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I grew up during, what was in my opinion, the golden age of technic (1992-1996 was the best). I remember seeing a technic model in those square catalogues and thinking WOW. So many functions and new functional pieces. I remember staring at pictures (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Flex system hose
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Hello, Regarding the flex system hose that is used for hand rails and such on trains: Has anyone ever tried sourcing this elsewhere other than in lego sets? Might it be available at hardware stores? Thanks, Jonathan (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Three military vehicles
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(...) Nice hatch for the driver. The car doors as the shield on the APC are simple but effective. I really like the green pyramid on the main gun, but it might look better if you moved it back a couple of plates and lengthened the rest of the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: I feel Blue
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(...) Actually grey odd length axles started in 2003. Yes, having all those 2L structural pieces (pins, friction pins, axle pins w/ and w/o friction, 2L axles) in different colours will relieve kids' frustration of picking the wrong parts because (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Space ninja Shin-nyu
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Here is a little odd thing for your perusal - the Shin-nyu: (2 URLs) Mocpages> - (URL) Brickshelf> Major thank-yous to (URL) Andrew Becraft> for helping me with the name. Let me know what you think! Linus (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Tug of War - R21
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(...) Well, there are parts in my Den that I assume will assemble into a Tug of War robot. But I will have something, even if it's just a motor, battery pack and winch for July 29nd. Derek (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | S@H summer 2006 catalogue out
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Well, I have to admit I found a few things to not be happy with about the new catalogue. Ignoring that we are getting hosed with the exchange rate, some of the unpleasant surprises are: -baseplates of all sorts are up in price. 626 green 32x32 is (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | A truck and a helo. No, seriously.
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A week and only one post! You folks are as bored as me! So here I am, an avowed pirate and spaceman, building a truck. Sad but true. And its not even very good. But it does go well with the new Building Crane, which you should all have a good look (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Tug of War - R21
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Whats the status of your robots for the real(1) cool Tug of War R21 game? Chris 1. (URL) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - The Teachings of Jesus
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--SNIP-- (...) Here is where you get into the fat minifigs vs short minifigs debate. I like to assume my figs are about six foot tall and built like John Candy. As such 5 studs = 6'. Of course I build most of my cars four-wide but I freely admit (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Blue Quad
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I've said it before, and i'll say it again Blue Quad is COOL thanks for showing sigurd (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | modlex dropship Monoclide 2
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Hi, Please check out my new dropship. The Monoclide 2, it can transport up to two modlex transformer and has fully equiped living quarters for long journeys. (URL) LMKWYT Didier Deses (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: MC7 Mecha Frames for Sale
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Hi Greg, please post things being on offer in lugnet.market. Since there have been discordances in the past about selling in groups other than lugnet.market, we're currently working on clarifying those issues in the ToU and the .market charter*. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.build.mecha) !
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| | Re: Sticks and Stones....
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(...) LOL, no problem Mike... I did understand that was your own crowning... but the real title is cool, and I will just keep updating my blog the more info you give me. Wink. It really was your moc tho, right??? (I love answers that lead to more (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Three military vehicles
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Hello all, This past year I've taken a break from Castle-building and have taken on modern military style MOCs, many of which were inspired by my stint in the Norwegian Army almost ten years ago. Military MOCs often end up a little too big for the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Blue Quad
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(URL) New Robot called the Blue Quad is now on Brickshelf.com> (URL) Sophie 2006>> Vision Command Sensor Camera mounted in the head. (2 URLs) for 1600x1200 view>> Red/Green polarity sensitive LED lights in the eyes (Courtesy HiTechnic). Light sensor (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | I feel Blue
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I have been objective to the standard part colour combinations from TLG for a few years now. This post is not a bashing of new greys or browns. Axles have always been black, so to friction pins. Many parts have always been produced in few colours. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.color, lugnet.parts, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Factory Set: Checkerboard Boxcar
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(...) Thanks Steve! Being able to import LDraw files into LDD was a big part of this. I pretty much did all of the designing in MLCAD and used LDD more for checking part availability, checking for proper LDraw conversion, and quick prototyping and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Factory Set: Checkerboard Boxcar
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(...) Hi Chris, Thanks! I'm really glad to hear you like it. Yes, the red plates in the LDD trains palette are sparse but luckily they had 4 x 6 red plates which were good enough for my 6-wide needs. You had a lot more area to cover in 8-wide. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - The Teachings of Jesus
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(...) Of course you can trust me--I'm from the government. What? OK then, here's a picture as proof. (URL) (...) Oh, but it's a topic that I find endlessly fascinating. It all boils down to two things: The fact that the dimensions on a minifig are (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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