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(...) That was from LEGOWorld, October 2003 in Holland. It was an automated car assembly line, consisting of RCX controlled work carriers that travelled from cell to cell across a number of cells. Each cell had a selection of parts that it added in (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: look at my balls
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(...) Three completed: a 48x48 chain lift that has the balls cascade down a tilted baseplate, a 32x32 with a clock lift (noisy as all getout) that's got room to grow some, a 10x48 that allows the stream to be split if desired, as well as turned 90 (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: LEGO museum in Ohio?
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(...) I too had the same dream but in a bit warmer climate. There used to be this old church for sale on Amelia Island in Florida that I thought would be a great location for a LEGO museum / shop. Of course I need to win the lottery or something so (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | slightly OT, but yet another use for Legos
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Sorry it's not a cool construction but maybe this will at least make you smile. The problem with photographing camera lenses (other than needing at least two to make it possible) is: how to hold the cylindrical but often lumpy or tapering lenses? (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Sending Commands to Spybot from RCX - Question from a Beginner to Comm area.
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(...) First of all, my apologies for not answering you via email. I've been a bit busy at work. I needed to run some tests myself before I could properly respond as well. The 0x9223 from the RCX happens to match the IR sent out by the Spybot (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: First LEGO League on My Local NPR Radio Station
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(...) Hi, Actually it was a mistake with my program the actual size is about 17MB (for some odd reason the original file was two hours long...) Bryan B. (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) (URL) here> or on the pic for more... I can only echo what others have wrote - absolutely amazing work! You truly have a talent and a feel for the brick. Iain (This is unrelated, and I don't want to steer this topic away from your truck - if (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: First LEGO League on My Local NPR Radio Station
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news-gateway@lugnet.com wrote on 01/28/2005 04:36:48 PM: (...) I would like to hear it, but 60MB for 30 minutes of audio? Even *music* is usually about 1MB/minute. Spoken text is often encoded at very low bitrates quite successfully... Tim Massey (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | lego future models
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Hey guys- I just found out something on the new technic crane that'll be coming out this Fall. According to one site, this model will be out in August, at a price of over $150.00. But I guess with such a high price, the model will be good. Here is (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Pneumatic switching circuits
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(...) I thought that might be what it was. (...) It all started when JP Brown (famous for his Rubik Cube Solver out of LEGO), made the bold statement that you could not do boolean logic using LEGO pneumatics, because of the switches. Inutitively I (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: look at my balls
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(...) I think a poll of likely intrepid ball players who plan on bringing one or more GBC modules to BrickFest would be a great idea. It would help to figure out how many modules we might expect to see there. I have a couple of ideas in mind so (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Final Official Statement - Maersk Second Run
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(...) Well, by all indications that would be me then. Damn, you really know how to get me, Gerhard! ;) Alright then: Larry, since I couldn't stand another of your dreary emails anyway, I apologize for having been so particularly nasty. Let me (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: look at my balls
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(...) I've been working on one off and on for weeks now -- which means I've put maybe a total of a couple hours into it. It's not going very well, and here it is almost February already, so I'm no longer confident that I'll have anything ready to (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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Nathanial Kuipers- Very nice crane! Did you build it out of one or two sets of 8436? (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) Wow, It's the first time I regretted not buying <set:8436>. The model is obviously better than the original 8436, if you have plans to make instructions for it PLEASE let us know while this set is still available, because for me such (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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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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