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Notice the large blue pipe in the lower left corner? (URL) is this piece? Calum PS-this is one of my favourite Lego MOCs--Erik Brok is an awesome builder. (URL) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: 7897 senza batterie!
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(...) Avevo fatto la stessa modifica anche io, qualche anno fa, allo scopo di controllare un treno tramite RCX. L'idea era di un treno totalmente "robotico" e, ingombro del RCX a parte, funzionava. Grazie a magneti esterni posizionati lungo il (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Birthday Sale, 39% off 1 lot of your choice at Missing Brick!
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Dear LEGO Fans, Today, I will hold my annual birthday sale again. Till tomorrow morning, you can order 1 lot, and I will give you 39% off that lot!!!! You cannot use a coupon (save it for later), and you will have to pay exact postage, but I will (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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(...) Infatti, se si modifica il motore 9V, tanto vale usare il DCC, oltretutto ci si risparmia il vincolo di dover usare l'enorme base del treno RC o il lavoro di rimozione della scheda RC dal suo interno. Su BrickShelf viene spiegato in molte (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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"Luca Giannitti" <legoitalia@yahoo.dk> ha scritto nel messaggio news:JD5rL9.EJ0@lugnet.com... (...) eh lo so... x ovviare al problema di controllare piu' treni contemporaneamente, bisognerebbe solo utilizzare i decoder DCC... io cosi' xo' posso far (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) Hello Eric Sophie “LEGO MASTER” you don't know me but I used to live in Tenafly NJ (I moved to TN a few years ago). I never heard or even saw any of your creations while living in NJ. But I always saw them on Brickshelf; in fact I think you (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | 1981 German LEGO Train Poster
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I have this German 1981 LEGO Train System poster that shows the #7725, #7740 and #7750 trains. I was looking all over Peeron and Bricklink, and I cannot find it anywhere. Am I not looking in the right places, or is it not posted on either site? The (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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Is there anyone out there that can add corrections to Peeron? Clark is going on an extended vacation and I need someone to send corrections and errors to. I have sent Dan two emails without a reply asking him if they want the corrections. The reason (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks! I enjoy recording models in LDraw after I've made them because the process of methodically disassembling and reassembling them for input is very different from the casual way I initially build them. It's just sort of fun to look at a (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: New parts you would like to see Lego add?
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(...) Deborah.... all I can say is WOW!!! So many useful pieces that I too would wish for... such as... Low slopes (3x3 inside corner, 1x2 half pyramid peak, 1x2 gable connector) Macaroni Bricks (2x2 smooth top, 2x2 tile, I would add 2x2 without (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Get a glimpse of Legoland Missouri plan
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(...) I corrected the links. Apparently they required a cookie. It worked when I tested them last night, but today didn't. Thanks for pointing this out. The graphic only shows the LEGOLAND area. They did have a map of the area displayed, but I have (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) Hi Rob, You might consider using the auxilary output of the RC to control a gear shifter to select between "driveable" and "mad spining" modes... Using the polarity switch is brilliant! I tried a pure mechanical solution (the steering (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New parts you would like to see Lego add?
