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The Western Washington Fair(1), near Seattle, Washington has chosen the Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club(2) to provide this years' showcase train centerpiece. All members of RTL and Lugnet are cordially invited to come by and visit the new PNLTC (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce)
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(...) I would happily put in considerable amounts of Technic pieces, if somebody else could put in dk grey or blue plates and 1x? bricks. I think this could work, especially if people list general interests. Count me in! David Leese, Cheshire (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Dear Lego, How about making a bulk tub with alternate colors of bricks. Right now you make a bulk tub (3033) with bricks in red, blue, yellow, white, green & black. Each color comes with about 240 bricks, except green & black which have about 120 (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I agree with Paul. Send them to me....er..us;-) ;John (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Lars C. Hassing <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote in message news:57F1FE754246D21...@aarhus... (...) Not my part, but currently, I have a 4-4con12.dat in my /p directory, which I think should be renamed to 4-4con1.dat. (...) I checked this one, and in this (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) blue. (...) 44 is trans orange, 48 is like a trans black that l3p doesn't recognize. On 8/18/1999, at 10:14 PM, D Garcia wrote: (...) I seem to remember that this came out as a yellowish color. I guess I'll have to try it again. Ryan "Now I go (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) writes: (...) posting from (...) If I'm (...) stopping you from (...) would sign a (...) this: (...) a written (...) Funny, Todd :-) I really don't think it matters which way he signs it; we know what JW means. :) Ryan "You have to stick to (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 50x50 baseplate (was: Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library)
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(...) Here is an eBay picture (that's a switch, isn't it, of a LUGNET item referencing an eBay item) of one of the rare 50x50 plates with a roadway on it. I recently purchased it in eBay. Scroll down to the bottom of the eBay listing for the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Patrick Sayre-Little <wsayreli@polymail.calpoly.edu> wrote in message news:37BB4EBB.572037...oly.edu... (...) looks. (...) Patrick, For the inside, color 16 triangle, I would suggest a larger triangle. The inner slanted yellow line looks too thick. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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(...) newsserver), but within the last two years. The author of the webpage was looking for information and informing people about the website. Steve (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's likely the parts are already (mostly) sorted, with each part having its own bin. Or case, depending on the quantity. Now, sorting out for shipping to different buyers would still be required. And would be a big pain, if people were (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37bb1fed.900616...net.com... (...) Then you're talking about a thickness > 2 LDU, right? It seems we are stuck with ugly stickers in LDraw, and even LDLite for the time being. But I think (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | 1980 German Lego train catalog in eBay charity auction
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13-year-old Ryan Hinish has Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy and will soon be losing the use of his legs. Ryan's family needs to buy a van with a wheelchair lift for Ryan to get around in, and many friends on the net have been helping to raise funds (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Months ago Anders Isaksson created a "Lego Brick programmable robot", a simple threaded vehicle that interpretes a "program" made of small bricks on a plate to decide where to go. I transferred this concept to a musical contest. Actually my project (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Me neither! But then again, I don't have any parts in this update. Duh. But I'd just like to say that using L3P to check a part is very convenient. Now that I know of the feature, I use it all the time when I model a part, not only just before (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Thu, 19 Aug 1999 09:37:36 GMT, "Lars C. Hassing" <lch@ccieurope.com> wrote: [L3P report snipped] Yay! I'm not on the L3P error-list this time! Of course, I've only got one part in the update, and it's fairly simple. Steve (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) You're right, trying to use the same RGB for solid and transparent colors doesn't really work. It *is* handy for the user to be able to convert between solid and trans by adding or subtracting 32. Steve -- I don't know why I'm posting this, it (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Firstly my apologies to those who wnated these sets when I offered them last week. I did not expect to get such a big demand. I have sold the initial one. But can everyone who mailed me, and who would like one please do so again. I have another 10 (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Jambalaya box (UK) - Four strong and Rising!
