 | | October 29th, 2011 SMART Meeting
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For the upcoming SMART meeting (in just over a week!) your task is to build a robot that can do Pumpkin Chuckin! Throw any LEGO element or elements as far as possible, without doing any damage to our facilities! Your device must be built entirely (...) (13 years ago, 21-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: Where did the LEGO train history pages go?
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"Why did LEGO move to battery operated trains?" I thought it was because EU regulations state that "trains that pick up from the track are not recommended for children under eight years old." It is all to do with Health & Safety - Playmobil made the (...) (13 years ago, 21-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Self Portrait
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(URL) --Tony (13 years ago, 21-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: WHaCKoLuG October Dinner
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(...) And we ended up having No Desserts Or Jasmine as our Waitress... Go Figure.. Jeff VW (13 years ago, 21-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Yoda's Hut
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(2 URLs) Click the pics for more details... AC (13 years ago, 21-Oct-11, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Assorted sales Oct 21-27
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Zellers flyer good from Friday October 21 through Thursday the 27th. Toyland now open. Buy one get one half price on all LEGO . Second item must be of equal or lesser value. Reg $6.99-$89.99. They also have a "blowout" on discounted toys, and they (...) (13 years ago, 20-Oct-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Where did the LEGO train history pages go?
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Looks like Ben's pages (referenced in the sidebar) on fgltc are no more? I just wrote an answer in Quora (URL) wanted to link to the history... I think there was an archive on the ngltc.org pages but that site now is reported by Google as unsafe. (...) (13 years ago, 20-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RAILBRICKS Issue #10 Available for Download
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RAILBRICKS Issue #10 is now available for download. The new issue can be found on the newly updated RAILBRICKS website: (URL) -Elroy (13 years ago, 19-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Re: Train layouts
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(...) Thanks. (Although my contribution only was a single house.) (...) I am toying with an idea, where I want to print the foundations of a (highly detailed, possibly fractal) landscape on a 3D printer, and then only use LEGO for the "top-soil". It (...) (13 years ago, 19-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Brick or Treat!
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(...) Nice scene! Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 19-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO killed the train club
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(...) I think the one distinct advantage that NMRA 2005 had was that it was centrally located for just about every club on the east coast, and a good chunk of the midwest. I know 2013 will in Atlanta during July 14-20, and I will most likely be (...) (13 years ago, 18-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Creator sets with articulation joints
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Dear Lego I'm a HUGE fan of the creator sets (I can seriously see myself content with just one or two of these if I was stuck on a desert island). The sets with articulation joints in particular are my favorites but I noticed that with last year's (...) (13 years ago, 17-Oct-11, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: LEGO model: Samford Hall
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(...) Looks just like the real thing! War Eagle! Scott W. (URL) (13 years ago, 15-Oct-11, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: BlueBrick
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(...) Hello everybody, BlueBrick 1.7.0 is released! You can download it at the usual place: (URL) It contains 12 bug fix (including 3 crash bugs) and 13 new features (including the flex track edition). Enjoy! Any problem, any bug, please report it. (...) (13 years ago, 6-Oct-11, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Walmart has City Advent Calendar
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(...) Yes, its annoying. You have to have Javascript turned on to see all of any given page of stuff - clicking on the "View All" or even the "NextXXX" links doesn't do anything except reload the current page if you have Javascript turned off. I (...) (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Brick or Treat!
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The next installment in my SRW Scenic Tours "Texas Brick Railroad" photo series: "Brick or Treat" (URL) Image is a link. --Tony (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Walmart has City Advent Calendar
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(...) Still no online flyer for (URL), and I tried having my address in NS, Ontario and BC in case it wasn't national. A friend in Vancouver got a flyer delivered to his door though. Week three of Bricktober. Free magnet fig with $35 purchase. Free (...) (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.loc.ca, FTX)
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| | Re: Problems with LDView
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(...) Alas, I've just learned from Kevin this is not possible. The timeout has been increased for the next release of LPub. Jaco (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | WHaCKoLuG October Dinner
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Its the third Sunday... so you all know what that means... Insanely huge sized deserts at our favourite diner (Angels) with our favourite waitress (Jasmine). It also means I have a shift at the store, so if you are in need of a specific fig, let me (...) (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Hobby Show CANCELLED
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Dear Ontario AFOL, I am very sorry to announce, the Hobby Show was cancelled by the organisers this year, therefore, the obb membership (or any other LEGO members) will not be displaying as we have done for the last 9 years. This new saddens me a (...) (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.ca.obb)
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| | Re: Lets plan TECKBALL during this months dinner
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Awwwwww So cool! OK, we can again be partners. You distract the French guys, and I will try to learn which way to steer. That was a lot of fun, and I hope more people try out for it next Brickfete. Chris (...) (13 years ago, 14-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Walmart has City Advent Calendar
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From the Walmart flyer, good from Friday October 14 through Thursday October 20. 7553 LEGO City Advent Calendar $37.44. It is normally $39.99 from LEGO. ---...--- No TRU flyer this week online, but I assume it is week three of Bricktober. (free (...) (13 years ago, 13-Oct-11, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Problems with LDView
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(...) LPub renders with LDView from the command line. Kevin, wouldn't it be possible to eleminate the time-out all together? Jaco (13 years ago, 13-Oct-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lets plan TECKBALL during this months dinner
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(...) Hmmmm. Just hmmmm. ROSCO (13 years ago, 13-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Porting MRC/Digitrax to LEGO trains
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(...) We have some of that here in Edmonton, Canada. I think 3 of our members have DCC rigs, and more have DCC-modified trains. The mainlines on our train layouts have been DCC for several years - we use the old 9V analog stuff for independent (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO model: Samford Hall
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This probably won't mean nearly as much to anyone not familiar with this landmark structure in my hometown of Auburn, Alabama. But you might like the model nonetheless. I have just completed a 4000+ piece replica of Auburn University's Samford Hall; (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build) !
