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Missed out a couple of other things; Approx 10 small space 'parts packs' A selection of old non-lego catalogues that might be of interest (Scalextric, Airfix, Matchbox, Corgi Rockets etc) Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: 3438 McDonald's set on backorder
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Yes, I think they are that good for parts. Just look at the parts inventory. Besides, I have several of each truck from last year doing the same thing ;-) I'm getting them for parts, but also in case someone outside the US wants them, I'll have them (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Cruise Ship
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Allan Bedford wrote in message <01beff2c$830158a0$6...potome>... (...) And here is a very small scale(compared to above) Titanic : (URL) under the link "Original Creations". The zip file given is an LeoCAD file (i.e. it's CAD instructions) It is (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Ship hulls question
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John DiRienzo wrote in message ... (...) Hulls are not the same, but built using same pieces. Look at: (URL) old boat hulls consist of three different pieces (bow, mid and aft sections). Maersk ship looks longer than the container ship, so it (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Zach's third LEGO auction (update 4) - Dolphin Point, Twin-Tank Transport, Ice Planet...
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Here is the latest update. Many open items still remain. Bid status will start to advance on Thursday. Welcome to my third RTL auction. It has been about 18 months since my last auction, time for another one to clear some of my closet space and (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: NQC 2 Request
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Its a little too late to add to the NQC 2 API, but I can add it in a later release if people really want it. Anyone second the idea? Dave Baum (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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(...) I will share with you all my thinking on this shape. I didn't want it to be representational of a brick per se, but as a collection of two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes. I wanted to emphasize the different possibilities (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | More eBay lunacy
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I just noticed this one, which closed a few days ago... (URL) standard red doors for over $10!! What's more, TWO people bid over $10 for these. Shaking head in bafflement... I wish one of them would bid on my current 31 red doors <g> Kevin (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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(...) I prefer the first one. Possibly a little more definition on the vertices of the cube, and a stud or two or three :) (...) Cool :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 'You have a pretty sexy voice for being a Lego maniac.' - Matt Dearman, (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | Re: Earth Scraper
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Duane Hess wrote in message ... (...) Wow! What a monster. I've gotta build that for my construction yard. Can you imagine what sort of havoc I could....nevermind. Does the conveyor turn with the wheels? Brian (bbq) Sauls (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Datsville--Town Hall
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(...) The old Aiken Elementary School in Aiken, SC was a three-story, red-brick box with white trim and a black roof. Now, the Aiken County Public Library is a three-story, red-brick box with white trim and a black roof. And it's sitting smack-dab (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Dat explorer
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The DAT explorer is up to version 0.3. I replaced the light sources with a single "flashlight" so there is always illumination in the room. There is also a selection of render resolution, even though the browser always displays it in 320x240. That (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
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| | Re: still-going (double-wide)
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(...) Oddly enough, I was thinking of how to do this on the way to work--1x1 headlight, 1x1 tile w/ clip, and minifig rife--voila! Mebbe (no mebbe--I *know* I will) I'll make some more trailer park vehicles--how about a '78 Firebird w/ T-tops? (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Dark Ages story
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(...) Big Ugly Rock Piece (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Another McD rip off...
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Alex wrote:! (...) Dude, you are on your own. When you settle down, look at what this set has to offer. Valuewise, the two train windows *alone* are worth $7-9 in the open market. It is actually one of the *better* sets to have come out (in terms (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Wanted: Pots, Pans, Cauldrons, Mugs, and Glasses
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Jodi Neal wrote: Also wondering what the least favorite color of roof bricks (...) Would have to say red, because of its abundance. I'm not even sure why that makes sense, but for some reason it does to me:-p -John (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Handy Board list now a LUGNET newsgroup
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The tail end of my message got cut off. All I wanted to say was, "I think it'll be worth it. Yours, Fred" :-) BTW, one nice feature of LUGNET over handyboard@media is that messages get distributed a LOT faster when they come from LUGNET. Fred (...) (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Handy Board list now a LUGNET newsgroup
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Dear all, As announced, the Handy Board mailing list is now also a LUGNET (LEGO Users Group Network) newsgroup. What does this mean to you? It depends; if you are lazy, it can have no effect at all (maybe this is what you want :-). Or, if you are (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Datsville rendering
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In case anyone cares, here's the dump: Town.pov Statistics, Resolution 320 x 240 ---...--- Pixels: 76800 Samples: 76800 Smpls/Pxl: 1.00 Rays: 120554 Saved: 1962 Max Level: 5/5 ---...--- Ray->Shape Intersection Tests Succeeded Percentage ---...--- (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Datsville rendering
