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Not much in this weeks flyers. TRU flyer (Friday Dec 4th to Thursday Dec 10th) has the 7685 City Dozer on for half price, $24.97 (reg $49.99). In store only, while they last, no rainchecks. Amazing, $49.99 is the S@H price. You also get a "FREE $10 (...) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Lego Gun brings SWAT to Toronto man's office
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(...) Where's the "dislike" button? Steve (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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(...) Not so fast, Speedy. Although that is a beautiful MOC (which I hadn't seen until now; thanks for showing it), you've never seen my first metallic silver effect that I built a few months ago. (You haven't seen it because I haven't posted a pic (...) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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(...) Thanks, John! Being a sharp-eyed building connoisseur, you not doubt surmised that the "secret" to the roof is attaching all of the 2x2 tiles using only their center tube. The 1x6s are attached using perpendicular half studs. JOHN (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Steam Through the Piney Woods
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(...) What John said. :^) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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(...) That was in fact the first part of the model that caught my eye. Well-played all around, John! (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Hi Steve, good to hear from you again. Would you mind lokking into this: (URL) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Tore, Feel free to add any color, RGB, name or number you like to the LDConfig.ldr. file. I really won't stand in the way of 100% backwards compatibility to L3Lab. w. (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Minifig Accessory
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I just saw that we have parts that description starts with "Minifig Accessory" while others only starts with "Minifig". As I like to have things conform to each other I like to hear also other opinions to this than mine. I think we should keep that (...) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Lego Gun brings SWAT to Toronto man's office
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Long story short, Guy buys gun from brickgun.com, guy builds toy at office, neighbor across the street sees gun thru window, neighbor calls the cops. SWAT does what SWAT does and "take down" guy with lego. Lego guy fully complies and was released (...) (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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(...) Nice! Shiny toys are good. But... you're not the most insane user of metallic silver on a train. That honour goes to Peter Norman (URL) ;) Tim (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) You know I could swear I pointed you towards a potential candidate for this, like a month or so ago... https://retracile.ne...0/10/16.45 Did you ever get a chance to follow up on that? Don (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Oh. Oh. I... I wish somebody had told me this before, instead of arrogant and provoking things like: "Welcome to 2009". Or maybe someone has tried, but I've been the write protected that time? /Tore (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Yes, exactly. 48 is rendered as trans-black, 65 is blue, and 133 should be dark pink (or whatever we're calling color #5 today). Steve (15 years ago, 5-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Do you mean that original LDraw accepts color 48, 65, 133 without error message? I didn't know that. Pity L3Lab (and L3P v1.3 which I no longer use)don't act that way. If so, I guess I stand corrected. And blushing. But yet, with a little (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Just to be clear: all colors from 0 to 511 (except 16 and 24) are true LDraw colors. For color codes less than 256, LDraw would use the lowest 4 bits to determine the color value. The sixth bit would determine transparency. The other bits were (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Official alternative model of set 8671
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(...) Not to take away from Jaco's work (which is most impressive), but the original can be gotten from: (URL) those who want to compare before and after, perhaps? :) -- joshua (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) I for one would have been very happy with that approach. That's exactly what I have tried to tell over and over and over again. Could those of you who have their intellectual write protection on, pretty pretty please unlock it for just a few (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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(...) Whoa, thanks for the heads up. Our tree is in a carpeted room, and I doubt I'll ever run the thing except around Christmas time. It'll probably spend most of its life on display. Sad to hear about the scratching issues, Dave. I will remember (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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(...) In-home, floor level use is probably fine, but if you ever run that on a layout you better hope that it doesn't take a spill, or the silver paint is likely to get uglified. I was never really sure if they were painted or not, but recently I (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) models, so it is quite common for the assembly not to fit on the page. The workaround I have used so far is to make my own custom assembly images from LView and them manually put them in the final PDF file. That's what I did (URL) here>. Eric (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Christmas Trolley in Metallic Silver (drool)
