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Dear All, Last night (Jan. 27th) on my local NPR radio station they talked with a local man who last year led a team from New Hampshire to victory at the FIRST Lego League Competition. I recorded this program (25 to 30 minutes) and I was wondering (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | pieces aaare pieces ... (hum "people aaare people" ...)
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(...) My thoughts exactly, Ben - way back when I was like 8 or 9 years old. A friend of mine (same age) was building COLOR-MATCHED cars with my collection of loose LEGO pieces. I found that rather odd. Why would he do that, I wondered? After all, (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: LEGO museum in Ohio?
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I have contacted them about a week ago, they said they'd get back to me, but no contact since then. I'd love a place that I can reach in 2 hours, and where I can park my Lego collection. If this turns out to be a legit museum, I'll be more than (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Ops, shows how "G'scheid" I am, I can't even spell it right. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Since we are into German quotes, I have one for everyone.... "Der G'schedere gibt nach" Gary istok Loosely translated "the smarter one will let it go..." (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Where has all the Maersk Blue gone?
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Well, I'm sure a large amount went into this (drool): (URL) (picture is a link) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Some G.I.Joe minifig customs
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Hi Norbert, I went through all of these when they came up on Brickshelf and they're really great work. I think the most impressive details are the braided hair on some of the anime figs, but all of the paint and customized head/headwear jobs are (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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Hello Nathanael, You are really an incredible builder! Everything here is outstanding: functionnality, design, quality of photography... I'd like to know how much time you spent on this wonder. I guess it would take me much more time simply trying (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Some G.I.Joe minifig customs
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Once again Norbert, you blow me away with your patience and attention to detail. Awesome figs. Jude (...) snip... (...) snip... (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Some G.I.Joe minifig customs
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Hello to one and all I thought that there might be some interest in the images of my customized minifigures now up on Brickshelf. Over the holidays, I was very busy with a friend's scanner, getting "record shots" of the majority of my custom work. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !!
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| | DANIEL RODRIGUEZ “AMERICA’S BELOVED TENOR” Joins LEGOLAND California in a Salute To Heroes
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DANIEL RODRIGUEZ, “AMERICA’S BELOVED TENOR” JOINS LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA IN A SALUTE TO HEROES Freedom Tower seen for the first time amid the New York skyline CARLSBAD, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2005) – The city that never sleeps will come to life at the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND California to break Guinness World Record for tallest LEGO tower
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LEGOLAND® California to break Guinness World Record™ for Tallest LEGO® Tower Theme park guests participate in record-setting event Presidents Day 2005 January 20, 2005 (Carlsbad, Calif.) – Thousands of children along with their families will click (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Lego Pnematic Parts
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I remember when Lego carried Pnematic parts accessory packs which contained a pump, a cylinder, a switch a couple of 't's and tubing. This was a great way to buy Pneumatics. Now however the only way is through Lego Education. Not bad, they have the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | LEGOLAND California announces Knights’ Tournament to debut Memorial Day 2005
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LEGOLAND California announces Knights’ Tournament to debut Memorial Day 2005 Cutting-edge robotic technology meets medieval LEGO adventure CARLSBAD, Calif. (January 27, 2005) – On Memorial Day 2005, LEGOLAND® California introduces Knights’ (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | LEGOLAND California announces 2005 capital expansion plans
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LEGOLAND California announces 2005 capital expansion plans Family theme park reaches record-breaking results for 2004 CARLSBAD, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2005) – LEGOLAND® California announced the Park’s best business results to date at a news conference (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Price of petrol vs price of plastic products
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(...) I'm keeping this in lugnet.lego because it might actually be relevant there. Feel free to FUT as appropriate. Overnight, KMart has increased its prices for MegaBloks sets by about 15%. I happen to have been in this same store yesterday, so I (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) I always accord minifigs 1:35 scale, possibly 1:32, because those are the closest "standard military" scales. But also, I go by the average of the minifigs' dimensions, which sort of implies they are 5' tall and very, very broad. So I am (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Oh, wow. Wowowow. (was: Re: Project YAMATO)
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(...) Jumpei, That is beautiful. Truly a thing of utter beauty. I am currently planning out a true-minifig-scale model of the battleship Fuso ca. 1944, though I am going closer to 1:35 scale given that minifigs are not truly to human propor- tions. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: New Ride to Open This Spring