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(...) I don't have an LDraw file to submit, but here's a couple of my ideas from a thread that deborah started a while back: (URL) with the 3x3 brick I'd love to also see a 3x3 plate, of course. :) Regards, Allan B. (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Apparently the links required a cookie to work. Here are a different set of links to the same articles: Other recent articles/editorials from the Kansas City Star: (URL) Lee's Summit must be skeptical in reviewing LEGOLAND proposal City should seek (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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(...) people would like to see the Lego Company add to thier inventory. Maybe (...) seperate category in LDraw files or a subcategory of parts if not in this (...) any of the parts in my (URL) folder would be much appreciated. -§ deborah (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, FTX)
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The idea is for for LDraw files of Lego parts that don't actualy exist, but that people would like to see the Lego Company add to thier inventory. Maybe a seperate category in LDraw files or a subcategory of parts if not in this category. New (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | BricxCC release 3.3.7.16
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I have released today a new official BricxCC release (3.3.7.16) which includes NBC/NXC 1.0.1 b25. BricxCC has updated syntax highlighting for NXC and NBC. It also has a number of minor fixes. In particular, the code explorer and procedure list tools (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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I have posted sourcecode and the win32 build of beta 25 for NBC/NXC. The Linux and Mac OSX binaries will be available later today. February 8, 2007 - NBC 1.0.1.b25 beta is available. - Fixes a string whitespace bug introduced in b22 - Fixes a (...) (19 years ago, 9-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: New Member Intro and Gunboat
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Nice work! I especially like the simple rammer and Mr Determination. I wonder if the Coxswain shouldn't be standing though? It looks a little awkward having him sit at the tiller. I think standing is more correct so he can actually see where he is (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: Straight LEGO Country Flags of 70's and 80's
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Thanks Manfred, So Unilever is the company for the #1592 sets of Britain (1980) and Netherlands (1983). That makes perfect sense, since they (like Royal/DutchShell) are a British/Dutch company. Funny thing is I use LEVER 2000, their brand of soap! (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Straight LEGO Country Flags of 70's and 80's
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Willy, Here's the comments from the Bricklink Canada Flag thread: My comments: (...) And the comments of a Canadian collector named Fred: (...) Fred, do you have (or remember having) an Australian flag/sticker and an Irish flag/sticker among your (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Get a glimpse of Legoland Missouri plan
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(...) Disclaimer: I lived in the Kansas City, Missouri, area for a few years. It's a great town, lots of golf courses, the best BBQ in the known universe (in my opinion!), and some crazy fanatical baseball and football fans. I really enjoyed living (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) Ah yes, the trusty helmet mounted flashlight look. Too much glare for me. I prefer the sort of lighting delivered by the mid-afternoon sun, beaming down from high over the left shoulder. But that's a personal preference, I suppose. (...) Nice (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Advice on NXT demonstration Project
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(...) Not being an expert by far myself, I have made several demonstrations locally in my area. I built what the instructions lead you though that come with the set. It took only a few hours the first time and I had a robot that exhibited all of the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Get a glimpse of Legoland Missouri plan
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(...) So, what is your take on the project? Is this a cross between a LEGO Imagination center and a LEGOLAND Park? From the looks of the one working link you have, the image of the flyer, the graphic is of the park only. Where would the shopping be (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) My light is a directional light pointing in exactly the same direction as the camera. In LDView 3.1, you can actually override this with an undocumented command line option. I hope to have light direction (single directional light) as a new (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest™ PDX 2007 - Robotic Easter Egg Hunt
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I've just received some great news from the LEGO Company: they've offered an NXT set as first prize to the winner of this competition! Thank you LEGO! I'm sure the winner will appreciate this as well. (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, your default settings tend to hide certain surface flaws. Your light source (where is it by the way?) and smooth shading are as effective as dim lighting and heavy makeup. Perhaps not the best thing for a parts designer to be using. But (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Old 12V, town, yellow castle adverts
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(...) They were lovely sets then with decent features (signals anyone?) Shame I was never allowed any :( (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Contributor Agreement License details - updated version
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(...) I'm not sure about the exact text but id state derived works as "containing the original file or visual representation/rendering of..." This happily excludes models (except where they include unofficial parts), but includes all renders of both (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | TRU Knights cans on sale
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Barely counts as LEGO, but TRU has a sale Saturday Feb 10th to Friday Feb 16th. Half price on the four Knights cans. Reg $12.99, now $6.47. "while they last! no rainchecks! selection varies by store." The picture shows two of the metal cans with the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: 7897 senza batterie!