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Here is a little trolley that I built yesterday to run around the Christmas tree this year: (URL) Aside from the WOW factor of seeing a MOC completely in a rare color, it was a pretty straight-forward build. The only tricky part was the fact that I (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Steam Through the Piney Woods
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(...) Looks awesome, Tony! The bridge as seen as a thumbnail actually looks real! Great staging, and a not too shabby MOC as well! (URL) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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Nobody ever listens to me on the issue of colors, but that doesn't mean I'll go quietly... (...) I don't see why they need to be added to the ldConfig file as long as they're documented somewhere and accepted as the standard default LDraw pallette. (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Official alternative model of set 8671
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Hello, In the instructions of set 8671 (Racers - Ferrari F430 Spider 1:17) it says there are buildinginstrucions of an alternative model to be found on (URL) Alas these instructions were removed. The topic of missing or removal of official building (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) OK, here goes. When an assembly is too large to fit on the page, LPub crops the image. When one drags the assembly image to another position LPub does not redraw the image. See: (URL) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Sorry, but I really cannot understand the need to encode dithered colors. Personally I think that only colors used for parts should be coded, while, when you create a patterned part you can choose to use a "good enough" already coded color or (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Bionicle's End is Near
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Bob Parker wrote: <snip> Even as a fan of Bionicle, I can't say I am all broken up about this. It may even be past due. Hopefpully the new action figures won't be Galidor-esque. If there is a story component, it would be (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, FTX)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) It might fix it (I think it would still gum up the PT with over-zealous hold votes); but why break anything when we're just talking about adding fewer than 200 lines to the config file? I think it's a terrible idea to make dozens of (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) I have had parts on the Part Tracker held because they used one of these colors. That means it is limiting. (...) Color numbers 32-47 and 256-511 is not every color under the rainbow. (...) This is exactly the problem. (...) If this is the (...) (15 years ago, 4-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LEGO Matrix Trinity Help (Video)
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If you haven't seen it yet. For both LEGO and Matrix fans. From Youtube User: LegoAgentJones "After around 440 hours of work, and just in time for the 10th anniversary of the original movie release, we are pleased to present to you our LEGO version (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Steam Through the Piney Woods
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(...) Very Nice!!! L. Andrew Reynolds GtwLUG (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Steam Through the Piney Woods
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The next installment in my Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series: "Steam Through the Piney Woods" (URL) Image is a link. Texas State Railroad Locomotive #300 crosses a wooden trestle bridge through the Piney Woods of East Texas. --Tony (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) Well, I'm interested in helping to maintain current builds for the Macintosh. We're still at 4.0.0.1. If you update the SourceForge page with the current code, I will work on that - and then my interest might be rekindled enough to delve (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) Hi Willy, This is not the kind of help I was asking about. I was asking if anyone was interested in helping with the software development of LPub. It is getting too large for one person to work on alone. If would seem you have issues with the (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) There are already two very old ways to specify RGB colors in LDraw files. One comes from ldlite with somewhere between 12 and 15 effective bits of color information, and the other from L3Lab/L3P with 24 bits of color information. If we're (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Of course it would - as well as it does LDView. But after adding x, y, z coordinates and correcting RGB code syntax would work fine with both LDView as well as L3Lab! 1 0x02F2F2F2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 part.dat Don't know about MLCad, but I (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) Does finger pointing to bugs count? (URL) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. Kevin (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Neither did I but if you really cannot find a suitable color for your pattern an RGB say in the form: 1 #F2F2F2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 part.dat would surely solve your problem. And I'm going to propose this to the new elected LSC. As for the broken (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) I wondered about that. I'll have to look and understand why. Man, LPub sure has gotten complicated :^) Anyone want to help? Thanks, Kevin (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) Hi all, Ive seen last weekend someone who showed me some brass train wheels. Verry nice done, fitting on the standard steel axle from the cars. I gave him some tips: isolate the wheels from the steel axle and use brass contacts on the (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LPub 4 Callouts (and other questions)
