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Heather, if your still here, I'm here now in St John's. James P (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.nf)
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Eric Kingsley <kingsley@nelug.nospam.org> wrote in message news:FI60BE.8qL@lugnet.com... (...) Five of these were available in Belville #5870 Pretty Playland. (...) Some of the Star Wars sets. I think the Snowspeeder has a few. Dave (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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In article <FI5F32.1yH@lugnet.com>, Alan Kershaw <alan@kershawcomputing. freeserve.co.uk> writes (...) Not yet, but there seem to be a few of us in the Cheshire/Merseyside/Lancashire area, so perhaps something could be arranged. Where are you? (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Sorry. From an eight-wide perspective;-) I do have to say that I like the 4565 more now that I have seen some prototypes after which this loco was built. It is, however, a little dichromatic (black, red everywhere). I just like making my own. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dat explorer
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:FI5yLw.5p6@lugnet.com... (...) 0 (...) of (...) significant (...) Even just the four diagonal directions would be great, and would only double the number of possible images. And factors of 50 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | #6989 sighted!
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"Toy Go Round" on Solano Ave. in Albany has a nearly complete Multi-Core Magnetizer with the box and instructions for only $75. It's quite dusty and will probably need an overall cleaning. The reason I'm posting this instead of calling it a FOTW is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf.oak)
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| | looking for Charles Matheny
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Charles, I am trying to get in touch with you before I send you the stuff that I am supposed to send you. I sent email to you on Monday, and just a moment ago. I sent the message to your home.com email address but I have not heard from you. I know I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Recommendation on First Train?
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I think the 4565 is far from abysmal--I like it a lot. The main set is decent, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | SHELL LEGO actie, sorry in het engels
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Hy guys, Theres an new LEGO SHELL action going in the Benelux, by tommorrow. I dont have any numbers yet but its an station, with three vehicles, an tankertruck, an F1 Ferrari truck, an carwash with an car and an select shop with an additional car. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | SHELL LEGO action
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Hy guys, Theres an new LEGO SHELL action going in the Benelux, by tommorrow. I dont have any numbers yet but its an station, with three vehicles, an tankertruck, an F1 Ferrari truck, an carwash with an car and an select shop with an additional car. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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From: "Brian B. Alano" <alano@kiva.net> (...) I personally prefer to see implementations in a real language, but the language itself doesn't matter. It is pretty easy to translate algoritms from Pascal to C (to use a off-topic example), but it can (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | New robot kits mentioned at NY Times
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The Droid kit and Robotics Discovery kit have a brief mention at: (URL) registration required.) Neat little writeup, not quite as detailed as the Entertainment Weekly article. -Tim (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ship hulls question
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(...) The biggest difference is that the container ship had a different "mid" section with a pit or hollow in it, I didn't see that on the Maersk ship. Ciao! (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Legoland trip
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Just got back from a trip to Legoland, CA. We went last Tuesday and the weather was perfect (a bit overcast and a bit cool) there was no crowds and we practically walked on every ride. The park was perfect for my 4 and 2 year old although the 2 year (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Halloween buckets in 1999?
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I spoke with a LEGO rep about a month ago and asked this very question. At the time she was not aware of anything but she also stated it was entirely possible that it would be done with out the reps knowing about it. Since Target is already running (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 6444
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(...) I now have 5. I wanted 1, originally, and someone sold me it, (it arrived today), but last week, I found a KB with 4 of them for $12.99, and I couldn't resist. I'll be keeping a couple for trade/parts, but mean while..... The parts spread is (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pictures of new Shell promotional sets are up!
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I wouldn't be surprised if these sets are promoted in the UK (given the Shell is an Anglo-Dutch company), and given that one of Shell's biggest marketing thingy is its select shops. -- Many thanks, Nick Allan ======== Madness takes its toll. Please (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | LEGOfest update
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(URL) attendees, more offered, more wanted... ...this is gonna be GOOD!!! Thanks again to Huw for posting the maps. My links now updated accordingly 8-) ...and further apologies to Simon for placing his train and monorail under 'offers' 8-( For (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Junk Box #1 Thread
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I have received this box from Ectal. I'll wash them, pick them over, and send them off to John Cromer probably this weekend. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Good lightweight shelving for display?
