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Hey Nelson, These are great! I've got one of those wind-up motor bricks from (URL) set 3430> and I've never used it for anything. Now you've challenged me to find a vignette application. Bruce (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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I haven't posted anything in a little while, so here we go: First, here is a new Joe Vig vignette, "Distracted". No, this is not a (URL) contest> entry - I'm ineligible. (URL) (Click for gallery, once moderated) Okay, Now, hang on to your bricks.... (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Who is UR on Brickshelf
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(...) Crossposting to lugnet.cad.ray (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Once more I have questions regarding LPub... First, looking at this image (URL) will see the blue arrow of the submodel drawn in the main model. Is this a bug in LPub or is there something wrong with the code? I used an MLCad ghosted arrow: 0 FILE (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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I was pretty excited when TLG developed (URL) this part>. I was never too happy with the rungs that had the grabbers towards the middle of the element instead of on the ends. But now I've changed my mind... Here are 2 pics of the 2 elements in (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Who is UR on Brickshelf
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(...) A number of great new renderings by UR can now be seen on Brickshelf. As I said before I like these locos a lot. Please if possible publish the dat-file for the Crocodile! Mattias (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | TCLTC Style Track Details
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A while ago, some were asking for details as to how we "detailed" our tracks, especially the curves and points. I had a lot of free time this weekend, and I decided to get some pics taken (unfortunately, all of our points are still packed at the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | My son two open heart surgeries a custom LEGO Castle Set
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Dear LEGO Castle Fans. I have not been involved with LEGO indepth for some time however I have a long LEGO history. For those of you who do not know me, I am an AFOL around the RTL and LUGNET for many many years. I am also an Art Teacher and a Toy (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.people) !
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) (Follow-up; I got the parts, reshot the pics with the same name and they now appear (URL) HERE>) JOHN (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Joe Vig Contest Entry - Retrieving the Golden Ball
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In lugnet.build.vignette, Johannes Koehler wrote: (URL) Hey Jojo, Awesome well design. What's the story behind the title? Bruce (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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| | Great June Meeting
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What a great meeting we had. Bryce was our gracious host, and we always have a blast at his place. A couple of highlights that caught my attention. Dan had a couple of new really awesome looking ships, along with his incredible mother ship. Cody (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | Re: House on the Oasis
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Hi Melody, This is outstanding! I particularly like the outside fence design with the interspersed bricks and tiles. The interior detail is amazing, with lots of great furniture solutions. I'll be coming back again and again for ideas. Bruce (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: June meeting pool MOCs contest ideas
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FLOATATION CONTEST Objective: Be the last MOC floating. Construction Rules 1. Vessel must be constructed purely from Lego parts. No clone bricks. No modified parts. 2. Certain Lego parts which have been specifically designed to float are not (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.us.indylug)
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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(...) SNIP OOTEENEE!!! JawaJeff (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Boeing 727 sets
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I have three different versions of this set, and am wondering if there are any more? I have the Boeing 727 (698), the Lufthansa promotional (1560) and the Sterling promtional 727 (1552). Are there any others? (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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(...) cool! just when i've had my fill of sidewalk sets "star destroyers", they come out with this awsome brownstone / highrise set. gotta love starwars parts packs! ondrew p.s. i'll be selling the figs at brickfest. (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Re: Me, Myself, and The Brick
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(...) <snip> It'll be a hoot! :-D (sittin'...starin' at modules...thinking of space display goodness....) Trev (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Tyco: Legal Battle of the Clones
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(...) Geoff Lilleker also has some speculation about Lego purchasing the rights from Kiddicraft. Seems a little less biased but I'm not sure what is true. Select Kiddicraft or Lego from this page: (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] June Monthly Dinner!
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(...) I just found the place to be at for my birthday! Thanks guys. Keith (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Vintage Lego Commercials Online!