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(...) So many features, so few memories. The latest version of LPub (at least the Windows one), has support for mirrored sub-models. It knows about mirrored matricies (thanks to minds here that are mathematically superior to mine :^) One test model (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) I never said that it was meant to limit, only that it is made up of these colors now. Please don't take this to mean that new colors can't be added, or that it invalidates other colors. We already know of at least one color that should be (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) I disagree that this was the original purpose of the ldconfig file. I can say that definitively, since I was the one who first proposed the file here: (URL). The purpose was that when *new* colors were added, ldraw software tools would have a (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Night to run on 9 volt track
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(...) I have too much time to spend digging on deal sites: (URL) that's now expired. (...) That's interesting. The previous Amazon entry was actually Target's inventory (now on back order), but one this seems not to be. In the end I paid $85.87 (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New sculpture
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(...) She is LEGO hot!!! A rare species hehe Nice (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) I've seen some power pickups made out of a normal train wheel covered in metal tape. But I would assume there are metal model railroad wheels out there that could be forced on to a technic axle or something similar. A bit more drag, but if it (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) This isn't the first time that LDconfig.ldr has been updated - and it is just that, the file has been updated with MORE colors than before. I think we are loosing sight of the purpose of LDconfig.ldr... The LDconfig file is meant to be a quick (...) (15 years ago, 3-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) Although I have decided to refrain from participation in this thread (you already know my position and you totally neglect it), I make one exception and say "Amen!" to all of Andy's points above. /Tore (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) I apparently have missed the discussion when it comes to certain colors are suddenly "not supported," but I'd like to register my opinion on it. It is a huge error to be calling colors in the ranges of 32-47 and 256-511 as "MLCad color codes" (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LPub gone AWOL?
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(...) I have read in the internet about problems with intel grafic cards. Maybe this is also your problem. cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub gone AWOL?
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(...) Cool. :) For some reason, LPub is displaying no text at all (no button captions, labels, etc - (URL) Probably has something to do with me using WINE on it. Would it be possible to have a Linux version, perhaps.. ? (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub gone AWOL?
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(...) Hi gang, FWIW, www.kclague.net is back. Kevin (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) That is correct. LDView has its own internal color table, which is used if you don't check the "Process ldconfig.ldr" check box in the General tab of its preferences. When you check that check box, it overrides these default colors using the (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Shop @ Home Phone Specials for Wednesday, December 2, 2009, to Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Item #7996 City Trail Rail Crossing R/C Retail Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $9.98 Item #852331 Vintage Minifigure Collection Volume 1 Retail Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $9.98 Item #: 852524 Minifigure Cookie Cutters Retail Price: $7.99 Sale Price: $3.98 (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) That's a really good new!!! since something is moving on and that's enough for me. In the while I will translate all missed color codes in the range on transparent colors to a light grey transparent (having code between 32 and 63) and all the (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) I started fixing those parts and they will be uploaded to the PT for certification since some also include minor primitive substitution as well as BFCing. However I cannot forseen when those fixes will be ultimately be shipped in an official (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) That's good! Anyway, there are still many color codes included in official parts (39,257,258,260...) that seems are not supported. I have already rosen the problem in a previous discussion and the answer was that they where MLCad color codes (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Color page updated
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(...) All this work on the colours is fantastic, guys. If I get some time I plan to try to work out how to make the pearl colours in POVray. But time is the precious commodity. For those that are interested (and have a copy of perl) I wrote a little (...) (15 years ago, 2-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: 2009/2010 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC): Election results
