 | | LEGO Employees will come to BrickCon 09
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I've been given word from Steve Witt that LEGO has some special plans for those who can make it to BrickCon. As part of this, he sent me a list of LEGO employees who will be here for the first weekend of October (1st through 4th). Steve Witt (of (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon) !
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Now that's what I'm talking about! I just didn't say it right. ;) If you're not going to list the colors in ldconfig.ldr sorted by number then pick a useful ordering like Hue-Saturation-Brightness. Alphabetic order is not much better than (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | 2 new Mini TIE Fighters join the fleet: TIE Hunter and TIE Mauler
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Hello dear folks, whereas everything began with the original T.I.E. (Twin Ion Engine) by Sienar Fleet Systems 22 years before the Battle of Yavin, followed by the TIE/ln, /rc, /gt, /fc which still had the original design, more sub types like the TIE (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: lxf to 4pk converter
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I am sorry but I made a little mistake. While I was refactoring I destroyed the calculation of the hinge joint angles. I have fixed this (version 0.2.1): (URL) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Duplicated colors are my deepest concern. Below is a screenshot of Bricksmith's color picker using the new ldconfig.ldr: (URL) I can't just hide the TLG colors. For one thing, some of them don't seem to have non-TLG counterparts (like (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) I think group sub-sorting might be more trouble than it's worth. Editors can just sort the colors by Hue-Saturation-Brightness. That's what Bricksmith does. It's a simple mathematical transformation. (URL) Allen (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Lego parts and kits for sale
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Hello there, Its been a while since I've posted here - been really busy with work post-college and freelance jobs on the side. Recently, I've been saving up for a new PC and decided to sell of some of my older lego parts, kits and instructions. Most (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX)
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| | WHaCKOLuG's 62 Brick Challenge.
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Check out what our members brought to the meeting for our 62 Brick Challenge. These photos and vids belong to Jef. Used with permission. Jenn made a brick (URL) Janey also made a brick, (URL) a WHACKOLUG/WHACKALUG sign (URL), a train set(URL), and a (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
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| | LEGO® Group reports blockbuster profit (1st half of 2009)
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LEGO® Group reports blockbuster profit (1st half of 2009) By Christian Wienberg Aug. 17, 2009 (Bloomberg) -- LEGO A/S, Europe’s biggest toymaker, said first-half profit jumped 60 percent as it sold more building block products based on the “Star (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model
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LEGO Bricks Inspire New Type of Architectural Model August 17, 2009 By Rita Catinella Orrell Ask architects what their favorite toy was growing up, and LEGOs will likely rank among their top picks. And they aren’t the only ones: The Denmark-based (...) (15 years ago, 18-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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(...) I didn't think there would be a programming software on the disk - but the box and the instruction manual indicated that there were instructions for additional models on the disk. (15 years ago, 17-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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(...) (15 years ago, 17-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: WHaCKaLuG - Sunday the 16th.
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(...) Quasi Minutes.... In Attendance: (10) Jenn Wagner, Janey Red Brick, Chris Magno, Jeff Van Winden, Jef Theysmeyer, David Koudys, Iain Hendry, Phil, Carol, and Jason Allemann Wow, I for one had a great night last night, thrilled to see old (...) (15 years ago, 17-Aug-09, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | lxf to 4pk converter
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Hey, a new version of our converter is online. He now is capable of generating files for the LD4DStudio, too (first draft): a very rudimentary project file (4pj; if it does not exist) and a package file (4pk) with actors, a monitor, controls etc. (...) (15 years ago, 17-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGOMASTER - SUMMER 2009
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Pics from Sunday! 7. Conant Park, Hillside, NJ - August 16th, 2009. KIDS KINGDOM (URL) Park, Hillside New Jersey - 08-16-09>> (URL) Eric Sophie> (URL) Legomaster> (URL) Biomechanical Bricks> (15 years ago, 17-Aug-09, to lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Re: Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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Oops.. absolutely correct - do I feel like an idiot? :) As Doug says, the brick can only be programmed in a limited sense using VLL. The way we do it is via a Spybotics robot, programmed using NQC and connected to the Microscout via a light-tube. (...) (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Western Maryland "Russian Decapod"
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(...) Thanks. Jeramy's round house does make an excellent back drop. I hope to build one of my own some day. And who knew staying up past 1am helping some one else build their layout could be so much fun. :) Cale (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Minifig Segway
