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Infatti, verso la fine del msg, quando la rabbia iniziava a sbollire, ammetto che la serie mi piace, e' anche stato un modo economico per raccattare pezzi un po' strani e colori particolari. Non posso per motivi familiari - leggi moglie - acquistare (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | rimessa in vendita set scontati
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Ciao ragazzi, qui a genova tutto bene, rimetto in vendita alcuni set che mi sono rimasti, rivedendo ovviamente tutti i prezzi (URL) ma completo scatola e istruzioni originali, euro 45 (URL) ancora sigillato. aperta solo la scatola, ma i sachettini (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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(...) Perhaps I didn't explain that as well as I thought. I was just talking about controlling a single PF motor using a single NXT output port. The requires, currently, *two* different conversion cables: one that will connect into an NXT output (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ciao, capisco lo sfogo, ma dai, non sono proprio da buttare via. Mi figlio (Luca) al momento ha la collezione completa, molte sono state acquistate per meno di 3 euro in occasione di sconti nei supermercati. Gli adesivi io li attacco tutti, (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it)
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(...) Yes, the IRLink can control the PF IR receiver. For instance, here is autonomous Bulldozer sumo, using only slightly modified stock kits "driven" by NXTs: (URL) I seem to recall someone indicating they couldn't (...) I believe you can, (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | LDraw.org's December 2007 Model, Scene and Part of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the December 2007 Model/Scene/Part Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM/POTM) contests: (URL) POTM - Best Part, Technic Beam 5 with Two Ball Sockets by Michael Heidemann (mikeheide)> (URL) POTM – Most Desired Part, Minifig (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) greetings, the ability to control the PF ir link via the NXT has been confirmed ? I seem to recall someone indicating they couldn't control the new RC train motors via the PF IR controller. I personally think this would be an advantage so you (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8147 - Bullet Run: occasione sprecata
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Ho preso questo set in offerta, ci sono un bel po' di pezzi che mi servivano e non mi lamento, ma, dopo averlo montato con Luca, non posso trattenermi dal condividere con voi alcuni aspetti negativi: 1. Fantasia Esaurita? Posso capire che il (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | Re: set technic 2008
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Mi piace l'idea di un pistone + lungo, anche se, vista la presenza del giunto cardanico, ho alcuni dubbi sulla resistenza.... Non credo di essere l'unico ad averne rotto qualcuno nei bracci robot + estremi.... E' vero che i pneumatic soffrivano di (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Hobby Train Instructions PDF?
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(...) The LEGO Digital Designer will publish the build instructions in html format including pictures. The resolution isn't super high but would be good enough to print. You can download LDD and any of the mocs for hobby train from the Lego website. (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: un'altra casa pieghevole
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Veramente bella, complimenti, mi piacciono molto le persiane, molto realistiche. Bravo!! ciao GAetano "Gianluca Morelli" <poldoshop@yahoo.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:Ju45x8.LJC@lugnet.com... (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: set technic 2008
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(...) Esatto, e hanno un NUOVO GIUNTO CARDANICO più corto che è il secondo "fattapposta" per le mie MOC!!! Godo RoscoPC (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Commissione di una scultura LEGO
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ciao, io ho visto tutta la trasmissione! la scenatta con la scultura, l'hai registrata tutta! Molto bene! La facciamo girare su un PC ai Legofest? GIuliano (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Sorpresina della Befana...
