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  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I completely agree that changing the colour codes at this stage is a terrible idea. However I have nothing against duplicating them. One thing we do need is to maintain, alongside the LDraw codes, mapping lists to other known systems such as (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Since MLCAD (and other programs) do not support color codes above 511, a different approach to reading TLG colors is needed. However, I have to strongly agree with Philo. Changing color codes that have been defined for years is not a good (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: The Brick Testament - The Book of Job
 
(...) Thanks, Anders. (...) Very interesting to hear. I've wondered if this project would actually result in people reading the Bible who might not have otherwise. A lot of it is really not a bad read if you've got the stomach for it. Other parts (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) We should be able to have TLG names as a language file, since every TLG color value should map to every BL (BrickLink) color value. I certainly understand the drive to have them in the file in one form or another. Perhaps the most benefit can (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I am _strongly_ against that. Imho this is the same mistake LEGO did a few years ago with the stone colors. What would be the point of defining a standard (ldconfig.ldr) to change it at the first drawback? Colors 70..72 are defined for more (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  My mechanized Maxifigure
 
Hello, (URL) this is my attempt on a poseable Maxifigure. All in all it took me nearly two years to get it working. Legs, arms and head are moved by gears. The hands are mounted on technic ball joints. At the moment I'm still working on the MLCad (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) ! 
 
  Re: LDraw (and LDraw.org) questions
 
(...) This has never been implemented. The SteerCo has had some discussions about also considering to use the wiki for the OMR but never reached consensus. IMHO I'd rather have a module for the CMS taking for granted that I'm not talking about a (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I'd like to hear some opinions on how we do define backwards compatibility? Considering that most user built their models using MLCad (no idea which color numbers are supported by Leo, Bricksmith or SR3D) which comes with very limited color (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black Friday early?
 
(...) Rafe & All, Thanks for the heads up, I went to the Plymouth, Indiana Super Wal-Mart, and they did have this set, even with a shelf tag, for 48.88. Since there was a numerous pile of them on the shelf, and the top shelf, I did indeed help (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Oil Tanker
 
(...) I have a few of them and have been trying different ways to make them look sensible as a railway tanker, I hadn't thought of using tiles and inverting them though The current design is: (URL) Dean Earley, Dee (dean@earlsoft.co.uk) irc: (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Black Friday early?
 
Just a heads-up or perhaps this is old news: Today, at my local Walmart, I found the King's Castle Siege (#7094) at $48.88, which is somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% off. I seem to recall reading somewhere that this will be a Black Friday (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) The "besides the color code" isn’t a collateral damage but the main problem! We cannot ship the TLG numbering in a simple language file. Think about a blue car colored with LDraw code 1. Loading the TLG colors as language file you would (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Vignette - Pirates in 2008.
 
(...) Nice work. Pirates are everywhere these days (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.build.vignette)
 
  LDraw (and LDraw.org) questions
 
A couple of questions regarding LDraw and LDraw.org. 1) Will the LDraw specification ever support normal vectors to facilitate polygon smoothing? 2) One of the pages on LDraw.org mentions an Official Model Repository. Where can I find this? Thanks! (...) (16 years ago, 25-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: I know of a builder moving to Bakersfield...
 
(...) .. (...) Scott- Believe it or not, the "local" club for Bakersfield may be SCLTC. Two of our members, Tiffeny Thompson and Chadd Nervig, live in Bakersfield. You probably met them an NMRA this summer. We have third member who lives in that (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
In lugnet.cad, Scott Wardlaw wrote: You use in your description the attribute SPECKLE that is not yet official. So if we use that (I recommend that) we have to update the article (URL) as well. Only as a reminder. cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: The Brick Testament - The Book of Job
 
Always nice when The Brick Testament gets updated! This is really quality entertainment while you may just as well learn something at the same time. Thanks to your site I've started reading the Bible, even though I'm a non-believer. By now, I've (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
 
  Brickmania launches Custom Instructions Club + New Forum
 
BRICKMANIA INSTRUCTIONS CLUB The club is a subscription service that includes access to new sets of customs instructions to be released each month. On December 1, 2008 I will release my first new set of instructions for the StuG III mechanized (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.announce, FTX) ! 
 
