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(...) Nice photo. The warrior is new style, but that TRU had a life-size bronze knight sculpture from the first wave of Dragons (2002). When I saw it, my first thought was: just like Lego, they've built it entirely from parts that have never been (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: CEO-Letter // The answer
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(snip) (...) Ok, there's your market strategy....video tape them saying that, or have them write a letter to TLG... If you really want old gray back, don't make it look like someone's whining about their color collection--make it business. Get the (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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(...) Doesn't Jin Sato's book have NQC on the CD? If it does then LEGO is already distributing NQC: (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LDraw.org's January Model and Scene of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the January Model/Scene of the month contests: (URL) MOTM, Martian Surface Rover, Tom Beattie> (URL) SOTM, Showroom, Allister McLaren> The voting for the March Model of the Month and Scene of the Month contests is (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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(...) That doesn't matter. What matters is what people _perceive_... which is why non lego tools shouldn't be allowed. People who have more of a computer background would _tend_ to develop better robots, and would also tend towards using tools like (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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(...) Yes, no, and no. If Lego themselves also acted as a distributor for NQC (heck, there's nothing saying that LEGO couldn't print CD's and sell them, is there? Sure, the software's freely available, but people buy CD's with free software on them (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | More microstuff
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After mod: (3 URLs) The new mecha are better proportioned than the older ones, and they hold together much better. The blue one looks like a gremlin, so I named it appropriately. Enjoy! Chris (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Some trains
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BrickBuy wrote: [snip] (...) Woah. Talk about an intimidating looking engine. Very burly looking. (...) Those coaches look very classy. I like the roof work and the doors at the end, but I haven't seen six wheeled trucks before (don't get me wrong, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | IDLE time approacheth...
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'Twas IDOL time these yesteryears Which brought my face alight, In playing with sweet plastic bricks Not working day, nor night. Here rings anew the gath'ring bell - pick up your ABS, to celebrate with IDLE thoughts whilst making brickly mess. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.announce, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CEO-Letter // The answer
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:ID3w61.61z@lugnet.com... (...) I would like to know what future changes LEGO is planning (if any) regarding the light bluish grey color change. It seems clear to me that the change to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Group MOC Study - Pirate Gunboat
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(...) Thanks Kenn! At first when building this MOC I was only using white and greys. Later I tryed to throw in some color bits. I tryed mixing some yellow and dark red on the hull, but I didn't like it. The easy way to do it was to separate these (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Group MOC Study - Pirate Gunboat
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(...) Thanks Jason! About the bend in the front: I didn't try to fill the gap between the 2 parts because I want it to be able to open. I guess that's why it's not looking as "clean" as it could. For the engines, they are the part of that MOC I (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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(...) mini-rant Wow, you're not kidding. Why in the world are we being required to learn a second drawn hieroglyphic language much like ancient Egyptian when we have evolved a much simpler use of an alphabet of letters from which to construct words (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Town & Train Display - GATS Pictures - MichLTC
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(...) I'll second that, how do the cars move? Here is an image of some of the workings, but how does it move and round the corners? (URL) Fantastic looking layout guys, can't wait to see some of this stuff in Cincinnati this summer! Build on, Robin (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: the top 15 colors
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(...) So... if I am interpreting the above numbers correctly... MdStone now has been seen in 37% of the variety of parts that Gray has ever been known to have been produced in (but not neccessarily the same base group tho). Not bad for ~1.3 years (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Kabaya Ghost Stories
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(...) Thanks, Bruce! To amswer some of your questions: 1. The original toys are made of both soft and hard plastics. With the exception of the tunnel vignette which came in one piece, they all had to be assembled a bit, but not too much. 2. In the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Electronic Lab Kit
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(...) I won't kill you. But I wish to inform that I use clone brands like Byggis, and Tyco, and MegaBloks or already broken LEGO parts for my electric and electronic "hacking". /Tore (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A not so deserted island
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(...) -snip- (...) Very nice. Large enough for some adventuring, with a nice blend of terrain types. He needs some soldiers to take care of those pirates, though ;-). Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Blockland, PC Wargaming
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I was a little surprised to stumble on this PC game in a non-LEGO discussion group but not mentioned here on Lugnet. (URL) the system requirements are too high for my PC:s, but I would like to share the link with anyway. /Tore (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: FLL not allowing NQC; Mindscript is allowed
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(...) The difference is a really bright line. All of the examples you quote are to do with non-standard things ending up inside the robot. NQC DOESN'T end up inside the robot. Using NQC instead of RIS is no different from using a pocketknife to (...) (21 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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