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(...) Bello, ma non risolve il problema del tutto: per far funzionare ciò, i binari devono essere sempre in tensione e sarebbe impossibile posizionare (e controllare) treni 9V tradizionali sul medesimo tracciato. Se uso il regolatore per i treni 9V, (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) I have to wonder if I'm partially to blame. Perhaps the part author was using LDView (thumbnail is linked to bigger image, generated by LDView): (URL) Everything looks great there. --Travis (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Moc curiosa
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(...) Mai dai. Sembrano vere. Se ci scrivi SONY non se ne accorge nessuno. Ciao Mattia (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Anubis Priest - 4507 alternate model
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(...) Thanks, Travis. I downloaded anything available at the parts tracker 'just in case' I needed them while building and then thought I better put the disclaimer in the event that some of the parts were unofficial. Thanks again! ..jg (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Sending spybot messages from PC?
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(...) Nice idea John, I just wish I had a USB tower! (Or not!). Handling the USB tower in VB is stupidly hard, and I can't use my existing code for the RCX. I just wish LEGO had decided on one simple protocol and speed and everything else! It is so (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 7897 senza batterie!
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Basandomi piu' o meno sul "progetto" (URL) realizzato lo stesso! il mio treno 7897 viaggia ora senza batterie, prendendo elettricità direttamente dai binari :) quindi, avendo tanti binari posso far girare piu' treni contemporaneamente ed in maniera (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) I'm wondering if something can't be done for general fits between two or three parabolas (perhaps I'm best to start with one parabolas and two lines). I'm trying to think of things but unfortunately geometry is my weakest branch of (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) If you fix that one, perhaps you can take up the challenge of (URL) the wedge brick>. I don't think we ever solved that one properly for ldraw. Enjoy, Don (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: I camion che trasportano le lastre di vetro...
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(...) Il rimorchio non ha il pavimento, perchè se noti è un sistema mobile che si sfila ogni volta che bisogna mettere o togliere le lastre, così vanno solo appoggiate e non infilate in una struttura chiusa. (...) Mi sembra molto pratico, invece. Il (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Monon FM H10-44
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(...) Hmmm, now that's how I like my choo-choos: smooth and 8 wide:-d I have one criticism, and it is the same criticism that I have of my own locos-- not detailing the trucks and relying on the LEGO train sidebar thingy. Motor trucks are a pain to (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: attention!: PAUL SINASOHN ----jambalaya box
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(...) paul contacted me on this. thanks ondrew (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Strategie per il Sumo (lungo) (era: Proposta gara robotica per Ballabio)
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Ciao Mario, (...) Ma che bello! Altro che perdonare! Sembra quasi un estratto dalla seconda edizione di BRLMS :-) Mi mancano tanto i thread sui regolamenti! Mi fate tornare voglia di costruire qualcosa anch'io, mi manca SOLO il modo di trovare (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: I camion che trasportano le lastre di vetro...
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(...) Pazzesco! Già andare in retromarcia con l'autoarticolato non deve essere facile... poi se sbagli di pochi centimetri frantumi tutto! :) Io avevo progettato un furgoncino, non avevo mai pensato a un tir... (URL) Ora mi do da fare... (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Great Edmonton Train Show 2006
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"Andrew Forbes" <consulm@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:JB6Fp0.MK1@lugnet.com... (...) Andrew: I just got around to looking at your Show pictures. Wow, I love the landscaping and the elevation changes. I also love the way that the track runs with (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Contapalle per il GBC
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(...) That I can certainly understand. And I love the idea of a big display for a counting module, I just don't have a computer I can regulate to the task (or the board... that looks like a nice one). We want to add a GBC train video camera to be (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Moc curiosa
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Sempre dagli Arvo Brothers (spagnoli) (URL) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Sending spybot messages from PC?
