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All, I apologize for coming anywhere close to this subject again, but I felt it was important to share the official statement from our Corporate Communications group regarding the Maersk ship. I think the statement is pretty clear, so I'll let it (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) Is 1:40 minifig scale? I'd like to ellicit a wide number of opnions because I'm just about to start building a (much smaller) minifig scale model. I assumed a minifig to be 6ft tall, giving me a ratio of 1 to 46 (rounded). The japanese are a (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Well now I'll display MY ignorance... I know that a lot of 2 cycle engines are valveless but I did not think it was mandatory that they not have exhaust valves. Anyway, I am pretty sure the FM is 2 cycle, I think the Alco 244 was (but too lazy (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Nuts. I did travers the thread through your post, but I missed that link completely. I wasn't until Larry's post that the engine consept hit me. I did backtrack, but I missed the link the second time though. Now I want to build one of these. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Mindstorms in Sacramento Bee, SacBB to get coverage
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Hi all, Last Thursday (January 20, 2005) the Sacramento (CA) Bee had an article on Lego Mindstorms in a local school: (URL) it here> This Saturday they are sending a photographer out to our <www.sacbb.org Sacramento Brick Builders> meeting and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Sorry Larry, I've had far too many M&Ms today. And I just can't stop eating them. My question was in fact was serious. I didn't understand how an engine could have two cylenders share the same combustion chamber. I realized after that I asked (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Interesting, I didn't know that. I don't know about the mechanical merits/demerits of opposed pistons I suspect they have higher maintenance requirments that a conventional piston singal piston design. I also suspect that the FM application (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Coincidental. (...) I'm thinking of taking it up too. Legoswami Samarth (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Ironically (1) that's exactly the same link as I gave in my post, it was just hidden by the ftx! Tim (1) OK, its probably not ironic, probably some other word (2) (2) I'm getting into this footnoting thing (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Conveyor Belts?
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(...) Simple - we don't make videos of all the things that *didn't* work. Only showing the successes makes it much easier to look like a genius. To expand on what Steve said, there are a couple of good ways to attach things to the Technic tread (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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