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(...) On the catalog in Brickset, there is an entry for the set listing it as "Pre-School Set" and the year 1976. I was guessing it was earlier, such as 73-74, based on the box art (relatively modern LEGO logo next to the old 5-color flag). Brickset (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hey all, Just wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this set? I can't find it in the Lugnet database and I really don't know anything about older sets. Could someone even identify the era for me? Suggestions on the appropriate newsgroup (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Attention midwestern-ers. :-) Stacy was surfing the "Plastics News" site this morning and came across this little gem of information. ===...=== Legoland Discovery Centre to open first U.S. site By Moneé Fields-White CRAIN´S CHICAGO BUSINESS (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Part 47758 Windscreen 4 x 4 Roll Cage done: (URL) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Inspired by the recent FBTB Steam Wars contest, I wanted to do my part to keep the excitement going about the Steampunk Building theme. To that end, I'd like to announce: (URL) My Steampunk Challenge is to build something in the theme using 50 (or (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !
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| | Re: The Blue, now the New Green!
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(...) Wow! The new green works really well, allowing the creations to stand out against the background, despite its obvious brightness and interest. It's remarkable how the overall effect of same creations, in the same pose, can appear to change (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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In lugnet.publish, Eric Sophie wrote: The Blue (URL) for Mecha-Tech 2048x1360>> (URL) Blue ESLC 2008©> Now the New Green! (URL) for Mecha-Tech 2048x1360>> (URL) Green ESLC 2008©> Enjoy! (URL) Eric Sophie> (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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Hey folks, Many of you know that I setup and have run the Save 9V Trains site for some time. Well the usefulness of that site has come to an end. Being the insane LEGO fan that I am I just had to do something else. To that end I have set up a new (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) !!
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(...) Thanks, Scott. That's very helpful. I've got to get me some calipers! Rafe (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Moving things manually a long distance is cumbersome, even with the coarse grid. The inspector does show the coordinates of the selected part or submodel, although I'm not sure if that's what you mean by cursor coordinates. Note that if you do (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) 0.055 inch would be correct. It never crossed my mind that 0.5 = 1/2. I don't use my calipers often enough to correctly interpret its output every time I do. Lesson learned: Double, uh, no, triple-check the readout (and make shure I'm (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, this is very annoying as using the arrow keys to move a part/assembly all the way across the model can be slow and painful, especially since Bricksmith doesn't seem to display cursor coordinates. (...) Ok, I see. I'd like functionality to (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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(...) Scott, I'm sorry; That can't be right. More than half an inch? Did you mean 0.055 inch? I'm talking about the thickness of a baseplate, the area without the studs, the distance a block would be above my desk if the block were sitting on a (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) rats! (...) Thanks for the heads up, John Looks like I really have to start brushing up on my NXT 'bot building now. Dave K (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) 0.55 inch. That's measuring with a dial calipers. HTH sjf (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Dick Swan's replacement RCX firmware also does not support directly manipulating the IR led and it doesn't support microsecond timing control. Both of these features would be required in order to send the IR messages to a Power Function or R/C (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Baseplates are exactly the right thickness, such that if they are resting on studs, their studs are exactly 1 plate higher. So I guess that makes them 1 plate minus the height of a stud 8?) ROSCO (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | light bley cheese
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Yay! (URL) of 'em. Now if only I had any inspiration to build anything . . . Still in a funk, Jonathan (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.inv)
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| | Base plate thickness?
