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We had our meeting on Saturday, and while the turnout wasn't as big as a couple of the previous meetings, we had a number of really cool Easter egg collecting robots, and some new people showing up to check out what we do. For our next meeting, (...) (13 years ago, 3-Apr-12, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Tragic News about Heather (Re: Heather Braaten is Missing)
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(...) (URL) I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences go out to all of her family and friends. (13 years ago, 2-Apr-12, to lugnet.people, FTX)
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| | Latest Moc: Dutch FTF truck with drawbar trailer
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My latest MOC is this typical Dutch manufactured FTF truck. Especially the cab took lots of time to construction and I had to use many unconventional ways of brick usage. Nice challenge though! Read more about it on my (URL) website> (URL) (13 years ago, 1-Apr-12, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: 1949-1990s Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide FOR SALE
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(...) Thanks Don! :) By the way, I have just made public a lot of my LEGO pictures on Flickr. Besides LEGO I am also a theatre buff, and some family photos. (URL) of my favorite images is of a display case in Billund Denmark. For the life of me I (...) (13 years ago, 1-Apr-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 1949-1990s Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide FOR SALE
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Sold! You have mail. (13 years ago, 1-Apr-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 1949-1990s Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide FOR SALE
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Well the CDs (Mac and PC compatible are being pressed)... This is my last Collectors Guide ever... it took its' toll on my... 76 Chapters... bringing the history of LEGO up close to the new millenium. I also went back and rewrote many of the older (...) (13 years ago, 1-Apr-12, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: What is this?
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(...) I recognized all but no. 6. Well, no. 2 was a guess, but it was correct. No. 7 was the far easiest, and no. 8 followed close behind. /Tore (13 years ago, 31-Mar-12, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Canadian sales starting March 30
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The flyers this week all have different ending dates because April 8th is Easter Sunday, so please make note of this. Walmart flyer is good from Friday March 30th through Wednesday April 4th. Rollback to $19.87 (was $24.86) on these two sets: 4433 (...) (13 years ago, 29-Mar-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Block-letter LEGO logo on old plates
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I have posted a (URL) at the LEGO Answers group at Stack Exchange. I am wondering about a variation in the LEGO logo that appears on the top of the studs which I have only seen on one particular piece - white 6x8 plates from the "pat pending" era. (...) (13 years ago, 29-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Heather Braaten is Missing
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(...) I have posted about this on several non-brick-related forums that I frequent and which have nationwide readership. I hope that others will consider doing the same. (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: What is this?
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(...) I and my family got all eight of them. But you're late - this has already been going pn for some days in or local LEGO-forum - (URL) it the new craze, or will it die soon? (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: What is this?
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(...) Actually the reason your two easiest were the two most difficult for me is fairly obvious. Location. (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: What is this?
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(...) Interesting. That was probably the second one I figured out (after left number two from the bottom). Play well, Jacob (10 URLs) (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Heather Braaten is Missing
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(URL) to give it wider exposure. If you know anything, that group has contact info... keep an eye open. Especially if you're in the US Pacific Northwest. (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.people) !
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| | Re: mechanics...
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(...) There is an arm attached near the rear of the superstructure that swivels around about 150 degrees. the cab is mounted on that and can swivel as well as tilt. That allows the cab to be swivelled around to the rear for transport. Some ASCII art (...) (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: What is this?
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(...) (URL) ROSCO (13 years ago, 28-Mar-12, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | today is miles van der Rohes 126th birthday...
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Just posting that Google had on its doodle (main page image) was a building designed by Miles Van der Rohe because today would have been his birthday. Mile Van der Rohe is the architect who designed Farnsworth House, which Adam Reed Tucker put to (...) (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What is this?
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(...) Nifty. The one on the bottom right is giving me trouble. (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | What is this?
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An acquaintance of mine sent me this photo: (URL) I think the challenge is to see how many of the eight illustrations you recognise. I've only figured four out (with a guess for a fifth one) so far. Play well, Jacob (4 URLs) (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: March 31st, 2012 SMART Meeting
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Just a friendly reminder that the next SMART meeting is this Saturday at 2pm in the Michelangelo room at Digipen. The mini-challenge is Easter Egg Hunt. See below for a reminder of the details. BTW: the walls are a fraction over 2" high. See you in (...) (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.org.us.smart)
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| | Re: mechanics...
