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Hello Everyone, after 4 months of work with a few breaks in between, I´ve finally finished my minifigscale of the Millenium Falcon. Well at last from the outside... You can have a first look, as I´ve roughly put together a website at: (URL) me: I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Tore Eriksson <tore.eriksson@mbox3...wipnet.se> wrote in message news:37B9E04E.62FDFB...pnet.se... (...) Any of you caliper people have a stickered part handy? -John Van (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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Don't know about everybody else but I'm having trouble getting to Serious Collector today - getting a No DNS Entry error. What kind of timeframe are we looking at until your lots go sold (assuming no last minute bids)? When the bids are really low (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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Hi all! Last time I was at the library I found an interesting book about The Lego Company! It's called 'LEGO and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen' (but in Swedish, of course). It is about GKC, LEGO A/S, and The LEGO Company. It's written by a Danish (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) wrapps (...) lines, (...) I assumed your original file was ok, and that it was a newsreader problem. I forget to change my line width all the time; I really do wish there was a good technical way to solve this. Actually, there is--posting (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:37BABE1C.3836C6...ich.edu... (...) selections in (...) 54 lego system parts packs. 35 technic system parts packs 54 + 35 = 89. that isn't 138, but its not too shabby either. this is based on the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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On my last trip to San Diego I went to Legoland, CA. I must say that it is one of the coolest places I have ever seen. All of the displays are absolutely superb. Unlike the Lego store in Orlando, FL (which has a large collection of track and other (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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I have to admit that I am disappointed at the volume of bids on the lots I've listed on SC. Given the voracious bidding on the boats in the "500" auction I expected some serious bidding on these. Don't make me list them on eBay! :-) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hi all, Just completed my BluBot. In response to challenges that have come up now and then, I have created BluBot. This bot will maneuver around an areana collecting yellow balls. It uses a combination of random roaming, line following, and a nifty (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FA - More SC items - BOATS!
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(...) 4030 - (URL) to correct some errors, specifically that we DO have a photocopy of the instructions, and that most of the parts likely came from the original, as it was mostly together when we got it. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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LOL As if anyone would want to copy that crap that TLG uses at their parks! (At least in CA) Those *aren't* LEGO trains, but rather hybrids that would be scorned in a *pure* group like this. Just because an employee of TLG built it, it doesn't mean (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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As someone who likes attention to detail, I have to agree. I've spent about an hour looking at the details in this diorama. I especially like your attention to the window treatments. The use of lamp posts in a new way is also very interesting. And I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Hey Lar, go for it, especially if it makes TLG's systems look downright primitive by comparison (that should be easy). Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I like this idea as well. But I think we should wait on the results of the vote first - because he has gone over the edge with his antics (as far as I'm concerned) and I'd like to see a break where I don't have to worry about his posts at all. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: L.A. Times article on Legoland 'masters'
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(...) Considering the speed at which the real GMLTC site is moving along at, I don't find that surprising. <zing> JK, JK... (just kidding, John Kelly) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Can I do your retail automation, inventory control, and POS systems for a share in the equity? Gary Istok wrote: <snip a dream> (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Just some info for anyone that is trying to make a garden railroad. The distance from the inside of the rails is 73 mm. So if you want to make your garden railroad as close to the LEGOLAND trains then that would be the distance you would space the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Scott, In 2004, when they open up the three permanent downtown Detroit Casino's (MGM Grand, Circus Circus, etc) on the riverfront (800 million dollars each), there will probably be something like the "Caesar's World of Shops" (in Las Vegas). That is (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Can anyone tell me about 6748? I don't think this set was avilable in the UK? - if anyone has one for sale/trade I may be interested. Jakey UK (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: L.A. Times article on Legoland 'masters'
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You're finally coming out of the closet? :-) Does that mean I can post our pics? John1 even finished his first ever model in the model shop ahead of me..... -john (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Web page update - spaceships
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(...) Those are the best ships I have EVER seen! They actually look real, and they are far better than anything TLG has come up with, be it an actual set or not. One thing though: What are those green/yellow tubes on the back of the first ship? Greg (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Oh, Oh, Oh, I would work for you, Gary! Where do I sign up?! YES! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | How much for a 6090?
