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For quite a while now I had the intention to build a model of the former British Rail EM2 class engine (built specifically for the Woodhead route with it's 1500V DC system), later bought by the Dutch Railways during the engine shortage late 1960's (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Really, the only thing defining a "module space" is a flat L & R edge, and no part of the module extending more than 32 studs from the front edge of the input bin "zone" - the footprint need not be remotely rectangular, nor is there a set (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Bricks online survey - results...
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(...) Richard/Jake, I know there have been a lot of community related things happening lately, but have any recent developements been made on this or the bulk program in general? thanks in advance. Jonathan (longing for bulk grey/bley 2x2 tiles) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: RTL R(whatever)
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(...) That's exactly what came to mind when I read it too!! Just not quite sure exactly what the actual competition aspect would be? All we need now is for Calum to come up with a witty title at 3am, and we're good to go :) And following the mantra (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Sure enough, that'll happen. What about the sawdust envy that LEGO soccer balls will inevitably suffer from? Ed (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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we NEED to do this as a GAME!!! (URL) dont want to say too much, otherwise Steve might steal the ideas and use them at BF'05. :) good job steve! Chris I got ~MY~ beauty sleep, whats yor excuse? (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) YOUR all a bunch of freaks! 3 am. BAH!! I'd make snide comments about "beauty sleep", and lack there of, but such subtletys might go over peoples heads. Dont you and Calum have JOBS or something??? Chris. GOOD NIGHT!!!! (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Or someone who owns a soccer ball could measure it and publish the size. Most craft stores sell a selection of little wooden balls. It might be cheaper to buy a few about the right size rather than paying to mail genuine Lego ones? Of course, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Cool - That works for me :) Steve - on the page it says "The IN basket should be 10 studs by 10 studs (outside dimension) with an 8x8 opening, and should be 10 bricks (beams) tall." and "Each module should be able to accept balls at an average (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) I read that, I just decided to be a little more apparent, as in 'Gee Steve, send me some balls!' ;) I have a grande total of, wait for it... 1 soccer ball, and it came with my Brickfest '04 set. At your convenience, of course :) Dave K (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) To clarify--are we allowed to use 2 'module spaces' if we want? As well, I notice that the train ran along 'outside' the designated module area--is that allowed as well? Do we then have to get permission from our neighbouring module owners to (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Hidden somewhere on the page above, it says I can suppily you with soccer balls. Thanks to Christina, I have exactly enough to suppily EVERYONE with soccer balls. If I run short, I'll just talk with Larry... :) And, for the record, the you are (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My Second MOC
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(...) It's elemental, my dear George. It's called "HOG"-- Hand Of God JOHN (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) This is fantastic. The movie is well worth the download, because if the words don't encourage, the pictures certainly will. If enough people sign up, we'll need a seperate GBC room :) JB (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Oh My Goodness!!! I'm so there for this!!! This looks like the funnest thing to happen to RCX's since rtl events. Where does one purchase 20-30 soccer balls? Dave K (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | The Great Ball Contraption
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In an attempt to provide Technic & Mindstorms builders the same cooperative building opportunity that's available to Moonbase, Castle, and Town/Train builders at Brickfest, we present to you: The Great Ball Contraption. When it's assembled at (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Mathematical assistance please
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(...) Hi Lars. Hey, I've got an idea. Stop adding new features (for a little while) and just release it. ;^) Pretty please with extra sugar? (...) Nifty solution, but what if someone looks down the hose and sees it's all blocked up with spheres so (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: GR-Destroyer
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(...) Is that an unintentional Macross 7 parade? :D Great job. Do you have any photo with the eyes lighted up? Right now it looks like it got no eyes. (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Sets to build the El Capitan (Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level)
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(...) James, Thanks for putting this together! Hope it wasn't too much trouble. I find this Peeron feature to be very powerful. Now to figure out how to get those split-level train baseplates... not going to be easy... Thanks Again! -Paul (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 3 am
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(...) I actually went to sleep around 2:20 :) Whoops. Calum (21 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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