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Thanks for the info Kevin and Larry! They look just about perfect for my needs. Any opinions on the narrow vs. wide shelves? I'm thinking narrow shelves would be good for most things, while the wide shelves would be good for large sets (bases, etc). (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Halloween buckets in 1999?
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I think we'll see more orange next year... If not in the Star Wars sets, then perhaps in some other lines... John G (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) Or perhaps a more general one sitting atop the others (integrationally or as a launching point). Because even when there's pseudocode for something, the actual implementation in, say, pbFORTH, may differ fundamentally from the implementation (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Do either of these parts exist?
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(...) This definitely exists, but the only set I know of that contains it is the 6335, Indy Transport, which may not be available any more. (...) Don't know anything about this one. (...) Don't know of any small sets. The Sheriff's Lockup, 6755, has (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Classic Space Set 1593 / the combo of 6880 and 6929
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I am desperately looking to purchase a copy of the instructions to this rare set combo. If anyone was willing to part with the actual set and instructions themselves that would be great too!! The instructions are not on kl.net and I have no other (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 8480 in the US... anyone, anyone?
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(...) My guess is that they were stored on the top shelf in the back of the warehouse behind a bunch of Town JR sets which just happened to be slated for the melt-down and reforming process. Duane (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Halloween buckets in 1999?
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A Lego rep told me no more buckets. Worse than that he told me no more Orange. -Nick Joseph Gonzalez wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) Oh. Maybe we're talking about different things. No, I wasn't kidding, but I was talking about in relation to code rather than building. --Todd (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Code Repository
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Todd: Nice work on the sample page, very easy to use and browse. I would find this format very useful. Jeff Jeffrey Hazen jeffrey.hazen@northmill.net (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Cargo Delivery Truck for Datsville
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(...) <SNIP CAD STUFF> (...) It looks good, but you may want to insert a plate between the wheels and the body. It looks like the wheels interfere with the fenders. Duane (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) Since many algorithms apply across languages, what about a single repository for all code? (How about lugnet.robotics.rcx.code?) True, it would increase the noise-to-signal ratio for many, but it would Keep It Simple. Also, I favor follow-ups (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: 8480 in the US... anyone, anyone?
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I just got my S@H catalogs, and the 8480 is listed as available for $158.... Has it been consistently available? It wasn't in either SUmmer 99 catalog.... If they brought it back from oblivion.....any guesses as to the reason? Paul Sinasohn (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: wanted: 1x3x2 and 1x2x2 blue-framed windows
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Oh well, I guess I'll have to stick with white. I could go eight wide, but then the MOC's and the LEGO creations wouldn't look right together. Thanks again, Chris (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) You should visit GeoCities or a site like it. You get a free web site and Wizard-style page creation tools, all run from the browser. Besides, we're talking about a repository for programmers. (Although many will be newbies, to be sure.) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) Since many algorithms apply across languages, what about a single repository for all code? (How about lugnet.robotics.rcx.code?) True, it would increase the noise-to-signal ratio for many, but it would Keep It Simple. Also, I favor follow-ups (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Cargo Delivery Truck for Datsville [DAT]
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Here's a truck to deliver cargo in general around Datsville: 0 Author: Nicholas Allan (n_l_allan@altavista.net) 0 Title: Cargo Delivery Truck 0 File Name: cargo.dat 0 1 0 0 0 -50 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4600.DAT 1 0 0 0 110 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4600.DAT 1 0 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Low-loader for Datsville [DAT]
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I'm not sure what this lorry carries, but I suspect a digger or JCB. If someone has made one I'll incorporate it into the vehicle. Anyway, for now here is the truck; please include it in Datsville: 0 Author: Nicholas Allan (n_l_allan@altavista.net) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Do either of these parts exist?
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I was wondering if either of these parts existed? 1. Green 1x2 tile-Grill 2. A mini-fig tool or part that resembles a Scythe Also I was wondering if anyone new of any small sets that contain 1x1 gray tiles. Thanks for your help Eric, Remove (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Shell Promotional sets go ask for them I will!
