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This Friday Nov 12th will be the November dinner. The same time 7pm the same location: Swiss Chalet the same group of people. Now - the BUT's The following people will NOT be in attendance this friday. Janey G Chris M Dave K Jeff VW Derek R and (...) (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Externally powered Monorail
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Dave, I am so proud to say I know you. You sir are amazing. I would also like to anounce to the comunity that I got to see Dave build his first working prototype at the hobby show. I should also point out that at 6pm, I told him he had to stop (...) (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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(...) This MOC is amazing to see. I'm glad I got the sneak peak. You are an artist! Chris (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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(...) Im honoured to have a compliment from one of my top 5 favourite builders of all time! Thanks Dave! Janey "Red Brick" (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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(...) Thanks, and actually, I am willing to go as far to say that the ABS version is more tasty, giggle. Janey "Red Brick" (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Forum shift
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(...) Hello LUGNET! After five years of on/off trying, I appear to have done the impossible - actually {post} to LUGNET! I am so pleased to see a germ of life spark into this place once again; I confess I have moved over to Eurobricks these days, (...) (14 years ago, 9-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Externally powered Monorail
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(...) Try you local hobby store: (URL) Hornet Hobbies in Toronto (URL) ) Google tells me Modelers Choice in Hamilton carries slot cars (URL) Dundas valley hobbies: (URL) these guys in Burlington: (URL) A> (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Externally powered Monorail
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(...) I did forget to mentinon ,though you can see it in the pics on Flickr, that the brushes for the power pickup almost make the monorail run in 1 direction only-just like the slot cars... if the monorail runs the other way, the brushes will get (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Externally powered Monorail
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(...) Haven't put a start/stop in, and they were out of the plan anyway.... But I'll try copper taping one soon--there's somethign niggling in my mind that if you left the transformer on full in one direction, that the monorail switch would work as (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Externally powered Monorail
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(...) Woah, that's pretty cool! How does it handle any start/stops that it encounters? I assume that the switch on the motor wasn't actually disengaged, so it it needs to be out to the left or right in order to work? DaveE (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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Nice job, I would think you've earned a honorary degree at the Mcveristy with this. It looks (and probably is) about as tasty as the real thing :-) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Externally powered Monorail
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(...) Snipped. (...) This is going to be awesome... good luck with the progress, cant wait to see the final working of this project. GOOOOO Dave! Janey "Red Brick" (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: HOBBY SHOW - This weekend!!!
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I would like to thank everyone that came out this weekend to make the OBB Hobby Show display such a success. I think our display looked awesome and was well received by both the crowds and by the organisers of the show. Now that we have table cloths (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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(...) Lol, thanks John, funny part is, I rarely eat a Big Mac... but the day I built this, I ended up finding myself at a McDonalds ordering one. Janey "Red Brick" (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Re: November 20th SMART meeting
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I just wanted to remind everyone about our next SMART meeting in two weeks (Saturday, November 20th, 2pm). We'll be meeting at the new DigiPen facilities, in the Michelangelo auditorium. The address is 9931 Willows Road, in Redmond. Here's a map: (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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(...) I saw this at the Hobby Show this past weekend and all I can say is 'scrump-dili-itious!!!' Dave K (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Re: bush lock primitives, 16 segment and inner edges.
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(...) I agree with what you have done to adjust bushloc2 and bushloc3 to fit 16-segment polygons: (URL) primtives is usually quite a challenge for the parts update process because all the affected parts need to be re-issued at the same time as the (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Externally powered Monorail
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I won't bother to link pics here 'cause it always takes me at least 3 tries to embedden 'em... Anyway, with much further ado, here's my latest POC-- Externally powered monorail!! Pics at Flickr-- (URL) Vids at YouTube-- (3 URLs) So a few things--the (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Supersize THIS!
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(...) That's what he said! >:^D Tasty build, there, Janey! :-d JOHN (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Well-known member of the AFOL community arrested on alleged child molestation charges
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From: (URL) START OF REPORT **** Arrest on sex charges for Jersey City man who ran after-school Lego program at charter school Saturday, November 06, 2010 By MICHAELANGELO CONTE JOURNAL STAFF WRITER A Jersey City man who operated an after-school, (...) (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.mediawatch) !!
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| | Re: The passing of BrickLink's founder
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(...) Indeed - the AFOL community as we know it today would not be the same if it were not for the creation of Brickbay (now known as BrickLink) by Daniel Jezek. Vale Daniel Jezek. -- J.P. Manalo (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Supersize THIS!
