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(...) Sweet, three woofs and jumping catfish! I acknowledge your critique about the proportions--the new feet added more visual weight, with really nothing added up top to balance it. But yeah, I'm starting to get into the studless/greebling style. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Very well played! Excellent use of those flex-rods! Nelson (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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G'day... long time, no MOC post... but I decided to enter the jlug comp... and here is my entry (URL) A little sneak preview: (5 URLs) It is an old house, renvovated into a Florist shop... There are still a few things to finish off and the owner (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !!
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(...) They had little placards with that info. I thoguht I got one pic of the placard, but I don't offhand remember the numbers. Hopeuflly someone else got that info? Sorry! Waitaminit! It's in the 2005 Product Guide they gave me (which doesn't have (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, Marco, especially about the photography, which is always the hardest part for me. For Christmas, my brother got me a lamp with an Eiko Photoflood 250 watt bulb. Despite my poor understanding of camera settings and (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I missed that completely, I have no idea. Sorry!!!! Was wondering why they weren't on display but forgot to ask. I was pretty sick, unfortunately, so was not operating on all 8 cylinders. (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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(...) No. They only had the smaller Enzo, not the space frame (ala SuperCar) one. Unless I missed it. I didn't get many pics of the smaller one because it's released product. The reason I took any pics of released product at all (unless I forgot) is (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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(...) I went back and realized there were a lot of additional details I missed the first time: Street signs, beer bottles, the two figures playing a video game...nice. Calum (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) If you uploaded a video file it can take a very long time for the folder it's in to get moderated. This is because they have to watch the entire video. And with video currently disabled I suspect it difficult for the moderators to moderate (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Secret testing of a new cannon
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(...) OK!! (...) Thanks, but you are allowed! (...) Actually Verne reused the name, in "From the Earth to the Moon" 1865. see: (URL) Columbiad(s) are a little to small, ;^) My cannon is in the 15 inch range. So you can see how I missed your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Creator Sets 4103+4782 at TRU
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Found the 4103 bucket with the free 4782 box tied to it like the spring cleaning sets. Except in this case, there are no special pieces just the 4782 and both for the price of $6.99. Was this ever mentioned by Jake when the spring cleaning sets were (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Already available at TRUs for $49.99 and you save on shipping. Don't know whether it's an exclusive for the store as I haven't seen it in other retailers. AC (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Quarterback Passing Efficiency?? -- Hear me out!!
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(...) Okay, I am back with more information. Speed and Strength ===...=== IMO these two are really inverses of each other. A speedy mech is not strong becuase it lacks the ability to carry enough armor. Now on the other hand a strong mech, because (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) ....men det hade nog varit att utnyttja reglerna.... = P de e så man vinner = ) man ska böjja så mycket man kan på reglerna utan att ha sönder dom (...) Jag tror jag ligger nån stans mellan 2-3kg, men jag har ingen våg utan jag har suttit å (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Parts editing made easy (well, easier)
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(...) In order for smoothing to work on parts outside the PARTS and P directories, you need to add the following to the header: 0 Unofficial Part This "turns on" smoothing in LDView. (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm puzzled, too. Should I follow some convention regarding the order of primitives in the file? My optional lines *are* correct, I have verified that, but even a simple smooth cylinder converted with my program shows up faceted in LDView. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Radial Engine (and V8 crankshaft)
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(...) UH OH! I forgot to specify the length. Oh well, Rosco wins. Any butchered legos I have will stay where they are, but NO MORE BUTCHERING LEGOS! (future tense) I'll post some pictures of the 3 butchered crankshafts I have as soon as I can. (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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My converter has undergone a considerable update during the weekend. It is now called "max2dat", because it now handles the 3DS file format as well, and supports the two main export formats from 3dsmax. (The previous "max2dat" utility written in (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Secret testing of a new cannon
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(...) -snip- No, No! Not wrong by any means! Pirate-era moonshot from gun development, is a reference to Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon.... where they attempted a moonshot from a very large gun... I'm not meaning to question your (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Quarterback Passing Efficiency?? -- Hear me out!!
