 | | Re: The shortsighted stupid wastefulness of TLG (was Re: The Ruthlessness of Lego
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Hi, everyone-- Well, after two months, I'm back in the good ol' US of A and (more importantly) able to post. I was unfortunately limited in what I could buy while in the UK and on the Continent because of container space, but I still found some (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Base Plates
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I've visited several web sites where I've seen these large, gray studded base plates being used as foundations for some of the immobile robot designs. Where do you get those? I can't find them anywhere... <sob> Thanks -- Did you check the web site (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Adam, right now, only Name, # of sets, and # of pieces. I am going to do a followup request after September 1 when a lot of people return from vacation/holiday. So far I have about 25 names. I have gotten a lot of pointers on changes to the letters. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When should an auction end...
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DANGER Will Robinson! This path, well trod as it is, does not lead to anything new, and is likely to stir up acrimony.... My advice, again, is to review the previous discussion. Different people have different opinions and fixed end time vs. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: When should an auction end...
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(before things get out of hand) ...and I'm well aware of all the counter arguments, and I respect them. (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 10x20 green baseplates
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Hmmm, Let's see, I have sets 148 (Central Train Station) and 149 (Shell Refinery). They both came out in 1975, and both have the green baseplates with the tubes underneath. That would place the conversion date prior to 1975. I also have a 1970 US (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) As a seller, I'm prefer to know when an auction will end. As a buyer, I bid only what I can afford or what the item is worth to me. If I get beat I can not complain, but I do occasionally laugh. Scott A (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: T-16 Skyhopper
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John, I just get an error message ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved While trying to retrieve the URL: ftp://ftp.povray.org...tmkr11.zip The following FTP error was encountered: /pub/povray/incoming...mkr11.zip: No such file or directory (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Where'd the HOWTO document go?
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Hi, Where's Luis Villa's HOWTO document? This is the URL I have for it: (URL) that server seems to have disappeared. Anyone know of a new home for this document? Thanks, Jonathan (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: When should an auction end...
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(...) (Taking the bait) My philosophy is that auctions shouldn't have an end. They should close when people stop bidding. Any other approach frustrates both seller and bidders. Steve (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Baseball mini-figs?
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David, These sound cool, but why did they give the Red Sox minifig a red hat? It should have been blue with the red "B" on the hat. I have not heard about this going on here in Colorado, but that doesn't mean the Rockies haven't done it. I don't (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | SC Suggestions (was: Still bargains on my SC lots (was Re: FA - SC items - 6982 exploriens ...))
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(...) Besides frequency, there's also brevity. For each item I'm watching, I just want to know the current bid & next higher bid and who's the current high bidder (more specific: I want to know if *I* am the current high bidder). I don't care nearly (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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(...) It also has a lot to do with the local gasoline taxes. It amazes me how much gas prices change when I cross state lines. Once I actually turned around and headed back across the border to fill up because of the difference in price (hint: if (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: T-16 Skyhopper
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Bram Lambrecht <BramL@JUNO.com> wrote in message news:FGyA0F.L8A@lugnet.com... (...) Yes, it's a height field generated by Terrain Maker, which can be found at the bottom of: (URL) is really a great little DOS program for generating and modifying (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: lego sweeper
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Apparently, its set #1666. I did not know the number, but I did get one in a bulk purchase of Legos. Since I rarely let my Lego touch the floor, I don't have much use for it... Oh, and it did work when I tried it out! It didn't seem to scratch up (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: When should an auction end...
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I think if you root around in this very group you'll find a post or two from Todd on the topic of bid frequency which I think seems to suggest that the most bidding traffic happens on Tuesdays based on his analysis of some of the auctions he ran. (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Set #1601 "Schmidt & Co"
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I saw a set #1601 for sale a while back. At the time, I wondered about it, and asked for info on RTL - and got one reply - I made a post asking for pictures of it, but nobody replied. I do appreciate your post of the description - thanks! Would it (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Baseball mini-figs?
