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(...) Last year, there were some off-handed comments, but nothing was on sale this year or last year - in fact, it's not really permitted. Joe (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO models on the cover of New York Family Magazine
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(...) SNIP (...) SNIP (...) Very cool buildings! where's Maggie? Jeff (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm kinda disappointed...
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(...) That's a shame. The new colour isn't any where near a suitable replacement. Not that I don't like it, but I think it's a mistake to get rid on the old shiney one. (...) That's not really a valid reason not to make something though. All it (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: I should update my knowledge base sometime...
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:IxxM3C.Cr8@lugnet.com... (...) <snip> (...) <snip> If you guys can make an IP address ending in .300 work, then i am gonna quit the business, cuz i just don't know nuttin' anymore. Jeers (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Need to figure out how to get this motor unit attached.
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(...) Hi Geoffrey, I think the easiest way to turn gearing through use of the worm gear, however as others will point out a worm gear is not very efficient gearing down mechanism, also if this is run for several hours at a time, the meshed gears (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LDLite and LDS (Was: Call for GUI part editor)
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(...) Since a very long time; LDLite 1.6 supported it, and it wasn't the first version to do so. My LDLite 1.6 files are dated March, 1999. The LDLite meta-commands are very useful -- I used them when I modeled the soccer ball, way back when. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brick Bash 2006 A Success!
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(...) (snip) (...) Duane, Great event - it's really cool to see things like this! The best news is that you are growing in leaps and bounds, and that can only be a good thing for all of us. Next year, I hope to attend - and naturally, do a report (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.brickbash, FTX)
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| | Re: WAMALUG Display at the National Air and Space Museum, April 15 2006
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(...) Nice display. I noticed the Sorry, this is not for sale signs. Were you getting offers? Were other creations for sale? (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: LDLite and LDS (Was: Call for GUI part editor)
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(...) Yes, but I try to keep it as short as possible. :) (...) No problems at all. You may also rotate 90 deg's by assigning a -z at the x and x at z if you like... Almost anything. These are also legal: P2 -10 -10 -10 P3 0 y2 0 P4 0-z3 y3+4 x3 c=16 (...) (20 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDLite and LDS (Was: Call for GUI part editor)
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Wow, Legos are getting religious? (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | BAAL - Artillery Mech
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(URL) This is my first mech build. Even though this is a small mech, it was a good learning experience and was definitely different than building spaceships. Any comments, criticism and suggestions on how to improve future builds are very (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Tachikoma tank mecha - Ghost in the Shell
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(...) Thanks Anthony, Amusingly enough the original design was exactly as you described (studs out version) but it looked a bit bug-eyed so I moved the eyes on top. Thanks anyway. Tim (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Tachikoma tank mecha - Ghost in the Shell
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(...) That looks really great! I've fallen out of watching the show, but mainly because I don't stay up so late anymore when it's on. My only suggestion for the head is to add another 4x4 blue wheel (the kind with the 4 technic holes around the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Anime inspired container train for Soren Roberts containers
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--snip-- (...) This looks like the storage facility on some flea-bitten planet in the middle of nowhere. I like it! Especially the dirty bricks. Tim (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) The containers have to reach planet level at some point... where they are carried in the more usual manner ;) Tim (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Anime inspired container train for Soren Roberts containers
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Mr. Pieniezak, You grabbed the words right out of my mouth. As you point out, if you were moving containers in space, the “Upside-down” notion is relative. Equilateral triangle cross sections (or consistent trapezoid cross sections for that matter) (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Brick Bash 2006 A Success!
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Brick Bash 2006 was held on Saturday, March 11, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This was the second year for this event, and it was a great success, experiencing a growth of more than 200% from the previous year. Thirteen exhibitors from around the Great (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.brickbash, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: LDLite and LDS (Was: Call for GUI part editor)
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(...) That's cool. Probably a more versatile notation would be: P2 -10 -10 -10 P3 0 P2.y 0 P4 10 P2.y 10 Can you also do chained values? eg: P2 -10 -10 -10 P3 0 y2 0 P4 10 y3 10 ROSCO (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LDLite and LDS (Was: Call for GUI part editor)
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(...) I had no idea of that. How long has this been an LDLite feature? It reminds at least me of LDS code. The same thing in LDS would look like this: P1 10 0 10 P2 -10 -10 -10 P3 0 -10 0 P4 10 -10 10 3 1 P1 P2 P3 3 2 P2 P3 P4 Is it possible to let, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Do You Sort on Vacation?
