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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) a (...) I agree with Mike, lets go with the PNLTC tables (I think the California folks are going to use this standard also). If we can get together sometime to do an assembly line construction, I'd be happy to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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Profanity aside, one can buy LEGO sets in numerous places. Try Target, K-Mart, Wal-mart, Toys-R-Us, to name a few. Also, if one lives in the US, one is able to order via LEGO Shop-at-Home service. HTH, John (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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This is fascinating stuff, and although I am too lazy to appreciate the math:-p, I found a site that graphically depicts a golden rectangle at work: (URL) *that's* some weird wild stuff;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: EE RF question
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Pherd, It sounds as though he is planning on patching the output of a RF transmitter to the input of a RF receiver. 73's, Jose -----Original Message----- From: FThompson9@aol.com <FThompson9@aol.com> To: handyboard@media.mit.edu (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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Hi, There were these little kits produced for Italy about 25 years ago called Minitalia kits. They were made by Lego and had 2 digit numbers (14, 15, etc). Does anybody have pictures of these? Does anybody have these for sale? These were different (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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Brian Williams wrote in message <37A2456E.240B@ameri...ch.net>... (...) Where did you guys get so many pieces? Holy shit, I've never seen a bigger train display. (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego is like nanomachines
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Molecular Lego has been claimed by several researchers. A publication from Tetrahedron Letters last year comes to mind. Unfortunately, I think the claims of Lego-like properties were far off. No doubt, it is a difficult task, experimental chemistry (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Non-pivoting free wheels (was Re: odometry (was Re: Homing with the IR Tower)
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Here's a couple of short motion clips of the killough platform in motion. (about 1.4 MB each in mpg format) I had been waiting to get a few really nice movies of this but a relative of mine dropped by last weekend and shot these to show a friend of (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: meeting (was Re: train club)
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Replying to my own post ... Probably the single most important decision to made is on modular tables. To do this right means making a sound decision and learning from the two active train groups (GMTLC and PNTLC). Since I there is no way I could do (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: meeting (was Re: train club)
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Tomorrow is no good for me. Next week would be good as I am on vacation all week. Not going anywhere but not going to work either! Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com James Beerman wrote in message ... (...) seemed to (...) the (...) bandwidth (...) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Christmas in July!
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Checked three TRUs in the Raleigh area (Raleigh, Durham, and Cary) and no sign of the Advent Calendar set here. Figures ... in fact the Raleigh TRU just underwent some sort of a reorganization. The new layout is awful. It kind of reminds of a maze. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) And if you alternate inside-out and outside-out, you can put a bunch of windows right next to each other. The shutter notches break off really easily too, so as soon as one or more have broken off on their own, I break the rest off since they (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Austin meet - 8/21
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Hi, The person who has offered to host a gathering is out of town on 8/14. He suggested 8/21 instead. Any problems with that? It gives me a little time to actually build something :^), and we can work out some more specifics if necessary. -Tim (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | NELUG organizational meeting
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I am currently trying to set up our first organizational meeting for NELUG. I have sent out an E-mail to all of you that filled out the form on the temporary NELUG site. I used the "bcc" option which I don't always trust so please respond to that (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.ri)
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| | Brick 1 x 6 with Canada Post Pattern [DAT]
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Hi! This is my first part, so please bear with me If I have made any mistakes. I believe that this piece only came in one set, number 105. (See (URL) ) If you have any comments or criticism please reply. --Calvin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _| |_| |_| |_| |_| |_| (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Myrmidon Class Starfighter
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Great model, Tom. Nice compact design and wonderful presentation! -John Van (...) think) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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The 8448 has a slot to insert the new technic gear motor and the instructions and the end of the 2nd book show a stand which lifts the rear wheels so that the motor can drive them and you can shift through the gears, watch the wheels change speed (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | ebates.com
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Does ebates.com no longer have etoys.com as an associate? I just went there today and couldn't find etoys.com in ebates.com's listings for stores. Toki (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Announcing Bill & Doug's Second Space Auction
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Announcing Bill & Doug's Second Space Auction Or: Bill and Doug's 10 Excellent Adve^H^H^Huction. This is the second of Bill's spring/summer sets auctions. Many marvels from the depths of old stores, as well as used sets put back together will be (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) <dennett@agate.net> (...) it's (...) I never (...) LDAO -- I (...) of LDAO. (...) I am using LDAO version 1.4.5 because the next version and the beta both have the "disappearing cursor" on my computers. I am not sure, but it seems like my not (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Christmas in July!
