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(...) Yes (...) Because kids don't really want to spend their entire life behind the 2-D-computer, and building with bricks gives the third dimension. (...) I would subtract, not add. There is more than enough LEGO marketing as is. (...) Produce (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Conditional lines on sloped wedge parts 43720 and 43721
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(...) I don't think it's the control points. I took a quick look at the file, actually just one of the lines, the first in the file. The control points used are the two unattached vertices from the triangles adjacent to the conditional edge. That (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: NELUG Announcement
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I'm not sure congratulations are in order (congratulating on adding structure?) but I'll offer them anyway because it feels like you've achieved a very significant milestone. It's clear that a lot of thought went into this. When you contrast it with (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Question on Train Wheel Diameter, Minifig Scale
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(...) The prototype measures from the inside edge, IIRC since rail cross sectional dimensions vary. I agree that the wheels are under-diameter in relation to track gauge (Working some US numbers: a typical US non low profile freight car wheel might (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | PurpleX: Space MOC with Construction Notes
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(URL) Gallery after Moderation> (URL) Some details: PurpleX is my first space build in more than a year and it's creation is solely as a result of the (URL) Lego General Discussion Contest #3> over on (URL) BZPower>. For awhile now, I've been (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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(...) Yes. (...) We enjoyed Lego as kids. Its fun, safe and high quality. Every kid deserves Lego. If they don't already have some, its great to be the person to introduces them to it. If they already have it - well you can never have enough. Also, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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F O R E W O R D This is a lengthy email, but please take the time to read it as it covers a number of changes that will be occurring within NELUG in the immediate future. I N T R O D U C T I O N NELUG has certainly grown since it started in 1999. (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.nelug) !!
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| | Re: Question on Train Wheel Diameter, Minifig Scale
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(...) Actually I was think after posting that I'm not sure if the track guage is measured from rail centre to rail centre of from rail inside edge to inside edge. I assumed inside edge above, if it is from the centres then the wheels are even (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Great Ball Contraption
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(...) non vale!!!...!!! ci sarebbe qualcuno con 150 palline da calcio che gironzolano sul tavolo, proporrei invece che il sucitato utilizzi una pallina duplo gialla e basta. (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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Normally I'm simply lurking here but now I couldn't resist :) (...) Yes, in fact I've already bought quite a few sets that I keep in storage for them until they are old enough because I feel that LEGO has gone down-hill in the last years so I'd (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) Y and N (...) Sorry for the confusion there, Yes I would buy Lego for a child, but I would not enjoy giving it to them as I would rather add it to my collection. Basically I buy Lego for a 54 year old (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes - within certain boundaries (...) Because I still consider Lego to be one of the best toys ever, regardless of the mistakes the company made and makes. I would not buy Bionicle for a kid, nor would I buy some action-and-violence-centered (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Question on Train Wheel Diameter, Minifig Scale
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(...) Standard gauge Track 4' 8 1/2" = 1435mm Lego track = 38mm Thus Lego track is about 1/37.8 scale Lego wheel = 18mm diameter At 1/37.8 scale this scales to be about 640mm = or 2' 2 3/4" In the UK at least a standard wagon (truck) wheel is in the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Kogeru
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BIG, Klunky, very imposing. Did I miss anything, Mark? Oh, yeah...fins remind me of an early Mladen creation. Not sure how I feel about the colorscheme...I'm not fond of yellow non-construction mechs in general, so I'll admit to my bias there. I (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ciao Mario, (...) C'hai ragione, proporrei di votare la seguente mozione: Chi ha perduto una riffa per l'assegnazione di un RCX o altri pezzi "nobili" entro la mezzanotte del 10 Aprile 2005 in un qualsiasi paese non aderente all'Euro, ha diritto ad (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Omicron Civilian Space Liner
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(...) haha - the round inverted slopes have haunted me. I ordered some on bricklink ages ago - and they didn't show up in a fluke. So I ordered some more and the same thing happened. I got sick of waiting and decided to photograph it without them - (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(URL) PicLink will work when BS folder is moderated. A few deep links below. Ladies and gents, this is Kogeru. I'm afraid the mech doesn't picture that well, IMO, and so I'm afraid you're going to have to take my word for it that it looks better in (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Simply beautiful. Saw it on Brickshelf, and just had to comment. It's very understated; the simple gray belies all that snotwork. I only have a few nitpicks: that landing gear could stand to be a bit more refined, and you should get one of those (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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After a day taking pictures its finally time to post the stuff. Excuse the volume of stuff here... Microfig moonbase under attack by Blacktron agents: (2 URLs) was based on (and incorrectly executed by a lapse of memory) Gary McIntire's microfig (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Re: white outlines on black bricks
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(...) This doc (URL) the "inverse" colours for colour 0-15, are other colours documented somewhere? ROSCO (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.cad)
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