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(...) Well I have an update, if anyone is interested. It looks as if the TSRR has been saved, but not in the most favorable way. Instead of giving it the money it needs, the Texas Government decided to give operational control to a specifically (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | ILTCO @ NMRA Nat'l Train Show
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Hi All, Just wanted to remind every one about the NMRA National Train Show LEGO layout. There will be ~12 clubs jointly diplaying their best stuff in a giant ~100'x100' layout. It is at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center on July 27 - 29, 2007 in (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: color problems with 10190
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(...) John, from what I understand, Flextronics took over Duplo manufacturing first. LEGO had molding operations in the Czech Republic, and that factory has been doing very well. Bagging operations in Enfield are being moved to Juarez, Mexico. (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: color problems with 10190
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(...) I think this is post you're referring to (and it does include a link to "Journal Inquirer"): (URL) my understanding, the production of basic parts has indeed been outsourced - i.e. those parts are made using machines that aren't owned & (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - The final Acts
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Hey Brendan, Oops, your most recent installment (David and Saul) made me remember that I'd never commented on the Final Acts. Paul in Athens - In the first pic I really like the microscale Accropolis, and I featured it on (URL) MicroBricks>. In the (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Re Rafe Donahue's GBC binary counter
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(...) There is some video that Joe posted. There are some pictures too. The explanation goes something like this: Upon entry into the module, the ball is lifted with a standard link lifter and is dropped onto a narrow chute that directs the ball (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.brickworld)
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| | peeron inventory
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July 6 604-1: Shell Car inventory is correct 605-1: Street Sweeper inventory is correct 623-1: Medic's Car inventory is correct 620-1: Fireman's Car inventory is correct brick 1x1 round can be open or solid stud 608-2: Taxi inventory is correct (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: In partenza...
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(...) Ciao Mario, buone vacanze! Tu sei in partenza, ma il giorno stesso (4/7/2007) il mio piccolo Marco e' arrivato! Devo dire che si e' presentato molto bene, portando in regalo al fratellino piu' grande il camion della scuderia "Ferrari". :-) (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | It's time for a DixieLUG meeting - July 14th
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I will be hosting the next DixieLUG meeting at my home in Marietta, GA on July 14, 2007. Come and join us, talk some LEGO, show off some MOCs. Date and Time: Saturday July 14, 2007 1:00pm to 4:00pm EDT Get Directions: (URL) more information on (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.org.us.dixielug, lugnet.loc.us.ga, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.loc.us.tn, lugnet.loc.us.tn.cha, lugnet.loc.us.al, lugnet.loc.us.sc)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 5 juillet 2007
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Bonjour Voici la lettre d'information du site "FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group" ((URL) lettre recense les articles et les brèves publiés depuis 1 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Description et montage du set 8145 Ferrari 599 (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: TRON Building Challenge
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(...) Very good point - I've extended the challenge through Labor Day. (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Optional Lines Calculator utility
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(...) Now, not know !!!! Philo (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Optional Lines Calculator utility
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I know host (URL) OLC>, a neat program written by Richard Baxter which calculates conditional lines of a LDraw file. I have also made some minor improvements to my own (URL) Isecalc> and (URL) Linetrim>. Enjoy, Philo (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: TRON Building Challenge
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(...) It's a great idea, but you may get more interest if it was open a bit longer. Much as I'd like to have a go at this, I'm sure I'm not the only one who's very busy this month. Jason R (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: color problems with 10190
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(...) I've seen color variations in the same part. I ordered a batch of dark-red 1x10 bricks off Bricklink, and about 1/3 of them came in extra dark. Fortunately, only half of them were going to be built into front-facing surfaces, so all the (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How much does a weight brick weigh?
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(...) Oh, I had no intention of using 2x4 bricks to add counterbalancing weight (unless, of course, they were magnet bricks). They just happened to be handy for a weight estimate, but using them permanently would have caused some of the same (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: color problems with 10190
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(...) I know that I didn't imagine it, but there was a post on Lugnet that linked to a story in a financial publication that said they were out sourcing the production of the brioks to Flextronics with has sites around the world mostly in emerging (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How much does a weight brick weigh?
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(...) I tend strongly towards the "purist" end of the spectrum, but when my son really wanted to make a LEGO trebuchet I couldn't bear to dedicate my weight bricks to a project that I feared would never be disassembled (it still hasn't). Instead we (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: color problems with 10190
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(...) I 2nd what Ted is saying. At Brickworld the LEGO REPs told us that they are aware of the color issue and have corrected it. TLC changed the way they make the bricks. Before they would use a batch of "colored plastic" and send that into the (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How much does a weight brick weigh?
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(...) This reply may be useless for you since you got the weight brick, but it can be useful for those who don't have any: Brick 2x4 is not the ideal part for adding weight because it's hollow. Plates have definitely more ABS per volume unit. 24 (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jul-07, to lugnet.trains)
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