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Ed Stauffer was only too happy to provide some assistance to professor Netwiddle when asked to fly supplies for the professor's latest Tunisian expedition. But on a short flight between dig sites, a sudden, jarring crash hits his right wing, sending (...) (15 years ago, 21-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, FTX)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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(...) you know, i noticed the 'higher' issue when standing a minifig next to the two different two-wheeled styles. which is more realistic? for one thing, the older two-wheeler looks more like a scooter than a motorcycle. on the subject, i think (...) (15 years ago, 21-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, FTX)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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(...) Catwoman is indeed the first minifig who got the chance to ride one of the new modular motorcycles. That city fairing has since been released in black, white, and orange. The dirtbike first appeared in dark-bley in the Indiana Jones motorcycle (...) (15 years ago, 21-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub Error Message?
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(...) Okay, now I'm really baffled. I'm trying to generate a BoM for a model that contains six different clone elements. I've gone through and deleted all BFC statements from each part and from each clone sub-part and clone primitive, and I'm still (...) (15 years ago, 21-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | My latest colour iteration of the 948 go-cart
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The elders amongst you may recall that I have a slight... appreciation for the 948 go-cart. It was, after all, the very first Technic set I received as a kid (circa 1977) and it was the biggest set I got after The Big Melt (tm). Here's some pics of (...) (15 years ago, 21-Dec-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.technic) !
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) It would be an LDraw viewer for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. If I wrote it, it would be based on LDView (and presumably be called LDView), but would have a simplified UI appropriate to the iOS touch interface. It would be available on the Apple App (...) (15 years ago, 21-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) Okay, explain to me (in layman terms) what you are talking about here. If it is anything remotely related to ldraw and LEGO, hell, I'd pay the .99 to support the effort! JOHN (15 years ago, 20-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) I'd be interested, but I should warn you that I'm unsure about the ability of an LDraw viewer to sell 145 copies at $.99 each, which is how many would have to sell to recoup the $100. (If I was highly confident of the market, I'd do it all (...) (15 years ago, 20-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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(...) good point. i didn't describe the adventurer fig, he's got dark brown pants, suspenders and a tanktop t-shirt. he's unshaven, got a smirk and the t-shirt has a big old brown stain on the front (it's nicely detailed two-sided torso (...) (15 years ago, 20-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| | Sheikh's Caravan
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(URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (15 years ago, 19-Dec-10, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) I'd be willing to front the iOS developer fee in partnership with someone, but I really don't want to have to learn how to program... Anyone interested? We could charge a buck for the finished app to get back the developer fee... Paul (15 years ago, 18-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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I rather like the minifig primarily because he's perfect for use as the standard slob who does nothing but sits around the house watching TV & sipping beer :) (15 years ago, 18-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| | Re: Much faster stl2dat
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(...) I notice one of your proposed enhancements is to use Delaunay triangulation. I would recommend Jonathan Richard Shewchuk's triangle library, I used it on txt2dat and it works great. Theres a link at (URL) (15 years ago, 18-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) It is true that you can download and install the iOS SDK with a free Apple developer account, so you can in theory develop an app without paying any money. However, in order to get the app onto a non-jailbroken iOS device, you have to pay the (...) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Taxonomy of LEGO Minifigures
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I have been working on a new system of categorizing LEGO Minifigures and I would like to invite you to discuss this new taxonomy with me at (URL) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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(...) Gesundheit! Seriously though, thanks for the clarification and parts references. I know there’s a name for the peaked hat I have in mind but couldn’t for the life of me think of that either. ..jg (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| | Re: 2011 Train Calendar
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(...) Really looking forward to receiving mine. Thanks for the insight, Tony. Ed (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Much faster stl2dat
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(...) A drastic improvement indeed ! Philo (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Much faster stl2dat
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Hello, I have uploaded a much faster version of stl2dat. It can be downloaded here (URL) Klein (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 2011 Train Calendar
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(...) I received my Sava Railways Calendar today! I am very pleased with the quality of the calendar (thick paper, high gloss, nice binding, etc) and the quality of the pictures (all LEGO backgrounds, good focus, nice MOCs, etc). I'd love to see (...) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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(...) LEGO's "playability" in this feature fell pretty flat. When I tried to flick the staff over, the axle just lamely pushed it to the side without it being dislodged. I didn't really mind though, as I wanted that (URL) forked staff> to go with (...) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) This is an issue I considered during my brief fling with a Java-based LDraw web viewer: (URL) I own a 4th-gen iPod Touch, and I even have an iPad at work, so I've considered (...) That would be really neat. Having a static library (e.g. (...) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) A simple zip file also makes sense for Android. I believe that SDK uses java, and the .jar files used by java apps are really just .zip files with a different file extension. (...) Yeah, maybe it makes more sense to try and push the Bricasso (...) (15 years ago, 17-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) I own a 4th-gen iPod Touch, and I even have an iPad at work, so I've considered it. I think it could be done for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. In fact, I could see a pared-down LDView running there quite happily. The library could be a simple (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: iPad and Android
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(...) Not that I'm aware of. The biggest issue I can think of is how to handle the library. I think the best way would be to convert it to a binary format and update the app every time a new parts update is released. -Orion (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | iPad and Android
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Does anyone know of any efforts to build an LDraw display app for the iPad or any Android system? (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 7306 Golden Staff Guardians
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Mick's been sent on a quick bike run recon mission to verify the location of a dig site for the Umptom-Esh staff. Sure it was just a reason for the professor's pretty boy assistant to get Mick out of the way while the egghead sap tries some more (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.reviews, FTX)
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| | Zellers, Walmart ,TRU pre-Christmas sales (8 days)
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Zellers flyer good from Friday Dec 17th through Friday Dec 24th. Monday Dec 20th is seniors day, where those 55 and better get 15% off if they use their HBC credit card, or 10% off with any other tender. Buy One Get One 1/2 price on all LEGO Star (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LPub Error Message?
