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(...) I don't think LDGLite supports anything other than stipple transparency. If you use LDView as your renderer, you can get sorted blended trancparency. You'll want to use the latest LDView test release for it to work properly, though. That's (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) your background color in the LPub images, or turn off antialiasing in LDGLite. I'm not sure how to do either, but I assume both are possible. One problem with setting the background color in LDGLite is that the PLIs in LPub use a different (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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I am thinking of starting LegoWiki, to be about Lego the company, Lego the brick, and Lego the community. A Wiki is a collaboratively created and edited site, where the content is released under a free license, such as the GNU Free Document License (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) I was actually referring to the current MLCad interface. In the keyboard entry rotation dialog (Edit->Rotate->Keyboard Entry), you can specify a full rotation vector, plus rotation angle. Specifying a vector with 1 or -1 in the X, Y, or Z axis (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) Well our Gallery installation is "out of the box" so to speek. Unlike the forums and blog software the Gallery is just the standard software and that feed is generated by our site so I guess I don't know what they mean by the fact that it (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: New Vignettes (Hang on to your bricks!!)
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(...) Simple: Vignemations! Consequently, you are the first vignemator! .Steve (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Photos from meeting up
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I put some pics of the June 4th meeting up: (URL) After mod... It was great seeing everyone and meeting new members! Later, Chris (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | Transparent parts (small)
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Hi, What I see when I use small parts in transparent colors does not make me happy. See what I mean in the same image of my previous post: (URL) at the "plate 1 x 1 round" colored red transparent in the PLI and the step. Any way to get this better? (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | White noise around model with colored background
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Hi, Is there a way, using LPub and LDGLite as a renderer, to get rid of the white "noise" around the model when using a colored background? See example: (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Who's got RSS feeds of your creations?
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I'd like to try writing an RSS aggregator specifically for pictures of LEGO creations (and related stuff, like shows). I know that NELUG has an RSS feed for (URL) their image gallery>. Does anybody else know of any LEGO image RSS feeds? Thanks, Joe (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: San Diego Coaster (Custom Livery)
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(...) I have now uploaded an LDraw file and rendered image of the mods I made to strengthen the nose/coupler section: (URL) The 1x4 technic brick with 1/2 pins locate in the tubes of the 2x4 green slope above, which strengthens the structure without (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Another visitor, stay awhile...stAY FOREVER!!!
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(...) Wow, I haven't heard an Epyx reference in years! Nice job. (Now let me go find my old Apple II). (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Another good model team builder
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(...) wonder.....? fifth wheel is right on! nice job. Glen Bell (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) quick browsing of the Gallery web site, it looks like v2 doesn't yet support the RSS feed (though some people are working on it). I also note that the RSS feed doesn't seem to include any useful descriptions or keywords. I don't know whether (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Problem with LDT plugin
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Hi, I'm starting with lejos and I try to use the plugin LDT 1.2.0 for Eclipse 3.0 with Windows XP. When I try to run (Run As > leJOS), I get the message : An internal error occurred during: "Launching". java.lang.IllegalArg...Exception: Path must (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.java, FTX)
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| | Re: 2 MOCs: Dirt Collector and Switchbot
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(...) Woah, I can't get a higher compliment than that, can I???!!! (...) DITTO! (...) Thanks for the sincere reply. They're always appreciateed! :-D Legoswami (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New (but old) mechs
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Oh man, these are so cool!!! Highlighted! e (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) For simplicities sake this type of stuff already exists all that would have to be done is the aggregator part. NELUG uses an open source product called Gallery... (URL) allows our members to host image galleries on NELUG.org... (URL) of this (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) OK, that's interesting. But does it really alleviate the concern, or just shift it to somebody new? I.e., who's running LEGOFan, and how do we know they won't lose interest/fall into a well/join the dark side/etc. years from now, or even next (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) Well, that's a fair point. But it still makes me nervous -- pretty soon you could have people pulling it in several different directions, and morphing it into something that's not really ideal for our purposes anymore. (...) Heh, if you (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: No HP Set Fans?
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(...) The Goblet of Fire sets should bring at least a little love back to this group, but I dare say that it's never been anywhere near as popular as other groups. I happen to be a huge HP fan, and therefore love all of the sets they've created so (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: nooo... centralina bruciata...