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(...) The NQC API for sending Spybot messages from an RCX may shed some light on what you need to send. #define SERIAL_PACKET_SPYBOT 0 // raw serial, no checksum, no preamble #define SERIAL_COMM_SPYBOT 7 // 4800/76KHZ/25% // API for interacting with (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) Hi Don, That problem has bugged me for a while but I didn't realise there was such a simple solution to it. I imagine that something similar can be done where both edges are curves by setting up shells along the double curves. Now I'm off the (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Contapalle per il GBC
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(...) Anch'io ho pensato a diverse soluzioni, che includevano: - contatore elettronico digitale con display LED a sette segmenti: fa molto "tech" ma devo progettarlo e costruirlo da zero, oltre che stampare il circuito che non è molto agevole o (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | I camion che trasportano le lastre di vetro...
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....mi avevano incuriosito anni fa, quando eravamo andati a Zwolle, ma solo adesso ho capito come funzionano (URL) (scrollate verso fondo pagina). E' sconcertante che il rimorchio non abbia il pavimento e la porta posteriore abbia funzione (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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(...) I like the ship, and especially that you've done it up in LDraw on the Mac. Cool. I'll have to leave any other comments to the starwars and building experts though. What I really like about that particular cad picture is the way it highlights (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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| | Re: Ambassador Cycle 5 Announcement
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(...) Magari......... Ciao (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Ambassador Cycle 5 Announcement
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(...) AHAH! Lo sapevo: stavolta ti assumono ;-) Ciao RoscoPC (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Ambassador Cycle 5 Announcement
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Questa mattina mi sono ri-candidato per il quinto ciclo di ambassador. Se poi mi prenderanno.... chissà! Ciao Marco (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Contapalle per il GBC
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(...) The idea of displaying the ball count on the "big screen" is for show reasons. Of course it's easier to display it on the RCX or NXT, but it's not easy to read for a crowd of childrens :-) I also thought of using seven-segments LED digits (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Sending spybot messages from PC?
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To all, I know how to send RCX messages from the PC over the IR port, but has anyone ever tried and succeeded in sending SPYBOT messages from the PC. I'm trying to write some cross-brick software here and so it is kind of important that I can. I (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Contapalle per il GBC
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(...) Hi Brian Thanks a lot for the tip. Actually I had missed that "magnetic ball" idea, it's a nice one. As for using the NXT for counting... well, I guess we don't have enough NXT units yet to use some in the GBC. I mean that we're going to have (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Cyndi Bradham featured in Raleigh News & Observer
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(...) It's pretty interesting how the off-the-cuff things you say are what ends up being printed, while what you perceive as the actual interview does not. But any press is good press, right? C. (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Looking for LEGO instruction CDs we can sell in our store.
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(...) Oh yes! I do plan on selling it retail, as well as to regular AFOLs. Cheers, Gary Istok (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Get a glimpse of Legoland Missouri plan
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snip The area they are looking at is an ideal spot for the section on town they snip Looks like I lost some of the post. The area they are proposing is already a popular shopping location for this section of the city and has the infrastructure in (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Get a glimpse of Legoland Missouri plan
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RED Development, city and state officials held an open house today to present the LEGOLAND project and answer questions. I had the chance to drop by the presentation on the way home from work today. I did not have time to stay for the presentation, (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.announce, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Alternate 6208 B-Wing Escort Fighter
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Hi! The other night I built an alternate ship using the pieces from my new B-Wing kit. (Admittedly, I'm a wee bit late for last year's (URL) B-Wing alternate model contest>.) Although I haven't prepared instructions for it - something I plan to do (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Set Database - Loose Brick
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(...) Hi John, That feature is not available at Lugnet, but if you create an account at peeron.com you can import all your Lugnet sets and add loose bricks. HTH ROSCO (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: Perth Lego Gathering
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(...) Hi Michael, check your inbox for my email. I look forward to seeing you and your creations soon. Braith. (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)
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| | Re: starting a town/train jambalaya box?