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(...) oops... Looks like it's schedule to open May 27th, 2005, according to the events calendar: (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: New Ride to Open This Spring
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(...) Looks like it's schedule to open May 24th, 2005, according to the events calendar: (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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how do you do that? ???...??? With pieces from ONE set? I always run out of pieces or need another one of that piece (etc.). Yours look like they all belong there. Lego would have sold a lot more sets if this was the model I think. Steve (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Oh wow... Great model, and great photography! I'm totally amazed at people who can build in Technic, and it's even more impressive that you only used parts from 8436! Looks like an official model. Instructions? :) -Bryan (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) You really have quite a wide range of talent. Not only do you do good sports cars, but you have done robots, boats, people, trucks- all out of Lego kits. Maybe now you can start building construction vehicles. I assume you did not use a winch (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) I personally advocate 1 stud to the foot, which is about 1:38. If the stud size is exactly 8mm then it's 1:38.1. If a stud size is 5/16" then it's 1:38.4. There's little difference between the two, unless you build something 14630 plates high (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) Well here's *my understanding* of it. TLG changed the colours because the old grays and brown did not fit in with their "vision" of the colour palette. They tested the new colours with groups of children, and the kids liked it. After changing (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Hello everybody
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Hello everybody, I'm new here. This is my first post. I started building Mecha about 9 month ago and the 22nd is the first that goes to public. It's named Primech because it's the first one that actually got a name. (2 URLs) The arms are inspired by (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: surrender, you're surrounded!
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(snip) Bottom line--it's a matter of opinion. One opinion is okay with the color change, the other is not. This sounds like a debate that ranks up there with politics and abortion. The German AFOL community has been most vocal about this, and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | New Ride to Open This Spring
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Found this article in the San Diego Union-Tribune (URL) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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(...) I ran into this too while betatesting. If you were using, for example, MLCad, it might be a problem with the color definitions that MLCad is aware of. Bricksiac is getting its color info from the ldconfig.ldr file in the install dir, I think. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Latest Train Show Invite
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(...) Whether we do this particular show are not, we definitely need to get the layout together at least one more time before NMRA. (...) I'm willing to pass more to you or anyone else that would like to add to my part of the layout. It will be a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Post something 2 Castle!
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(...) I think that's basicly what's happened. Most of the forum "noise" is over there. If you ask my opinion, the KK2 debate is a bit over-done there. Too many people take exception to the criticisms of the negative product concerns from the first (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Latest Train Show Invite
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(...) I think this is a good way to get the time to integrate the layout before NMRA. Since we can't as well set this up anywhere privately, we might as well use it as an opportunity to work out issues between project members. (...) I'm fine with (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Dillution of trade name
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Hello! (...) Oh, people (kids, parents, non-AFOLs) are using "legos" all the time around here. It simply is shorter for "LEGO bricks" and everybody still knows exactly what this term ("legos") is referring to. As long as it's not used in official (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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<snippage> (...) A nice, calm voice of reason. I agree Scott. Pieces is Pieces whatever the color. Ben M. (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) I agree with previous posts that the variability of minifigs, not to mention their dispropotion nature means that a number of scales are possible. However, for me personally Minifig scale is not really 40:1. I have been doing a lot of work (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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(...) Download went great. (...) First, of all, I would like to say that I think this program is awesome. I have never done a mosiac but I was able to have a parts list in about 2 minutes. Very user friendly. I did find a few possible problems, but (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Archangel Preview
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Hi All- Just a little preview to what I've been doing lately. (URL) Archangel on Brickshelf> (URL) Archangel on MOCPages> That's one of three new models that will be photographed and edited and posted sooner or later. L8rs Ryan (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Statues
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Hello! After I already came up with "Armor's Arrow Hitting its Target": (URL) me, I'm a link!>>, I now was inspired by some talk on Classic-Castle.com to modify these statues like this: (URL) me, I'm a link!>> It's Diana (or Artemis), the goddess of (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX) !!
