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(...) -snip- (...) 55 cents a piece? That's what market dominance lets them do: Big Ben's Bricks, BrickArms and Brickforge could never get away with charging that much per piece. Or could they? Richie Dulin CO Legeaux Please consider FUT if replying (16 years ago, 8-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Olympus Defence Mecha
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Thanks E. I'm a lot slower these days, but I'm still building. And watching...always watching ;) Later guy! (...) (16 years ago, 8-Apr-09, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | "Deathstrider" Droid Host Unit and a centipede
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I've been thinking for awhile that a mantis-like creation would fit in well with my Vedraan Empire sub-theme of Silicon Psyche. Check out the "Deathstrider" droid host unit- (URL) the past few years, I've accumulated a lot of metallic Bionicle (...) (16 years ago, 8-Apr-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: LGEO Update
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(...) Apparently somebody decided to rename this part to 3928c01.dat. They then also decided that 3829.dat should just be the base. That is how things look on the tracker right now. However, anyone using the official parts library will be using 3829 (...) (16 years ago, 8-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: MoonBase Corridor System
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Hey, this is good work! I see lot's of handy modules. I enjoyed looking through your galleries. You seemed to have thought of many ideas to help make a giant layout.....and you know I love Moonbases! Kudos for carrying on the tradition as well as (...) (16 years ago, 8-Apr-09, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 7 foot Nintendo DSi
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GOOD GOLLIE! What a MOC! One the all time Best MOCs Ever! WOW. JUST WOW! (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Olympus Defence Mecha
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Nice Mark, true to your style, there is a lot of tiny details in the most hidden places! Good to see your creations again in your photostream. I really dig the front end with those almost spider like eyes. Eric (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Tank truck
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(...) Love it! A gorgeous design that nicely evokes the real vehicle, and it just plain looks great. I love the overall lines, specifically the angled front and in the side windows. A great little MOC! Dave! (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Help needed on gear spacing, and another question
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While the worm and 1x4 rack pitch are not the same and they do not mesh perfectly, it is still possible to make them work together in a reliable way. You may see one example below, (URL) Originally posted at TechnicBRICKs (URL) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: HispaBrick Magazine 004
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(...) i LOVE the magazine. terrific photos, excellent articles. it isn't a 'fluff' rag trying to promote all the latest products. it provides in-depth information for the more-than-casual fan (product reviews, interviews with designers, even info on (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: LGEO Update
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(...) As far as I can tell, 3829 is broken. The LDraw version of this file is just a reference to the steering wheel stand (3829a.dat) and the wheel itself (3829b.dat). The LGEO version of 3829 is just the stand, and lg_3829a is just an alias for (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory / PaB Pricing Study
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(...) Hi Jordan, Thanks for this information. I noticed it today also after a message from one of the French FreeLUG people about those ridiculous high prices. I found the previous (European) prices already on the high side, but now its as you (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory / PaB Pricing Study
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(...) To me, the answer is that TLG should be charging "cost plus" on PAB (i.e. their cost to produce the part plus some amount). However, that then means the price changes every time they do a new run of the part where the new run cost them more or (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: BlueBrick
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(...) I've just released the version 1.3 of BlueBrick. This version fix some minor bugs, and complete the full compatibility with LDRAW thanks to the last missing LDRAW parts created by Alex Taylor. I really want to thank him for this amazing job! (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: BlueBrick
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(...) I got few feedback from someone who try to run it under Mono 2.0 on linux. According to him it seems quite ok, BUT the drag'n'drop of parts from the part library to the map seems not working under Mono. A very annoying bug that I will try to (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: BlueBrick
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(...) Oh very nice Stefan, I just saw your post now, after I published a new version. If you don't mind I will look forward to integrate them in a new release, because I think they are even better than the one I did from the new LDRAW part created (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory / PaB Pricing Study
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(...) There are a couple elements that I've been meaning to purchase for a few projects. They used to be 11cents, now they're 34cents. Since I'd need to purchase several hundred of each that is a big difference. I guess I won't be starting those (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory / PaB Pricing Study
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I have also noticed the higher prices from the online Pick-a-Brick. I wonder how often and how thoroughly that the calculations that go into these prices are looked over by management. With such a high volume of parts that the machines that make (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego)
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| | BrickFair 2009
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Hey all. As you can see, we now have a Lugnet News Forum for BrickFair. I (and others)will be posting news and information here for BrickFair, (I know, kind of obvious). Anyway, I wanted to let you all know that registration for BrickFair 2009 (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.events.brickfair, FTX)
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| | Re: Updated Primitives Reference