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io assemblo e riparo pc tc videoregistratori e x azzate varie a tempo perso se metti delle buone foto ti posso dare delle buone info. io sono di vr... "giovanni coppola" <giovy1982@hotmail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio news:IHqIyq.1E7L@lugnet.com... (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) Travis, I understand 3D rotation matricies enough to know that they let you rotate around any axis, but I think MLCad's GUI only lets you rotate about, X, Y, or Z, because of limitations of its user interface. Michael has meta-commands for (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) That's not true. It is true that doing rotations around arbitrary axes requires a lot more understanding of what's going on, but MLCAD allows you to define the full 3D vector around which the rotation happens, so you can rotate in any plane. (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Another good model team builder
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(URL) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Brickfest 05 War Gaming?
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Realy, Realy sorry for replying to my own post and highlighting it but I just realized that I did not cross post anywhere else and no one would see this (the last post in this group was 2 months ago)! sorry my bad. (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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| | Re: San Diego Coaster (Custom Livery)
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The Coaster is a commuter train that serves portions of San Diego (California) County. To read more about the Coaster, check out these to sites... (URL) Original Message ----- In lugnet.trains, Tim Gould wrote: Wow! That's such a nice train and I (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: San Diego Coaster (Custom Livery)
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In lugnet.trains, Martin Long wrote: SNIPPED That is one pretty train. I must commend you on such a fine rendition of James Mathis' work. BTW don't you just love the fact that smoke 1x2x2 panels can be found in any number desired these days, thanks (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: nooo... centralina bruciata...
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(...) Avrei risposto di si (se non altro a sprazzi, dato che stavolta si gioca in casa) ma dopo la freddura che hai scritto poco sopra e che mi rifiuto persino di quotare, non me la sento di rispondere affermativamente :-PPP :-)))) CiaoCiaoSergio (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: nooo... centralina bruciata...
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(...) Capisco ... (...) Tutto dipende dalla causa del guasto (e dal titolare del negozio di modellismo :-) ) In realtà credo che basti un qualunque elettronico, anche in erba... se sei dalle parti di To ti ci posso dare un'occhiata, tempo (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: San Diego Coaster (Custom Livery)
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(...) Wow! That's such a nice train and I really like the colours. Lovely work from both Martin and James. How far/fast does the real thing travel? It looks like a mid-speed longish distance train. Once again, fantastic work! Tim (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) dear friends, kevin made me notice that the LTT has resigned. looks like lugnet went back to its roots and the circumstances for my leaving are no longer valid - hopefully? (...) because this is just a beta version I wrote in april. the final (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Brickfest 05 War Gaming?
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What's the out look for Brickwars at this years Brickfest? (05) I see there's a place on the building layout blocked out for it (no pun intended) just thought I might as well start the discussion. (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
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| | Re: Help with short circuit
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(...) There's a simple way to tell if it's a short, or just loss of power. If you get a short circuit, the green light on the controller goes very dim. If it's just that no power is getting to the track, your motor may stop moving but the controller (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Display Medieval
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Boas Para o próximo evento público da PLUG fiquei com a função de construir/organizar o display medieval. Pensei em fazer qualquer coisa como o display medieval de "Caminha com LEGO", claro que melhor :) O display será dividido em duas áreas: a (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.loc.pt)
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| | Re: nooo... centralina bruciata...
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;-) le foto sono le migliori che riesco a fare, cmq se qualcuno smonta una centralina capisce subito cosa è successo.. in pratica quel puntino arancione che la freccia indica è rame che (penso) ha bruciato la plastica che lo copriva.. invece l'altro (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: nooo... centralina bruciata...