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Well, thanks for posting the pictures. I am going to print them out and bring them to the Shell Station accross the street. It couldn't hurt to ask. Maybe the owner will ask his supplier, and if enough station owners ask... Hey, you never know; it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) On their web site? What's the percentage of people that subscribe this mailing list that has a web site? Many people even use the web interface because using a news reader is too complicated! I can't imagine this people creating a HTML page. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cruise Ship
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(...) Yeah its going to be big. I have already seen Terrys page, The Titanic was spectacular, I built one of my own with the grand staircase and reciprocating engines, but it was all multicoulored and didn't turn out well. I took 6 pictures of it, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pictures of new Shell promotional sets are up!
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(...) NL and NZ are the only certainties at the moment. (...) Last time in the UK they were phased 1 set a week. Henk says you need tokens for them in NL this time. Huw (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Halloween buckets in 1999?
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Sorry if this has been asked already. Does anyone know if there will be Halloween buckets in the USA for 1999? If/when anyone sees them, I'd sure like to hear about it. ..joseph g (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pictures of new Shell promotional sets are up!
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(...) Crossbow (...) but (...) There's a list online, linked to from the main page of our wants. Huw (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pictures of new Shell promotional sets are up!
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dkrenz <dkrenz@mc.net> wrote in message news:37E020A3.1CE372...@mc.net... (...) hope (...) It'll be as worldwide as the last Shell promotion, I expect. That is, almost everywhere *except* the US :-) The only countries we know for certain are (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: new Windows-based Lego CAD program
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(...) Of course, I really shouldn't post this because I haven't used anything other than LeoCad... I'm not sure how other CAD programs handle it, but here goes... For manual piece manipulation (I.E. with the mouse): -- For a left-button-mouse-drag, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) With regard to posting pictures, I don't know if that's true. The fact that the newsserver rejects binaries has never stopped anyone from simply posting the URL of a picture on their website. That's better for people anyway, because they don't (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Dat explorer
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(...) This is possible, but you would loose most of the benifit of "caching" the previously rendered images, since there would be so much freedom. I'll start with adding larger jump options for the movements. By keeping those factors of 50 it won't (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Pictures of new Shell promotional sets are up!
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(...) Does anyone know if they will be available in Canada. I live about an 1.5 hours from Canada and it might be worth the drive up there. Paul (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: WWII Fighter
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(...) I've only been in it maybe four times in the last 5 years. (...) Yup, I knew about the star wars sets and plates and etc. The sets in question contain very few orange elements, and the model I was looking at had hundreds of orange bricks! A (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) Actually, it sounds like our algorithms are more similar than you think. My assumption was that the robot would cross the line in a zig-zag motion, driving off the line on alternate sides. Based on this assumption, I remember the last (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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Just remember, you must it very easy to post code and pictures or people will not end up using it a lot. Last time I went to the LDraw CAD group (months ago) it still had a few problems. I'm talking about no support for attachments (how can we post (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | new Windows-based Lego CAD program
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I'm developing a new Windows-based Lego CAD program to overcome some of the shortcomings of similar programs, with emphasis being placed on ease of use while allowing a great deal of flexibility. Details are available at (URL) I welcome (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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(...) Patent != trademark. (25 years ago, 16-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: Code Repository
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(...) As LDraw enthusiasts have discovered (via the lugnet.cad.dat.* hierarchy), having special newsgroups for these sorts of things really makes it nice to follow discussions that pop up as well, since they're simply lower-level nodes in the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Hurricane Floyd
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Gary Istok wrote in message <37E0FDF8.5D59672@umich.edu>... (...) Once again it appears that the greater Research Triangle Park (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) area has skirted a major hurricane. Although we had a ton of rain, the winds never (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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From: "Laurentino Martins" <lmartins@marktest.pt> (...) If the scripts are on their own pages then it is trivial for someone to right click and do a "save as" to download the file to their computer. If they want to view it then they could normally (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Nugator Company Update -- www.nugator.com
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(...) Microsoft, grumble grumble, monopolists, grr...., boardwalk, park place... grumble grumble... >:( Using Front Page to generate pages makes 'em look great in MIE.... but Netscape is another story... just another excuse to code your own HTML :) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 8480 in the US... anyone, anyone?
