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(...) I built a Prusa 3D printer. I've had it for about 6 months. (one of the reasons I've been quiet on Lugnet) I have tried to print Lego, and while my success with it was limited, I lay that solely at the feat of not getting the printer fully (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) From what I've heard from LEGO, they might occasionally do that with a particular product line, but each one is evaluated independently. So, whether or not Ninjago will have alternate models is a totally separate discussion from whether or not (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think you're spot-on. He went fishing for empirical support for his intuition and really had to stretch to make it seem to fit. I think one contributing factor is that people who have not maintained familiarity with LEGO pieces over the (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote: (snip good analysis) For more musings on the build/rebuild vs. build/play dichotomy see (URL) second one really reinforces what Dave's talking about, in that if you plan to NEVER take something apart but just (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.announce, David Eaton wrote: <snip> (...) OMG!!! I was a little meh when looking at the TD--thought it was just 'track for the sake of track', but when i looked at the pictures...!!!!! Fantastic!!! Very nicely done!! I love the (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.events)
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(...) I think he's doing the same thing that virtually everyone does when they see modern LEGO-- trying to figure out why they don't like it as much. Everyone that grew up with LEGO seems to go through that same stage of curmudgeon-ity, where they (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Esben created some very nice models here. I love the activity in the scene. -Jason Jason Spears | (URL) Flickr> | (URL) WMLTC> (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Haters gotta hate. Bley isn't so bad. Trust me. Neither was the lobotomy. (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) He's got a (half baked) hypothesis. He wrote a paper 10 years ago and is still milking it. Don't confuse him with data. OK, that was harsh, but that's what I come away with, without detracting from the agreement points we DID find here. Like (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) The LMC set by SteveB will be part of the 2013 LEGO Cuusoo line. ;-) -Abner (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hi Ben, I believe the event is: (URL) BricksCascade.com>, which happens in early June 2012, at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR. Dates: May 31, 2012 - June 3, 2012 from the 'Bricks Cascade' website schedule page. FYI: The other LEGO (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Pix or it didn't happen! Also, today I came to LUGNET and found I needed to hit "next 20" TWICE to see what'd been said since my last visit. It's been too long since that was the case. (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the reminder on that T-shirt, Matt! Looking forward for more pictures on that event. Three Lego train clubs in your area is really a lot activity. BTW: Where can I find more info on the coming event in June? Best Regards, Ben (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. I've seen people print 2x2 bricks, but just for fun. One thing I've considered is to use a reprap to print foundations for hills in a layout, so I only need to use bricks and plates for the visible top layer of the hills. For that (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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Last week Esben K. posted pictures of his model of Kartoffelrækkerne (a quarter in Copenhagen built in the late 19th century). The model was presented at LEGO World in Copenhagen this year, but I still think it deserves an even wider audience: (2 (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) Good point, but there have always been LEGO sets sold as specific models with instructions for building them. And sets were not marketed directly to children in the 60s and 70s, they were marketed to their parents, and parents (at least my (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure, John, but it could be the same guy as (URL) this> since they are wearing the same tie... BTW, here is a closeup of the photo above: (URL) I believe in that little construction scene they are prying up a bley 2x2 plate so they can (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes, the debate is the same one that has been going on forever, but when you compare his research with his opening claim that "The sets kids receive as gifts today are replete with made-to-order piece types special to each set, useful in one (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thank, Matt! I look forward to it. In the meantime, who is the sketchy-looking dude without the facial hair in the yee-haw hat in the back row in the photo? (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Okay, yeah, from that specific perspective, I can see that he might have a point. A given set's part assortment has indeed become more specialized, and especially for some of the smaller ones it might be much more difficult to build a (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) like a simple payload glovebox" "The challenging part was using the thick rubber gloves in the containment system because it made me clumsy in building the LEGO space station" That's a pretty decent sized "build-in-the-bag" set. ROSCO (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I spend too much time on Facebook. I very much want to click "Like" to both David Laswell's and Dave Eaton's comments here. As for the argument Dr. Changizi presents, I'm too distracted by the opening of the article, which to any experienced (...) (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ha! I somehow missed that in the past. Love it! -Hendo (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Wow we did it! That layout is many times more impressive than I was expecting. Great job guys! If anyone ever challenges the record, don't forget a handful of other NELUGers have even more track to add... ;) -Hendo (13 years ago, 28-Feb-12, to lugnet.events)
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(...) Hummm... I thought I had pretty close to 1000 words in that message. But for those who need more... (URL) Next to that group of AFOLs is the GPLR layout. Behind them, pretty much all blocked, is the PSLTC layout. And in the way back you can (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I think he's probably correct, from a certain perspective. Essentially, LEGO has become a more diverse toy. LEGO from the 60's and early 70's was a VERY free-form toy. There weren't many connection types, so all the pieces essentially worked (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What we really need is someone able to machine some aluminum 2x4 bricks! If only... (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Sounds great, Matt, but do we have to take your word for it, since we all know that a picture is worth a thousand of those. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I don't think there's any 3D printing technology available that hits the tolerances needed for functional Lego compatible pieces (I think Lego pieces are manufactured to ±.0006") The resolution on filament fed printers (fused deposition (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.cad)
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NELUG recently held an event dedicated to setting the world record for the longest LEGO monorail track. From everything we had seen, the previous record was somewhere around 200-300 linear feet of monorail track, depending on how you counted it, (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.nelug) !