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A friend of mine went to a baseball game in Boston (MA) recently, where they were apparantly giving away Red Sox minifigs. He didn't want it so he gave it to me. Has anyone heard about this going on anywhere else? Is this a promotion with (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego from Italy
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Mario, Thank you for your offer it is very generous. I have allready sent you a request for some World Cup sets if they can still be found. NELUG, This is a very generous offer from Mario and I know many of us will want to take advantage of it. We (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: T-16 Skyhopper
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(...) cool, cool, cool, John! (...) i can definitely relate to the frustration of kids getting a hold of a model. i live in constant fear with projects until i get them safely recorded in ldraw. keep up your most excellent work with those star wars (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Fire Engine MOC
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(...) Yes, it rotates and elevates. Too bad LEGO doesn't make a hinge that depresses as well, as it wouldn't hurt to be able to depress a few degrees to handle car and trash fires. (...) back... (...) No, they're a single set, but I'll play around (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Droid Developer Kit at Toys R Us?
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Stephen <slr@westwood.u-net.com> wrote in message news:FGxJCy.2rJ@lugnet.com... (...) search (...) They (...) What a bummer :-) WHS are quoting release on 27th August, so perhaps you were a week early. Get thee over to Bluewater in the meantime... (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Bluewater
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(...) I don't think so. Huw (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: All-LEGO stepper motor
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Duh. I messed up my own web page: (URL)-Andy Lynch (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: All-LEGO stepper motor
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Greetings... I have been a lurker for a few weeks now, but I feel compelled to drop a note in here. I am amazed at the complexities that some of you are able to build into your constructions. Case in point is this Lego stepper motor. Robert, this is (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego from Italy
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Hello NELUG, I'm dropping you these few lines just to say that I'll be at the MindFest. As I'm from Italy, I thought this could be a good opportunity for some of you to get some European sets (or discontinued sets still available here) with no (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Which country in Europe?
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The Royal Mail have a 2 Kg Limit. Try www.parcelforce.com (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shipping)
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| | Re: Hello Seattleites, take 2
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Hi all, I agree on the tough parking downtown. Where is everybody now? Tom R. - Burien Ectal G. - Downtown Mark R. - Eastside Scott S. - Federal Way? Anybody else? Not sure if I'll be there but I'd like to try. I'm still trying to get ready for the (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | When should an auction end...
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Is there any theory on when an auction should end. In terms of hour of day and/or day of week? I've placed counters on some of my ebay pages to monitor the hit rate distribution. Based on this, right now, I tend to avoid weekends and try to have it (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Fire Engine MOC
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1. Does the "deck gun" rotate? 2. The wheels at the back look like they should be a little further back... or perhaps a double set? -- Scott A Edinburgh, Scotland. (URL) (27 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | [MN] More BRICKS Auctions - Space Elements
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In an effort to get some traffic flowing to Mike's site (and save myself some money on eBay posting fees) I've posted a new batch of auctions to the (URL) Auction site. The site is still in Beta, but the only way to find out if it works is to use (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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Not as impressive, but if you want to see another Viper MOC, take a look at: (URL) model is under the "Original Creations" link. It is black though, I don't have enough grey parts. And it is roughly technifig scale. Selçuk John VanZwieten wrote in (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: All-LEGO stepper motor
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(...) Robert, I love it! A great contribution, another of your great contributions. Mario (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Set #1601 "Schmidt & Co"
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I´ve got the instructions of set #1601 from 1976, a rather big set, but I never heard about before. Neither it is mentioned in any german catalogs of this time nor could I find a picture or other information on the net. Maybe it is a promotional set (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lego sweeper
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It's called the Brickvac (set #1666... hmmmm). And it may not work great, but it does work. Most importantly, it's a lot of fun and makes the task of picking up the pieces silly and entertaining. The set came with a fair amount of okayish elements (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hello Seattleites, take 2
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I was actually thinking of a meeting room in a public library. I would vote for the U-district or Greenlake. I would say downtown, but parking would be tough (for others... I live downtown). Anyone have any other ideas? (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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(...) Yes U can from the POV menu chose: TOOLS Edit master POVRAY.INI and then add at the end a row like: Library_Path=......... U can add up to 10 Paths in this way U have to do it just one time! (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: ideas for a RIS 2.0
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i was thinking from the bots and sensors arrays that i have used that maybe there should be a touch sensor that works in reverse positively, as in it's neutral position would be depressed and the trigger would be in an "out" position just an idea. (...) (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New robotics sets spotted at Zany Brainy
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(...) sets (...) this? While the Cleveland, OH area (actually in Highland Heights) Zany brainy had the new droid set and the scout set, it did not seem to have ANYTHING that was/is going to be discountinued. Atleast nothing that I found, and that is (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Walmarts that actually have clearance stuff - WHERE, dangit?!?