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Al seguente link alcune foto dell'inattesa sorpresa della Befana a mio figlio Claudio (ovviamente febbricitante...): (URL) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) I second that what you say w/regard to pneumatics. As for colors, it is no - and never has been a - big deal to mold parts in different colors. I should be very surprised if TLC would break their own color schemes just for the sake of saving a (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) strict on themselves and their color schemes. It may not even be the final box shot. Let's see what happens. And as far as my two cents are worth on the new actuators, I'm not impressed. They look like a real pain to model with (getting drive (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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Good for you, I always wanted to build something like that eversince I was taught how to braid. So.. I guess you could say I've been thinking of doing it for 25 years. ;) "Thomas Johnson" <rsthj@uaf.edu> wrote in message (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Hi-speed port communication
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I posted a zip to the NXC samples page containing a pair of programs that show how to send a message from one NXT to another over a wire connected between port 4 on both NXTs. (URL) Hansen (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Braiding Machine
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Greetings All, I built a three strand braiding machine that can be seen here: (URL) a video can be seen here: (URL) pleased with the results and hope you enjoy it. Regards, Tom (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Re: Getting BrickJournal
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(...) I agree with this sentiment. I even emailed John and TwoMorrows a couple days ago and have not got a response. I have a hard time sending them my money when they don't even respond to emails. -Dave (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) I can't beleive it. Lego are so cheap they haven't even changed the colour of the hubs! They're still yellow, which isn't even a Misson to Mars colour as far as I know. I was looking forward to some grey hubs for other applications. (URL) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message news:Ju8yBD.IqJ@lugnet.com... (...) Unless I'm mistaken, and you're talking about rewiring the PF/NXT connectors, I do not see that a NXT-to9V convertor cable could directly power more than one PF (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) Ah, OK. I found it over on Eurobricks. That is a nice looking Mars tank, with the big hubs for the new treads too. Very welcome. (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) I might have guessed - actually using IR for communications is a better idea than many people seem to think. I've already had my share of playing around with IR on the RCX ;) (...) I call that an interesting and entirely sensible approach - (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) I saw it this morning by following some links but I can't find it again. :-( (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Simply put, I'll wait until I get to play with them to judge them. It's a little hard for me to form a realistic opinion based on a couple of boxcover pictures near the limit of resolution. (...) Actually, you're partially mistaken. The NXT (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Hobby Train Instructions PDF?
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(...) Producing instructions is something I'd like to do, but I've have to do an Ldraw import, a reorder of parts/stages and then relearn LPub so I thinks its not going to happen! If I do any I'll post them Tim (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Hobby Train Instructions PDF?
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(...) Are you asking for the default model (the large Swiss engine)? I understand the alternate models are only available on-line anyway. Can't say, though, as I only ordered my two hobby train sets last week when I found them to be on sale on S@H (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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Hi Fernando, thanks for the update - I'm afraid I am somewhere between feelings on these new sets. For one, I agree with all who think that replacing real pneumatics with anything lookalike is not exactly the way to go. I shall be curious about the (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) I, Michael Heidemann, second this nomination. (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) I'd pretty much agree with that appraisal, it looks like the Telehandler doesn't even self level, which is the whole point. Unless the liner actuators have metal bearings their gonna stink. My pessimistic side says this is just another money (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Grunts - episode 7.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Commissione di una scultura LEGO
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Guardate qui: (URL) particolare la seconda puntata (incomincia al quarto minuto). Purtroppo non mi hanno detto quando andava in onda ed io ho iniziato a registrarle a partire dalla successiva :-( Ciao Luca PS: quando Paolo va in bagno alla fine, (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Getting BrickJournal
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(...) Joe, You probably know but the site (twomorrows.com) is still down. I have to say it doesn't give one much faith in the publisher to have the site unavailable for days. I would like to order BrickJournal but I don't just want to send a check (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Hidden batties
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If you haven't ever taken a close look at the Scarecrow pumpkin bombs from the Bat-copter set, I suggest really examining the mouth: (URL) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.licensed.batman, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) Thanks for the nomination. I graciously accept. Chris Dee (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Hobby Train Instructions PDF?