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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I'm pretty sure that soon you'll find a black, unmarked vehicle at your doorstep, from where two men in suits will emerge to ask you to join the Lego development group. Failure to comply will result in a direct assasination, since we all know (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Ughh... you're killing me here... I just got 8436 for Christmas... I want to build this... I need instructions... argh... I don't have your skills... I just want to recreate yours... Allow me to vent... When I was a kid the only frustrating (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Is there someone interested in making icons for me
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Hello, I'am working on LD4DModeler V2 (see (URL) i want to make it better in every aspect over V1 am looking for some artist who is willing to make some (mostly) 16x16 pixel icons for me. I think people who used V1 know why I rather don't do it (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Latest Train Show Invite
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(...) It's tight, but I don't think it's too tight for me to complete what I want to get done. (...) > (...) I think I would prefer a two day show, but if we setup early Saturday, we can play with the layout until they kick us out. Then play some (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Dillution of trade name
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Calling "lego" "legos" must be an american thing; I have never heard it used in the UK. Interestingly, searching loc.uk for "legos" got hits for "lego's". Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Conveyor Belts?
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news-gateway@lugnet.com wrote on 01/28/2005 08:06:12 AM: (...) the (...) pushes (...) seems (...) Tim Massey (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) (snip) (...) Wow! Superb model, and great presentation, your photography technique is very good. of course the most impressive bit is that you did it all with 8436. Wouldn't it be great if LEGO started making fan created alternate model (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Modifying set 5600 (RC Racer)
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I just picked up a used set 5600 (Radio Control Racer), thinking that I would take the wheels off, put a gearbox in to gear it down, and add some treads or fat tires, making a more tank-like vehicle my young son would be able to control. Sadly, I (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Sending Commands to Spybot from RCX - Question from a Beginner to Comm area.
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Hi All, I am planning to send some commands to spybot via RCX 2.0 unit. My Whole plan is control “spybot” using RCX unit. To have a basic understanding of the communication, I used the sample posted my Mark Riley 19 Aug 2002. In RCX I used (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) That is really, really good - it has the essence/spirit of the real thing. It makes me want to break open the 8436 I have and build your model. Jennifer (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Using Jennifer Clark's idea
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Thanks for the namecheck Nathan, I'm looking forward to seeing this model when you have completed it. I got the idea for the concentric drive in the small excavator from Issac Merkle, who had used a differential for this on a robot arm. TJ then (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: novità Star Wars
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Bellissimi set davvero! :-) Speriamo che sia bello anche il film! ;-) Peccato dover aspettare ancora molti mesi, e pensare che in Inghilterra il set secondo me piu' bello, ARC-170 Starfighter (7259), e' gia' uscito, in grandissimo anticipo sul film! (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Latest Train Show Invite
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G'Day I am available Saturday and Sunday, lemme know what we decide. Cheers Oliver Play Well! "David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:IB0EAt.1K38@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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Being inspired by the 4100 cranetruck, I decided to build another one a bit more challenging. So I transformed the 8436 truck into another cranetruck: (URL) It has many functions like pneumatic boom and stands, rotating cabin and ofcourse steering. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Conveyor Belts?
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(...) The system you're wanting to use can work just fine. My train loader uses a bunch of chain links with about ten conveyor belt links. Each conveyor link has a 1x4 tile on it (a 1x4 plate could be used). (URL) think all the lifts that I've seen (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Me too. Not because I thought it was real, but because I wanted to see if Mark had managed to arrange something(1) (or find something) that somehow fit. I thought it was a great joke. 1 - in FTX, the link displayed isn't necessarily the link (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | Re: New BNSF logo available for download*
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(...) John, I dislike the color shade you used in your logo(1), although I agree with it completely. I think the new "lightning bolt" logo should be called a "wedge"... Scott Lyttle (1) JOKE!!! (21 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(snip) (...) If you don't want it, I'll take that bluish gray brick off your hands... Parts is parts, so long as it says "LEGO" on the top of the studs... Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Dillution of trade name
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(...) I have also noticed this in some of the Atlanta-area Wal-Mart stores. Scott Lyttle (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(snip) Way to hijack the thread...now go make your own. (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | Re: Incorrect Links on SW Sidebar
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(...) Kevin, You're completely right. I'm not a huge SW fan (especially since ep 1), so I'm not as interested in SW as many of the folks. I was just echoing many of the sentiments I've heard over a period of time. Much like Eric Sophie sticks to his (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Help me get rid of some of my inventory!