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(...) This was UCDavis area. Well, I don't want to drive 4 hours round trip unless I HAVE to (and if I DO have to, WHICH Walmart up there has them??). Does anyone know of a Walmart in the South/Central Bay area that has MANY of the Space Tri-packs (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | 1x4 and longer white tiles needed
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Whoops, I forgot the most important part - I need 44 studs worth of 1xN white tiles to finish off the door area. 2 1x8s and a 1x6 for the top and bottom would work the best for rigidity, but if I get tons of offers of 1x4s, I'll go with them (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) It's up: (URL) Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: star wars lego poster
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(...) The LEGO Imagination Center - Mall of America has Vader posters for $1.99 (unfortunately, their minimum shipping charge is $7.50). There are pictures of a couple of the LEGO models superimposed over him at chest height. Steve (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: T-16 Skyhopper
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(...) Is the background a height_field? If so, what resolution image did you use? How did you generate the image? Are the clouds straight from the POV documentation, or did you change them somehow? --Bram (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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(...) In POV Ray, choose "Render" > "Edit Settings/Render" In the "Command line options" box, type: +Lc:\ldraw\lgeo or whatever the correct path is. You can add more than one path to look in, for example if you want to use Anton Raves' (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | replacement sails--pirate 6286
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If you lost you red and white candy-stripes, check out these replacement sails up for bids on ebay-- (URL) to fit the Black seas barracuda Ed Jones the other (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [MN] 26 New Auctions posted to BRICKS @ Guided Inn
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(...) Well, they _were_, anyway. Then they were mine. Now they're Matthew's. :) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Bricks per pound
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I know this has been discussed before, but I can't find it (I suspect this needs to go into the FAQ). What is the approximate quantity of bricks per pound? I know it varies tremendously with the mix of bricks. Frank (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: POV-RAY question
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(...) trying (...) lights (...) light up. Arg, (...) other machine, so (...) ambience (...) so an object (...) not) will (...) may be okay; (...) OK, read the docs(well just on that subject) but it didn't really help me. I'm one of those people who (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) You also (...) What I did instead, was just take the rgb values from that file and put them in the place of the ones L3P gave, and it works fine. Thanks for the help. Ryan "The purpose of life is to be found through having Christ in your life, (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGO NZ - What's going on?
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:37C1DF7F.2D14E4...ger.net... (...) LEGO Australia has by all accounts a very large stock of old sets/pieces but the spm there isn't too keen on getting more. On the whole LEGO Australia's (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brief summary - 8/21 meeting
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I, Larin Harp and family, and Pat Justison attended last Saturday's gathering. (Jason Spangler was an unfortunate last-minute cancel.) All in all, I think it went well. Pat brought in his Slave I, which I was really impressed with. I brought in my (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | The whereabouts of the Collins family
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A lot of people are asking the subject question... I don't know exactly what's going on but I have received a number of offline inquiries and I wanted to post my opinion. I think that there has been a situation that has developed of some sort that (...) (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: T-16 Skyhopper
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(...) I like it! Very good piece economy. A pleasant buzz thru the Tattooine canyons. I gotta learn how to do those landscape generations. -Tom McD. when replying, set your spamcake to stun. (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LEGO NZ - What's going on?
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Thanks for the update, Sanjay. So that means that our schemes are for naught. I'd like to thank everyone who sent me mail "pledging" funds, offering places to sort, organizational help, etc. I'm not going to name names but you'd be surprised by how (...) (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep
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(...) a few years back that requires a special kind of (...) environmentally friendly or not (mainly because the mpg is (...) 'environmentally' friendly gasoline costs a whole lot more to make, (...) The additive added was MTBE, an oxygenating (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | LEGO NZ - What's going on?
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LEGO NZ (based in Auckland) is currently in the process of closing down operations. This is part of the worldwide "Fitness Program" that TLG has undertaken following their less than impressive financial performance last financial year. From early (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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(...) No, it's 'seed'. (A (psuedo-)random number generator also uses a seed, usually provided by the clock) (...) A height field is an object of varying heights defined by a image. For example, Jacob's landscape generator creates an LDraw height (...) (27 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Colonial Viper
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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) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 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... (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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? (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 : ) (27 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 (27 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 (...) (27 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). (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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 (...) (27 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 (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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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 (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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> (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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. (27 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 (27 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!!!! (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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? ;) (27 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 (...) (27 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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(...) (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains)
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