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(...) Smart owners are largely impractical. They make excuses for their impractical overpriced car when the only excuse they really need is: It looks cute. Calum (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Now accepting custom track preorders for BrickFest
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Hey all, a small update here. Although I was able to make all sections of track solder less, I have decided for reliability and my sanity that all sections shorter than 5 studs will use solder. I have also added a couple of products that I seemingly (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Bogus "clearance" at TRU
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Warning--this post contains info about a clone brand, but it's relevant to LEGO, so bear with me... TRU currently has a bunch of stuff with green price tags and signs all over the store proclaiming an additional 30% off green-tagged items. Sounds (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: BBQ prior to the Library Display
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(...) [snip] I think it's a great idea! I'm there (with at least my son and possibly the wife and daughter.) I assume it will be BYOM (meat or substitute). I also think we should skip Denny's for August and just build like mad until the 21st. Ted (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug)
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Hello All, At the last meeting we discussed the possibility of having a BBQ get together to put to gether the moidels for the Library display, share some food and enjoy Lego talk. I am offering to share my house and yard on Sunday the 21st of (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug)
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(...) (URL) is related to a joke from a conversation I think with Derek and Iain. Iain wants to buy a smart car...and Derek drives a Honda Element. Someone asks... "Is that a smart car" (pointing to the Element) "No, that's the box the smart car (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Build the trust, what are YOU building??
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So far, only 4-5 people have posted what they are building. Can I assume all other do not want to tell? Come on.... As posted before, it would be pretty weird to have 8 copies of, for instance, the Robie house, and not a single one of something (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.town)
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(...) Try going to (URL), then come back and follow Calum's link. I suspect the MB Canada website sets up a cookie, which must exist before the server will allow you to the image. Steve (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Brisbane CityCat Ferry
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Dear all, I finally finished a project I've been working on and off for quite a while now. In my home city of Brisbane we have quite a large and windy river. The City Council operate a very useful and very enjoyable set of high speed catamaran (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.cad, lugnet.town, FTX)
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On Wed, July 27, 2005 10:34 am, Derek Raycraft said: (...) It looks like there are wooden ramps stored below. Slide them out, drive it off. That, or invite 3 big friends to come along... (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Linkie workie for mie. :-) Although I can't figure out why someone would do that. Can't be easy to get it off again. Derek (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | BRISLUG meeting (Peter's Place August)
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All Ihave waited for someone to stick their hand up for a while to no avail. So I will do it I will run a meeting at my place on either 13th or 14th of August. Please send RSVP ASAP as to what day all want so I can confirm this next week. The only (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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(...) Yes, an automated web form would have been better in some respects but I don't know how to do that and as simple posts people can edit their responses if they want to. I don't want off the cuff answers, I wanted people to think about what they (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Wikipedia
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(...) I think generally that's the desired approach, yes. Where BrickWiki is light ((URL) History of LEGO> ) for example, BW has been crosslinking (or in rare cases copying and attributing although that's not the desired approach) to the relevant (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Wikipedia
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(...) I wasn't aware of Brickwiki. Given the fact that Wikipedia already had a few LEGO related pages, I felt that at least a theme page should also exist (personally I found that the "King Mathias" article in wikipedia is a bit too detailed for (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Frank, Don't suppose you want to do the same for the (URL) BrickWiki article>? And please, check out (URL) BrickWiki> for any other additions you might like to make. Tim (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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It has been a while since I posted here (lurked a lot though). The strangest things keep getting me back to visit the boards. One of these things is Wikipedia. I was editing some Wikipedia pages and for the fun of it I looked up LEGO. I noticed that (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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(...) Hi JoJo, I keep meaning to comment about this goat but getting distracted. It is great, fantastic, wonderful and funny. It doesn't look like its too big and besides,Minifigs are too big in there own way anyway. Perhaps its a Chernobyl goat and (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Vance Quantum, Galactic Hero
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I posted this over at classic-space forums this morning and just wanted to share with those who don't visit there alot. I've created a new hero called Vance Quantum. (URL) click the pic. Enjoy, Comments welcome. Jamie (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Lego Spheres of various radius
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I know that everybody has done a sphere... I've seen a sphere calculator (very very cool, not studs-up, and instructions somewhat hard to follow). I thought that I would be thorough... So here are plans for studs-up sphere sculptures of radius 2 (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.org.us.sealug, FTX)
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| | Riverside Rebuilt
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Hello every one, i have done some rebuilding on my castle, Riverside. I have also rebuilt some of my town buildings and moved things around a little. I have done some major improvements on my gate house, like adding three murder holes, and (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: One day left for Registration and 291 people attending so far!