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Hi all, I have this hankering to know the thickness of a baseplate. Not a regular plate, but a baseplate. I found the FAQ page with dimensions of bricks and plates and studs ( www.lugnet.com/~330/...dimensions ) but cannot seem to find out how thick (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
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In lugnet.general, Jason J Railton wrote: <snip> (...) I'm runnign Dick Swan's alternate firmware that he sent me a while back. Dave K (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Hi and test of service
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(...) Hey and welcome! God Bless, Nathan (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.people.newbie)
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| | mondo senza confini
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tramite bricklink ho appena comprato un po' di lego da un negozio....in NUOVA ZELANDA ! La cosa curiosa e' che questo venditore abita a circa 800 km dal mio punto antipodale (gearth mi ha aiutato :-) e' realmente dall'altra parte del mondo ! Bravo (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | Re: Si resta qui
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ciao a tutti anche per me è da tre giorni che non ricevo più le mail di conferma. Adesso sto scrivendo dal Web. Riguardo al nuovo forum, come già dicevo, non sono contrario a crearne uno alternativo, magari di riserva se si blocca ancora questo. (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Hi and test of service
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I've been a member for a while, but I've never said hi. So, I'm saying hi. Scott (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.people.newbie)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Bricksmith is certainly unlike MLCad, which is indeed a fine program. However, I'd like to humbly correct a few inaccuracies I perceive in your list of drawbacks. (...) True. That is a definite difference. (...) False. Keyboard controls for (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | can LPUB PLI BEGIN ... sections be nested?
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Can LPUB PLI BEGIN sections be nested? I did not have this problem until I started using lsynthcp version 3.0 (which I probably got directly from Kevin). This version of LSynth automatically inserts LPUB parts list directives to substitute the (...) (17 years ago, 4-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
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(...) I doubt that's possible - a bytecode program just can't run fast enough to do the timing for the IR commands, on either brick. The NXT can only manage it because it sends them over a slow comms link to a HiTechnic IRLink sensor, then that (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: OT: More Bacon
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(...) Here's (URL) Bacon Vodka>! --Mike. (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) I'm going to have to disagree. As a long time MLCad user and a recent Mac convert (Nov 2007), I feel that while Bricksmith is a very good program, it has some very definite drawbacks that makes it difficult to use. Here's a list from off the (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: Si resta qui
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(...) inoltro l'email di Davide Quattrocchi ***...*** Ciao, scusa se scrivo direttamente a te ma da due giorni non riesco a postare sul forum. Riguardo alla tua proposta credevo che fosse rivolta al webmaster di itlug.org e non a tutti gli (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | LDraw.org's January 2008 Model, Scene and Part of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the January 2008 Model/Scene/Part Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM/POTM) contests: (URL) MOTM, Hooklift Truck with Crane by Norbert Taxberger> (URL) SOTM, Performance by Owen Dive> (URL) POTM - Best Part, Minifig Accessory (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: MOC Logo
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(...) Hi Florian, A logo is meant to serve as an identity mark. That's his role. Logically, that's a very personal sign. I can't really see a logo being "generic". Of course a logo can be used to identify a community, group or company. The Lugnet (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: The Blue, the Red or the Green?
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(...) They all look nice, but I think the blue is the coolest - it gives the best contrast to all three mechs. The red tends to subdue the red mech, and the grey fades a bit against the green. Nice work all round, though. Thanks for sharing! Cheers (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | The Blue, the Red or the Green?
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The Blue (URL) for Mecha-Tech 2048x1360>> (URL) Blue ESLC 2008©> The Red (URL) for Mecha-Tech 2048x1360>> (URL) Red ESLC 2008©> The Green (URL) for Mecha-Tech 2048x1360>> (URL) Green ESLC 2008©> (URL) ESLC 2008© Original> (URL) 800x531 ESLC 2008© (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | LEGOfest di Ballabio 2008: aggiornamenti importanti
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Di seguito un elenco di aggiornamenti più o meno importanti a seguito dell'incontro che ho avuto con la Pro Loco di Ballabio questa mattina. 1) Il bar verrà spostato dal secondo piano al primo piano. In questo modo il punto vendita occuperà tutto il (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) I second that. I'm quite novice at virtual building, but Bricksmith has proven very straightforward to use (it's event better with two screens, too), and very convivial. MLcad is good to, of course, but I don't see why you'd go through all the (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
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(...) <snip> Nicely done John! Is there a tentative timeframe when NQC for the RCX will be updated to support IR to the LEGO powerfunctions? Dave K (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Wanted: Brickmaster Legoland CA kids' tickets
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(...) Are you taking the fam to Mecca 3.0??? Wanna adopt me? JOHN (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | Remote Switch (was: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .)