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(...) So I am back with more information. As I have started to think this through I have determined, IMO, that what we are trying to do is score our Mech/Mecha against the figurative "Perfect" Mech in the areas of Articulation, Speed and Strength (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I am confused!? The Texas Navy had a steam powered warship in 1838! "Predating any self-propelled vessels built by the U.S. Navy, Zavala had the distinction of becoming the first armed (steam) warship in North America." (URL) Do you think my (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Quarterback Passing Efficiency?? -- Hear me out!!
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(...) I have some webspace that we can develop and test the initial software on. I can't really imagine the initial server load would be too heavy. Adding it to the LMHof is a great idea. (...) Great point and noted. I have started to develop a (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: My God, it's full of stars.
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Hello! Let me be one of the last to congratulate you on this truely amazing creation. I'm standing in awe. That's simply great. (And I haven't even watched the movie.) Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.space)
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Hello! That's big. Great! Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: Secret testing of a new cannon
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(...) Thanks! (...) my cannons part list (not the mount) qty part name ---...--- Black Blue 1 70973 Belville Bucket ---...--- X 2 3941 Brick 2 x 2 Round ---...--- X --- X 1 3943 Cone 4 x 4 x 2 ---...--- X --- X 1 6222 Brick 4 x 4 Round with Holes (...) (21 years ago, 21-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Microfig Eiffel Tower
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(...) Spencer- That's one of the best Eiffel Towers I've seeen -- in any scale! I would love to see a picture in higher resolution. (I left the rain/hail/bad weather of California for the bright sunny 31 degree skies of New England last week where (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Thats no moon!!!
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(...) It's a shame that LEGO goofed and made the Death Star and mini Executor at two different scales. The second Death Star is not 160 km in diameter, as the model's label states. It is in fact about 900 km in diameter. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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Det börjar dra ihop sig nu. Huset är städat och jag har räknat om skumgummimadrasserna och kommit till fyra den här gången... Nog med kallprat: Regler för RobotWarrrrrs: Baserat på inläggen här och egna funderingar kommer jag fram till följande (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Great Ball Contraption modules
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(...) Eegaad! That is fantastic! Amazing! I've not looked at the video yet, but the sweeper is beautiful, and the hailfire module is a great idea. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Microfig Eiffel Tower
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hmm, with all the heavy snow outside, I guess boredom has me posting mocs of stuff I've done over the past year. Here's another one: a microfig version of the Eiffel Tower that I built to match the scale of my other microfig skyscrapers... (2 URLs) (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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| | Re: New Mustang
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SNIPPIFICATION Wow! That thing looks brilliant! I love it! Several great things I see here, like the EXCELLENT use of the new click hinges, as well as how the thick truck tyre wheels don't look that bad (a standard feature on other cars by you as (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Robbot Wars
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(...) Eh man borde ju få ha hur många robotar som helst om man skulle vilja det...däremot ska ingen hänsyn tas i lottningen så ...möter du dig själv så är det nog kört...eller kör vi alla möter alla så måste det bli antingen att du slår tärning om (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Lego Cannon ( cannons ) design designs ( MOC MOCs )
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(...) You've done a great service! I've added a link to your post to the .pirates sidebar. Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) I think that if you keep up the development, you'll be attempting a pirate-era moonshot before long! Roll on Columbiad! (But rightfully in Texas, not Florida!) Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) Maybe in your location but here in Charleston, SC the TRU employees bring new meaning to rude and incompetent (so much for so called "southern hospitality") and the stores are still trying to sell old sets with damaged boxes at full price. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | MOC:Bad Influence
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(URL) An Angel and Devil, smiling with glee and there in the middle is me. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | 7-wide Elevated Train Cars
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After all these years, I finally built my own train. It's a 7-wide version of an elevated passenger train. This model will make its debut along with an elevated train loop at MichLTC's display at the (URL) Great American Train show in Novi, Michigan (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: LDrawed Mercedes-Benz Actros 4150K in 1:13 scale
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Great model. (...) It's worth mentioning that when I loaded it using the LDView 3 beta, it only used 83 megs. (Although, to be fair, there were some parts missing even after I downloaded and installed the unofficial parts zip.) Also, I'm pretty sure (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) Interesting observation. In the past ~8 months I have noticed a major change in the store-stocking attitude of TRU. Stores which used have shelves oveflowing with older stuff are now clean as a whistle. The store directors seem to be more (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Question about Brickshelf
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(...) It may have been missed. If you edit the folder it will be listed again for moderation I believe. Note that you don't have to actually change anything, just edit it and save. (...) You can also share deep links before moderation, by posting (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Great Ball Contraption modules
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(...) Jaw. On. Floor. Well done! Absolute gorgeousness. Iain (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Radial Engine (and V8 crankshaft)
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(...) It's hard to see in those pics, but the crankshaft DOES go in 4 directions to get the correct firing order, big ends 1&4 are 180 degrees apart, and 2&3 are also 180 degrees from each other and 90 degrees from 1&4 (see below). The extra stud (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Great Ball Contraption modules
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My first Great Ball Contraption (URL) modules>... (URL) Many thanks to Steve Hassenplug for devising this (URL) wonderful concept>! Philo (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, FTX) !
