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(...) That's because he has to wait for the rest of us slugs to get a competitor in the ring! (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: What pieces do you wish existed?
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(...) 4x6 bricks already exist, it is found in some 3+ freestyle set and some Town Jr. I have some in IIRC yellow, red, bleu and gray Martin (...) don't (...) used (...) that (...) thought (...) or (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Questions regarding 4533(Snow Remover)
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To all the Train heads out there, I just received the 4533 yesterday, and I think it's screaming for a rebuild. Is this an actual device they use on railways, in the US or Europe? If not, are there pictures of a real one? Any and all help would (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: CanGrabber 2 - Improved entry for Joel's RCX Challenge
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Nice! I had no idea anyone was having so much success, let alone optimising so as to pick up all the cans in one trip. Good stuff! :) - Ben. (...) -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) What was the rationale motivating the hammer on BriCad? --Todd (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | WindowsCE?
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Has anyone ported NQC tools to WindowsCE? -gyug (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) I don't care, really. I'm still wondering why we needed those newfangled L*P tools, anyways. :) I've always been amused at how everyone who creates a part library uses a totally wron^H^H^H^Hdifferent coordinate system and names the pieces (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
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(...) I just saw "KPNQwest" in the headlines and it reminded me... Another reason the capitalization "LUGNet" is icky is because it has a higher chance of being mispronounced similar to "PSINet" and other similar names. If you remember those PSINet (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) Indeed! BTW, if someone is being a major PITA in a group, does that in effect become a barrier to entry of sorts? :-/ (...) By "posting filters" I didn't quite mean barriers to -entry- (to beginning to participate, that is) -- although this (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) For sociological reasons, yes? --Todd (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Toy Liquidators KB outlets (was Re: Lego 25% off at KB-Toys outlet in Florida
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I visited the outlet in Lansing Michigan (old 27 and I 69) , and after I bought a few things, here's what they had. I am only showing the price as printed (ersatz red pen) on their sticker. But in almost all cases it is a straight 25% off the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Which set is the infamous Forest Wench in?
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THAT ladder? Oh! Duh. (...) I thought he was talking about the rope bridge that goes from one side to the other. I glanced at the pic, said "oh ya, that part is in a lot of pirate sets" and posted. Sloppily. Sloppy sloppy me. I didn't even see the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) First I feel that I must apoligize to the Lugnet group. I am new here and have made several smart alec comments about Jonathan. I did not appreciate the scope of the problem nor the seriousness of the Lugnet users. That said I would like to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | The shortsighted stupid wastefulness of TLG (was Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego
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Consider what TLG would do, if, hypothetically, a fire broke out in their storeroom, say at the MoA, and smoke damaged their entire stock, contained in a 25 by 50 foot storeroom underneath the floor of the store. My vision is that they would hire (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Some updates to NELUG.org
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Eric Kingsley wrote in message ... (...) your (...) looking at it with IE 4.0 on a 1600x1200 screen, some of the elements appeared in rather poor locations (like the "Join Now" button appearing on top of the third paragraph of text, and the items (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| | Re: MKOC - A new kind of building
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(...) Hardly. Inspired, resolved to try to make more time to build, enraptured at the detail, yes. Discouraged, no. I know I can produce at that quality level. (1) I just don't have the time and space right now. (2) But your idea on MKOC is awesome. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Target Clearance
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Not sure exactly what's going on, I just picked up two 5978 Sphynx Secret Surprise at Target for $15.74 (Sorry Cary NC folks, cleaned the shelf...). This was the price it was on clearance at the same store for two weeks ago (which I missed). I was (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | shadwick castle [DAT]
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there are no figs in this model. if you build it put the figs wherever you like. 0 FILE shadwick.dat 0 Shadwick Castle 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson 0 6090/6078/6036/6044 Combo Alternate 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6261.DAT 1 7 170 -24 -90 0 0 1 0 1 0 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: MKOC - A new kind of building
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I've posted pictures of several creations that my children have done. (URL) to the bottom of the page and follow the 'My Kid's Lego Creations' link. I think that kids have some of the most incredible ideas. I'm especially proud of the Sunglasses (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | royal coach [DAT]
