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Hello, Most of you haven't heard from me for a while..... I have been busting my butt trying to finish the Lego CD. I said a year ago I would be done soon... and here I am... still finishing it. The saying "Biting off more than you can chew" is very (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | Small mosaic/picture
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Here's a little picture I did .. (apart from the truck - credit for that goes to my boyfriend) (URL) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: Smurf Mosaic
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(...) wow that's a great Smurf, nice idea, maybe Papa smurf next (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) Dear Rafe, thanks for your story here. It was more worth than just 2 cent for me! I only hope some people at LEGO see, that metal track trains attract lots of people and that these often enough end with a 100.000 ++ collection of bricks. And (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: RX-78-2 Gundam
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(...) I'd also suggest making the backpack a bit smaller, and in dark gray. The top isn't any higher than the top of the chest (excluding the collar) and only covers two thirds or so of the back itself. :) Jeff (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Announce: MUGS 2006-3
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Hi all, The Melbourne LEGO Users Group (MUGS) will be hosting a get-together on Sunday April 9th. Here are the details: Date: April 9th Time: 10am-6pm Location: Amaroo Neighbourhood Centre, Chadstone. Maps can be found (URL) here>. Activities: MOCs, (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.au.vic.mel, FTX)
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| | Re: One good message (kind of) from LEGO at last... (April Fool's Day)
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(...) Ben, Your year 2000 April Fools prank will always be my favourite. I loved those "sets". Play well. Tim Strutt (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is your favorite MOC of all time?
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(...) This may be the one you're thinking of: (URL) models, even if he does cut baseplates ;) ROSCO (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | link bestiali !
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Ciao a tutti, nel caso vi fossero sfuggiti: (URL) "BESTIALI" !!!! ciao, Matteo. (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) Without actually having seen the numbers in regards to the company's sales and manufacturering costs, I'm not sure any of us can say definately that that's the reality. We can speculate a lot, but without some hard numbers, I don't think we (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is your favorite MOC of all time?
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(...) Impossible to name one... Casper van Nimwegen's worker houses were a great inspiration for me to start building better and more detailled buildings : (URL) Yrizarry's Japanese Restaurant (URL) building techniques, the amount of details, just (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) Here's a reality check. The way LEGO makes train track is realy just wrong. It's way more expensive than it needs to be. Result - LEGO really can't afford to keep producing the existing 9v track and hope to remain profitable. The way I see it, (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What is your favorite MOC of all time?
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Years ago, maybe even on rec.toys.lego, there was a link to a european website of someone who had created a lot of traveling carnival rides, the kind that break down and travel on trucks. These things were amazing! More recently, I was amazed by (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 9v Train status report.
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(...) Hrrmpph. If its like their other factories, it will be useless and overpriced. But if they allow fan designed sets by contest(like the micro stuff) and make the price point decent($40.00 for an engine, $25.00 for a large bit of rolling stock, (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: RX-78-2 Gundam
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It is nicely done - great proportion and articulation. I have to comment on the beam saber, assuming you are trying to match the original design: The beam part should be trans-red or trans-orange, and the saber hilt should be the white pieces (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) Ok, I'll add my $0.02 to the pile. Summary: Lego trains are the reason there are now 100,000 Lego bricks in my Lego room upstairs. Details: When I was a little kid in Wisconsin in the 1970s, we had HO trains in the basement (didn't (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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No slight taken as I mentioned it was purely an internal LEGO thing, lack of proper passing of the torch. Hopefully we can all keep the 9v train line alive. SteveB (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Better late than never, BrikWars 2005 is out of the gate
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(...) Cool! It's about time. I'm really pleased with what you've done to Structures, Squads, and I heart the Unit Cards. Be sure to make those available for printing out at 100%. But NO tech levels? All weapons reduced to categories? Now those (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, FTX)
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| | Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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(...) Steve, For what its worth the Ambassadors were not trying to step on any toes. A question was possed and someone specifically asked for the Ambassadors help here on LUGNET. I took that call for help and used my resources to get permission to (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Hinge 1x2 top and SNOT