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I was shopping today and found a interesting little toy store that I hadn't seen before. I went in and they had lots of the new sets, but lo and behold they had a MIMB 6090 Royal Knight Castle, but it was $115 dollars. The lugnet database gave a (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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While I'm not a "Mozillionaire" either, I have done well in the Stock Market in the last 5 years (thanks partly to the pending sale of my former employer - Ameritech). I plan on retiring in about 7 years (I'll be 53), and devoting my fulltime (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Web page update - spaceships
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I've added a few more spaceships to my web page. These were constructed (and photographed) nearly a decade ago when I was still at school. More recent MOCs will come when I get hold of a digital camera... (URL) well everyone, Paul (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: L.A. Times article on Legoland 'masters'
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(...) I actually got a chance to be a model builder for a couple of hours when I visited Enfield with John Kelly. Yea, it was fun, but I don't think I'd want to do it for long. Building several hundred (or more) copies of the exact same model gets (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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(...) This very apparent to anyone who has looked at Lego's parts pack selections in the 60's and 70's. In 1963 there were over 138 different parts packs available. What is it today, less than 20? Gary Istok (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) From what I remember reading, of the 35 model builders in Enfield, all but 9 got dismissed with this years downsizing. Can you imagine being a model builder for 20 years, and suddenly have to go out and get a real job? What else are you (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I built the 8448 last week. Clever set, fun to build. Last night I picked it up, and the gull-wing doors wouldn't open. Turns out the new 'pneumatic'/'hydraulic' cylinders were both broken, the springs had pushed down into the cylinders. Apparently, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I like this idea, but I think a self-regulated restriction would be better than a system-imposed limit, for several reasons: 1. Todd doesn't have to develop the solution. 2. It's a simple, measurable way for Jonathan to show (in)compliance. 3. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: A quick afterthough on - Ideas for a RIS 2.0 [fischertechnik]
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Actually, there is a platform that provides an alternative - fischertechnik. See (URL) but first turn down your sound. Click on Computer and then Baukaesten and you will see both Mobile Computers and Industry Robots. The Mobile Computing set is not (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 4030 Cargo Carrier
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(...) i've been a fanatic to get one of these for quite a while because of the size of the model (it's the biggest of the floating boats along with the 4031-fire rescue) and i like the "commerce" sense of the model (rather than being a police, fire, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Amen, those I don't mind. I didn't even think to mention the annoying/embarassing aspect of encountering sound like that at work. All those stupid midi sounds, even if you like them the first time or two, get REAL old REAL fast. It almost (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Great Star Wars Models
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(...) Check out Joel's web page, the link is on his entry page. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Okay everyone, I have removed all MIDIs from my site. I decided that would be best because of other peoples' opinions, as well as their (the MIDIs) inconsistency <sp?>; some pages had them, some didn't, and it was not easy to tell which ones had (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) What's to negotiate? You have experience with FoM, you know Perl, and your connection is probably just as fast as directhosting claims theirs is. Even if I hosted the FoM, which I'd be happy to do, I'd want to give you admin access to it since (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Great Star Wars Models
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Could we have some more pictures of these magnificent models - please! (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Droid development kit
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Hello, I've seen some messages of the droid development kit, could anyone give me an address of a place where i can order one? Greetings, Martijn Joosen. -- Did you check the web site first?: (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Glen's 2nd Assorted Lego Auction - 8/18 Update
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Welcome to Glen's second assorted Lego set auction. Listed below are the sets I am selling. This e-mail is separated into three sections. First is the listing of the sets for sale and the current price. Second is a detailed list of the set (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA : Complete Set & MISP & MISB LEGO Soccer Set Parts
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FA : Complete Set & MISP & MISB LEGO Soccer Set Parts All have start prices below $10 All have no reserve. Full Set (URL) Plates (URL) Empty Boxes! (Don't ask) (URL) Officials: (URL) A Edinburgh, Scotland. (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Complete, Mint, MISB, MISP Soccers Sets & Sub-Sets
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Sorry, I've posted this on the wrong group. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | FA : Complete, Mint, MISB, MISP Soccers Sets & Sub-Sets
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FA : Complete Set & MISP & MISB LEGO Soccer Set Parts All have start prices below $10 All have no reserve. Full Set (URL) Plates (URL) Empty Boxes! (Don't ask) (URL) Officials: (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Soccers sets + much much more
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I'm really soory about this, I posted it to the wrong group. Sorry again. -- Scott A Edinburgh, Scotland. (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | FA : Soccers sets + much much more
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FA : Complete Set & MISP & MISB LEGO Soccer Set Parts All have start prices below $10 All have no reserve. Full Set (URL) Plates (URL) Empty Boxes! (Don't ask) (URL) Officials: (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Scale of figures
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Most of the figures are children. The mum and dad (and other adults) only come in a few sets. There is also a baby. John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:37B9B7FA.D0F112...est.net... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Wo sind deutsche Mindstormer?
