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You could also print your own stickers or decals (on white or clear) with just the "right" gray. SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Differenze tra i Ris (1.0 1.5 2.0)
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Il Tue, 11 Jan 2005 07:15:27 GMT, Giuliano ha scritto: (...) Quelli non sono 1.0 ma 1.5. Infatti quando uscì la versione 1.5 del RIS c'era scritto 1.5 sulla scatola e la dotazione era diversa da quella del 1.0, ma l'RCX continuava a riportare 1.0 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | RE: More EOE Ships
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(...) functional for pirate warfare gaming, but they're also pretty historically accurate in design features, too. Great job!. (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Whoops! Sorry! Hey everyone, please check out my Mecha, made with up to 60% real LEGO bricks: (URL) simple, but I had fun designing them. Thanks! (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) ... (...) So, I'm at home with a sick boy, today, which has given me time to rebuild my stepper module (already 10 studs wide) and it's now 32 studs long. It will turn the stream right or left, go straight, it runs right at 1 bps (actually 4 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Who is building a ministacker?
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(...) Finally something for the self-proclaimed king to take care of! Chris making Calum take care of all the mundane stuff, now ol' leader has to do sumtin! Dave K (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) rtlToronto's old was painted grey. It was stolen by thieves. The new one is unpainted, but will have two corners painted, 18x18" square, within a few weeks. Calum (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | More EOE Ships
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Greetings all! Over the I built a new ship, and improved on two more. The new ship is the aviseo, a small messenger ship made from the small pirate ship in the 4 Juniors line. The other two ships of note here are the brig and the xebec. I finally (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) Lay off, x-fut. That does not excuse your slander. Thanks a lot, I never said horrible things about you like that. Can't you see. Just leave me alone. e (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: New NQC API for RCX-Spybot or RCX-RC communication
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(...) I forgot to include a few #defines: #define SERIAL_PACKET_RC 0 // default #define SERIAL_PACKET_SPYBOT 0 #define SERIAL_COMM_RC 7 // 4800/76KHZ/25% #define SERIAL_COMM_SPYBOT 7 // was SERIAL_COMM_4800 + SERIAL_COMM_76KHZ The RC function, by (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Does that mean that you share cigarettes with your friends? I'm not a smoker, but I guess I agree that sharing is nice. Dave! (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yes, they will be painted onto the starting squares, they will be 18x18". No we have not done this--I just sent a note to Chris about this last night :) Calum (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) That was a joke. Not a character attack. I make stupid jokes, and I make them frequently. I'm sorry if you can't recognize that. "Butt buddies"? Nice. Adrian (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Who wants to take a trip?
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Billund, I hear, is nice in April ;) (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Who is building a ministacker?
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(...) Count me in. -Greg (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEGODirect - AFOL LEGO Mindstorms tournament
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cari fratelloni in "tempesta di mente", inoltro il messaggio da parte di jan per quanto riguarda il torneo mindstorms w. (...) Dear LEGO and Mindstorms enthusiasts, I will remind you once again that the last day for register to take part in our AFOL (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Command Bunker SN45 MOC
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(...) Marc, Thanks for your comments,... you are totally right, the lights don't fit the scene. I will improve them next time. Yeah, 4790 is a cool set... The Real Canadian Superstore up here suddenly received massive amounts of the 2002 alpha team (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Vårträff?
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(...) Och jag som tänkte föreslå Great Ball Contraption (se lugnet.robotics)... (21 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | LEGODirect - Messaggio da parte di Jake McKee
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cari fratellini in abiesse, jake mckee di legodirect si scusa per non avercela ancora fatta ad incontrarci e ci propone un orgia legoatica tutta azzura per quest'anno. vuole sapere se siamo interessati. w. ps. il vicepresidente mi comunica che per (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Command Bunker SN45 MOC
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(...) Well, what can one do with a 1978 50 stud baseplate and not many pieces? I'm surprised no one noticed the soothing mixture of old light gray, new light gray, old dark gray, new dark gray... oh yeah and black. So yeah, the Fifth Conspiracy does (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) -snip- (...) -snip- (...) Here is just one example of you assaulting my character behind my back. Please stop and go pick on someone else. I have absolutely nothing to do with you and you still find something nasty to say and kick around with (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Who is building a ministacker?
