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(...) Nope, you just have to change the definition like I did above. You also need the materials.lib file. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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(...) Try playing with the "ambience" value on the piece you want to light up. Arg, I forget the actual syntax, and all my POV files are on my other machine, so I'll just have to tell ya to check the docs. Basically, the ambience value tells POV-Ray (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | WTB: Brown step arches 1x5x4
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Hello, I am in need of a lot of Brown 1x5x4 step arches. Would anyone out there have some for sale? I also need 15 sets of black hands. The need for 4 dark gray hands have been filled. Sincerely, Doyle (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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Actually, I can't really get that to work from inside a transparent plat/tile. It will sortof light up, but not nearly bright enough, and I can't find any way to adjust the brightness. I guess that's the biggest problem that I have. Then, with the (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Hello Seattleites, take 2
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(...) That would be great! Saturdays do work well here. (...) Central for me is on the Eastside ;) but UW Library would work also (I'm assuming UW when you mention library) -mark (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Hi Gary, Do you just need our name or do you need us to sign our signature, scan it,and then send it to you? Thanks, Adam Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:37C16075.E853D5...ich.edu... (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37c15dc5.581857...net.com... (...) It also has to do with the type of gasoline you use. California passed a law a few years back that requires a special kind of 'environmentally' friendly (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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A easy way to do this is in Ledit, insert the file "light.dat" inside the element you want lit up. By running L3P with the -l option it turns the light.dat files into light sources. (I'm not sure if this works with L2P, you will have to check if (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: 10x20 green baseplates
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Gary, I was reading your post today in RTL about the history of LEGO plates, and thinking about this thread. I thought to myself, "I'll be Gary has the real scoop on the 10x20 plates." :) Do you know when exactly the tubes were added to the inner (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: a correction! to r/c servo
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call me stupid, I know about (.) <- this much about electronics. I want to know how to hook a servo to the rcx. Could someone explain it in english? (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: a correction! to r/c servo
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(...) Thanks to everyone who sent answers clarifying the issues of what signals you need to send to a servo. It was all a result of me thinking that servo pulse width was controlling the rate of rotation (rather than the rotational position, which (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | POV-RAY question
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I've been messing around with pov-ray today and I've been trying to figure out how I can get headlights/taillights/emergency lights for a fire truck. I've seen headlights done before, but I can't seem to get it to work. I can make a spotlight, but (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New web pages
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(...) Oh, sure -- Minimax is the purple guy who kind of looks like a Borg. (That's "Max" as in "Beyond the Thunderdome" :-) Right now I have him on top of my monitor in a zombie deathwalk pose. You know the look -- goose-stepping with both arms (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | FA: Trains (going twice!) Boats, Castle, Town, Forestmen & more on SeriousCollector.Com
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Thanks for Looking! Click here to view: (URL) Currently #6597 Century Skyway, New $350.00 6204 Buccaneers MISB $5.00 6235 Buried Treasure MISB $2.00 6245 Harbor Sentry MISB $2.00 6256 Islander Catamaran New $10.00 6336 Lauch Response Unit $15.00 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Fluid inside Pneumatics
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I've used mineral oil with no ill effects to my pneumatic parts : ) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: [MN] 26 New Auctions posted to BRICKS @ Guided Inn
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Back off, buddy, they're minemineMINE! ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | T-16 Skyhopper
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I think I've finally finished this long-promised T-16 (Snowspeeder alternate model). This is actually the third version. The first succumbed to the forces of the dark side (my kids got hold of it before I could LDraw). The second I finished before (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New robotics sets spotted at Zany Brainy
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(...) The Raleigh NC Zany Brainy also had a stack of 6195s. They didn't have piece counts on the front of the box, so I suspect they are European stock just like the 6979 Interstellar Starfighter they had earlier this year (and still have some of). (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | T-16 Skyhopper (Snowspeeder Alternate Mod.) [DAT]
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This contains a couple pieces in the current vote. -John Van 0 Star Wars T-16 Skyhopper 0 Name: T-16.dat 0 Author: John VanZwieten 0 Inlined: 1 16 60 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 t-161.DAT 0 Name: T-161.dat 0 Author: John VanZwieten 0 Unofficial Sub-Model (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Visit to LEGO Imagination Center; Old KSC LEGO display
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On Friday, accompanied by my 7 year old son and (ambivalent) wife, I made my first trip to the LEGO Imagination Center located at Disney Marketplace. We've lived just north of Orlando, Florida for over 3 years now and visited the Disney environs on (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New robotics sets spotted at Zany Brainy
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Kevin Loch wrote in message <37C193CA.B30398FE@N...kl.net>... (...) Wow, they didn't have these when I was at the same store last week. I wonder what else they have in the back room? I noticed that the DC Area Zainy Brainys seem to get huge (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: LEGO section starting on Compuserve
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Thanks! Your support is *greatly* appreciated. I don't know how the Compuserve based LEGO community will evolve, but I hope it results in benefits to the LEGO community as a whole. LUGNET will continue to be highly recommended as *the* place to go (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | All-LEGO stepper motor
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I have added a web page showing how to build a stepper motor entirely out of LEGO components: (URL) code and a description of how it works are included. By the way, yes, my web site was not responding for a while. My provider has fixed it and I hope (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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(...) One word: wow! Jack, you certainly came up with a substantial amount of information, especially considering that you only had a short time for your project! You have a lot of good theory on your site that I'll have to study, especially your (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Still bargains on my.. etc. etc. yadda yadda...