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(...) It's a funny coincidence that I saw these today at the Monrovia (Los Angeles area) TRU. They have at least 8 or 9. I was wondering why no body on Lugnet had posted anything about them. If anyone really needs one give me an email and we'll work (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | The four types of markets (was Re: Reverse (buyer's) auction for train windows and other parts
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Well, I have to say that your use of the term "reverse auction" is a bit confusing. Normally, "reverse auction" refers to Dutch or descending-price auctions in which all bids come from buyers (and the bid *falls* over time), not auctions in which (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: IR sensors
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To blink LEDs at 40khz, you could try using the 555 timer. Radio Shack carries the 555 timer chip, a little booklet explaining how to use it, and any external components you need. In addition to the 555 chip, you'll just need three resistors and a (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | why is the roadsign round with no throughoufare sign called 7284?
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why is the roadsign round with no throughoufare sign called 7284? is this the TLG number? (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting page for 9906
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(...) things i know about: what exactly is missing fron the box and switch??? i cant see any details on the part that can be seen from the outside that are missing except the clip. i will add the rectangular face part of the clip to the lid part if (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Baseplate 32 x 32 Raised with Ramp (fixed version)
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i can fix this (if i remember). (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | [Building FAQ] What are the dimensions and aspect ratios of LEGO(r) bricks?
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I have added the notes on dimension relationships originally from Jef Poskan: Subject: What are the dimensions and aspect ratios of LEGO® bricks? Topic-Level: 1 Content-Language: en Originator: Fred M. Sloniker, 1998-11-28 Revision: Robert M. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders: 4940, 4950
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Lorbaat wrote in message ... (...) Sorry, I traded mine as fast as I could!!! (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Why 5 to 6?
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Well, as you discovered, 5:6 isn't close to the Golden Ratio, but it's still a good idea. Perhaps you were thinking of 10:6, the aspect ratio of the "end" face of a 2x4 brick, which is fairly close to the Golden Ratio. (...) The derivation is: 1 + (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: IR sensors
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I've been using the Miniboard to send and receive IR messages among other things. I find that the board is right on the edges of being fast enough to generate the 40KHz carrier and thus, I don't use it that way. Rather, I use the Miniboard to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Voting page for 9906
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(...) Okay, I checked my canopies, and here is what I found: 2 are as John is describing. Very little fading from Dark to light gray, no gray line on the inside, etc. These correspond to my Y-wing sets. 6 are as I'm describing. Fade from dark to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Reverse (buyer's) auction for train windows and other parts
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(...) Oooh, I have to 'up the ante' for the Black 6x28 Wagon Plate - I'd pay at least $8 for them... (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Christmas in July!
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Emeryville TRU has 5 or 6 as of Saturday Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: EE RF question
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(...) I'm not to clear on what you are describing here. Generally speaking I would say yes, you can slap a piece of coax in without too much loss of function. But you really need to know what type of antenna your feeding, the radio's frequency, the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: LEGO Shop Bluewater (LSB) - opening report
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In article <FFwtp9.Fu9@lugnet.com>, Jon D Hayward <Jon-D- Hayward@Chatham-Kent...tel.co.uk> writes (...) ! (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Tightening Bricks
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(...) I think the lubricant is plain old 'vaseline' - easy to "rejuvenate"! John (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: WTT: My Train Parts for your Fire Truck Parts
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Jeff, I know for certain that I have several sets of these: (...) And a few of these (...) I'll check the rest of your list to see what I've got. I'd be after a train baseplate and possibly wheels. I'll count up as soon as I can and let you know. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Bulk Lego bricks
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(...) ... I also read a couple of posts about the failure of several other on-line bulk LEGO sale sites. OK, so supposing an industrious webmaster/programmer/lego freak were to try something like this again, what would you all consider a realistic (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RE: Non-pivoting free wheels (was Re: odometry (was Re: Homing with the IR Tower)
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Good balloon tires are available in two service packs: Service pack 5283 (43.2 mm diameter) Service pack 5282 (68.8 mm diameter) - these suckers are huge, but have just the right shape. Tilman (...) -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Reverse (buyer's) auction for train windows and other parts
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So Paul S jumps in in order to start building trains: 6x24 wagon plate: Black - Paul S. $5 6x28 wagon plate: Black - Paul S - $6 Red - Paul S - $3 6x34 sunken Yellow - Paul S $6 Paul Sinasohn who goes to BayLUG this Saturday. (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Tightening Bricks
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(...) Is there any worry about exhausting the lubricant (or is there no lubricant)? I suppose WD-40 would rejuvenate it if it did get exhausted. (...) If the surroundings of the water well are large enough, one could hide the plastic wrap behind a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: meeting (was Re: train club)
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(...) year (...) The (...) to (...) baby (...) I might be able to come up with tables. I can meet tomorrow, at my place if you like, but then not again until two weeks from today. Jimmy (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: anyone know of any good castle sites?