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All, Four of you are on board you all know who you are, others are toying with the idea? come on join theres no catch. All i need is your UK mailiding address. Either reply to me at above or at jason-shirley@brisco...rve.co.uk. While I'm on, I'll (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Hmm, that probably means that the clamping diode to +5 or GND is missing, and I'll bet its the one to ground. It also implies that the input resistor to the A/D circuit is between the clamping diode and the A/D input. I could be totally wrong (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I'm sure I read somewhere that Ebay now has a paging service. It lets you know when you've been snipped... (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> And if rumors are to be believed, Atari Corp. used to end each business day by taking their employees to the roof of the building and having them shout "Atari" at the other major players (esp. Apple) in Silicon Valley. On (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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I've seen some posts on a current sensor apperently built into the cybermaster system, but haven't seen such mentioned relative to the RCX. But when you download with NQC, it reports the current battery voltage (assuming this is the RCX and not the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote in message news:FGpJ4w.Hqv@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) thus (...) I don't see how using it as a motor would hurt the sensor input of the RCX, but the motor must have really poor power output. I worry about the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | WTB/WTT: Older style 1x2 chain links
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I am looking to trade for or buy the older style 1x2 chain links. I apologize for not having a picture of what I am looking for but if I had some I wouldn't need them :-) I don't have a trading page but I have thousands of pieces mostly things likes (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Spare Lego for us (Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works))
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(...) for (...) Yeah, I actually thought that Minneapolis had more. I just wanted to give it a shot. ;-) Naji (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hallo, gibt es ausser mir noch Frauen, die urplötzlich das Verlangen haben Technic-Modelle zu bauen? Ich gebe es ja nur sehr ungern zu, aber ich habe _nicht_ mindestens 10 Jahre Lego Technic-Erfahrung, immer mit Autos gespielt und habe auch nicht (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Was Re: Web page update - spaceships
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Greg Majewski wrote in message ... (...) they (...) not. (...) Thanks! Although personally I feel that I haven't yet come up with anything that looks quite as sexy as 6887 Allied Avenger (Blacktron 2). That is my favourite TLG design ever. Mine (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: POV-RAY light-green color
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(...) I don't recall exactly why Color10 got that RGB value, but probably because it gave the best Color42 (Transparent green-yellow) Currently L3P uses the same RGB values for 0-15 and 32-47. I think I should give up this. I remember that it (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | FS/FT: Transparent Windshields (Blue, Green, Orange, & Yellow)
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I have a bunch of transparent windshields and windows available for sale or trade. As far as I can tell most of these came from space sets. To see what is available, check out: (URL) - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I have gone through a bag of miscellaneous LEGO I got recently and have a bunch of minifigs availabale for sale or trade. I have deals pending for the soldiers and the castle minifigs but all of the space minfigs are still available. You can see (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Finally done !
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(...) Wow ! There are no other words for your ship I can think of. I always wonder how you get all the stuff and details inside. Do you have to take half of the hull apart or is it already constructed for easy access ? I´ve been a long time at the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: UK Jambalaya Box - Reply if you want to join in!!!!
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In an ideal world I think this is a good idea. However, I can't help thinking the box will end up full of chewed 2x4 blocks? Am I being too synical? (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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L3P declares Color10 (Light-Green) this way: #declare Color10 = #if (version >= 3.1) material { #end texture { pigment { rgb <0.862745,1,0.0392157> } finish { ambient AMB diffuse DIF } The result is some neon yellow kinda colour. LDraw FAQ defines (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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This probably came up before, but it may not. The (new type) 9V motor can be connected to a sensor input. If it's set as a light sensor, it will power the motor (low power, but usable). When the motor is stalled, its resistance will raise the sensor (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It was ok with a 4 peg-hole combo but the you could see a gap. The 6 peg is very strong but I must admit, I never tried to hold just the back. I´ll give it a try tonight... If (...) Actually, this was the very last thing I implemented. I (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: Voting page for 9906
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C:\> mkdir a9906 C:\> cd a9906\s C:\a9906> pkunzip a:9906part C:\a9906> mkdir s C:\a9906> cd s C:\a9906\s> pkunzip a:9906sub C:\a9906\s> cd .. C:\a9906> cd .. C:\> l3p -check a9906 >c9906.txt 19 files in a9906\S checked. 67 files in a9906 checked. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) beautiful (...) From you that's a great compliment, James. As a matter a fact, thank you all for the responses. Not just because you are so enthousiastic, but it's always good to hear that people actually look at what you put out. Eric Brok (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Henk Giezeman wrote in message <37B84C6B.3029@casema.net>... (...) Ze moet het natuurlijk zelf weten, maar waarom niet gewacht op de volgende Bouwsteen-bijeenkomst? Dan hoeven we er niet apart voor op pad. Eric (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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Ton Reesink wrote in message ... (...) Ik heb mijn bouwsteenblaadjes niet bij de hand en heb de volgende bijeenkomst nog niet op mijn site staan. Kan iemand anders dit bevestigen? Eric (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: UK Jambalaya Box - Reply if you want to join in!!!!
