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Hey Janey, Great vig. I really like how you layered in the background. Very cool. Bruce (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: different output power at different ports?
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You're absolutely sure it's not a sticky wheel? Thomas (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Look what you can build in twenty minutes!
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Here's the result of a twenty-minute building frenzy: (URL) What is it? A big blue castle? A very wobbly ocean? A sombrero? No! It's a cosine. Really and truly. Here's how I built it in twenty minutes: 1) I didn't build it. 2) I had students build (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.edu, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: First Year for Minifigs is 1978
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Hey, My research for (URL) this article> largely consisted in going through catalogs that used to be in the Brickshelf library, and I found no appearance of the poseable minifig before 1978 (across several countries). The first appearance of the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: First Year for Minifigs is 1978
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(...) 'minifig stiffs'? That seems so derogatory. can't you use 'old-style minifigs', or anything else? I also note that you use 'big-head people' instead of 'maxi-fig' again this seems derogatory, but I am just ranting. dave (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | smallest lego catalog
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I just scanned what I think is the smallest lego catalog See it at: (URL) is 2 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches It shows 1:87 cars 650-657, 258-268, it also shows 231, 232, 235, 236, 270 Interestingly, I think the 651/652 labels and the 653/654 labels are (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: RC Hail-Fire
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(...) Naah, I tried to keep it simple. i saw a few things in your online contraptions called "adder/subtractor". I figured the concept in the hail-fire with two differentials is similar. I built it smart first time around. I put in z24 as driving (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | MOC: Gantry Crane
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I built this a fair while ago, but never posted it anywhere. Click the pic. (URL) Enjoy!! ROSCO (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Random thought of the day
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(...) I came to here by searching for quite a while after I read (URL) this post> of you Lenny. I searched because I was deeply impressed by the thought LUGNET could die in two month. And I hadn't even heard about this until now! I personally felt (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: Schleiffen Torpedo bomber...
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Austin, I like it - very Hind-ish (I guess it's the cockpit). It looks way too wicked for the crew to be smiling, though... :-) James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | My First GBC - A Humble Ball pump
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After amassing a heap of the soccer balls from Steve Hassenplug and Larry Pieniazek, I felt kinda guilty of not having a product to show off. So I got down and built my very first GBC, a humble ball pump to get the balls moving. (URL) It uses the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Pix at NMRA
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This was such an awesome event, many thanks to Paul, Steve and all who worked to do such an event. Here is a link to the pix I took at the NMRA Train Show: (URL) you enjoy... -- Don GtwLUG St. Louis (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: GFLTC NOT at GATS Clearwater this weekend
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(...) It has happened to us and another club that I don't remember the name of. Apparently there are train clubs that have told GATS that if a LEGO Club comes, they won't be there. I was hoping the publicily of the recent NMRA Display in Cincinatti (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: How should Lego items be dated?
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(...) On a followup note, I do use the catalog year for new items in my Lego CD, but for when Lego came to a certain country, I use the actual year. For example, Lego may have come to the USA in the autumn of 1961 (1962 catalog) but I still would (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | How should Lego items be dated?
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Eric Strand and I had this discussion a few weeks ago, and today Allan Bedford reminded me of this discussion. How should Lego items be dated? As we all know the Lego year goes from autumn to the next autumn, based on the Lego catalog of the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: GFLTC NOT at GATS Clearwater this weekend
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(...) GATS asked a LEGO Train club to NOT come to an event?! I guess they must be tired of being a popular show and drawing in crowds/money. David Gregory (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | First Year for Minifigs is 1978
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Allan Bedford just asked me what the first year for minifigs was. According to Lugnet/Peeron/Bricklink they say 1977. But that may not be correct... Some of the sets that show the 1977 minifigs are USA sets #588 (Police Station), #575 (Coast Guard (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | TexLUG Austin 7/10 meeting report
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Folks, Attending the 7/10 TexLUG Austin meeting were: Danny Diaz Clendon Gibson Laura Hayden James Loftus David Perdue Ed Southerland Tim Rueger and others Ed brought his latest custom minifigs in a scene from Legend of Zelda. He also showed his (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | Re: Joe Vig Contest Entry - Special Friend
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(...) ??? That needs explanations i think :-) Terry (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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| | GFLTC NOT at GATS Clearwater this weekend...
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GFLTC News, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club (GFLTC) will NOT be displaying at the Great American Train Show (GATS) this weekend (July 16-17, 2005) in Clearwater, Florida. We were just recently informed that they do not have space for us in their (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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