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0 Royal Coach 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson 0 6090/6078/6036/6044 Combo Alternate 0 Can be made from the parts left over after building shadwick castle 0 Use 2 white horses to pull this 1 0 0 0 50 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2926.DAT 1 0 20 0 -60 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Droid Development Kit
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(...) [snip] (...) Yup. DLC (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Twisted Plastic
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Can someone toss a clue-bone to the clueless? What is Twisted Metal. Some sort of game, I take it? Related to Car Wars?? (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | 5988 Pharos Forbidden Ruins at Cary TRU $49.99
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This "secret" sale is on at the Cary TRU also. No indication on the boxes or shelves that it is on sale, but it scans up on their customer accessible scanners and at the cash register. There's still some left (I only bought one). Frank (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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I agree with everything Todd said except for the below part... (...) And PNLTC may well deserve an update. After all, it's got my cars there so it's by definition cool. But I was talking about GMLTC, not PNLTC. The real GMLTC site is not up yet. But (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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At 10:26 PM 8/13/99 , Larry Pieniazek wrote: snip a good analogy... (...) I think too hastily would have been in February. But now is long past due. He has been asked and told and demanded time upon time to change his mannerisms, his floods of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) each (...) I agree with joining libraries, but the creators of the libraries might not, especially when parts are in both libraries. Then which do you keep? It may also take a lot of effort to match the scale, coordinate system, and insertion (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 1060 ways to connect 3 bricks (was Re: i admit i was wrong)
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(...) so (...) Those 1060 connections are just considering right angle, studs up connections, though. As we all know by now, that isn't the only way to think: With 2x4 *bricks* only, you can't do much more than studs up, but you can still rotate (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Sets FS or FT
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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Douglas Pool writes: All of the items I listed are sold now, except for the Warp Wing-Figher which is currently being sold at S@H for the same price so I'll understand if you would rather buy it new there instead of (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) I'm a fast reader. And it was a big system. And javac is slow. There's a reason my laptop has 192 meg of memory. But I digress. (...) Yes. Agreed. I ask so that people can nod their heads and say "no, I am calm. Action must be taken" The act (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) The very fact that the question was asked and acknowledged as possible will in and of itself help matters a great deal, I feel. I shan't belabor it any more. (...) Hmm... was nodding my head. Then I jerked. Realised that there is a line (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) Here in the US, yes. Unfortunately that is not the case in all of Europe, though. And we're talking about volunteerisim here. Just as a side point I almost destroyed an entire club once trying to apply the way the working world works to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: playing cards
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I have a card shuffler that shuffles a deck in around 10sec. You might be able to add something like this to the end of your sorter to produce a sorted and shuffled deck. Instructions are at this page (URL) would be interested in seeing your (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) Why not? I think that Ldrawing sets is indeed useful. But then, my perspective is that of a consumer of instructions, not a creator of them, and I certainly know that I do not have the time nor the interest to get deep into part creation. I am (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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Jonathan, you might try responding directly to that rather lengthy append using interspersed quotes instead of leaving all of it there, then not responding to any of it, or at least not very much of it. I think one thing people are on you about is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: What pieces do you wish existed?
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My list includes more generic pieces like 1x1 sloped brick (no stud on top), 1x1, 1x2, 2x2, 2x4 plates with studs on BOTH sides. 3x3, 3x4, 4x4, 4x5, 4x6 bricks. Also 1x5s and 1x7 bricks. These have lots of possibilities (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8860 Auto Chassis - update
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I have an 8860 Auto Chassis that I wish to auction off. It's condition is as follows... - Missing the two rubber bands for the seats - Hairline cracks on the sides of one of the 4x10 grey plates (not visible on completed model) - Some parts could (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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(...) That's the only part of the whole thing that I **don't** like... :-) I just gotta say, and I think I've alluded to this before, this diorama really gets me all hot and bothered. Models are great, be they buildings or rolling stock or (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: so what is lego going to do now..im woundrin???