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(2 URLs) Janey "Red Brick" (14 years ago, 8-Nov-10, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX) !
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| | bush lock primitives, 16 segment and inner edges.
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The current bushloc primitives are divided into 32 segments where as most of the normal round type primitives are divided int 16 segments. Having noticed this I uploaded new versions of bushloc2 and bushloc3. Then I looked at some of the parts where (...) (14 years ago, 6-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts.primitives)
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| | Re: Forum shift
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(...) That sounds very good. But maybe we should make it more visible? (I'm a member already, so I don't know how visible it is to non-members.) (...) That's very good to hear. Play well, Jacob (14 years ago, 6-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Theme and Usability
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(...) I'll have a think about it but I agree with everything Willy said and trust his thoughts. He's been grappling with the current CMS much longer than I have and knows what is needed. Tim (14 years ago, 6-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | AFOLCON - New UK event
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Hi, We're proud to announce the start of a new UK event, AFOLCON, to be held in Manchester, UK from April 28th to May 2nd 2011 in the Museum of Science and Industry! Here's a full press release: (URL) You get two private days including talks, (...) (14 years ago, 5-Nov-10, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | TRU and Walmart two week sales (Nov 5-18)
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Walmart flyer good Friday November 5th until Thursday November 18th (two weeks). They show a few sets/games at full price. Rollbacks on: 8093 Plo Koon's Jedi Starfighter $27.86 (reg $34.86) 8089 Hoth Wampa Cave $47.86 (reg $54.86) 7206 Fire (...) (14 years ago, 5-Nov-10, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Forum shift
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(...) Orion, The new forum looks nice, slick and easy to use. Can it support single sign-in? Facebook Connect, Google, Twitter. While not absolutely necessary, it's easier and easier to implement this now, and it helps in terms of attracting new (...) (14 years ago, 5-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw BFC-Tool 2.00
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Hi folks, I like to announce a new version of my BFC-Tool. Unfortunately, I have not finished the manual yet. The .NET Framework is still required, but the DirectX API was replaced with the OpenGL. Sources and executables: (URL) (14 years ago, 4-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDraw.org Theme and Usability
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(...) Some random thoughts that just crossed my mind: * We need a CMS that requires little or no maintenance. Periodic tasks such as thumbnail generation for a parts update should be automatized. No CMS that spreads tasks over different places such (...) (14 years ago, 4-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LDraw.org Theme and Usability
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Hi all, As part of my renewed effort to make LDraw.org more accessible, I'd like to open up the forum to suggestions on how to make LDraw.org's website easier to understand and use. Here's my list of concerns/ideas: - The underlying CMS is old and (...) (14 years ago, 4-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Forum shift
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(...) At the risk of seeming snarky, how come you are such a (URL) Blokhead>, Dave!? JOHN (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for posting, René. LUGNET is a very special place IMO and I'm glad to see that those who are running it are committed to its future! JOHN (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: Unable to import LDraw files in LDD version 4
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(...) Ah - yes, I have the same issue. I only tested conversion in the other direction (where it does work). Philo (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Unable to import LDraw files in LDD version 4
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Philo, Thanks for the link. Alas it does not work. Placing the ldraw.xml file in the same folder as ldd.exe does not let me import LDraw files. It seems that it does import, but then one is unable to place the model. In fact: no element is placed at (...) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 7955 / 7953 / 7566 at walmart
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Three small 'impulse buy' sets observed at the local Walmart this week. All were selling at $3.97. [LEGOSet 7955] [LEGOSet 7953] [LEGOSet 7566] Look for a small cardboard module on the side of an end-cap. (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) I love this place too. However, my desire to expand LDraw's accessibility overrides my love of Lugnet. That said, I can wait for Rene to implement changes. -Orion (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Unable to import LDraw files in LDD version 4
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Hi all, Since Philo seems to be the only one reading the lugnet.cad.ldd forum, I'll post my problem here too. (...) Hi Jaco, In case you still need the answer... (URL) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Unable to import LDraw file in LDD 4
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(...) Placing the ldraw.xml file in the same folder as ldd.exe does not let me import LDraw files. It seems that it does import, but then one is unable to place the model. In fact: no element is placed at all! I have contact with TLG atm about this (...) (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Re: Forum shift
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(...) Good to know! I love this place... Philo (14 years ago, 3-Nov-10, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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