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(...) Someone here did develop one a few years ago. It was *almost* pure-Lego. The problem is to find a decent way to capture the air under the hovercraft - whilst keeping the thing light. If I recall, that was done with cling-film. The other (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Possibly - there have been attempts in the past, try this link: (URL) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) They're fun, interesting and good for creativity. (...) The large amount of good piece/price ratio sets, particularly designer (...) The magazine, it is a load of rubbish full of poor writing and minimal content. There is no 'general interest' (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes. Look at (URL) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I just liked the number-- it's palindromic fun! :-) For the most part, actually, I choose that number for the ease of it. On the decal itself, there were 2 numbers "8003", along with the usual 0,1,2,3,4.... Now, obviously, one can create any (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Joe chooses the wrong day to read his paper in the park!! (URL) Gallery (when public) (URL) Comments welcome Greg (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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Well... I can give you a little help in the 4th question... I've been in a summer course on Mindstorms (which turned out to be of little interest, as we only programmed using the RIS programming language...) and, on the very last day, we started (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Someone didn't check the published rosters? Every railroad has their own scheme, which they violate with impunity when they want to, or if they run out of numbers (UP just started a second reporting mark for locos because they had run out of 4 (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) This brings me to a question that was bothering me when i was looking throught the NMRA photos. I don't know my US loco classes by sight so I was looking up the numbers to find what the MOCs represented. None of them seemed to have correct (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Some things that I've been pondering: 1. Has anyone created Lego-compatible solenoids? 2. Would a Lego hovercraft be feasible? 3. Where can you get a complete Cybermaster set that is in North America? 4. Is Java a useable language for Mindstorms, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think both. Andrew Meyer (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) snip (...) Thanks, just wanted to show a better alternative than just using the standard weapons provided with the minifigs. AC (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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Lenny, (...) Simple answer, don't have that many troops for what I'm working on. (...) Should've been clear enough that existing weapons were modified. Also in the text provided for the link it clearly states that the mods did not involve any (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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(...) Whoops, my bad, Ross's is labeled GP50. (...) I wasn't commenting on the accuracy of your model, I was just making a silly size joke. After all, Ross "Son of 8-wide" Neal builds a bit bigger. I think your B-Unit is great regardless of size. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) They are toys that stimulate creativity and they helped me develop mathematical and spatial skills as a child. The toys are a connection to my past (I am still playing with the bricks I got 28 years ago), yet they still allow me to look (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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Dear Lego, I can guess that the Lego Group has probably heard the old rant by now of Adult Fans of Lego and Adult Lego Enthusiasts who would love very much so to partake of the new Viking Lego line here in North America. Yes, we have been told that (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Here are my thoughts. Mark (...) It's a toy that allows you to be creative and the bricks last forever. It's also a toy for all ages. (...) Play value, durability. (...) Recently, too much juniorization, even my kids are complaining about this. In (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What, (URL) this A unit>? (...) Was looking at that earlier, I though it was a (URL) GP50> tho' Have to agree, it wasn't built to be very accurate, but as a speedy method to get building after a spot of 'builders-block' and to go with the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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This is nice. I missed it the first time (hmm...) but I like this revised layout better than the one I didn't see : ) Something about this MOC captures a certain 'legoness' that I really appreciate... Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Which one, his 2-wide version or his 8-wide version? I think that the combination of this 6-wide B Unit and either of those would look a bit silly :) I guess this would be an example of three great things that go together badly (as opposed to, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains)
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