  BT fails when downloading to NXT from brixcc
 
Hi everybody: I'm working with NXT and BrixCC via BT. The connecction between Brixcc and the NXT works fine, and I can use some Brixcc tools, like NXT Joystick, or Find Brick. However, there is no way to download a compiled NXC program to the NXT: (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) Sorry, I was mixing up different files. The error in 32062 was that the declare for "32062_clear" said "32064_clear". Maybe you have already fixed it. The one with the missing semicolon is actually lg_4262. It is on line 493. (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: A date has been set for the next Ontario Lego Robotics event
 
(...) I'm actually really excited about this. I spent a good part of my morning sketching up ideas for it. :) Nice to see everyone last night! -Iain (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) This is done with two exceptions to follow the BL naming scheme. Teal is not one of the BL color names, but the color values for LDraw Teal are almost the same as Dark_Tuquoise, according to Peeron and my own observation. Light_Red is also not (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Alternate model for 8271
 
(...) Hi Anders, Nice work! I already noticed your model on brickshelf earlier. Actually my first LEGO project was the 8674 Ferrari F1, but this wheel loader is indeed much more affordable! ;-) I've seen quite a few alternatives now for this set and (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) The file is "work in progress". Feel free to contribute. w. (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values  [DAT]
 
(...) Hi Willy, Why so many colors defined in present ldconfig.ldr ((URL) are missing from your chart? Otherwise, I had a look at the defined colors (LDraw, 0 to 28), imho there is not enough contrast for brown (6) and Violet (22). These colors (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés dimanche 23 novembre 2008
 
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 ---...--- ** Fana'briques 2008 : l'Olympisme à Grande Vitesse ** (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
 
  OH MY GOODNESS!! Huge Apologies at 2 a.m.!!!
 
So I jsut wake up now and the very first thought in my head was YOU STUPID IDIOT, YOU FORGOT JANEY!!! I don't know how my mind knoew this at 2 a.m. 'cause it went something like this-- The first post took no less than 3 tries 'cause I was posting (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.space)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) Yeah, that's what I was remembering. -Mike (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) Oh, I never knew about that. I will make a #declare switch for the logo to display LGEO or LEGO and set it to display as LEGO by default. It will be included in the next update, so for now you have to remove the translate statements. Lutz (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) I remember the same thing in reference to an LDraw display at Legoland California. They didn't want 3D LDraw renders shown in the park with "LDraw" written on the studs. That was a number of years ago. --Travis (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) IIRC, there was discussion a long time ago, to the effect that LEGO *insisted* that the studs correctly display the logo, otherwise they *would not* lend their approval. You'd have to dig deep for the thread. -Mike (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  2008 Christmas Toy, Train and Doll Show wrap-up (and pics!)
 
Thanks to all for making this years show a fantastic success. As per usual, I was so keen on making sure that things went smoothly that I didn't get a channce to visit much :( Thanks to Deb and Jason for making the trip down, and to Deb for the (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.space, FTX)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) I suspected that might be the reason, and I figured out how to do the swap. However, POV export is a new feature of the upcoming LDView 4.0, along with LGEO support in that POV export. I'd prefer if there were an easy way that I could force (...) (16 years ago, 24-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) Hi Travis, I did not want the LEGO text for copyright issues. In ld_defs.inc, just remove the translate statements at the end of declarations for letters E and G to create original logo as L3P uses. Lutz (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Maxi-minifig
 
After seeing some pictures from a UK meet where they had built a Yellow castle of 6x pieces, I decided to try to 'reverse-engineer' the maxi-minifig. So here's my interpretation: (URL) can both stand and sit, and be decomposed into the same parts as (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.announce.moc)  
 
  Alternate model for 8271
 
I recently bought a 8271 just because I met Natanael Kuipers during our LEGO-meet here in Eskilstuna last month, and this set was his first design for LEGO (and the cheapest one). I even got his signature on the building instructions! The original (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.announce.moc)
 
  MOC: Minifig i skala 6:1
 
Ja, då var den 'klar' då, minifigen i skala 6:1. Lite tråkig, nästan helt vit, men den har i alla fall vissa likheter med originalet :-) Han kan både stå och sitta, och givetvis plockas isär på samma sätt som en riktig minifig. (URL) blå, svarta och (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  MOC: Alternativmodell till 8271
 
Jag köpte en 8271 under Legoträffshelgen, eftersom den var Natanael Kuipers första modell som designer på LEGO (och den billigaste han har gjort). Jag fick honom att signera byggbeskrivningen också! Traktorer, vägskrapor och grävskopor i all ära, (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) I have a question about the stud logos. The code in lg_defs.inc makes it look like they should say LEGO, but they in fact say LGEO. (The letter comments are in the order L...E...G...O), but the E and G have translations inserted to swap them. (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Liquidating my 400 pound LEGO collection
 