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Are there any PDF's available for the 10183 Hobby Train building instructions? Thanks, Daniel (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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Yes, I would prefer real pneumatic cylinders too! And longer like these. It seems a way to enable "easy" motorization of these elements, instead of developing a new PF pneumatic valve electrically controlled. Perhaps also a cheaper approach... I (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) However now that I have seen them I am quite dissapointed and I can't see me buying any of them. It is very good to see them investing in new part designs but this is such a cop out. If they had longer pneumatics (powered by air) then that (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: set technic 2008
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(...) Hehehe... sono gli attuatori lineari, a funzionamento meccanico. Praticamente funzionano come la colla stick o il rossetto... G. (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) That's all true, but the underlying fact is that they still sell more total volume to the EU than they do to all of North America, and between the US and Canada there is more geographical area involved. In other words, even though distribution (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Getting BrickJournal
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Has anyone actually managed to download the issue 9 pdf? I have been trying for ages and keep getting error messages. I would be very grateful if someone could post a working link to the last free issue of the magazine. cheers Tara (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) You are right. For example, S@H doesn't ship to the Czech Republic. (Is it a bureaucratical issue? Is it a trade-off for lower taxes?) The prices also differ among countries. (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Servizio su Sat2000
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(...) Io la ricevo, non la guardo mai, ma posso registrare il servizio. Grazie della segnalazione! Ciao Luca (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: set technic 2008
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(...) E' un peccato che abbiano messo il Power Function in quel gippone... avrei preferito l'escavatore (tra l'altro ha nuovi elementi pneumatici, o sbaglio?) Luca (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: MOC: un'altra casa pieghevole
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(...) E' bellissima: le lastre di simil ottone sulla base del portone sono una finezza degna di nota. Ora quando arriveranno le altre 3 facciate? ;-P Luca (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, FTX)
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| | Re: Nuova funzione in LDD - Ottimizzazione per la stampa
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(...) No, non lo sapevo! Così però è più utile. A dire la verità, l'LDD non lo uso molto, troppo macchinoso e non ci sono neppure tutti i pezzi che mi servono. Ciao Luca (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | vendita LEGO STAR WARS 7191 perfetto - nuovo e sigillato - anno 2000
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Si accettano proposte di acquisto per: (URL) i frequentatori di ITLUG si può raggiungere un accordo al di fuori di Ebay con risparmio per tutti. LEGO STAR WARS 7191 X- WING FIGHTER ©2000 NUOVO E SIGILLATO - PERFETTO - ANNO 2000 - 1304 PEZZI PER (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | set technic 2008
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(URL) ne dite ???? (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | BayLUG Turns 10!
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I am pleased to announce that in 2008 the Bay Area LEGO Users Group (BayLUG) turns 10-years-old. We hope to have some special things planned for the year which will culminate with a birthday celebration in October. Keep watching our website for (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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Thanks for compiling this data, Dave. I love it. Too bad LEGO doesn't share more specific sales data. If the Viking theme really did so well, does anyone think it might come back? I liked that theme, but it doesn't seem like it was in stores very (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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Thanks for compiling this data, Dave. I love it. Too bad LEGO doesn't share more specific sales data. If the Viking theme really did so well, does anyone think it might come back? I liked that theme, but it doesn't seem like it was in stores very (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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It is very interesting data that you have compiled. Without actual sales figures and some comparison to the number of new sets in each theme, I don't think that you can conclude by splitting the numbers into each themed category. It might be safe to (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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It is very interesting data that you have compiled. Without actual sales figures and some comparison to the number of new sets in each theme, I don't think that you can conclude by splitting the numbers into each themed category. It might be safe to (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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(...) SNIP (...) I wonder how closely this resembles the top sellers in brick and mortar stores, or online shops besides S@H? I am impressed by how many Star Wars sets are there! I bet next year Indiana Jones will be up there too. Roy (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008. Box images leaked!
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(...) See my PREVIEW analysis at (URL) (Conchas) (URL) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: brickvention, storage needed in Melbourne for lego for few days
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Hi all, My family and I are travelling to Melbourne from Tasmania for Brickvention. We are bringing the car over on the boat, but are then planning to tour around the Gippsland area for a week prior to going to Brickvention. My question is this: is (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: general gaming Q: multiple dice vs. die+bonuses
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(...) Wow. I opened this thread expecting to defend the 1d6+A option, but Dave presents a convincing argument for the Ad6. Even with an opposing defense roll (with a defense value also 1-4), a ship with defense 1 would (with a 1-6 range) dodge once (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) Well, yes... that's why I called it the biggest market. (...) IIRC, LEGO regards the various EU countries as seperate markets. It certainly has different distribution strategies between them. But I could be wrong. Cheers Richie Dulin (Please (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: space battle tactical game?
