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(...) You're right I believe it does.. I had forgotten how complex the page was, I had last viewed it some months ago.. I'm going through it now.....unfortunately my net connection is slightly hosed.. and Comcast is telling me 1 week before they can (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Dave, you already have one, from what I hear... :-) (...) Actually I'm not at *all* unhappy with that nickname, I'll wear it proudly. After all, I *am* "goodhearted", I try to always expect the best from companies and from people. How sad it (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I knew I'd forgotten something in here! That function sounds interesting and could help a bit, but I'm not sure it's possible to turn an .inc around, but I'll look into it when I get the time. Thanks -NB (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) This is something mr Clague did tackle on his page. In his Quad242 ( (URL) ), he did just what you're wanting to do. In fact, if you can decrypt this page: (URL) you'll understand the secret. I believe the key is having "and" gates, where two (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The Spybot has a limited number of global (32) variables. NQC lets you access these via an array syntax. MindScript and NQC also let you use pointers to variables which effectively is an array. The maximum size of an array is less than 32. The (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, FTX)
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(...) Actually Larry is really unhappy about his "cool nickname". He's complaining to me via email. Sigh. You guys really are tough customers. But that's the way with complainers - they're sooo hard to satisfy ... :P (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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Ok, I've look through mr Clagues site and I undertand the basics. But I have a problem in trying to design my pneumatic/switch circuit for this big nasty walker of mine: So fist a legend: _ = Extended ~ = retracted / = transition - retracting \ = (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Larry gets the cool 'Goodheart' nickname whilst I get 'I'll buy two'? I want a cool nickname! Dave "The Yellow Dart" K -that's gotta be at least +5 or +10 right there... (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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Just for the record: Primus did NOT click. You know what your problem is, guys? You don't recognize humor (or the truth, for that matter) even if it kicks you straight in the butt. :P Excellent writing, Mark! (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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(...) Translation is: "Do you know why Old Nick killed his grandma? Because she's at a loss for excuses" It's a saying in German, but I'm just kidding in this case :-) Leg Godt! René (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hm, it seem's they're changing something. A déjà-vu again... Ahoy! I like that. The vessel makes a very maritime impression, well, rather flumitime (I know, this word doesn't exist), that's "belonging to a river", somehow. It looks like a river (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) It also means we could as well debate in German about such issues. Larry "Goodheart" P. and David "I'll buy two!" K. will never run out of lame excuses. ;) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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hi so IMHO don't expect more outputs because of the power 3 motors + 3 sensors + mainboard have to be powered by bateries some time ago i proposed to make connectors smaller (URL) good think is the size of these connectors of course second is that (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Google Translation: Do you know, why the devil killed his grandmother? Because you broke in no more excuses. I know something must have gotten lost in the translation, but I still find this funny even though I don't have a clue what it means. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Weisst Du, warum der Teufel seine Grossmutter erschlagen hat? Weil ihr keine Ausreden mehr eingefallen sind. ;-) Leg Godt, René (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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I'm happy, Jake. You won't hear me complain when this old, presumable discontinued color miraculously has been brought back to life. You won't hear me complain when any old, presumable discontinued color miraculously ..... :-) With friendly (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) James, As always, incredible work. I think if I were a minifig, this is where I would live. In fact my minifigs are jealous of your minifigs! Keep up the awesome work, I love seeing your stuff. I can't wait to see interiors as well. Jon (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I think this robot chassis is for use with Interface I (1455), which in the UK was used with BBC Micros. I'm not sure whether any other computers would connect to it. It had 6 motor ports for 4.5V motors or lights, and 2 sensor ports that (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: Dear TLC, the apology and the very open explanations within the "mearsk-ship-press-release" are highly welcome and fully accepted as far as I am concerned. Thanks for listening to us AFOLs - thanks even the more for (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Thanks a lot for this, Mark! Since ages I haven't enjoyed any other Lugnet posting as much as this one! Even greater if it could become (at least in parts) true one day. Ben (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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Mindsensors Has recently developed a Lego sensor Prototype board. this is great if you want to play with lego sensor and electronics and design your own sensors. if your are interested visit us at (URL) Robotics (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I