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Thanks Ignacio and Philo for the nice comments! I hadn't seen "Rock Stupid Rover" - very interesting. The idea of "mechanical computing" is fascinating. Some kind of signal amplification using a power source seems essential if one is to make complex (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Here is my attempt (not as elegant as Philo's!) I used old half bushes in a slightly different way. Gear lash seems pretty low. The gear train for the rotating weight needs some work though... (URL) Alexander (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Mosaic for ASH Tradeshow
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(...) Once again you amaze me with the quality and the size of your work. Amazing. -dw (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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(...) Hey, Chris- Ha, thought you were stuck with a bunch of Simpsons individual stringettes, eh? (sorry; obscure python reference) Yeah, recycle those babies! They need be only 3 mm long! But mind you: My "***Mutilation Alert***" also applied to my (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I don't think it will solve your problem, but the just-released official LDView 3.0 should have some LPub-related fixes vs. the LDView 3.0 RC 1 release. --Travis Cobbs (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad)
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It's been a little over a year since LDView 3.0 Beta 1 was released, but LDView 3.0 is finally done. You can get it for both Windows and Linux, as well as the source code, from the LDView downloads page here: (URL) Compared to LDView 3.0 RC1, this (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | #65537 Classic train Set MISB
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I have posted an auction for a #65537 My Own Train (classic train set) on E-bay. This MISB from last year. I decided to sell the set since I have a few of the same trains. Some of the cars, including the large blue tender are no longer available on (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | X-pod Chrissie Decorations
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Hi everyone probably not a new idea but it came to me today whilst in Kmart Buy an even number of Red and Green X-Pods. If you're lucky the Kmart near you will have them on clearance and then add another 20% for their sale .. I picked mine up for (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Got balls? Heads up.
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After seeing the great ball moving into more and more train layouts... the "soccer" balls, seem a bit .... uh "strange" for lack of a better word. After a bit of group discussion, I was looking for a Lego substitute... Technic Ball Joints? Black or (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.org.us.laflrc, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Re: Nwe MOC: Goliath
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(...) ..snip.. (...) Yeah I know. Getting a moc "right" rarely happens on the first build. Prototypes, redesign, and refining seems to be the way-of-the-builder. (...) If you do get that project off the ground, make sure you keep us posted! For (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Mosaic for ASH Tradeshow
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Believe me, during that first day when I was falling behind schedule, I was considering trying to track you down, James [grin]. But I got caught up by the second day. Plus, I don't know how easily we could have gotten you onto the exhibit floor. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | My New Favorite Link:-)
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(URL) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Mosaic for ASH Tradeshow
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(...) I forgot you said you were coming up to do this, you should have let me know you were in town I could have helped if needed, or you could have come over and helped me. Great job as always. jt ps. do you need any 1x2 green bricks? I have a few (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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(...) Don't forget yellow, orange and red for trees in autumn. David (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) They'd look really *bleeping*'n good in a scene with any one of (URL) these>! :-) Thanks, Adrian! JOHN (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, J-1! Well, we're working on it:-) It has always been my dream to build trees like these since I got inspired by seeing yours so many years ago: (URL) Wow. They seemed huge at the time! JOHN (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: On creating life-sized sculpture
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(...) Updating this thread with my latest work. I've (URL) posted> a bit of my work on using Poser6 to generate brick outlines for sculpture. This would now be the way that I would go for a large sculpture. The Lugnet thread is entitled "Using (...) (20 years ago, 13-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: Hey, whatever happened to Shiri Dori?
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(...) Shiri's posting! Shiri's posting! YAY! Seriously, Shiri, it's good to see a post from you after all this time. Just know our thoughts are always with you...isn't it nice to be a part of a community? :) aha! So you're the one who beat me to the (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Hey, whatever happened to Shiri Dori?
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(...) Finally you come clean, Dave! :-) JOHN (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub woes
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I did the total LDraw stack reinstall and couldn't get LPub to even get past launch... Any help would be appricaiated as well. The LPub error message is: "No renderers found. Either install POV-Ray, or use LPub to find LDGLite." I click [OK] button (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.cad)
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