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(...) It's simple, but perfect in every way. Well done! (16 years ago, 11-Mar-09, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, March 11, 2009, to Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
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Item #10176 Royal King’s Castle Retail Price $99.99 Sale Price $79.98 Item #5515 Creative Fun Building with LEGO Bricks Retail Price $11.99 Sale Price $9.98 Item #7041 Castle Troll Battle Wheel Retail Price $39.99 Sale Price $27.98 Item #4862 Duplo (...) (16 years ago, 11-Mar-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Michiana-LUG Super Weekend / Meeting + Show March 14-15, 2009
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To all, We have a very special weekend planned, with a big meeting at Chad's house on Saturday March 14, and our annual display at the SJVRR Swap Meet coming up on Sunday, March 15! At the meeting, we'll be discussing future shows for the club, as (...) (16 years ago, 11-Mar-09, to lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce)
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| | NQC Linux Support - USB and TCP
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For those interested, I have posted a patch to SourceForge for NQC at (URL) . This patch includes several changes, most of which are related to Linux, though portions may be of use to other platforms. * Removed the dependency of (...) (16 years ago, 11-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | BBQ stand
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Hi just purchased all the new pirate impulse sets and the BBQ stand at toy world also they have the vulture droid set on exclusive sale for $79.00 Michael. (16 years ago, 10-Mar-09, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Friday the 13th
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THIS FRIDAY the THIRTEENTH Be afraid!!! be VERY afraid!!! DARE to come to the same Swiss pigeon cafa-torium, and see, me devour food! Friday March 13th 7 pm!!! bring something cool and lego related Chris (16 years ago, 10-Mar-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Toronto Tic Tac Toe - Game Board
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A huge thank you to Iain who created a VERY nice Tic Tac Toe (TTT) game board. From here on out, THIS is the paper game board. (URL) Iain says: ----snip------- It should print out fine at 1:1 in this .PDF. You just have to make sure you un-check (...) (16 years ago, 10-Mar-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: THE TORONTO TOY, TRAIN & DOLL COLLECTORS' SHOW APRIL 19, 2009
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(...) Alright, I'll try and get as much done as I can! Cheers :) -Iain (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: A couple of gear questions
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(...) No, it is not really a gear. You might be able to get two of them to mesh, but I wouldn't recommend it. It is used on the Code Pilot (and elsewhere) to measure rotation speed along with a light. (...) The 24 tooth clutch is a torque limiter. (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: A couple of gear questions
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(...) Ah, right, so it is for that... I really have to find out how to measure torque. I, though, can't see the "2.5-5.0 Ncm" print on the part but I'll take your word for it. In lugnet.technic, Timothy P. Smith wrote: (...) I see... well I don't (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Un-yellow old plastic - will it work on LEGO?
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(...) ... Yes. I tried this last week and the results were very good. Take a look at this (URL) post>. The picture shows the results before and after a exposure of only 2 hours in the sun. We are having a heat wave here in Brazil and I was afraid of (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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(...) With a little modding to the internal curves of the parts shown in the picture above, it might be possible to support ballast from underneath the track like this: (URL) Mark (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Rodeo Rider
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Love the expression! A nice wee MOC. Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Un-yellow old plastic - will it work on LEGO?
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Do you have yellowed brick and wish to restore it to its original color? I recently stumbled upon a Maker Magazine article called "Un-Yellow Old Plastics - Retr0brite!" ((URL) I think this might work for yellowed white and grey brick. According to (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Looking for BS pictures...
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I have a CAD rendered Lego room as my desktop background. It has several classic 1970s models in it, like the 398 USS Constellation, 148 Central Station, 956 Auto Chassis and several trains all arranged in a rendered room with a desk, laptop, (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.general)
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Here's a quick little MOC I put together last night. I was playing around with characters ideas using the newer fedoras, and my wife was watching bull-riding on TV, so the two ended up melding into one. (URL) -Elroy (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Little Red Thing!
