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On Saturday, January 29th, in Lawrence, MA, NELUG will hold the first BrikWar game in our "2005: The Year of BrikWars" series. A ridiculously ambitious plan to secure more BrikWar carnage for next 12 months by putting some damned forethought into (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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| | Re: New Train Moc - Simple Red Caboose
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Funny you mention mine! I have had my eye on the one you did years ago. I might just steal it! :) Trains.com article: (URL) pic: (URL) SteveB (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 4589 cingolato
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(...) Prima o poi dovrò procurarmi quel set... mi affascinano i megamotori molto potenti e un bel telecomando a 3 vie farebbe comodo anche per altri modelli (ricordo soprattutto la pala di Step vista a Crema, una meraviglia!) Sicuramente credo che (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Wire routing
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(...) Rob You could do what I did in my track pickup experiments, cut the wire, and use a c100x2 connector to re-attach them later. The C100 sockets just fit through a technic pin. (2 URLs) The picture shows a pair if sockets without the plastic (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Cable Operated Shovel
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Hello, My name is Ben, this is my first post here. I would like to introduce myself and post some pics of a recent lego project. Here is a link to pictures of a rope mining shovel: (URL) thumbnails for a larger view) I built it this winter but did (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: New Train Moc - Simple Red Caboose
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(...) Great project Steve! I can't wait to see the finished mine and landscapes. jt (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New Train Moc - Simple Red Caboose
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Hi All, I have been busily building a little branch line called the Turtle Creek Branch Line. I have been building mostly the structures but finally couldn't stand it any more and built one of the trains on the layout! I am documenting the process (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Civil War!
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(...) OMG, that was so smart... Seriously too funny! Scala, Galidor, and ZNAp...you're a genius!!! ~See, war CAN be fun. --==Richard==-- (21 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.off-topic.debate, 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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(...) :::Warning, this is a personal attack!::: No one will ever really love you Calum! (Except maybe for your parents) But aside from family, you will never be truly be loved. This is true, and we all know it. I don't care if i get banned, or if (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: free forum software
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(...) (or Rob) (...) Which According to (URL) netcraft> is running Microsoft-IIS on Windows 2000. (...) You need to know what scripting languages are supported on your server. If php, then something like (URL) phpBB> could be installed. :) -Rob A> (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Dave, Dan, lets talk forum software. so, lets say I own a small domain. www.thepyroguys.com and let just say..... for example. that this fantastic company wanted to set up a forum. how would one go abouts doing that? just curious Chris "..does not (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: who does chris think he is?
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In lugnet.admin.general, Chris Magno wrote: . <snip> (...) I back you 100% Chris. To quote the guy who came up with the "7 Words": "There are no bad words. Bad people, bad intentions, but the words themselves are not bad." *Everything* must be taken (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Shifty set
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(...) This brand has appeared again on eBay: (URL) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, 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 don't think I've ever heard me described that way. Sigh! (...) Mindstorms Tax Filing has to be the funniest thing I have ever heard. Next month, we're doing RCX fractal rendering. (...) Grr! Square opaque eyes, grr! (...) You do know most of (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: civilized people
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(...) You've always been such a literalist... ;) Someone once gave me 20 cents--I thought it was a relatively good paradigm (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: civilized people
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(...) I thought a tauntology was something like the following: "He will be banned or he will not be banned." Dave! sticking his opinion where it doesn't belong... (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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(...) Yep--pretty much the funniest strip--"I know--the contest was a HUGE success!!" After a while, though, CalumBall isn't as much fun and just gets kinda mean and nasty--likewhen you're playing Dodgeball in school, and you're the last one left on (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: civilized people
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(...) Ban Him!! Ban Him!!! (or is that taunt-ology? ;) ) (...) I am not a number!! That was a great show... (...) Shall someone please write a petition to LUGNET that we all can sign and debate over? (...) 'Who the hell are you??' 'Name's 'Ash'...' (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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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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(...) It's okay. I wish for bad things to happen to the members of rtlToronto on pretty much a daily basis. But then everything I see Calum, I look in to his dreamy eyes and that hateful feeling goes away. Sigh. But then they come up with a (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: who does chris think he is?