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:FG9367.Fw8@lugnet.com... (...) while (...) Either way, I've noticed the sets continue the trand of higher prices for fewer pieces, and more specialized pieces than anything else. I'm beginning (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MKOC - A new kind of building
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(...) Well, I'm rather proud of my 2 year-old's creation. Are there any DUPLO parts for use in LDraw? Thanks, Will (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: FOTW - 5988 for $49.99 @ Toysrus in San Mateo, CA
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(...) SF (...) (Pharaoh's (...) 79.99, (...) I got one at Target once for $25. I was kinda happy! -Tom McD. when replying, Archer-Daniels-Spamcake, supermarket to the world! (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Shell Promotional Sets - Autumn 1999
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(...) And will they be available in Andorra, Paris, or London? My father will be visiting there in September, too. Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: S@H Canada Specials July 5-9 , '99
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Yeah I called S@H Canada about a month ago and they said they were mailing catalogues shortly. But I still haven't got mine yet! It's not fair - people in the States have gotten theirs already AND they have access to 8448... Among other things. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | careful planning with newsgroup names (was: De Bouwsteen club)
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(...) Yea, getting the names right the first time (or what finally feels right) is pretty important, and often is a long on-and-off process of pondering. The theme ng-trees, for example, have been in the oven (or on the back burner) since February. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: toyrus.com online sale
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(...) Mine was 73 cents as well. Wonder how they're limiting this account-wise. I have a lot of e-mail addresses (almost limitless, actually) and any number of cards. Time to call up some friends/family and ask them to order my birthday presents (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 4544 & 4532 at S@H
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(...) Busy-Bee might get some 2150's in if the demand is big enough - see 12V post. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 12V train items from Busy-Bee
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As you may have read on RTL, Busy-Bee are trying to get hold of a lot of discontinued stuff. 7858 Remote-Controlled Points, Right 7860 Remote-Controlled Signal 7861 Illumination 7863 Magnetic Unit/Remote Control (for points) 7864 12V Transformer (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What pieces do you wish existed?
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(...) Let's see... 2x3 low/medium slope outside corner (low slope on one side, medium on other) (note the above would HAVE to come in left and right versions) 3x3 low slope inside corners 1x3 low slope apex ends (tri-slope) 3x3 low slope apex (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Empty Lego Boxes (FREE)
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Hi, I have some empty opened lego boxes from the SW and Fright Knights series: Fright Knights: 6007: Bat Lord, 6027: Bat Lord's Catapult, 6031: Fright Force x3, 6099: Traitor Transport (includes dragon cave ... I don't want it), Star Wars: 7111: (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: S@H Canada Specials July 5-9 , '99
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(...) Has anybody received their catalog yet? I'm still waiting for mine. TJ (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Shell Promotional Sets - Autumn 1999
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Does anybody have a firm date when the sets will be available? Normally it wouldn't be a concern, but since I'm going to be in Europe in September, I'm hoping that Lego & Shell start selling all the sets before I leave. TJ (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | What pieces do you wish existed?
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Hello all, I have a list of pieces that have been bugging me for a while. Why? They don't exist! It seems like TLG can do mondo-super-juniorized pieces that can be used with a certain type of model, but why don't they make simple basic pieces that (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Gears & Mico Motor (Plus Wired Remote Control!)
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Chris Phillips wrote in message (...) three (...) <snip> (...) Here is a 3 axis joystick that I think would work in your testing set up. (URL) could break down the LDraw file into easier to follow instructions if there is interest. Twisting the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Messed up the Address for Pictures :(
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(...) At 5:25pm, Friday 8/13/99 PST, these links weren't working either. And if David Harris isn't on the list, please add him. Or if he is, please add Tom Stangl to the list just after David (I think Tom is on the list, though) And did David leave (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Second BayLUG get-together (8/99) summary
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I like this idea too.... Paul Sinasohn who might actually have a train thing to show by February :-) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.sj)
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| | Many Going 2: Bill & Doug's second space auction
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Welcome to Bill & Doug's second space auction. Here is the current status. You can view the status of this auction at any time by going to: (URL) still quite a few bargains on desireable classic space sets. To bid in the auction, send mail to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote in message ... (...) I second that! (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 4544 & 4532 at S@H
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I don't know if this is news to anyone but 4544 (Car Transport Wagon) and 4532 (Level Crossing) is available at S@H. I just placed an order for both. Still waiting for 2150 to come back from the dead... -- Asher (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) I'd say not. I'm looking more for things along the lines of gathering links, making sure stuff works, making pages which are not content-critical. LDrawing sets in large volume is nice, but its not something considered 'giving someone an (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) kl.net? As time permits I will ldraw as much of the castle sub theme (and then others) as possible, given the parts available to me for use. (e.g. the recent creation of the large 6090 baseplate has allowed me to ldraw that set) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) There are parts in l3go and mabie even in lgeo that are not in ldraw yet. I think that before a merge of lgeo and l3go is done then the l3go parts not in ldraw should be done in ldraw.That way there would be nothing in the combined library (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Classic Windows, Parts for trade
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Hi, I would like to trade with someone for the following pieces: I can trade some Red and some White classic windows (2x2, 2x4, 3x6) for: 4 Black 2x2 airplane windows 4 Yellow 2x2 airplane windows or 2 Black 2x4 airplane window panels (I don't know (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 1887 Blacktron Scooter
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(...) Have a look for that part under town radio (stupid, i know but no-one has gotten around to putting the thing in the minifig category) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) what I was asking was not for more parts I was asking 1.If I could finish a part he had started 2.If he has submitted parts he had already made for voting 3.What set numbers used a part he had already made (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: when they say "fresh" batteries, they mean it!