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Hello All This would be a nice idea, but who will start the box? I think i don't have many good nice parts that people whould like What would you like to see in the box, I would like to see trains, technic peices? Help i need 3x wheels and Red hubs (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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(...) Hmmm... so my choice of words is bad... But still, I want in on the a(u)ction! Lots o' Lego. Mark "I live close to the ORIGINAL Zealand, that should count!" de Kock (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Parts for LDraw or parts for POV-Ray?
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(...) I agree that Anton's settings are the best: (URL) makes me wanna reach out my hand and grab the model. I think he uses just one light (area-light) and maybe also radiosity. (...) Yes, like John VanZwieten suggested: (URL) The slope bricks (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Spare Lego for us (Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works))
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(...) could (...) I think there is a bigger concentration in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. There are over a dozen regular/semi-regular posters and at least another 6 to 12 folks that lurk. Hmmm, I bet Todd could break that down. Paul (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | [MN] New eBay Auctions for Wednesday - Plates, Hinges, Turntables, MORE!
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Here's a quick listing of my new auctions posted to eBay Wednesday Evening. All auctions are 5 day auctions. To see this list with links, go to: (URL) 08/18/99 08/23/99 22:44:42 $3.99 [MN] 80 Light Gray 1x1 Round Bricks - NEW! No Bids Yet 149426556 (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Come see the PNLTC display at the Western Washington Fair!
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The Western Washington Fair(1), near Seattle, Washington has chosen the Pacific Northwest LEGO Train Club(2) to provide this years' showcase train centerpiece. All members of RTL and Lugnet are cordially invited to come by and visit the new PNLTC (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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Gary Istok skrev i meddelandet <37BAFA87.3BD2FB3D@u...ch.edu>... (...) always (...) change (...) Of course you cannot be _sure_ about the years given in the book (I pointed one discrepancy out). What the book says is that Cellulose Acetate stopped (...) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We all had a good laugh at the expense of that guy at our GMLTC meeting tonite! -John (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: L.A. Times article on Legoland 'masters'
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Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in message news:37B9E3B4.B6B575...eng.com... (...) everything. I (...) Sure, but are you getting paid to play with Lego? Jesse (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Shell sets Sale on The Vault
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All Shell sets are now being clearanced with big savings! Other sets are also on sale. Comming soon are Kabaya Technic sets, Kabaya Insectoids and more. Don't forget my new address: (URL) mchiles@goldendale.net Reminder - All prices include shipping (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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Paul Sinasohn wrote in message ... (...) would (...) check (...) Paul, This is a little off-topic, but you can search the libraries yourself with a program called Bookwhere (www.bookwhere.com) which I have used to find some very rare books before. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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(...) I've never seen it before, either. Where did you find it? It sounds very much like creative fiction, yet...who knows? In any case, I must say, you _truly_ are a linksmith! --Todd (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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Linc Smith <ldsmith@pfc.forestry.ca> wrote in message news:FGp0BL.GGs@lugnet.com... (...) Idea (...) Has anyone ever done a Ph.D. thesis on Lego? I'm kind of toying with the idea. Pop culture or something, but I could probably spin it sociology. I (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1298 Classic Advent at Target
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They are also availabe at Kmart, I saw them yesterday. Interesting, now they are at: TRU Walmart Target Kmart Hopefully that means they'll go on sale soon... (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Lego Pager
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Dear Lego, Since Lego is being integrated into many consumer products, how about a pager plastic shell in lego colors with knobs on one side and sockets on the other. This is something that would go over great with kids as well as the many Lego (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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What, every single one of my blue windows wasn't enough?!? ;-) Oh, I've managed to gather a few more 1x4x3 and 2x2 windows, but I think I'll just throw them in my next auction. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: WTB: old, scratched up window panes for 1x4x3 windows
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Derick Bulkley wote: (...) Derick, do you mean train windows? Kevin (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) Heh. Well I think Bram might've been suggesting was more like this: --Jonathan When he said, "the same way you would sign a letter," he meant a written letter, not signing with letters. (I think. :-) --Todd (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Everything LEGO links page to LUGNET
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(...) Good news -- Linc Smith <linc@bulkley.net> has volunteered to help out with this massive page of links. (URL) please send additions, corrections, comments, or questions to Linc. :-) --Todd (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Spare Lego for us (Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works))
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(...) Wow. That's much lower than we were expecting... Marcia and I could probably swing several hundred dollars for it. (Rent - what rent?) (...) If there aren't enough people in New Zealand to split it up by weight, it should all be shipped en (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) Aaah. now I see Like this: JW (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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Has anyone else come across this page before... (URL) we are talking history... kinda offers an alternative. I have no Idea if any of it is true, but it is a neat read, and a nice color scheme. LINC Hope it is not considered Blasphemy :-) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 1298 Classic Advent at Target