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I usually have to sort Lego that I've bought while in Orlando just so I can fit it in the car ;-) Though since Bley, the amount of Lego compared to other things bought on vacation pales to the past. Gone are the days of heading home with 50 tubs (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Call for GUI part editor
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(...) Yeah. :) (...) BTW, there are at least 2 reason not to use MLCAD to create parts which you want to contribute to LDraw.org: 1. (General reason) it's more work than doing it in an enhanced text editor. 2. (Specifically) MLCAD does things to the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Call for GUI part editor
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(...) OoooOOOooo. Cool. I don't have time to play with it right this week, but I definitely will grab it when I do get time. Steve (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Find: BAAL by dennisc888
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(...) Thanks Marco for the kind mention. I'm glad you like the model. :) I just submitted these pics late last night to BS, and I'll create some proper MOC announcement posts when I get home from work tonight. Thanks again! Dennis (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | SCLTC Coming to Fullerton Railroad Days
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SCLTC will return to Fullerton Railroad Days (FRRD) for the fifth consecutive year in May 2006 with one of its largest operating LEGO train displays ever. The layout features a mix of new creations and old favorites including an extended version of (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: I should update my knowledge base sometime...
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) I should be able to do that this very evening--I'll have a boo at the router This is why I appreciate the friends that I have... :) <insert retort from Chris here> Dave K (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: I should update my knowledge base sometime...
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(...) So...here's the deal. Put your DSL router and attach the WAN port to the DSL modem. It will initiate the PPPoE connection with Sympatico and get an external IP address. Your other machines around the house will use DHCP assigned internal IP's (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | LEOCAD
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Those who are interested in sharing their models with others can use the new version of LEOCAD. Quite impressive add-ons. Philo, did you update? (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | LEGO models on the cover of New York Family Magazine
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Hi, everybody! Last month I built 2 two-foot apartment buildings that were photograhped and featured in New York Family Magazine. One of the buildings was used for the April 2006 (current) issue cover, and the other was printed alongside the table (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX) !
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| | Re: Advanced Mindstorms Robotics Summer Camp
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(...) So they have *some* background, and you can just jump in? I'm wondering how basic a start you need. (...) Well, a *really* simple way of doing this is to have four robots sitting at the corners of a rectangular enclosure. Start one, and it has (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.edu)
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| | I should update my knowledge base sometime...
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So just got off the tephelone with Bell Sympatico. Turns out that after all the access manager and PPpoE crap, that your PC does have a 'true' IP addy (at least, that's what the 3 techie guys said to me on the phone) So I signed up. Going to move (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Brickshelf Find: BAAL by dennisc888
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Hello, I found this on Brickshelf, and thought you might like it! (URL) Enjoy (URL) Marco> P.S.: I'm really puzzled by BS lately. In the MECHA recent folder I only find space ships and other stuff. Mecha are very rare there nowadays!? (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Anime inspired container train for Soren Roberts containers
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(...) Here's my take on the Sortainers : (URL) Thanks Tim for the super instructions, class job on them. And thanks Soren for sharing this creation, it was a fun build with lots of neat ideas going on. I made a couple of mods to it, nominally (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | TexLUG Houston Meeting April 22, 2006
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Howdy! TexLUG Houston will be having a meeting this Saturday the 22nd of April. Feel free to come on by and have some fun! Who: TexLUG Houston What: General Meeting When: Saturday, April 22, 2006 Where: 19525 Wied Road, Suite #106. Spring, TX 77379 (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.hou, lugnet.org.us.texlug)
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| | Re: Moc Pasquale :-)
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(...) Grazie davvero! :-) Se parteciperai ai LF di Ballabio (Luglio) e/o Torino (Settembre) potrai sicuramente vedere questo e gli altri mezzi del mio "parco" dal vivo. Sulle dimensioni hai ragione in parte, essendo larghi 8 studs (e lunghi circa (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, FTX)
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| | Re: POV animation of walking minifig
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Oops, I forgot to crosspost to lugnet.animation (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.animation, FTX)
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| | Re: Classic Windows: Variants of 646*.dat
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(...) Chris, Thanks for continuing work on this 'project'. Actually, I appreciate everyone involved in this effort. You mentioned discussion of a naming scheme. I don't see (in this thread) where that was discussed. If you could point me in the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | MOC: Microscale Formula PWN
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(2 URLs) Gallery (once moderated)> (URL) Comes in many flavors> (URL) it yourself> (This is just a tiny bit bigger than regular microscale, but still smaller than minifig size. I hope it's appropriate here.) I really like Lego's Tiny Turbos line. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Advanced Mindstorms Robotics Summer Camp
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Hi, I'm in the process of developing a summer camp called Advanced STEPS (Science Tehcnology and Engineering Preview) here at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. This is a follow on camp to one the participants were involved in as 7th graders. We are (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: City warfare
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The MOC looks OK. From a photography point of view, there's no need for the pic to be 1600x1200. And it could use some cropping. I would suggest pulling the pics into the photo editor of your choice, cropping and resizing them to more web-friendly (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Questions about fan involvement with TLC
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(...) Yes, my original post brought up a hypothetical example with the 9 volt discussion--the potential of NDA/Ambassador abuse in a situation. And subsequent posts from others outlining how differnet types of abuse may occur shows that people have (...) (20 years ago, 18-Apr-06, to lugnet.general)
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