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(...) I would like to receive the box. Russell (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: NASA IS GOING BACK BABY
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(...) Yep, but it came no where *near* orbital velocity - about a factor of 30 to low in energy. I agree, it's a nice mechanism to get away from the atmosphere problem, but so do balloons (for a far lower cost, actually). no offense to Space Ship (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Advice on NXT demonstration Project
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(...) In five days, you need something really simple that you understand. Something like Tribot, but make it clear that you know what it's doing. Another really small, *extremely* simple chassis is JennToo* (and a remote control for it as well, if (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: 13 New BrickArms Weapons Available NOW!
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(...) Just received my package, and the actual molded pieces certainly live up to (and exceed) the expectation. My children, big fans of your work, are extremely happy right about now, they can't wait to spend more at your BrickFest table! - Kelly (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.custom)
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| | Set Database - Loose Brick
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Hello Lugnet... I may have asked this before (long before), but is there any way for a member to update his set listing with extra brick that did not come in sets listed in the database? For example, if I bought 100 pieces at a yard sale, how would (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| | Re: Rocket Sled Team
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These rocket sleds are a fun little build, and what a team. Beyond that, I'd like to thank you for almost single-handedly replenishing the oxygen tanks of .space. That you have brought such humour, classic style and quality photography with you is a (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: 13 New BrickArms Weapons Available NOW!
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Oh man, Will, I am going to be so broke at Brickfest...you will have all of my money! Why did you have to do this! I couldn't stop buying your guns at NWBrickCon, so now you go and do this to me. :-) Seriously, I can't wait to get my hands on these. (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.custom)
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| | Advice on NXT demonstration Project
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Hi people, I was asked to perform a Mindstorm Demonstration for a company especialized in High Level Businnes Trainning (Coaching, Leadership, Creativity, Future, etc...) They heard about lego robotics and they want to know more about it, and (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: attention!: PAUL SINASOHN ----jambalaya box
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(...) Yikes! WHat email address did you send the message to? The box is packed and is going out in tomorrow's mail. Paul (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Perth Lego Gathering
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(...) Hi Braith will be there can you e-mail me your adress and do you need anything bought over apart from lego? Michael Dickinson. (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)
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(...) Something you're not telling us? ;-) "Not that there's anything wrong with that..." (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.build, FTX) !
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(...) When I made the suggestion I was picturing a really long version of the 6394 Metro Park & Service Tower "elevator" mechanism. I guess it would work better to use technic racks with a worm gear driven elevator. That could even be motorized. My (...) (19 years ago, 8-Feb-07, to lugnet.space)
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(...) On the other hand "Space Ship One" already surpassed NASA in efficiency with the use of a "carrier plane" to get a much higher start. Building a plane specifically designed for high altitude super sonic launching of "rocket ships" is one easy (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.space)
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(...) snipped (...) Indeed! New Mexico has approved land for Virgin Galatic to build the first international spaceport. Virgin Galatic is even taking applications for employees. (URL) Commercial enterprise will drive down costs and increase (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I did some preliminary studies for building a space elevator. I think with some very significant selective compression of the diameter (and length) of the cable, the anchor station and the cable cars could be done. I was considering the LoM (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.space)
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I posted this on the Bricklink forum, but I thought it would be appropriate to post here as well, even though about 8 months ago I posted something on American wave flags. Enjoy! Gary Istok ___...___ As I mentioned in the thread about the Canadian (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Cool alternate model. It opened for me in LDView without errors. LDView did have to download a bunch of unofficial files (38 total, including sub-parts and primitives), but all of them were on the parts tracker. --Travis (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Looking for LEGO instruction CDs we can sell in our store.
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(...) In defense of Michael, his suburban Toronto LEGO store (Lasting Toys Inc., a real store, not an online store) is the first toy store that is selling my LEGO CD retail. Cheers, Gay istok (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build)
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| | attention!: PAUL SINASOHN ----jambalaya box
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hey paul, i have emailed you privatly but gotten no responce. did you recive the jambalaya box and more importantly did you mail it to the next location? ondrew (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: I have a dream...
