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My fellow AFOLs, I used to like visiting the LUGNET website on a daily basis to catch up with what you talented and creative builders were up to with your belovéd LEGO. I have often been inspired by your ingenuity and technical ability to put (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color, lugnet.lego) !
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(...) So do I!!! Derek (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for discussion!
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(...) Of the three letter I can choose from, this is the one I feel fits my thoughts best. Adrian Egli, 34. 2004 LEGO purchases of sets containing the new grey: less than US$150 (Technic set 8436 the largest). 2004 LEGO purchases containing the old (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I was just about to say. :) That was the day we all got to see a woman with not-woman parts. Iain PS - I WANT A MAC. NOW. (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) It's exactly 2.5. 10 teeth on a gear rack, divided by 4. Steve (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I'm not exactly sure how many "teeth" = 1 stud, but I know it's not a whole number. So, I've found if you can change the length by 1 or 2 studs, and add a few chain links, you don't need to add a tensioner. Steve (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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(...) Ah Yes the classic I'm Not Touching You, finger in the face routine. You can't possibly be annoyed by that. Derek - I've got a few more logs to burn. (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I don't know if it fits into the standard or not. I didn't plan on using it as my first device, anyway. I'm going to build a simple large hopper for the previous person's contraption to feed into mine, and then I'll have a feed chute or (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Ahh, this reminds me of the lovely experience we all had when Iain hot linked an image of a Connect 4 board. Derek (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Not that there's anything wrong with that, but seriously, if someone wants the images, then take 'em and put 'em on their own site!!! Hotlinking--verbotten!!! (...) I was just wondering if he could actually accomplish this feat! He can't seem (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) That's a pr0n server, THIS is a pr0n server! (URL) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) *cough* PR0N server *cough* (snip) (...) Didn't you mean "low" ?? (...) Hey, even the not very bright like Elin. (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So it's Orion that visited Sparky's Space 93 times! ;) Thanks for the hits buddy! (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | FA (eBay): LEGO 5561 Model Team - Big Foot 4x4 (MISB)
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Hello everybody, I have the following set for sale on eBay. LEGO Modelteam set #5561 - Big Foot 4x4. Set is from the year 1997 and not available in any shop, hard to find in MISB condition. Set is new and unopened, in its original box. MISB. Box in (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | www.legoideas.com
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Lost in all the color debate has been coverage of 2005 sets. Looks like this URL went live - (URL) new page shows five new bulk lego sets. They are packed in suitcase style handled boxes, not tubs. Set numbers include - 4421 (1000 pieces) 4423 (800 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) I don't usually see the text "PRELIMINARY DESIGN" on LEGO publications which are intended for the public. Fredrik (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Ciao a tutti, (...) Ok, ho votato il corto con gli omini LEGO, ma il piu' bello di tutti e' il corto 20779: istruttivo e mooolto divertente :-)))...))) Ciao, Guido (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) Alright, alright... :) (...) I originally planned to have the "dump arm" activate when the train moved forward/back into the station. But, I found it took too much pressure to get it to dump. (the train had to be going fast) Not sure if my (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, since the Navy installed internet connected computers in just about every office where I work, the number of people using the internet at work has gone up exponentially. In fact, I'm posting this reply from a government computer. -Orion (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Can I hang out here for a while until it's safe at lugnet.general?