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(...) There are other all-plastic possibilities out there. You can always leave the tires off on the Tiny Turbos chrome-trimmed wheels: (URL) there are these train wheels: (URL) (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Western Maryland "Russian Decapod"
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Your attention to detail is always amazing! This loco seems to be a great use for BBB medium drivers. I have to also say that it looks very impressive against Jeramy's Dark Red roundhouse. I had fun helping out with their layout and running my PF (...) (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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(...) Actually, the Droid Developer Kit and Dark Side Development Kit contain the Micro Scout which is not really programmable. See (URL) details on how to program it with a VLL. The CD was a marketing mistake as the only think on it was the same (...) (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés samedi 15 août 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 ---...--- ** Présentation du set n°8185 "le camion Ferrari" ** (...) (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: Eiffel Tower available again at US S@H
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(...) Sometimes they find a "pocket" of sets in the warehouse, it seems and put them available for sale.... but the current status is that its available for backorder. hmmm... (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Buying parts
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Hello, What is the best method to purchase alot of a particular element? Or for that matter a lot of bricks in general? Pick a brick? Bricklinks? Ebay? I general I find ebay purchases to contain many of the same bricks but very few of a particular (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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(...) You can find the CDROM on Bricklink at (URL) (15 years ago, 16-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | The evil bloodthirsty fly
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At the (URL) IndyLUG> August meeting/pool party, we were repeatedly attacked by a hell-spawned giant insect, A.K.A. the very persistent horse fly. I decided to make a vignette of the scene. The fly itself may be just a bit exaggerated in size, but (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
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| | Spock's Ship - "Jellyfish"
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Spock's Ship from the new Star Trek movie: (2 URLs) More Here.> (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Minifig Segway
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(...) OK, thanks. I'll keep that in mind. I think the plastic wheels are little too big for my Segway, but if I ever get a hold of some, I can use them and call it an off-road version; just the thing for the commuter who wants to pretend he's (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Custom Santa Fe GP-38 Loco w/Yellow & Blue Warbonnet scheme.
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(...) Thanks, Cale! That's very kind of you to say after showing your Western Maryland, your skills blow me away! Mark (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Custom Santa Fe GP-38 Loco w/Yellow & Blue Warbonnet scheme.
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(...) Very nice. I always liked the yellow and blue Warbonnets. Cale (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Custom Santa Fe GP-38 Loco w/Yellow & Blue Warbonnet scheme.
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(...) Hi Tim, you are correct. S-scale would have been the best fit, unfortunately, this particular scheme was not available in S, so I was stuck with HO. Regarding the construction, it certainly is more complicated than it looks. The picture isn't (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Custom Santa Fe GP-38 Loco w/Yellow & Blue Warbonnet scheme.
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(...) Might S scale decals be nearer the right size? There's a lot more complex construction in the loco than appears at first glance. Tim (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Western Maryland "Russian Decapod"
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Western Maryland I-1 class "Russian Decapod" During World War I the Western Maryland Railway received 10 surplus 2-10-0 steam locomotives all built by Baldwin Locomotive Works. These "Russian Decapods" were originaly part of a larger order placed by (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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Hi Mark If you can't get your hands on the original dev kit CD-ROM, you should be able to program it with NQC. If the hardware is the same as the Dark Side Development Kit (pretty sure it is) NQC works brilliantly. Cheers Tom (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Looking for replacement CD-Rom for Droid Developer Kit (9748)
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Picked up a used Droid Developer Kit (set #9748) via garage sale. Had the instruction manuel, the micro-scout and missing less than a handful of parts (easily replaced). However, it was also missing the CD_Rom. Anyone know where I can get a (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Custom Santa Fe GP-38 Loco w/Yellow & Blue Warbonnet scheme.
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Well, I built this MOC in about 5 days, (not counting the time waiting for parts) but waited 30 days to finally get decals on it. Unfortunately, O-scale was too big, and HO-scale is too small, but I had to go with HO, cause it at least fit. (URL) (...) (15 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | WHaCKaLuG - Sunday the 16th.
