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(...) Hopefully, Mike's updates will have a lower bugs-per-revision rate than mine do. Nice subject line. Steve (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lego Expo at The Toy Connection
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(...) Wheaton? So YOU'RE the competition for the local lego sales prices. :) The address for their store is on their web pages. When I checked mapquest for how to get there from Downers Grove, it looked like it was a bit more than an hour northish. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | FA : LEGO & LEGO TECHNIC LITERATURE & IDEA BOOKS
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146468345: Lego Technic Idea Book plus much more... (URL) Lego Catalogues, Posters & Sales Literature. (URL) 2 LEGO IDEA BOOKS WITH STICKER SHEETS (URL) A Edinburgh, Scotland. (URL) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
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Full Set (all sub-sets misp or misb) see pic: Currently $30(!) (URL) Plates (misp) see pic: Currently : $10.50 (URL) Empty Boxes! (Don't ask) see pic: Currently : $43.00(?) (URL) (all misp) see pic: Currently : $20.50 (URL) Officials: (all misb) see (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Droid Dev. Kit, reprise
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(...) Well, A week or two back, when I was in Jacksonville, I had a nice conversation with a TRU store manager. He pulled up Mindstorms on his CRT and let me watch. Down at the bottom of the screen was a second something listed as 'RIS' (or (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Sebulba
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(...) I don't like him as a fig for Sebulba, but he has his uses. In fact, if anyone were looking to unload a Sebulba from a Pod Race set they picked up for parts, I'd be happy to talk trade. eric (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Eric said: (...) True -- you end up with a lot of Jar Jars if you're trying to build up those stocks of battle droids, but at least these can be used as generic Gungans and then slaughtered mercilessly. Which is as it should be. F (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I got an email back from GATS yesterday saying they are full. There is one Feb 12&13 in Winston-Salem. Also, there are a few in VA: August 21 & 22, 1999 - Fairgrounds on Strawberry Hill - 600 East Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA November 6 & 7, 1999 - (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Sebulba
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(...) I agree with you totally but at least you don't end up with 1 in ever set (Not quite but it seems like it) like you do with Jar Jar. I can't stand Jar Jar's head for most of the same reasons that the Sebulba fig is awful (Lack of color etc.) . (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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Markassius wrote in message ... (...) for (...) I only know her first name and I don't want to get her in trouble. She has only been with LEGO a short while and seemed to be pretty happy with her decision to work for them. Her quote: "It is a great (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jambalaya box (UK) - Four strong and Rising!
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Jason Looks like we have sufficient interest - has it started its rounds yet? Who is on board in what order? Chris (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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John Neal wrote in message <37BCE955.B37BC1E6@u...st.net>... (...) No I didn't ;-) I am pretty happy with things the way they are. My wife is pretty tolerant of my hobby so I can't complain. Mike (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO requirements - Using LEGo trademark in Webpages
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Scott: (...) As long as you keep 'lego' out of the machine/domain name, you shouldn't be in trouble (I have been in touch with LEGO about this). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Here is where to a 4555 or 4552...
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Go to : Get a 4555 at (URL) a 4552 at (URL) while this lasts ! Thanks ! Étienne (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO section starting on Compuserve
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(...) Not really they don't have access to it, they just don't use it much. A friend of mine's Mother is on AOL, she never leaves the "grounds" of AOL to go out surfing anywhere else. I'm sure there are people like that on CS, and it might be a good (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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Tim: The new article on MLCad is good. I like the linking graphics, but Todd is correct in pointing out the potential problem. Since we can be sure TLG will see the site soon (if they haven't been there yet), we can just as well be polite and ask (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Lego designer interviewed in Swedish Newspaper
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OK. Which questions would you have asked? 1. Where is CP30? 2. Why don't the x-wings LG retract? 3. (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MindFest
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Un benvenuto a tutti nel nuovo spazio di Lugnet per i Lego-maniaci italiani. Secondo me non si può mancare assolutamente al MindFest; è un'occasione veramente imperdibile. Io ci sarò sicuramente !!! Ciao a tutti Giulio Mario Ferrari ha scritto: (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Il 23 e 24 del prossimo ottobre al MIT di Cambridge (Boston) si terrà il MINDFEST - A Gathering of Playful Inventors of All Ages (Un Raduno di Giocosi Inventori di Tutte le Età). E' organizzato dall'Epistemology and Learning Group del MIT Media Lab, (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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In lugnet.general, Mike Walsh writes: [snip] (...) us? Does she know about AFOLs? Did you direct her to LUGNET? :-) Mark "just wondering" de Kock (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego designer interviewed in Swedish Newspaper
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(...) [snip] (...) Wow! Some designers agree with the general few on Lugnet: no more Jr. [snip] (...) Hmmm... Could this indicate more classic SW sets? (...) Not allowed to talk about it? Then it is definitely close to the truth! (...) What's the (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Finally done !
