my lego room soon, so it's nice to see what others have done to get ideas. I had forgotten that you use those dixie bowls for sorting. I like them because (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Explorovore
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On Christmas I reconstructed a Galaxy Explorer from my 25 year old Lego collection and had some fun with it. ---...--- In the Classic Space era, thousands of Galaxy Explorer ships were produced and dispatched into the far reaches of space. This was (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.space) !!
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| | Re: W le pile!!!
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(...) Mia moglie li ha trovati in allegato alle pile Duracell al supermercato Iperal di Lecco. Non ho riscontri da altre parti. Già in passato c'era stata un iniziativa simile con i personaggi del basket. Non so fin dove arrivi l'Iperal, ma da quel (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Discounts
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Are there any Lugnet or ILTCO discounts at S@H. If so what is the discount code? Lester (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: W le pile!!!
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Ciao Marco ma questi set si trovano in Italia in questo periodo??? vorrei trovarli.. grazie GAetano "Marco Chiappa" <chmarlego@nospam-yahoo.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:I9GBMA.uHt@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Dismantling old style pneumatic cylinders?
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(...) Work 'em a few cycles and see if that helps. Otherwise it might be the rubber seals that are stiffening from age. Sucking some sort of lubrication into the piston is quite feasable. Also to lube the shaft. Opening them w/o destruction is not (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: limp-in mode
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(...) Why? Am I being evicted? ;) As long as I have a place for you to crash Janey, you have a place to crash. No worries there. Dave K -who looks around his pad, and with 2 beds, a pull out, and two very comfy-for-sleeping couches, can sleep alotta (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Altre novità 2005 --> GRU
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(...) altri link per incredibili gru: (URL) l'incredibile (URL) illustra come costruire un megacingolo veramente impressionante! ...quasi quasi corro a contare quante giunture ho... Dino Baldi (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Lego e Beatles
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Complimenti per la tua collezione. Ho molto apprezzato le foto della tua "Creation-Room" su Brickshelf (anch'io sono un fan di Guerre Stellari!). Scrivo questo inutile post (ed anche fuori tema), perche' sono rimasto molto colpito da uno dei tuoi (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: RCX e batterie
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biffuz ha scritto: (...) Ok, hai ragione, mi tengo pronto a scrivere un messaggio di auguri alle 24,00 del 31 dicembre :-) Saluti Giuliano (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | programmare rcx
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mi aiutate? mi serve un corso accelerato.... dove la trovo una guida in italiano? uso bricx command center come editor... (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: RCX e batterie
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Ciao a tutti. anzitutto buon natale e felice anno pieno di lego! per ovviare al problema delle pile ricaricabili volevo usare 8 pile da 1,2 volt...tot 9,6 usando il pacco batteria di un modello radiocomandato. naturalmente solo per le prove a casa (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: limp-in mode
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(...) Uh oh, looks like I need to find a new place to crash when I come down to the train show. Janey "Looking for a cheap hotel, Red Brick" (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: help/tip for building strange forms
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(...) things like this is Erik Olson's (URL) spheroid generator>. You could probably get some decent shapes by playing with that and plaster them together in LDraw. I hope you have a (URL) LOT> (URL) of> (2 URLs) plates> in the same color for this (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Project Building and Sorting Table
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(...) Clearly the optimum table size and construction depends a lot on how you sort and store you LEGO and what you build. Although we once again have lots of our standard club tables in handy sizes like 30 x 60 and 30 x 30 so we can set up as many (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: MPD Wizard 1.0b
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(...) That's a great suggestion. It gives me something to work on when I fly back home on Thursday. -Orion (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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In lugnet.lego, David Eaton wrote: <snip> (...) I forgot all about this ine--TLC can't win one way or the other. Nice catch Larry and Dave. (...) As Dave just stated--there was no 'word' given--just the statement of facts that at the time were (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:I9GuDD.nKo@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) we've (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Neither of these posts by LEGO employees is a Press Release. If these posts are what Ken is referring to as (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) I'm not sure it qualifies as an actual "press release", but what I think we've been referring to is Jake's post on Lugnet: (URL) the post on 1000steine, which supposedly had very similar content: (URL) almost vaugely remember this set being on (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) Yeah, but what they said was true. "This is a small run too – only 14,000 total, with 10,000 coming to Shop At Home." It *WAS* a small run, and it *WAS* limited to 14K, and 10K *DID* go to S@H. Please point out the exact error in the phrase, (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: limp-in mode
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) Yeah we get it--Calum propped up a puppet king whilst he makes all the decisions and rules behind the scenes. But if ya want a liitle 'aw shucks--glad Chris is around', then 'aw shucks, (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Lego Racers at CN Tower?