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(...) Two things come immediately to mind. The first is that it's really amusing that he's saying that now that there are a much wider variety of parts, it's harder to build something with them. I've got over 40 cars in my collection now that could (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | 3D printers
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I was curious if anyone here has had experience using 3D printers to print Lego compatible pieces. Through an email list, I stumbled across this product: (URL) thought others here might be interested since it uses ABS as the printing material and (...) (13 years ago, 24-Feb-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Portland Train Event
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This past weekend, February 25-26, 2012, a great train event happened in Portland, Oregon, USA at the Worlds Greatest Hobby show. Sure, the show itself is a train event, but at the show something even greater happened. There were 3 separate train (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Mathematical proof that you can't build anything with LEGO bricks
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(...) Or the (URL) Principle? JOHN (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Is that a corollary to the Jack Stone Effect? (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) He would argue that the increase in the number of new types of pieces is actually an indication that the LEGO system is getting less flexible. But as you say, the system is designed so that every piece connects to at least one other piece (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Mathematical proof that you can't build anything with LEGO bricks
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(...) Heh. (URL) JOHN (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Have you accounted for the Galidor factor? (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) He says "LEGOs" which makes his work suspect right there. :) Not very rigorous. The paper is from 2001... the piece palette has improved somewhat since then. But generally I'm not sure he's drawing valid inferences/conclusions. LEGO elements (...) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Astronaut Builds LEGO Space Station Inside Real-Life Space Station
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(...) Less than the one made from Megablox... :) (13 years ago, 27-Feb-12, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, wait a minute... (13 years ago, 26-Feb-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mathematical proof that you can't build anything with LEGO bricks
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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-- /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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| | Theed Hangar Entry
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To celebrate the release of SW Episode I - the Phantom Menace 3D, I'm creating a series of Lego Star Wars Modular Buildings starting with this MOC. An obscure building near the plaza reveals a secret entry to the hangar where the rebels have overrun (...) (13 years ago, 14-Feb-12, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | New giant mosaic
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Hi all, A few months ago I finished a new giant mosaic. Size: 2,48W x 1,74H. (URL) (pic is link) If you want building instructions for your own mosaic, check out my (URL) updated site>. Greetings, Maarten (13 years ago, 12-Feb-12, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX) !