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(...) Sergio Sergio Sergio... lo sai che non si parla di corda in casa d'impiccato.... e nemmeno di messa a FUOCO in casa di R/C bruciato... :-P ciao G. PS ci sei il 3/4 settembre al LF di Torino? (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: navigation and communication
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(...) We have worked with a big chart with black crosses on a white wooden surface. This works pretty well, since with the reflection of the light of the LED, black and white can be easily recognised. Then the ambient light has not a big influence. (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | rcx programming and flash
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Hello, once time, i've found a site about an api waht can control rcx by flash interface. but i dont find anymore this site thx a lot (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) Agreed, why is all the good stuff hidden like that? There ought to be a link from the MLCad homepage to this! BTW, if you're lurking Willy, I can't see there's any link from (URL) to it, so how on earth are people going to find it? On a side (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) I think I forgot mentioning this yesterday, but that is excactly the point where it's practical to use submodels: Make a submodel with the axle and the biped leg. In the main model you turn the axle/submodel (45 degrees), and in the submodel (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: What about a LEGO TECHNIC tutorial
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(...) Yeah, that would be great although you usually have to enter angles manually most of the time. What would be even cooler was custom grid buttons: So I don't have to change the default grid values each time I swich from working with models to (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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| | Re: lego fest milano
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(...) Non è assolutamente obbligatorio, anche se un rcx con "l'ano" sarebbe veramente perfetto... il mio "stile anni 70" era invece stupido, forse fin troppo :-))) non rispettava nè l'altezza in uscita nè la velocità d'uscita.... però "oscillava" in (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Da vedere !!
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Questo filmato è veramente geniale!!! (URL) Baldi (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: nooo... centralina bruciata...
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(...) A colpo d'occhio il componente indicato dalla freccia sembrerebbe un diodo, ma dovresti fare delle foto un po' più a fuoco perchè così si capisce veramente pochissimo. (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Problems with FindWorld() function
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I'm checking out the function FindWorld() [with BrixC and nqc version 3.1 a1 (built Mar 8 2005, 07:33:11)] and run into problems. The call int t = -1; ClearWorld(); FindWorld(t, SPY_RANGE, REL_GT, RANGE_NOWHERE); seems to work quite well. However if (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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| | Re: Using stickers on LDraw models
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(...) be fixed. (...) first word in the part title if none is explicitly stated via a CATEGORY meta. (...) can be referenced via the following form: (URL) where XXX is the number after the "sid=" portion of the long URL. It's not more descriptive (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: PaB Inventory at Discover Mills June 6 2005
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Is 25 degree the same as 33 degree? if so, I am excited to see 25 degree 2x2 roof peaks in bulk! (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | PaB Inventory at Discover Mills June 6 2005
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Here's the latest PaB selection at LEGO Outlet Discover Mills (Atlanta area, GA), 48 different elements: 1 x 1 Brick, Round Trans Yellow 1 1 x 1 Brick, Round Blue 2 1 x 1 Brick, Round Black 1 1 x 1 Brick, Round Mixed Colors 1 1 x 1 Brick, Flower (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | New (but old) mechs
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hey all... i've been meaning to share these for a while - retrobot - completed nov 04 (URL) i just tried to give this one a retro japanese mech look. additionally, this was my first attempt in making a 'studless' mech. i couldn't cover them all, but (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: DJ Chewbacca
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(...) I did like them, but I had to subtract points for non-LEGO figurines in that vig! :-) JOHN (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: DJ Chewbacca
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:IHqtzB.wuA@lugnet.com... (...) And here I thought I had you pegged as the type that would like the flowers on the door of the Monsters Inc. MOC. I know I did. :P Nice work Angus. I love the 1's and 2's (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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In lugnet.general, Joe Strout wrote: (snip) (...) Simply put, LEGOFan has actually been thinking about a tagging resource that very much resembles what you have described in #2 and would be happy to host a central index. Joe Meno Media Contact (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: DJ Chewbacca
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(...) Love the Iron Giant; love the Joust MOC. Glad you delurked! Welcome to LUGNET! JOHN (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | DJ Chewbacca
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all the Ewoks in the house say yeah. (URL) gallery- (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars) !
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| | MOC: BiPedo hardsuit
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Long time reader, First time poster. Introducing... BiPedo hardsuit (URL) is the link to the gallery- (URL) here is the rest of my crap- (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | catapault target offerd up.
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At the end of this years brickfest I was planning on tearing apart my moc and taking it home in buckets and bags, but I think I have a better (more fun) idea. I'm going to invite those of you who bring catapaults for the catapault compitition to go (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.events)
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| | Re: San Diego Coaster (Custom Livery)
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Martin, Very nice! I since changed the coloring on mine by adding a teal stripe giving it a more Coaster specific color scheme (I'll try to post some pics). My friend and SPLTC cohort Paul Thomas ((URL) built a set using Metrolink colors last year (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Another visitor, stay awhile...stAY FOREVER!!!
