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(...) Just call 'em a city o' midgets and go with 1:60. ROSCO (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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And there are some more here too... (URL) Hope you enjoy em! Ray Silva socalray@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...ugnet.com] On Behalf Of Adrian Egli Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 7:53 PM To: (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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I figured since Ted got the ball rolling posting event pics, might as well follow- (URL) One thing I did NOT do that I should have was a daily screening of photos taken and I wound up missing some great MOC photos in the process. Next time... What (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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I was able to see these in person at this year's NMRA show and they are as described, and then some. A real sight to see. Thanks for bringing them to the show Mat. Ray Silva socalray@cox.net -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Okay, Cale, you simply must be stopped. You are making the rest of us look like hacks. Wouldn't a little dark ages feel good right now? Say for the next eight years so that we could catch up to you? Seriously though, very nice detailing, all (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) ... (...) Very nice, it is great to see the old consists alive again in Lego and the Daylights were just crying to be done. The lettering looks great and I can't wait to see how your GS4 turns out. So how did you manage to get the (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Name of Theme: Crime solvers Short description of Theme: An extension of the "Law & Order" TV series. Crime solving through all the phases. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) SWAT - mean guys in green armor to break into a bad dudes (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: SCLTC photos from NMRA 2008
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(...) ... (...) With the scarcity of NMRA 08 photos I was starting to wonder if anyone in California owned a camera (grin). Very nice stuff, it would have been great to see it in person. The viaduct, roundhouse, tunnel are all great. Someone even (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) I didn't mean to steal this idea in my own post, this is a much better description. (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: A green world Short description of Theme: Demonstrate good ways of living to reduce carbon foot print. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Recycling plant - show how items are sorted and recreated 2) Power Plant - (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: Communication Short description of Theme: Small sets that show how we communicate with eachother. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) TV Studio 2) Site Reporter at some interesting site -- not a disaster, maybe a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: Learning for Life Short description of Theme: Provide setting that demonstrate that learning continues for life. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Library - books, computer, files, readers 2) University / School - (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Name of Theme: the other side Short description of Theme: Things that any kid should know about. Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Homeless shelter - a dorm and kitchen for all, simple, but adequate 2) Unemployment office - lines (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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| | motorization of 8466 sized model
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I have been working at making a monster truck with 8466 wheels. Everything was going well until I was sorting out the propulsion. Has anyone had any sucess in motorising a large model that would travel at a reasonable speed? I think that there is a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | how to store 8200 sets and 640,000 parts
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I finally figured out how to list my pictures, wasn't too hard. Here are pictures of my Lego room. I had a few people email me and ask if I really had all these lego sets that I list on Lugnet, so here are the pictures of some of them. Also if (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mona Lisa
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(...) Jason, Using MS Paint, I made and saved about 140 drawings of circles of various colors atop squares of various colors. I omitted combinations where the pieces were rare (1 x 1 orange plates, 1 x 1 round green plates, etc. ) After I saved all (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Thanks for the vote of confidence. I do try to keep my inner pedant under control as much as possible ;) But in this specific case I think pedant is quite applicable. Tim (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Wow, have not really seen the word "pedant" used in a long while--maybe since studying for the SATs back in Age of Aquarius so I had to look it up again. One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules. One who exhibits one's (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) --snip-- (...) Hey Tommy, I agree for the most part and certainly don't keep to a single scale in my own dioramas (or even work completely to scale on many models). Selective compression, forced perspective and other techniques are very useful (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) It would be nice to scale a barbie profile to the average female height and add her to the picture. Although I get mildly irked by the abuse of 'minifig scale' the main reason I did this was 'cause I thought it would look funny. (...) Perhaps (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Web page
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(...) Oh they're high on the list. And you just gave me a very big incentive! Meanwhile, I have been able to investigate LPub this weekend. I am very impressed. This is a night-and-day difference from the previous version. It's great to see all the (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: VW Beetle set (10187) now with power functions!
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(...) Very nicely done, David! (...) Not exactly cheap, but: (URL) - Due to the placement of the battery, the rear seat back is no longer angled. (...) Yes it's always hard to retro-fit such functions to sets not designed for it, and the VW is (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | VW Beetle set (10187) now with power functions!