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(...) correction 303 attendees. see you there! ondrew (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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(...) Nice work! Smurflighted. Thanks for smurfing. Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Ah! Wow, okay. Thanks. (sorry 'bout the URL, BTW) -Suz (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Corgo loading crane, and cargo ship
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The SCLTC has been showing a layout at the Orange County Fair in Southern California, and just posted some images. And I wanted to point out a couple of my MOCs. The first is a cargo loading crane. I threw this togather in an evening just before the (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.sandlug, lugnet.boats, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: 2005 LSC: Voting Now Open
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(...) It seems to work now. Thanks. --Travis (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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"Anita Eenink" <anita_eenink@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:IK8GM3.yw8@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) the (...) in the (...) brickshelf and (...) that (...) (Which (...) That is so cool Anita. I wish *I'd* thought of it :) cheers SAB (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Rather boring question: How do I program my mindstorm robot with Visual Basic?
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(...) The BrickOS package contains source code for firmdl3 (for sending firmware to RCX) and dll (for sending programs to RCX running BrickOS firmware) via the IR tower. ROSCO (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | better lightsaber proportion and a just for fun MOC
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I posted these pics to brickshelf a while ago but never got around to bringing them to the attention of lugnet. anyways, here they are: a study in lightsaber proportion w/ belville children using the 8h antennae whip here: (URL) a (...) (21 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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(...) Cute ! (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: First BUGS meet?
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--SNIP-- (...) Thats very honourable of you Kerry, I would never have so much discipline. Did spending too long in the hallowed grounds of UQ make you wish to return? Or was it the graduate bar in which I saw you one day? Tim (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Tom Knuteson? LEGO display
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Hey all, Google news-ing on "lego" I found (URL) article> about a medieval fair in Monroe, Wisconsin, which reads, in part: "Lego enthusiast and medieval history buff Tom Knuteson will have his Lego castle on display during the Faire. The castle (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | War Of The Worlds MOCs
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I have been lurking, and occasionally commenting for some time on mecha, without posting any mecha of my own (more stuff usually on lugnet.robotics). Anyway - this week I opened my Titan XP kit - and before I even built any of the instructed models (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: First BUGS meet?
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(...) I think it's also fair to say that not everyone who is "into" Lego in Brisbane is necessarily looking for the same thing out of a "meeting". And so as the community of into-Lego people in Brisbane grows larger, the need to accommodate a wider (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Broken or defective 12v train motors wanted.
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I need some internal parts for one of my lego 12v train motors. If you have one or more that is broken or not running (for any reason), I'd like to buy it from you. You can contact me in private if you prefer (just remove everything upto, and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I was not an original Bug, nor am I currently a Brislug. I am more an invisible lurker here in Brisbane, but I would love to become actively involved in the Brislug group. I have enjoyed all the encounters I have had with Brislugs and would (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Rather boring question: How do I program my mindstorm robot with Visual Basic?
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Hi, (...) sending messages to the RCX? Thanks, Ignacio (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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(...) No apology is needed. I am glad you were able to use the idea. Eric and I had worked on the frame together to improve it. When I built the original, it had its flaws but served its purpose as a frame to build over. Eric mentioned some ideas (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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