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the robot from the Commodore 64 game by Epyx: Impossible Mission: (URL) Jeff (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) IGNORE PREVIOUS PANIC- I couldn't upload outside a folder-I went back to check & I successfully uploaded. All this Bshelf going away caused me to not think straight-a great example of how much Brickshelf means. (sorry) Jeff (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) SNIP (...) I just tried to upload & couldn't :( Jeff (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update June 7)
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Hello all, Bowing to pressure from the classic-castle readers, I thought I'd make today a double update: (URL) whole gypsy-sational story: (URL) Steve, who hopes you like it... (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2 MOCs: Dirt Collector and Switchbot
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Hi, Samarth. This is the coolest thing I've seen highlighted out of .space in a while. I really like the design and imaginitiveness here. I'm always a fan of working in bizarre "useless" parts into cool creations, and you've succeeded here both with (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Comfort Bistro - Art Show
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(URL) e (21 years ago, 8-Jun-05, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Real-world interfacing to RCX: LEDs and magnetic sensor
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I would like to be able to drive one or two banks of 7-8 LEDs off of the motor ports on the RCX. I know that there is a winker board that senses the motor level to determine what pattern to display. Can this be accomplished otherwise? I also want to (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Michiana-LUG - Meeting & Table Building Party - Saturday, June 11th, 2005
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To All, Michiana-LUG is having a meeting and table building party at Scott Sanburn's house on Saturday, June 11th, 2005. Here are the details: When: Saturday, June 11th. 2005 Time: 9:00AM EST - ? Place: Scott Sanburn's House Address: 55752 Wild Game (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi)
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| | Want to be famous?
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See (URL) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Brickmaster $5 coupon
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Jeff, very simple fix. Click on the shopping cart icon on the main screen. Then click of the Quick order button. Then it should bring you to a page that has the items page where you can enter in the numbers. On this screen you will be able to enter (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | San Diego Coaster (Custom Livery)
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Just wanted to share some photos of my recent build: (URL) My Brickshelf Gallery: (URL) Firstly, all credit for the design goes to James Mathis who posted the LDraw build on his Brickshelf pages some time ago. Interestingly, James tells me that he (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Parts from 4855 Spider Man's Train Rescue For Sale
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I am currently selling parts from a few copies of 4855 Spider Man's Train Rescue ((URL) in my BrickLink store. All parts are in brand new condition and are priced at or below BrickLink average prices. Please have a look and help me get rid of this (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: Want to be famous?
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(...) Right on Jake, Thank you very much. Also thank you for all that you do to help foster a relation between Fans/Artists and the LEGO Group. e (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Want to be famous?
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(...) Bit of IT trouble. For now, just send it to me and reference that the mail should be forwarded to Melinda. (Melinda is an American who just relocated to Australia, and has apparently had a kink in her email switchover - but the fact that she's (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Lego Star Wars video game mini models
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Today I made the "superkit" (the Tantive IV) in real life, and... well... it's actually kind of crap once you hold it in your hands. The model does not hold together very well, and doesn't stand on its feet. I had to make a slight mod just to make (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Using stickers on LDraw models
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(...) A sticker category is a good idea. According to "CATEGORY and KEYWORDS Language Extension" at ldraw.org "Sticker" is not (yet) allowed. (URL) few of the stickers in the Parts Tracker already use the category. "LDraw Official Library Standard (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Using stickers on LDraw models
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In lugnet.cad, Niels Karsdorp wrote: > What happens in your test, when you add one tile and the sticker into a subfile > and leave the other tile as a seperate part. The sticker is thus partially > attached to the tile in the same subfile? Here is (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | nooo... centralina bruciata...
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un guaio dopo l'altro... si è bruciata una parte della centralina.. non riesco più a dare corrente all'attacco dei motori.. chi mi può aiutare in qualche modo? la centralina è quella dell'8376, si è bruciata proprio sul circuito dove escono i due (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: BrickFest Hotel info - Update
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(...) I’ve gotten a few email form people who were having problems reserving the hotel online. I’ve been assured by the Hilton Arlington that this "glitch" has been fixed. Additionally, I had them swap 10 rooms with King Sized beds for 10 double bed (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Want to be famous?