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(...) Sorry for the HTML, just cut this out of a local page of mine (I need to get this up on the web so that my answer to these questions can be: see (URL)CASTLE</H1> <UL> <LI><A HREF="(URL)Dan Jezek's Lego© Home</A> <LI><A HREF="(URL)Dan Jezek's (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Shop Bluewater (LSB) - opening report
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I got to the shop just before its 1:00pm opening yesterday. An 8' tall Bat Lord was wandering around in the mall, while a number of shop assistants were enticing the young (and not so young) with LEGO bricks imprinted with "August 1999" - not (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Non-pivoting free wheels (was Re: odometry (was Re: Homing with the IR Tower)
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(...) <snip> Whoa! =:-o That's what a call a DESIGN! I'm almost burning a fuse trying to image one of those running, err... turning... whatever it does! OK, what are good sources of baloon tires? (sets) :-) Laurentino Martins [ (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Part ID.. Help!
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I just found a part in a lot of Lego, and I cannot find a reference to it anywhere. It is a "gearbox" that is black, and is the size of two 2x4 bricks stacked. In one end (the 2-lug end), is a cross axle which turns a black spur gear (8 tooth). On (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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In article <FFwnvD.61o@lugnet.com>, Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> writes (...) That's half the fun gone, then. Surely Town Junior just make the sets so much easier to build, without having to find the bits and stick them together in the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Lego is like nanomachines
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(...) design. (...) Whoops! I just dropped my nano-brick separator and split an atom! (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: meeting (was Re: train club)
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(...) I could certainly supply trains and track, and some structures. I currently don't have the resources to build modular tables, but that could possibly change by the show date (I plan on buying a house in the next few months). A meeting would be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | LEGO S@H Canada Summer Catalog
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I'm not sure where to post this, so I figure build gets the widest audience...Also, I'm NOT proposing selling any of these items, so don't flanme me about how this should go to .buyandsell... Here in Canada, we get what appears to be a Canadian (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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(...) They cunningly used the old upper/lower arms and 1/2 stud shorter tie rods to create the same old toe change with suspension travel, but for two reasons (smaller knuckle, and then vertical small springs) this change is limited by the very (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: Don't use Lithium-Ion batteries
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Please note that in this particular case, the RCX is reported to still work with the internal batteries. That means the fault is somewhere in the path from the external connector to the main power "bus" within the RCX. Some component that is only (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) Huh? That's probably a problem with your LDAO-to-LDLite setup. I never have any problems this way (and I constantly launch LDLite from LDAO -- I use LDAO's editors). (...) These two might be a problem if you are using the current beta of LDAO. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New groups list
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Just dragged this one up from the depths of (pre-)history: (...) That would be really cool. A poster-size enlargement of a red 2x4. Ooo. Steve (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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(...) I have built the chassis, in about 2-3 hours. The separately boxed sub-assemblies have slashed construction time dramatically - no more sifting though 100's of pieces for the one you are after. It has - rear-wheel drive only - front steering (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Don't use Lithium-Ion batteries
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From: Issac Merkle <the_gaff@hotmail.com> (...) Note that both NiMH and Li-Ion can put out much higher currents then alkaline cells (alkaline cells have a high internal resistance). Could this person have shorted across the output somehow? That (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My new Engine: SD70M
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(...) Nice model. Big too (I visited Portland last week, and met Kim and Steve Barile for lunch and got to see this engine in person). One thing, we need a reasonable way to get weight bricks, that engine just felt WAY too light for such a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | LDlite 1.6 problems
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I have been having tons of problems with Ldlite 1.6 I know it's been out for quite a while, but I don't use it much so I never bothered to say anything. I'll list the problems below. I haven't had any problems with previous versions of Ldlite. Can't (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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Just got done reading Gary's history of windows, thanks. It looks like 1x4x2 windows only exist in red and white, sigh, no black, no grey, no yellow, no joy. Chris (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Necessary components in Mindstorms software?
