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Hi All, Just picked up a nice little bundle of sets from a father getting rid of his sons lego (he outgrew it, he says) 4558 plus extra track plus points sets, 4539, 4546, plus some real nice town sets 6376, 6354, 6507, 6581, 6643, 6661, 6668 Price (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Danish Translation
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I received this message in my guestbook for the pictures I put up on photopoint.com potpourri gallery lego creations: Det er nogle utrolige store projekter du har lavet. Det ser godt ud og ser meget specielt ud, bliv ved med det. Der er ikke så (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My New Website!
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The address is incorrect. go to: (URL) The "fortune" in fortuncity was spelled wrong. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) think (...) best (...) out. I'm a real big Star Wars lego freak and I'm pulling hair because I wanna see those models, please help! (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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6381 Name: Motor Speedway Theme: Town / General Year: 1987 Figures: 5 Instructions : Yes Parts missing : 1 Torso Price = $20 6054 Name: Forestmen's Hideout Theme: Castle System / Forestmen Year: 1988 Pieces: 198 Complete & mint. Figures: 2 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Are there pneumatic elements in Ldraw parts library? I couldn't find them. I'm looking for them to document my pneumatic creations. (URL) to locate them would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. c s soh (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Comic book of Jim Spaceborn
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(...) I don't remember any cards/keychains. Perhaps those were UK- or US only? Mark "I wanna keychain too" de Kock (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) [snip] (...) Yes, definitely the same book. Although mine is in dutch. (...) Too bad. It really has potential. And a great salespitch; children will have to buy Lego to make the cool models from the story. (...) Hmmm... I have scanned the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | partlist key for mrob's inventories, 19990806
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This is an update of my part number database. It is provided to make it easier to use my inventories. It only lists parts that appear in inventories that I have created, or inventories created by others which I have double-checked and verified. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | The Super Car War
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Well, after completing multiple variants of the Street Sensation, I must say, the old Super Car kicks the new super car's sorry ass. 8880 had far better gearing and shocks. I can't believe I lose half the shocks with the new car due to the use of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Incorporating Throwbots Elements?
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(...) Frankly, (...) I have been playing around with these trying to make usable joints for mecha. I've found that attaching the shoulder pieces to a technic beam helps, but honestly I haven't gotten much further. One thing that was helpful was (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Hotrod pics
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Hi folks, Got a sec? Check out my Hotrod renderings created using Ldraw and Pov-ray. The images are a little grainy but you can see most of the detail. (URL) original model featured steering via the black knob on the roof and a steering wheel inside (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Vancouver Legofest?
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Hi Kevin, I'd be interested and Silas & Steve would probably like to come too (they're heading to Carlsbad in a week--lucky worms). LMK what happens. We had a good gathering a couple of weeks ago here in Victoria--massive layout of trains, automatic (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc)
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| | Re: i need ideas for some castle minifigs i am making...
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(...) You have to admit though, Tim, there is a sort of tough love/little brother/annoying cousin/kid down the street quality to the verbage. I kind of like it. And you have to admire that tenacity...like a pitbull. I must admit that I am ignorant (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: StarWars AT-AT video
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(...) I will also be there, providing somebody can point me towards a map. I will be coming from Fresno. If they can't get me a map, an exact street address will do, as I have mapping software. I am getting close to finishing the base for train (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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<Much snippage> (...) Steve, I think you will find more people who support you than who support Larry. I had thought he was a pompous jerk before I had my tiff with him. Just proved my suspicions. On a side note, as for changing one's name, does (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Green Wizard/Witch Hat - what set?