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(...) Don't worry Chris, we all know the precarious nature of unofficial stuff. But in the meantime it helps to have a quick reference of the shapes available! Philo (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Agents Alternate Model Renderings
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(...) I botched the links to the pages with larger images. Here they are: (2 URLs) Jim (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Agents Alternate Model Renderings
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Recently I've been building some alternate models for the (URL) Gold Hunt> Agents set. Here are POV-Ray renderings of two of them. First, a little mecha with articulated legs and a clunky gun: (2 URLs) Second, a stout utility truck: (2 URLs) The (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: MoonBase Corridor System
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(...) Hello Jude, (...) It looks like a habitrail as the "real" modules inbetween are missing. Usualy the corridors connect "real" modules. Without those it's a bit wierd. Regards Marco (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory/P.A.B. Pricing Study
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(...) Wow. I was wondering if this was across-the-board bad, so I checked out the aspect I've used, Technic. I don't have the "old" prices squirreled away, but from memory the price of studded beams hasn't changed much (although the types have (...) (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory/P.A.B. Pricing Study
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The 2X2 tiles and 2X3 plates seem to have reasonable prices. Everything else is insane. David (16 years ago, 7-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | **** CURRENT LDraw.XML ver 1.6 **** Re: Conversion file for ldraw to ldd
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Spent a bit more timed then I had planned but bunches of new parts! Many new parts for this LDD parts library ver 38.25. Just uploaded the most current version of the LDraw.xml (ver. 1.6e) file need to import and export LDR files with LDD. To (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: The Future of LEGO(R) CITY Lies With the People
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(...) This poll is interesting. Some of the options appear to be already released, or contain significant parts (sub-sets) from majors recently released, and or pending release sets. The first option shows the City Square. This set looks like the (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Updated Primitives Reference
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(...) Sorry, but this is a bad idea. These primitives are unofficial - which means that before release the names might change. In fact some of them will definitely change. I don't like to break other peoples webpages, but this might happen now. (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: Next parts update?
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(...) I'm working on it. Hopefully before the end of this month or early in May. Chris (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Help me pay for my Disney Internship -- Stuff for sale
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Hey all, I have been chosen out of many applicants to work as an intern at Walt Disney world and attend Disney University over this summer. Rumor has it I’m one of aproxamently 1200 nation wide to be selected. I am truly excited about this (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés dimanche 5 avril 200
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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 ---...--- ** MOC : CC 72000 « PFS Ready » ** par Grrr_31 le 5 (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Olympus Defence Mecha
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New Mech, by me. Go checkout the detail at Flickr. (URL) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | 1000steine-Land 2009
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Nach einem Jahr Pause ist es wieder soweit Das 1000steine-Land (TSL, vom 12.-14. Juni in Berlin) ist eine Veranstaltung von LEGO Fans für LEGO Fans, organisiert und durchgeführt von erwachsenen LEGO Fans (AFOLs = Adult Fans of LEGO). Das TSL ist (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.events.1000steine-land, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | LEGO Factory / PaB Pricing Study
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You've probably noticed that the LEGO online Pick-A-Brick / LEGO Factory palette has recently been updated with new parts - and new prices. As an avid user of the LEGO Factory system, I was curious just how much the prices had gone up by. I created (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX) !
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| | Re: Help needed on gear spacing, and another question
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First (zeroth?), thanks to all the information and helpful hints. I should have realized that the worm gear doesn't fit with the rack, as their pitches won't match up. That's really obvious and I should have seen that. Second, the worm -> gear -> (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: MoonBase Corridor System
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(...) It is like Habitrail for Minifigs. ;-) (URL) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: New LEGO Education set - 9580 WeDo Robotics Construction Set
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(...) To be fair, I think WeDo is targeted at much younger audience than the RCX and NXT. The chart on page 2 of the Dacta catalog actually specifies it as elementary school only, while the NXT is elemetary school through college. Which means WeDo (...) (16 years ago, 5-Apr-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Want to Buy: 16-20 similarly colored Kraata
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I recently found a great use for Kraata for an upcoming project. But I do not have enough Kraata, and Bricklink tends to sell them one-offs as collectibles. I need 16-20 Kraata of the same basic color scheme. I would prefer them to be some (...) (16 years ago, 6-Apr-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New LEGO Education set - 9580 WeDo Robotics Construction Set
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(...) It would be nice to see if the sensors can be stacked on top of a motor allowing read and write actions on the same port. Also, I'd love to know if these new parts will work with any free software. I've seen the parts (sensors and hub) for (...) (16 years ago, 5-Apr-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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