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| | Re: Stormwalker MkII
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(...) Well that's exactly what I think of it. I'm so glad about the progress I made driven by the replies to the original post. Thanks again for your statement on the feet. I gave a big step forward. (...) I've read a lot about that but couldn't (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Question about Brickshelf
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I just started up my own BrickShelf folder, but something's weird - I uploaded about... hmm. Maybe 10 folders? Some of them got moderated within about an hour. The others didn't. So now today I uploaded another one, and wihtin like 20 minutes its (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Robbot Wars
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(...) Finns ju en risk, hitta just en sak som skulle kunna va till stor nackdel för min del = / /Akira (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...e.DOT.com> wrote in message news:IC6vyG.1p88@lugnet.com... (...) At BZPower one reporter also at the event states at (URL) "The revelation that there will be no Vikings sets this year was the biggest shock." (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Robbot Wars
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(...) Hurså, kommer din robot att gå i bitar så fort när den möter min? ;) /T (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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Larry, thanks for being first out the gate with such detailed pics set! My question: Do you know the piece count and price of the huge Technic crane 8421? I can't make it out from the pics you posted. I only know it will have more than 1000 pieces (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Re: New Mustang
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cool model. i particularly like your mirror idea. i knew click hinges were good for something. ondrew p.s. now all you need to model is the new corvette. =) (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Radial Engine (and V8 crankshaft)
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(...) Good design Ross! I was actually talking about the crankshaft; not the firing order. To clarify more, I meant that if someone can make a crankshaft that goes 4 directions and also fits into TLC's modern cylinder-piston design (while also not (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | New Mustang
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This is my second version of this 6-wide model, AKA: Lego finally created the <http=(URL) 4x6 wedge piece> I needed for the hood! (2 URLs) MOCPage> (URL) Brickshelf Gallery> Enjoy! Spencer (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Robbot Wars
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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA!!! (Akira skarattar högt för sig själv) jag har just byggt de ultimata vapnet å kommer krossa alla i Robbot Wars = P om jag bygger 2 robbotar får jag va med 2 gånger då? = P /Akira (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | APRITE I PORTAFOGLI!!!!
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Ragazzi...la bomba dell'anno!!! (URL) QUANTI NE COMPRIAMO!!!!! (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Longitudinal-latitudinal coordinates calulator?
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(...) hi don(e), thx for the tool. It'll do the job 'til you bake this code into a solid nice .exe ;-))) w. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LSynth synthesis and needed sub-parts
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(...) hi kevin, IMHO the main problem is that there is some confusion about the LS00.dat constrain an the rest like the flex-axle-end. my understanding now is that the ONLY constrain for all tubes is LS00.dat while the rest is used in the synthesis (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Ritorno e LEGO in vendita
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Salve a tutti, dopo un bel po' di assenza mi riaffaccio su ITLUG e LUGNET Ho riaperto il negozio su Bricklink (URL) ho in corso alcune aste BIONICLE su Ebay (URL) a tutti e benritrovati Fabrizio (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | German WW2 Transport Truck
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After seeing the posting for "Classic Truck" under Yellow's gallery, I immediately thought 6-wide German transport. Here's a quick take. I posted the screen shot: (URL) MLCad file: (URL) all of the pieces are available in dark gray, mainly the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: aiuto - ci siamo anche noi
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(...) Fatto! 2 posti a nome tuo e di tuo figlio confermati. Dino Baldi P.S. scusa se non l'ho fatto ven, ma ero a un corso... (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Thats no moon!!!