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(...) SNIP (...) LOL, like a lot this TradeMark. (...) SNIP (...) I wish you success in this but I'm really not in using non-LEGO parts. Thank you very much for the advice. (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Contributor Agreement License details - updated version
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(...) There is one aspect that I am a little worried about and it deals with unofficial files... we can make it clear what a model file is (references to parts only) but then we have the problem that it is considered good practise to include (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: RCX controlled GBC train drawbridge
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(...) One down side here, is that the "ball-lift" must be shut-off when the bridge is raised, and the controller for the ball lift is on the "bridge" (other) side of the opening. But, along those lines, if there is a bin to catch lose balls, the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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"Giuliano" <bgiuliano@mclink.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:JD054z.Jvn@lugnet.com... (...) Errata corrige del messaggio precedente: Non credo, da quando le ruote Lego (che sono in gomma "scivolosa") graffiano? A meno che non usi gomme Lego (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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"Giuliano" <bgiuliano@mclink.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:JD054z.Jvn@lugnet.com... (...) Non credo, da quando le ruote Lego (che sono in gomma "scivolosa") graffiano? Ciao Luca Delcarro (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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"Mario Ferrari" <mario.ferrari@edis.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:JD358y.A5w@lugnet.com... (...) Anch'io opterei per questa soluzione. Anche perchè se ipotizziamo che un concorrente costruisce un robot totalmente con pezzi neri e adottiamo la (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Looking for LEGO instruction CDs we can sell in our store.
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OH FOR SURE the original authors even know I am re-selling them. I buy in bulk/they offer cheaper prices that way/less work, and I offer them in the store for cheaper sometimes than they do through the web even. Why is people always assume the worst (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Heres a thought. Just have the slope going in the other direction. That way when it lifts, the balls keep rolling the same direction. (Faster and efficient!) If the raising is too bumpy, just find a way to place a third or fourth overhead rail (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.org.us.laflrc)
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(...) I have been learning modo and love it. It does have Python and Perl scripting. I was running it on a PowerBook G4. Yeah, it was slow, and the fans always went on, but it was usable. You can get a free 30 day license. It is made the the same (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Looking for LEGO instruction CDs we can sell in our store.
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(...) Anne, Not sure if you're aware of this, but all of the instruction CDs mentioned above are/were for sale by their respective owners. So I assume Michael purchased those CDs before offering them for sale in his own store. Since he's just (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Received 9V old dark grey track from online PAB
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(...) Just an update, if anyone cares or is affected: Lego is unable to send me the RC track, indicating that it only comes in the boxes with the curves. It is no big deal because I am happy with the 9V track and have just placed a Bricklink order (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cyndi Bradham featured in Raleigh News & Observer
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(...) I use variants of this comment ALL the time:-) (...) No, but being stuck writing about this is:-) Over here in good ol' NC, the News and Observer is a very liberal paper - while that doesn't really mean anything in terms of the bias of this (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) I have a BIG problem with this. You're taking someone else's work and trying to profit from it. I would have offered instructions, but I don't think it's cool that you take someone else's hard work and earn money off of it. (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: I have a dream...
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(...) Bonjour, Didier! (...) Didier, I also have had this dream, but to be honest with you, I believe that AFOLs can build UCS sets better than TLG can as a retail set. TLG must above all worry about the bottom line-- that is, their primary concern (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Contapalle per il GBC
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[I apologize for my deplorable ignorance of other languages; I fear I must comment in English. I can only blame my educational system and my lack of language facility] There's a number of ways to count the balls that I've seen (mechanical, using a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Anubis Priest
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I really like the Mntl Bloks blok bots from a few years back so here's an alternate model for the 4507 Prehistoric Creatures set. (URL) The MLCad file can be found (URL). ..joseph g (19 years ago, 7-Feb-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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