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(...) So it does increase performance...Thanks Travis! (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Technic Figure LDraw model
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In lugnet.announce, Philippe Hurbain wrote: Snip (...) Hey, thanks! I now have (at least) one more thing to add to my ever-growing LEGO to-do list! Owen. (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub Error Message?
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(...) Its main purpose is performance. On my Mac (which has a crappy video card), I get between 10% and 15% improved frame rate on LDView's 8464.mpd sample model with default LDView settings vs. the same settings with BFC disabled. Having said that, (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub Error Message?
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(...) What does BFC actually do? I have not noticed that it makes anything render faster when BFC is enabled...at least not in my limited experience. I have used the BFC statements to create the normal to the quad / triangle plane in the correct (...) (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub Error Message?
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(...) Sorry for the delay. Yes, all sub-parts and primitives must have some BFC command prior to the first action in order for BFC processing to be enabled for the sub-part/primitive. (This is typically 0 BFC CERTIFY, incidentally.) --Travis (15 years ago, 16-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Providence Equity's TDC says LEGO owner bought $7.16 million of shares
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(...) It could mean anything or nothing. (15 years ago, 15-Dec-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Providence Equity's TDC says LEGO owner bought $7.16 million of shares
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And this means...? (15 years ago, 15-Dec-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Providence Equity's TDC says LEGO owner bought $7.16 million of shares
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Published Dec. 10, 2010 Providence Equity's TDC A/S says LEGO owner bought $7.16 million of shares By Christian Wienberg Bloomberg News COPENHAGEN, Denmark - TDC A/S, Denmark’s biggest phone company, said Kirkbi Invest A/S, the investment company (...) (15 years ago, 15-Dec-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Viking Village
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(...) Thanks :) The dark tan 1x2 tiles and 1x2 plates were a chunk of my LUGBULK order. If it weren't for that, I don't think I could've made nearly as much thatch! DaveE (15 years ago, 14-Dec-10, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: MOC: Viking Village
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(...) Oooh, that thatch effect is lovely...runs off to check...I have a couple hundred dark tan 1x2 plate, so could try it out! The overall effect is great too - good Viking activities, from what little I know. Also, using the decorations around the (...) (15 years ago, 14-Dec-10, to lugnet.castle)
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| | MOC: Viking Village
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(URL) Here's a viking village I made recently for Hartford KidsFest 2010. The inspiration actually came from doing a mock-up thatched roof design following a trip to Plimoth Plantation. The scale is a little wonky-- the houses are pretty small (...) (15 years ago, 13-Dec-10, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Re: LDConfig_Alt.ldr
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(...) Too early to say. First, I have to work with the Datsville files a while. Every time I've been away for a while, it takes hours to straighten out exactly where I left it last time. /Tore (15 years ago, 12-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LDConfig_Alt.ldr
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(...) So does LDConfig_Alt look any better now? (15 years ago, 12-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub Error Message?
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(...) Thanks, Travis. It appears that the problem does indeed arise from an incompatibility between the accepted part-file format and the format of my custom elements. AFAIK, the parts used to match the official LDraw format, but that may have been (...) (15 years ago, 12-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Sears and Walmart sales
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(...) I was in one earlier today near Ottawa (Orleans). They had: Atlantis 8061 Gateway of the squid $39.99 Power miners 8189 magma mech $19.99 Technic 8047 excavator $19.99 (I think) Technic 8046 helicopter $19.99 AJ (15 years ago, 11-Dec-10, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Sears and Walmart sales
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Sears flyer good from Monday Dec. 13 until Friday Dec 24. "buy one reg. priced LEGO play set and get the 2nd for 30% off* reg. price" It does not show LEGO games here, but they might count. "buy one reg. priced puzzle or board game and get the 2nd (...) (15 years ago, 11-Dec-10, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | LEGO Technic Antikythera Mechanism (2000-year-old computer)
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(URL) (15 years ago, 11-Dec-10, to lugnet.technic) !!
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| | Re: Kiddicraft and Lego
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Amazing story and details! I knew little about this. Know I understand why was never able to get proper answers from LEGO, about origin of the brick dimensions and where there were mathematical studies in the origin of the 5:5:6 brick proportions, (...) (15 years ago, 11-Dec-10, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: NEWS FLASH--LEGO store in Ontario!
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(...) (URL) the article for LEGO... it is confirmed. Jeff VW (15 years ago, 10-Dec-10, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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| | Re: Technic Figure LDraw model
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(...) Here is such a file, sent to me by J.-C. Tchang: (URL) a posed figure, using this file: (URL) (15 years ago, 10-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LDConfig_Alt.ldr
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(...) A little late, but thanks Anders. I found the real source of the the light problem, "hidden" in the include file named hills.pov. It contains three light sources that make Datsville flooded with light, even when I had all the lights in the (...) (15 years ago, 9-Dec-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| | TRU (and Zellers) sales
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TRU flyer good from Friday Dec 10th until Thursday Dec 16th. 1/2 price on these LEGOVILLE (DUPLO town) items (while they last. No rainchecks): 5636 Bus reg $29.99 now $14.97 4977 Fire Truck reg. $39.99 now $19.97 5644 Chicken Coup 5643 Little Piggy (...) (15 years ago, 9-Dec-10, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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