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(...) Yep. The measured voltage is the idle voltage. The normal approximation to a battery is an ideal voltage source at 9V and a Thevenin resisance of some ohms, say 7 ohms, in series. This will give a stall current of about 1,25A at a terminal (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) I'd give that one a hearty "Heck, Yes!" :) Except I never did come up with a decent working version of Rayshade/Netshade. I finally settled for the POV- Ray port of L3G0. Even made a few parts for myself. :) No rounded edges, though. :( In (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) Good idea, we shouldn't be discussing this in lugnet.flame.flame :) and Steve said: (...) I've done that to LeoCAD a few months ago, when you export a file to POV-Ray it first searches the LGEO library for the parts and then if it cannot find (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Gears & Mico Motor (Plus Wired Remote Control!)
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(...) <SNIP!!!> Oops. I think I meant Toys-R-Us in Kingston, MA. (I just saw Robert Munafo's recent post about having been there last night, and I'm amazed that he had the restraint not to buy every shuttle he could grab!) I'm very sorry if anyone (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) Thanks Todd. The way I see it is that he has plenty of enthusiasm, but just isn't cut out for the part-designing facet of Legodom. But as the CLSotW has pointed out, there are 1,060 ways to connect 3 8-stud bricks, so there's got to be a way (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Lego for Myth 2
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(...) Wow, that looks pretty fun! Is this by the people who develop games for LEGO Media? --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) How bout some help on rudimentary tasks on ldraw.org? There's a lot of stuff that needs to be done that is menial minimum-wage type stuff. Note: 'minimum wage' is an expression - no one's gettin paid here :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray? (was: Re: i admit i was wrong)
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(...) Any interest in LDLite-meets-L3G0? (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Lego for Myth 2
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If you're a Lego and Myth (or any real time tactical game) fan, check out this link: (URL) a Lego based plug in for Myth 2 being developed! Rob (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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I also got confirmation they are NOT stopping them. The rumor may have come about from only certain packs being discontinued (which they do all the time, sometimes releasing the exact same or nearly exact same contents under a new number). (...) -- (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) Hmm. Wow. Deep. Yeah, what Tom said. Can things be broken into levels? tasks assigned (via voluntary cooperation)? Are there sub-tasks which could be accomplished by beginners or apprentices just as well as by masters? What's that word? (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | In-set catalogues this year
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How many different in-set catalogues are there in UK sets this year? At the start of 1999, the new sets (Space Port, Adventurers) came with the 1998 in-set catalogue. 1. The Ep4-6 Star Wars came with a folded 2xA4 flyer with pilot Luke on the front. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) bad, (...) [...] Very nice analogy. This is how restaurants, neighborhoods, dance/night clubs et. al. of all kinds start losing patronage and favor. It all starts with "I'll do what I want in here", which BTW can include the attitude of the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Has anybody noticed... (Space themes)
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(...) Because it's easier to market and inspire buyer excitement for entire new lines than for updates to existing lines. Compare these come-on lines: "Wow! This year, we're going to new places with theme XYZ!" and "Hey! You loved last year's stuff (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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(...) I saw it mentioned either here or on RTL (more likely here); I called either S@H or (more likely) CA. The rep I talked to immediately said that it was apparently being planned - he went to find out more and came back saying that it has been (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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(...) I don't think Mark was implying that going public would improve customer service. He was just saying it would be the natural end-product of TLG's short-sightedness and indifference to high quality standards. Steve (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) Must be one heck of a system, to compile that slowly. (...) Yes and no. I'm trying not to reiterate too much here. On other lugnet ng's, I'd be willing to say that jw is just annoying. But under lugnet.cad, he occasionally reaches the level of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Which set is the infamous Forest Wench in?
