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Very impressive! I don't know what is the most amazing: the odometer itself or the extensive write-up ;o) Would you have more details (MLCad?) of the gearing/ratcheting between dials? And BTW, did you see this: (URL) (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Minifig scale?
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(...) Apologies for the self-response. I realised my original image was in error (ahhh irony) and changed it on flickr. Unfortunately this means the link is now wrong so I include the correct one below. (URL) Tim (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | NMRA 2008 pictures
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My NMRA 2008 pictures are now public. (URL) Clark President/Co-Founder, BayLTC/BayLUG (URL) Chief, PCFD There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness". (16 years ago, 5-Aug-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Newest Buildings
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(...) Nice! I like the 'books' in the window of the bookstore and I also like Drew's. Sad I missed NMRA. Jonathan (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 3839a resurrected in #7662? Someone please verify?
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(...) I don't know about the handle length issue, but the Type A plate has handles that are centered vertically on the plate, and which do not meet flush with the bottom of the plate. The Type B plate has handles that are slung lower and blend into (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.parts)
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As is my tendency, here’s an absurdly long treatise describing the development of a LEGO Train Odometer Car (a.k.a. the “LEGOdometer”). (URL) A Little Background. After religiously attending them for several years, I stopped going to LEGO train (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: B-Wing "Viper" Instructions and an Ode to Contemporary LDraw Tools
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(...) Thanks for the compliments. I agree with your point about the appeal of alternate models. In fact, you've nearly uncovered my master plan: Build alternate models Make instructions ? Profit! Here's a bonus: (URL) Jim (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: B-Wing "Viper" Instructions and an Ode to Contemporary LDraw Tools
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(...) terrific model, jim. the benefits of such a posting are compounded by not only posting the (very professional-looking) instructions but by the fact that it's an alternate model. a fan can buy the one set and have all the parts for the model (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Re: What ever happened to polybags?
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(...) If you count the sets included with a Brickmaster subscription, then polybags are still around, though those sets are a little larger, perhaps 60-100 elements. And you can still find some of the Creator polybag sets at LEGO Brand Retail (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.general)
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| | What ever happened to polybags?
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I remember when Lego polybags were everywhere - you know, the little crinkly plastic bags that hung on racks on endcaps in Target and Walmart and even grocery stores, that contained a twenty- or thirty-piece set, usually with one minifig, for three (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.general)
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