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Hope to see many of you out to this months WHaCKaLuG dinner meeting. Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009 Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Whale and Ale Pub City/Town: Kitchener, ON Thanks to a suggestion from a member Jef, we are going to go forward with (...) (15 years ago, 14-Aug-09, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) The 2006-2007 LSC agreed with this also, which is why we added the part about "(needs work)" to the (URL) LDraw.org Official Library Header Specification>. --Travis (15 years ago, 14-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: 2009 version Urban Landscape
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Great to see you back in action Jonathan! Even die hard castle fan that I am, I always look forward to being inspired by your layouts... Loving the increased focus on landscaping as well! Great work and thanks for sharing! God Bless, Nathan (URL) (15 years ago, 14-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés jeudi 13 août 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 ---...--- ** Exposition de trains à Angerville (91) (4 et 5 (...) (15 years ago, 14-Aug-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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--snip-- (...) The majority of LDraw users I know of outside LUGNET (flickr, facebook and TBB) use MLCAD and LDview for their LDraw experience. It's not a full poll and it's not a big sample but it's probably a better example of 'new users' than (...) (15 years ago, 14-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Quality is important, but the first priority of Ldraw should always be to make it easy to create and share the models. Photo-realism is nice, to be sure, but certainly a somewhat lower priority. I'm not aware of any photo-realistic realtime (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Eiffel Tower available again at US S@H
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(...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Kickin' in open doors, are you? I have absolutely no reason to disagree. (...) You are right about one thing: newer LEGO colours isn't one of my obsessions, but I may download other peoples' LDraw MOCs... (...) I'd love to, but I don't think (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Couldn't find the word "vitriol" in my dictionary, just "vitrify". But from the context I conclude it's something like aggressive, rude, grumpy, impolite, or emotional. And yes, I admit I've been unnesessarily grumpy and I am truly sorry for (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Moonbase
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(...) So long as there are even a handful of us building Moonbase, it's not dead. Not by a longshot. I always admired your site, Jon. One day I tried to access it and it was not there. I hadn't realized it had been hacked, of course. But oh, was it (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Mirror matrix question
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(...) Hi Kevin, I just realised that there might be a way to do this by exploiting the way LDRAW defines parts. All mirrored parts should be written as a bunch of studs and a subpart which is either mirrored or non-mirrored. By determining which (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) No need for the vitriol Tore. (...) Yes but, as with all things, people come and people go. I, for example, am much more withdrawn than I was in 2004 since I'm on an operational submarine now and only have a limited amount of time in port. (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: calling all MOCs for BrickCon October 1-4, 2009
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(...) Will do Jeff! Can't wait to make it up there in October! I'll email you the MOCs I intend to bring. -jeremy (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) It may be able to display a billion polygons, but it certainly can't keep a billion unique polygons in video memory. Each unique point requires a bare minimum of 12 bytes, and usually requires more than that (for color/texture info). The (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: 2009 version Urban Landscape
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Neat story. That's quite a coincidence! Maybe it's some kind of omen. If you keep making real life buildings in LEGO, eventually you'll own them. ;-) David (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Thanks for the explanation. Since my computer at work (which I am using) is a high end CAD workstation with enough VRAM to display a billion polygons, I guess I should just leave it on HIGH! On my home machine, I will probably slow it down. (...) (15 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) The main effect that this setting has is its control over the amount of display list compilation used. Display lists are a feature in OpenGL (the graphics library used by LDView) for drawing static objects. They convert (compile) the data into (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) This makes me curious as to how this Memory Usage feature works. Why would I set the memory usage to "Low" if I have plenty of RAM? What does this do for me? Eric (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Eiffel Tower available again at US S@H
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I don't know how much longer the Eiffel Tower will be available but the status was changed from sold out to available today, still on sale at $149. (URL) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Moonbase
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If we could just get (URL) BrickWiki> up and running again there is a category for Moonbase with some articles already. Off-topic: would it be possible to move BW over to Wetpaint? (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Motel MOC
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Really well done and thanks for all the great detail photos. The office interior is very detailed, far more so than one might expect. In fact the plain exterior really makes the interiors a wonderful surprise. Well done. I was wondering about the (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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| | Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, August 12, 2009, to Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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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 Item #7623 Indiana Jones Temple Escape Retail Price $59.99 Sale Price $39.98 Item #7996 Train Rail Crossing R/C Retail Price: (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Original Mindstorms software on Win XP