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(...) I know the guy who designed and maitained alot of the LX (lighting for you non-theatre-tech freeks) Ian, once gave me a tour. Lots of cool stuff, but basically just an amusement park ride. Chris (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: limp-in mode
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(...) NOW do you people get it!!! I am the leader... geesh! yet I'm still not feel'n the love. (sigh) Chris (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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"Marc Nelson Jr." <legomarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I9G985.CzI@lugnet.com... (...) stores (...) the (...) This is fairly easy to verify; KB Toys has posted the list of stores scheduled to close. The list is here: (URL) Either that, or (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Post Christmas Shopping
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(...) And one of those mini knight buses went for $39 on ebay last week... Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Clearing out some excess sets
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Hello everyone! I've decided to make some room, so I reopened my BrickLink store. I listed some sets I'd like to get rid of, and also started to list parts that I have excess of. My store is: (URL) for looking! Scott Member 718 (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Project Building and Sorting Table
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Off and on for the past week I've been building a table for my Lego room: (URL) info: The total table area is 48"x48". There's a building area of 30"x40" with area on two sides of it for either part sorting or for easy availability of parts being (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.storage) !
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| | Re: using MacNQC with Spybotics via USB Tower
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(...) It is possible with NQC 3.0 a1. I believe that the very latest release of MacNQC includes this capability, but I may be mistaken. Normally you use the serial cable that comes with the Spybot. I know I have downloaded programs to my Spybot (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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"Ken Nagel" <knandjn@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I9GHGE.1z3u@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) be (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Where is this press release you refer to? I looked for a copy of the press release on LEGO.com was unable to (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | using MacNQC with Spybotics via USB Tower
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Anyone know if it is possible to download programs to a Spybotics unit using MacNQC with a USB Tower? We have been able to download to an RCX with no problem but not the Spybot. Any help appreciated. (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Errors while installing brickOS 0.2.6.10
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(...) These two installers offer the brickOS beginner an extremely easy way to get Cygwin and the necessary cross compilers installed on a Win32 system as well as all the brickOS files (and LeJOS files also). If you download and run these two (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Set 4518 - erros no inventário da caixa?
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Olá, Comprei hoje um set 4518, a caixa com as 300 peças extra, e estive a conferir o conteúdo. Ou pelo menos a parte das peças que não são extra :-) Notei que havia três discrepâncias: - vinham dois slope brick 45 2x2 inverted em amarelo (em vez dos (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| | Re: BBB wheels
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(...) Just to clarify, yes they are usable, but at over 600K and 10000 lines each, they use some serious resources when rendering. I unfortunately don't have a computer with a huge amount of resources, and I don't think it's necessary. I assume they (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Show me the monkey?
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(...) That sucks. But maybe you can reconstruct at least part of it based on the archive I linked to above? (21 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | help/tip for building strange forms
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I have seen some pictures on Brickshelf of buildings with strange formed roofs or strange shaped walls like this: (URL) I want to build a model of a building from my hometown that also have a strange formed roof. You can see some picture of it here: (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Shiny new things
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I like the 3 pinchers on the steering wheels for the hands/grabbers of Fuchikoma. I don't think I've ever seen it done that way before. Fuzzy (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Mac MPD Utility 1.2.1
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Hello folks! I'm pleased to announce Mac MPD Utility (MMU, to coin an acronym) has been updated to version 1.2.1, which adds a few new features and a bit of resilience to the 1.2 look. You can download this 50k behemoth at: (URL) metadata is fixed (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: A Community Problem (Was: Re: 10152 Update)
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(...) SNIP (...) Because that is what they said and words mean things. (...) "If" doesn't much matter as "if" wasn't true so they chose to market it as a limited set. The new color (that they took back) doesn't matter as that was to be a diffrent (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: LEGO-decorated Christmas Tree
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(...) A local charity event has small decorated Christmas trees auctioned off as part of their fundraising efforts. I used a 4' artificial tree and decorated it with ornaments made using two different years of advent calendars (add wire hangers), (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | Re: BBB wheels
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(...) I too have used them without any noticable problems. I don't know how efficiently modelled they are but they are quite a complicated (in terms of amount of faces) part. Tim (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] Peach sporadically unavailable
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(...) Youch. (...) Holds his stones. (...) Woohoo!!! ROSCO (running XP SP2 on his desktop) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: limp-in mode
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(...) The funny bit is that the 'puter in the '88 Dodge is one of the first, and there's no external plug-in for diagnosis--you can only read the engine light flashes to know what's going inside there... (...) I've been trying to get my company to (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Shiny new things
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(URL) Tachikoma Special> (URL) Hoverbikes> (URL) Fuchikoma Special> (URL) Hurricane MkII> (URL) Small Arms> (URL) BGC Hardsuit 04> Enjoy! Soren (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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(...) That would not surprise me at all. Some of the shipping cartons for stuff that Dollar General got last year, left me with the impression that it *may* have been stuff originally consigned to KB. Likewise, a DM from CVS told me that some of the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Meets and greets from Vancouver?