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(...) This could create curves, arches or wheels by introducing angling on the sides. Using a technic plate at an angle, this is usable for stair steps. (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote: <snipped a lot of info> Steve, You should put something about this on the front page of the ILTCO site that is in plain view, even if you link to another page with more details. It is great that you want ILTCO (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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(...) I won't be linking it until we're reasonably frozen on it: (URL) tend to hide them with a URL only on Lugnet's rtlToronto NG until we're reasonably solid it won't change. This is to make things a little easier on those who may not keep up with (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) I'm not sure it's safe to assume that LEGO would be the lowest cost provider of 9v items. What if they licensed it to another entity to reduce overhead, marketing and production costs? I agree with your main point, however, that private party (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 9v Update (ILTCO's involvment)
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Hi All, As you know there haws been a change in ILTCO's contact person at LEGO and unfortunately the "9v Announcement" was made via the Ambassadors list rather than the normal ILTCO channel. Moving forward we hope that this issue has been fixed. (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Hinge 1x2 top and SNOT
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Mr. Enjary, Excellent! I can’t wait to get home and play with this idea. I have a lot of these hinge heads lying around. There are quite a few possible applications going through my mind right now. Thanks for the inspiration! Attack! Mike (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Pre ordine NTX
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(...) Non credo proprio. Almeno non inizialmente. Ciao Mario (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Chris Magno wrote: <snip> (...) but i don't want to be a pirate!!! i mean, don't want to reply to your e-mail 'cause i've been soooo busy tat i haven't had time to look at it yet. maybe I'll take a look tonite and see (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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(...) YOUR ALIVE!!!!! YAY!!! Daves ALIVE!!! yay!!! now if only he would reply to my email. Chris (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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(...) I think this is a very important point. Most of us are quite resourceful and some have come up with their own custom track parts. The problem is most of us don't have those skills and to purchase those parts on the second hand market is very (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Truck Cab
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I wanted to try to use the new fender elements that come with many of the little racers sets on a truck cab. I was also feeling that my trucks with 4 wide cabs were looking a little wimpy. I wanted to beef them up a little. This is what I was able (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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(...) MR. you got your self a DEAL... (tunrs and mutters under breath... heh heh heh.. suckkkeeeerrrrrrr) Chris (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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(...) And a link is where....? Didn't see it on the main page. Dave K (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto21 Tentative Ruleset Published
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(...) How about I give you an updated rules page? I removed the 2" height entry and exit (I wanted people to not have a height advantage to begin the round with, but whatever...) and added in the 1.5 pound weight limit. Calum (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: What is your favorite MOC of all time?
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(...) Its so hard to decide, there have been so many great ones over the years. One of the best I have seen in recent times though has to be the large scale Boeing 737-400: (URL) if only that guy could pull off an A380 :) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I do not know if I can answer that question as there have been so many amazing MOCs over the years. That said, for me the MOC I remember getting the most excited about was the AV-98 Ingram Labor by Gla Gla. It was an amazingly accurate (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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| | Pre ordine NTX
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buona giornata a tutti, ho visto che è possibile pre-ordinare il nuovo NTX su S@H. consegna prevista per settembre. Sapete mica se il software, istruzioni ed eventuali manuali sono in italiano? grazie saluti Giuliano (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Building Contest- A Better Mouse Trap
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(...) Or you could *catch* one. ;-) (...) Cool. (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | LeoCad version 0.75
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On April the first a new LeoCad version has been released: 0.75 In this version the mysterious disappearance of some pieces as discussed below has been solved! It even seems that even an old bug/quirk which plagued my installation is gone too: when (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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| | Holy Set PArting, Batman!
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I have parted out the following Batman sets into my inventory: 100x Set 7779 The Batman Dragster: Catwoman Pursuit 20x Set 7780 The Batboat: Hunt for Killer Croc 20x Set 7781 The Batmobile: Two-Face's Escape 15x Set 7782 The Batwing: The Joker's (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: robolab 2.9
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(...) Only two questions today... 1) Does 2.9 require an earlier version of Robolab? 2) Will 2.9 work with the 9753 Control Center? TNX * 10**6 Joseph (20 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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