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(...) Oooooh, cool idea. I like that, custom switches out of the metal track. Definitely keep us posted with your creations. Benn (13 years ago, 21-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Steve, The Votes are in, and we all agree that as long as the sensor is sold by lego, the Brickfete Robot Games will allow it, and consider it fair use. Thanks for the question. Regards Chris B.E.D (13 years ago, 21-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) Rob, All I read was that you are going to build a bot for this, and I think that's great! I also want to tell you that your image is spot on for the game board design, and that the B.E.D. (Brickfete Enforcement Division) hereby is borrowing (...) (13 years ago, 21-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Being a visual kind of guy I just wanted to confirm the following layout for tug-of-war (not that I'm promising anything but I am considering attending....) (URL) these boards/tables are 2" off the ground? -Rob A. (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi Steve, I still like the idea that if a bot lets goof the rope, its a loss. I am getting old, and I do not recall any robot in the old game letting go. In all the years of bot games, I do not recall too many robot that were deliberately sneaky. (...) (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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---...---posted on behalf of Steve---...--- Canadian folk, I've tried to post these questions to Lugnet a couple times, but it seems Lugnet has forgotten me. So, you get them directly... Steve ---...--- Forwarded message ---...--- From: Steve (...) (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) Touché, Dave! (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) agreed... Rob Stehlik is another one of my favorites. Bruce Sheridan also... mainly because he was one of Chris' biggest rivals and talked a lot of smack... (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) diehards embracing a clone brand! (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: So who is building a bot for Brickfete??
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(...) Snipped some silly stuff Dave said... Dave you are one of two of my favorite bot builders... so Dave, if you dont have two awesome bots for Brickfête I will be shocked, and sort of sad. Seriously, Dave (Chris stop reading this and go about (...) (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: So who is building a bot for Brickfete??
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In lugnet.org.ca.obb, Chris Magno wrote: snip (...) What??? You can build other stuff out of lego besides castles??? No one told me! I've been wasting all my lego building endeavours on castle! Next thing you'll tell me is I could *gasp* build like (...) (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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(...) 2) and only useing the old RCX platform. sigh, I recall the days when the RCX was hip, and cool. So I will be building a bot. Chris B.E.D. (13 years ago, 20-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | So who is building a bot for Brickfete??
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The rules are up on the events page... (URL) Tug of War and ROBOTS Fire Fighting ROBOTS in disguise!!!! (or in Da'skies, if you are Chris) ....And it got me to thinking... Can you EASILY build one bot that does both? Or is that just a waste of (...) (13 years ago, 19-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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Just a quick reminder about the next SMART meeting in about two weeks... -- David Schilling (...) (13 years ago, 19-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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(...) Hey Pete! Quite an old topic, and yes, seems to be quite unfair, considering that we have to add our HST on the order. I solved this by ordering in the US and picking up my orders down there when I go through. I have them shipped in Maine, (...) (13 years ago, 18-Apr-11, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think I used a copy of Notepad.exe and renamed it to ledit.exe if my memory serves me right. /Tore (13 years ago, 18-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) If that's all that's needed, wouldn't it be easier to just create a file called "ledit.exe" in the appropriate folder - no binary hacking needed. (13 years ago, 18-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Jordan Schwartz’ fascination with LEGO earns him internship in Denmark
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All right, I had never heard of Jordan Schwartz. But I just went and visited brickstud.com, his web site. Holy smokes. Eighteen years old, and he can build like that? Holy. Smokes. Jordan, you have an excellent future ahead of you, whether or not it (...) (13 years ago, 18-Apr-11, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Since "ledit.exe" is the same size string as "parts.lst" perhaps someone could try editing the L3PAO executable in a binary editor and replace the string so it looks for a file that still exists in the current ldraw distribution. (13 years ago, 18-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Sounds like a nice product, I look forward to getting hands on with it so I can explore making switches and interlocks with them. Having track loose like this really opens the door to new switch geometry and more realistic and functional (...) (13 years ago, 17-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Jordan Schwartz’ fascination with LEGO earns him internship in Denmark
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Jordan Schwartz’ fascination with LEGO earns him internship in Denmark March 22, 2011 by Rick Massimo. Growing up in East Providence, Jordan Schwartz knew what he wanted to do with his life. His mother, Lisa, says that while recently going through (...) (13 years ago, 16-Apr-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, FTX)
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(...) Add force decimal separator to be = '.' as in LDraw, even when national system settings says ',', like for example here in Sweden. The option "-sw0,5" generates error, of course. /Tore (13 years ago, 16-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: L3PAO 1.9 Beta
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(...) Hi, has anybody a working address to get in touch with Jeff? It appeairs that the problem with the LEdit.exe: (URL) unsolved and also the autorender problem: (URL) w. (13 years ago, 14-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) LD4D uses packages in order to reuse existing actors and animation sequences that use them in other animations. But it is some what limited in the way an actor is a static collection of parts (e.g. minifig space man). But you could still reuse (...) (13 years ago, 16-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) I tried a version of this last year with my advent calendar for my niece. She got the big castle set (in 24 sections) with a princess added in one of the two towers. It was quite popular, but I can't say for sure that it wouldn't have been (...) (13 years ago, 12-Apr-11, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.scala, lugnet.general)
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(...) Not when using my LDA program. (But OTOH, no progress is made on that project.) Take the walking minifig in this scene: (URL) is called Fig02 in the main animation script. To make him walk, all I had to do was to just add the line: " (...) (13 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Three Musketeers En Garde!