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(...) Joseph, a fellow from out west (VLC) mentioned he met someone from rtlToronto here. Anyways, I guess Joseph says "Hi!" Calum (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | W le pile!!!
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Questa sera arrivo a casa dopo una giornata di lavoro abbastanza distruttiva e cosa trovo? 3 confezioni di pile Duracell con annessi 3 mini-set Lego gentilmente offerti dalla mia mogliettina!! I set sono: (URL) sarà sentita in colpa di non avermi (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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(...) If the store happens to be KBToys, they have a website with consumer information that also lists the stores that are slated to be closed during 2005. (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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In lugnet.general, Michael Hall wrote: (interesting story...) Hard to believe, even for KB. I thought they actually sold OVER retail in some cases? TRU used to give a small discount if you bought over 1000 USD at a time, if you knew to ask for it. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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(...) Well, that's certainly wacky, but I can offer one possible interpretation based upon my limited experience in retail. I worked at a small game/hobby store from 97 through 99 that sold a lot of role-playing games (among other stuff). One (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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In lugnet.general, Michael Hall wrote: SNIP (...) I've noticed recently that a few of the nearby KB locations (in Baltimore/Central MD) have looked really empty. My guess is that these stores are on the chopping block for closure - although this has (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: First experience with LEGO Mosaic
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(...) Yep, pretty sure. I was surprised too. They sent old light gray, the new light gray (bley) and the old dark gray as three distinct shades (image below, black not shown). To be sure, I checked the bley against my mini SD set, which was one of (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Johnny five robot
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(...) Hi Danny, I' ve just seen your Johnny Five model and that' s really great !!!! Your own electronic parts, very good looking design, good LEGO knowledge..... WELL DONE !! I especially like the design, you are an artist :-) Chris. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh, what the hay. I don't want to get any of the employees at the stores in trouble, because they are all really friendly and great people, but I will release the store name anyway. The assistant manager, who is my favorite, is leaving anyway. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: First experience with LEGO Mosaic
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On your webpage you mention the following colours: "white, light gray, bley, dark gray and black". Are you sure that one of the colours is the new colour? Remarkable; I thought they would do a colour-change with all the greys at the same time. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) For a while, they were sending lots of sets and I was buying a good deal of them. The shelves weren't close to empty and I would leave some for the kids to buy. For some reason, that changed about three or four weeks ago, when they stopped (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I agree with Dave, this is crazy, I think it might even be considered silly or rediculous. If you are actually paying retail as you say I can't see why they would care how much you bought. From your description I have to assume this is either (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What does RCX stand for?
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(...) TLC thinks so too: (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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(...) This seems extrmemly odd to me. Based on other posts you have made to LUGNET, I will assume that it is either TRU or KB. TRU can be a little funky at times, and I think KB is on the way out anyway. A small town toy store would not likely have (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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(...) Wow, that's CRAZY. I guess maybe I could see them worried about the stocking situation-- since IIRC Toys R Us managers can't control their inventory, they just get what's sent to them (assuming this is TRU or some store with a similar policy). (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Lego Racers at CN Tower?
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I noticed this in the paper today: (URL) Lego Racers at the CN Tower. Did anyone remember the Tour of the Universe ride they had there? I thought the theming was really well done--they had these cool tickets which looked just like real airplane (...) (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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| | Interstellar Legionnaires
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Hello everyone, I've been working on this custom faction for a while now and finally I have finished my first ship for it. The Interstellar Legionnaires Class C Medium Support. Preview: (URL) Gallery: (URL) PLMKWYT! Chris Perron (21 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, FTX) !
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