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Has anyone ever visted the Lego company?: (URL) if so, is it worth going? What do you get to see/do? When my son is a bit older we're (I'm) planning a trip to Lego Land UK. It's considerably nearer. Thomas (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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Only one thing left to say: We don't need no stinking instructions! (...) (URL) > (...) ___...___ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. (URL) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have no experience ordering with them yet, but make magazine seem to have promoted PCB123 at every turn. I have tried their client tool - its not too bad. -- Danny Staple MBCS OrionRobots (URL) contact details available through website) (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts.custom)
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The problem is guys, while that may not mean many lugnet regulars and afols, the majority of their sales are gonna be kids who only put together the described models. I was once in Hamleys (being a Londoner) and heard a mum objecting to buying Lego (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: XXI Legofest - Crema
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Mario Ferrari wrote: [...] (...) Ciao. Mi riservavo di innescare la discussione piu' tardi, ma ben vengano i tuoi spunti. (...) [...] (...) Questo mi fa venire in mente che molti visitatori avrebbero volentieri usufruito di un servizio di (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Help me convert this train program to use events (NQC)
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(...) Wow! That's quite a long cable. Is this the right product? I only found it using Pitsco's search box; it's not listed in any LEGO section as far as I could tell. (URL) (...) My original setup's RCX is a 1.0 with the AC adapter. The rails are (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, FTX)
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(...) It's a very funny story. I really tried to read the whole thing, but I can't. I've spent too much time laughing. I recognize the author's logic trail from the cartoon network. IE: "That guy smokes, and those people were killed in a fire, so (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: Finding a rotation matrix for a triangle
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(...) Hi Niels, I think you are getting two things a little crossed here but I will try to answer you questions. Firstly, you must remember that a plane can be defined meaningfully by a normal vector (one perpendicular to the plane) and a vector (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | RE: Help me convert this train program to use events (NQC)
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Brian Davis wrote..... ...... Worse yet, when the power runs low the RCX is likely to corrupt the firmware unless you put in code to monitor the battery level (something I'd suggest if you go this route). Standard Lego firmware is designed to detect (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: New MOC: Nemo II
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(...) It packs a lot of detail into a small package without looking busy. All your creations show a great use of color for detail. The printed parts also are well chosen. And I particularly like that it isn't entirely studless. The studs add (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: SCLTC fourth annual winter show at SDMRRM starts Tuesday
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(...) FYI, this layout is also featuring some animation besides trains. There's a large windmill farm, a ferris wheel and a running narrow gauge train(4 wide track as oppossed to 6 wide). (...) Mat (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.org.us.sandlug, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Plasmic Bricks dot com
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(...) Very well done. Having your words with the MOCs was great, though they offered no insight into why your Lego creations became so... sick (in a good way). :-) I'm even mentioned in there. (My clever numbering scheme is now up to double digits. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Help me convert this train program to use events (NQC)
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(...) For future, LEGO's educational division does sell 3m LEGO wires. (...) A 1.0 RCX that allows you to power the setup from an outlet is ideal for this. If it ends up being battery-based, you will have to adjust the power level as the batteries (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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Though more of a sculpture, without the joint mobility and Technic drive gizmos, it's an interesting design exploration. The head is still somewhat insectoid, but more armored. It looks like something I'd build. The body looks heavy and tough. I can (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: RIS e shopping a Milano
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al gigante di villasanta ne hanno uno , di RIS 2.0, da un bel po' di tempo pero' costa , se non erro 210 euro!!!! ciao Cristian "Ernesto Camillo Ganapini" <erganapi@libero.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:IqoEMJ.1FDx@lugnet.com... (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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What I mean is: In MLCad, you can take a part, and rotate it via a vector command like turn 45 degrees around y axis clockwise. Or more complex rotations based on more axes. What I would like to know is: How do I find the rotation vector of a plane (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | E' finita la dark age!
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Ciao a tutti, finalmente dopo aver lavato e ordinato i mattoncini che avevo in casa mi sono messo ad armeggiare ed ecco le mie prime (umilissime) creazioni dopo una ventina di anni! (URL) ora le solite cose, un regalino per la moglie (e mi sono (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | RIS e shopping a Milano
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Ciao a tutti, torno a Milano per qualche giorno a metà Dicembre e vorrei approfittare per un po' di shopping, qualcuno ha qualche dritta per qualche negozio ben fornito e magari qualche offerta? Sapete inoltre dove trovare un RIS, sempre che ne (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: Help me convert this train program to use events (NQC)
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(...) I wanted the layout to be pure LEGO, but if I run out of time building this I'll break down and use non-LEGO wire and my original setup. (...) I wasn't worried about hiding the RCX, but I have seen the batteries run down very quickly. In the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, FTX)
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| | Re: Need help with12v/4.5v SWITCH TRACK
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(...) A 4.5v battery car runs through any 12v track (including switches and crossings) without any problem. This is true for both the 4.5v battery car as well as the old bricks with button which had to be mounted under the motor (from the time the (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains)
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