Finally got everything shipped out from a couple of weeks ago and listed some more lots last night. I'll have one more round of lots after this, then one or two mixed bulk lots and then we'll be done. This week: (URL) and Castle lot with minifigs, (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.market.auction, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I set up a new LDConfig.ldr file in sync with the above. Check it out at the wiki: (URL) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Used clear bricks
 
Hi all I am searching for used clear bricks, in any shape an condition. Well, used are preferred, as I'd like to hide what is inside (behind the window). Well, any condition, please contact me In general, I am looking for used bricks in red, white, (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Best option for real-time viewing on the web
 
I was wondering what the best option was for real-time viewing on the web. I notice there's a utitlity on LDraw.org, but it requires regestering a component. I'm thinking that VRML is still the best option. -Mike (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) There is a typo at line 176 in "lg_4858.inc". The vector needs to be closed with a greater than sign instead of a less than sign. -Mike (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Ett par legobitsfrÃ¥gor
 
Hej Johan, (...) den finns endast pÃ¥ ena änden. Jürgen (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) Ok, in 3647 the lg_angle is obsolete. in 3649 you can switch the numbers divided for a workaround. #declare lg_angle1=acos((0.3+...R_SPACE)); (...) I cannot find a missing semicolon in this file? I have fixed an other error in this file (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) 'Persons' can be male or female so 1 in 12 of 1 in 2 are coloublind. AKA 1 in 24 ;) Tim (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: The Brick Testament - The Book of Job
 
Thanks Reverend (chuckle), always love to read the brick testament, never missed a story. I found it absolutely hilarious when God gave back to Job his money, replacement children, yet you continued to portray him as a leperous wretch ;) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
 
  Re: LGEO update
 
(...) I discovered a couple of errors in the library: lg_3647 & lg_3649: Both of these generate a domain error on Line 15. I suspect that the acos formula is starting with a value not between -1 and 1. lg_32062: Missing a semicolon at the end of one (...) (16 years ago, 23-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  The Brick Testament - The Book of Job
 
WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may be considered inappropriate for children. Happy Thanksgiving! (URL) The Brick Testament> has been updated this week with eight new Bible stories illustrating the (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)  
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Thant sounds very good to me. The support for language support I can imagine a new file for each language that is called LDconfig.de for German for example. The syntax can be: 0 !COLOUR Weiss CODE 30001 When there is no entry for the requested (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: New Graphic (was New MOC: Bloobit Mecha)
 
(...) Richie's post got me thinking about color, so I had to give it another go, thanks Richie: Another possible realm where the (URL) Bloobit> might explore, this time with (URL) Mr. Jeeves> leading the way. (URL) 2008>> (URL) 1600x1200.jpg> 1.9mb (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.publish.photography, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Did you miss your morning coffee? :-) 1/12 = 0.08333... 1/24 = 0.04166... Or are you saying that only ~4% of the males are 'color blind'? Both Wikipedia (5-8%) and Swedish statistics (~8%) agree with the 8% figure, but you might live in a (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: New MOC: Bloobit Mecha
 
(...) -snip- (...) Lol, I guess I should consider making a (URL) Grunnion> type thing again sometime. Thanks! Eric (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I've been questioned about the directions we are going with our efforts. The current plan for the LDConfig.ldr is: * Keep the core color numbers from 0-50, plus some historical colors like Black_Rubber, Chrom or Gold for backwards (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I like this proposal but I'd like to run a test file using the 52 threshold and try also different shades of gray first before diving into more detail. w. (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: New MOC: Bloobit Mecha
 
(...) Wow Eric thats a fairly substantial sized piece of art, it's good to see that your still at it, as some of us feared we would never see your high quality MOC's again when you mentioned you were retiring. Interesting to see your change to (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Sign-up för Eurobricks - det är dax nu ........
 
(...) Är ju redan med där jue! ;) (...) Spännande att se vad ni nu skall lotta ut... :) /Johan (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Like me. Which is why I'm not a good person for making comments on the colours in this thread but am a good person to make comments about edge lines. Tim PS. It's 1 in 24 persons to be precise but I know what you mean ;) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Still ticking... The Flying Octopus Clock
 
Still ticking... The Flying Octopus Clock Hello, Well It has been on my wall since last march. Besides the times I was away from home for work or vacation I have kept it running. I would guess that it has run for about 6 months worth of accumulated (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Last proof of concept before the show
 
(...) -Iain (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.space)
 
  Sign-up för Eurobricks - det är dax nu ........
 