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(...) I love Rick's awesome spear switch idea. I kept running it through my head to see if I could make it any smaller. I came up with something this morning: (2 URLs) Full Gallery of my prototype> I only have technic motors, so I wanted a solution (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Si resta qui
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(...) Beh, allora ne approfitto per segnalare la mia appartenenza al ristretto gruppo di privilegiati... :-) Carlo, Lugnet #24 (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Si resta qui
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(...) loggato, come te. w. (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Brickparadise lot clearance sale -25%
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I realy need to reduce my inventory, hence this sale. For every lot you clear out, you will receive 25% off for that lot. This discount will be manually substracted from your order. Instructions will even receive 50% off. This sale applies to parts, (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Horoscopes Februari 2008
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(URL) english> (URL) français> Enjoy, Jean-Marc (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Wanted: Brickmaster Legoland CA kids' tickets
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I'm looking for up to three of the Brickmaster free kid's entrance tickets for Legoland-California. (The free-kid-with-adult-purchase tickets from e.g. the Lego magazine won't help). If you have one or more extras you're willing to part with, please (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Si resta qui
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(...) Direi di sì. Comunque da ieri non scrive quasi più nessuno perchè non arrivano le conferme via mail. Io stesso non riesco a postare nel modo tradizionale (anche Luca Giannitti). Io riesco a postare solo perchè loggato su Lugnet. Tu come hai (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug) !
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| | Si resta qui
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Cari fratelli in abiesse, visto che questa proposta: (URL) ha suscitato alcuna reazione ritengo l'argomento chiuso. w. (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Invito a Ludicamente
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Sono stato contattato dall'associazione "Amici Ludici" di Mantova ((URL) Ci hanno invitato a partecipare a "Ludicamente" fiera del giocattolo non tecnologico di Mantova. Di seguito il link al sito della manifestazione (non ancora aggiornato alla (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008
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Snippo (...) /Snippo Who puts LEDs in LEGO bricks? That's sooo 20th century... :-P (URL) 1980? reference> (URL) I assume these were LEDs, as I have never had the privelege of mutilating these for the sake of science. Anyway. I'm excited to see these (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Dover Train show in Daily Record
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Hey that is great! Good for you guys. Hey by any chance, would you be interested in coming to the Liberty Science Center on Feb. 18th 2008 for a FLL Expo? (Engineers Week) I will be talking to the teams about Technic construction, and showing off (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
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(...) In collaboration with Jason Railton I have modified/extended the NBC and NXC API functions for the HiTechnic iRLink device in support of the newly documented Power Function modes as well as the R/C Train IR protocol. I uploaded a new (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics) !
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008
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(...) Looks like LEGO has finally updated their light units to make use of white LEDS. (I've been doing this for my models for the past several years...) I'm sure that some builders will find this set interesting, although I would personally be much (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen being inducted to the Toy Industry Association, Inc. Hall of Fame
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LEGO Fans, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen of LEGO Group will be the 2008 inductee to the Hall of Fame for the 8th Annual TOTY Awards. Check out the link: (URL) Happy 50th LEGO Group! Todd (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.mediawatch) !