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(...) Actually, Frank, on every Lot form there is a button called "Watch". This performs the fuction you describe. Derick Bulkley SeriousCollector.com (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | forestmen 6103
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I have a no recerve auction for 6103 on ebay. Figures are mint, box is not. All pieces are there. Check it out. (URL) K Jones (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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(...) item from the list of things I've bid on, or a way to create a "watch" list. On SC it isn't as bad as eBay between a more compact display, and many fewer items, but it would be nice to be able to easily watch the items one cared about (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: lego sweeper
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The brick vac! This was set #1666 (see (URL) for scans) I don't know how well it works or whether or not they are still being made (I certainly haven't seen one for a while) but who knows.... Dave Eaton (...) me (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) Having just read the documentation, I can tell you that it is seed, not speed. --Calvin Walton <snip> (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) such (...) it's (...) have the URL (...) cool (...) nifty (...) but I (...) first three (...) The first line should say 'speed', not 'seed'. Am I correct?? (...) you scale (...) create the (...) has (...) object, camera, (...) renamed it as (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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I just tried again, and I get a weird yellowish-gold color. To do what you did, Bram, do you have to change what each piece in the .pov file says?? Thanks Ryan "My relationship with Christ is something very active. It's a daily closeness that (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 13V ~ port on 12V transformer
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(...) Well we are still running at 240V (officially 230V) using the 15% upper limit. (...) Possibly, the transformer to get from 230V to 13V and the diodes for the rectification for DC. (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 8448 SuperCar - How do I get one?
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Can I purchace the new SuperCar 8448 online? Is it only for S@H? Will it be in any toy stores like Zaney Brainie or TRU? Thanks, Dave (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pirate sails
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(...) [snip] (...) Ack, I've been cloned!!! Boy is this going to get confusing!!!! (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly void your warranty)
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(...) Electronics is one of my hobbys,and i wanted to know how they (Lego) build there speed controller. In fact,its a basic application of the LM317 regulator. More info abouth the LM317 can be found in a data sheet book from National Semiconductor (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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(...) FWIW, here's what I came up with given a couple of weeks: (URL) are some aspects I was happy with (e.g., easy removal of the RCX, transmission range of upward pointing RCX, durability of frame) and others I wasn't (e.g., I didn't have a second (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Gasoline prices (was: Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
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(...) I'm amazed by how much the price of gasoline in the U.S. has fallen in the past two decades. As far as I can remember, it's remained roughly steady at around ~US$.95 to ~US$1.40 per gallon since at least 1985, which was about when I started (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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I've finished the LDraw of my fourth and most current rover; it can be found at (URL) for anyone who'd like to see. Comments? Suggestions? Flame mail? ;) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | another robotic rover [DAT]
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This is my latest version of a rover with differential transmission. In the accuracy department, I'd have to say it's my most favorite, but it leaves a lot to be desired in the way of speed - the worm gears slow it down a lot. In the course of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | FW: Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly v oid your warranty)
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(...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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In my list from LEGO its 4117077 white/lt.blue (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Bluewater
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(...) Interrresting. Are we getting the new MT Octan truck here as well does anyone know? Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly void your warranty)
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Ludo - - Thanks for the great analysis of the LEGO speed control! - Nick - ludo soete wrote: [snip] (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Update Auction Sets from the 70's, Edition 2
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* * * Sets from the 70's: Edition 2 * * * Set Name St Bid Bidder 133 Locomotive - 80 amf70 134 Mobile Crane and Waggon SD 55 TOMKMIT 137 Passenger Sleeping Car - 75 amf70 367 Space Module with Astronauts SD 40 Mark de K. 381 Lorry and Fork Lift (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Train doors and windows
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What's the piece number for the 1x4x6 trans-lt-blue "three-pane" townjr windows? KL (...) Christer Sunesson wrote: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly void your warranty)
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(...) that's (...) transformer (...) I just opened a LEGO TRAIN SPEED REGULATOR and drawn a shematic of it. I did this once before but lost the paper. Now to the point: The INPUT of the regulator may be an AC or a DC signal. Even reversing the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly void your warranty)