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(...) I got confused by that. too. The rules say pained corners, and using Dave's playfield, plain plywood, 8x8. I thought Daves was 4x4, and painted grey. Thought RTl's was 8x8 painted grey... what is it? -Rob A. (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 9 ft Television Tower
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SNIPPY Long time no build! Newer builders like Matthew and myself are in awe of you. What more is there to say? It's all fantastic. Some highlights for me have to be the curvature of the top section- so hard to achieve. The best thing is that youve (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Who is building a ministacker?
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(...) Hey Rob, We're going with the 8x8 field, not the 4x4. I dunno how smooth the joint is on the 8x8--I think the center part is good 'casue it's got the piano hinge under it, but out to the edges, where there's no hinge, there's a bit of a lip. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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(...) That's a good idea. I'd go for removable tape than permanent paint. I'll look into this. Thanks. later, James Mathis (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Thank you Tim! You point out the strengths of the "loose spec" far better than I have been. And based on that, I'll now have a module that will adhere to the Type I spec, but allow left or right 90-deg turns (with 32x32 or smaller neighboring (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) Thank you! I found this page ages ago when trying to find an easy way to build a step feeder (I've wanted to build one ever since a certain Playful Penguin thread in rtlToronto), and it inspired me to start a list, but I couldn't relocate it! (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) I warn you, if you think a block-stacker is parts-intensive, the GBC is far worse. Part of the problem is I now need >shudder< more system bricks (my 7-year-old son has them, not me), *and* more plates, 1x16 beams, etc., etc. Once you build a (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Command Bunker SN45 MOC
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(...) Good stuff! I like the army of faceless slobs led by a band of weird-looking misfits - very GI Joe. Their guns are great - the first thing I did when I opened (URL) 4790> was connect the click-hinge and the gun piece, but the technic pin on (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Bongo Bricks is Open!
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Hi all, I just want to let everyone know that my store Bongo Bricks has been open for over a month now. I've been adding parts from bonus tubs and many other sets, and am adding more new parts each week. Come on by and check it out! (URL) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Austin-area Lego update
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Folks, Here's an update on recent Austin-area Lego goings-on... On Saturday, 1/8/05, the first Central Texas FIRST Lego League competition was held. About 20 middle-school teams competed; they came from Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and as far away (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: Command Bunker SN45 MOC
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(...) Oh that is nice...very oppressive. I love the monocled chancellor, and the look of the standard troop uniform. I can't imagine it was easy to come across all those gun parts...I seem to remember them being a rarity. Welcome back...looking (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Eastern Block - Support Frigate Alyeska
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(...) This is the first ship bigger than a fighter I've built. So, I'm not really suprised at my fading interest in finishing it off,. I learned so much, I want to get on to the next thing. :-) I have about 4 weeks or sorting to do before I start on (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Minifig Customization Network - Shield Design Contest
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Greetings, and Happy New Year to all. In order to promote the art of minifig customization, the 'Minifig Customization Network' kicks off the new year with its very first Shield Design contest. The rules are simple: design the ultimate round shield (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Looking for a few contacts
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Hello Wisconsin, I'm hoping to find a few AFOL's in the Madison area that would like an opportunity to display at a LOCAL Fund Raiser/Charity event on January 29th (short notice I know). I’m still trying to get more detailed for the event organizer, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mad)
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| | Re: 9 ft Television Tower
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I have always been a fan of your work, and the detail you put in to your MOCs, but this is amazing! I never seen a building this detailed! Even the little haus at the bottom of the Tower is extremely realistic. Still my favorite part is the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Eastern Block - Support Frigate Alyeska
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(...) Thanks, If you didn't see I have added a few more PICs to the brickshelf folder that have three SLICEs attached. It definatly gives it a better look. -Jason (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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Hi everyone, (...) convincing to at least try to mimick obedience of the laws of physics. Walking, as Richard Williams states in "The Animator's Survival Kit", is controlled falling. You let yourself fall over and just in time catch yourself with (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Thornton Truck Gallery
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"Ed Andrews" <andrews@no.span.maxiis.com> wrote in message news:IA016D.15z5@lugnet.com... (...) These are really good, I especially like the autohauler (or car transporter as they are known here :-), the cement mixer and HEMTT. I find it fascinating (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Brikwars rules\info for Sat 15/1/05
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Just a quick outline of Brikwars for Sat (Selwyn house, Craigieburn): please bring some form of terrain (preferably 2 32x32 baseplates of it) MAX TL: 5 Max CP: 150 Max troops (non officers): 10 Max officers: 1 Max vehicles: 1 Max vehicle class: 4 A (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) $629 Base price Canadian. Keyboard&Mouse $78 Canadian. Both the US and Canadian Store where up and down Yesterday. They seem to be stable now. (URL) As always, the product and industrial design is perfect. Agreed, it looks awesome. I bet it's (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: MOC: Taun-Taun
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This taun-taun is so beautiful, it brought a single tear to my eye. (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) Ok, so I'll explain why I'm going with POV-Ray. First, did you see this: (URL) install Quicktime to see the MPEG4 (MPEG4 is a standard, I don't know why Windows Media Player wont display it). Anyway, I had to install Divx to see that AVI. :) (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Command Bunker SN45 MOC
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(...) Paul, you could have at least shown me the courtesy of building a crappier wall. Now go to your local hardware store and buy a gallon of yellow paint, the kitchen-effect doesn't quite work with the doom-and-gloom style of the moc. Well, I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Battle! (post your armies!)