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Since I haven´t got Mindstorms yet, I am as unexperienced as one can be, so you must bear over with me. If I buy the Robolab kit, which does not contain the normal Mindstorms software, only the Robolab software, will I then be missing (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) notches (...) I often put the windows in my buildings inside-out. So the shutter notches are on the inside. Makes the outside look a little smoother. Not a huge revelation, but it took me about 8-weeks post Dark Ages to stumble on it. -Greg (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Don't use Lithium-Ion batteries
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Someone sent me an e-mail reply saying that they had used an external Lithium Ion battery pack to power their RCX, and that after a few days of use the RCX appeared to stop working, then they discovered that it only worked with internal batteries. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Voting page for 9906
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Voting part comments: 2400, 6105: The 1/2 cylinder studs on the doors need 4-4edge.dat's where they meet the flat part of the door. 2500c01: I don't think the lights are done quite right here. There's a reference to a 4-4cone1.dat, but I don't have (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Squaresoft Complaints (Was: Some window questions)
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[Moving to off-topic.debate, because that is what it could turn into] (...) Yes, Squaresoft is their US name. I'm bitter over what games they decide not to translate and bring to the US, and the direction of their current games. Not all of my (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Parts Needed
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(...) I also need lots of pirate/imperial hats and weapons. Sincerely, Tim (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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(...) I wouldn't say Technic Jr. - it just makes the set so much easier to build, without rooting through 1000's of pieces. (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: Don't use Lithium Ion (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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(...) It would be good to figure out exactly what the burnout mechanism was. does any other external power source work? I use a 4Ahr 12V rechargable gel-cel as used in many security panels, its no-load voltage is about 13V and I have used it for a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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Welcome back, Chris! May I be the first to introduce Town Junior, where not only there are few windows, there are hardly any buildings or parts! It is a huge thorn in many Town fans, and I am sure you will see this in the coming months! Well, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Fluid inside Pneumatics
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Hi everybody. I am into developing hydraulic suspension for my Technic Citroen DS project. Pneumatics are perfect as dampers, only that when I put pressure inside them they behave like springs-That's air's disadvantage, it compressess itself under (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Baseplate 32 x 32 Raised with Ramp (fixed version)
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(...) Can I suggest a protocol change?: Especially when dealing with large parts (like baseplates), before submitting a "fixed" part to .cad.dat.parts, send it first via email to the person who pointed out the error to you, so that they can confirm (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Voting page for 9906
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(...) news:FFuFFw.Cr0@lugnet.com... (...) Ah. I didn't realize that. No problem then. (...) Really? I'll have to compare all of mine when I get home (I have 8). Don't forget to dither(?) the dark gray to light gray, please! :) I could deal with a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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Jeff, (...) Are you referring to Squaresoft? Scott Sanburn (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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(...) Hi Mark, The blue car you referenced is a custom model. I think the Artist simply used the pictures of the new super car as reference and the Pneumatics is his own addition. Neat application of the concept. : ) cheers! John (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Soda-can challenge: beacons, tethers, etc. (was Re: Locating your position with the help of fixed be
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(...) Some "secondary" reasons: 1) You may want to make sure that the entire area is covered. 2) If you bring back the soda cans one by one, you may want to resume your search from the location of the last soda can, instead of starting it all over. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some inside info on 2000 SW Lego...
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(...) end (...) Panaka was only doing his job - protecting the queen. I personally thought Mace Windu was a bit negative, more critical than his pal Yoda, even. Anyway his carachter doesn't matter, I need a pic showing him all from tip to toe so (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Lego is like nanomachines
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Wow. Imagine what it would be like if some team of scientists could design a molecule corresponding to each LEGO element. Then, you could use LEGO as a prototyping system for nanobots. After you have the basics of your mechanical design worked out, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) 1x4x2 windows have come in many sets over the years. For more information, search Deja-news for "History of Lego Windows" by Gary Istok. It was posted to rec.toys.lego about a year ago, and it is the most comprehensive (Lego) window thread (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mindstorm in UK ?
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(...) Hello, after contacting the Finnish LEGO headquarters (RIS is not yet available here), I was referred to the Hamleys toy shop in London (seems to be a famous old company). They were very helpful and sent me the kit to Finland; very good (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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There are several Silver buckets (bricks) and Tubs (freestyle) at the Toy Shop in the Woburn Mall. KL (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Excellent time at "The Construction Site" & NELUG update.