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Hi, After building the new VW set last Sunday, I brought it to work and while everybody admired it, one person commented that it should be powered and should have functional steering... So back to the building desk I went and voila: (URL) <-- Movie (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Dalylight train, Southern Pacific Coast
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(...) This is an absolutely stunning passenger train. The articulation of the cars looks awesome and the engraved bricks work beautifully. The GP9 looks a little out of place and I'm a big fan of steam so I'm eagerly awaiting to see the steam engine (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) When I first read this, I laughed out loud. Yes, the topic is worthy of discussion and debate. So why did I laugh? One word...... Barbie. Every so often you will read or hear someone in the media complaining about Barbie. "Her proportions are (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Use protection? (UV that is)
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So in my lego room I have a big window (hey I'm not a vampire!). I wanted to see what people know about (and use) UV protection that can be applied to a window -- in a film like way. Something like tinting windows of a car but for the house. Anyone (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Our Friend, the Sun
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(...) I don't recall what the Lugnet rules are for raising an old post, but has anyone tried this yet? thanks, mark (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Power Functions remote control Thumbstick - new challenge
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(...) OK, here is an attempted solution to the "new challenge", i.e. translating joystick movement to tank controls. It works, but it's a little awkward to use (pushing the joystick sideways requires quite a lot of force). I'm sure Jason (or (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Asking for RIS 2.0 patch under Windows XP
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I had two laptops giving me that same error: "A critical error has occurred. You may be running out of memory, or you may need to reinstall Robotics Invention System 2.0." It must have been a recent Windows update that messed them up, as these (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Asking for RIS 2.0 patch under Windows XP
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Ok I'll do that. Lego support has always been very helpful in the past :) Thanks Luca (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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I think this whole issue of scale and size brings into question just how humans see the world and depict it. Western Civilization and the whole scientific mathematical outlook of the world originated only a few hundred years ago with the discovery (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Architecture series
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I just received the two new sets in the Architecture Series. 21000 Sears Tower 21001 John HAncock Tower I love them, even though they only took 5 minutes to build, and these two are fairly similar. The instructions show two more in the series Space (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Asking for RIS 2.0 patch under Windows XP
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Dear Luca, I got an email from Lego few days ago, seems Lego has solution for Windows Vista yet. You can ask him for free CD just write you probelm on official Lego site. Best Regards, Alan (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mona Lisa
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(...) Very impressive. I hadn't seen this technique before, it rocks. Did you use a computer program to help you decide which color to use for the 1x1 rounds and the plate beneath or...? Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Video I-pod Next
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L'avevo visto già più di un mese fa' Molto bello indubbiamente per tutto quello che riguarda la parte software, tuttavia servono oltre al già costoso NXT anche 2 splendidi fermacarte (fermacarte - iphone) per farlo girare. purtroppo non sono ipod (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: NXT programming with Logo
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(...) I used to use Terrapin Logo and MicroWords on the RCX. Haven't used either on the NXT. If only to get kids to think in a lambda-calculus programming language, I'd pop for fee based MicroWorlds. Unfortunately, the spirit is willing, but the (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: NXT-G Models in Vista
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(...) Our tech had to take out the Adobe CS3 suite. Now the models show up. But CMU's Robotics Engineering does not. He reports that the old 'NXT clicking" version 1.0 was compatible with Adobe CS3. Seems Lego Tech Support has heard of something (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) --snip-- (...) I think you're demonstrating my point here by confusing size and scale here. A 'scale' defines the ratio of each dimension of the model to the real thing. Thus HO scale is 1:87, half scale is 1:2, true nano scale is 1:10^9 and (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Minifig scale, as with micro-scale and nano-scale, is a very broadly defined term. Miniland scale can be nailed down fairly precisely, but you can make one creation and call it nano-scale, and then make a matching creation that's half that (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | SCLTC photos from NMRA 2008
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(URL) from the Southern California LEGO Train Club's contribution to the 8-club ILTCO layout at the 2008 NMRA National Train Show in Anaheim, California on July 18-20, 2008 are now posted on the club's (URL) website>. (9 URLs) -Ted Michon SCLTC (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) For the most part although I have seen it used to describe set scales a little recently which is, in my opinion, just plain silly. (...) I vary my scale quite a bit even within a diorama but for buildings I probably use closer to 1:60 than (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGOLAND Discovery Center
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(...) Wow, that 'Miniland Chicago' is really nice! Obviously Lego put some effort into researching and creating those models, because they look wonderful. Can't wait to check it out sometime! JohnG, GMLTC (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Video I-pod Next