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Actually, lowering the voltage would lower the current draw too with a constant load. Of course a motor is anything but a linear load, and it does tend to draw more current at slower rpm. In any case, you're not going to break it, since the 9v train (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 68 sets including Yellow Castle for trade
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I have a number of sets to trade, mostly Castle, with some Pirates, Town and 12v Trains. For details, please see (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New robotics sets spotted at Zany Brainy
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I looked in the Zany Brainy in Reston, VA and they diddn't have the new droid sets, but they did have _36_ 6195 Neptune Discovery Labs at $79 ea. KL (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Pager
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(...) This is true. But some Catholicism did run in the family. I should also clarify that I meant hair. I had red hair and lots of it. -Tom McD. when replying, Peter Parker's "radioactive" spider really ate some spamcake. (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Train doors and windows
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Hello I have a friend at LEGO Denmark that i can order LEGO pieces from. I ordered piecenumber 4181,4182,8183,4033,...4511,4510. He said that they didnt have it in stock. Now i wonder if their are any one ho wants those pieces. If ther are a hugh (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Droid Developer Kit at Toys R Us?
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I went into Toys R Us in Reading today and they had a display of Droid Developer Kits for £89 each. When I tried to buy one, there was a long search in the warehouse followed by a prompt refund when they couldn't find any! They don't have a display (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | 6xN large blue plates, 1x8 and longer white bricks needed
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In order to finish my computer case shown at (URL) I need some 6x10 and longer blue plates (6x14s preferred the most) and 1x8 and longer white bricks. If you have any, see my Wants page at (URL) to see what I have available to trade. -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) I used 462, but in the POV file I used Anton Raves' definition: #declare settings = 3; /* use =1 for draft renders, =3 for final */ #include "materials.lib" #declare Color462 = #if (version >= 3.1) material { #end texture { orange_tex } #if (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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(...) Right, the NO notification is what I want. Outbid notification is fine, but it's emotionally painful to get a reminder every day that I WON'T be getting something I used to be high bidder on. (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Hello Seattleites, take 2
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The main library downtown on a Saturday afternoon would be pretty central. I'm used to gatherings in restaurants, but, on a lot of levels, the library makes great sense. Besides, one of my big motivations to pick a restaurant would be ability to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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Color 462 worked for me, with the following POV definition from L3P: #declare Color462 = #if (version >= 3.1) material { #end texture { pigment { rgb <1,0.754902,0.170588> } finish { ambient AMB diffuse DIF } #if (QUAL > 1) finish { phong 0.5 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | all-LEGO stepper motor (was Re: r/c servos and firmware
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(...) It looks like I might not be able to do this today. My web hosting service (hostsave.com) stopped providing my web pages sometime in the last 24 hours and I'm not sure how long it will take to get them to fix it. Also, a correction: I meant to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: i think i need a hug
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I had the same thing happen, I was bidding on a really nice Space set piece assortment (it had like 30 sets or so, from all spectrums of Space series (Futuron, Classic, Blacktron, SP1 & 2, etc.) and I got into a bidding war with Larry P.(I think) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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What color number did you use for the orange? I've tried everything that had been suggested, but I still can't get orange. Ryan "As long as you stay strong in the Word, you won't allow temptations to manifest themselves." Mike Stanley ***...*** (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: i think i need a hug
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Hey, sometimes it works out OK. I had held high bid on one particular set of pieces for a good length of time, and then as I was checking just before it closed someone had outbid me, but fortunately I was able to get my bid in with something like 19 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: CFV: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET, REV 1.1
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(...) Some of us think there is, and some of us, (including many stalwarts) feel they've been trying for many many months and have exhausted all the other alternatives. I dunno who is right, which is one reason why I suspect a vote was taken. I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Catastrophic Earthquake In Turkey (Was Re: Take a Look at This)
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(...) I'm glad to hear that. I was really hoping you'd be okay -- I don't know anyone else who lives in Turkey. (...) I really don't know what to say. I wish I had taken the EMT training, so I'd be able to volunteer to help in person. Money always (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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(...) SC, unlike eBay, lets you configure your level of information. If you set to just daily report, you'll get a note once a day about all auctions you're in... One note a day doesn't seem THAT bad... There is not a choice to get NO notification, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: CFV: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET, REV 1.1