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Forgot one of the most useful parts... (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 2009 version Urban Landscape
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(...) Thanks, Dave. And, thanks everyone else who posted and looked at the photos. I still build and enjoy doing it - so, much more to come. The pace might be slower, but I am still around. Good to see familiar names myself. Thanks once again. Best, (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Moonbase
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(...) Jon: We had a small contingent of moonbase modules at Brickworld 2009. You can see the pictures (URL) on Bill Ward's Flickr Photostream. I think we only had about 5-6 modules, but it was nice to see some people still carrying on with moonbase. (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: 2009 version Urban Landscape
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(...) Thanks. Yes, Al's is a Diner. Do you mean a real life diner? Assuming you do, there is actually a pretty cool story about that. There is a diner in Fall River, Mass. called AlMac's. I havee a book on Photorealistic painters - a number of whom (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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| | It's here, RAILBRICKS 6
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(URL) The latest issue of RAILBRICKS is out! RAILBRICKS 6 The Double Issue We silently released issue 6 on Friday August 7th. This 100 page issue was a long time coming, but features an interview with UK builder Carl Greatrix, more Steam tips & (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish.railbricks, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Well, what we are actually trying with the new LDConfig.ldr file is getting more colors into LDraw, colors people find in today’s set but not LDraw and IMHO it lowers the bar for users if the colors are consistent throughout the system. Since (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LEGO® Movie in Development for the big-screen
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LEGO ready for its big-screen close-up By Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Warner Bros. is building a LEGO movie. The studio and producer Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes movie) have acquired theatrical rights for a motion (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Moonbase
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I'm sorry to hear this, Jon. I've always been a huge fan of Moonbase and think it should live on. I'm an editor at Wetpaint, a platform that hosts free wiki sites, and I'd be happy to help you set up a collaborative Moonbase site if you like. It (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 2009 version Urban Landscape
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That's quite a town you have there. Is Al's a diner? David (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: POV Help Needed
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(...) Hi Tore, This may not work but possibly you can use the fact the L3Studs will only exist in l3p V1.4. You could try using #ifdef as follows #ifdef (L3Studs) // Do V1.4 stuff #else // Do V1.3 stuff #end Is that what you were after? Tim (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | POV Help Needed
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Please see the question in my previous post: (URL) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | POV dat for L3P v1.4 - 3626bpse - Minifig Head with SW Scout Trooper Black Visor Pattern - POV [DAT]
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Ok, so now I've found out why my minifig head dats with inline POV no longer work. New POV-Ray version was no problems this time. But two changes frm L3P 1.3 to 1.4 caused problems: The names of the colors have been changed from Color[n*] to (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Original Mindstorms software on Win XP
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By trial, error, and lots of googling, I found a recipe for getting to the programming feature in the RIS software that came with my old original set. When installing, let it install quicktime 2 and 3 as well as the old DirectX; only do the minimum (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Dwarves for Distance Competition at BrickCon 09!
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Hey All! Getting tired of the those pesky dwarf minifigs hanging around and getting in the way? Launch 'em! At BrickCon 09, Castle will be hosting a seige engine competition called "Dwarves for Distance". This event is in honor of the convention (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) I have a few comments here. First of all, if you're going to load a huge model in LDView, it's usually best to set its "Memory Usage" setting to Low (especially on old hardware). Secondly, as has been pointed out, LDView takes a lot longer to (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) Did you have any suggestions for him? I did not, other than that he does not have his paths set up correctly (which was already mentioned). I do not even have LPub 2 installed anywhere anymore. Do you? If so, maybe you could help him. I'd (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) That is not correct. The 1.8 sec are the drawing time. If you will have a look into 'statistics' you will see that most of the time the loading will take and then 1.8 sec. for the drawing is used. So this comparison is not correct, but you are (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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(...) That is just so not true. (...) Well then, welcome to my reality. Viewing just a small portion of Datsville on my AMD1100, for example TOWN-10.ldr, takes 1.8 seconds in L3Lab. But several minutes in LDView - if it doesn't crash. I am (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Motel MOC
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(...) This looks great Chris! It really has that "No-Tell Motel" look to it. I'm sure some interesting things occur at this hotel and many of them may not be totally 'above board'. In regards to the color scheme, I think it really works for this (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Great work Jonathan! You are definitely one of the key people I draw inspiration from and your city layout is nothing short of amazing. You really capture the look and feel of the urban landscape and I am always amazed by the amount of detail (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I was just chatting about your lack of updates a couple of weeks ago. (URL) Blogged> Tim (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO® Recalls Remote Controls (8879 Power Functions)