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Hallo, das deutsche Forum sieht ja wirklich traurig aus. Gibt es denn außer mir keine deutschen Mindstormer? ;-). Kann doch garnicht sein. Also traut Euch, meldet Euch. Renate (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | RE: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) You should try the beta v1.2 Win32 L3P32: (URL) have successfully used it for a 6000 part model. Be sure to try out the new STUDS flag in the POV-file to reduce rendering time during the test renderings. and Bram Lambrecht wrote in another (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | RE: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) Well, I'm pretty sure you didn't, as I was anxious and alert about your reactions to L3P. An "invitation" in the very first L3P announcement of August 27th 1998: (...) and some later on was apparently ignored? But never mind that now. I will (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | FS: 6382 Fire Station complete w/ inst.
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I have the 6382 Fire Station complete w/ instructions for sale. A pic of the completed set, sitting on the kitchen floor, is at (URL) Rare/unique pieces include the torso of the fire chief lady, the garage door pieces, the grey ladder, the eight (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) till I die, too. Wanna negotiate? How about we both spend a little time and see which is better, contributing cool ideas to the one that gets picked? Ciao! (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: How much for a 6036?
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Mike Timm <mtimm@usinternet.com> wrote in article <37b9d3d3.18649997@L...et.com>... (...) the (...) Eaxctly. Although I still think the set is funny (even after I build it), it's a great way for me to get my hands on some castle walls and turrets (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Three new minifigs
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Not to mention if you have a soundcard at work, and someone creates a sound file with a high level to it, you annoy the hell out of everyone around you when you hit a page with background music. I have background music on some of my pages, but you (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) Heck, who needs sleep? It's up, just to give people something to look at, I guess. I'm too tired to think about applying it to anything right now, but if there is a desire to use it for some Lego-related purpose and someone else can help (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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(...) He's got alot of other nice models too. And the pics of legoland airport are great! (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'd be willing to take all the 7867's you could get, if someone was interested in the electrical components. In other words, I only want the lamp posts and not the wires or the lights. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) Yup, and like I said - my domain will have a hosting home for a long time. And unless I suddenly go bankrupt, it'll have a good home like it has now with full Perl usage, etc. Heck, even if I did go broke I could move it to a free place that (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: LEGO section starting on Compuserve
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(...) Don't assume some corporate lawyer wouldn't be arrogant enough to assert that because the faq or acronym list was uploaded to CIS's file servers it suddenly became their (CIS/AOL) property. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) Not thinking of it; already offered it. (...) Why do you say it's a bad idea? Every section of the LUGNET website (not just /reviews/) can use a curator or a set of co-curators for content and links organization. (Currently, I'm curating all (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) I'm pushing Todd's hot button on purpose here a bit, but I suspect that even though it's GPL he might not host it because Todd has a bit of NIH, which is what I was referring to vis-a-vis cathedral vs. bazaar. I bet he'd link to it if you (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) Well, if it needs to be hosted elsewhere I can do that. I can also look into giving a single trustworthy person limited telnet access to my account to actually install and get it working. Or Todd can host it and I can just use it. :) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) But then again, the "bendy people" (maxi-fig?) had minifigs as infants/todlers. I always liked to use them as giants. My sister thought otherwise..... Charles "Believe it or not, that is the sound of an invasion! Yes, that is the sound created (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO section starting on Compuserve
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First off, I know this used to be true, and it may not be anymore... I don't know for sure... Make sure that any files you upload to Compuserve do NOT become their property.. there used to be some services that took this liberty with other peoples (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
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(...) Hrmmm... will do then. I think I have a few gigs free on vader right now - might as well put them to use. Then I can extract the zips and make my own CD's. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Looking for Daniel Kees