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(URL) need to get a new fride/freezer as our old Simpson Tuckerbox model blew it's motor and our current fridge is also overdue for replacement anyway. So, if you think you can make either or both of the special offers on the link at the top of this (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: My Castle Project latest
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Thanks Jon, that means a lot to me coming from you as it was my minifigs jelousy of your minifigs houses that pursuaded me to build a lot of the stuff I have in the first place :) Thanks (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: An alternative open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company
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(...) This is a very serious allegation. Please explain which reasons given by TLG have been debunked as fluff or outright lies. (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: My Castle Project latest
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Thanks Jason. The houses I've been boilding for a long time ever since first stealing .. err I mean being inspired by Jon Furmans creations. So each one tends to be a variation (and hopefully an improvement) of the last, then stick them nice and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My Castle Project latest
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Thanks Jojo. Assuming I guess correclty what you mean by "enhanced set style", thats what I was after. I want it to have similar selective compression to a LEGO set. So even though its larger than a official set, the official sets wont look out of (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Running Mindstorms 1.5 on XP
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Hi. I've been searching the net and lugnet to try and find a solution to a problem I have, but I've come up short. I really hope somebody on this group can be of assistance. When I try to install my Mindstorms 1.5 cd on my computer running XP, I'm (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My Castle Project latest
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Thanks Matt you make some good points. I was a bit concerned about the front of the new building but when I added detailing to the windows it appeared to be overly heavy. I think maybe just adding detail to one or two of the windows may help lift it (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Me too, but its not really a black and white thing. Customers are customers - when they are annoyed you do your best to fix them up, whatever the technicalities of the situation. When you are surprised by a customer reaction (remember New (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Strictly speaking, he didn't jump the gun. He *did* mention that the release dates were early April... Besides, who'd enjoy it on the 1st as much as they did just now? would you like a surprise Lego set out of the blue or one you get on your (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | novità Star Wars
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Ecco alcune immagini che fanno tremare il mio portafoglio.... (URL) un anno piuttosto dispendioso! Dino (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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Classic! An April Fools Joke in January! I admire the moxie it took to post this. I'm man enough to admit that I clicked on the link to read the 'official' post...lol. (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | Re: look at my balls
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(...) I am in the process of making one, and I told my son the only way he can attend the event with me is to participate in either the GBC or a mindstorms event (hopefully both). So you can count on 2 from the JLUG (weather permitting and all those (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Wishful Thinking press release (was: Maersk Second Run)
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(...) It was just another hint that it wasn't real for those who didn't get my insider jokes. (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: Pneumatic switching circuits
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<SNIP> (...) OOPS.. I changed diagramming method to a physical ascii art diagram without clarifying it.. Below is 2 switches actuated by a slider which pushes first one switch handle (left switch) from far left to far right then when pushed past the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) I think its an easy thing to offer to buy back the sets, since absolutely no-one will be giving them back! :) I sure won't. -Alfred (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Conveyor Belts?
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news-gateway@lugnet.com wrote on 01/26/2005 11:20:23 AM: (...) than one package. I bought two sets of each, which should give me 72 conveyor belt links and 200 chain links. With 2.5 gear teeth/stud and 2 teeth per link, that should be enough for a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Zemi.net Weblog: Submit Your News
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(...) Thanks! I want all sorts of stuff. Cool new MOCs and all sorts of other news like contests, forums and events all sound great. This is sort of an experiment so I'm open to many ideas. We'll see how it goes. (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Using Jennifer Clark's idea
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I am re-designing my track-hoe, and to do so I need to use one of your ideas. On your track-hoe, you have two shafts going through the turntable- one solid shaft and one hollow shaft. I originally intended to use a differential piece for the hollow (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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I received a letter from Frank today inviting us to the Toronto Toy Train and Doll show on April 24, 2005. Here's the thing--we didn't really appreciate this show last time due to the surroundings. This year, right in the brochure, it states that (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Make your own James Bond Jaws figure!
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I'm glad to see more and more excellent 007 Lego popping up! To help everyone out I've decided to pitch in and make up some mini-figure bitmaps that you can use to make up your very own Bond related figures! First on the block, one of my favorite (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Town by marakoeschtra
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Hey all, Anyone know who "marakoeschtra" is? They built this great (URL) town>. (2 URLs) Bruce (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Re: Loader Building Instruction Available !!!