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(...) Collectible Minifigures Series 4 has a Musketeer with the hat and sword. (13 years ago, 16-Apr-11, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Awesome. Where do the hats and swords come from? I don't recognise them. (13 years ago, 16-Apr-11, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Brickfête - Events List
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Well, As my fried Vince from Slap Chop fame says, Martini, Bikini, No Wienie's. ummm, no sorry I think I should have said, Fête!!!! (1)(2) The Brickfête team has not stopped plugging away since the first announcement a month ago. In that time the (...) (13 years ago, 16-Apr-11, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.ca.obb, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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| | Three Musketeers En Garde!
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The three Musketeers secret meeting at the castle ruins gets rudely interrupted by the Cardinal's guards attempt to arrest them. (URL) As usual, click the pic for more details. AC PS. Custom decals courtesy of CC-Anthony Sava. (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Zellers, TRU and Walmart sales starting April 15th
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(...) Clicking the links on the website (now that the sale has started) gives eleven $24.99 sets and ten $39.99 sets. $24.99 (2/$40) Creator - Propeller Power City - Prisoner Transport (7286) Creator - Transport Truck (5765) Atlantis - Angler Attack (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Sheffield man’s love of LEGO lands him with debt problems
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(...) I may have read this wrong but the total here seems under 600 USD or so and that's "relatively serious" ??? Maybe it's just me but that doesn't seem like a lot of money to me. But maybe I'm sort of inured to talk of 4 trillion dollar deficits (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Anything is possible but the problem is, if we went with a full channel underneath, it could potentially weaken the metal too much. We haven't done enough testing or research on that aspect, but what I can tell you is that it would be a (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) All of our curves will come in 22.5 degree sweeps. In short, if you lay them out 8 studs apart, you will be able to draw a radii line from the center of the curve that will intersect all of the junctions. (...) I will put them up on the ME (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Sheffield man’s love of LEGO lands him with debt problems
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Sheffield man’s love of LEGO lands him with debt problems Written on April 14, 2011 by Nathan Cameron An autistic man from Sheffield has found himself with relatively serious debt problems after over-indulging in his favourite hobby – LEGO. (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX)
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| | Merlin still committed to expansion and IPO
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Merlin still committed to expansion and IPO By Roger Blitz, Leisure Industries Correspondent Published: March 29, 2011 Merlin Entertainments plans to step up expansion with further theme park acquisitions and developments, and remains wedded to (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | X PRIZE Foundation Unveils World's Largest LEGO DNA Sculpture
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X PRIZE Foundation Unveils World's Largest LEGO DNA Sculpture Created by Brick Artist Nathan Sawaya The "Building Bricks of Life" to Be Displayed at National DNA Day and FIRST® Championship in Support of Archon Genomics X PRIZE PLAYA VISTA, (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Sir Ken Robinson receives LEGO Prize 2011
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Sir Ken Robinson receives LEGO Prize 2011 Through the years Sir Ken Robinson has advocated that schools and teachers throughout the world should inspire creativity in children. For many years Sir Ken Robinson has had a mission: to change the way the (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | StickerYou Announces Licensed Deal for LEGO® Custom Stickers
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StickerYou Announces Licensed Deal for LEGO® Custom Stickers – Continues to Build Success One Sticker at a Time (PRWEB) April 14, 2011 StickerYou is proud to announce the addition of another world class brand to its award winning custom sticker (...) (13 years ago, 15-Apr-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Zellers, TRU and Walmart sales starting April 15th
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Zellers flyer in effect Friday April 15th through Thursday April 21 (except where noted). BOGO 1/2 price on all Star Wars, City, and Hero Factory sets. Save 30% on these six LEGO Board Games. $9.09-$34.99, reg $12.99-$49.99. Creationary HP Hogwarts (...) (13 years ago, 14-Apr-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: For Chris
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Janey C. L. Gunning wrote: snipped it all... Cause all that matters is Baconfête. Chris, did you read that bacon thing? "One hundred particularly eager bacon fans spent $100 on VIP tickets, which got them into the event (...) (13 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: For Chris
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(...) Snipped (...) Wow, if the Hobby Show can get Vince, perhaps someday Brickfête... errr I mean Baconfête will too. Cause if I have to see you do this routine live... I dont think I will survive. That was routine, not poutine, which is another (...) (13 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: For Chris