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(...) It looks like the Remote Controls #8879 are available again. (URL) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | LEGO Rejects a Bit Part in a Spinal Tap DVD
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LEGO Rejects a Bit Part in a Spinal Tap DVD By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN Published: August 10, 2009 In 2007, when Coleman Hickey was 14, he made a stop-action film using LEGO pieces and figures to depict a concert performance of the song “Tonight I’m Gonna (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: 2009 version Urban Landscape
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(...) Wow! I always enjoy your cityscapes Jonathan. This is exactly why I keep a link to LUGNET. Bert Waters (RICHLUG) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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In the End Shot #2, it looks like where the first blue car is parked, well, that is where Sarah and Kyle stayed and had "plastique" for diner. Actually I liked seeing the details you went crazy on. Nice work. Eric Sophie (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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This should be my last significant MOC for NALUG's 2009 GETS show. I might fiddle with some vehicles if I have time, and there is one small item I might go with. This is a motel, an *ugly* motel. Many of you may have stayed in a motel just like (...) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Oooohh! That is so beautiful. From some of the thumbnails, I'd swear I was looking at pictures from "Model Railroader"! There is so much to like. -Chris Gray (NALUG) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Just been looking at these. I have to say that despite all the cool new builders around you are still my number one inspiration for building town and train stuff. I will examine every pic in great detail, and hopefully have something to show (...) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 8258 Crane Truck Review
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(...) makes me want this set (but I have to save my money for Real Life instead). (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 8258 Crane Truck Tweak
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I now posted a little modifications for that set You can see it there (URL) Jean-Marc (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | 2009 version Urban Landscape
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Here are some images from my in progress layout. (URL) am working toward the same goal with urban-realism. I have reduced the scale of a number of buildings with 3 wide windows and also I have focused more on sculpted landscaping this time around. (...) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | SALE TIME! 25% - 50% OFF Select Items
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I am bored at work, and my minions are surely bored due to the lack of work, so I have been putting items on sale! Discounts range from 25% to 50% OFF. (URL) will continue to place items on sale throughout the day, so check back often. Troy (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés dimanche 9 août 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 ---...--- ** Notices alternatives officielles ** par Erik (...) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | 3804 - robotic arm help
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Hi, How come in the "Big Blocks", the "raise arm" and "lower arm" blocks use the C motor when it should use A motor. The "rotate left" and "rotate right" blocks also use the C motor (as it should). Anybody else ever built this model? This is the (...) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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This friday, Aug 14th, will be one of the BEST-est ever rtlToronto dinners. We will have a fine meal, at a famous chicken emporium. We shall dine, and enjoy the company of fellow adult fans of lego. Heck, I even plan on being there some time after (...) (15 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | 8258 Crane Truck Review
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I did a review of that set and I post it on our club's website: (URL) don't feel like redoing it again, so I invite you to visit our site at this direct link: (URL) and let your comments, either here or on our site Cheers, Jean-Marc (15 years ago, 9-Aug-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Mech Nightshade
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(...) Thanks E! Jon (15 years ago, 9-Aug-09, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: HQ minifig head (grin pattern) with LGEO
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(...) LOL, Thanks! ;) But the stud substitution occurred... just the stud :( (15 years ago, 8-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Moonbase
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Hi. It's been awhile. From what I've seen, Moonbase is more or less dead, and more or less dead at Lego conventions. I suspect that like a lot of building trends, it may have just run its course...which is fine. But I've always felt bad about (...) (15 years ago, 8-Aug-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | [FreeLUG : French Enthusiast LEGO(c) User Group] Les nouveautés vendredi 7 août 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. Nouvelles brèves ---...--- * RailBricks 6 est arrivé ! * - 7 août 2009 Le sixième (...) (15 years ago, 8-Aug-09, to lugnet.org.fr.freelug)
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| | LDD - Robotic Gripper
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I modeled a robotic gripper end effector in LEGO Digital Designer. This design is the result of work I have done and a combination of techniques I have seen on Brickshelf.com. (URL) I have used this design on some of the Chassis prototypes I have (...) (15 years ago, 8-Aug-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Re: HQ minifig head (grin pattern) with LGEO
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(...) The picture you attached is based on triangles from LDRAW, so for whatever reason your LGEO substitution has not happened. If there are any "triangle" statements in your POV-Ray file, you know the LGEO replacement didn't work. I would guess (...) (15 years ago, 8-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: HQ minifig head (grin pattern) with LGEO
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I'll try to answer Michael, Eric and Tore into one single post. But definitively I'm and LDraw nob and this is not running well... @Michael I'm using, 3626bp01.dat part for the minigfig head. LPub 2.3.0.10 POV Ray v3.1 for Windows Into LPub I give (...) (15 years ago, 8-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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