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I remember a while back reading about the lego sets McDonalds will be doing in the happy meals... and I remember that they would be starting in August. Has anyone seen these yet? have they started? I don't frequent Mcd's much so I'm not always up on (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Austin meet - 8/21
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(...) Near the Dell Factory Outlet on US 183. Larin Harp has offered the use of some office space on that Saturday morning, with access to a Mac and PC of to-be- determined vintage. This is pending his (her? hmmm... need to ask about that) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:37A8E6BE.6903F3...ger.net... (...) I've spoken with the Spare Parts Manager about this numerous times and he agrees that TLG should be making more of an effort to cater for people who wish to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: page update
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(...) you'd better show me!! how big will it be? will it be a fighter? a tank? a huge gigantic ship 4,000 stud long? (by the way i updated my page again) Alex neeeeeeeed...... beteeeeeer...... spacccccceeeeeee......... tlg sets...... (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fw: Programming the RCX
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In a message dated 8/4/99 5:58:52 PM Central Daylight Time, difazio@uwindsor.ca writes: << 1. Is there a way to program the RCX without the Spirit.OCX libraries....i.e. is it possible to call those libraries without the Spirit.OCX or is the OCX (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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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(...) Not quite, in eBays dutch auction, you specify a quantity and bid. Your bid is what you are willing to pay PER item. For instance, if there are 25 widgets up for auction, and you bid $4 for quantity ten, your maximum bid is $40. If there were (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | *** AUCTION UPDATE #5 ***
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Heya all ! Here is my auction. All sets are completely with boxes and instructions. Sets signed with "*" have only front and back parts of boxes but are completely with instructions and all parts. The rules are simply: You can bid minimal $3 on (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Train Module at BayLUG
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(...) Mike, That is a good idea, IMO to turn the modules sideways to give yourself extra room. I am doing the same think in my home layout of 5 modules. They are going together like this: |---...---|---...---|---...---| | | | | | | | | |---...---| (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Module at BayLUG
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(...) Why do this? Just match the heights! If the top of the GMLTC module is the same height as the PNLTC module you're all set. However... hmm. there may still need to be a transition because PNLTC modules have fixed height legs. So do GMLTC (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Train Module at BayLUG
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(...) Well, they're a 1/2 million **train windows** and monorail motors, and macaroni bricks, and forest wench torsos, see... not basic bricks like one would need by the tens of thousands. Plus there's also the time issue. But ya, I probably ought (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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(...) So much for infallability. I'm an f short here, boys, or as they say, "What the F"? (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 5300 (9V motor)
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(...) The consensus is that it is possible, and in fact, I think someone has done it. See Brian's green German train in the GMLTC NMRA show pics (various sites). It is impure(1) to do so as opening up the motor irreparably damages it (but not in a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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(...) Hmmm, Larry has hands made of macaroni, and more, John has them? I think this goes deeper than 8-wides, eh? +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Well, bully for you, I guess. But think of the message instead if you had surrepetitiously contacted everyone that wanted a lot of parts, and then presented TLG with a 250,000 dollar order and a quarter million in cash. I know I have a spreadsheet (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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(...) Ya, he is. Cuteness aside, though, it's a straight answer. All those bricks were purchased at retail. TLG did not do anything for this club whatever. Too bad we didn't all live in NZ or at least know what Sanjay was up to. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Beacons in Joel's challenge, (was Re: Soda-can challenge: beacons, tethers, etc.
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How about using beacons to locate your position in the room? Can the robot place one beacon in each corner of the 8x8 room and then triangulate off the four beacons while navigating the rest of the room to find the cams? By the way, I didn't see (...) (25 years ago, 5-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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Thank you for the pointer Joel. I didn't know about it because you didn't mention it in the original message thread (namely, the thread in which you originally proposed the challenge). I am adding a message to that thread now so that future (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Canadian Jambalaya
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Please add my name to the Canadian list for these boxes: General box #1 General box #2 Drab box Kevin Wlson Vancouver, BC (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: The History of LEGO Plates - Part 1.
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <snip> (...) There are definitely two different shades of clear ABS brick that have been circulating over the last few years. For example, I'm currently looking at my 9365 Dacta Community Vehicles set and the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention
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John Neal wrote in message <37A7AE70.A6B4B7A8@u...st.net>... (...) You trying to be cute? (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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