Hej alla AFOL´s! Jag tänkte bara pusha lite för den community som jag hänger mest på - <www.eurobricks.com>. Det skulle vara kul med fler svenskar där som kan bidra med sina Moc´s och åsikter. Vi fortsätter självklart vara här också. Dessutom kan (...) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se, FTX)
 
  Re: LEGO Inside Tour
 
(...) The Inside Tour har funnits i flera år, med 2-3 "tourer" per år. Det finns flera svenskar som varit på den, vissa även fler gånger :-)! Bla Peter från (URL). Micke (URL) (16 years ago, 22-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) SNIP (...) I just found an old thread thread that has also no solution to the question of the edge colors. (URL) I believe we have to found one now. I have found also other threads regarding this issue and I try to sum up: 1) Black is the (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Thanks Jaco for this hint. The above lines are all the lines that are not the same the standard MLCad colors. And in this case this are really standard MLCad color. MLCad has a build in check for colors. So we can change the MLCad.cfg, to what (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) These files were created outside of MLCAD and are intended for testing purposes only. They are not meant for regular use. MLCAD was designed to allow the user to create custom colors and save them to the model file. Since the MLCAD.cfg files (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
Hi all, I've been experimenting with these new colors and configuration files. I am however now ending up with these lines of code once I edit a file in MLCad: 0 COLOR 64 Bright_Light Blue 0 208 255 255 255 208 255 255 255 0 COLOR 65 Bright_Light (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) If you use the above mentioned calculation, you get a color value that represents a gray color with the same brightness than the color itself. I also feel that the 50% value (127) is not a good value. It should be maybe at 40, if we do use a (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: Ett par legobitsfrågor
 
(...) Den lyser med röd färg (tänk laser) Den funkar bäst tillsammans med (URL) har 8 små hål där man sätter in fiberoptikkabel och ett technic axelhål Ett hål lyser åt gången beroende på hur axelhålet är roterat. Den kräver ström för att fungera (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Yeah I agree that Gray and Dark_Gray only work on the very darkest of colors like Black or Dark_Brown. Unless someone wants to spend a lot of time customizing an edge for each color, I'd recommend setting a dividing break point at which to (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: 20% på Lego hos City Gross
 
(...) Samma sak gäller hos EKO/Ekohallen som har samma ägare. /Johan V (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: LEGO Inside Tour
 
(...) Hade varit trevligt men är för dyrt för min smak. Undrar om det är en engångsgrej eller om det finns chans att det återkommer vid ett senare tillfälle /Johan V (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Hmmm ... where do these values come from? I changed the edge line using this calculation and used a 50% Gray for the lighter edge and pitch black for a dark edge (applied only to the first row, the rest is still #1F1F1F). IMHO it looks AWFUL (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  TRU and Zellers sales through Friday November 28th
 
I missed posting last weeks (ending today, Friday 21st) sales, sorry. Didn't get the flyers and was busy with a train show. Ending today TRU has all $39.99 LEGO sets 2/$60, and all $27.99 sets ($26.99 elsewhere) 2/$40. Also ending today Zellers is (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.ca)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Definitely not! You should hear me and my wife 'quarrel' if a color is blue or green. We have very different perception of that border line... Only ~8% of males (< 1% for females) are red-green 'color blind', but that still means 1 out of 12 (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Temporary Outages Today...
 
Hi all, depending on from where in the world you connect to the net, you may have experienced access issues with LUGNET today, starting around 7 a.m. GMT and lasting to approx. 3 p.m. GMT (literally as I write this). The reason for this was a (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.announce)
 
  Re: New Graphic (was New MOC: Bloobit Mecha)
 
Hi Richie, the shadow effect is actually kind of easy to do. The trick is, once you have the subject selected, copy then select inverse, and fill with 100% opacity. Then use the transform/distort and grab the upper handles of the selection box and (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
 
  Kuranda Scenic Rail Rake
 
(6 URLs) BS gallery> Hi all, Some of you may remember seeing my QR 1720 class loco (URL) posted here> in CAD and brick form. I've always had a goal of designing (URL) the rake> for it and finally found the time, ideas and bricks to make it reality. (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: New Graphic (was New MOC: Bloobit Mecha)
 
(...) Nice work, Eric. The shadow effect is remarkable - I wonder if a colour other than blue for the floor wouldn't work better with the mostly blue Bloobit? Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) If you use LDView as your renderer for LPub, make sure you have "Process ldconfig.ldr" set in LDView's General Preferences. Then, use an ldconfig.ldr file that has the colors you want. Willy posted one in this thread. The ldconfig.ldr file (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: New MOC: Bloobit Mecha
 