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(...) What a great teaser! Any estimate on when we'll see the rest of the pages? <drool...> -- joshua (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks Steve, I was going to point Joseph there too. Who is this mr Clague guy anyway? The only mr Clague I know is my father. (...) Cool! Another pneumatic master! Kevin (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I understand the above very well, but I do not understand the stuff below. (...) I admire you doing it all pneumatically. I ended up having to have two pistons that were purely timing switches. There were races in the circuit where things (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8366 supersonic RC now half price at S@H...
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(...) Why is this one more expensive than the 8475? Are they the same motors and controller? Just wondering (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8366 supersonic RC now half price at S@H...
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Exactly like I predicted it. Finally grabbed mine! https://shop.lego.co...asp?p=8366 (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | BrickOS 0.9.0 success
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Hello all -- I have a Linux system with a USB Lego IR tower, and have been intermittently poking around on the web (once every few weeks) in hopes of getting a brickOS system to work on it, with varying levels of enthusiasm. I've gotten it to go (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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This is getting a bit long, so you might have to read previous posts to figure it all out.... (...) At times, the chain slackening is a desirable effect, and when it is not, an idler gear takes up the slack giving the chain a firm fit for use in (...) (21 years ago, 28-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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I like a lot to work with the Technic Link Chain and Technic Link Tread, besides the reason mentions before, because I use for for educational purposes, kids love them, having others colours could be great. It could be wonderfull to have accesories (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Zemi.net Weblog: Submit Your News
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(...) Hey Jon, Cool idea. What sort of thing are you looking for? Do you want every new cool MOC to go up, or more community news like contests, new forums, etc.? Bruce (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: 1038 ERBIE the Robo-Car?
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(...) I have two pictures I grabbed from an eBay auction awhile back. I've uploaded them to my Brickshelf folder: (URL) (post mod) (URL) all the information I could find about that set. It looks like it was designed as a line-folowing robot, which (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A query to GBC members, module builders, and technic model builders.
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"Mr S" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:20050127152527....hoo.com... (...) Do you find any situations where you have to space the gears out so the chain fits tightly and snugly instead of slackening and introducing chain backlash? (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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(...) Gorgeous! Bob, I've been planning out a program to do mosaics- but this blows my plans away! The only suggestion I would make is to allow the user to select the size of baseplates to use. 32x32 is usually cheaper, and a user might have a (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Zemi.net Weblog: Submit Your News
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I just added a news submission page to (URL) Zemi> that will let you submit your LEGO news to the weblog. The link is at the top of the Blog. One of my ideas is for the weblog to become a one-stop LEGO newsblog similar to sites like BOING BOING or (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Re: RCX3 - Can extra hardware functionality be added?
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(...) I have a proposal that would theoretically allow an RCX to use 49 motors and 147 active sensors (or 588 switches!). This has the potential to control an entire Ball Contraption or railway! The idea may be expandable to four times those (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) "Possible"? Oh come on. How about "unlikely"? Or "far-fetched"? Maybe "overly optimistic"? While your attitude helps stretching out a debate endlessly, it really isn't helpful in the end. Please try to be realistic, occasionally at least. (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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Hi all, I just finished a major update of Bricksaic. You can read about it and download it from here: (URL) Bricksaic is a program used to make LEGO mosaics. It is very simple to use. Just load you picture, select the colors in the palette, set the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Some fun for Buffy and Angel fans
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(...) Hey, neat-o Bianca! What kind of printer is used for the decals? An inkjet? I didn't know that it was possible to make those..., this will come in handy for my plastic model work. As for the faces, I must admit that I have trouble recognizing, (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Wow, Dave "King of the Sheets", isn't cool? If that's not good enough for you, wow, you have very high expectations! Personally, that beats some of my nicknames by a mile, of course, that list is unfit for public consumption. (...) Cowdice (...) (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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Hmm - I originally forgot to add lugnet.technic to this post, please post any comments/thoughts you may have to share with others. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Geoffrey Hyde" <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:IAyr24.C76@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Weekly Update of New AuctionBrick Listings - 1/27/05
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This is weekly update of new items listed at (URL) as of Thu Jan 27, 10:48 AM PST. To bid, review details of any item listed or to register go to (URL). (2 URLs) 6600 Highway Construction '00 plus box/instruction manuals> Used - Great Minimum Bid: (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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