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(...) Thanks for voting for me and congratulation to the other members of the committee! cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 1-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: 7 Old LEGO Cases For Sale
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#2 & #3 sold. #1 and #4-7 still available. Thanks, -Jason (15 years ago, 1-Dec-09, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Color page updated
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Hi folks, the colors page at LDraw.org has been updated: (URL) find links to localized versions of the color table as well as Philo's Visual LDConfig.ldr picture: (URL) w. (15 years ago, 1-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | 2009/2010 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC): Election results
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The winners of the 2009/2010 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) election are (in alphabetical order by last name): Travis Cobbs Mike Heidemann Santeri Piippo Allen Smith Scott Wardlaw Congratulations to the new LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) members! (...) (15 years ago, 1-Dec-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: New sculpture
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(...) OMG. Amazing! I absolutely love it. Jaco (15 years ago, 1-Dec-09, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: November 21st, 2009 SMART meeting
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(...) We had a good last meeting, with several interesting candy dispenser ideas. All accepted coins, some even determining which type of coin to give candy for. Everyone went home with a few candies or chocolates under their belts! Gus Jansson (...) (15 years ago, 1-Dec-09, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Datsville Rev023 - Major Update
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A new revision of my unofficial Datsville is at: (URL) includes a zip file with all boxed parts needed for Datasville Rev023 *** If you like to share camera and look_at data, reply here or mail me *** *** (By doing so, you agree on that they will be (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: [Q] Update Email Address
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(...) In that case you should resubscribe with your new email address (to which they'll probablythen send information on how to unsusbscribe which you can use for your old address) lego-robotics-subscr...crynwr.com Jetro (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: [Q] Update Email Address
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What about changing an email address for non-members (i.e. users)? There is no login associated -- perhaps there is an obvious link @ the lugnet website for users to click? ---...--- mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: [Q] Update Email Address
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What about changing an email address for non-members (i.e. users)? There is no login associated -- perhaps there is an obvious link @ the lugnet website for users to click? Original Message: ---...--- From: dcm@c-sw.com dcm@c-sw.com Date: Mon, 30 (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) I have left it too late. The XL motor isn't shipping until Jan 5th, and the controller not until April. I ordered them anyway, perhaps they'll move it up if they get many orders. (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [Q] Update Email Address
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(...) right ;) Jetro (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [Q] Update Email Address
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Greetings- I don't see a way (at least non mentioned in this email) to change my email address. I am sure this is obvious, but I don't see it. -David ---...--- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - (URL) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) Crap, Iam an idiot, not paying attention my spelling AND, AND more importantly the correct name of the train! Thanks, I will fix the webpage (of course here(LUGNET) I am doomed to live with the mistake for internet eternity)mistakes ASAP. (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) FWIW, on the page it's "Night", and "bogey". I will probably be ordering my EN today, and am too considering options. I have quite a mix of 9V and RC stuff (in fact, about 1/2 the Lego trains back to 1980) Probably I will suck it up and buy (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) Ted Mainly due to the fact that the RPM will be different from each motor, meaning that one motor will be working much harder than the other, thus lessening the life of the overworked motor. Also the torque and friction is much higher in the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) Good question, Ted. That is what Ross did with the old 4.5 motor block-- he simply cut the ends off of a 4.5 volt wire and a 9 volt wire, spliced them together, and ran the 4.5 motor off of the power from the 9 volt train motor. JOHN (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Converting an Emerald Knight to run on 9 volt track
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(...) Peter- Very cool. And "they" said it could not be done! Question: What about leaving the 9V motor unit intact and still running a wire from it to the Emerald Night's motor, giving 2 motors in parallel with more pulling power and saving the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pulling power of different train systems
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(...) Hey, Benn- I'll tell you what I'd like to see-- some third party coming in and dropping in beefier motors in the existing train motor. That would be cool. Come to think of it, didn't somebody actually try that? I've heard from those in the (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub gone AWOL?