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I found the 1298 Classic Advent Calendar today at Target on West Main in Kalamazoo - they were priced at $19.99 - not as cheap as Walmart (re, Steve Bliss in loc.us.mi.grr & lugnet.market.shopping post on 8/10/99: The basic/classic Advent set! (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0 - Rechargability
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(...) This would be nice, but remember that toy companies are one of a few reasons disposable batteries exist. :-) On the subject of rechargability though, has anyone used the new Energizer Ni-MH batteries in the RCX? How do they compair to normal (...) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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I'll endeavour to get a breakdown of the parts available but I'm not making any promises that I'll be able to get a good enough deal on the whole lot should it contain a large number of valuable parts. I haven't been able to establish if the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: L.A. Times article on Legoland 'masters'
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in article <37BABC45.D033E4A@umich.edu>... (...) but 9 got (...) builder for 20 (...) qualified (...) provided me with (...) them (...) Be careful what you wish for Gary. Sometimes working in a business where you (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Train Club Forming
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) some (...) this (...) Cool. I like the idea of highlighting that Lego trains may be one of the best intergenerational ways to model trains. Very serious models, and quick toy constructions (specifically not (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.nc.fay, lugnet.loc.us.nc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.win, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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I was channel surfing tonight and stopped at the quiz show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" on ABC when I heard someone mention LEGO. The question was something like "What toy name means 'play well'? ". The possible answers were (a) Atari, (b) (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Finally done !
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Impressive! Very creative use of splitting the model. Cockpit looks good. Landing gear are simple. Regarding the number of landing feet. According to the ship or riddles page, there are five in 'new hope' and seven in ESB and ROTJ. Put some lights (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) What a maroon... :-) Any Go player can tell you that Atari is the Go equivalent of "check". You say it when you are one stone away from capturing a group. He was one clue away from capturing 64K. Actually more than one clue, since 70% of the (...) (27 years ago, 19-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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(...) I'd want some rough idea of what was there and some sort of rough idea of the per piece cost. I don't want 5000 dollars worth of belville suitcases and starfish at a dollar a piece! But I just freed up a chunk of capital so... (...) Yes, let's (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Lego on TV
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I saw an American TV show tonight called "Who wants to be a millionare?". This poor soul was up to $32,000 with 5 questions left to 1 million. his next question was for $64,000. The question? "What toy translated into english means play well?" I (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) That shouldn't keep you from signing your messages. When posting from the web interface, I sign by adding "--Bram" to the end. If I'm emailing, I use a complete signature. There's nothing stopping you from typing your name at then end of a (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Dark Forest #6079 - Will buy and/or trade
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(...) Mmmm... I think I'd need about 5 7131's to make me want to let go of a 6079, maybe more. Or did you mean the 7131 would be a part of a trade? (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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Just spoken to the spm. His gut feeling is somewhere in the region of US$4000 to $5000 BUT he reckons the managers' (who although consider the whole lot to be a plastic junk) would value the spare parts much, much higher. How much higher I don't (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 50x50 baseplate (was: Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library)
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(...) If the one Gary is talking about is the same type as the one we have here, then imagine a regular modern 48x48 baseplate, except make it 50x50 instead. Suzanne has a picture on her website of one of these baseplates, although it's completely (...) (27 years ago, 19-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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I can put up financing for a significant part of this if something comes of it. Keep me in the loop. All I ask in return is a small profit, and the blue windows... :-) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: FA 8860 Auto Chassis - update
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Sold to Chris P for $60.00. (...) to (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Well I received my S&H catalog on Monday. It seems from the mail and postings that the West Coast is sent out last. My one disappointment was that there was not mention of the "Classic Train" #3225. When it was mentioned from people in the US I (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Poweruser eBay search
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current Lego listings, 200 per page (URL) is a nice link to have in the poweruser frame, that way you can still check set #'s without having a second browser window open) -- ------ ------ ---- - ---- - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- - | | | | | | | (...) (27 years ago, 19-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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Mark <Mkock@spammed.Tulip.com> wrote in message news:FGoGy4.Ay4@lugnet.com... (...) Umm.....being Old Zealand I assume it's filled with cobwebs and dust everywhere. Here in new Zealand everything is sparkling and brand spanking new. ;--) Sanjay "I (...) (27 years ago, 19-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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I'm not sure if Steve is serious about this but my replies given below. Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37baf5a9.792395...net.com... (...) I'll find out how much the spm thinks his spare parts are worth and the mass. I (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New review site going up...