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If anyone can help me I'm trying to get a hold of Daniel Kees. He was inquiring about a Battle Droid transporter. I told him I would send a piece of the footage but he said he was going to move and I don't know his new address. His e-mail does not (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
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don't feel bad, people run wget (or similar) all the time (resulting a 2-5GB daily download rate). However, for half the download time, you might want to do wget -A zip since everything is zipped (including the thumbnails and indexes) KL (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
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(...) What part? I can elaborate if you think it would help. net net is that the LUGNET Pause DB would be hard to put on a CD because it's more than just raw data. The pages you see are made on the fly and you'd lose all that. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | LEGO section starting on Compuserve
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In a moment of insanity I agreed to anchor a LEGO section on Compuserve. It's starting from ground zero and I need advice on what reference files would make a good initial core for the library there. I don't want to try and put up masses of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: General box #5 Canada tour
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Due to a snafu (i.e., my long suffering NLSO blew off mailing this box when I was out of town yesterday and today) I still have GB#5, it hasn't actually gone out to Martin yet. So if there is a desire for a change in the starting position, that can (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Three new minifigs
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(...) No, I hate ANY music on ANY page. It's annoying, it sounds bad, and it senselessly wastes my time and resources when I download it. (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: dimensions in patents (was Re: 8 millimeters or 5/16 inches?)
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I know this thread died a month ago, but I just have to stick my two cents in (not that pennies are worth much these days!): If you ever go to Legoland Bilund coming from the east, you'll drive past the Lego plant. There is a huge lawn sculpture of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New web pages
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(...) Wow! Very groovy! I would never have thought of making a robot like those. Those enlarged Lego pieces are also very awesome! Where on Earth did you get all of those green slopes? Greg "See that spider? Don't mind it, it'll kill ya." Majewski (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Looking for Member Sites for NELUG
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I have started a Member Site page on NELUG and I only had a few URL's for some member sites. I know some of you have your own sites and will look around for URL's when I get time but if you want to submit them to me I will get them up faster. I had (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.ri)
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| | Re: Question from a newbie
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Hi Craig, The following 3 sites might help you. They give part names, images and (in some cases) numbers: (URL) (for Technic only) (2 URLs) C. In lugnet.db.brictionary, Craig Livingston writes: [SNIP] (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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Ya! I like this. Todd told me offline he's thinking of empowering someone to do some content organization in the /reviews/ part of LUGNET. Bad idea. This is somewhere where the bazaar method is presenting us a ready made answer, although it isn't (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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Cylinder man is just great. Fun robots also. Bob Fay Robert Munafo <munafo@gcctechNO.SPAMcom> wrote in message news:FGMyIq.2s7@lugnet.com... (...) at: (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New web pages
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(...) Robert, I like your 3 wheeled robot alot. I saw it at The Construction Site and thought it was very cool. The main reason for this post is I love the model at the bottom of your page. The proportions to scale are great and I think it is great. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Three new minifigs
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(...) Thanks! The MIDI isn't my fault though (well, I guess it is..). I try to put each robot's stage music on their page, and it turns out that Bomb Man's is exceptionally bad... If too many people complain, I'll change it. Greg "A year later, I (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | New web pages
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I have put photos and descriptions of some of my models on the Internet, at: (URL) folks will be most interested in the stuff at the bottom. - Robert Munafo (URL) LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13 (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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Another alternative is the 9v Battery Eliminator from Radio Shack (273-1552). This is a simple 9v wall wort that has 9v snap connectors on it. I have tried this on a number of 9v devices, and it works great. Robert McMahan (...) messages (...) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 4030 Cargo Carrier
