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(...) As much as I would love to take credit for the Grand Carousel, it should be clarified that that model was designed by Steen Sig Andersen. I'm just responsible for the detailing around the top with the gold plates, jester hats and inverted (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | James May to build full size Lego house!!!...!!!
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This is going to be fantastic I can't wait for this. I've often wondered how I would go about such a challenge myself. (URL) would probably not like the use of glue as this would be too easy. But then the prospect of a full size lego house (10's of (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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(...) Hears the thing. We cut down trees to make paper. Before that might have been a bad thing. BUT things are much more regulated now. Trees are now grown in treefarms specifically to be cut down. I'm sure I read or heard somewhere (you might want (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Goblin's Tower
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I like the IJ whip on the wizard's staff. That's a neat idea. David (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: LPub 4.0.0.3 available for test
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(...) That works! I must have not "moved to" the cover page! thanks kurt (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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(...) The environment argument gets even thinner when you consider the fact that set 8259 (Mini Bulldozer) has 3 instruction booklets - 2 for the main model, and one for the alternate model. Considering that this is only about 65 pages worth of (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: WeDo +RCX?
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So far as I can see from the Scratch interface, there is control of one motor, but no sensors. (There are sensors via the ScratchBoard, but not through the WeDo interface.) I don't have the WeDo hardware, so have not investigated further. Kevin (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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(...) The excuse about the environment is not a very solid one. Maybe LEGO uses less paper and ink, but many people still like to have a physical copy of the document and printing a single set on an inkjet printer is more environmentally unfriendly (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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(...) I do believe that the 8258 crane truck will have it's b-model instructions soley on the internet (not included in the set). Legos reasoning is that it helps save the environment by uing less paper (which if i'm totally honest is a load of BS (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: list of NXT sites
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Remember information concerned with list of NXT sites to opt for the professional (URL) writing service . :handshake::-p (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: L3P -check Messages and hold votes
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(...) IMHO the page is quiet useful giving you a guideline when to hold a part and when not. You cannot expect a reviewer flicking through several pages to find out if the error he has spotted is reason enough to hold the part. To kickstart I'm (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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I made a (URL) Python> script for (URL) that imports LDraw models. More info and download (URL) here>. Features Utilizes Blender's hierarchical object structure, for easy moving and management of parts Uses mesh-linking, so that every duplicate part (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. From the description I get the impression you can use 1 motor and 1 sensor at a time. Can anyone confirm this? Jetro (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Would the last person to leave, please turn out the lights?
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(...) On a funny side note, I saw this posted today over on RTL (yes, it still exists in some places) CAUTION: for the sensitive ears, the post has some foul language, but makes a funny point: (URL) What it boils down to, AT&T (the ISP) will (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: Pneumatics resouces
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(...) I stand corrected :) Jetro (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: WeDo +RCX?
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The Scratch Programming laguage ((URL) now includes blocks for controlling WeDo motors. Kevin Karplus (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | The money you could be saving with a large PAB cup
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The (URL) large PAB cups> can be a great deal...just pack and stack carefully. (URL) I filled this cup for $14.99 (+tax) with a total of 453 pieces using stacking and careful packing in the Chandler, AZ Lego Store. When the same parts were entered (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: Pneumatics resouces
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(...) Hi Jetro, FWIW, it is Dr. Soh. Kevin (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, July 8, 2009, to Tuesday, July 16, 2009.
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The shop @ home specials have returned, now that LEGO Group, Inc., has retooled and reengineered. The correct ending date should be Tuesday, July 14, 2009 (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, July 8, 2009, to Tuesday, July 16, 2009.
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Item #4936 Doc and patient Retail Price $2.99 Sale Price $.98 Item #4976 Duplo Cement Truck Retail Price $16.99 Sale Price $11.98 Item #5597 Duplo Dino Trap Retail Price $24.99 Sale Price $9.98 Item #7241 Fire Car Retail Price $3.99 Sale Price $1.98 (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: WeDo +RCX?
