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(...) Well, I gotta be me. And isn't that what it's all about...me-- except when it's about Larry;-) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I have half a mind to build a LEGO-compatible 9V battery holder just to try some tiny vehicle designs. Without an RCX you can't make it do much, but it would still be really fun to build small Technic models powered by a 9V battery and a micromotor. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) I dunno, what happened to it? So far as I know, its whirling around out there somewhere. To clarify: I will compile postings to this thread for any Canadian who wishes to be in on a Jambalaya box. I will ONLY compile lists from postings to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) ^^^ I forgot one important word. (...) A mystery: The front suspension is nicely soft, to the point where it might need additional springing when a brick-based body is put on. The rear suspension, however, which appears to have near-identical (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Yup, I've boughten from Timberdoodle, and I believe their prices are a bit cheaper than most places, and yeah their service is better than most. --phil -----Original Message----- From: Mihalka, Michael <MihalkaM@marshallcenter.org> To: (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) Correction: Pathetic. IMO, pieces with holes alone do make a construction "Technic", when there's neither form nor function. It all looks awful and consists of 90% angle beams. ...and the dashboard does not connect at all to the steering (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Some window questions
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(...) Gary, I would like a "ruling" from you:-) How do you feel about Yanks cutting off the 2 buffers (non prototypical of US trains) of their coupler units? -John "life on the slippery slope" Neal (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The four types of markets (was Re: Reverse (buyer's) auction for train windows and other parts
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As eBay uses Dutch auction, the price still increases; your bid for X dollars covers fewer and fewer units as the per-unit bids increase. I think I have seen the price-descending auction termed a "Yankee Auction" at some computer auction sites. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO Shop Bluewater (LSB) - opening report
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Tony Priestman wrote in message ... (...) Oops! 8-) Jon. Jon D Hayward Chatham, Kent, Great Britain mailto:Jon-D-Hayward...stel.co.uk (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Ouch, that's a lot of money. How are you planning on getting the layout to San Jose? Doesn't sound like driving. Hmmm, checking AAA Map-N-Go, yow, 2100 miles (~36 hours), I can see why. (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Don't see these guys out FS too often-- where are they all? I know a bunch of you gobbled them up last year during the S@H special. I am interested in new or used. Email me:-) -John (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I hope you won't mind if I tell you that your page kicks butt! Those minifigs are awesome, and now I am embarassed about my own. The vehicles are also extremely groovy; the TIE Interceptor rocks! Wow.. Greg "Help me, Obi Wan Kenobobosoboski!" (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Please sign me up to receive General box #1 General box #2 Darryl Harms Coaldale, Alberta (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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>Beacons are illegal, however you may use any non-active means to identify >location. Someone suggested painting the floor with an increasing gradient >of darkness. Let me re-phrase that. The rules specifically prohibit beacons from being used to (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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But that is what makes you "you". (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) You can find the complete rules here: (URL) are three cans to retrieve. (...) Advanced knowledge that there are exactly three cans makes it easier. You don't have to make sure that the whole area is covered, you just have to find the three (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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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(...) Once you return to the start point, you've already finished the task as Joel Shafer specified it. Anything that happens after that point would be irrelevant. I'll quote his specification again just in case people have forgotten: "Be the first (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | help needed with ROBOLAB sw on Mac
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I just got the ROBOLAB sw and am attempting to use it on a Mac G3 with MacOS 8.6 . I haven't got the IR tower yet so I have not attempted any RCX communication, all I am trying to do is play around with ROBOLAB's graphical programming, and I can't (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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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I realize people have been talking about multiple cans, but Joel's message (URL) actually specified just one can, using the words "find a [...] can", "pick up the can", and "[...] of the coke can". As for making sure the whole area is covered, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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What are the set numbers for the other Technic auto chasis? (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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