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(...) Yes, I caught the typo right after I posted... sigh. What I meant to say is that not all the parts came in grey, which is the original color for this locomotive (the original color was actually dark grey, but the 4x4 dome piece doesn't come in (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, John! Coming from you I consider that high praise. With any luck you'll be able to see it with stickers at Brickworld*. But could the world survive the bringing together of two Polar Express on the same display table? Thanks for the (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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Hey all, Here's my depiction of (URL) Falwell>. (URL) Bruce (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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No bids yet, but a good price for what you get: (URL) I don't want to sell it, but I need the money badly - local (Adelaide) members are more than welcome to come and have a look-see before bidding, or make me an offer in person. Hopefully someone (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
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In lugnet.technic, Brian Davis wrote: **Snip!** (...) Hmmm...that's an interesting thought, and does make a certain amount of logical sense. **sighs** Geeeeeeeez, I hate it when something makes incredible sense like that...! Play Well and Prosper, (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I am currently staying with a friend for a while so I can't host anything. Is there a possibility of meeting any of you sometime for a drink or dinner? Aside from meetings my old lug would also have regular dinners at a bar and grill. Fradel (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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(...) Agreed. Which is when I'd need to go to Bricklink, or hopefully other themes, to try to get the part I want in the color I want. My point was for the Technic *theme*, standardized colors to highlight function or make finding small pieces (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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--snip-- (...) It may be. I don't really know how long it should be :em: (...) That would definitely be a good thing. I was going to apply some stickers but forgot about it. (...) Thanks, Tim (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Very nice work, as always, Tim. I wonder if the bodywork of the hotrod isn't just a bit on the small side? Or if it couldn't do with some detail to break up the stark red? Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) "TECHNIC building uses the "module" or "M" as a measurement of length. 1 M is the distance from the center of one hole on a TECHNIC beam to the center of the next hole. " So a 3 L studless beam is actually 2M Steve (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) My (URL) breakdown crane> has 3 axle trucks using standard LEGO wheelsets, and traverses points just fine, although it does have 4 weight bricks holding it down. ROSCO (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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(...) A brief update ... I got it built a while ago but only today tried putting it on the tracks. Bad news, I'm afraid. To make it work on LEGO curves, you need to remove the 4x6 tile with technic peg from the 3-axle trucks and add some tiles (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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I must use my usual preamble to posting to .space, and say I am not much of a space builder, but nevertheless, I present to you the Wikicraft Barnstar: (URL) The perfect craft in which to deliver a compliment to others! I’m a great fan of Wikipedia. (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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(...) I'm guessing they didn't want to use lt grey because they don't think kids can easily distinguish pins and axle pins. "Standard" colour of frictionless pins is lt grey. ROSCO (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Dark Bley looks a lot like black in the instructions, I think that was the thinking there. And I don't know if white 2L(*) would be any better than red, from a standing-out point of view. So, maybe Light Bley for friction axle pins, and Tan (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce, Didier Enjary wrote: --snip-- (...) --snip-- Incidentally, both the old and new versions have a useful SNOT function, enabling one to place two 2x2 or larger pieces in a studs-in orientation due to the connector being able to fit (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Sure, if im building a conceptual MOC, i'll use any colour then when i happy with the function, i'll rebuild it in the colour i want till im happy with the form. It's when i've finnished the MOC and its spotted with dots of blue or several (...) (19 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) On this, i completely agree. They are two extremely similar parts, and I believe colour standardisation is needed. However, blue and tan ? Frictionless Axle pins were grey, Axle pins with friction were black. Easily distinguishable, neutral (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I see two side to this comment. I completely agree with your comment about colour coded parts distorting the realism of a set, however i believe some parts do not need to be produced in all colours such as gears, hence financial saving could (...) (19 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Tequila Sunrise
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(...) [...] (...) Pretty nifty indeed. But yellow? I'll assume that this (...) was supposed to mean that all of the parts that you needed came in yellow, so that's the color you chose? Mmmm.... tequila.... Chris (19 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.trains)
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