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(...) I had some extra time at work on Friday. Yeah, that's my excuse. :) Since your movies are in quicktime I used quicktime viewer's "copy" feature to capture screenshots. Then I pasted and cropped each screenshot using a simple image viewer and (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego vs. Tyco: Legal Battle of the Clones
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(...) Gary: This court case was remarkable for GKCs testimony that the original Lego block was in fact a copy of the Kiddicraft block. There is a summary (which is VERY biased) on the Best-Lock site: (URL) the expiration of Lego's major patents they (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) Yeah, every new fact I uncover raises many new questions, my head may explode eventually. I originally thought that both sisters were older than KKK but Dave has sent me a high-resolution copy of the image above and it is clear that one sister (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Samsonite 118 Train set
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(...) Ben, thanks for the correction. So, FAO Schwarz marketed the 116 in 1968 and Sears marketed the 118 in 1969. There may have been other retailers too but at least we know about those two. Eric (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) That particular picture came from a 700/4, however that same picture was featured on 700/0, 700/1, 700/3, 700/3a, 700/4, and 700/5 (and supplementary sets too). There are Mursten, Bausteine, and System varieties depending on the year of (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Blocking SetUserDisplay?
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(...) Neither of these work, although the second one does introduce a temporary for everything except for the 0 part. It will result in the display sometimes showing a value of zero. NQC tries really hard to use as few variables as it can so you (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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(...) Even though I'm from a different continent I can relate to much of what you're describing here, although the end result was somewhat different... I can definately remember weekend cartoons (Transformers, GI Joe, MASK, inspector Gadget etc (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Technic Designers?
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Mark Neumann wrote: SNIP good points (...) I absolutely agree. the Technic basic sets of yesteryear were GREAT for this type of bulk, open-ended creativity. For me, these 3 sets are my technic designer sets: (3 URLs) The yellow (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Blocking SetUserDisplay?
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(...) Thanks for the ideas! Actually these yielded some interesting results: a = 0 + ((x * 100) + y); occasionally yielded 0 (as expected), but never yielded anything other than 0 and the correct value (that I saw). a = ((x * 100) + y); and a = (x * (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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(...) Wow. What a great post (I mainly say this because you linked to Mr.Ham). Warning: Rambling About to Commense I think a better title might have been "The Art of LEGO: A New Perspective" - that usually when we think of the 'Art of LEGO' - we (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego City Airport at Myer
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(...) No, I think I gave them too much credit for appreciating the retail pricing of Lego sets. (...) I wouldn't pay 19cpp if I had a reasonable expectation of being able to pay 17cpp for the same parts in the near future. I don't recall many lego (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest DC 2005 Technic/Mindstorms events
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Great!!! Today I started to think how to recue the miner, I have a doubt about the cage dimension is 6x6x5 (stud) right? Best Regards Gustavo Lugenet 566 Santiago Chile (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | [rtlToronto] June Monthly Dinner!
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Anyone want to feel the freaky flow with some mad beats? Then don't go to Swiss Chalet this Friday. But if you're in line for some nerdy Lego talk, then run, don't walk to: June 10th , 2005: Monthly Dinner @ 7:00PM Swiss Chalet 5487 Dundas Street (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Brickmaster $5 coupon
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I went to Lego shop@home, got my cart set up & was ready to pay, but did not see an entry area for the Brickmaster $5 coupon (I tried entering the code in the gift certificate area, but no luck). Am i supposed to have entered a brickmaster member #? (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Samsonite 118 Train set
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(...) Hallo Ben! A couple of things..... The exchange rate in 1968 was about DM 4,00 = $1.00. I know that very well because I was 15 years old visiting relatives in Germany in 1968. I still have a pair of Hummel figurines that I paid DM 90,- (from (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Gianpoldo' auctions, first ones ending tomorrow!
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(URL) luck, Gianluca ___...___ Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Aste di Gianpoldo...
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Ciao a tutti, volevo solo reclamizzare le mie aste: (URL) Yahoo! Mail: gratis 1GB per i messaggi e allegati da 10MB (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Campioni del mondo, campioni del mondooooooo !!!