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Well, the Sparc5 did finish, although my first try was only 320x200 It's located at (2 URLs) I'll run it at 1024x768 KL (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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I like the second one best. John Matthews Columbus, OH Paul Foster <paul.foster@sgi.com> wrote in message news:FI2yGG.L46@lugnet.com... (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | Re: Cruise Ship
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Erin Windross <dwindross@pacificcoast.net> wrote in article <FHzEHL.Fn1@lugnet.com>... (...) (or (...) You may want to check out David Mercil's Titanic. It appears both on his own page: (URL) was one of the inaugural models on the Expert Builder (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Debugging the memory circuit
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Hi Ed -- it *could* be that the desktop you're using isn't set up right to download to the HB's. do you have a known good HB you can use to test the download? alternately, there are some serial line debug instructions at (...) does not boot (...) (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Box Progress
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Hello... For those who care to know..The Technic 1 box left my house today to go John Cromer... Regards Dave Timbo <tcoats@cyberis.net> wrote in message news:37BC55B1.4741@c...ris.net... (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Specials at Toyworld
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Haven't seen a cat. yet, Jamie, or any TV promos. Which UFO set was it? For Perth folks, Toyworld Innaloo is no longer trading. I went there to check for any specials and the shop had transformed into a Susan Grae! Pity, as it was a good source for (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.wa.per)
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| | Re: Is there a device that...? [DAT]
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I am currently using my parallel port for the same application. I am not sure how specific your question was, but the output voltage is 5Vdc. However, remember that this is a logic level which means it will not give not give you more than ~20mA ( I (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: WWII Fighter
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Thanks, I'm glad you like it! I can't wait to see more types of bricks come out in orange. Joe (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Query about tank-treads
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Hi Billy, I love those treads! I get mine at Pitsco. Try: (URL) Spare parts and Miscellaneous) Order Number: W779938 $6.25 for 36 of them. You can but them on-line (I have several times). I think shipping is $6 for up to $100 of items, so you might (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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Another update, I've been swamped between home and work but John Neal (Thanks J2) came up with two ideas for logos: (URL) which one do people prefer? The domain has been registered and is up but not much will be there until Friday proably at the (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in)
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| | Re: Dark Ages story
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(...) The word BURP... does it stand for anything specific? or just the AFOL word for such pieces? Has LEGO officially said why they have chosen to use such pieces in more and more sets? I have two thoughts.. I would suspect that such pieces are (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Gathering Moved to 9/26
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The next gathering has been rescheduled to Sunday, 9/26, starting at 1pm. It was originally Saturday, 9/25, at noon. Reason: I've been promising my wife for almost a year that I would take her to a special plant sale the Wildflower Center has every (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: Datsville overview
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(...) Got it. I couldn't figure out how to add a swap *file* in Free BSD, so I'm rendering it on a Sparc5. It's still parsing... It's hovering around 820MB right now. I'll probably try it on the rs/6000 (much faster) if I can get povray to compile (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Ship hulls question
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I am wondering if the hulls in set 315 (container ship) and 1650 (Maersk Ship) are the same? Its hard to tell from the pictures. Does anyone know the dimensions of either hull? What did these ships use for ballast? Thanks -- Have fun! John Auctions (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Pirate Auction Update (6285, 6270, 6267, 6261)
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6285 Black Seas Barracuda from 1989 with 865 pieces (URL) current bid: $225 - zep31, Going-2 6270 Forbidden Island from 1989 with 176 pieces (URL) minimum bid: $35 6267 Lagoon Lock-up from 1991 with 187 pieces (URL) current bid: $32.50 - Stu, (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Delivery Center #6377
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This is not a complete set. Set contains 275 of 283 pieces. Here is a list of the missing pieces: 1 Blue 6x12 plate 2 clear window panes for 1x4x3 windows 1 grey 2x2 plate with turntable in center 2 Black 1x2 plates with 2 pronge hinge extention 1 (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Reviews wanted for #6090 Royal Knights Castle
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Jeff Johnston wrote in message <37D07585.A947B4B5@m...ne.net>... (...) Actually, the biggest raised base plate I'm aware of is the 48x48 base plate in 5808 (there is one annoying thing about this plate, it has two rounded corners, with a radius of (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Another McD rip off...
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I have to agree with Greg about this set (I just got mine today). It is nice. The only complaints I have are that they should have used a pair of those smooth top arches with a few 1x1 bricks to make the golden arches, and that they should have (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 6444
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(...) Hi Erin, You would omit the 1 because a 1 is assumed if left blank. You would also put the one (were you to include it) as the third number. And finally, those are 8 wide, not 9. --Chris (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 6444
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Alex wrote in message ... (...) Yup, you read it right. When the KB Toys LEGO clearance started earlier this year, 6444 was priced at $9.99. Eventually they realized the price was wrong (at one store, they had updated their computer but hadn't (...) (27 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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