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(...) D'oh! Ah...that's okay. What I plan on doing is setting up an area that uses Pause's sectioning, and a "meta" review section to review reviewers and the site. Would some one be willing to send me a *text* template for a review? Since I won't (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Dacta Temperature Sensors
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(...) Functionally they're the same but note that they differ in the length of the attached cable. The Dacta temperature sensor (#9889)has a longish cable as it is meant to work with the Control Lab serial interafce B which is a stationary platform. (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 3298p57 [DAT]
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I'm guessing that's the right number, based on p55 and p56. This is my first attempt at a pattern-at-an-angle, so let me know how it looks. The inside triangle threw me: it doesn't look exactly right upon closer inspection. Is there something I can (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: hmmm...
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(...) (URL) See Revision History: Logo Blocks 3.0 (March 6, 1999) Support for the LEGO RCX brick. -Suz. (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.logo)
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| | Re: PEpsi Cans...again
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1. new 2. lurks 3. breaks 4. but 5. their 6. face 7. but 8. enslavement 9. destroyed 10. future 11. may 12. another 13. Anakin 14. is 15. free 16. Jedi 17. but 18. nearby 19. is 20. triumph 21. menace 22. the 23. clouded 24. one (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) You might be able to, after all. According to your NNTP headers, You appear to be using Netscape 4.03 for Win95: X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03 [en] (Win95; I) I'm not too familiar with that version, but I know that 4.5 has sig-file capability: In the (...) (27 years ago, 19-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: The LEGO history - Interesting book found at the library
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(...) Do you have a picture of one of these 50 x 50 roadplates? (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET
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(...) Because of the way I access the internet I am unable to use a signature. (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 12V train items from Busy-Bee
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Hi Tony, Parts set 5200 has 4 of the lamp posts (1x16 crossed plate) and 4 of the bases (2x3 plate 90 degrees to 1x3 plate) As of last year Lego France still had soe left in stock. It may be worth checking again. Michel Magnan (...) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train Club Forming
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Sorry for the delayed response on this topic. I think NCLTC is a good name for a potential club. I also may have scared up a couple more recruits for this effort. One of my co-workers son has a some LEGO train (4559, 4554, and a couple other sets) (...) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur, lugnet.loc.us.nc.cha, lugnet.loc.us.nc.fay, lugnet.loc.us.nc.gre, lugnet.loc.us.nc.win, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Green slopes, some plates, and road baseplates now up
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I have just listed some new lots on Ebay. they include a big lot of Green low slopes, a few plate lots, and some road baseplates. Check them out at: (URL) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Locations of #4 and #5 known?
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(...) No. But I'm not sure that I would like the notion that the Fitness Programme was one result of cutting back on goods and services to fit the timely completion of these plans, should my notion even be true. [f-ups set to lugnet.general] -Tom (...) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.jp)
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| | Re: POV-RAY orange color
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(...) Try 44 (IIRC) or maybe 48. -Tom McD. when replying, the walls of Jericho crumbled like spamcake. (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dark Forest #6079 - Will buy and/or trade
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I would very much like to buy set #6079-Dark Forest Fortress. Have available Anakin's Pod Racer (#7131 - nearly new), etc. (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: POV-RAY orange color
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I use 462 as orange and it comes out in POV for me. Scott R Dennett wrote in message <199908181802010100....te.net>... (...) <snip> Ryan (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Lego 25% off at KB-Toys outlet in Florida
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Today I made another visit to that same Toy Liqudator. I picked up a 6097 Night Lords Castle for ~$42. The part I found interesting is the conversation with one of the employees. He told me that KB Toy Liquidators has their own buyers, seperate (...) (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Dacta Temperature Sensors
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(...) Yes, they are the same item. -Suz. (27 years ago, 18-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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