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okay.. so after posting a request for the 5571 and/or 8480, i was pointed to DYA (thank you very much, John Neal!).. and one is on the way.. i also received lots of nice offers to get me a 5571 at a decent price.. but that's been taken care of.. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Commuter train (WIP)
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Thanks for the encouragement. The idea is to have 3 trucks (Larry was right) with the power truck in the middle. Since the center is short the power truck will be fixed (not swivel) which makes it easier to hide. As for the end trucks I will try (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) Hi Brian, Yea, if someone wanted to be an editor of the /robotics/rcx/nqc/ area of the www.lugnet.com website, a code repository would be very easy indeed to set up on LUGNET. For example, John VanZwieten is editor of the /cad/datsville/ area (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Dat explorer
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Kevin, This is really getting good! It's especially nice for buildings which have been furnished. A few suggestions: Ability to look NW,NE,SW,SE, or even better input degrees of rotation, with 0 being north. Ability to move by user-adjustable (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: The Nugator Company Update -- www.nugator.com
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You may want to test your pages with Netscape 4.6 at 800x600. I was looking at the SW minifig page and all the pictures are bunched up at the top with all the input fields bunched up at the bottom. Looking at it with IE 4.x at 800x600 is better but (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Moving my alias, I might not get your mail
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FYI (to anyone who might need to contact me about our recent auction): One of our mail servers is hosed, and I am moving my alias (n.norder@computer.org) to another account. That address is still valid, but I might "lose" some mail in the next few (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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Someone suggested including this in the Kego Constructopedia. It would be easy to post code to a lugnet newsgroup (lugnet.robotics.rcx...ository?). The hard part would be creating a catalog of "clichés" and "idioms". Why not start the repository now (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: A convertible for Datsville
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Tobias Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:FI5rIn.HGy@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe an out-of-town employee. Where would you like your minifig to work? -John Van (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Hurricane Floyd
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(...) Hey guys, We came out ok in Roxboro. Just some limbs down and some loss of power (not much). Hope everyone else in NC is ok. Chris <>< (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | The Nugator Company Update -- www.nugator.com
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We have updated our star wars figure page and cut prices on many figures. We have also started adding hinge elements to the site (www.nugator.com). Currently we have click hinges up and will be adding others soon. We also recently receive 3 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Greater Midwest Lego Users Group
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(...) Sounds tubular, dude! ;John (...) (25 years ago, 16-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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| | (canceled)
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| | Re: Code Repository
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(...) I'm completely in favour of something like this. Now I wonder what's the best way of implementing it, because HTML doesn't seem to be the best for copy-paste... Laurentino Martins [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ] [ (URL) ] ---...--- “For once, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Dat explorer
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Kevin Loch: I tried the new and improved DAT explorer. MSIE will for some reason not show PNG's inline. It works fine when I want to look at just an image (no HTML around it). Strange. The solution (besides getting X for Mac) is to make the image on (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Ferrari F50 Barchetta
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(...) due to the fact that i consider myself a somewhat separated tifosi on this side of the pond, i refuse to justify that question... :) (...) haha!.. do you *really* think if i owned a ferrari i'd be sitting here building with LEGO and writing (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Code Repository
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Anyone interested in setting up a code repository for NQC? It could be a place to look for cut and paste routines that you could use in your project. If you had a cool piece of code that had some reuse value, then you could upload it to the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Ferrari F50 Barchetta
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(...) thanks bram... and i agree, they aren't like TLG cars, or even most MOC cars, but then again, it's LEGO, that's the whole point!.. and putting the wheel within the fender wells just isn't feasable at this scale.. unless i wanted to use the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | A convertible for Datsville [DAT]
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This minifig convertible does not have a "home", but why couldn´t it drive on the Datsville highway? I think that minifig driver is included. 0 1 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4212.DAT 0 The original model had zebra-striped doors from some safari car (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Pictures of new Shell promotional sets are up!
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Did anyone try www.shell.com? There isn't anything on the site yet, about these new sets. Last year the Lego sets were on their web site (at least for the countries that carried them). I see that on the Hong Kong site for Shell, they sell other (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Announcement: New jambalya...who wants it?