will answer the "can" questions and the "should" questions are just opinion. Yes, you "can" highlight your own post and yes Admins "can" highlight another Admins post. IMO as for "should", Admins are readers and part of the hobby as well, so (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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After reading your questions and remarks, I decided to (slightly) change the page: "This is what you need to build it": it was a Works Datasheet, I changed it into a Word-document. Advantage: if you click the link now then it will simply open in (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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Most items are 25% off. Free US shipping. Sale ends Feb. 3rd. (URL) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) You're jumping the gun for April 1st, 2005. What a sick joke. -Bryan (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | Additions to my vocabulary
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Okay so this is the last straw.... Since joining into lugnet discussions I've learnt so many new words! (Not that I'm completely clueless), but still! Lookie: Esoteric: Lar and Tim Verklempt: Bianca Nebab Legorgasm: Eric Sophie Pastiche: Kelly (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.general)
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(...) Erm, yes, point taken. ;-) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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(...) I dunno if it was so much a question of being right or not-- I think the difference of opinion was "is this a big deal" or not. There was some disagreement about whether or not they made any "promise" to us that they broke in re-releasing the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Ahh yes. I recall last year someone posted an announcement 'transcript' from a Danish newspaper claiming lego was going to change its brick geometry. (...) Since when are juniorised models 'something' anyway? ;-) Unlike Kelly I was lucky (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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(...) Large numbers of early april dates are usually a good indicator... :-) (...) Hmm... I got a very nice juniorised model and advice that there was nothing wrong with my browser. :-) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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(...) Yep, it's a pastiche. I clicked too... then I read the whole thing, and it became fairly apparent it was a humor piece. But he did set the FUT to lugnet.fun.holiday, but I'm not sure what "holiday" was for ;) Kelly (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Ha ha ha ha, I remember this thing! You captured it quite well, as always, Bruce. Well enough that I could recognize without having seen the films in years. Dan Rubin (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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This IS a joke right? I didn't get anything when I clicked the URL... Legoswami Samarth (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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(...) I was thinking there was a switch that you could clip on the battery box to control another motor. So, 1 box could control several motors through switches. But it's been a while... Steve (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Phil, how did you open it in Excel? I just tried to and it was jumbled. Any suggestions? (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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Hello everybody, A small message to tell I have 2 custom sets for sale on eBay : Wampa and Probot. (2 URLs) The links are : Probot (URL) Wampa (URL) Happy bidding, Eric Druon / BaronSat (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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(...) I have one of those motors and a coupl eof the 4.5V battery boxes, I just can't imagine trying to control a two motor chassis in this way. (mental image of me with a battery box in each hand and a thumb on each of the forward/reverse levers) (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, and about many other things too. Look what I found in the "Press" section of the Lego website. (URL) For those too lazy to click, here's the text: Classic Grey LEGO bricks on sale again In very early April 2005 the LEGO Group will (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX) !!
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(...) Well, that's a 4.5v motor. They had a battery box that ran the motors. (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Does anyone have more infomation/plans for 1038 ERBIE the Robo-Car? I fond the refence while searching Peeron, and jumped to the Lugnet Guide entry here: (URL) looks like it build some sort of dual drive chassis, but I can't imagine what powered (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Nice work Bruce!! Cyndi (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Maybe the phrase "a place where most English-speaking communities connect" would be a more accurate term for LUGNET, since "center" does imply the other communities would orbit around LUGNET, which I don't think is accurate. So thanks for (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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(...) I use the Technic chain to take the backlash out of gear trains, and to create gear trains in combinations that are not possible using only gears (due to spacing of the gears on beams etc.) Where one chain is not strong enough, clever designs (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi all, This is the first time I actually post MOCs. You can see two at (URL) admit the web site is not very active and I have only photographed a few MOCs. I will add an other model as soonas possible (I have photoes). Currently i am working on a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | Re: teen FOLs: do we actually exist?