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In article <FGxBz2.D9F@lugnet.com>, John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@ema il.msn.com> writes (...) No problem :-) I'm not currently interested in the CAD groups, and this vote came as a bit of a shock. Bearing in mind the good nature of the people (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Help needed with the cross compiler setup for legOS
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=>From: sjkang <sjkang@ee.kyungpook.ac.kr> =>... =>Please help me how to build the cross compile environment for legOS in =>the Linux! Have you ever built GCC? If not, it's probably useful to run through a native build & install (and make sure it (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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(...) Thanks for the heads-up! Look for a 'minimal mail' option on SeriousCollector soon. I'd very much like your input on what would be best for you as far as email notification frequency.... Derick Bulkley SeriousCollector.Com (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Check out my minifig-scale Droideka
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(...) I'll get it on my Web page soon... It's not yet a completey accurate rendering, tho, until I can swipe the LDraw part for the Pirate sword. I might leave it with the knives, I dunno... (...) If you can spare an ix86 machine with about 100Mb (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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(...) Hey, thanks for the vote of confidence! I wasn't sure I wasn't "trespassing" or anything by uploading my robot design here. That's good news. I look forward to seeing your robotic arm design. Ian (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
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I'm sure there are a lot of nuances that went into this decision. The Danish company was only into its' 8th year of exporting it's product when it entered the US market. As to whether tariffs were a consideration, I'm sure they were. Even the sets (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) OK, here it is: (URL) can find other include files here: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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(...) I'm getting a good deal of inspiration from everybody's links - thanks guys! Alex - great designs. You have a good selection of differential apparatuses (apparati? :) ) on your page. How fast do your rovers go? I've tried several designs of my (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego Pager
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Tom McDonald <radiotitan@yanospamhoo.com> wrote in message news:FGwHBq.MH7@lugnet.com... (...) McDonald is not a jewish name? (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego was (Re: Spare Parts Service - How it works)
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I can understand Marks perspective, and I can understand why he would like it all to go to Australia ..... (to replentish the old Lego supply that those not too smart LEGO Australia folks destroyed). But rather than leaving it sitting in storage for (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Gettig Motor Division G-type [DAT]
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My new car theme! It's a division of the Gettig Aero Space corporation that manufactors Hornet, Mace,and Swordfish space fighters(mechs are under development). The G-type is the road going sports car basis of my other high performance cars. Unlike (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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(...) (URL) is a design that worked well for me (and I still have it together if you want better pictures). I've had it running for up to an hour around my living room without getting caught on anything. alex -- Did you check the web site first?: (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) Thanks! Before I cleaned up the LEGO in the LEGO room and sorted all of it (which took about 4 weeks, on and off), I wasn't sure I'd have enough of those pieces. I knew I the X-Wing engines would be too small, but I wasn't sure what to use (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) Thanks! (...) That was one of my main goals, which wasn't so easy considering my limited supply of orange (I had to use 1x4 plates vertically in the tail for lack of 1x1 bricks) Although I usually apply stickers to TLG models when I buy them, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Catastrophic Earthquake In Turkey (Was Re: Take a Look at This)
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Larry, Jeff, and other dear friends, Hopefully, me, my wife and my parents are all OK. Even my wife's parents are OK (by miracle), they were living in Degirmendere, which is the almost exact centre of the quake). I returned back to home from the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CFV: Jonathan Wilson's posting privileges on LUGNET, REV 1.1
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Tony Priestman <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:Xy5anEAMzAw3EwE...n.co.uk... (...) _PLEASE_ NOTE: All the lugnet.cad* groups invite novices who want help honing their skills. Those of us who author parts _love_ to guide newbies in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Lego designer interviewed in Swedish Newspaper
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(...) Nuernberg (Nuremburg) Toy Fair .... isn't that Europes largest toy fair? And my cousin (who owns a Teddy Bear factory 60 miles north of Nuremburg) always goes to that fair every February ..... hmmmmmmm, I wonder if she could take me along (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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Hey Tom, Thanks - I've been trying to remember the toy store name where I got the large number of London Bus and Lear Jet sets back in the 1980's. It was KB Toys, the toy Liquidator! (I don't think they have Detroit area stores any more.) That (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: wishing upon a star