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In lugnet.admin.general, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) I personally haven't ginven this alotta thought, but I have put a little mind CPU into it, butwhat Chris stated--pretty much dead on--what are the exact rules? Where is that proverbial line (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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(...) You can have 'em. I'll stick with the PC Anyone read PvP Online? Scott's finally raised enuf money from 'Mac zealots' to get a mini Apple :) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: civilized people
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(...) (snip) (...) Well, I'm off to get banned. I about to compose a POST, in the admin forum. this whole censor ship thing is boiling my blood. and while I am past the .foo thing(1), there is something brewing here at lugnet that stinks, and I need (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | who does chris think he is?
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!!!!!! warning long pent up rant !!!...!!! (...) Kelly, Good morning. I don't think we have formally met. Nice to meet you. Please excuse any and all poor typo-s and bad spelling. Even thought I type like a 12 year old, rest assure I am not. With (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto) !
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| | Re: Lessons learned in pre-school
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(...) Just to make sure: Are you aware of the phenomenon (URL)? JOHN (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Open letters, colour change etc . . . . . .
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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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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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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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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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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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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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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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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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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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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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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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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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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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| | Re: new models 2005 (crane)
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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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| | Re: Cortometraggio Lego
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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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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption 2.0
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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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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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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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| | Re: Instructions bigger than box??
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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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| | Re: Uh Oh...
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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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| | Uh Oh...
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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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| | Re: valuing lego for insurance purposes
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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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| | Cortometraggio Lego
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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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| | Re: Johnny five IS alive - first MOC
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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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| | Re: Instructions bigger than box??
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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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| | Re: Instructions bigger than box??
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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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| | Instructions bigger than box??
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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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| | Re: Quick comment on #8644 "Street Maniac"
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(...) 8644 is the lightest of the four racers. Mine has occasional hydroplaning where the others don't. The other 3 are heavy enough to create adequate FRICTION with the tabletop. Mousepad works fine for the lightest (8644). Which I think is the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for discussion!
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(...) Hey, Mark, I know that. And I didn't mean for my post to be a rally against you in particular at all, but rather just on the comment of the other hostilities, especially in the other thread that isn't supposed to have the discussions in it. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: New Technics parts
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(...) Hmmmmmm "Opposite of comedy"....... therefore gravity is tragedy, which begs the question, does that mean comedy requires concrete filled shoes or a self-contained breathing apparatus? Apparently I have been having unprotected humour at the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Legoköp på nätet.
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"Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:IAM6Jq.1M8B@lugnet.com... (...) betala (...) identifiera (...) packeteras (...) Jag tror att nyckeln ligger i "hur" det postas på andra sidan Atlanten... Själv har jag lyckats få betala 250 (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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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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(...) They shouldn't cross-post it to inappropriate groups (assuming they have done so, I haven't been paying attention), I agree. But my point remains the same...just because someone posts something doesn't mean that you have to read it...much less (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | My First Mech ... Please Critic
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Dear lugnet.build.mecha, After reading about the (URL) Beesch> and particularly some of the response and encouragement I received (URL) here> I decided that I would give Mech building a try. Of course, the one particular item that amazed me the most (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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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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(...) "Brick Disturbers" ??? !!! ??? That would make an awesome t-shirt. Or pastiche... (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 your signs! (no discussions here please)
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(...) I understand that. But fussing at fussers makes you fussy too. (...) Why on earth should I hate Jake? He had nothing to do with the color change. And for that matter, I don't HATE the color change or TLC. I do dislike the color change though, (...) (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 your signs! (no discussions here please)
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(...) I agree with the above letter and sign it Walter Walters (age 30), Pennsylvania (USA) approximate annual budget before 2004: $1500 approximate budget for 2004: $7 Total MSRP of LEGO sets that I own: pre-2004: $9,573 post-2004: $7 (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Can I hang out here for a while until it's safe at lugnet.general?