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(...) Hi gang, My web hoster has gone belly up. I'm working on getting a new website up and going this week. Kevin (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Hejsan alla glada LEGO-vänner - svenskt forum finns på www.swebrick.se
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(...) Jag har frånsagt mig det för mååånga månar sedan, dessutom flera gånger. Men ingen annan har tagit över tronen. Nu har jag i vart fall uppdaterat sidebaren... (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.loc.se)
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(URL) Designed with (URL) LSculpt> ((URL) Flickr link>) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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Does anyone have a copy of these 12 pictures? I accidentally overwrote them, and I can't find a backup! Please send me an email if you happen to have a copy. --Bram (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) ... (...) This is an interesting discussion. Keep in mind that the 9v system was also designed for kids, which is why the motors have so little pulling power. Like you, I've looked at the 8866 and figured it would be of little use to me. But I (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I replaced the 3024's + light.dat with Datshine objects. It worked well, its just that the light misses the front of the statue. (URL) about we move the spots, or add a spot aiming to the front of the statue? /Tore (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.ray)
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Well, I have finally made an attempt at converting my Emerald Knight to run on the 9 volt track. Using the Power Functions as show in the instructions and a non functioning train motor unit I was able to make the engine run. I gutted the motor (...) (15 years ago, 30-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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The Southern California LEGO Train Club ((URL) SCLTC>) opened its first ever show at the (URL) Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum> in Yorba Linda, California earlier this month. SCLTC joined the Train Collector Association ((URL) TCA>) in (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX) !
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National Instruments has just released the LabVIEW Education Edition, (URL) best stuff I've ever worked with in the context of LEGO robotics. The features are so fantastic that we have succeeded with few efforts in implementing a Kalman filter to (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You should really get yourself an inexspensive (under $10) digital voltmeter. They are easy to use & handy for many things, like checking for dead batteries or open/broken wires. For your problem, first measure the output of the xformer. If (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi, all. A CP holiday train made a stop in my town tonight. Here are some low-res pictures - I thought I would share for the benefit for you train folks, and to see if anyone has ever attempted to render it in LEGO! (URL) better reference photos are (...) (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Datsville Town Hall Problems - Fixed!
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(...) I've fixed Town Hall problem. Now all I have to do is tidy up the files from all rem garbage. But that will have to wait until tomorrow. (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Hi all, Just to inform you that our robots appear in a Luxembourg TV show about LEGO. You will meet GASTON, Nic_3 (briefly), LUXPAK and our robotics team. Enjoy... and don't be afraid of the Luxembourgish language. (URL) -Claude (15 years ago, 29-Nov-09, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Thanks, John! I figured--if nothing else--then the main train-brains here would be able to point me to a good infosource outside of LUGNET. I'll check it ou! Dave! (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, great to hear from one of the (URL) Daves>! (URL) JOHN (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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(...) I wish I could help you out, but I'm of no use in things of this matter, Dave! BUT, whenever I have questions of this nature, I go to the guys at (URL) Scale Rails Online> . They are a terrific group of guys and I'd bet they'd answer any and (...) (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Mark, sorriely I have broken down the small rig after the test series, so I have no quick access to a wider testing procedure..... (...) The speed of the Emerald is clearly much lower in comparison to 8866. If you run 8866 at a reduced speed (...) (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I have just updated the pages on (URL) above mentioned errors are now fixed in the new release. I have also put a zip-only version for Linux user on the side. I hope you enjoy! cu mikeheide (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Datsville Town Hall Problems! [DAT]
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(...) Here's the problem filtered out at y=168 0 prob168 0 Name: prob168.ldr 0 Author: LDraw FilTEr 0 !LDFILTER MinY=160 MinZ=900 MaxZ=960 -_ -0 1 7 -340 168 910 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3001.dat 1 7 340 168 910 0 0 -1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3001.dat 1 7 -120 168 (...) (15 years ago, 28-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) I am soon ready for release of the next version of DATHeader that will have some more informations for you and also all mentioned bugs should be solved. During my testing on Ubuntu I discovered that you might have trouble to use the installer. (...) (15 years ago, 27-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) No, it doesn't look as if I messed it up! It's been a problem with it even before I touched it. (URL) at the left side: there is a 30 LDU overlap and the building is not symmetric. How do we fix that? /Tore (15 years ago, 27-Nov-09, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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