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(...) attributes (...) As easy as this might be for basic plates and bricks, most of us know the real Lego part numbers for those anyway - and this would get pretty hairy when the part isn't a basic shape. I think that any eventual part (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Thanks Beth, All additional folks are welcome to add their name to the letter. I am still rewriting it, and "toning down the rhetoric". So far I have about 30 signators to the letter. I will be sending out another request for more signators after (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly void your warranty)
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(...) that's (...) transformer (...) transformer (...) by transformer do you mean the lego speed controller? If it's a yes there is no problem feeding it with 7.5V DC. The input will accept 9V to 12V AC or DC for full performance (0V to 9V at the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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(...) It's nothing to do with ripping people off, it's the overall local prices. IIRC The Bay Area has the *highest* cost of living in the entire 48 contiguous states. Right now, gas prices are sucking in MI--they're hanging around $1.25/gal for 87 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 10x20 green baseplates
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Well, there were a lot of sets in the 1970's that had those 10x20 green (1 brick thick) baseplates with the tubes around the bottom inside edge. Several sets come to mind immediately - 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 148, 149. Back in (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anti-sniping gizmo at BRICKS
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(...) Oh, that's not an original thing by any means. Serious Collector auctions also work that way. Glad you like it, though. :) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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(...) I'd be tempted to bid but I'm afraid of being spammed daily once I get outbid. Still, those are really cool boats. Dunno how I'd fit them into my world, but they're cool nonetheless. (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Eliminate high-speed derailments forever! (and possibly void your warranty)
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FWIW: I have two LEGO train transformers that are labeled for an output of 12 VAC and two that are labeled for an output of 11 VAC. Both rate the power output at 7 VA. One of my speed controllers is labeled for an input of 9-11 VAC, and three for an (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: robotic rovers
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Ian Warfield <ipw47@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FGuCKz.CoC@lugnet.com... (...) This is the perfect place to put such a model. One of the purposes of the cad.dat* groups is for people to post .dat's to talk about in other groups. So far, this (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Pirate sails
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Greetings, I have seen and heard about people looking for LEGO pirate ship sails. I make them from cloth, stiffened and customized with a logo of any kind. I have recently sold a set on ebay for the Skulls Eye Schooner (6286). (URL) will be another (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: backgrounds logo image (was: Re: [ldraw.org] Update)
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Once again, insufficient precision results in my looking rather foolish (but I meant to do that, I never make misteaks). (...) <various hypothetical, but not branded, non text ways of depicting a hyperlink> What I was getting at is that while (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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This is really great! The coloring is wonderful, and I love your use of the 1X2 rounded brick/place combo pieces--especially on the front. Nice job detailing the cockpit, too. And nice POV work. -John Van P.S. I hope I've been effusive enough for (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: some questions ( LDraw )
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(...) GIF is probably better to compress an image with few colours and strong contrasts. JPEG does a Fourier transform of each 8x8 pixel box (as I have understood), and is generally only well suited for images which are fairly smooth. I my opinion, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens starship, 8456 technic fiber, custom hopper
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Still lots of really good deals on my items. Many have no bids at all and are significantly BELOW the recently concluded "500" auction. The problems with SC should be resolved, I am able to get to it. Here are all the current LEGO(r) lots: (URL) are (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | US S@H Specials Aug 23 - Aug 29, 1999
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Play 6045 Ninja Surprise $14.50 $11.00 Technic 8245 Robot's Revenge $33.00 $27.00 Clothing P210 Skateboarder Polo Youth $22.00 $11.00 Adult $24.00 $12.00 TS04 Adventurer Tshirt Adult Large $14.00 $ 7.00 ===...=== Featured Items for the week (not on (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Anti-sniping gizmo at BRICKS
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) Great solution! An auction site with the "friendliness" of a Lugnet auction. Eric (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 2 Vehicles and more pics of Fallingwater
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(...) It looks AWESOME in MSIE. Imagine that, another thing that works just fine in MSIE but is broke in Communicator. :) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.publish)
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