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| | Dover Train show in Daily Record
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Daily Record covered the train show again Jan 27 2008 (URL) Patty (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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(...) I concur. It's a fantastic idea. Hard to implement, but we'll see what happens. Dave K (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, John Patterson wrote: <snip> (...) For myself, I'm probably going to go this particular route. Get it in writing and hopefully leave less aggravation for those I love. When it comes to expensive items that aren't covered (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Dave Sterling wrote: <snip> (...) That's what my friend wants--that her husbands collection go to someone that will appreciate it. I'll see her this weekend and give her all these ideas. Dave K (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, John P. Henderson wrote: <snip> (...) That's a good start to an idea that may come to fruition as our fan base increases. Thanks for the idea! Dave K (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) I would recommend (URL) Bricksmith> in either case. Jim (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 31 janvier 2008
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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 jour. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Construction collective d'un train. ** par NICO le (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | LEGOfest di Ballabio 2008: riunione organizzativa
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Domani mattina alle 10.00 (Sabato 2 Febbraio) mi recherò nella sede della Pro Loco di Ballabio per una riunione puramente organizzativa relativa al LEFOfest. Se qualcuno vuole partecipare è il benvenuto. La sede della Pro Loco è in Via Confalonieri (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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(...) Jeff emailed me directly as he is having problems posting While my Kadee site has been down for awhile, I did give permission to another site to use my images and text which you can find (URL) here> I have never given anyone else permission to (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Brislug Meeting, Febuary 2008 - on behalf of Aaron Andrews
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Aaron is having trouble posting so I'm posting this on his behalf. ------ Hi guys =) The meeting will be held on Febuary 9th at 12 PM, at my humble abode on the Southside of Brisbane. Everyone is to bring a MOC for show & tell & those who don't will (...) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: New TECHNIC sets for Fall 2008
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(...) The real stuff, not only the box, as befor. (2 URLs) See more (URL) (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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(...) Hey, Tommy- That would depend-- if he has a new Mac with the Intel chip, I'd say to go with MLCAD running Bootcamp. Otherwise, the choice would have to be Bricksmith. JOHN (17 years ago, 1-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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On another list--one about that best of all 20th Century novellist, Patrick O'Brian--I am kind of known as the LEGO guy. Had a question about which would be best CAD program for an Apple. Told her I would post to the experts. Any recocommendations (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | LEGOfest di Ballabio 2008: aggiunto un B&B
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E' stato aggiunto il B&B Medale nell'elenco relativo al pernottamento: (URL) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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What a fantastic idea! Maybe not a formal charity to start with but a group of people that volunteer to do things like run benefit auctions or "vendor" tables at brick events with the proceeds donated to a stated charity. It could start out as a (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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(...) Thanks (...) It runs well at home. It will even take switches at slow speeds. Hopefully I'll have a chance to run it on (URL) WamaLTC's> layout at the Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium Md. this weekend. We'll see how it performs under (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Jabba's Steampunk Barge
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Contest entry for the FBTB Steam Wars loosely based from the (URL) initial concept sketches of Jabba's Sail Barge>. (URL) AC (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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(...) Hi Dave: Sorry to hear of your friend's passing. This very subject has crossed my mind a few times. As you say, with our AFOL community aging, it will eventually become a very relevant topic. And it is the sort of thing we would be best off (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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(...) Actually We did up a will where my wife and I leave everything to our grandchild if we should go soon. My sister in law is our exectoress and I have left her $10,000 plus 10% to sell it on ebay and the proceeds goes to the granddaughter. If I (...) (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brick Testament image used on LEGO.com?!
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(...) Thanks, Steve. I'll reply to your private e-mail momentarily. Best, -Brendan (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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(...) Jeff Christner used Kadees on his layout many years ago. His site is gone but the Wayback machine has the (URL) but unfortunatly only one pic. He also talks about it (URL) here> Ondrew Hartigan has also done (URL) some experimenting>. Tim (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Phone Specials 30 January 2008 to 5 February 2008
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The list I posted last week is the list that is still on the recorded phone special line. These items are actually the WEB specials and there are some phone specials that were not recorded on the phone line. If you call customer service and press (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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(...) Stacy and I have thought about this quite a bit as our collection continues to grow and grow. We don't plan to have any children so that's not really an option. In all likelihood, we will end up donating it somewhere. Be it a museum, school, (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .
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(...) Hmm, not much room for weight there, unless you have a load (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Brick Testament image used on LEGO.com?!
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I will get this fixed. Steve (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: What would happen to your collection....