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| | Re: Weekly Feature of the TCLTC Layout: Update using Lifelites, Part Deux
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(...) I think Dan is bringing this to Bricks by the Bay. I can't wait to see it! Russell (13 years ago, 11-Feb-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: This Friday - meet up rtlToronto
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(...) From here at the Swiss, Janey says: "WUSS!!! Don't sign my name to that" Regards Chris (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: This Friday - meet up rtlToronto
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(...) The plan was to go to dinner... and that was a good plan... Until the weather took a turn for the worst So, alas, not wanting to drive home later tonight in the snow, I will sadly not be attending the dinner extravaganza at the Swiss this (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Warsaw art museum buys Zbigniew Libera's 'LEGO' concentration camp
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Warsaw art museum buys Zbigniew Libera's 'LEGO' concentration camp (Jan. 3, 2012 LA Times update of a old report) Some controversial artworks never completely lose the taint of the taboo despite changing times and evolving tastes. When Polish artist (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | LEGO Agrees to Meeting After 50,000 Denounce Selling Out Girls
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LEGO Agrees to Meeting After 50,000 Denounce Selling Out Girls From Change.org Feb. 9, 2012 By Bailey Shoemaker-Richards After a month and more than 50,000 petition signatures, an open letter, numerous radio shows, TV segments, blog posts, articles, (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Weekly Feature of the TCLTC Layout: Update using Lifelites, Part Deux
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(...) I'm afraid to ask, Dave-- what else is there??? (URL) (...) Thanks! (...) Yeah, I just finished a building for Brickmania's new super cool Vietnam diorama, and I've dropped 8 Lifelites into that, and I've got another building to go! Maybe I'll (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: This Friday - meet up rtlToronto
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(...) Haters gonna hate (URL) NOT CLICK THAT LINK EITHER!!!! Chris B.E.D. Pie Judge (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Weekly Feature of the TCLTC Layout: Update using Lifelites, Part Deux
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(...) Oh now you're corrupted! the drilling holes won't be the end of it--not by a long shot :) The landing pad looks fantastic! nicely done!! And now that you're on this long road of lifelites, prepare to drill more holes all over the layout! :) (...) (13 years ago, 10-Feb-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: Weekly Feature of the TCLTC Layout: Update using Lifelites, Part Deux
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(...) Thanks, Steve. As you already know all too well, the credit goes to Ross! (URL) The interior lights and the subway lights are the same; I found them on ebay. (URL) is a link. We run about 3 of those off of a 9 volt transformer. JOHN (13 years ago, 9-Feb-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Re: Weekly Feature of the TCLTC Layout: Update using Lifelites, Part Deux
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Hi John, How are you lighting the subway. And then on the next couple videos it your layout at "night". What kind of lights are you using to light the building interiors? Very nice BTW! SteveB (13 years ago, 9-Feb-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Weekly Feature of the TCLTC Layout: Update using Lifelites, Part Deux
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I promised two updates this week, and so here is the second one for this week, and it actually involves more (URL) Lifelites>. We had already (URL) Harold up> to make his (URL) rotor spin>, and that is cool, but we decided that we needed to light up (...) (13 years ago, 9-Feb-12, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX)
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| | Bricks by the Bay 2012 Call For Presentations
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Bricks By The Bay 2012 is looking for LEGO-related talks, roundtables, and special activities for the Convention, taking place March 16 -18 in Santa Clara, CA. Going to and putting on sessions are one of the things that makes a Lego convention fun. (...) (13 years ago, 9-Feb-12, to lugnet.events.bricksbythebay, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Some of us are not that excited. Just saying. Janey "I hate Rebecca Black" Red Brick (13 years ago, 9-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | This Friday - meet up rtlToronto
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This Friday, I will have to decided which seat too take. (URL) NOT CLICK THAT LINK!!!!! otherwise, lets meet at the Swiss Chalet at 7pm. All I can say is "we is so excited" and "Its Friday, Friday..." Regards Chris Pie Judge B.E.D. (13 years ago, 9-Feb-12, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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(...) Love the headline. Bonus points for me knowing who wrote it before seeing your name ;) For what it's worth I'm on your side. I won't buy MB but a) they have a legal right to do what they do and b) they've made LEGO lift its came by existing. (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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(...) Like I said, YMMV. LEGO has--at every turn--attempted to stifle competition and prevent fair access to the marketplace. In this particular case, they sought the endorsement of their anti-competitive practices by nothing less than the US (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: LMC - floor plan
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(...) Modern UV protective treatments on windows should reduce that problem significantly either built-into new windows or in after-market applications. (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Terrified of the Free Market, LEGO Begs for Protectionism
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I was commenting on the hyperbolic headline to this thread which included the inaccurate accusation that LEGO is "Terrified of the Free Market". I did not express any opinion on MB products or practices since such are not relevant to the discussion (...) (13 years ago, 8-Feb-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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