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Probably but remember that with the shared registration system, competing registries registrations do not show up in Network Solutions whois database. KL (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.vt)
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| | Non-pivoting free wheels (was Re: odometry (was Re: Homing with the IR Tower)
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You'll have a very hard time making a ball-and-socket design bear a load and turn without lots of friction. Putting wheels between the ball and the socket just brings us back to the problem that we were trying to avoid by not having wheels. A much (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Some window questions
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Hi, I'm still waking up from the dark ages and have a couple of window questions: Do 1x4x2 windows come in other sets besides london bus #760 and police heliport #560? Do they come in other colors besides red and white? I was surprised by the lack (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I have found a small quantity of dacta Technic instruction packs, if you are intrerested, please make me an offer. 1033 contains 20 activity cards 1090 contains 5 building instructions and user guide. Peter D Simpson sterlingIT@interalpha.co.uk (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Train sticker sets
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I have been recently renewing tacky and missing stickers on some of my old loco's, using excact copies made by my brother on his sticky plastic cutting machine. They look as good as the originals with the exception that the white print and logo (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Can we say, "Plagiarism"?
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(...) Or that the Postal Service delivers it to the wrong address I would think. Ben Gatrelle (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 20 year old space auction - any last bids before close?
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This will be the last update; note that two items still have no bids against them. *** ALL ITEMS WILL BE SOLD TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, 1800 GMT *** 885 jet buggy 1979 $25 / G2 D.Lovelace 886 lunar rover 1979 $25 / G2 Sy 889 lunar rover 1979 $25 / G2 Sy (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Don't use Lithium Ion (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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Someone sent me an e-mail reply saying that they had used an external Lithium Ion battery pack to power their RCX, and that after a few days of use the RCX appeared to stop working, then they discovered that it only worked with internal batteries. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations
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(...) nice work Rick : ) thanks for the picts! John (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 8448 Super Car
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(...) I would be interested in some details about how the suspension is setup(front and rear?, drive mech to the wheels, and are those parts similiar to the 8880 super car) Thanks in advance and enjoy building! John (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: web controllable robots & LNP
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(...) This gives me a bit of an idea... Presumably there is not much to stop me (or anyone else) coding some or all of the non-RCX parts of this LNP thing using Tcl - 2400 baud is hardly high speed! I had been wondering about how to keep most of the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego is like nanomachines
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Building with Legos is like building nanomachines. There's a limited number of types of parts, although you've got lots to build from. And you can only attach them together in certain spots, just like atoms and molecules. (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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Ya, know, I looked at the small pic on the front page of it, and it looks like a clown head to me! it looks pretty cool!!!! When I look at the bigger pic though it kind of losing that effect :( I'm not much into space though I appreciate some of it, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: How much for Majisto's Tower?
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Bill Katz <billk@wald.wald-kramer.com> wrote in article <FFwGIp.GKv@lugnet.com>... (...) 3 (...) Yeah, I guessed about the same amount. You got a few to sell? Let me know how much they's gonna cost. I might be VERY interested in buying one. :) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Announce: Steve's Part Sale
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I'm selling the individual parts from several Lego sets. The complete list is later in this message, after I get through some informational text. These are brand new pieces, never been played with. This sale includes parts from several copies each (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Some inside info on 2000 SW Lego...
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(...) end (...) Yes, he praised R2-D2 after the little droid saved the ship. eric (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: Fischer Technik parts
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Different places depending on where you live. If you live in the US, one place where you can buy many sets is www.timberdoodle.com (a home schooling site but extremely nice people). Otherwise try the mailorder parts service at www.knobloch-gmbh.de. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Fischer Technik parts
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(...) I have several of the sensor and walking robot kits for sale (unopened... brand new.. etc). They are identical to the ones you see at www.RobotStore.com only with a different box design. If you are interested, please contact me and maybe we (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders: 4940, 4950
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(...) And, more importantly, Ben Grimm (aka the Thing) was the size of a normal human, while BURPMAN(!) is about twice the size of a minifig. Isn't he? I don't have one, but I want one. eric (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: RCX battery cover
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(...) It all depends on the robot design and its environment, in this case mainly what kind of traction it has and how fast it's trying to move and/or accelerate. A design that moves on treads (like a tank) or something that uses wheels on a smooth (...) (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Some inside info on 2000 SW Lego...
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On Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:08:35 GMT, Dan The Man uttered the following profundities... (...) Did anyone else find Captain Panaka to be very miserable and negative? Did he say anything positive whatsoever during the film? (25 years ago, 3-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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