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(URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Samsonite 118 Train set
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(...) (URL) (...) Dear Eric! Call me confused - but I do not see the Samsonite 118 (similar or identical to European 119). But what I recognize is the 116 train set for cheap (?) 20$. Does anybody haven an idea what the exchange rate between Dollar (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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Hello! (...) Actually it is. :-) Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Space! at BrickFest 2005
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(...) Haha, Brian! You called me on my bluff! But really, there will be more than enough room. Make sure you make a MOC Card for the BIA, and I'll make sure I have some extra width for it! -Lenny (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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(...) The model definitely has technic treads, and making them stay in place and still have wheels would be unnecessarily complicated. I'd put money on it being just a poor choice of words on that page. Wouldn't be the first time, after all. :) Jeff (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) Cool! I have some Bilofix in my collection, and I really admire the quality of the beechwood parts. For the uninitiated, it is an Erector type of construction system with wooden girders, plastic nuts and bolts. Now I feel justified in why I (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Blocking SetUserDisplay?
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(...) You may be able to work around this by using parenthesis (untested). a = ((x * 100) + y); or you might try a = 0 + ((x * 100) + y); John Hansen (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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(...) I meant Nelson Yrizarry. Oopsy. (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
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What follows is a small synopsis of some the research I’ve been doing lately. I wouldn’t have otherwise written this up, but based on the good conversation that was born from the (URL) Emerge> discussion, I thought it might be fun. If you’re the (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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(...) Aha! I was so busy looking at the pictures that I skimmed over the text. (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005)
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| | BrickFest DC 2005 Technic/Mindstorms events
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BrickFest is coming and the robots are getting restless! Competition robots that is. Yes, BrickFest is just two months away and its time to start tuning up your competition robots. There are four competitions this year, look at (URL) for more info. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics) !!
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| | Re: Question about mosaics
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(...) I spoke to a Legoland CA employee that said there were problems with part availability (primarily 1 x 1 white plates). He said a final decision hadn't been made whether the mosaics would be sold again in the park or not. But I'm expecting some (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Joe Vig Contest Entry - Retrieving the Golden Ball
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Hello! That's my first real vignette, and the first Joe Vig vignette in particular. Here it is: (URL) me, I'm a link!>> Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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YAY! Finnaly official Lego Jawas! (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
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| | Re: BT in robotics
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(...) That's happened since we got our office contract. I'll check into it, thanks. If it's $19 for as much as you can stand to use, that's not so bad. We were paying $10-$20 for a couple of megabytes per month. But the phones are so slow I don't (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2 MOCs: Dirt Collector and Switchbot
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So the other day I was playing around with the scoop from the Pneumatic Front End Loader: [LEGOSet 8464] And realised how useless it was, considering I had never used it after I had torn the set down years ago. So (naturally) I thought I'd make a (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | Re: New Build - DB 115 Multiped Tank
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All I can say is thank goodness for distractions. I'm loving this multiped. Very SorMladen or MladSoren as the case may be. You're details and excellent photography give it just the right touch, Jas. Great job! -Dave (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: V-Siren
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Oh, Soren! This is one slick, sleek creation, my man! I love the guns, but prefer the simplicity of the legs. It seems you went to a lot of trouble to utilize parts that have a lot of tile-like coverage to help facilitate a lesser studded effect. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: V-Siren
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(...) Excellent mecha, Soren, as always. Good color scheme, even if I do hate yellow. :) Could use some more dark red and dark blue though. Also, the weapons binders are great. :D Thought of making any large support weaponry, though? Jeff BrickFest (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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(...) That's exactly the way I interpreted the description as well and the only reason I mentioned it. I specifically remember the phrase 'rides on wheels for smooth motion'. -Dave (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Using stickers on LDraw models
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(...) Lars should probably update L3P to not apply seams to objects that have any dimension less than or equal to the seam width. I added that feature to LDView at some point for just such a problem. I don't think a metacommand is appropriate when (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) Ya know, Eric told me about this a while ago. And with Jim mentioning the 4 sons of Ole Kirk Christiansen again. Well it got me to wondering about the family twist to TLG. I mean here we have Ole Kirk, who died in 1958 leaving his 3rd oldest (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Vintage Lego Commercials Online!