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Hi Joe! (...) This sounds similar to Evil Stevie's Pirate Game (ESPG) which uses an 8-point compass plus rules about speed, turning, etc. based on ship size. While that is Age of Sail ships, I have thought of adapting it to a Space setting. (Well, (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.gaming, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) Thank you for the nomination, but I'm going to have to decline. --Travis (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Hi-speed port communication
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(...) Hi all, the physical connection of NXTs via RS485 is just the first half of the solution... Remeber, at 2-wire RS485 you can have one master only and up to 31 slaves. To address each slave, you need to implement a special protocol which (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Grunts - Episode 6.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Sea port
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I had posted some early pics of a sea port out on Mocpages.com and now have the final pics setup. (URL) Have a look. The layout ended up around 7' x 9'. The show was at a local church where John and Ross also had a train display. Quite a few people (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.pirates) !
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) Is it? I knew it couldn't possibly be ABS (due to the fact that natural ABS has a translucent milky-beige color, and clear ABS is supposed to be EXPENSIVE), but I'd always thought it was acrylic due to how easily the transparent parts used to (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) Remember that they were originally planning to move production to China. Reportedly there were two main considerations with abandoning that idea. The first was that there was an intense backlash concerning quality issues (which would only have (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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I, William Howard, nominate Ross Crawford (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) The USA is the largest market only in the sense that we barely buy more total product than Germany since the debut of the LEGO Star Wars line. Germany still has the highest per-capita sales by a massive margin, and the EU (which was comparably (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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I, William Howard, nominate Travis Cobbs (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Servizio su Sat2000
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L'emittente televisiva satellitare Sat2000 è venuta alla conoscenza dell'esposizione di Zagarolo. E vorrebbe realizzare un servizio da mandare in onda venerdì prossimo alle 12.00 all'interno di una trasmissione dedicata al modellismo. Le riprese al (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) Well, they do... you provided a list above - "Components made in Denmark, Austria, Hungary, Mexico and the Czech Republic". Now, I'm guessing that the first two (at least) are not really cheap labour markets - but I could be wrong. (...) Well, (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | 8479 Code Pilot Barcode Analysis and Code Sheet
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Dr. Soubhi Sabbagh contacted me recently to get information on Code Pilot, and collecting various sources he was able to analyse and create a PDF code sheet. " So, I decided to study the bar code algorithm and I co-operated with www.dlsoft.com until (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.codepilot, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Set Star Wars 7194 8009 8010 8011 MISB
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ok aggiudicato! ce lo scambiamo a Ballabio oppure vuoi che te lo porti la befana? ;-) Andrea "Gianluca Morelli" <poldoshop@yahoo.it> ha scritto nel messaggio news:Jtvuu1.AEq@lugnet.com... (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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| | Re: Hi-speed port communication
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Hi Ross, (...) it should be possible to use RS-485 as a bus, i.e. connect several NXTs with one cable. You need to make the cable yourself, though, and you may need some termination on the ends. Jürgen (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) I live in El Paso and that is the wage in Juarez, or less. I would doubt that it is too international. Nothing is made in the US, Germany, England, New Zealand, or Australia. Though some things are made in China. I would say that the (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | 7787 Bat-Tank 50% off at LEGO brand store (Oregon)
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I just got Set 7787: The Bat-Tank: The Riddler and Bane's Hideout for 50% off at my local LEGO brand store near Portland, Oregon. I love 50% off. It's my favorite price. This set originally retailed for 49.99, so I got it for $24.99. The brand store (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: Sliding Puzzle - NOTW Logo
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(...) The removable piece and the fact that this is a working puzzle is just plain cool! (...) This is a really cool MOC. I hadn't seen anything like this before and I really like the idea. I always love seeing the ways that people find to (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) -snip- Great work putting this together. I do find it interesting that such a range made it to the top 25 (albeit dominated by Star Wars). Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (Note that I don't know, and that I'm not wearing my Ambassador's hat here). I would guess that costs are a major consideration, and that the NAFTA has had a bearing on this - keep in mind that the USA is LEGO's biggest market. (...) Well, (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) Impressive work as always! Good to know that (URL) rumours> of your retirement were a little exaggerated. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) Perhaps it is due to Flextronics not having the quality control that Lego did. Why they moved production to Juarez Mexico is beyond me. Perhaps very cheap labor, less than $2.00 an hour might be the reason. Shades of overseas clothing sweat (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Hi-speed port communication