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(...) Star?! Thanks for all the photos Lar. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Black Cat legend
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(...) We can only hope its true. I would buy one at that price in a second! Gary (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: Hardware Store
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Mitch, your detailing keeps getting better and better. Great looking building from the outside, but it's the inside that captures my heart. That loft apartment has to be one of the best LEGO interiors I've ever seen. Perfectly rendered. Bravo. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Nova Scotian "blockheads" profiled in Sunday Daily News
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Greetings, The Sunday Daily News (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) has an article on the local AFOLs. Unfortunately it does not appear to be on the paper's online site ( (URL) ). If you are in the Halifax area I recommend picking up a copy. The cover (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns.hal, lugnet.org.ca.novalug, lugnet.loc.ca.ns, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Winter's New Direction: Study 17
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(...) Thanks Eric. Since I put the yellow stripes down the middle (instead of the edges), I'm asking myself "Why the **bleep** didn't I do this before?!?!" Oh well ;-) Adr. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Winter's New Direction: Study 17
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(...) Thanks. And the smog??? Well, we're getting all this rain in So Cal right now and that cleans the air ;-) Adr. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Winter's New Direction: Study 17
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(...) Thanks for the complements :-) Adr. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) Thanks for passing along the pictures! Especially love those of the Technic crane and fork lift! Question- Did they have the Technic Enzo you could pick up and look at? Thanks again, Adr. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: WTFark
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(...) You mean the SbB girls? Didn't need to scroll at all. ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203 (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Thats no moon!!!
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(...) That ARC-170 Starfighter looks wicked! KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203 (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Quarterback Passing Efficiency?? -- Hear me out!!
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<snip> (...) Hmmm, yeah. Should be easy enough. Seems to me we create a series of look up tables, populate them with wieghts and keep a data dictionary handy for modification if needed. Then another table where mecha creations can be entereed with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Widowmaker Mk. II
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(...) This is a wonderful improvement Kyle! I just love the new, cold, hard look of the Widowmaker now. It's almost like and Iron Reich mecha, but even more evil. :-) The rounded missile launcher boxes still bother me. I've mentioned this to you (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Widowmaker Mk. II
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Jumping catfish! Where to start. Studless. Big bitchin beefy legs, with greebling Integrated weapons that enhance the look pivoting cockpit Woof. Look, I don't have much for you save that the arms and body look just a touch (and only a touch) (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Stormwalker MkII
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Wow, that looks so much better Marco. The whole feel and balance is great. Big kudos on showing the dismantled pic. Almost noone thinks of it but a big issue if you ever want to transport your creation. Cool man. Mark (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Insruction pics for Power Armor structure
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(...) Woah, you bet I will. These look kind of fun actually. Can't wait to try it out. Spotlighted. Mark (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Black Cat legend
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Hello all, On the Eurobrick Forum, there is some serious speculation that Model Team set #5571 - "Black Cat" might be re-issued as legend set #10211. See: (URL) for the tread. With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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| | Re: Secret testing of a new cannon
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What a great model! Where did you get the black bucket? I checked Peeron and they say it only comes in chrome, blue, and dark pink. BTW when I saw this post last night and the subject of disapering guns came up I started work one one of my own with (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Thats no moon!!!
