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(...) Slickness. Thanks! (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.brickbash)
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Welcome to lugnet.events.brickbash, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.events.brickbash (group): Focused discussion group for BrickBash event. lugnet.events (group and hierarchy): Organized community events, festivals, competitions, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.brickbash)
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(...) Setting it up now... --Todd (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) OK, thanks for the info. (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) FTR, I've asked Todd repeatedly to take care of this. It's not something I can do. I'm sorry. -Suz (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Zaku MS-06A Mobile Suit by Charlie Citrin
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One of the up-and-comers is having some tech issues with the lugnet posting system, so being the communitarian that I am, I agreed to post it for him. Without further delay, feast your eyes on some sweet mecha action, Lego Nation. Considering all (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) It seems so. I just came back (again) after a year of being on leave, Just clicked on top of the highlight list, BAAAAMM! Guys, what did you do to this place? what really is changed?.. And Eric, I remeber you from the old days of Lugnet, as (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) The "lack of interest" is comming mainly from the big box stores like Toys-R-Us, Wal-Mart, Target etc. The problems for those stores are: 1.Compared to other toy trains (such as blue track thomas the tank engine or any of the various wooden (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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I hear all this talk about 9-volt parts "wearing out". Which parts wear out? Is it based on how much they are run or how old they are? (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone know if RoboLab just generates and sends bytecodes to the RCX, or does it generate LASM and/or MindScript as an intermediate form? If the latter, how can you get to that intermediate form... will it save .LSC files, for example? Thanks! (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: SCLTC Thomas the Tank Engine Weekend at LLCA Photos
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(...) Ray, Thanks Ray, BTW some of the rolling stock isn't mine. Susan built the Thomas that was used, along with the black troublesome trucks. My Thomas kept derailing. 8( As far as I know, the current plan is to re-use and add to the TTTE display (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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For what it's worth I have built space containers with a rectangular cross section. (URL) I work in shipping, containers are really useful and have really sped up shipping in the last few decades, and space needs more of them! Soren's can be stacked (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Anyone? Bueller? (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Halcyon days? (was Re: Just great.)
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(...) Well I think (URL) this> comes pretty close, but I suppose that's subjective. ROSCO (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: NXT retail or education version - which are you going to buy and why?
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(...) Another important feature of the education version is the 3 RCX converter cables. But AFAIK, you can only pre-order from the lego retail store. So thats the one I'm going to get. If I could wait, I'd get the education version. As it is, I'm (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Why I still like lugnet
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(...) Lugnet is my first stop every week day morning as it has been for 8 years or so. I read it every work day and participate when I can. Though I might not always have time to comment on creations, I do check them out and get inspired by them. I (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people)
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Just thought I need to say that I still like Lugnet a lot no matter how much Eric and the anti-trolls tick me off. My experience is no better or worse than it used to be although there are less cool creations due to the exodus of space and castle (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Halcyon days? (was Re: Just great.)
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(...) Why is it always implied that newer members are largely to blame for LUGNET's decline? It seems to me that more often than not, newer members are even more uncomfortable here than you vetrans. LUGNET more than any other LEGO fan site, seems to (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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(...) I wasn't really aware this stereotype existed until now. For the record, I'm independent, reasonably polite, and perfectly capable of healthy social interaction - I just don't see Eric as a fit person to waste it on. And yes, I have done (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) Everything I have read indicates that the "hobby train" IS Lego Train Factory. Lego is focusing in-house train set development on their "play train" line. "Hobby train" set development is being left to us, the fans, using Lego Train Factory. (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Dave, You make a good point about the signal:noise ratio 1. With that I agree. I'm not sure that the dramas were so much in hidden forums as there was enough masking but either way I agree with your point. I would be worried if I saw (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Upcoming events??
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Directed to members of GardenSLUG with more information that i have (yes, that would be just about everyone!) 8-) At the last meeting we discussed some upcoming train shows and events that we were looking to participate in and set up displays for. I (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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(...) Thank you, Eric, for jumping into this and taking charge. I feel I have to be missing something, but, Lego is announcing plans for the hobby train (based on 9V) in August 06 & then deciding whether to continue 9V or not in early 07? They are (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Halcyon days? (was Re: Just great.)
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(...) Well, all right. I don't really care about flame-wars because they're self-evidently juvenile and they tend to involve the same flamers over and over again. I myself have lamented what I will refer to as Rhinoceros Dominance (search for (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) You're getting close to what I've thought for a long time, Larry. Eric, you have some interesting ideas, for sure, and plenty of passion for our hobby. Here's some simplistic opinions that I can share - it's evident to me that LEGO's looking (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 70% discount parts - LAST 3 days! Bricksystem
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Sellers / buyers / lego fanatics! The lats 3 days of my complete sale out! The one who buys all the parts and manuals will get another 15% discount! With Regards, Vincent and Rolf (URL) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I see this sort of comment with fair regularity and it makes me sad. Not because I wish for these supposed "good days" but because it means people have already reached the stage where they are forgetting/rewriting the past. I've been around (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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(...) -Snip- (...) -Snip- (...) Pic 4 (URL) Click to Support e (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.people.support, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) No, giuro, non ne so niente. Devo ancora vedere il libro! Non so chi ha fatto la traduzione. L'unico ITLUGger coinvolto mi risulta che sia Marco Beri, dato che è lui che ha portato avanti l'accordo con Apogeo per averlo a prezzo agevolato e (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) Ouch. First TLG, after offering a train set (URL) train/hobby shops, wouldn't actually supply the product, and now is cutting the smaller stores that have been faithfully carrying trains out of the loop. A stride forward for vertical (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: SCLTC Thomas the Tank Engine Weekend at LLCA Photos
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Great looking rolling stock Mat. I wasn't able to get to Legoland over the weekend to see your Thomas the Train locomotive and other character engines. Are you going to be displaying them at the upcoming train show at Fullerton too? Ray Original (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley wrote: (some interesting ideas) That's all well and good, and I think a website might be useful but it's not the way to prove the line is viable. That requires driving demand. But how? What are the chances of LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I can't disagree with anything you say Troy. With that said I think we have a decent chance of convincing LEGO to maintain the line if we can all come together and make our case. One thing I think that has been lost in the last couple of years (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: (OT) How to build an Airbus A380 in 7 min 14 sec
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(...) That was really neat--did anyone notice as the plane went into paint, it had two engines and when it left, it had four? I'm surprised no one added a Type-R sticker while it was in there too. Speaking of cool videos, those of you (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This is perhaps the case for those of us that already have the essentials to make a LEGO train (track, controler, motor) but it certainly is not what is required to bring NEW people into the hobby. People at the shows and at the store all want (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) This may depend on your interpretation of hobby train I guess. I think the purchaser of sets will want the all plastic train and track. I can't recall the last train "set" I bought. But I have bought a lot of track, points, motors, track (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Eric, First off - THANK YOU for the news. (Good to see actual Lego discussion is going on in lugnet.trains.) My initial thought - on reading this news and the other thread about club participation - was "How did we get HERE?" It seemed like there (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) So, is LEGO going to actually have any 9v product available during this time to accurately guage the performance of said product? Or will it be just the remains of what they currently have, which most people already have. It seems to me that (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Eric, First and foremost -- thank you. This gathering and reporting of information is exactly the sort of thing I that I imagined the Lego Ambassador program would be useful for. This is also the first time that any ambassador has done (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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