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(...) Thanks John. I agree that from the electrical point of view, just connecting one port 4 to another port 4 should just work with no hardware other than the cable (for short lengths, like the cables that come with the NXT). For longer cables, a (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Sliding Puzzle - NOTW Logo
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I really enjoyed this post about mosaic kits and a LEGO sliding puzzle design: (URL) As a Christmas gift for my daughter I built a slightly larger sliding puzzle design which completely covers a standard square green baseplate. Since she will (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Nuova funzione in LDD - Ottimizzazione per la stampa
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(...) Il problema di quel programma è che ho scritto in .NET, che avrà anche un mucchio di cose utili ma la velocità non è il suo forte. Tutto quello che si può fare è maledire quegli ingegneri che si sognano di usarlo per roba grafica e videogiochi (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) The same "color issue" is visible on the grey (and presumably red although I dont own any of those) porthole pieces from the Santa Fe Super Chief set. (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 4954 re-designed as Train Station
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(...) Peter - Very nicely done. I really like the archetecture and design. Had the 4954 set come out before the Corner Cafe (or had caught my attention before the cafe), I probably would have attempted to make a station from this set instead... and (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Small Train Station MOC
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(...) Dave - Basically the same comments as I just posted on the MOC page. I really like the look of the station. Very clean and 'tight' design on all sides. I'm looking forward to seeing how you do the interior touches. Nice work. -Ted (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: l'ho fatto grosso
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(...) [...] (...) Ciao. Premesso che non ho idea di come la telecamera lego si interfacci con il mondo, per la parte di elaborazione delle immagini posso suggerire l'uso di OpenCV ((URL) tratta di una libreria per la computer vision. Non l'ho mai (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) Thanks guys, I accept -Orion (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Grunts - Episode 5.
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Got the navigation at this level sorted now. :-) (URL) S. (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: 7994 City Harbor Question - water
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(...) The displacement was $90.00. John P (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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(...) Nice work, Dave! I think your statistics are interesting and seem to correctly identify some consumer trends. I would expect Shop at Home sales to reflect to a greater extent those products that aren't as readily available at major local (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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(...) I, Michael Heidemann, accept the nomination. (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Top 25 Sellers of 2007
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Since March 12th 2007, I've been tracking Lego's "Top 25 Sellers" page. I believe it lists the top 25 Lego sets that have sold the most copies through the web during the past week (168 hours). Unfortunately, it's not perfect data, so this (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.general) !
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| | Harley Quinn!
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7884 Batman's Buggy: The Escape of Mr. Freeze 7885 Robin's Scuba Jet: Attack of The Penguin 7886 The Batcycle: Harley Quinn's Hammer Truck 7888 The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise Those are the 2008 set names as posted by Brickset, and it seems (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.licensed.batman)
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| | Re: Another Theo Jansen style LEGO Walker
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(...) Very nice implementation, with very flat orbit of leg tip! Kudos for the use of bent liftarms to get fractional beam lengths... Philo (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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(...) One issue may be the application of orange paint on a different material. We all know LEGO elements are made of ABS. However, windows are not made of ABS, they are made of polycarbonate(PC). As PC and ABS are different materials, application (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | peeron inventory correction
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7668-1: Rebel Scout Speeder 973px574 The torso is black with Sand Blue arms and shirt. The belt buckle is silver (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.inv)
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| | Re: Hi-speed port communication
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(...) Two. Input port #4 fills up pretty quick. Should give a nice performance boost over BT though. (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | New Small Train Station MOC
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Hey there all you train-heads! I finally got around to doing another train MOC while I had some time off over X-mas. I went for a small train station like you might see in a little town in Europe. I did a bunch of image searching on the web and (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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