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Questo non potete perderlo.... (URL) vi piaccia ! Dino Baldi P.S: ancora nessunanovità...il termine esatto è domani :-) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | LEGOLAND Discovery Center
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Hi folks, Well, I realize I haven't posted here in years, but I thought I'd chime in. There was a pre-opening event at the new LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Schaumburg, IL this morning, so I did a brief write-up on it and posted a bunch of pix. Check (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | New Lego Education Product WeDo
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Full Info here: (URL) the press release: "LEGO® Education WeDo™, a new product that redefines classroom robotics, making it possible for primary school students 7-11 years of age to build and program their own solutions." "The complete LEGO WeDo (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) I've always used the term "minfig scale" to differentiate from "Miniland scale" to help explain that the vehicles, structures, and figures in Miniland at LEGOLANDs are not the same as the vehicles, structures, and figures in LEGO sets. -Ted (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Liten presentation
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Insåg just att jag har ju inte presenterat mig själv. Bättre sent än aldrig och så... ;) Jag heter Alltså Johan Karlsson 32 år fyllda. Född, uppvuxen och fortfarande bosatt i Västerbotten. Bor I en liten by, Bastuträsk, drygt fem mil väster om (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Renos in my new place and my new Lego room
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(...) Nice work on your LEGO® den. I especially like the pegboard walls! Walls like that open up so many cool storage and display possibilities. I also like that you have your computer set up down there as well. Must be very handy if you build in (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | Re: A question about Flextronics & brick opacity
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(...) Hey Tim, Thanks for the reply! I'm very glad to hear that TLG is aware of these issues and taking steps to address them. I've made my peace with the color change (although I haven't adopted them yet!), but this variance in the other colors in (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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| | Renos in my new place and my new Lego room
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Last week I removed a wall in the basement of our new house to open up the 70's style Family room to the Lego room Shots of the lego room (URL) Shots of the reno if any one is intrested. (URL) Jeff VW (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Tim, You are absolutely correct in describing the minifigure as an unrealistic model of a person. If minfigures were real people they would resemble some of the unhealthiest humans with big head and extremely overweight bodies. I think the (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Indeed. I think the use of the term 'minifig scale' is just a turn of phrase. (...) A striking silhouette indeed, though I wonder if your silhouette is representative of humanity. Hmmm... perhaps there are members of the community who are more (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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(...) Actually, I'd like to know whether the projected pricing will by any means match the effort. If so, trying to find original sticker sheets may become very attractive price-wise (since there are usually more than just one type of sticker on the (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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(...) I have used vector graphics to replicate logos on occasion, and the nature of the process may give some insight into the legality of this. Say we're duplicating a logo: first, an image or scan of the logo is imported into the vector graphics (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Minifig scale?
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Hi all, Of late I've noticed a resurgence in the use of 'minifig scale' as a term. Being a mathematically inclined pedant I tend to take issue with this term as minifigs are so deformed it strikes me as impossible to define a single 'scale' to them. (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: 58231.DAT Slope 33 3 x 6 is wrong type
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(...) 58231 is the "opaque" version. 51818 is the "transparent". Same shape, as you note by noticing the dual stamping of codes. -- joshua (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | ItLUG LEGO fest Ballabio 2008: foto
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Finalmente sono pronte, ecco le foto del LEGOfest: (URL) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Dalylight train, Southern Pacific Coast
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(...) --snip-- (...) I'm terribly happy to see colourful passenger rakes make a comeback. I'm far too lazy to make them myself but they do look excellent when done as well as this one. Tim (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
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(...) Thanks. Hopefully next year we can get together at Brickworld and have a big steam up. Cale (URL) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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(...) That guy who calls himself "Onideus" on BrickLink is Matthew Moulton. Enough said. Adr. (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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(...) I'm not sure they'll be able to stop laughing at the idea long enough to make any arguments. But I could be wrong. Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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(...) I recall hearing once that the 'copy' has to be at least 15% different to not be considerd plagiarism. Allister (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8-Wide Rutland Gondola
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(...) I have to say, that really makes the case for eight wide! It just looks 'right' Tim (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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(...) I'm not sure it's even physically possible to reverse engineer an image. He could reverse engineer the process used to produce the stickers, but the images themselves can't be taken apart. Even if he's hand drawing each image line by line, it (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers?
