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(...) Well, yeah--that's the mundane explanation. But what's the in-story explanation? Dave! (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: EP III questions (spoilers if you haven't seen it)
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Re: the lightsaber technique, when Lucas first created Star Wars the lightsabers were treated like broadswords from the middle ages, which is evident both in the fighting style and the fact that the blades are actually flat . . . watch closely in (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: gibbous7
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(...) WOW! That is a huge Mech! I like the slender look it has. It looks taller than 3 feet. (...) A labour of love! Amazing. Perhaps other builders can tell how they saved up and worked hard to build a design they had. This is a inpsiring build. 13 (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | OT - Traveling to NZ. Anybody from Christchurch?
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hi guys, I plan to tramping a bit in the south an have some questions. could anybody from christchurch (as I plan to fly in there) give me some answers? bye, w. (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: EP III questions (spoilers if you haven't seen it)
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(...) Thanks for the clarification! And thanks also to James for the input! I was surprised to realize/suspect that it was Tarkin, because I'd seen the film four or five times and never noticed before. I think I was busy checking out the skeletal (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Road grader ready for BrickFest
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After about 3 blade designs and several overhauls, my grader design is complete. It was the hardest pneumatic design I have ever done because the amound to space for pneumatic lines and hoses was limited. There was also a few mechanical, structural, (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It does not shoot, although that would be cool to see. I will not be at Brickfest this year. I was hoping too, but.... Regardless, the model has been partially cannibalized for parts. -Duane (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Motorized WWII Style Tank
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(...) It looks really good Duane! I think it is "enjoyable in moderation." It looks exactly like a WWII tank from a distance. I assume it does not shoot? That might be a good thing seeing as kids will be at BrickFest. Will kids be allowed to play (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: EP III questions (spoilers if you haven't seen it)
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(...) Yes that was Tarkin, the actor was intentionaly done up to look like a younger Peter Cushing. (...) The Death Star at the end of Ep III had completlely different proportions leading to the conclusion that it was actually an early prototype (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: Bodville update
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(...) particularly enjoyed the shots of cars flying off the tracks into the grandstands, etc. I have a larger scale "scalextric" track and now I'm thinking there may be some possibilities there. Eric (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | METRO Liner #10001 at Tuesday Morning.
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For those searching for the LEGO Metro Liners #10001 you are probably out of luck at this point in time. A lot depends on the number of Tuesday Morning stores and number of LEGO fans in your area. A message was posted here over two weeks ago. As a (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | NeXTTool fix & NBC update
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I have updated the zips for BrickTool and NeXTTool to fix a small problem with downloading .ric files to the NXT brick. I also uploaded a new beta for NBC which implements a pseudo wait opcode (which was dropped from the firmware at some point). If (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: TUESDAY MORNING
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Guess Nate and I were the lucky ones. I picked up 2 and he got one. I did go to the other stores in Phoenix and no one else had them. Nate did you buy them all? Larry (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Call for Presenters at NWBrickCon 2006
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NWBrickCon 2006 is looking for people who want to present a talk, moderate a roundtable, or run a special activity at the Con this year. We already have some traditional activities---like a Dirty Brickster, Wacky Races, and Draft---lined up, but (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.ca.bc) !!
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| | Re: QuéLUG at the Canadian Railway Museum
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(...) First pictures of the show in : (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc)
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| | Re: Bodville update
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(...) Thanks for the kind words. The AFX Lego Racers exceeded our expections. I have found copies of my pictures on German, French and Japanese forums, which is very cool. At Malkara 2006, in two days the lap timer recorded over 2500 laps. Anyhow, (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | FS: Technic Motors, Wheels, RCX
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I have added a few items for sale in my Bricklink Store. If you are going to BrickFest, you can save on shipping and we can meet up there to exchange on the parts listed. (Not the sets as I dont have room to bring the 7471 Exploration Rover sets (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Blue 2x4 Bricks BrickFest Offer Ends Monday
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The Blue 2x4 Bricks 20% off sale on all items with free delivery to BrickFest ends at 18:00 PDST on Monday (gotta have some time to pack up and fly out). Get your orders in by then for free shipping. -Ted Michon Blue 2x4 Bricks (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: TUESDAY MORNING
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(...) I went to my local TM (Sunnyvale CA) and they had the NBA and Hockey sets but they told me the Metroliners had sold out "weeks ago." (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | NJRC 2006 - Robots to go into water
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This year’s National Junior Robotics Competition (NJRC) 2006 is more exciting than ever. The organizers at the Singapore Science Centre has set some devilish missions including one that requires your robot to literally go into water. To a depth of 5 (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.sg)
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