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(...) That's right - I find that for Mindstorms the stuff I have matches the time I have, but brickscaping for trains takes vast quantities of bricks - at least they're basic bricks! To improve the power to weight ratio you could make a power (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: power levels clarification
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(...) Others have explained Pulse Width Modulation. However, if the kids are old enough to understand the difference between linear (straight line) and square law (curving ever upwards) and electrical voltage, resistance and power, you could say (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Hailfire attachment points
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(...) Thanks Joseph. (...) I dont think i will have problems with the natural COG of this beast. (...) Ray Thanks, I had no problem with this set up. Have a look at the second photo, you can see that the 8t mesh very nice. The only issue I had with (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | FBTB Forums code of conduct changes
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I was just over on FBTB and thay annouced a change to their forum code of conduct. The whole document is good except for the last rule: "10. Applicants with free email addresses (yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc) will not be approved. We apologize for the (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Octagonal building technique: help!
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I used the parts linked above to make some octagonal towers in a large castle MOC I built recently. At the bottom, I attached two opposite sides (parallel) to the supporting pieces below the tower, and then let the other 6 sides "float", just (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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Guys, Have I been living under a rock for too long or has everyone already seen this: (URL) and this: (URL) and this: (URL) and this! (URL) Cheers, Ralph (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Hailfire attachment points
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(...) When I looked at the first image, one item caught my eye immediately was the 8-tooth gear. When I built my expirement, I had intended the hailfire wheel to be run in an upright position. The first thing I tried was the 8-tooth gear. I found (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Grand Central Station and 2 wide trains
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(...) Hey Paul, Is that based on Centraal station in Amsterdam? Either way, it looks great. It is hard to believe it's Micro-scale! Good work! Bill (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Easter Bunny and Easter Eggs now for sale!
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(...) Hey John, Thanks for the comments! I had fun making the Easter items. I think I will be doing holiday themed models on my ebay store from here on out. I was going to do a bunch for Christmas but got so busy I was only able to get a Nutcracker (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | bad LEGO dream last night
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I dreamt that the pin broke off one of my train motors :( In my dream I tried to be brave. I tried to shrugg it off. I moved the broken motor to a trolley*, but the NELUG guys, they could tell... they could tell that I that I was totally bummed. It (...) (21 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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