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Is it legal to sell "reverse engineered" copies of LEGO stickers? Such as here: (URL) This guy is claiming that because they're "reverse engineered" from the originals that they're not "copies" and are therefore exempt from copyright protection. (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Asking for RIS 2.0 patch under Windows XP
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(...) That did it :) However I also installed the Ultimate Builders Set, which gives me a similar error, as well as complaining about a broken Quicktime installation. I saw on the Lego website that this is because of a recent Quicktime version, but (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Maryland & Pennsylvania RR 4-4-0 #6
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(...) Cale, you're my hero! I've struggled with 4 wheeled pony trucks, and this is the first one using the small BBB wheels I've seen that negotiates around the pistons in one piece. I'm not a big fan of attaching the rail guard to the pony truck, (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Dalylight train, Southern Pacific Coast
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(...) Fantastic work! I've always loved this train, the color scheme is just so striking. The solution you've used to get the cars so close together is something I very well may have to look into myself for my Tequila Sunrise. The idea of having the (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | NXT-G Models in Vista
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I'm teaching this week using laptops running on Vista. The laptops also have the full suite of Adobe software. Under these conditions, the models do not show up. The models momentarily blink onto the screen, then the display goes blank. I suspect (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
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| | Re: Trebuchet
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(...) Ben, Thanks for the info, The trebuchet I built is much bigger than the one that you sent me a link to. I had to make it bigger to get enough weight to toss a 2x2 brick more than three feet. I think I can modify it with some ideas I got from (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Mona Lisa
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The Mona Lisa uses a pointillist style that I first saw in Roy Cook’s Aayla Secura Pointillist Mosaic winner of best mosaic at Brickfest 2006. My method differs slightly from Roy’s. Roy attached his 1x1 round plates to Technic bricks. I attached my (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Dalylight train, Southern Pacific Coast
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(...) Mathew: Spotlighted! Wow! I love that articulation work and the way you did your bogie plates. Some ideas there that I have not seen before. The bricks Tommy did look great and I love the color scheme of these cars. Thanks for the link to the (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO set 4999 Vestas (please release it)
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(...) Yes I agree. The set should be avaiable to everyone. A set like that should be spread and shown everywhere, also for the important idea to sensibilize people to alternative energies. Only AFOLS can do that, I don't think most of Vestas (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Owl Tower
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Hi Happy Builders, Long time not been showing (off) some building ideas. Now that I've cleaned my Lego corner I came around my Owl Tower. Just an idea I wanted to picture: an tower formed with owl-heads. Structure is like Hagrid's Hut (1st one). (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: LEGO set 4999 Vestas (please release it)
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This is one set that I would buy if released to the public. Great design, PF, pieces on different colors and awesome theme! (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés mercredi 23 juillet 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 ---...--- ** Danger au Pérou, l'avion d'Indy (7628) ** par Erik (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | July SANDLUG Meeting
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The July SANDLUG meeting will be on Saturday July 26 from 6:30 PM - ??? at Matt & Dawn's home. We're sticking with our regular meeting date of the 4th Saturday of the month. The meeting time is later than usual because rumor has it that perhaps 1 or (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.org.us.sandlug)
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| | 8-Wide Rutland Gondola
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Here's my first attempt at 8-wide, a scaled up version of my Rutland gondola. (URL) For the full story, see my post on the (URL) Trains-n-Town> website. -Elroy (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Blender to LDraw exporter (Blend2Dat v0.2)
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Here ya go. (URL) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad)
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I'm a big fan of the show. Love the boat - it captures the essence of Northwestern, for sure. One thing Lego would never make, but needed to add that final touch of reality - cigarettes. Lots of 'em. :-) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Although I can't find a copy right now I know TLG have released a press release or two on this type of issue. There were quality issues caused in part by Flextronic (hinted at on the release and now by the end of the deal) and in part by new (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Hey Dave! :-) I remember that first thread, but hadn't heard that TLG was going to return to a more directly involved management of parts production. I'm greatly relieved to hear it! I was worried that I might have to stop buying new product (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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Hello, everyone, So you know, I'm a newbie at posting to LUGNET. Now that that's out of the way... I was looking at my Mars Mission stuff a few days ago and noticed that the robot in set 5616 resembles a robot in a favorite short film of mine. I (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I will need 24 foot tall ceilings....I will have a few of my creations there this year! Can't wait... (now if I can just get that dang crane finished in time....) -Alvin. (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Dalylight train, Southern Pacific Coast