(...) I visited Mark's Photo stream, I was also happy to see his work. (actually the best photos I have seen of the NWBC 2008, really nice!) (Amazing work everybody!) The last (URL) Mecha> I constructed was the (URL) Grelnix>, wow, that was 11 (...) (16 years ago, 21-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: New Graphic (was New MOC: Bloobit Mecha)
 
Hey all, I broke my image link while I shuffled around some of the photos in the Bloobit Gallery. (sorry) Here is a new Bloobit graphic. I like this one better, hope you do too... (2 URLs) Bloobit Mecha Gallery> Here is a few more: (URL) MOC Photo> (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) The color values in the MLCAD.cfg files that I converted are not my creation. Most of these values come straight from The LEGO Group. A very few of them are from Peeron and one or two from Bricklink. The Dark_Green that you see is from TLG and (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Lego mindstorm not working
 
I have an NXT mindstorm when I turn it on it stays on for about 2-3 seconds. I have checked the battery strength and replaced the batteries many times. Does anyone Know why this is happening? (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Alcuni pensieri
 
Con questo post vorrei dire la mia su alcuni episodi che sono avvenuti a cavallo tra questo forum e il vecchio. Recupero anche un po' di tempo perduto negli ultimi tempi tra moc e patelli :D Il forum nuovo faccio a volte anch'io un po' di fatica a (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
 
  Re: Plastic Architecture: JCDC Vs. LEGO (Fashion show)
 
(...) Cool video. Jeff (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.animation)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) SNIP (...) The current LDConfig.ldr values in the MLCAD.cfg converted. You can download that mlcad.zip at (URL) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Yes, Dark Green is ok, but I think the values are too low. Scott, have you calibrated you systems where you have created your colors?(Please see my previous post) cu mikeheide (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
The color is not green, it is dark green: (URL) Scott (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Maybe this is also an issue regarding the jpg file format. I have just loaded that picture file to the picture program "Paint.NET" and found with the color picker that the values for the green color is approx. R 4 - G 15 - B 9. That is realy (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: LEGO Inside Tour
 
(...) Jodu, det hade ju varit den perfekta 50-års presenten till mig :-) Synd att jag redan är 54... Lite väl dyrt, tyvärr, annars skulle man väl fundera på det. Får vara tills den där Lottovinsten kommer (men jag spelar ju inte på Lotto!?). (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) I'd say "Definitely!" (...) settings) according to that page, and now I don't have to adjust gamma inside PaintShop Pro anymore! Unfortunately, the comparison2.jpg still shows black where it should show green, but I can't increase gamma or (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)
 
  LEGO Inside Tour
 
Läste precis om detta på Bricklinks forum: (URL) är ett 2,5 dagars studiebesök på LEGOfabriken och bakom kulisserna på LEGOland i Billund. Där man bland annat får träffa och äta middag med LEGO's designerts och besöka set-arkivet. Men det kostar ju (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: 20% på Lego hos City Gross
 
(...) Bara synd att man har typ 50 mil till närmaste citygross. :( Kanske lika bra det för jag har egentligen inte några pengar att handla LEGO-set för. /Johan (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  20% på Lego hos City Gross
 
Fick senaste bladet från CityGross idag.. o de har 20% på allt Lego fram till jul. (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Ett par legobitsfrågor
 
Har frågor rörande ett par LEGO-bitar. 1.) Hur funkar egentligen (URL) färg lyser den med? Lyser den ur alla "hål" samtidigt eller bara ett/vissa? Hur starkt lyser den? 2.) Har (URL) kontakter för det äldre 9V-systemet på undersidan av ena änden (...) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.loc.se)
 
  Re: "Coffee Pot" steam railcar & carriage
 
(...) Yeah, I really like how the walls look like painted wood slats. (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
Great stuff here with those colors. I've created a tutorial in Dutch for my homepage on how to use the new colors. Question: how do I get LPub (4.0.0.x) to work with these configuration files? (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
 
  Re: "Coffee Pot" steam railcar & carriage
 
(...) ::snip:: Very nice, Richie, and quite a unique style of building. The snotted sides give everything a great wooden look. Thanks for sharing with us! -Jordan Schwarz (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
 
  Re: Opinions needed for Color and Edge Values
 
(...) Thanks Scott, I got it to work. Strange that I've never given this any attention before... :-) (16 years ago, 20-Nov-08, to lugnet.cad)

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