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| | Re: Google Code branch - vehicle_046_whitecamper.ldr
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(...) Too bad. It's a nice model. Mike (13 years ago, 27-Sep-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Google Code branch
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(...) Noted. (...) None presently until people start submitting more buildings. Mike (13 years ago, 27-Sep-11, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Problems with LDView
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(...) AFAIK, a command-line-only version of LDView would return control back to the calling program when done, thus eliminating the need to continually poll for results. Mike (13 years ago, 27-Sep-11, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Porting MRC/Digitrax to LEGO trains
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I know that some people used to run DCC on some modified train motors, but has this since gone the way of the dinosaur now that we have plastic track? One day in the future, I want to make my home train layout complete with a handheld multifunction (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The newer magnets...
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(...) American trains (my preferred subject to model) don't have buffers. This is the reason I'll be sticking to the old couplers for the foreseeable future. At least until Big Ben Bricks, ME Models, or some one else comes out with a suitable (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Train layouts (Was: LEGO killed the train club)
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(...) Very nice. I agree that the flatness of our layouts is something that needs some work. As we're continually evolving our layout adding more terrain elevation change is one of our next priorities. Cale (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Lets plan TECKBALL during this months dinner
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(...) Im excited to hear there will be a techball game, and I am formally requesting that you, Chris Magno, are once again my partner. Since we are the raining ONTARIO Champs! (Yes, thats a second place trophy on my mantel.) If I only had a bot that (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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(...) Dave!, DaveE, or Dave K? Inquiring minds want to know... Dave K (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Recreating old sets
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(...) Lasse Vestergård from Byggepladen collects sets older than himself, and as far as I know, he considers it okay to acquire a set piece by piece. Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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(...) Gee thanks... I think. (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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(...) Nah, "Ben" is the new "Dave"... (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Why, dear LEGO???
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(...) ... (...) A long time ago S@H would sell bundles. The last one I believe was when the EN came out. You could basically get everything you needed (battery, motor, remote, etc.) and the charger wound up being free. They went away when the first (...) (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: since the fun has returned to Lugnet.Trains...
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In lugnet.trains, Benjamin Medinets wrote: ... (...) Eeek, is "Ben" the new "Steve"? (grin) Benn (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: The newer magnets...
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(...) That's the biggest problem with the new magnets, the buffers are integrated. It would have been so much more versatile if the cross bar had studs where the buffers go and then the actual round buffer be a separate part, e.g., (URL) (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: I'm bringing sexy back
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Neat... and please do post a copy of your instructions to: (URL) too Benn (...) ... (...) (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO killed the train club
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(...) I'm interested, too far off to forecast, but keep me posted. (13 years ago, 29-Sep-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | SMART's BrickCon Display
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I want to thank everyone who participated in this year's SMART display at BrickCon. It was absolutely amazing! We couldn't have done it without everyone's help. Every element was crucial, and worked amazingly! Named "BallMageddon" because either it (...) (13 years ago, 12-Oct-11, to lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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| | Re: Conversion file for ldraw to ldd Version 4.20
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Just posted a new version of the LDraw.xml file that’s used to import and export LDR files out of LDD. Please visit the (URL) current LDraw.xml download> page to get the most current version. Enjoy, Gallagher (13 years ago, 2-Oct-11, to lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Life size Lego S U V
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Life size S U V made out of Lego bricks: (URL) (13 years ago, 28-Sep-11, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Anesthesia Machine
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(...) report... Philo (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Rail in the Sky
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(...) mmm, purdy trestle. Wonder how hard it would be to do the same thing in brown? (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Thump, thump, thump...
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I think your train has a flat, Steve... -Rob (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Rail in the Sky
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The first installment in my new Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series, "The Texas Brick Railroad": "Rail In The Sky" (URL) Image is a link. --Tony (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | R2, go this way!
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(URL) Click on the pic for more details. AC (13 years ago, 11-Oct-11, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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