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(...) (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) You're very welcome! (...) Obviously learning a bit from LEGO! (...) manufacturers need to realise that kids abandon toys at earlier and earlier ages, because they want to grow up, and adults go back to toys, more and more (not all adults, but (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | GWLTS-III, train display
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Yesterday was the GWLTS-III (Great Western Lego Train Show) our third year of displaying Lego trains at Steam, The Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon (UK). (URL) This year our main, minifig scale, display was 10m long with 2.4m sides. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) Yes it was. I was in a hurry. Don't get me started on BL, please. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) Yes. Obviously! Why wouldn't it be? They said they're not changing back. (the preLEGO pics from the Times Square TRU PaB... that's all new light grey near as I could tell) As I commented somewhere else, this set is going to make those that (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Yes, this release was in our press kit as well. Reading between the lines of some of the comments, I got the impression that (not surprisingly) they don't have the fulfillment of this completely sussed yet, as pricing wasn't discussed. They (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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(...) It is. Both that one and the Microfig Statue of Liberty were winners. I am not 100% sure but I got the impression that Nathan's set is going to be one of the first ones out of the chute in the set project. (...) than hi... (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...e.DOT.com> wrote in message news:IC6vyG.1p88@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) 2005 (...) Thanks for the pics Larry. Anyone catch the age range on the Magnetic toy in this picture? (URL) Mike Walsh - (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: official stores in the Netherlands
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(...) I haven't seen this set in the stores here in the Netherlands yet. Neither did I read on the Website of the dutch LUG www.debouwsteen.com that somebody had spotted this set. So I'm afraid you will not find this set in the Netherlands yet, but (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | LDrawed Mercedes-Benz Actros 4150K in 1:13 scale
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Since many people asked me if there were instructions available for my Actros (the real truck is green, but LDraw's green doesn't look that nice :) ): (2 URLs) (Click on the picture to download the zipped ldraw files.) After more than a year I have (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.inst, FTX) !!
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| | non era un sogno
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Allora non era un sogno esistono davvero :-)))) Nell' 8421 mi sembra ci siano anche un bel pò di pezzi nuovi.... Ciao Fabio (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Stormwalker MkII
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(...) Thank you! (...) Hey, you make me feel honored. (...) It does. I have this combination in the knee. But without the technik beams outside the gear box. The trick with the 2L axle might help to reduce the problems I have with twisting of the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Widowmaker Mk. II
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(...) Hello Kyle, this really shows an improvement. I liked the 1st virsion very much, but the 2nd looks even better. The new feet ar gorgeous. You also improved the covering of the technic click ball joints. Their color disturbs nearly every color (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) What’s with you and the critique of language in all its forms? Is this how you playfully jab at people in an affectionately cute sorta way… Well, you do it admirably! BTW, haven’t seen you in a while. Just thought I’d say hi… But I had to mask (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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(...) Hey Ben! Yah, i know... All the new ranges have crazy possibilities. My budget is going to be tight 4 sure! For the first time in a very long time, IMHO, Lego has an entire range filled with promising possibilities. 'IF'...this keeps up, (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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(...) cost? The ideals of the past gave relevance to the notions that Military (guns) and Mortality (graves) were not the ethics the company was founded upon… What compromise is this? ...unfortunately, it’s a realistic one! But the new gun-heavy (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Me too! (...) I think it is... :) I can't wait for these sets to come out. These are amazing sets they have put out for the 2nd half of 2005. There should be another, hopefully large batch of HP4 sets coming out in spring time (crosses (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: New Viking minifig has vicious looking face
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(...) So would I... :-) I personally think the beards were only for the prototype pictures. Actual mass-marketing of ABS beards in different styles was probably too expensive a proposition for Lego to make. Of course I could always be pleasantly (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I know, sometimes a typo is just a typo. ;-) (...) Thanks for posting the pics! And thanks for not giving Clikits short shrift! :-) Maggie C. (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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Last May I posted a gray and black mech that had some cool points, but the color scheme was really fragmented, as you can see. (URL) Recently I was about to scrap it and sort it when I decided to see if I could improve the color scheme. I did (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) Yep, that looks like Anthony Sawaya's winning entry in week 2 in the (URL) LEGO Factory competition>, and the town hall is a winning entry from week 3 (this one deservedly beat out my entry for that week). Coolness. Also, according to a (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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(...) That looks like the senior winner entry from the 2nd week of the Lego Factory competition. It was created by former Lego Master Builder Nathan Sawaya. See: (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Re: Pics from ToyFair 2005
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(...) Well, naturally ;) "Lar went to Toy Fair and all I got was this lousy Brickshelf gallery..." - j/k! (...) (URL) just one (loaded) question: bley? (...) Actually, I set this particular FUT to .color, for I hope obvious reasons. - Kelly (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Radial Engine (and V8 crankshaft)
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(...) i've seen the FOS system used before that way ;) (URL) The mpeg is not working the last time I looked. I can email it to anyone interested. Back to the radial engine, the design for the crankshaft is very nicely done. Any plans to put it in a (...) (21 years ago, 20-Feb-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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