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It is to some people. I don't have it, I would like it. It is a more realistic scale freighter than the ones in the Seaport sets, and the overall look is great. It is a neat set! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'm under the impression that 4030 Cargo Carrier is quite a collector's item. Am I correct? And why is it so desireable? Bryan (25 years ago, 17-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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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37b826ab.862059...net.com... (...) Australia (...) In actual fact I don't think the bods at LEGO NZ would have mind someone coming in and paying for the parts being sent to Australia. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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Well, they could focus on good parts like train parts, doors & windows, etc. rather than multiple theme packs that have little value, no good parts, that end up being phone specials. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Parts packs being discontinued? My rep says "no"
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Greg Kramer <kramer@bignet.net> wrote in message news:FGF861.EwK@lugnet.com... (...) From what I've heard it would seem that TLG is "losing interest" in the parts packs side of their range. I doubt this means a total cancellation of the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sith Infiltrator now $15.99 at ShopKo (CA notes)
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(...) I just called the only store they have in California -- Redding (!!!) and talked to the Toys manager. They usually follow the same pricing plans/sales as the midwest stores, but he doesn't know offhand if the sets are on sale. There are two (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What pieces do you wish existed?
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Hah! I am NOT a Mozillionaire! If I were, you'd see me outbidding even Larry and Gary in auctions, and I rarely outbid the newbies. I'd also be retired and playing with racecars, and here I am slaving away. I missed the boat on stock options, got (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) If this is something I could install or have installed on my domain (guarded-inn.com) and then let someone else have the responsibility for maintaining it, I wouldn't mind hosting it. Since this would all be text (or mostly) I can't see space (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Sorry, now I see them. It must have been my Netscape that wrapped the longest lines, because the original file is ok. /Tore (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) I see no wrapped lines, nor holes. Is it your newsreader which automatically wrapps it?. Or Notepad, or whatever you use? (...) No, I just can't stay away. :o) And somehow, I can concentrate better when I take long breaks and have no time (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Three new minifigs
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(...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: L.A. Times article on Legoland 'masters'
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Really? Well, that's pretty sad when you have all that talent and everything. I guess I will just have to stay where I am! (I earn a lot more than 9/hr!) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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That was a good movie, boy, I have not thought about that one in years. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) He's said he would change before, in other ways, and hasn't. He apologized for his rudeness and said he wouldn't do it anymore a few days ago, then spent the last two days trying to defend a rude message he sent to Tore by arguing that since (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: Alternate IR Tower power source
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(...) Yikes! I did a similar thing. I took a 9v wallwart and used a 9V snap connector from a dead IR remote - the IR led is being used in a secret project... Anyways, the snap connector can be "pressed" against the terminals in the tower using a bit (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) How about we give Todd a break? Kick him (JW) out or don't - don't ask Todd to spend his very valuable time hacking into his code to come up with something like this. I'm sure Todd COULD do it, but boy, the things he could be doing instead - (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.starwars)
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| | s0384a.dat Lego Times Sticker [DAT]
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This sticker needs rescaling. I have just trimmed the scan from Tim and Shelley Rueger's London Bus decals page (URL) and run it through BMP2DAT. For *example*: To downsize it to 10% of its width, 15% of its height, and keep its thickness, you can (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Instructions on CD ROM?
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(...) Let's see - his web address is kl.net - and this seems to be an obvious SPAMBLOCK, just like I use (doesn't make me a WISEGUY, either, as someone very recently called me in a message asking me for help) in my posts. (...) Luckily, ignorance is (...) (25 years ago, 17-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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