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(...) Tom you are my hero for the day. You sound like quite a fellow. If you ever want to trade...oh wait that's how we got here in the first place. Well I have to go finish reading the "Help keep Lugnet clean" saga...very interesting reading. Bryce (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 8503 Scuba
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Click "view raw message" to see it with slightly better formatting. Note that many colors are too wide to fit, but that's the way most people want it. 8503 Names: Scuba [US] Genres: Technic, Throwbots Year: 1999 Bought: 19990622 in northeast US (K-B (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 8502 Turbo
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Click "view raw message" to see it with slightly better formatting. Note that many colors are too wide to fit, but that's the way most people want it. 8502 Names: Turbo [US] Genres: Technic, Throwbots Year: 1999 Bought: 199907xx in northeast US (KB (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 8501 Ski
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Click "view raw message" to see it with slightly better formatting. Note that many colors are too wide to fit, but that's the way most people want it. 8501 Names: Ski [US] Genres: Technic, Throwbots Year: 1999 Bought: 199907xx in northeast US (KB (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 8856 Whirlwind Rescue (1991)
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Click "view raw message" to see it with slightly better formatting. Note that many colors are too wide to fit, but that's the way most people want it. 8856 Names: Whirlwind Rescue [US] Genres: Technic Year: 1991 Bought: 19xxxxxx in northeast US, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: i need ideas for some castle minifigs i am making...
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(...) i need i need i need i need i need. well, with the addition of atrocious spelling it would be: i nead i nead i nead i nead i nead.... 'nuff said (no signature for yall) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | 8034 Universal (1989)
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Click "view raw message" to see it with slightly better formatting. Note that many colors are too wide to fit, but that's the way most people want it. 8034 Names: Universal [US] Genres: Technic Year: 1989 Bought: 19xxxxxx in northeast US, US$24.99 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | 8500 Torch
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Click "view raw message" to see it with slightly better formatting. Note that many colors are too wide to fit, but that's the way most people want it. 8500 Names: Torch [US] Genres: Technic, Throwbots Year: 1999 Bought: 199907xx in northeast US (KB (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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(...) AMEN BRUTHAH RYAN! Preach it! :) (...) No need to apologize, a little rudeness deserves to be met with a little rudeness at times :) BTW - Todd - could you please get to my email about the *ahem* posting privledges? -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Minifig box #1
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Please add me to the box list again. There are plenty of names on the list now, and I have more stuff to add later in the life of the box. There wasn't much to start with (I only took about 7 minifigs), so I threw in a couple of horses, and about (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | StarWars AT-AT video
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I'll be bringing a video of a hi-tech talk show that appeared on the SciFi channel. For about 10 minutes they talk about Mindstorms, and there is a 3 second clip of a minifig-scale AT-AT lumbering along. Will anyone be bringing a TV/VCR? I'll also (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) LOL :) Is that ever the truth. (Sanjay, you're not cocky, but you sure do have a lot of sheep in your country) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Beware the *heat-resistant* Rubber Chickens of Death! Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego VCR
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(...) good. does that mean you are going to finish those 8880 wheels i have been waiting on? (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) don't (...) Silly me. I'll just go back to my robots now (-: In case anyone wants to defend Ritvik (not likely 8-) I'll set followup-to the infid^H^H^H^H^Hclone-brands discussion group - Robert Munafo LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Tony Kilaras <kilaras@speedus.com> wrote in message news:FG0zpw.FJn@lugnet.com... (...) Cocky?. Well if that's the case maybe we should get together for lunch sometime because we seem to have a lot in common. Sanjay (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | World Cup Starter Ser on e-bay
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I put a UK version of the World Cup starter set on e-bay this evening: (URL) - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) I hope everybody remembers this the next time you need help bagging a set. I can't say I'm annoyed (like many of the others around here) at your' "good fortune" but being cocky about it is infuriating. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO REVIEW magazine (was Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:37aa59ca.274133...net.com... (...) Well....that's the million dollar question isn't it ;-) You could mean you, the inhouse employee or you, as in the general reader. (...) available (...) way (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego VCR
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wow.. this this is so hip i just *had* to post it.. (URL) i've been in hiding.. but our 7-year-old spent the summer away so i've spent little time in front of the monitor over the last couple of months... seeing some of the things going on now (like (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 4-8-4 SP Daylight
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(...) So does that make John the King of the Trailer Queens? ps. Have you got your convention pictures developed yet? Paul (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NQC 2.0 ready for beta test
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Cool! I can't wait for NQC++ ;) - Ben. (...) -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Green Wizard/Witch Hat - what set?