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In lugnet.market.jambalaya, Christopher L. Weeks writes: put me in on this one too!! J Boen 18959 N Dallas Pkwy #2326 Dallas, TX 75287 (...) lugnet.market.jambalaya (...) participant (...) hops.) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: REALLY long-term storage (>30 years)?
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Well, ABS can´t rust, but I´ve heard about mildew, so a dry place would be good. I just keep my pieces in the boxes, but.... I have no experience from "century-storage". I think that removing all the batteries and such is good, as well as keeping (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Wohoo!!! Sorted it all!
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I have found out about sorting by function. I do like this: All the hinges, 1*1 clips, 1*1 tile etc. are split up in groups, so that all 1*1 clips are in one group, in a color mix. Then, all the bigger bricks like 2*4 I sort by colour. This works (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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Kevin Loch: (...) Good. You should make it a habit to check that even your CGI programs output correct HTML. (...) MSIE4.5 (...) When I read the HTML and guess the image URL I don't have problems seeing the images. (...) It depends on the level of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) that should have been (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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From the way we are all going ga-ga over these sets, is there anyone out there who might have an in with a Shell employee. Either here in the states or in Europe? Because if it takes a gas purchase to get one of these sets, man people are going to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Why bother with regular police? I've got a few ideas in mind for a TRANSFORMING BATTLE STATION I was planning to use for my own Transformers-related space group. (If you wanna know more, e-mail me.) I could simply place this building in town, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Ok, I added quotes around the img src and most of the anchors as well. However, I diddn't have any problem viewing the page with netscape 4.x or IE4. Which browser are you using? Because POVray outputs png you need a png enabled (v4+) browser or you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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Boys? Girls? ...... what about those skylights? I'm glad those skylights are still in production. I love those skylights..... (I have visions of a new train station with these skylights....) Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's a safe bet the answer to the above question is yes. Presumably, you'll have them (since you're in the UK) and we won't. These sets are really very nice. I like how if you got all 3 of the station sets it appears they will fit together (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) paper stuff. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Wow Eric! I'm impressed!! This is the part of the LEGO Master Builder skills that I would flunk at. I just wouldn't have the patience to do this type of work. The sculptural quality of LEGO shows off very nicely here. Great Job! Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Does anyone know are these going on sale? (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Call me a ditto head. I've had Ivar for 5 years and just keep getting more. One thing I did that I wish I hadn't... I used a very nice stain, but then did not put a wear surface shellac on it... now the stain shows the original pine through where it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) If I might add, another would be discretion regarding train scale... <runs, and keeps running> John ;^D (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Cool beginnings... When you can solve the articulation problems you will have enabled a number of other designs to be created. Build on! I'm assuming (it's hard to tell from the proto pic) that this is a three truck design? One each at the ends and (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No way. The tube is the first thing LEGO patented. Actually, they probably couldn't do anything. That original patent has expired, and I don't remember the tubes being used in any way that could be construed as trade dress. Steve (25 years ago, 16-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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(...) Woo-hoo! Two girls, one boy! LEGO doesn't do this very often. Hmm, that sounds like it could be taken wrong. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Note that not every set has an inventory. Still lots to do there. There is a group to discuss inventories (lugnet.db.inv ??) I am not sure what the internal format is, but it seems if you did yourself a little project that spat out text files (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Then why does every single gas station have a convenience store attached? I can think of six gas statiosn within a mile of my house. Five of them have a significant quick-shopping element. The biggest store is the one at the Shell station. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Ditto, but I probably can get by with 2 each... :-) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with Mark. Promo sets CAN sell. However I suspect that Hess and (to a lesser extent) Chevron are not the market dominators that Shell is. Shell execs (and I am speculating) no doubt said "we don't need to mess with those".. BUT!!! 2 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If only it were true that Orange started in the US! That'd mean that the Netherlands World Cup sets would have been available here in the States. Steve (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) with (...) to ? Just describe them well on rec.toys.lego or lugnet.general Otherwise, if you know roughly what you are after, wonder through the sets at: (URL) look at the instructions at: (URL) find that if you post a well worded message on (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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