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(...) Eric, Where do you find the time? What software did you use to pull the images out of the movies? If anyone wants the movies I can email them, or post on my website (for short periods only). But they are large (4 - 21 Mbyte) so be warned. dave (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Using stickers on LDraw models
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Hello, I have a question about using stickers on LDraw models and rendering these in PovRay (and other renderers). Stickers are 0.25 LDU thick, with the rear (bottom) at y=0 and the front (top) at y=-0.25. When using a sticker it is lined up with (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) Erik, Where did that pic come from? What set? That is the same as the front on the 700/5 box I recently scanned. (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: 8421 Crane spotted in Toronto suburbs
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(...) I agree. Somebody please inform us if they spot this in a USA TRU, I have checked 2 and called 3 more in my area (NC) This is the first current set I have been this excited over since I came out of my dark ages 5 years ago. Thomas (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Ion Cannon Corvette: IL-77 Hawkeye
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Thanks for the comments! Just a note: the green on the ship is actually just regular green: the lighting made it look darker, I suppose. I don't even own any dark green pieces ;) Also, yes, I put the pilot's chair on hinges, mainly so that it raises (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: TCLTC's version of Mathis Club Trolley
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(...) Strange. Whichever railcars/rolling stock/locos I've seen transported in that fashion have had their bogies first removed. Legoswami (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Rarest Blue Lego Windows/Door
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(...) And in case you have never seen how these rare old windows/doors fit into the slotted bricks (1949-57) here are two examples from German collector Karl-Heinz Vogt's brickshelf gallery: (URL) The top one is a 1x3x3 white window of the 1954-57 (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Lego vs. Tyco: Legal Battle of the Clones
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I just came across this on the interenet. It was a legal battle between TLG and Tyco Industries, which produced (up until about a decade or so age) the best Lego clones ever. (URL) looks like TLG lost, case dismissed. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: House on the Oasis
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(...) Very nice, Mellio. Nice clean lines, smooth build. The comparison pix are a nice touch. If I were a minifig, I'd move in right away :-) -Tom McD. (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New MOC: V-Siren
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(...) I like it! The guns are cool, along with their storage slots. The green eye goes well with the yellow-black colour scheme as well. The only thing I would like to see is some dark red on the head... As a highlight, like the knees. 2 questions: (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | House on the Oasis
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I have finally finished something ;) Page 1: (URL) Page 2: (URL) 3: (URL) I saw the brochure for the house, I wanted to see what it would look like and also in LEGO ;) I loved the idea of so much surrounding water and the spaciousness of the house. (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) More information on Karl Georg and Gerhardt and their company BILOfix here: (URL) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Rarest Blue Lego Windows/Door
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(...) In case the auction image goes away I saved it here: (2 URLs) Eric (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) Here you go: (URL) Image location is here if FTX doesn't work correctly: (URL) Eric (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Bricktek at Marcon 40
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Hello all, I just finished posting the pictures of one of my Bricktek games played at Marcon 40. (URL) the players had a great time, and we had some things come up in game that had not happened yet during one of my sessions. Like, shooting at a (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: New MOC: V-Siren
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(...) Nicely done! Very sleek and stylish. I love the cannon storage. -jon (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Minifig Macro - walk that minifig
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Could someone make a list (and post it somewhere...) of all tyhe different walking (or other) animation options available? I can think a few more examples: * MLCad has some support for creating minifig walking animations. * LD4DModeler can model (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.animation)
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| | New MOC: V-Siren
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(URL) (Click for gallery) Enjoy! Soren (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: The Minifig Macro - walk that minifig
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(...) Hmmm... assuming that all the parts eventually get wound correctly, it would be nice if L3P did this automatically. It would then be possible to do CSG operations on models. (21 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Ion Cannon Corvette: IL-77 Hawkeye
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Most excellent swooshableness, Ian! The SNOT work is top-notch all-around, especially on the nose (hyuk!) and the wings. Great color combo too. Only problem is you have way too much dark green! You need to pack up the excess and send it to me (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Jawa Sandcrawler Set #10144
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(...) I think it has wheels under the tread assemblies, that's what the LEGO.com page makes it sound like, anyway. Kyle (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: Blocking SetUserDisplay?