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(...) Mike, This is FANTASTIC news. YES, yes YES, with proper permits, and approval I can say that BACONfete will be part of www.Brickfete.com 2012. Your 2010 registration fee will allow you full on grease filled access to Baconfete. We will need (...) (13 years ago, 13-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | For Chris
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There's a BaconFest in Chicago.. (URL) about a BaconFete 2012 in Toronto? :) --Mike. (13 years ago, 11-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Whackolug Dinner/Meeting for April
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(...) Darn it. I was really hoping you would have been there last month... As for this month... April Meeting, funny enough is in April... the 17th to be exact. Hope to see a bunch of you there! As well... Cut from the LEGO site... (URL) Janey "Wish (...) (13 years ago, 11-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Whackolug Dinner/Meeting for April
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(...) RSVP regrets because (choose one) My time machine is broken and won't reliably go back a month I never plan things 11 months in advance, ask me closer to 17 March 2012... (13 years ago, 11-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb, FTX)
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| | Whackolug Dinner/Meeting for April
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This Sunday March - 17th Time - 18:30 - 21:00 Location - Angel's Diner, Guelph Hope to see many of you there. Cheers Janey Red Brick (13 years ago, 10-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: April
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(...) It might take me until the May open house to recover! We guestimate between 1500 and 2000 people between 10am and 4pm. This was the first time we had to station a doorman to limit the number of people in the space, because it was so packed as (...) (13 years ago, 10-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: April
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The Open House yesterday was more like a MAD House! (URL) TV news story> of the GMLTC/TCLTC re-aired early Saturday morning, and 1,000s of people came out to see us. The wait to get into the space (we max out at 300 people I'd say) was over an hour. (...) (13 years ago, 10-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) I noticed that too, Larry, just by looking at the pics on RailBricks. The connectors have a certain patina to them that sets them slightly apart from a LEGO-produced plate's gloss. (...) Me too. Ed (13 years ago, 9-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: VOLUME II - Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide 1980-90s
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Almost forgot... Those wanting to see some examples of the Volume I chapters of my LEGO CD (will also be included with the later Volume II years)... here you go... (URL) the ordering function has been disabled.) And the CD will have an Insurance (...) (13 years ago, 9-Apr-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | VOLUME II - Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide 1980-90s
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Well a lot of folks have asked when the next installment of my Encyclopedic Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide is going to be ready... and I am now taking pre-orders for the 1980-90s Edition. The first 100 or so pre-orders will get a (...) (13 years ago, 8-Apr-11, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | SR 3D Builder 0.5.6.9 released
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Hi, new version released. available as always from (URL) more note: I really need some "money support" since the costs for maintaining my internet connection to support users is by far bigger than the offers I'm gaining. If things won't changes a (...) (13 years ago, 8-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Bluebrick supports full, half and quarter pieces of both the curved and straight track elements. If I use these elements in the design of my layout, and purchase the ME components, will they marry up? For instance a quarter track piece from ME (...) (13 years ago, 8-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | TRU and Zellers sales April 8-14
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TRU flyer good from Friday April 8 through Thursday April 14th (3 days before Easter). Spend $35 or more (before taxes) on Atlantis, Racers, Kingdoms, Technic or Creator Construction Items and get a free tote, #830496, a $12.99 value. It has minifig (...) (13 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) The old 4.5v curves just had a channel if I'm remembering OK, they had just one one anti-stud halfway along as well as one at each end - allowing for very flexible sleeper placement. Would something like that be possible? ROSCO (13 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) For those of us who add ballast and individual ties to our track the placement of holes along the curved rails will be a key point. (URL) From what I've seen so far ME has put a good deal of thought into this product and I have no doubt you'll (...) (13 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Questions concerning the implementation of the LDraw Colour Definition Language Extension
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(...) Apologies, I thought I was sending to the main lugnet.cad.dev group. I must have mis-clicked. I was actually a little surprised I hadn't received a digest containing my message, but I guess this explains it. (...) I was just curious, because (...) (13 years ago, 7-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Dave, I am so sorry. Lets do dinner?