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(...) I emailed "melinda.carter@amer....lego.com" yesterday and it went through fine. She replied back to me from "aumecart@asia.lego.com" - perhaps this is a better place to email her? -Lenny (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Musings on an open-source Brickshelf replacement
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(...) Oh, mainly I was thinking in terms of expansion making the network stronger. If it's more generic, other communities will use it, and possibly add features, optimization, and potentially even bandwidth. (...) Hmm... Yeah, if users can (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ya know I was wondering why someone from Australia had "america" in their email address? Maybe it's Melinda.Carter@austr...a.lego.com ? Just wondering.... Gary Istok (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Hmm, that's an interesting idea. So basically, your own site would contain your images plus an XML file that provides metadata for them (description, keywords, category, etc.). You'd register the URL of your XML file with the central server (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I'm getting this return message: ----> This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification. Delivery to the following recipients failed. Melinda.Carter@america.lego.com Final-Recipient: rfc822;Melinda.Carte...a.lego.com Action: failed (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I suppose, but in that direction lies scope creep, which can kill an open-source project deader than just about anything else. (...) A good point. As for moderation, I was thinking that we could build in a sort of rating system, with the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) SNIPPAGE (...) Well I just got another email from my Danish collector friend, who continued: "Hanne was the youger sister I belive. The official story, is that the accident happened when the three kids where on their way to a movie theatre in (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Mine settings are movement Large Move(XYZ)=10 Rotate(XYZ)=22.5 Medium Move(XYZ)=1 Rotate(XYZ)=15 Fine Move(XYZ)=0.001 Rotate(XYZ)=0.5 I spend most of my time in Medium and do ultrafine adjustments in Fine. I do occasionally (namely when (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) I definitely like the idea, although I would encourage it to be more generic than "lego-specific". Something that other online groups could use for sharing images, etc., if they so wanted. A couple issues I can think of: - If an owner of an (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Our lurking friend WIlly Tschager mentioned that he has a tutorial on rotations in MLCad. www.holly-wood.it/ml...on-en.html It looks good Willy! Thanks! Kevin (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hey Jim, Got some more info from a Danish collector from a nearby Danish town, on the event that almost changed Lego history... (and KKK was not behind the wheel)... ----- "I know Hanne died in a car crash. Some years ago I talked to a woman (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Admittedly, I have oft wished for the ability to create custom rotation buttons so I could make X,Y,Z buttons for 11.25,15,22.5,27.125,30 and 45 degree rotations to accomodate the rotation angles of various technic parts... But I still love (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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(...) Cool, James. Thanks for taking the time. That curved front reminds me that I forgot to take a pic of the controls-- it is possible to stand a fig (without a hat) at the controls: (URL) (...) Yes, I like that! (...) Neato. I think that we are (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Oh, that's freakish. I was just thinking that maybe it could work like iPodder or other aggregators. Where you'd upload a simple XML file that contains all the details of your content. Your pics would be hosted on your own site, but there could be a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Suppose, just for the sake of argument, that Brickshelf goes away or stops accepting new uploads. Further suppose that, as a community, we deem it wise to develop something that is decentralized open-source, so that our valued LEGO images and other (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It oughtn't be too hard to do that. You just use the pin to define your normal vector and then just work backwards from the projection to work out the rotation matrix. I noticed today that MLCad already seems to have a routine to calculate (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, FTX)
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(...) I'm forwarding this response on behalf of The LEGO Group: "We want to thank the community for early response and enthusiasm. To ensure that all scales are represented we've amended the official rules so you can enter in either micro, (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Wow, that's some expensive brick. It comes out to over $2 a piece! Mat (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) Please do! By no means are my ideas original but I think they will enjoy it. Please note: on Day One, all I hear is, "I need help", "I need help". I encourage them and then ask, "which pieces (because I have sorted the pieces into the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.edu)
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(...) But, rotations are limited to parallel to the X,Y and Z planes, so I don't think you are addressing what I'm talking about. Imagin you had an axle that is at 45 degrees in the XY plane, and you have a biped leg you want to rotate around the (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Lars C. Hassing schrieb: (...) snip (...) Can this also be done if the sticker is larger than one part? And what will be with the seam in the "sub-part"? Mikeheide (21 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Perhaps if Kevin included a "LEGO" category on Maj.com along with the other categories, it might be more palatable for those only interested in LEGO. JOHN (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I am working on a short animated movie using the Blacktron sets. I finished working on the Renegade (6954) and did a test render. The image was rendered complete in Bryce with no post work. This is a still image from the animation I am working (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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