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(...) <snip> (...) No problem Bryce. I didn't think you were out to smash toes, as your tone didn't intimate that. I didn't know about the follow-up thing at first either. But it sure is a darn handy thing. :-) -Tom McD. when replying, por favor, no (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Comic book of Jim Spaceborn
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(...) Wha??--you mean there's a Jim Spaceborn keychain? Do you have one? I obtained my copies of the book from someone in the UK who bought them from the UK S@H in 1995. --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online
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(...) WOW! So...wait... Who do they mean when they say "you"? (Amazing in any event.) (...) Meaning that someone coming in for a job interview could take one on the way out? Meaning that someone who didn't work for LEGO NZ could obtain a copy via (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:37AA4A2C.3D4910...ger.net... (...) with (...) while (...) Laughing? No. I said "with SOME amusement". Sure, I'm shelfish sometimes I'll admit but then again who isn't? But it didn't sit too (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) O.K., yes, it's you Larry. Fine, you don't buy my reasoning; like I'm supposed to be surprised by this! (...) Alright, so you made a point. I don't have a problem with your underlying philosophy/approach to bulk ordering. As a matter of fact, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | NQC 2.0 ready for beta test
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See the "beta testing" section of the NQC site: (URL) documentation is still somewhat minimal, but it should be enough for people to get started. Dave Baum (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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<< Sure, but some of the sets say that they're spaceships, and I'm pretty sure none of those are actually functional. >> there is a big differance between saying that and hydrolic. Kinda like how a toy car they say car, but is accually just a match (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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Well, just got finished building it, atleast one of the 5 different final products. As for new parts, there is a 5 length axel also. A few other weird ones that are a bit harder to discribe. I went with the dalorian doors. and accually in the trunk (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: General Box #1 Log
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I took a picture of the contents of GB #1 before I took anything out of it. I dumped it out into a pile and then took a picture. I will try and post it in the next day or two for the curious. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com Rob Farver wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Silver buckets in Emeryville, CA TRU
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(...) Don't leave them there very long! Car trunks get hot. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | WTB: Town sets 6601 and 6370
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Hi, I'm trying to become Town complete and I only need sets 6601 and 6370. If you have these sets and would like to sell them, I'll make very good offers for them. Thanks -Tim (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: [WTB] 12 V trafo
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(...) I should have followed up, I'm now almost certain there never was a 110V Lego 12V trafo. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) ya, but Lego is actually "useful" compared to a Mac. <grins, ducks and runs> (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: 4-8-4 SP Daylight
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Nice "trailer queen" (what the hot rodders call a car that's all show and no go). It's really really good looking. amazing work. Very nice. But just not practical at 8 wide :-) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LDlite 1.6 problems
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Paul Gyugyi <paul@gyugyi.com> wrote in message news:37A9C620.E74B20...gyi.com... (...) Hi Paul, Since this might be your last release of LDLite... I have several suggestion if you have time for them (I hope they aren't repeats:). Could you add a pan (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) Come on out and say who you're talking about, if you don't mind. Especially if it is me, because I just don't buy your line of reasoning. I'll try to explain one more time. Suppose Sanjay knew he was going to order blue tiles, and contacted (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My New Website!
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Hey Dan, I liked your Han Solo and Chewbacca the best. Chewbacca made me laugh because I wasn't expecting it. Ben Fleskes should use your figures with his Millennium Falcon model. seeya Chris Hill (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Your favorite loc-group messages?
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Followups redirected to lugnet.admin.general ... The Raleigh/Durham area has two local groups, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral and lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur. This should probably be collapsed into something like lugnet.loc.us.nc.triangle or lugnet.loc.us.nc.rdu. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Vancouver Legofest?