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(...) That's the only way around it as far as I know. JB (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Official LEGO DEATH STAR Available Sept 2005 !!!...!!!
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(...) LOL Janey, non Star Wars fans can safely ignore... ROSCO (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Official LEGO DEATH STAR Available Sept 2005 !!!...!!!
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(...) Ummm, what's a Death Star? Did I miss something? (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: What does 8649 do?
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(...) cool, it's why I fell for it. These would be good exercises on the 8649: * Adding a standard Technic V8 engine (aka 10077) in front (so I can claim it's a lime 300C w/ a Hemi); * Standard motorization w/ 8735; or * Adding 8475/8366 RC control (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 10170 Instructions?
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(...) Good idea. Thanks, Orion. JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Blocking SetUserDisplay?
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I have a program with a setup routine for calibrating light sensors. During the setup routine, it does: SetUserDisplay (a, 2); Then in a loop, reads the values of 2 light sensors into x & y, averages the readings and then does: a = x * 100 + y; to (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | What does 8649 do?
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I see this has steering, but what other functions does the Nitro Menace have? It looks cool, but is there a motor in there somwhere? (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Official LEGO DEATH STAR Available Sept 2005 !!!...!!!
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(...) It's been available for pre-order at S@H for some time: (URL) - Americans can even get a discount ($269) if you order before the end of the month. ROSCO (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Ion Cannon Corvette: IL-77 Hawkeye
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(...) Hey there, Ian, For a model that uses so little SNOT construction, the Hawkeye has a very nice shape. It's good to be reminded that SNOT is a means to an end, not an end in itself. I also like the unusual color scheme. Am I right in observing (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: An Angel and Theatre
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(...) I agree, flaming math problems really make me nervous. But that aside, I love the angel. I've been working on an angel myself, and my design might get a little upgrade from yours. Great work Lenny! --Anthony (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: A french BB 62400
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Hello, (...) To complement on the SNOT techniques used in this BB62400, the bicolor version led to interesting challenges especially to render both bicolor ends of the locomotive in 4 studs width. After three different versions I ended-up with a (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Rarest Blue Lego Windows/Door
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Here on a Swedish web auction is a very interesting 1955 Lego set #700/1. If you scroll down, you will see blue classic windows in the box of Lego. Next to them are red classic windows. The red ones are modern (late 50's thru 80's. But the blue ones (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: what is ALE? (was Re: Brickshelf going away???)
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(...) (URL) Moke> is also already a word, its a type of open (URL) Mini> tim (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: More esoteric Lego history
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(...) Here (on Eric Strand's excellent website) is a picture of KKK's younger sister, not sure if this is Gunhild or the late Hanne. This is taken from a circa 1960 Lego dollhouse brochure: (URL) Eric, show them a pic of the 1958 (twin towered) Town (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Official LEGO DEATH STAR Available Sept 2005 !!!...!!!
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"The ultimate power in the universe is now the ultimate LEGO set! Death Star II, seen orbiting the forest moon of Endor in Return of the Jedi, has been faithfully reproduced in LEGO form, detailed out with over 3,400 pieces. With included display (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 10170 Instructions?
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote: Crossposting to .cad tree I've seen the new 10170 rendered in ldraw, and the (URL) parts list>, but am wondering if anybody has posted an ldraw file of the set yet and if so, where that might be. TIA, JOHN -Orion (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, FTX)
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| | 10170 Instructions?
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I've seen the new 10170 rendered in ldraw, and the (URL) parts list>, but am wondering if anybody has posted an ldraw file of the set yet and if so, where that might be. TIA, JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés vendredi 3 juin 2005
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Compte-rendu de l'exposition au PicWic de Rennes (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Setting Scite editor for ldraw?
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(...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Ion Cannon Corvette: IL-77 Hawkeye
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(URL) Presenting the brand new IL-77 Hawkeye. When you can't build frigates, build corvettes! ;) Here's the Brickshelf link: (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: 8421 Crane spotted in Toronto suburbs
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:: moans :: That. Is gorgeousness. -Iain (21 years ago, 4-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
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