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(...) You might try asking on quora.com since this is a general technical question. (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.technic)
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| | WeDo Robotics Resource Set inventory
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Can anyone help me get a copy of the inventory for the WeDo Robotics Resource Set 9585? Many thanks in advance. Jetro (13 years ago, 27-Mar-12, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Assorted sales March 23-29th.
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Walmart flyer good from Friday March 23 through Thursday March 29th. Creator set Rescue Robot rollback to $17.86 (was 19.86). When I was in Walmart a couple of days ago they had a bunch of sets marked down a few dollars. ---...--- Zellers flyer good (...) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | mechanics...
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Greetings all, does anyone know how the mechanics of the tiltable cab works on the Demag AC 500/700 series cranes? If you know the link to a picture describing it that would be helpful as well. Thanks! (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO Sundial Refinement
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(...) Link corrected. David (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO Sundial Refinement
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I have made a few changes to my equatorial sundial design making the dial a bit easier to read, I think, and giving it a sleeker base and support. (URL) I've uploaded it to LEGO CUUSOO for public consideration: <link (URL) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | LEGO Sundial Refinement
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I have made a few changes to my equatorial sundial design making the dial a bit easier to read, I think, and giving it a sleeker base and support. <<img (URL) I've uploaded it to LEGO CUUSOO for public consideration: <link (URL) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) Well, here goes: (URL) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) The format is still the same and any software should render parts that conform to the original 0.1 format just as well as anything more recent. To do otherwise is a failure. Tim (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) Point taken. I'll give it a shot. The problem is that I've written somewhere upwards of 1,100 parts, and although these do indeed conform to the pre-legalese LDraw format, they don't have the elaborate file header now present in official (...) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) There's plenty of people that work with LDraw outside the official library. So long as your parts are valid LDraw Format a problem with renderers is worth mentioning where others will actually see it. Or in short you can ask somewhere where an (...) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) Hmm... I'm a bit apprehensive about the reception I'll get there. It's no secret that I'm not exactly working with canonical material... (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) Perhaps you should report this error in the LDraw forums. I'm not sure Travis still checks here (noting the source of the error). Tim (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LPub not generating torus in output images
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(...) because it loses some of the basic functionality of the earlier version, and it's completely hobbled by errors that the older versions were able to accommodate without even blinking. LPub version 4.0.0.11 is brought to a standstill by the (...) (13 years ago, 22-Mar-12, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 18 Compartment Storage Container
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(...) These things are fantastic for storing small pieces like mining equipment and crystals. They also make good storage bins for protecting collectable figures like rock monsters. BTW, did you know that rock monster arms and minifigure arms are (...) (13 years ago, 20-Mar-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.underground, FTX)
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| | Rad Jobs With LEGO! (video)
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Rad Jobs With LEGO! Posted today March 20, 2012 from G4TV.com website. A great video of LEGO Designer/Master Builder Erik Varszegi at LEGO Systems, Inc. at the Model Shop in Enfield, CT. Plus behind the scenes of the magic that goes into creating (...) (13 years ago, 20-Mar-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX) !
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| | Re: 18 Compartment Storage Container
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Crap Rosco, That post blew the 1 post per year limit in .storage! ;) s (...) (13 years ago, 20-Mar-12, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: 18 Compartment Storage Container
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(...) Very nice, but probably belongs in lugnet.storage ;) ROSCO (13 years ago, 20-Mar-12, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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| | 18 Compartment Storage Container
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Hi All, Here's a great Harbor Freight sale! $2.00! ====== 18 Compartment Medium Storage Container Transparent container has 18 compartments to organize and store plates and other small bricks. (2 URLs) for HF sale page> This storage container has (...) (13 years ago, 19-Mar-12, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Zellers liquidation
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There are quite a few good deals at the Zellers stores that are currently being liquidated. My nearest Zellers (Slated to become a Walmart) has 20% off pretty much all the toys for now including LEGO. Surprisingly they recieved some of the new 2012 (...) (13 years ago, 19-Mar-12, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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