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Dave, I know on the weekend, you asked about me doing this post a bit earlier than I normally do, and I said yes. Then I went home, raved about how yummy the guaq(sp) that was made by Iain Greens partner, then I forgot about lugnet, then went to (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) The poly bag sets as well as the longer sections come without the 2X8 plates included. We have thrown in the connector pieces with every kit. You are free to use them if you want, but removing them from the kits will not really save you any (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | April 30th, 2011 SMART meeting
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We had a great meeting a week an a half ago, and saw a lot of really cool drawing robots! The next SMART meeting will be April 30th, at 2pm. The mini-challenge we voted on was to do "chimney climbing". Build a robot that can climb up the inside of a (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Hispabrick Magazine 010
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Hispabrick Magazine 010 is ready for download from our website (URL) In this new edition you will be able to enjoy our regular features, reviews, MINDSTORMS, LDraw, building trees... Of particular interest to the Robotics community are the article (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Hispabrick Magazine 010
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Hispabrick Magazine 010 is ready for download from our website (URL) In this new edition you will be able to enjoy our regular features, reviews, MINDSTORMS, LDraw, building trees... Articles on LEGO Sports, Sphere building... Interviews with Mads (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Hispabrick Magazine 010
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Hispabrick Magazine 010 is ready for download from our website (URL) In this new edition you will be able to enjoy our regular features, reviews, MINDSTORMS, LDraw, building trees... Articles on LEGO Sports, Sphere building... Interviews with Mads (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish) !
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| | April
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There has been and there will be a lot going on this month. The TCLTC layout will be on display at the Brickmania Open House this Saturday from 10AM to 4PM, and an (URL) AtlasObscura Day> after-party will be hosted there as well, from 7PM to 11PM. (...) (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Blogging On LUGNET
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Subject matter says it all really-- I am going to use the TCLTC NG here on LUGNET as a blog for all of the day to day goings on with the club. JOHN (13 years ago, 6-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Q: Are the rails available separately? That is, w/o the sleeper pieces. I have considered getting LEGO trains for the past 2 decades, but never bought a single train set. Therefore, I have no track in my collection. Except for a bunch of 4.5v (...) (13 years ago, 5-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Me too. Cale (13 years ago, 5-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Woohoo! My checkbook awaits the next big announcement. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Questions concerning the implementation of the LDraw Colour Definition Language Extension
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(...) Hello, First of all, I think you are in the wrong news group. LCD is about connections not colours. You probably better of in the main lugnet.cad.dev group Second you are right about the DITHER keyword, personally i think it is a typo and (...) (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) The ends, right now, are in dark bley and reddish brown. If there's enough interest, we can do them in other colors as well and maybe offer them as an "add-on". Quite frankly though, unless you're connecting to existing LEGO track, you don't (...) (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Questions concerning the implementation of the LDraw Colour Definition Language Extension
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Greetings everyone, I am a newbie to this mailing list, but I have been using LDraw-oriented software for close to a decade now. I am currently developing (and have been, in my spare time for several years) a sandbox-style building game called (...) (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Numbers are: R56, R72, R88 where R40 is LEGO standard. Number corresponds to radius of curve on center of ties. The pattern CURVE-STRAIGHT-CURVE...IGHT-CURVE will match up with 4 sections of R72 perfectly. (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) end ties will be produced in? I'd like to see light bley, as well as brown, and possibly tan? ROSCO (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) Yup. What I'm hoping is that they are making a radius that matches the radius of the straight-curve-straight-curve corner, so we can simply drop them in and laugh:-) JOHN (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) TCLTC and PennLUG are in the same boat John. Our steam fleet will look fantastic on the new wider ME curves and will run much better too. This will probably be the first part of our layouts to be converted to the new rails. Cale (13 years ago, 4-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) use a clumsy straight-curve-straight configuration for our corners; are the numbers on what those geometries are public information yet? We look forward to the Good News;-) JOHN (13 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) I'm not sure if I fully understand your question here, but I do have the additional geometry available for use in track draw, meaning, I should be able to convert it to BlueBrick (but I haven't played with it much). (...) I should be able to (...) (13 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: ME Models Metal Rails