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Well, after attending the Scottish Legofest while I was in the UK it seems like a good idea to have one here in Vancouver! Anyone else interested? Some time near or after the end of September, in order to give us lead time, I would think. You guys (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc)
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| | Re: Fw: Programming the RCX
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You may already know about it, but here's a web site that's devoted to RCX internals: (URL) there's any reasonable way for you to DIRECTLY control the RCX, then this is the sort of thing you're stuck looking at. -- Steve ----- Original Message ----- (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Vancouver Legofest
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I'd be interested --- Dave Hylands Email: DHylands@creo.com 3700 Gilmore Way Principal Software Developer Tel: (604) 451-2700 x2329 Burnaby B.C. Creo Products Inc. Fax: (604) 437-9891 Canada V5G 4M1 -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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| | Re: New Shell Promotional Sets Online
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Sanjay D'Souza <sds87@hotmail.com> wrote in article <FG0G2A.966@lugnet.com>... (...) publication? (...) is (...) a (...) the (...) someone (...) permission, (...) available (...) to (...) Should they stop by, don't forget to tell 'em about how TLG (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Comic book of Jim Spaceborn
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Yup, got one too. That sure is one cool comic book! Still read it now and then. TLG should've published more volumes. I suppose it didn't sell good enough. Btw: did you sent the card in as well, to receive a Jim Spaceborn keychain? :) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Green Wizard/Witch Hat - what set?
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(...) Thank you both (Todd and Tom). I didn't mean to step on any toes. I'll use the "Followup-To" method in the future. Bryce McGlone (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Gary, if they listened to us and started selling bulk, I wouldn't be surprised to see a posting from you saying you paid to have new classic window molds made ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Green Wizard/Witch Hat - what set?
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elakin wrote in message ... (...) The new 400 pc Classic Building Table has one. Frank (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) EEP! I don't like the sound of that already! -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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SIC'EM, Gary, SIC'EM! If you have addresses of people to write to, I would humbly suggest you have them find their way in here, so that TLG gets BURIED in requests. While you are big in RTL/Lugnet, you are still small to TLG, so multiple people (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Canadian Jambalaya Update
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Martin Legault wrote in message ... (...) over (...) for (...) wait, (...) I haven't decided yet, it will probably be a few weeks before I put it together. Some candidates are: Some 3+ parts (large doors & windows, large printed bricks) Wheels (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: NELUG in Melrose MA on Tuesday
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(...) I'm still hoping for an actual in Boston/Cambridge meeting place. I could possibly check at BU; I know that the local Internet Society protochapter is meeting in one of our OIT conference rooms.... MIT would be great too. I'd offer my house, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.nh)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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(...) Sure, but some of the sets say that they're spaceships, and I'm pretty sure none of those are actually functional. But I agree - in a technic set, one expects the descriptions to be more about functionality and less about flash. I was (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Vakantie in Tsjechie
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Todd, the McD Lego are on Huw's Promotional site, and have been for a while. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Larry, have you ever checked into offering your expertise to Lego in setting up a proper bulk ordering process that would be easy enough for those thickheaded people to realize they'd be making a healthy, noticable addition to their profit line? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) In my case (and many others), bulk ordering. I could then trade for other stuff I needed if necessary. (...) Don't worry, I, at least, do not take it that way. Others will, of course. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 5571 Model Team Big Rig up on Ebay
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Description, and what I have on the auction page, pretty much say it all. (URL) Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Guide to the Throwbots elements (was Re: Incorporating Throwbots Elements?
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(...) I keep finding more and more ways to use the Throwbots elements with the older "standard" LEGO Technic elements, and many of them are quite stable. In fact, it's really making me respect the amount of time and attention the engineers at TLG (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The new Super Car
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But that is false advertisement in a few senses. Hydrolics involve a liquid, correct me if I'm wrong but that is where the HYDRO comes from. Also, in the pics, they show sparkles in the hydrolics, giving a false impression. This is just like the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Vancouver Legofest
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Well, after attending teh Scottish Legofest while I was in the UK it seems like a good idea to have one here in Vancouver! Anyone else interested? Some time near or after the end of September, in order to give us lead time, I would think. You guys (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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| | Cye
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Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but I found this interesting article on Cye, a new little domestic robot: (URL) than the fact it's radio controlled seems like it could be build with Mindstorms. Then you could resell it as a consumer device (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed)
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Thanks, Sanjay - that Velux house is almost like what we would call an A-Frame... which makes me wonder about keeping databases in sync...but I'll post in the database group. Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed)
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The theme park hasn't yet been developed but will incorporate many of the Paradisa sets from the past. I wasn't originally going to have a theme park but a browse through the Paradisa range suggest it was a possibility. As for your other post (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Announce: Steve's Part Sale
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I've updated the information on the web page... (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | WANTED: Idea Book 241
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I am looking for an original copy of the 241 Idea Book. Will purchase or trade for it. Russell (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | is this wierd piece in ldraw?
