 | | Re: Astronaut Builds LEGO Space Station Inside Real-Life Space Station
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(...) Oh, wait a minute... (13 years ago, 26-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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Dr. Mark Changizi claims that LEGO sets have reached a point where most of the pieces no longer fit other pieces. Sound crazy? Wait - there's math... (URL) I've actually had an open conversation with Dr. Changizi about this article and the original (...) (13 years ago, 26-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Astronaut Builds LEGO Space Station Inside Real-Life Space Station
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From space.com (URL) (13 years ago, 26-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
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(...) Never trust the color of the wire - measure first, or rather remove the fuse! (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LMC - Guest
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(...) lol Gauging from his grip on that hammer, I'm guessing that Abner must have been a big help. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
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[snipped] Same is true for Germany (whole Europe (as common in many fields UK probably excluded?)shares a power grit to overcome local power shortages, so I guess we all have more or less the same system with 230V at 50Hz). For the 380V system it is (...) (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Flex track
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(...) I'll bite: what's the difference? JOHN (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
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(...) It is the same in Denmark. (I must admit that I am bad at remembering which colour wire goes where, which means that I occasionally trigger the safety breaker when mounting ceiling lamps.) Play well, Jacob (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Flex track
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Hi All, I know that flex track is a love hate topic. But I thought I'd post a new item I spotted! Plus some links for comparison... Fisher Price Thomas & Friends (aka GeoTracks)(URL) Current LEGO Flex track (URL) Prototype LEGO Flex track (2 URLs) (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO arm and hand
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Check out this life-size LEGO arm and hand. It's pretty amazing. (URL) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
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(...) My facts are from Sweden, but I suspect we are following the euro norm. Old wiring is two wires - 'phase' and 'earth' - that's 220 (or rather 230) Volts in one wire and 'return' in the other. New wiring, old outdoor or wet room wiring have an (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Naboo Starfighter Bay
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(...) Very nicely done. I just saw the movie again a couple days ago in 3D, and this diorama really gets the feel right. -Matt :) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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| | Re: LMC - update - wiring, off topic
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(...) Yes, it is OK in the US to pull wires horizontally. If they are more than 1 1/2 inches (about 3.75 cm) from the edge of the stud (which is 3 1/2" thick on interior walls) they they need to be protected by a metal plate so that screws or nails (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Naboo Starfighter Bay
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Inside the Theed hangar along one of the Naboo Starfighter bays, the battle droids offer least resistance against the rebels led by the two Jedi. The second in a series of Lego Star Wars Modular Buildings. (URL) Click the pic for more details... AC (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | TRU sale Feb 24-March 1
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TRU flyer good from Friday Feb 24 through Thursday March 1. 25% off all LEGO Ninjago, PotC and Harry Potter Building sets. Excludes clearance, books, video games, and LEGO licensed electronics. Free LEGO Friendship Bracelet (value $3.99) when you (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
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Lasse.Vestergård posted this model of the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde on (URL) www.byggepladen.dk> yesterday: (URL) The model was presented for the first time to the public at LEGO World in Copenhagen last week. I think it deserves to be shared (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Kirkbi A/S, lego's parent company invests in German windfarm
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(URL) article on Lego's parent company investing in a windfarm. Maybe when the windfarm is officially on-line, we will see Lego will "celebrate" by offering another windmill set. (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Medieval house
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Jakob Hestbæk posted this medieval house on (URL) today: (URL) I think it is worth sharing with the rest of the world. Play well, Jacob (URL) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | Re: LMC - update
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(...) [ apologies for being a geek ] Is it okay to pull wires horisontally in walls in the US? In DK the only place you are allowed to pull wires in walls is vertically in the space directly above and below a visible wall-plug or contact. Play well, (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LMC - Guest
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Hi All, I had a couple suprise guests a week or so ago. The first out-of-towner AFOL to visit the LMC was Dan Parker from Seattle. The second was Abner! After a nice visit and tour of the LMC we were driving away and I had a thought, so we turned (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LMC - update
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"Photos or it didn't happen." OK here's some more photos! :) Both major walls in place and wired (mostly). The garage door is visible too! Off to the side you can see the 36" door waiting to be hung. (URL) Photo from the other direction. The Display (...) (13 years ago, 23-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LMC - update