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<snip> Just thought I'd say that both your Falcon designs are superb -- I can't imagine the amount of time, effort and ingenuity that you've invested in them. If TLG does bring out a Falcon model, despite the fact that they'll have nicked most of (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Sebulba
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I've simmered with resentment at this for a while now, whilst tinkering with the Pod Race set last night I couldn't contain myself any longer -- the Sebulba figure is *terrible*. How could TLG do this? I know he's a diffucult figure to model, but (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Ciao a tutti
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Ciao a tutti, ho ricevuto un messaggio di Todd Lehman (il titolare di LUGNET) che invita me e tutti gli appassionati Lego italiani a utilizzare l'area locale italiana di LUGNET per i nostri scambi di messaggi. (Thanks Todd) Naturalmente possiamo (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Lego designer interviewed in Swedish Newspaper
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Hi all! When I opened today's newspaper, 'Dagens Nyheter' ('Daily News'), I found an interview with a Lego designer, Martin Riber Andersen, about the Star Wars Lego (The Phantom Menace has just come up in Swedish cinemas, and all critics find it (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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(...) IANAL, so I may be way off base, but I wouldn't worry quite as much about that image, for several reasons: 1) It's got a blinking "Search..." on the side; it's not a static image of a brick. (Maybe that's not a significant difference.) 2) What (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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Yeah, and we have TONS of BayLUG people that could sort ;-) (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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(...) Fibblesnork banner??? (...) SOP for buttons on the web is for people to make local copies, because pages load faster that way -- the client's browser is only making an HTTP connection to a single server. I certainly practice deep linking to (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Droid Dev. Kit, reprise
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Well, I've built a small "droid" from it now. And I have to admit, since it is a Technic kit, it was fun. It is only a little smarter than a Technic kit that only has a motor because of its programs (such as they are) and the light detector - but, (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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PS, the Adequate.com logo/banner has a red brick problem too. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Early Technic
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(...) Yeah, I had some of those in my childhood. I also remember the red bushings and the white axles. The gears were cool: They could be used both as normal gears and as crown gears. They may look old, but they were still very well designed. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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(...) Strikes me as a strong argument for allowing banners and other items to be retrieved directly from your server instead of requiring that we host them in our space. (1) My LUGNET button is back level, and now my Fibblesnork banner is too. Hmm.. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Bill & DOug's second space auction- Many sets still unbid
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Welcome to Bill & Doug's second space auction. Here is the current status. You can view the status of this auction at any time by going to: (URL) still quite a few bargains on desireable classic space sets. To bid in the auction, send mail to (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | [Off-Topic] Re: X10 X-Cam
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(...) The amusing bit is that X10 has been doling out the possible uses for this thing one at a time. First it was the wireless camera, then "DVD Anywhere", now "MP3 Anywhere", when there is nothing different but which wires you plug into the back (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Truck Trivia (was Re: Small new train web site
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(...) The GMLTC already uses this technique for mounting tiles vertically, as do I. I actually was referring to the notion of building a non moving door that looks like it was moved to the open position and hiding the trickery. (...) Not to worry. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND trains
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(...) Where do you draw the line between using LEGO and non LEGO parts? I can understand using non LEGO internal devices such as computers and whatever else it takes to automate things. Fine. At least Miniland is constructed *entirely* out of (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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(...) And on that note, I just removed the red 2x2 LEGO brick that I used to have in the logo here: (URL) can't go around being a hypocrite! --Todd [followups to lugnet.publish] (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Spare Lego for us
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I've received a number of offline notes about this, expressing various opinions and pledging various amounts. So depending on the dollar amount, it's doable, and at 5K I'd be in for less than half of the total (but not much less, so far). More (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Small new train web site
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Thanks Larry, I actually borrowed the tile idea from LEGO land, Billund. They actually "side" entire houses with this technique, but they have a ton of 1x8 tiles... BTW spelling has always been a problem for me (darn phonics). I didn't know that (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [ldraw.org] Update
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(...) I guess you'd be pretty surprised at some of the legal questions I've asked TLG out of the blue then! :-) Maybe I'm just weird like that. (...) That doesn't help me worry about it any less. But again, maybe I'm just weird like that. (...) Hmm. (...) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.publish)
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