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(...) for me it's more like: "so, WHEN will you clear up your room??" "I did so just this morning." "No you did not, I can see that without even entering your room!" "Well, I just started to build this cool car..." (...) considering that I have (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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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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(...) Calum, I agree that there potentially *could* be some loss of support to the AFOLs from TLC. That's hard to predict, but... presumably as often is said, TLC is business. Presumably, the support/attention the AFOLs get form them is viewed as a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Larry's statement would be my personal take of the situation, given all the observable facts, and without knowing exactly what happened behind boardroom doors. Dave K -not that I want this to escalate into a debate. (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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Dear LEGO, While shopping yesterday in a relatively new US WalMart store, I noted that the various sections of the toy department have little banner signs hanging out from the top of the stock shelves. These seemed to be placed in such a way so that (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Vision Command
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Ieri sera, dopo rocambolesche operazioni, ho installato il Vision Command su XP (per info (URL) risolvendo anche lo stupido conflitto della patch tra la directory "programmi" di xp ita rispetto a "program files" della versione inglese (se interessa (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Part request: Propellor 3 Blade with 24t Gear Complete Assembly - 2740c01
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Well, I've done a request for this part more than a year ago, but to no avail.... Since I'm an airplanefreak I would really like to use it in some MOC's So if anyone is working on it or is planning to do so, please let us know! (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: My First GBC
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(...) I'd say that's a really good start. Many of the modules I've seen have places where the balls get stuck. Considering the number of balls running through the contraption, it's not really a big deal. Steve (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Wow!!! I am utterly impressed. It is as if a responsible adult has come into a chaotic room full of squabbling children and restored order, reason and common sense. Everyone leaves happy. What would make me even more impressed? If the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Some fun for Buffy and Angel fans
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(...) Verklempt? Did you learn that from Giles? ;-) (...) Yup, need to be done. (...) No arguement there ;-) (...) Let's not leave out Harmony now... or have you done her alrady? (...) ..... and therefore Lindsay (then might as well do all of (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Arrays and proximity
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(...) If I MUST program a state machine, I could program it to be a small array. Something like this: if(i==0) r=array0; if(i==1) r=array1; if(i==2) r=array2; etc... Self modifying code would be more elegant, but can that be done? If it can be done, (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Arrays and proximity
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(...) You CAN program it, or use the state machine structure provided by LEGO (...) You also can use NQC, but I don't know the extent of what's available on the Spybot. There are differences between the RCX and the Spybot. (...) Yes, perfect. But it (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) I'm not sure that's necessarily a valid conclusion. Another possible conclusion is that you were wrong, but LEGO is such a good company at heart that they apologised anyway in the interests of peace and harmony. (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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(...) I've had uses for the chain links on many occassions, particularly for making quick "proof of concept" gear systems (don't have to worry about spacing). The tread links I've actually never used in bulk until the GBC (but I don't build tracked (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) If you use 1 inch = 1 meter, a minifig is about 4 1/2 feet tall, a good size to relate to kids, I think. Then use four studs = one "inch", or one meter. It's not really accurate, but it sure is easy! Tim (Smith) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I have three questions on highlighting. 1. Can one highlight one's own post? (I’m not a member, so I do not know). 2. Can Admin-A highlight Admin-B's Admin post? (should they be able to?) 3. Should Admins be able to highlight any post in any group? (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Hi there
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(...) Hey Jacub, Nice to see you here! Sorry, nothing about RC or Boats here... But a friend of mine, who isn't a "fan" of the brick, but is a fire fighter was blown away with the photos of your truck. I always think it's cool when someone who (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Not bad at all! I suppose this is as good as it can possibly get. However, this statement should have been made a bit earlier. How long could it take to come up with a press release like that? Or was the general idea to let the dust settle a bit (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Arrays and proximity
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I just got my Spybotics set cheaply, and I now want to start my machine intellligence experiment. However, I need arrays to process inputs and store experiences. How large can they be in the spybot? How can I use the flash? And how can I use the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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"Didier Enjary" <d.enjary@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message news:IAyv8s.18Ao@lugnet.com... (...) I just found out today that it looks like LEGO are releasing 7258 (an EP III Star Wars set) with lots of 3873 in it. At least if the catalog scans which (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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(...) Due to the non-availibilty for me of "Technic Link Tread (3873)" my personal use, on average, is today about 0 ! :-(...I've just use a few (about 60) in this little model : (URL) and 120 in an other MOC built before. For example, there are 110 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MOC: Eopie
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Hello all, I've put up a new creautre on my website. Not as well-known as a taun-taun or bantha, but Star Wars nonetheless: (URL) Eopie> Feedback is appreciated. (2 URLs) (Bruce) (URL) LEGO @ Bruce's Homepage> (URL) Kus-Numa Comics> (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Hello Luis, I'm a big fan of your previous work (especially Torre de Belem and Casa-Minhota), and this is also wonderful. I really like the way you used elevation in this MOC, and how in side the town you used tiles to put your buildings at (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.pt, FTX)
