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The yellow ones came from set (URL) Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | UK Box Co-ordinator Needed????
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It seems that the signup has slowed down quite a bit on a few of the boxes, there is also talk of people wanting a UK box, I think we are getting to the point now of asking for people willing to mail to the UK or elsewhere and having someone do as (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(Posted to .market.shopping as well) So, TRU was pressuring TLG not to sell to others. Figures. >:( Well, I did see my first Lego product at Sam's Club the other day, it was that small laptop building table, with 225 BASIC pieces, and three sets, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) In the 70s, when I was a kid, I DID buy a few parts packs. If they would have had a bulk service *THAT I KNEW ABOUT*, I would have bought more parts. From everything I can remember, all I had available were a few flyers from some sets listing (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jambalaya questions
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First thing, I removed the local group as if anyone has any responses there I won't see them. Ok, give me a list of the names from General box 2 that are Canadian and lets see what we can do. I probably should have just split General Box 1 this (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) That link doesn't work anymore. Can anyone tell us how this construction worked? (any gears? Levers? Maybe a worm gear?) I might want to use the idea in a Mindstorms design. (by the way, I really liked the soda bottle tank idea and might try (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Box Cars
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(...) i have not seen the yellow,brown or grey. which sets did they come in? (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) If you use a t-connector to connect each side of the circuit to a compressor (that uses a SMALL pump and NO tank!) you can maintain high pressure, and the fact that the pump's cylinder is small compared to the other two cylinders means that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Box Cars
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(...) i also have seen clear, red and white in various town sets. (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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You're not going to make me believe TRU pays the same as anyone else. They may show you a book, but that is most likely "store cost" (like a car dealers "invoice price"), not true cost to the TRU chain. Otherwise TRU wouldn't have been able to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) It is only too small if they do a rotten job of marketing it. If the info on ordering were in every set, and they had an easy online ordering system, I'm sure the market would grow rapidly. (...) Not true. TLG sells a set to TRU, they make a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: IR-Tower and PowerBook-G3 ?
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(...) Yes. The PB-G3 is plugged into a wall-wart almost all the time. I thought of that also. Very strange. I'm resurecting an old SE/30 in the hopes that I can squeeze MPW into an 8MB machine. I think the serial ports on that machine ought to be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Sure there's a better way - use the ZB web site, it lists all stores, and directions to get there. Then again, you can just call to see if they have any ;-) And it's probably the Doylestown store, which is actually in Warrington ;-) (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Making use of Throwbot shooter arms (Controversial!)
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I haven't seen much discussion lately, but nevertheless I'm pressing on in my effort to popularize these new ball-and-socket elements that come cheap and in many colors. After you get a bunch of Throwbot sets you'll have a lot of pieces that you (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Check out this Lego Animation
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(...) Cool! Microfig scale? It only rotated once for me (slowly while loading), perhaps make it looping? (...) Email Tim for details. (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | R2-D2 at Cascade Wal-Mart (and Wal-Mart Sale)
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[Crossposted like mad. Follow-ups to lugnet.general, 'cause it was most general] I was in the Wal-Mart on 28th Street in Cascade Michigan yesterday. The shelves along the entryway (opposite the optometrist) were full of LEGO! Even better, they were (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: new products (Remote Control)
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(...) 1 Send message "1" 2 Send message "2" 3 Send message "3" A^ Run motor A in > direction (see notes below) Av Run motor A in < direction (see notes below) B^ Run motor B in > direction (see notes below) Bv Run motor B in < direction (see notes (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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I guess from my stand point, I bought most of my early sets to have them, but even when I was 4, I wanted a whole bunch of parts, but my parents would never would buy 7 sets just for parts. I was particularly found of the computers and the like. The (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Jargon
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Huh? Who uses MOC for mockups? Steve "Must have been asleep" Bliss (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2x2 Transparent Tile?
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I knew I had that piece from somewhere. This set had a few ancestor sets, it is interesting to seee the evolution of different parts and the like. Notice the nice selection of 1x2x2 clear windows.. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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