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I have looked over the route you posted and have some questions. It looks like you have 4 branches on your switch. How did you get it to compress the graphic of this part so that it doesn't fill up the worksheet? Thanks for your time, Tom (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: motorized tank questions
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(...) I own a set of these, and would happily say they are a bit oversize for this chaps requirement. I have tried to use them in robot builds myself, and have generally gone back to using six wheels after having traction problems, and watching (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Hi Keith, I like this. I also like the skull sculpture in the background. I am particularly tickled by the use of the pop bottle. Is the connection sound enough there to store pressure in there, or is it only good for the brake? I have been (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks for the fast response. This is exactly what I was looking for. Is there anyplace (website) where the actuall code can be saved for others to download? (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I was wondering the exact same thing. For BF06 planning purposes, I was tentatively planning on having "throughput zones" grouped according to balls per second. The faster modules would be grouped together just as the slower ones would be with (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Unreal! While a true battle of material, it's certainly an impressive design. Any RCX design must appear like the easy road in comparison ;-) Understanding the mechanism is a challenge in its own right - very cool. Thanks for posting this, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I haven't. But you can pick up a copy of 4895 which should be everywhere by now. It got this new battery box. I'm sure you can stick a Technic brick 1x2 with hole on the switch and hook a (pneumatic?) mechanism to it. If that's too (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey guys, check this out: (URL) amusement park drop tower ride that doesn't use RCX... And it slows down near the bottom of the fall! Very realistic. Original Chinese discussion here: (URL) a quick rundown. A motorized cable spool at the base pulls (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: motorized tank questions
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(...) Here's a picture: (URL) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Magnus, Which kind of problems? Does it stall and the motors stop turning, or can it just not find purchase on the surface? What are you using for the treads? Danny (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: NXT newsgroup needed
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(...) Suz, I wouldn't worry too much about this - once NXT becomes widely available, a separate group will more than have its justification. You'll always find newcomer questions in such groups, as happens on all forums or lists, and the (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) While this is not my primary area of building, I have noticed that the rubber tracks that came with the Cybermaster kits are relatively long and have sufficient grip to at least clear some obstacles. The downside of this is, that the rubber (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I think I've fully explored tracked chassis building and it's a dead end. The tracks always snap. And when adding plates to the track they always come off. You just need an a nice angle at the front to climb things. Rubber tracks would be good (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Classic-Castle Story Telling Contest
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(...) What is the contest deadline? Thanks--Mark (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | Using Stone Colors in LDraw/MLCAD
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I would like to use the following colors in MLCAD: 1. Light Stone Gray 2. Medium Stone Gray 3. Dark Stone Gray I have been attempting to find or create these colors in MLCAD, but I have not been fully successful. I’ll also be rendering with these (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: New user questions
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(...) One important source is the "block help" in the lower right corner of the environment. Select a block you have questions about, and make sure the "?" tab is selected, and a very short help text will show up there. Click on "more help" and a (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Its a Completely New Castle (was Re: Legend set of Royal Knight's Castle)
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(...) Nothing more than sales expectations, but that is of course the main issue. It's pretty square-looking, takes a lot of patience to build and leaves a lot to the imagination. Patience and imagination are two qualities of which there seems to be (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Loch Ness Monster
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Nice! I am particularly impressed by the huge age difference between the parts in this little model. Not many people even know that those semi-crcular arcs without notches exist, and I reckon very few actually have them in their collection. Hmm. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Have you got your NXT yet?
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(...) With that particular example, it seems I can drop a Sound block in front of the loop as a whole, or even in front of the original Sound block within the loop just prior to the sequence beam split. But in general, you're correct - I'm doing (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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I received my Mindstorms NXT this weekend and I am on a steep learning curve as this is my first Mindstorms product. I am stuggling with the programming as the documentation seems to be lacking for a new user. I could some expert advise. Here is (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics)
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