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(...) Looking forward to that podcast! I've gotten totally hooked on the concept of podcasts, so a LEGO-related one would be terrific! Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster - BIP (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) One other thing I didn't address was the different Lego bricks. I am waiting for a large group of 1949-56 Lego bricks from a Danish seller. I will be studying them for the different types. But here is what I know of so far: 1949 No (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: NQC release
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Hi John! Thanks for the new release. On my Linux box I get a compile error. uname -a: Linux aluminum 2.6.10-1.770_FC3smp #1 SMP Thu Feb 24 14:20:06 EST 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux [root@aluminum nqc-3.1.r1]# make g++ -o bin/mkdata -Inqc/ (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Saturday Dads and Kids Group
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I am doing a Saturday Dads and Kids Group. As a LEGO fan it will be a part of what we do. If anyone is interested let me know! Sincerely, Brian Kelley email: kelley01@visi.com (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) Some additional patent information - sorry it is USA-centric. The first USA sets in 1962 did not list any patents on the boxes. Around 1963-64 Samsonite started printing the two USA patents Gary referenced above on many USA Samsonite boxes. At (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) PAT PEND was found on Lego bricks and parts from 1958 until the mid-to-late 1960's. 1958 was the year that TLG introduced the "binding brick" with tubes underneath. There were other patents issued for such things as sloped bricks and Lego (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | fall of an engineer
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Looks like the mighty Rob A., engineer, and former all around tech guy is now "playing house" Page titeled "sleepover for the minifigs" (URL) before that; I saw Dave play with dolls, (URL) (scroll about half way down) What NEXT??? Chris (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Wanted to Trade: 6090 Royal Knight's Castle for Mindstorms.
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The 6090 is complete wit instructions, has a box (shipping may be expensive though) and needs an outer box for me to put it in or I'll have to make one up. I believe the pieces are all there. If interested, please contact through my email address. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Annual Irish Holiday sale - 25% off most parts, sale on sets, etc!
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Limerick's Pot of Gold (URL) Scott (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: New excavator
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(...) One good source for these tracks is the Tonka toy company. They make several bulldozer models that are fairly good size. I assume they can be ordered overseas. Another good source for tracks are Remote-control toys. Many of them have tracks (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | BimP Updates (15 March 2005)
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Think of it as BimP: Reloaded. I know, I know, how many times are you going to reload? That's the great thing about a not for profit hobby...I can reload as many times as I like! :) Check out the new BimP at: (URL) new? Can you say podCAST? I am (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.bimp) !
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| | Re: Town & Train Display - GATS Pictures - MichLTC
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Feeling ill... looking at this... it's like my chair was pulled out from under me... I have seen many pics of your guys' layouts but, well, wow. Um, can I join your club (any high tech work out that way?)... or at least can I run one of my trains (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Redesigned mini train wheel (!)
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This seems to have slipped by under the radar, but the mini train wheel has been redesigned and improved by LEGO. The old one [1], available in M.O.W. cars, Gringott's Bank, etc., was high friction, and tended to be very squeaky. The new one [2], (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FBTB Forums code of conduct changes
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(...) Actually the policy of [NOT] having Yahoo!, Hotmail, gmail, etc. as emails went into effect a long, long time ago prior to their last hack attack that killed the fourms. I did not follow the entire discussion but part of the problem was (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Herakles: A Endoskeleton type thingie
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(...) Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! It's a beaut Jeff. Big and beefy, just like you. It's got the musclebound idot look, just like.... I can't speak much more than what the others said, the hands are primo. The one piece head nestles in there nicely. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | NQC release
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I've released a new version of NQC today (3.1r1). (URL) would be most grateful if a few non-Windows platform folks could download the source release and make sure it builds and functions correctly on your favorite platform. I *think* I fixed all the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Lego Robotic Sumo Contest - Sunday 6/12/05, Austin, TX
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Folks, The Austin chapter of TexLUG is holding a Lego Robotic Sumo contest! Win valuable Lego prizes when your robot outwits and outpushes its opponents out of a circular arena! Rules, schedule, and entry details may be found here: (URL) contest (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx) !
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| | Re: Legoland LDraw model repository
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(...) All spoked wheels LEGO released had smooth hubs and ten spokes. When LEGO switched from studded wheels to spoked wheels LEGO made prototypes with ribbed hubs and twelve spokes. These prototype wheels were used in lots of photographs for set (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Part images through LPub coming out white
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(...) Geoff, The reason that your part images came out white is because you overdrove the ambient and diffuse controls in the lighting section. It is my understanding that ambient+diffuse should be <= 1. You are driving things at 1 + 0.6. This only (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New excavator
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(...) Yes, are these tracks still available, and from where? And, if they are available, are they sold in the U.S., or are they from a different country? I know there are some things that can no longer be purchased in the U.S., like the Scout/SDK (...) (21 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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