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(...) No no no. After your gentle historical criticism last time, the Prussians took the view that while the katanas may have been handily successful, they were insufficiently traditional. All gone now: (URL) (...) Indeed, but like the katanas, its (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Set List con foto
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Ho cercato di essere il più chiaro possibile, ma mi rendo conto benissimo che il risultato lascia un po' a desiderare... L'importante era incuriosirvi... se la cosa ti puuò interessare, ci metto pochissimo a descrivere questa "procedura" un po' (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | 9 ft Television Tower
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(2 URLs) Hi all, I am happy to announce my first MOC in 2005: Stuttgart's Television Tower in scale 1:80 with a total height of more then 9 ft. The Television Tower in Stuttgart was the first of its kind and was build 50 years ago. The real tower is (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Adrian Drake wrote: Why be (URL) Thomas (...) Err, oops. Copy-paste error. The Thomas Kinkade link is (URL) here>. Darn FTX. Hides the urls ;) Adrian (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) I'm pretty impressed by the fact they managed to bring down an Apple product to nearly afforable prices. $500 USD, given current exchange rates, is a steal. Of course, that doesn't include the pricey keyboard and mouse ($58!) or a display, and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Arrrrggg, the only thing I can say is thank you. AND One day I'll put my thoughts out, maybe then it might be easier. I'm no mind reader, but I also need a chance. e (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: 7471 Mars Exploration Rover $29.99 at eToys
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I was just browsing the etoys.com website and noticed they have some new sets for 20% off, in addition to the good price on the Mars Explorer. some of the new sets that were 20% off.. 8419 Technic excavator 8418 Technic mini loader 7239 City fire (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: RCX seems outputs different power levels
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(...) snip (...) Well first thing I'd do is try it without ganging the outputs - that's really only required if you're going to be drawing a large current, and it doesn't sound like your trolley does that. ROSCO (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Wow. It seems that I started quite the little brouhaha with this post. Let's see, where to begin... First, this is by no means a negative critique of this MOC. I don't get why people think that. Eric, you are an awesome builder of bipedal (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | RCX seems outputs different power levels
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Last night I decided to redesign my point to point trolley program. I decided to connect the three RCX outputs in parallel (as suggested by some of LDCC documentation). I also decided to use one of sensor inputs to set the power setting. When I (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) Ummmmmm passes on said wager, mainly because it was just a joke. (...) ......and I would never wager on what anyone else is talking about. Half the time I rarely know what I am talking about, the other half of the time I'm sure I don't. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: New MOC:
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(...) LOL! I don't know how you do it, but you always stay fresh and original with your replies. I know what you're saying about the legs being diff. from the body. I guess it happened because I took a bit of a break after building the legs, so that (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) He's too busy secretly drooling over Jobs' keynote today and pricing his new Mac mini. ;) Iain (me too!) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Bram you owe us MOCs ;-) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) Janey, I'll wager Chris is talking about the black magic (otherwise known as Technic) way of stuffing 2 layers of plates between each layer of bricks. But I've been wrong before... ROSCO (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: New MOC:
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Mladen you magnificent bastard. For me, this is really a tale of 2 mocs. The first moc is the main body: it is definetly money, maybe your best to date. The rounded shape, all the assorted spicy-death....classic Mladen action. The second moc is the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick - plate plate - brick
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(...) Apparently you missed the rules, it's plate, brick, TILE! I know, because I just made 60 of them, for a little game I am playing. Janey "Red Brick" (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Part request : 30663 Large Steering wheel [DAT]
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(...) Here's a mockup. 0 FILE 30663.dat 0 Car Steering Wheel Large 0 Name: 30663.dat 0 Author: Andrew Westrate 0 Unofficial Part 0 BFC CERTIFY CCW 1 16 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 -8 0 1 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -6 0 1 0 4-4edge.dat 1 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Thank you. I understand. I hear where you are comming from. I always appreciate your company when we do see eachother. Good luck with your endeavors. sincerly, Eric Sophie (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Brick - plate plate - brick