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Thanks to a very timely arrival of engraved parts from Tommy Armstrong, I was able to finish the assembly of my Coast Daylight passenger cars at the NMRA show last week. (URL) All photos and cad files on Brickshelf after moderation: (URL) I so far (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) Hi Brian, obviously you are working hard on Nadar 2.0 :) Also read about your Little Joe free-fall on H.A.L.E and I wish you very good look with that! ;-) Two NXTs in one single mission is of great courage... For the worm gear issue I also (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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Hi Brian, (...) I have used thin slices of LEGO corrugated tubes as washer for that. Works fine, but I can't guarantee it would work for a long time without wear... Philo (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Blender to LDraw exporter (Blend2Dat v0.2)
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Hello Stefan, (...) Where is this script available? Philo (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Set 4898 Coast Guard Boat finns nu på SF bio
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(...) Haha måste nog, som jag skrivit på Eurobricks, pistolhota grannen eller nått. Vi har snackat om att fara på bio i snart ett år men han har aldrig tid när det väl kommer till kritan. :( Undrar hur de reagerar om man köper tio st "Kids meal" (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Set 4898 Coast Guard Boat finns nu på SF bio
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Hej alla! För er som gillar nya Coast Guard serien rekommenderas ett besök på närmaste SF-bio där den ingår i "Kids meal:et" med läsk & popcorn. Jag är osäker på om den kommer att släppas i affär. Här kan ni se en liten review som jag gjort: (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | 40% off sale at TRU (Racers, Exo-Force, Aquaraiders)
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It is a bit of a stealth sale, as you have to really look for it to know it is there. The one page sheet available at the door (and online) shows: "40% off ALL* these LEGO brands. Exo-Force Racers Aqua Raiders *excludes clearance. Selection varies (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | NXT programming with Logo
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I've been lurking with interest, teach intro robotics in middle school among other tech subjects, and wonder if any of you use the latest version of MicroWorlds EX Robotics, V 1.6, to program NXT robots. I just found out about that capability so (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Shop @Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, July 23, 2008 to Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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Item# 8152 LEGO Racers Speed Chasing Retail Price Sale Price $12.99 Sale Price $7.99 Item #8910 Bionicle Kongu Retail Price Sale Price $9.99 Sale Price $4.98 Item #B112 EXO-FORCE™ Collector’s Guide Retail Price Sale Price $5.99 Sale Price $2.98 Item (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: How to hide wires for Train Layout
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Thanks for your idea. Can you show me some picture about your suggestion, I am not sure about it. (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Chinese Lion Dance
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(...) Wow this thing is great. It takes me back to the Reading Rainbow episode where Levar Burton was in Chinatown. On a side note, the at-the-time brother-in-law to be of Dan Rubin is actually a practioner of the Lion dancing. I begged him to have (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: BugLab - a mobile laboratory
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(...) Hello Duane, thanks for your reply. You're right in the end it came out quite complex. But it simply evolved that way. Cheers (URL) Marco> (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Worm gear... whence the length?
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(...) Neither. I actually purchased those from Mindsensors. They sell a thinner, flexible cable with NXT-style plugs. For the HALE mission (what this payload is aimed at - launch in 7 days or so), every gram counts, and I realized that at least in (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: San Diego Coaster train
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Just an update. I got to run my SD Coaster train at the NMRA 2008 show. What a blast. But even more fun for me was seeing Swoofty's Metrolink version. Seems he never saw James Mathis version, and he based his on mine. I also got a chance to run my (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Mjlighet att vinna LEGO Collector's Guide & LEGO Collector Premium Edition
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Uj, vilket monsterprojekt! Den mannen har mycket tid. :) Den där cd:n låter som nåt man kan skriva med på önskelistan till jultomten lite senare under året. Tills dess hoppas jag på att vinna en bok. /Tommy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Möjlighet att vinna LEGO Collector's Guide & LEGO Collector Premium Edition
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(...) aldrig riktigt brytt mig om att kolla upp den närmare förrens nu. Jag måste säga att jag tycker att den låter betydligt intressantare än LEGO Collectors Guide! /Johan LEGOBloggen: (URL) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
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