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Hello folks in Toronto. I thought I would hang out here for a while, until the Lego uncivil war is over.... Since I live in St. Clair Shores Michigan, a northern suburb of Detroit, and since I can see the Essex Co. Canada shore from the highest (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: "Aggressor", power armor dropship
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(...) The drop bay is one continuous walk-through section. There's not a lot of space (a little over four studs in width), but would be plenty for a minifig dropmaster. I commented elsewhere that I ran out of creativity when it came to the interior. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I think there's a parallel between building mechs and building cargo ships, because the inside (either the joint tech or the cargo space) dictates what you can do with the outside. Thanks for the comments, Mark, glad you liked it! (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Lessons learned in pre-school
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(...) It seems kids not only like the high speed of Lego trains, they love to race their trains against each other. Even on a standard dual oval track ((URL) will race each other, although they know the trains are not running equal distances. So we (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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I've thought about writing something here for a while, and only now seems like as good a time as any. First off, I did "sign" the letter to the CEO but in all honesty, it's not gonna stop me from buying Lego any time soon. The only thing standing in (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption 2.0
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Keep up the great work guys! :) Iain (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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(...) Hey, that's fine by me! (...) Unless it affects me and our group. Your letters to Lego whining about the colour of bricks paint EVERY AFOL. Some of us don't want to make a fuss, because it's not enough of an issue in our minds. (...) You see (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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In lugnet.color, Thomas Stangl wrote: <snip> (...) True, but how much of that 5% actually cares about the color change enough to vocally protest? Based on the discussion here I'd well less than half and probably more like one tenth (and I think (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) (Blush), thanks! And I agree with you about Mark's "Pioneer". I just checked his gallery again, and I think you could maybe park my "Aggressor" inside the cargo container. (...) I actually thought carefully about those white curved slopes. I (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for discussion!
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I like this wording better, it's much more positive, I'd sign it... But I stand by signing the original version - TLG needs a swift kick in the rear about now to knock some sense into it. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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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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(...) Okay, but there's a way to go and write a letter, and there's one that fans the flames even more. Posting a petition list almost invites commentary, however unjustified. It's not just this latest petition thread, which in fact, could have been (...) (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 your signs! (no discussions here please)
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Kevin, If you read the thread, they've already noted it was a mis-translation. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) Sure, and I have no problem with that. I DO have a problem with the suck-ups telling the people that are trying to tell TLC they made a mistake to keep quiet about it. Sucking up all the time with no dissent is a sure way to grenade a company (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) The tests they did simply could have been skewed by how the questions were asked. Without seeing the actual test, we won't know if they happened to use leading questions posed by the people for the color change, or hand-picked a strange group (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) And your actions, kissing their hindquarters vociferously, will somehow tell them when they might have done something that has upset their paying customers? ENOUGH of the puckering up, Bill. (...) 5% is 5%. If you as a CEO piss off 5% of your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, 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 agree to returning to the old greys/browns (the new don't need to disappear, just bring back the old). Tom Stangl (38), Cantonment, Florida USA ~$10-20,000/yr 1997-2004 ~$200 post-2004 (on post-color-change sets. Still a few thousand on (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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I DON'T agree with this letter...as far as grey/brown color changes are concerned. To date, TLG has *yet* to give a *valid* reason for the change. Any reasons given have been debunked as fluff or outright lies. Give us the real reason ($$$), and (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: "Aggressor", power armor dropship
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(...) The top turret was kind of a doodle that just turned out really well. (I shoulda showed you guys the turret that came in second place and got scrapped--yuck!) (...) I dunno about that. Looking at your Brickshelf folder, you've obviously got (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) They are on sale today in Ashland, KY. A little under $10.00 with your Kroger card. Sorry, I don't have an inventory. The 400 pieces are posted on the side of the bin. The 300 are very strange to say the least. All I have seen have had two (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: valuing lego for insurance purposes
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(...) How good's your memory? How about making a list of all the sets you've acquired over the years (don't do it in one hit, take a few days), making a note of the set number and number of pieces. See what you can come up with. (No need to build (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Hi Lar, I usually attach the 2x2 wire plate to the motor, bend the wire down towards the track and then bend the wire back up towards the cab. The wire then goes through a 1x2 hole in the floor and to the motor and lights in the cab. That loop (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: stepping up to the dead horse (was some other title)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote: FOr example, if you were (...) Mister David Geoffrey Koudys (in my strictest teacher voice) leave my cleavage out of this discussion! Thank you very much! Trust me, a punishment from me will be worse (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Steve's Ball hanging out at Wendy's
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(...) Gee, Steve, not to make you self concsious or anything, but your balls look pretty small, and spotted. Have you talked to your doctor about this? Kevin (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 your signs! (no discussions here please)
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(...) Maybe not, but some people keep shoving it under our noses by cross-posting it to innappropriate groups and spotlighting it. ROSCO (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: New Technics parts
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(...) <snip> (...) You get it in your nearest live theater. It is the opposite of comedy. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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