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DAMN ROB. thats HARD!! I mean the concept is simple, brick, plate plate, brick. who the heck has that many plates? I put all that in my never use pile. NOW I have to dig for them, AND make this robot colour co-ordinated? lets do something EASY! how (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) I don't have a whole lot of free time these days (I should really be studying right now), so I tend to focus my attention on MOCs that strike my fancy immediately. Honestly, your MOCs are better appreciated in person than in a bunch of photos. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Restart of LDA2001 Project (using LDraw models - L3P - POV)
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(...) Correction: ... to be useful for making a meningful clip telling a story. /Tore (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) I think Eric is the one bringing everything back to outside conflicts, which can't be helping his image. (...) My point was that he was initially dismissing the comments made in this thread as insults...which is pretty much ignoring criticism. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | WANTED: Lego 6392 Airport JET ONLY!!!!!!!!
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Hello! Does anyone have this airplane that they would like to sell? Any help would be great. Thanks a lot! :-) Brendan Duck360198@aol.com (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | New NQC API for RCX-Spybot or RCX-RC communication
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Recently I happened across the MindScript headers for the RCX in the SDK and saw some interesting macros for RCX communication. I decided to port them to NQC and possibly add them to the official built-in NQC API. I would be extremely grateful if (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: The Beeeyotsh
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e back away from the bong dude" tee hee ho giggle who b (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: GR-Destroyer
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(...) In lugnet.build.mecha, Brian Cooper wrote: (...) Only if I traveled through time to do it. ("I have been all of history's great acting robots: Thespomat! Acting Unit 0.9! David Duchovny." --Calculon, "Futurama") (...) Okay, the latest set (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) Gimme a break, I just finished an MS and started a PhD. It's been kind of a busy year. I do feel bad about spending a few hundred bucks to ship all my Lego here and set up a building area without building anything though, so I will build this (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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(...) AHAHAhahahahAAHhahahahaa! (...) Bahhahaha-molded. (...) Gack I told you to clean the lipstick off, you blew up our spot! (...) Tah-haaa on me! Big head. (...) Heeee heee...eee, back to the rocking chair and abacus. (...) Wait! I take issue in (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Teikiatsu Mech and Armature Frame
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(...) A lot better. Thanks; viewing the mech through a London coal-smog probably wasn't your intent. :) I liked the brown/orange scheme-that-isn't (I was thinking of the G1 Deluxe Autobot "Roadbuster" c.1985), but the grey/orange is now obvious. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: K-Siren
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That's sweet Soren. I love the overall shape as well as the smooth, studless design. You just keep getting better. I've got no critiques for this one. (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Beeesh
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In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie and others wrote: (snip) I'm not seeing this on topic for .general XFUT back to .mecha and those posts with FUT set to .general have been forceFUT back to .mecha as well... I would ask everyone participating in this (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sending/receiving messages
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(...) Unfortunately, the Spybot does not support the Message() or SendMessage(n) functions. The RCX mailbox source (which is what is read or written to via these functions) is the VLL source in the Spybot. You can, however, use other functions to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Couldn't resist this 'instant-classic' thread. Call me the human gasoline-can cause' I'm always ready to add fuel to the fire. Here is a little shrapnel-style smack: Adrian: Way to light the fire and then run. Sure your criticism is valid, many of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Just because of all the time it takes to reply to eachother we could be giving feedback to other people's MOCs. Out of all the creations in .mecha you had to come after mine. (...) ok, ok, I hear ya. Let me show you some respect. (...) I know, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) What?!?!?! I thought I threw out that napkin with my ingenious sketches monday night... how did you get it Rob? And Calum, all the ideas that I mentioned should have had a big COPYRIGHT on it ;) I'm working on a mini-stacker BTW John (who (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No way dude, you rock. I value your opinion, you for sure have never held back. It would smarter for me to listen than just put across the wrong message. (...) Look really, I just said I am not above critiques. Don't jerk me around. Some (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Ok, I am going to start a $500 fund raising effort so we can get a Mac Mini for LDraw Development (MM4LD?). And, as soon as he ports it he will send the box to the next person who needs it to port their LDraw software to the Mac. How many Mac (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) (snip) (...) I'm particularly interested in construction details of the hopper car and dumping mechanism. More photos, etc would be greatly appreciated. I've been trying to build a hopper that can be unloaded mechanically, without much success (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh)