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(...) I have sucessfully written a third party app that will let you drive the WeDo from your Windows machine. Linux will be supported fairly easily once I get the driver relinked, Mac when I get a Mac for development :-) Contact me offlist if (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Cycle 7 Ambassadors
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(...) I agree that LUGNET is missing, but I believe that everybody who participates here is also (more) active somewhere else, LUGNET is a great inter-community resource but there are few people who consider LUGNET their main LUG site. On the other (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) Congratulations to all that were selected! It looks like we have a great and very diverse group of people. I am sure that they will all do a great job representing the community and I am very interested to see what they can accomplish over the (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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I saw the WeDo sensors and hub available separately on LEGO Education website the other day and I started wondering if I could use them for anything... No one appears to have tried or managed to use the hub without the official software until now (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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(...) It looks even better than it did on paper and the inclusion of the builing instructions for the second model is an answer to many AFOL complaints in the past couple of years. I hope the same is true for the remaining models. Jetro (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Pneumatics resouces
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(...) I've just received an email from Mr. Soh informing me that the website is back online: (URL) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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To those who are interested, I've posted a review of the new 8263 Snow Groomer over on Eurobricks with lots of pictures. (URL) Albrecht blakbird (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Just a FYI, Lego stores in Ontario
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And janey said it would be ok to add to her thread. It seems there are only 2 LEGO centric stores left now in Ontario, the as yet unnamed replacement for the Countryside Toy Outlet/Bricks & Blocks, and Lasting Toys. We are located at 2410 Dunwin (...) (15 years ago, 9-Jul-09, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: LEGO® set 10197 - Fire Brigade
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(...) -- Snip! -- Here are some more (URL) on Brickshelf> of set 10197 by user 'LBaixinho'. Cheers, J.P. Manalo (URL) (15 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Ambassador Cycle 7
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E' stato un grande anno per le nomine al programma LEGO Ambassador. Abbiamo ricevuto un totale di 86 nomine da cui sono stati scelti 45 membri che parteciperanno al programma per il prossimo anno. Il nuovo ciclo rappresenta 27 differenti nazionalità (...) (15 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Cycle 7 Ambassadors
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Straight from Steve Witt, the list of Cycle 7 ambassadors - congrats to all! Announcing the members of the LEGO Ambassadors for Cycle 7 This was a great year for nominations for the LEGO Ambassador Program. We received a total of 86 nominations and (...) (15 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.ambassadors) !!
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| | Re: Dome Creator
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I finally found someone (Todd W.) to compile my Dome Creator Program. Let me know if you'd like a copy. (I really haven't fixed any of it bugs, etc. since I initially wrote the program but its worth a look) (15 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: SUPER Batman fig/set sale. SUPER CHEAP!!!
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We just got a HUGE purchase of 7885 sets and Harley figs as well! Come and check them out, THESE PRICES WILL NOT LAST LONG!!! (URL) (15 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: SUPER Batman fig/set sale. SUPER CHEAP!!!
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We just got a HUGE purchase of 7885 sets and Harley figs as well! Come and check them out, THESE PRICES WILL NOT LAST LONG!!! (URL) (15 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Would the last person to leave, please turn out the lights?
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(...) Strangely, I never did see LUGNET as a photo-sharing community (not even with the firm connection to Brickshelf). Most of what I use LUGNET for, well... doesn't work on Flickr. It's hard to organize a GBC standard, or trash-talk about a (...) (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés lundi 6 juillet 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 jours. Nouveaux articles ---...--- ** Un stand FreeLUG à la Fête patronale de (...) (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Would the last person to leave, please turn out the lights?
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(...) Can I propose twittering with hashtags like #technic_moc or #space_moc so we can find each others cool stuff now it is moving away from the lugnet server? (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Would the last person to leave, please turn out the lights?
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(...) I agree with this. Lugnet was ground breaking, when it was first launched. But that was eons ago. We're rapidly coming up on lugnet.space's 10th anniversary ((URL)). It's been a great 10 years for lugnet.space with well over 40k postings, but (...) (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Group to Participate in NMRA National Train Show 2009
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Just a quick reminder that the National Train show is this weekend in Hartford, CT. Also, Jamie's plans have changed slightly, so he'll be speaking on Friday and Saturday instead of Saturday and Sunday. If you're in the area, please feel free to (...) (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: Holt grad killed in crash was top designer for LEGO
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(...) Damn. I met Richard at NI Week one year, and had a chance to enjoy his company. Not only was he a tremendously creative person within LEGO, but he was a lot of fun to just hang around with. I'm very sad to hear this, and he will be missed. (15 years ago, 7-Jul-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics)
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