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the piece i am looking for is used on the battle dragon castle boat (forget number) it is like a 2 x 1 x 2 brick with a single stud on the top and also slightly rounded corners.there is also a 1 x 1 brick size thing with a rounded top attatched each (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Austin meet - 8/21
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(...) Cool. If that doesn't work out I can offer my house in NW Austin (near the intersection of 183 and Spicewood Springs) for the gathering, complete with 2 net-connected PCs (1 Linux, 1 Windows/Linux) and a Lego room (although most of the floor (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: Eight-wide trains (was Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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Yeah, well, his name ain't Sansjay! (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed)
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Also, Sanjay - the Lugnat DB doesn't have an entry for 1854...could you pass the required info on to the Powers That Be? Paul S. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed)
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Sanjay, Can you tell me what attractions you've put in your theme park? Thanks... Paul Sinasohn Roller Coaster, someday. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed)
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Greg Majewski <citrusx__@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FG03Br.AJp@lugnet.com... (...) see (...) I didn't really want to say anything public till it was completed but me being me I just had to go and put my foot in my mouth. I've basically spent (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Control Center II
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(...) That's a good deal!!!! (One just went for $380.00 in an auction.) --Todd p.s. Jasper, here's a photo of 8485 that you can point people to if they ask what it looks like -- (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | pneumatics revisited
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Here I list out some of the benefits of pneumatics. These benefits, by themselves, are not as essential as the ones mentioned earlier in this forum. Still, they are cool features. First, pneumatics provide you linear actuation directly. With motors (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: mini powered vehicles (was Re: RCX battery cover)
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(...) Thanks, everyone for generating the answers. I'm sorry for generating so many replies. I searched all around in the online catalog (US version: (URL) for quite a while before I gave up and posted that message. Anyway, now that I'm looking at (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Question on 8428
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I got an 8428 w/o CD-ROM today at lunch for $49.98, down 10 bux from regular TTRU price. The box had been torn open - it looks like the rest of the parts are still there. Was this a good deal? Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Silver buckets in Emeryville, CA TRU
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At lunch today there were 3 silver buckets left, at $7.97 each, at the Emeryville Toys R Us. So get them if you want them. I had picked up 5 last weekend, 4 of which are in my car's trunk until I figure out how to store the bricks. Paul Sinasohn See (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: [WTB] 12 V trafo
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(...) of course they do! north american market. Well not exactly they buy them for a chinesse compagny who put a sticker with the Lego logo on them (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Wireless data/control transmission
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Hi , Did anyone try wireless data/control transmission from the robot to the PC ? (not the IR transmission which is already there) I guess it can be done, then programs can be downloaded dynamically thru the wireless transmission. Thanks Kalyan (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Eight-wide trains (was Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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(...) pardonnez-moi! you mean *sans*? Martin (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Cye
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Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but I found this interesting article on Cye, a new little domestic robot: (URL) than the fact it's radio controlled seems like it could be build with Mindstorms. Then you could resell it as a consumer device (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [WTB] 12 V trafo
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(...) Has lego ever produced any 12V trafos for 110? I thought they were all 220. Jasper (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Control Center II
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I recently had the good luck to acquire a new-in-box Technic Control Center II. However, I've been looking at the box for a while now, and my bank balance beside it, and I think may not be completely adverse to parting with it, if the sum offered (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 4-8-4 SP Daylight
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(...) You go, boy! {:^D -John (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pirates 6255 - early 90's
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(...) Are you serious about these prices? I'd take all 5 at this price easily. Have you seen what these go for on Ebay and Auczilla? (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Eight-wide trains (was Re: Please help keep LUGNET clean
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Hey, that works! I was thinking "san" as in french for "no". "ohn" is "John" *san* J :-) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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