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(...) OMG, now I have to reply (uggg sorry!) Honest, Dave, I really don't want you to feel that way. I promise if you look close, you'll see all kinds of cool little things packed in small places and what not. Often times, I just hope someone will (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I've made suggestions to Eric a few times, especially via e-mail, and he was quite happy to hear them and discuss them. Most people are very open to critiques, the problem comes when the critic doesn't now what the hell they are (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You still have to impress me. It way too complicated to be even close to user-friendly. (...) Have you seen the works at BrickFilms.com ? The stop-motion gang leads by at least 50-1 against us! It's time to make a change here. No, I still (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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(...) Sorry, taking advice from a novice in the field is just not easy. Though you have the right and the ability to use your visual skills to point out some design aspects if they come to mind. I don't want to be snobby in that way, so I'll hear (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I am. I spent a chunk of time over the holidays working on my block eating mechanism. The rest of the robot is coming along. 8x8x8 is kind of small, but not unrealistic, even for a dual RCX robot. Dave: What is the maximum gap in the joint (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) imported katana's? I congratulate you on managing to include at least two positive references to me. Your flattery will not be forgotten! (...) I'm still working on the creative accounting for mine. I've shaved it down to 348 points, but still (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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In lugnet.robotics, Brian Davis wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) (...) Another awesome source which you may want to link the main page to is: (URL) While not in English, it does contain animations of nearly every idea on the list. Wow! You can get a rough (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Now There's an Enthusiast (was Re: The Beeesh)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, David Eaton wrote: (major snippage) (...) My gawd man! Are you OK? Now, I'm not in the mecha crowd but I do get some enjoyment checking out works by Eric. What really got me to post here were those last sentences. You make it (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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(...) I know you probably don't value my opinion any more than the other people that have posted in this thread, but it certainly does appear that you think you *are* beyond critique. Dave and Lenny's posts were polite, but honest expressions of (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Nothing saying it has to limit itself to picking up 1 at a time. Like the "digger" module on your video.... ROSCO (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've been hanging around at BrickFilms for a while, and I'm very impressed with the stop-motion results so far. So far, I have not seen any virtual film come close to them. But my vision lives on. Even with better animation scripts, virtual (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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(...) How so? I was defending my right to criticize, and I will continue to do so. (...) I am always open to being a friend, but it (URL) appears> you don't really want to be my friend. -Lenny (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) James, I'm in a similar need for split level plates in grey, as I'm woring on a SP 1960 era passenger train. I'm using grey vinyl tape (electrical tape) to cover the sides of a black version. I used yellow tape on a grey 6x28 plate for a ATSF (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Are you calling me out because I dont understand worm gears? Are you calling me out because I never saw the minifigs sitting in your mecha? Because I thought your mecha were more artistic sculptures than the silly minifig scale stuff I do? (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Pardon, I did not reply to your question. At a later time under better and happier circumstances I will be sure to let my fellow AFoL's know about the project. (...) e (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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ENOUGH ALREADY! Let it go. This takes away from other people's efforts and creations. STOP. Thank you very much. Lenny did you have to frelling mention SciBrick? C'mon. Also, If you are man enough to let this other carp go, I still want to be (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Eric: Or you'll just have to wait for my Documentry. It is in progress. Dave: Neat! See, now THAT's different :) It's not every day you get to see a documentry on Lego builders. Is it destined for airing? Eric: Like I said, way to blow off people's (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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