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Huw Millington wrote in message ... (...) I also read that there are ten small sets in the SHELL promo in a post by Nico. Are those the same ten sets as last year or ten new small sets? Those ten little sets are still available in several of the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.promo)
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I have found an obscure promo set from 1976. It is set number 1601. I have posted a pic on my website: (URL) As I have not seen the set in any catalog or on anyone else's database of set numbers, I thought people in this group may be interested in (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.promo)
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I've always been curious as to why green and brown pieces have always been relatively uncommon; I realize that it now probably has to do with the higher production costs associated with adding a color scheme to existing parts; however, what I am (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Bram is correct.. primatives are exactly what the name implies, general purpose "basic" shapes (spheres, cylinders, studs, etc) that are used by many of the LDraw elements in various ways, scaled to various dimensions... sub-parts are usually (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) From the sounds of it, eastern North Carolina is devastated. We may have more opportunities to donate LEGO to needy causes. It will probably be a week or longer before we get a full telling of the situation in eastern NC (many areas are still (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, Below you will find a list of some of the things that I'm looking for. It includes parts and sets. The easiest thing for me to do is exchange this stuff for credit in my auctions - one of which is currently going in rtl and lma if you're (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 1999 Technic
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(...) Nitpicks? You don't like those sets? (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hi all, I've recently purchased two smallish LEGO collections. I've also been thinking about how to push the Jambalaya idea a little. Some of the boxes that I could start if there is interest include: A box full of various plates where people take (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Using airtanks on 8868
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Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) Outside, in the real world, I had actually designed a system for controling stroke of an air cylinder. It was a pressure valve which increased the pressure on one side of the cylinder, and increasing it slowly on (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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How about just posting it to lugnet? That way I'll have a .dat file to link to from the image map. Use .mpd format if you include the trucks. -John Van Dennett <dennett@agate.net> wrote in message news:199909182137370...ate.net... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Minifig Box #2
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Forwarding Tiffany Vincent's request. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | MIT Mindfest was(Re: GMLUG.ORG is up!!)
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Cross posted to the New England Groups as well as lugnet.org.us . Follow-ups sent to lugnet.org.us For other LEGO groups out there this may be of use to you too. NELUG is planning on participating in the MIT Mindfest on October 22-24. We have not (...) (25 years ago, 20-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, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.org.us)
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I think it would be a good idea to start a thread each month to summarise the 'seasonal' promotions currently going on around the world. So, off the top of my head, here's what I can remember is happening now: Holland: Shell petrol stations: 5 sets (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.promo)
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Thanks Fredrik Where abouts on R2-D2 is this piece, i can't find it? -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Minifig Box #2
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Forwarding Christopher Weeks' request. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Minifig Box #2
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Forwarding Russell Clark's request. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: First post after the event!
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Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in message news:FIBnyw.Iy6@lugnet.com... (...) Another advantage of digital cameras :-) Huw (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Using airtanks on 8868
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well, I understand all this, re current LEGO valves with air tank yeilds an "on or off" action with the cylinders. My concept was if we could build ( out of LEGO) a better way of metering the air flow. Mechanical stops would be one way of limiting (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Looking at the new LEGO Mindstorms-like R2D2 set (sorry I don't know the number), it suddenly struck me that it contains a new angled beam. It seems to have this basic shape: + o o o o o o + I wonder what the angle of the bend is? Looks a bit like (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Garage doors (from lugnet.market.auction)
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Sorry if I'm not being very clear. Let me try again. One NEVER reveals the amount of proxy bids, because they are supposed to be secret. That's the idea. Even when you reveal that "Larry has the lot of Duplo Giraffes at 12.00 and it is G1" you never (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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