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I like this one! Beefy but still simple. The small visible computer interface and hinging arms with cheese slopes are my favourite touches! Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | TasLUG's meeting
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It has been some years since a TasLUG meeting. I have been having a regular stall at my local market selling Lego and have met quite a few adults who are interested in Lego. Therefore I thought it was time to revive TasLUG's and therefore will be (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia wrote: <snip> (...) I've looked at doing different track sections consistently with the old style 9v track (with the metal on top). Putting the metal on top is a very expensive proposition and found the whole scenario (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 25% OFF any single lot of Parts! Again! :-D
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I have ended my 10% off sale, but am still in a generous mood, so I will run my 25% OFF any single PART lot again! So if you missed it last week, here is your chance again! I will even run it longer this time so everyone has a chance to see the (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Re: A couple of gear questions
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(...) Add a light sensor, it can be used as a rotation counter. (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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(...) I think some people have investigated this in the past for 9V and found that the cost was to great to warrant proceeding. That said, it is probably more feasible for the 'RC Track' since you would not have to deal with the metal rails. (...) (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Little Red Thing!
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(URL) LRT>> Little Red Thing - THE LAST Reproduction of the Little Blue Thing. Started by playing around with the Mahri face shield and a Hockey Player helmut. (URL) Group Photo> (URL) Brickshelf> (URL) MOCpages> (URL) Instructions> (URL) LBT> (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: A couple of gear questions
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(...) Not sure - I don't have any. (...) The same reason. The part is effectively a torque limiter - it even has the nominal torque limit printed on it (2.5-5.0 Ncm) - where it is placed in the gear chain simply decides how much maximum torque is (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Who do you consider the most influential AFOL?
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(...) I'll throw out the name James Mathis Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | A couple of gear questions
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Hello all, I was wondering a couple of things with gears: Is the timing wheel ((URL) a gear? Can two of them interact with each other? What (other) uses does it have? The 24-tooth clutch gear ((URL) seems to absorb motion if it gets stuck. However, (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Perth Adult Lego Society - site update
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Hi All, The Perth Adult Lego Society's site has just been updated with some new pics of our current work in progress. Check out the 2009 layout (to be displayed in June) at... (URL) While you're there, take a look at my version of Lego's VW in (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)
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| | Re: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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I think it's feasible, but not necessarily for 9v track. Personally, I'd be happy even with RC track in a wider radius, and I think it'd be more feasible for the same reason Lego switched, it's cheaper to make, easier to design. Ben I think can give (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés samedi 7 mars 2009
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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 ---...--- ** LEGO Racers 8168 Ferrari Victory ** par michel (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?
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We all want new larger radius curves and other things. Also, Big Ben Bricks, BrickArms and others have been able to successfully mold and sell new custom parts. Has anyone ever considered extending this and doing some kind of molding of new track (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Release date for the BBQ stand, anyone know it?
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Does anyone know when (and where) the new BBQ stand impulse set is due to hit our shores? The catalog shows the set but doesn't list a release date at all. (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: How can I set inch unit or metric(cm) unit to Sonar sensor?
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(...) Thank you very much your reply. Have a nice day!! :) NXTelectroneer:-D (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego dealer closing down, clearnce sale
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(...) May I ask you to please stop spamming all the groups with this? One message was more than enough, and the ones who might be interested have seen it. Thanks for understanding. Regards, Matija (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Galactica (RDM) Update: 2 new MINI models from the reimagined series
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Hello dear LUGnet people! As some of you might know, I run a small (URL) Battlestar Galactia side project> besides the larger Star Wars collection. Today I want to present 2 new models from the Reimagined (RDM)¹ Battelstar Galactica TV series to (...) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
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| | BimPCast 26 is now available
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Enjoy the show using link below: (URL) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp) !
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| | Re: Detailed Information on the Emerald Night Train #10194 with Photos
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(...) From the LEGO Group: Dear all, As promised in the second communication from the 6th of December last year, we will give you the latest information and decisions regarding the development of the new train system based on LEGO Power Functions. (...) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: How can I set inch unit or metric(cm) unit to Sonar sensor?
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(...) The sensor itself returns only cm values. To use inches just multiply the result by 100 and divide by 254 (1 inch = 2.54 cm, but since we are dealing with integers we use 1/2.54 = 100/254) Philo (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego dealer closing down, clearnce sale
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Hello All A local and former lego dealer is about to close, and is selling out. Glued sets and gears are available. Here is the post about clearance sale (URL) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.general)
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| | Older technic sets for clearance sale
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Hello All Here is the post about clearance sale (URL) more there WBR Sonnich Available sets as new are: 8266 Spyder Slayer (3 pcs) 8307 Turbo Racer 8458 Silver Champion / Formula 1 Racer (2 pcs + one partly) 8462 Tow Truck (2 pcs) 8515 Extra (...) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Older town sets, base plates etc for clearance sale
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Hello All Here is the post about clearance sale (URL) more there WBR Sonnich (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.town)
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