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(...) Thanks everyone for your feedback. I forgot about the thread and as such didn't see the responses until just now. So here goes: In lugnet.starwars, Tony Hafner wrote: (...) Yeah, although I try and get my creatures accurate it usually comes at (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: Language Choices and LUGNET
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(...) Hey, I just wanted to modify the original "LUGNET is pretty much the de facto center of the English-speaking AFOL community." to suggest that we're the center of the non-theme-specific English-speaking AFOL community. Perhaps I'm just being a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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I've seen a lot of usage of the Technic Link Chain and Technic Link Tread in your models, and for those of you who use them, I'd like to know how much would you use of each type on average? The reason I'm asking is I'd like to get some comments on (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Without stepping on anyone's toes, I think the fact that the individual interests of trainheads themselves- within the trainhead (read .trains) community itself, differs. Afterall, interest in railroading (or any subject for that matter) (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO train wire inductors and DCC
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(...) JB- Clearly if they are just for RFI, then that's not a DCC problem. Thanks. -Ted (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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**super snippage** Thanks Jake! Its clear you care and listen, and that the company cares and listens. That's more than good enough for me! JB (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Are you _really_ sure it was the mother you were talking to? ... "Uh-uh, Mother-m-mother, uh, what is the phrase? She isn't quite herself today. " "They're probably watching me. Well, let them. Let them see what kind of a person I am. I'm not (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Examples for the mosaic enthousiasts.
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(...) hey maarten, I've printed a few of your "cameron diaz" mosaics and they look amazing on paper. I just opened them with excel so there shouldn't be a problem to convert them if you want to later. so what is ministech anyway? (is it lego (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Used lots of Lego and Teeth marks (and donating it)
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"Melody Brown" <legomel@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:IAy7sA.24B7@lugnet.com... (...) this (...) looking (...) they may (...) discoloured) (...) slightly less (...) the new (...) to (...) talk (...) I have a similar plan for the ever (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: BNSF new paint
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(...) Snip (...) Atually, from what I remember of the movies we watched @ school, the air exchange can run up to about 98% clean air in a loop type arrangement. That's using something like 200% excess air in order to clear the cylinder of combustion (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | A time of transition
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Hey all, This post is more of a way to collect my own thoughts than it is to express them to everyone, but it seems like the right thing to do since others may share my perspective and be happy to see that they're not alone. Depending on your own (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: LEGO train wire inductors and DCC
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(...) Hi ! The devices you are referring to are RFI suppressors. They are simply little blocks of ferrite surrounding the wire to add a miniscule (a few hundred nanohenries at most) amount of inductance to the wire so high frequency doesn't get (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) The big advantage of a OP engine is that you get good scavange air flow via the two ends of the cylinder being open at the same time. So, yes, it is in some ways more complex (timing gears between crankshafts, rather than valves), in other (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ARRGGHHHH!!!!! If only they had done something similar to the Constellation Legend re-issue!!! Oh well, I'll get a couple more... Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Hi Steve, to answer your question, no... it is still being sorted out, I just recently returned from my overseas holidays. But still intend for this to happen this year (before Oct since I leave the country then). Just had to get off holiday (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.org.au)
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(...) Hi Sue, I have bought used LEGO from Germany (and other places) off ebay sometime ago, and a lot of it was in a not-so-good shape. Teeth marks, discolouration and scratches etc... But since I am moving overseas later this year, I decided to go (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) What's it supposed to be? I don't know ship names very well but it seems either very old or oriental... I thought of a 'dhow' but don't know if the mast config matches that. Looks cool though. Spotlighted. Red decks. How convenient! (when the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Wow! It looks great! I was wondering if you could tell me what sort of files my browser tries to download when I follow "this is what you need to build it" links. Thanks. -Elf- (URL) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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All you need to do now is figure out how to stop those balls from collecting in the two places they do in the video and you're all set! ;) Good luck with it! Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Gustavo Brinck" <gustav@mi.cl> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | New MOC: Merchant Ship
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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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(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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) <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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(...) 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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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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(...) !!!???? Don't answer, Jake! (URL) Run away! Run away!> :-) JOHN (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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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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(...) 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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(...) <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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