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G'Day Welcome, you can most certainly join us in our little corner of LUGNET. Cheers Oliver NOTE: This thread WILL remain free of the 'c' word, (which most of ya can't spell right anyway) and free of the 'g' words, both new and old. "Gary Istok" (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:IAnp2z.2138@lugnet.com... (...) than (...) box (...) the (...) have (...) The set is 8444 - the Air Enforcer from 1999. The instructions are in an A4 book that is 100 pages long It is (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Iran. (...) I have a fun story about Iran. In about 2000-2001, we took on this huuuuuge project to build a massive, 4-phase automation system for building dry cell batteries. The input to the automation was the dough (mixed by the company), (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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After a minor fiasco, which I won't delve into here but which brought Sparky's Space to its knees the other day, I get my web server back up and running on a faster system. So I start tweaking Apache, making it a little more 'fun' for me--doing (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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(...) Hi Bruce Thank you for your feedback. I'll try to make some movies and post them. Steven (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: My First Mech ... Please Critic
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Hi Brian! One thing you'll notice that is different between ball joint and gear driven mechs is the range of motion using gears is very linear. That being the case, balance will now be a larger factor in building than it ever was before. My personal (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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| | Examples for the mosaic enthousiasts.
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Hi all, I have added a page to my website containing a few examples of mosaics that can be made out of LEGO or ministeck (mainly ministeck-enthousiasts have asked me about it). Every now and then I will try to add new examples to this page. It is (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] What's new Thursday 20th January 2005
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Hello Here is the site's newsletter "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) letter summarizes the articles and news items published since 1 days. New articles ---...--- ** Beau comme un camion ** par Didier ENJARY le 20 janvier 2005 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: valuing lego for insurance purposes
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For many years we have been keeping a list of the Lego instructions we have to help prioritise our purchases (ie, buy instructions/sets we don't have first). Note, instructions do not necessarily mean sets, but close. Somewhere along the line we (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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ok, what I will do is to make a list of all the sets I have instructions for along with sutable average bricklink prices for same. And a list of the "rare"/"unusual" parts in my collection (anything that would be hard to find again if my collection (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Ricevuto da R&V&D con preghiare di darne diffusione su questo NG: Ciao a tutti. Complimenti per la passione. Ho trovato il vostro sito quasi per caso... e sono felice di averlo trovato :O) Non so se questo messaggio risulterà invasivo, se é così me (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: 4589 cingolato
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Il Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:31:45 GMT, samurai74 ha scritto: (...) Complimenti! L'unità ricevente del 8475 soffre di diffetti simili. Pur non avendo i motori incorporati (tranne quello dello sterzo), la sua forma e la sua dimensione ne rendono veramente (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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I agree with the general thrust of this letter. Steve Demlow (34), Minnesota, $1,000-$4,000 annually before 2004; less than $100 on 2004-2005 sets. The company produced a lot of excellent sets in 2004 - great designs, great parts selections - but my (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) --snip-- good idea,I have a lot of hinge plates in my depot. So I will give a try. -------- (...) -- snip -- Yes the 4x plates are really "stressed" turning around the wheels. I think the combination of both, smaller plates and re-arangeing (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic)
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(...) High end Technic RC cars (8475, 8366 etc) came with instructions rolled (folded like an S, same way you fold A4 letters into business-sized envelopes) and sealed in a plastic bag. Don't recall a high end regular technic set that came with (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Not that I recall - what set was it? Is there any evidence that they may have been folded originally (scuff marks halfway across etc)? ROSCO (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Hey there everyone It's been a bit quiet here this week so I thought I'd pose this question Has anyone ever had a set where the instructions are actually bigger than the box they came in? I know it sounds a bit weird, but I was given a Technic set (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: For Auction: 375 Castle, 383 Knight's Tournament, 677 Knight's Procession +
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Thank you for correcting my error--sorry about that. In light of my underwehlming response, (perhaps due to my posting faux pas :) , I went ahead & put these sets on eBay: (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO moves production
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(...) Little update to Arne's story. Bloomberg reports Lego is closing its Incheon, South Korea plant. Oh yeah, and Stan Lee won summary judgment vs Marvel. (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
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I disagree with this letter. (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Quick comment on #8644 "Street Maniac"
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(...) I am not sure I like the packaging to parts ratio but I gotta say I dig the parts in [LEGOSet 8641] Orange jumpers, Orange tiles, Orange curve top bricks.. yummy! The hoodscoop/superchargerthingie looks sort of ridiculously large but the car (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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