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(...) YES! Living on the westside of Chi-town, I am very much looking forward to this. What I really want to know is "Will there be a giant size pick a brick like at Legoland and Disneyland? Thanks Dave (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | 4455 {Hotdog girl}
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look at the picture in Peeron, a little humorous. John P (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Brick Bash 2008!
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It's almost time for the 4th Annual (URL) Saturday, March 29, 2008, 11am-6pm, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Presented by Bricks for Brains. Brick Bash is a one-day public LEGO building exhibition where we have a lot of fun by showing off our creations (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickbash, FTX)
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| | Re: can LPUB PLI BEGIN ... sections be nested?
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(...) Hi Steve, LPub cannot (and should not) support any nested META commands, except for the nesting implied by use of sub-models. I think the mistake you are making is to synthesize actual lego products, rather than by hose/cable type. The purpose (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | MPD file for Technic #8274, Combine Harvester
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Hello to everybody! I am modelling the firt model of the set #8274 with MLCad. You can find the actual state of the .mpd file describing the harvester in my SVN server, but the files is still unfinished: (URL) I only need the following parts to (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets, FTX)
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| | Re: Help identifying a set
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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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| | Help identifying a set
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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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| | LEGOLAND Discovery Center to Open in Illinois
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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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| | Re: Help preparing L(EGO)Draw parts
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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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| | LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less
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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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| | Re: The Blue, now the New Green!
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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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| | New Trains-n-Town website.
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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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| | Re: Base plate thickness?
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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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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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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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| | Re: Base plate thickness?
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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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| | Re: Which CAD program recommended for Mac??
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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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| | Re: Base plate thickness?
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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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| | Re: Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
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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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| | Re: Base plate thickness?
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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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