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Dear LEGO, This question is on my minde all the time, and I do not know if anyone else asked before but: Why is there no Plate 1x5? This could be IMHO so usefull! The same goes for a Brick 1x5 and Tile 1x3. There are probably a dozen or so more (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Mos Espa Arena Grandstand
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The immense (URL) grandstands of Mos Espa Arena> are cradled within a natural canyon amphitheater on the edge of the Western Dune Sea. Once inside the arena, fans are able to visit the various concourses where they can place bets, purchase souvenirs (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Lego Train Factory - "preliminary wagon design"
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(...) Okay, thinking about this some more: The discussion on this has already mentioned that the sensor is part of the baseplate. Therefore it makes sense to include the battery box whilst you're re-designing the baseplate. My guess is that's what (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: NEIRG vs Brickfest
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(...) The attendance for the summer games are usually lower than the winter games. But, only two LEGO entries? Well, hopefully, things will be bigger in Feb. I'm curious how the maze event did. (...) Brian D. keeps talking about how I've drawn him (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Re: My humble opinion about LDraw animation
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(...) That is a great idea. Why recreate the wheel when you can add a joystick instead? Tim (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: My humble opinion about LDraw animation
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(...) Animators use Maya and Lightwave. (...) Your whole thread has got me thinking. I am convinced you do not want to try to extend LDraw to do animation and that POV-Ray already does what you want. But that doesn't mean things can't be done to (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: My humble opinion about LDraw animation
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(...) You do not need a new format. MPD's do the job just fine. I now realize I need to write a follow up to this article: (URL) it I will show how modeling using these guidelines leads to animation bliss. (...) LDraw files are perfect for models, (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) Linking via the handles would cause problems. First, there is a great deal of friction added to the system when an axle is in that hole. Second, I think the proposed method requires the switches to continue rotating the same direction. Steve (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) Sure! Some assembly required! (URL) (...) Kev (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Train Factory - "preliminary wagon design"
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(...) Is there even going to be a new motor? You could theoretically stick an ordinary battery box in the train, power a sensor/controller unit from the battery, then that feeds power into the top of a standard motor. If the receiver is separate (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brickfest Pneumatic Master and new Pneumatic Gate Circuits
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Bellis wrote: [SNIP] Hi Mark, (...) I figured that if you're going to write an article for BrickJournal on pneumatic basics up through sequencers, you would probably want to talk about the simplest gates, the single output (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: An idea concerning the new RC trains and a new RCX
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(...) That just isn't true. Bluetooth units cost in the order of tens of dollars, and who knows how much R&D to set up. Simple infra-red remote control units, to give you on/off or varying control levels cost in the order of cents. Even full duplex (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) Actually, I am not convinced it means gears. One of the switches could be mounted with a 45 degree tilt. This would remove the issue of play in the gears. You could also link the handle holes of the polarity switches with a solid piece (as (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New MOC: The Sluf air-fighter prototype
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Hello all, After a ~6 month hiatus -- or rather a long creative block-- I slapped this little thing together over the last few weeks. This model was rife with issues and I nearly gave up last weekend but my desire to see it completed won out. It may (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Joe Vig Meets a Lady (A Little Risque)
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(...) OTOH, here in San Francisco you just might see this situation on any given night...or in New York, TOkyo, Amsterdam, london, Paris, Sydney, etc. I agree that there isn't much humor, and there are many interpretations for the passing of money. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | NEIRG vs Brickfest
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Even though Brickfest won out over NEIRG (Northeast Indiana Robot Games) for my attendance on August 13, I was still disappointed to miss one of the two annual Lego robotic contests here in Fort Wayne. I think NEIRG missed us too...I exchanged email (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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| | Formerly Known as "The Royal Knight's Castle"
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Well it has been a very long time since I last posted (a couple of years probably) I got caught up in all my High School work and just fell out of the loop. Well Anyway, I took some pictures of my castle setup. It all started when I got "The Royal (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Where do we go from here...
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:IL9IA9.yFw@lugnet.com... (...) Hmm, i was thinking, ( based on a post in this thread, but i have lost it), rather than a freeform play table how about we get (i.e donated by TLG) a whack (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: Lego Train Factory - "preliminary wagon design"
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(...) Yes they don't look too bad at all. I do hope the sensor is separate to the basplate though, so it can be built into other places in models. And I know they're only design pics, but that looks much like a current train motor. I wonder if the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: A LEGO double-throw switch?
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(...) My bad! I've not used them much, but when I thought about how they were designed, I realized you are right. (...) This means gears, but gears mean play. One should be able to cancel the play by using a total of four gears. One gear for each (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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