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(...) I will quote Larry P. on this: "Photos or it didn't happen." :p (13 years ago, 22-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LMC - update
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The LMC (LEGO Man Cave) is coming along nicely. I have all the walls built and installed (save one small one). 250" of electrical wire pulled, 20 outlets & 4 switches. Garage door opener installed and clearence worked out. Next steps: hang the door (...) (13 years ago, 22-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Cool Train photo
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Just wanted everyone to see this super cool train photo taken downtown Portland! (URL) SteveB (13 years ago, 22-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Classifying LEGO Connection Types
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Hi, all - For a statistical analysis I'm interested in performing I want to be able to classify LEGO elements based only on their connection type (as opposed to size, shape, color, etc.) For example, for the purposes of my analysis, all pieces such (...) (13 years ago, 21-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Contest - ink and color a sketch for a customized lego model
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i'm running a contest over at the bloks forum: (URL) me out by inking and coloring a sketch i've got for a lego project. (to be honest the first prize isn't a lego set but if you're a lego purist maybe you'll get a couple of second or third prize (...) (13 years ago, 21-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: majhost & porn
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(...) This surprises me. A year or so ago I saw an account with around two dozen pics that were a bit racy but not pornographic (fully clothed but with unmistakable "come hither" expressions). The account disappeared within about a week. (13 years ago, 21-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | majhost & porn
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I think that majhost.com is still operated/owned by brickshelf.com. I emailed them a week ago at the support email telling them that there is an acount that has porn on it. Never got a reply and the account is still viewable to the public. Anyone (...) (13 years ago, 21-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Sydney Brick Show
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Melbourne has Brickvention. Canberra has Brick Expo. Now, Sydney will have the Sydney Brick Show To be held June 2-3, 2012 at the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo. -pete.w (13 years ago, 20-Feb-12, to lugnet.loc.au) !
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| | A small church
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Some work still to be done. Steps for instance, and I need to fill in the space around the doors. (5 URLs) No interior to speak of, either. And the windows are so darn clean you can hardly see them. Thanks for looking! (13 years ago, 20-Feb-12, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: Conversion file for ldraw to ldd Version 4.23
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Just posted a new version of the LDraw.xml (4.23) 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. all sorts of parts added, and the tires, nxt, (...) (13 years ago, 19-Feb-12, to lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX)
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| | Lego In Mother Goose and Grimm
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In the Feb 18th, 2012 strip (URL) (13 years ago, 18-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | For Sale: Infernolab BattleBots Mini Models
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(URL) been building fighting robots for years & have been playing with LEGO since as long as I can remember, so I wanted to make a series of mini models representing my robots from BattleBots & other events & shows. I spent a long time trying (...) (13 years ago, 18-Feb-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: ZWOLLE
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(...) io ci sono... Fabione da qui a settembre occhio a motori ed alternatori :-) ciaoooo Cris (13 years ago, 18-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | LUGNET Outage 17/18 Feb 2012
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Dear LUGNET Users, as you will have noticed, LUGNET experienced an outage on 17 and 18 Feb 2012. This was due to the main server having gone down under heavy load during a backup cycle. Since this issue has been haunting us for a while, I have (...) (13 years ago, 18-Feb-12, to lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Walmart TRU sales Feb 17-23
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I missed the TRU flyer for last week as they didn't have it online when I checked last Thursday. Last day of 20% off City and creator sets at TRU. TRU flyer good from Friday Feb. 17 to Thursday Feb 23. 25% off LEGO Cars building sets. excludes (...) (13 years ago, 16-Feb-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | ZWOLLE
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C'è qualcuno che và e mi accompagna ??? Fabione (13 years ago, 15-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | Re: Cernusco Model Show
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(...) MA alllora lo facciamo o no ??? Non ci capisco più un acca ...... Fabione (13 years ago, 15-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.it)
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| | LEGO® Systems, Inc. Builds on Year-Over-Year U.S. Sales Growth
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO® Systems Builds on Year-Over-Year U.S. Sales Growth 80 years of innovation and brand development make the LEGO brick one of today's most relevant and sought-after toys for the playroom By LEGO Systems, (...) (13 years ago, 14-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | "The Force" Remains With The LEGO Group
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-- /PRNewswire/ -- "The Force" Remains With The LEGO Group -World's leading construction toy manufacturer renews deal to solidify LEGO® Star Wars™ franchise development- By The LEGO Group Published: Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 BILLUND, Denmark, The LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 14-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.licensed, lugnet.fun, lugnet.starwars, FTX)
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