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(2 URLs) Please let me know what you think! (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.pirates, FTX) !!
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| | 2005 LLCA
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LLCA will coninue the commemorative brick program in 2005. And from the looks of all the (URL) events> going on - they have a good amount of bricks to make. Here is the first set of bricks for 2005: (URL) M (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.promo, FTX)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(snip) Thanks for posting this, Jake. I'm hoping to be able to purchase one of these this time around, as funds were a bit too tight for the first run. Also, I, too, would be interested in knowing the fate of the dark blue container ship. -Joel (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | 2005 Legoland CA event info
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Here is a list for the 2005 events at Legoland California, the Legoland website does not seem to reflect this info as of yet - this info was taken from the passholder newsletter: Feb 17 - 21 - Lego world tower building event March 11-13 - Miniland (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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Thumbs up! It is great to see Lego and Maersk would not let a 30+ year association(1) end for such a silly thing as running out of the special color material! Now Jake - think *Maersk train* and get to suggesting ;)~ M (1) (URL) came out in 1974, 31 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Fortified Town
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(...) Something very similar (in the sence that it's also a game and a guy named Gary Thomas took the effort of building a LEGO version) is called "Cathedral". Brickshelf galery: (URL) original Lugnet post: (URL) in turn inspired Jason Spears to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Huge Bionicle Bulk Sale!!!
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Hey Gang, Trying to fill my Paypal account with funds to buy even more Lego so I'm selling a load of Bionicle goodies to you my fellow Lugnetters! This is ONLY sold as a pack. I don't care if you buy to sell on, I want this all gone so I can get the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) <snipped statement> Good job Jake et al. It's nice to know that LEGO is listening. The fact that TLG is human enough to apologize is amazing. -Bryan (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: any update on plans for Cincinnati in July?
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(...) It's DEFINITELY happening. And it's going to ROCK! Are you on the ILTCO NMRA mailing list? All attending clubs should have a coordinator on that list, that's where a lot of this info has been propagated. Paul Janssen may well post some status (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | any update on plans for Cincinnati in July?
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I've got club members trying to plan vacations, and we're curious as to dates, hotels, etc... Any confirmed plans, yet? Thanks, we're looking forward to seeing a LOT of you there! JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) !!!???? Don't answer, Jake! (URL) Run away! Run away!> :-) JOHN (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Space Shuttle for Lego Factory
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(...) That's amazing! I didn't think you'd be able to fit all that into such a tiny space, but you did a great job. Spotlighted. (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Oh ya, no doubt. I think one of the reasons for this whacky two piston, one cylinder, central combustion chamber arrangement is that in an exhaust port system, with the proper amount of lag between cylinders, you can arrange the exhaust to (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) <snip> sign me up for at least 2! :) Thanks Jake! Dave K (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) Heh, I've done some checking... (URL) the answer is "whatever you think is right". Minifigs are just built very un-humanly. Very thick front-to-back, very wide, or very short. Or all three. In general, people usually derive scale by minifig (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) :) Somebody learned a painful lesson, sounds like. Hope the welts have healed by now. But it's clear that the notion of LEGO not listening to its customers isn't true. Like John, I also want to thank TLG for handling this in a respectful way. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) They are probibly a lot more efficent when whey do have exhaust vales. A basic two stroke doesn't clear the cylinder of exhaust very efficiently. By opening the top of the cylinder through exhaust valves the rush of intake air will definitly (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Jan 30 Meeting Agenda
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(...) Visit the (URL) GardenSLUG> newsgroup for more information. Hope to see you there! e (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, FTX)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: <snip> Total class. I am completely satisfied with TLG's statement WRT to the Maersk issue and salute them for their handling of this situation. I can't imagine a better response! Bravo, TLG! Play On! JOHN (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO train wire inductors and DCC
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(...) Are these inductors or chokes? In other RF interference suppression applications I had understood that there was no connection, just that the wire was routed through. There would still be some coupling (and back EMF?) though... Sorry I don't (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | LEGO train wire inductors and DCC
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Anyone know the value of the inductors molded into the LEGO track connector wires? Considering the recommendations against (parallel wired) capacitors on the inputs to DCC decoders, then (seried wired) inductors would create a similar problem (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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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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| | Crazy Stalking Whatever
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Without getting into details... (and in the 'it can only happen to Dave' dept.) I just gott off the phone with Person A Person A has a daughter--Daughter B Daughter B and I had dated back in high school--it was, from my vague recollection, 2-3 dates (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Tuesday Morning sales
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Hey all, I just was at a Tuesday Morning store (here's their (URL) website> ) and they recently put some sets on the shelves. They had all four of the first wave of Star Wars Mini sets for $1.99 each, a shrink-wrapped two pack* including 7113, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: Why is .rtltoronto the friendliest place on Lugnet?
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(...) And some of us (read:me) are even more polite to wankers. It's a tough job but someone has to do it. Janey "Mmmmm Maple Syrup, Red Brick" (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.people)
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| | Sign up now to command your own Starship or Marine detachment!
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If anyone out there is interested in commanding their own LEGO Starship or Marine Detachment in my universe, you might want to check out the following links where I'm recruiting for Officers to join my fleet of warships. You can either just put your (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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| | MOC Probe Droid
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While surfing the net one day I stumbled across FBTB.net and more importantly Gareth’s model shop. His work inspired me to dig out my old lego collection and try to build my own Starwars MOC. This is what I came up with. (4 URLs) Brickshelf Gallery> (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Is *that* what it was, I thought you were baiting with that pejorative term... (1). But more importantly, what are you babbling about? I *know* what the engine term is. So does Tim. This is lugnet.trains after all, so why should I google for (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Ok after giving Larry farfignuten for not Googling something I figured I should Google it myself. Not an easy find, but is this the kind of thing you're taking about? (URL) never seen an engine design like that before. Very odd. Derek (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) (snip) (...) (URL) page 60 or (URL) those last ones for best results) Those same engines were used in the FM TrainMaster diesels... Ironically, FM also now has the replacement/maint parts license for Alco/GE diesels... But... you're kidding (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) What the Larry Pieniazek Bobble Head Doll is that? Derek (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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