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(...) Actually all I was trying to do was make sure the correct ladder was being talked about. :-) Larry had mentioned Pirate sets possibly so I looked quickly those up on Fibblesnork at work and didn't see that ladder, forgot to look at the Castle (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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(...) , Legocide! :-( ' Mark, I know exactly how you must feel. Ruthlessness doesn't even begin to capture the levels of corporate mental retardation required to carry out an action so abominable. However, for what it's worth, I can assure people (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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So I've come across rumors of Lego cancelling their line of parts packs. Very disturbing, especially since they've been getting slightly better (green bricks, black roof pieces, etc). I called today and ordered a half-dozen packs, and asked the rep (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lancelot - Camelot Alliance [DAT]
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here's the latest entry in the camelot alliance: (URL) it'll be awhile until i get the chance to make an actual page for him. (wings can also be locked in "closed" position.) ..joseph g ---...--- 0 Lancelot - 1787/1789/1793 combo Alternate 0 Name: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | to: Jacob on the subject of sensors
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Hi. I do not have a web site yet. I will be creating one in the near future as soon as I have final working versions and pictures. For sensors in general: The main detail is staying 100% light sensor compatible (as far as power supply/sensing (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:37b46f3c.152373...net.com... (...) Any part author can tell you the reason for this. Part authoring is such a slow and sometimes painful process that the thought of excluding someone who is (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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Aaaaaaah. Now I stop scrolling back and forth. I was starting to get a bit seasick. ;) for everyone. Steve (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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(...) Ditto to that! Plus, I'm really loving that shunting locomotor: (URL) don't know what the real thing looks like, but that is certainly a unique looking unit. Very tasty! --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.[Star Wars Question]
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Lucas's group had final creative authority on the Star Wars sets. (A former model builder friend of mine I still talk to was on the design team.) With any luck, even TLG will see the viablity of high quality sets again. -john (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Linux and RCX
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(...) And so is LegOS! I would say that if you ar into hobby program development, Linux is the best platform! (LOTS of free stuff, and lots of people to discuss programming with). Jacob -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Convention Coverage (was GMLTC at the NMRA National Convention)
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So has anyone heard of any magazine coverage of the NMRA convention. What monthly issue of Model Railroader usually covers the convention? Any other mags to check? (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 wide? was Re: Box Cars
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At John's rate of web progress, we will never see any pictures of his stuff. John, you take some pictures and send them to me, I'll post them for you. Got your slides developed yet? Paul (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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I just figured it was the group.. you guys are more used to having to adjust your line lengths in order to post .dats.. so I kind of excused that :) there's a good reason.. and one I won't b*tch about :) Keep those .dats a flowing!!! Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) You seem to suppose that everyone who's willing to learn some craft is worth taking the time to teach that craft. Whatever happened to independent learning? --Todd (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) I thought parts were created by people. If you vote against a person, you effectively vote against a whole collection of parts all at once, which seems to me a much more efficient way to filter out rubbish. But I should stop questioning the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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(...) I never said anything about doing that... I even said Time will tell at the end of the message. Though.. to that question.. here's another answer... When your employer asks you many times to do something, and you still don't do it how they (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i admit i was wrong
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But what I really hate is people that can't figure out the line length settings on their newsreader! Sorry folks. -John Van John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:FGF37K.5D7@lugnet.com... (...) a rather high tolerance (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Fabuland Saddlebags?
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Hi... I know there's not much call for this piece (or at least, I would imagine not) but I recently completed a model that uses it, and was wondering if there were any plans to include this in an upcoming parts update. Thanks, eric (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: where is the sears tower ???
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(...) SW uses midway if I remember correctly... which means it's a 1 hour drive to get to o'hare. (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | First Meeting of NOVALTC!
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I just want to let everyone in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC know that the first meeting of the Northern Virginia Lego Train Club will take place Sunday, August 15, at Union Station. If you are interested, e-mail me to find out exactly when (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
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