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(...) Every once in a while you hear someone talk about FOTM at a garage sale... I hope thats not your place down the road! The wife and I are startign the talks regarding wills and such. To save her the headaches, I'll get something written up (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) I asked my wife once (10 years younger than me) and she said garage sale. I have tried to convince her otherwise, hopefully. John P (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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LEGO World Norway 01 – 04 May, 2008 Fornebu Indoor Golf Center Snarøyveien 69 1367 Snarøya Norge Opening hours: 10 am. – 18 pm., all four days. Tickets: 100 NOK. Upcoming information will be posted on: (URL) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.events, FTX)
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Non e' che sia bellissimo... Pare una delle MOC veloci che facccio per giocare la sera con Luca :-))))) Anche cromaticamente, l'elicottero non mi pare una meraviglia... Altri promozionali legati alle linee aeree mi sono parsi + interessanti. Ma non (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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(...) When I have kids, Im sure that'll make this issue go away--the kids'll get the collection. My friend is quite specific--she wants the collection to go to people who will appreciate it. I can see the feelings in that--Since my LEGO hobby has (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) I'm going to print this and give it to my friend--these are fantastic suggestions! I didn't even think about the donation route. Thanks Ted! Dave K (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) Anything I own will be left to my kids and wife. What they do with it will be up to them. If they don't want my collection, I'd like to think that they'd donate it to a local day care so that other kids can enjoy it. -Elroy (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) I so hear that. The sorting thing is my best procrastination endeavour! Would I give my collection to rtlT? Bunch of ingrates don't deserve it!! :p I dunno--I'm sure things'll change between now and then, but my collection would be divided (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have plenty of younger relatives/friends that would love my collection! My personal issue is how to divvy it up! (...) Eh, i'm not a great builder and am not particularly attached to anyhitng I've built. (...) Anything for you, John--you (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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Good question - hey I turned 40 last year too, but I have kids who will get it all. There are choices for those without an obvious beneficiary but first you have ask the really tough question: does the estate need the value of the collection in (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'd make sure that the majority goes to the GMLTC. Of course they'd probably be cursing my name as they finished the sorting I never got around to doing, but they'd have a lot more bricks to build with. JohnG, GMLTC (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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(...) Simple. Procreate:-) Or will it to relatives with kids or who are young adults that will be having kids (assuming loose bricks) If you are talking MOCs, they could be saved as heirlooms, or sold off on eBay. Sad to think about; thanks, Dave. (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | On-line il sito LEGOworld Norway
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E' on-line il sito del LEGOworld Norway: (URL) Chiappa LEGO Ambassador (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Nuovo set promozionale
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Al seguente link trovate un'immagine del nuovo set promozionale 2230: (URL) set sarà venduto esclusivamente sulle seguenti linee aeree: KLM Lufthansa CondorAir berlinHapag LloydHamburg InternationalGermaniaChina AirlinesMy TravelSterling Marco (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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Not going to be morbid or anything, but here's the scenario-- You pass on. What happens to your LEGO collection? Many of us have collections well into the thousands, and some of us have well into the hundreds of thousands of pieces. I'd imagine that (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.general)
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| | MOC: Falco II
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Em português no meu blog: (2 URLs) This is my last MOC. Is a hydroplane inspired on the original Falco that appears on the Conan, The Future Boy, a anime TV series from the 70s. The main reason to do this adaptation was the general shape of the (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Following on this, I am absolutely sure a yellow school bus would sell great, at least in the US! Something like (URL) this> or (URL) this>. Regular city buses could be fun as well, such as (URL) this>, (URL) this> or (URL) this>. Regular (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | Re: Can't find this part on Peeron: 2x2 plates with connecting stem
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(...) That's more or less correct. If you pull up an individual part entry, the far right column shows what sets it's been used in (if it's a part, minifig, or some other sub-component of a set), and the next column to the left will give you rolling (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) Wow! Both a nice build and it looks to have a heck of an engineering feat in the running gear as well. Thanks for including all of the pictures of what's behind the curtain. Is it a good runner? Seeing models like this make to attempt a larger (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: colors.dat (Was: POV Color Cheat?)
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I have two comments. First of all, it appears that you divided the colors in ldconfig.ldr by 256, instead of dividing by 255. For example, blue in ldconfig.ldr has RGB values of 0, 51, 178. Dividing these by 256 yields the values you have below, (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) A long time ago, in a different far far away galaxy, I had a run in with the Lego legal department. I was buying an old store model on ebay and got an e-mail from one of their lawyers. She said Lego wanted the model back that I was high bidder (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) That is quite possible I think. There was a pre-promotional image of an EXO-Force model with a prominent "XFORSKN" sticker on its groin (my copy is lost unfortunately) and, more recently Star Wars had (URL) this great promotion> on a mock up. (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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Warning: this post contains language concerning and links to LEGO depictions of materials that some may consider offensive and/or inappropriate for children. A fan of (URL) The Brick Testament> alerted me via e-mail last night to the apparent use of (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun, FTX) !!
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