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(...) when using CAD based track designers like Bluebrick? The full, half and quarter lengths of both the straight and curved tracks? Does the future also include renditions of the switches are crossings? (13 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out the set contents at the link below. It appears that your contents match the number of bag in the photos. (URL) (13 years ago, 3-Apr-11, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have a sample and the edges, while crisp rather than rounded, are not sharp enough to cut. There may be a bit more wear due to the metal corner, not sure. But I'm not too worried about that. The adapter piece is a little less shiny than (...) (13 years ago, 2-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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I have set 10185 Green Grocer, but it is opened. There is 8 packages with the #1 on them there is 5 packages with the #2 on them and 10 packages with the #3. There is one with no number, also two green plates and three instruction. Is this correct? (...) (13 years ago, 2-Apr-11, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, I'm not hammering away at it. I put the support in back in May of 2008, but I haven't really done much with it since then. --Travis (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Our manufacturer of the rails runs the rail through a "de-burrer" machine. Basically there is a wash and bunch of ceramic stones. The unit vibrates and a unique smooth finish comes about when each rail comes out of the bath. There are no sharp (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) make this announcement... Neat system, but I have a concern that the plastic wheels against the sharp inside edge of the rail will wear down the wheels faster than usual. If I buy some, I might have to round off the top of the rails just a (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've been thinking about this a bit more. I wonder how you would accomplish this using an arbitrary data source and without having your own physical server. All the software I've looked at so far connect to existing GIS databases based on the (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad)
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I am totally in agreement with your sentiment and have been complaining about this for three years as the gap has been so small for most of that time. I spoke with a LEGO rep @ BrickCon in 2009 when the dollars were almost at par and he basically (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, in Google Chrome I can see the edges faintly between the polygons. -Mike (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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ME Models has just released metal L-gauge train rails: The video: (URL) review: (URL) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Wow, I must be getting really old. The deja-vu didn't didn't set in until I slept on it. I can't hardly believe this was 8 years ago. (URL) at that point ldglite already had experimental support for the similar gleps code that seems to have (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) There must be a way to weld all those polygons together and do vertex shading, but I'm sure its no 5 minute programming exercise. --Bram (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | TRU and Zellers sales April 1-7
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TRU flyer good from Friday April 1st through Thursday April 7th. 20% off all Atlantis, Technic and Creator. Excludes clearance. Selection varies. "New Low Price" on these LEGO games: Monster 4 - $14.99 (S@H $19.99) Pirate code - $19.99 (S@H $26.99) (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Count me in on this as well! I find the price differences when ordering from S@H particularly unfair. I call S@H and talk to the same person who is taking orders from the US, the LEGO set comes out of the same warehouse as those going to the (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) LDView actually has experimental support for this built-in (although it has to be manually enabled via either a command line switch or a registry setting). Unfortunately, it's effectively useless on anything other than individual parts due to (...) (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Rendering from 3D to 2D vector graphics should be possible: (URL) I don't know how efficient it is. --Bram (14 years ago, 1-Apr-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 4x2ReVu: Anakin's Y-Wing Starfighter
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Madd Nomen's looters at the abandoned Erithrista capitol building are surprised by the sudden appearance of a squadron of the republic's new Y-wing fighters. "Are you serious?" barks the pirate leader. "I could outrun those bloated beasts on foot! (...) (14 years ago, 31-Mar-11, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Anthony Sava wrote: <snip> (...) Hey, Tony- This is a fantastic build, and I must say that I totally love your project of building all of the steam engines of a museum. They all look great together; what an exhibition they (...) (14 years ago, 31-Mar-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Is it possible to create a SVG version of a rendering of an LDRaw model? I am only interested in the visible portion, such as what you see from one of the several default views (front, left, back, etc.). -Mike (14 years ago, 31-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Awesome, can't wait! -Mike (14 years ago, 30-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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