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(...) Apparently the answer is YES. See (URL) says "The MINDSTORMS Education NXT Base Set contains three converter cables so existing LEGO robotics sensors and motors can be used with the NXT brick." So don't dump your old sensors and motors. Roger (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | A story how a collector became a consumer again. was:old trainsets
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In lugnet.trains, Bryan Kinkel wrote: Dear Bryan, thanks for your nice feedback on my own creations. I think I told the story - about the end of me being a collector - a few times, but I am not sure if I did so here at Lugnet. So here it is in its (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Bricks & Blocks Outlet in Ontario
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(...) The connection between Bricks and Blocks and the CommandN interview came about when Brian (from CommandN) and I were trying to find a place to do the interview. I suggested the store and he thought it was a good idea. The noise level was a bit (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Master Model Builder Search 2006 Kicks off Monday at LLCA!
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A new Model Builder Search for 2006 kicks off at LEGOLAND California on Monday February 20th. The park will hold auditions for someone to eventually win a job as a LEGOLAND Master Model Builder. The Monday event runs from 3pm to 7pm. More more info (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, FTX)
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| | Re: New 2006 Technic Set Pics
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(...) The fact that it only has one piston is not impressive but the truck itself is very impressive. However, if that one piston can lift a lego truck of the same scale then it is a good design. It is interesting that although TLC typically models (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Shop At Home feedback requested.
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(...) Like JOHN I'm more interested in buckets or bulk purchase of bricks in colours that would allow me to build my own buildings. Something like 4866 but with proper colours would suite me nicely (...) No great concern either way (...) Kind of (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego StarWars 4481
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ola.. ancora una volta dovrò usare la potenza di Mastro Geppetto... dovevo ricevere per il compleanno la stret bike 8420 dalla morosa...ma come sempre fa le cose all'ultimo minuto e ha "scoeprto" che dopo natale i technics diventano fantasmi almeno (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: Shop At Home feedback requested.
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(...) Yes, this above all other ideas. More earth toned architectural elements. A small grocery, a barber shop, a malt shop, a Spamcake Diner® (if they can afford that license:-) (...) Bridges are nice, but big, which equals $$$. Best to give us a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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| | Power down time
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In The administrator section you can set the power down time - the time that the RCX will stay on, unattended. The range is 0-255 with 0 meaning always on, and the rest in minutes. No matter what time I choose, I can't make this work all the time. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | Re: Bricks & Blocks Outlet in Ontario
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(...) Hi Todd, I'm not a guru on B 'n B in Ontario, but I've been to the ones in St Jacobs (Waterloo) and Cookstown--they are nice stores with lots of stock of current sets. Both have PaB, thought hte last time I was in either of them, not a huge (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Bricks & Blocks Outlet in Ontario
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Okay, so I am dutifully going to Bricks In My Pocket BimP each week and was astounded and pleased to learn about the CommandN reference to the site. So I start watching the web-cast of show #33 on CommandN and I learn about... BRICKS & BLOCKS OUTLET (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LEGO Gortons' Fisherman, coming to a supermarket near you
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(...) Wow! I bet you never thought you'd see a relative of yours rendered in LEGO. :) That's a pretty weird coincidence. (...) It was usually very strange to have these guys all over the place, staring blankly off into space. (Or staring at you!) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Official MDP Email Date Pool
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...ahhhhh (continuation from one of my last posts)... So, I figure Friday. You need to give people time to respond (3 days, mull it over the weekend and Monday is a holiday) and then after they buy it they need to sign the NDA (another day or so) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Shop At Home feedback requested.
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One more thing for my list: Bulk theme buckets and tubs. For example - Castle bucket with a selection of knights and vikings. Plenty of earth tone bricks to build castles and towers. Castle walls, windows, wood doors, foliage, etc. Small idea book. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | New custom set on pre sale
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Hello everybody, Just a short message to tell I have put on pre order sale my new model. It is castle themed and I called it :" The Valiant Hart Tavern". (URL) Clic on the picture to go to my website and see more photos and informations Enjoy, Eric (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Re: Shop At Home feedback requested.
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(...) I bought and built one of these when it was first released. It has sat ever since in my lounge room and it attracts enormous attention from anyone who visits. At one point, I suggested it was time to pull it apart and my non-Lego husband said (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Shop At Home feedback requested.
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(...) Everyday buildings, yes, yes, yes! But make them realistic, solid, and either 3-D or at least a substantive facade (i.e. doll's house style). None of these "breezeway" buildings. Bridges are of less interest to me, but 1-2 on the same scale as (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Opcodes for longer IR messages
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Im using leJOS to control several RCX's from a PC. The leJOS Tower class supports the method Tower.send(byte[] b, int n) that allows one to send packets of any size. My problem is to receive these on the RCX side. I currently use (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Gortons' Fisherman, coming to a supermarket near you
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(...) Thanks, Spencer! Yes, the angle did make it a bit more challenging... I'm not happy with how some parts came out (his extended arm is a little stiff looking) but overall I think everything mostly works. There's almost nothing symmetrical in (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: Estimate wanted
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(...) Thanks for checking Psi, I went to Birmingham's PaB yesterday, they have grey,black and red 2x2's. I'm going to town again next week so I'll pick some up. 1.5p each is a good price. Steve (20 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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