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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37e920bc.214463...net.com... (...) My only complaint with the monorail accessories (a very minor one at that though) is the fact that the support bases are too big ie 6 x 6 studs. It (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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Hmmm, then maybe this would be a good time to say that I've finally completed my microfigure page. I have some SW Eps. 1 ships as well as a few classics. There's also some (unrelated) Star Trek microfigures ships. -Jonathan (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Not to worry, Mike, I found some at Zany Brainy in San Mateo for $39.00 so I bought one last week. There were 3 or 4 left... Paul Sinasohn, who is trying to configure a new hard drive (the old one crashed) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I can't remember who I was talking to, but someone hadn't seen the infamous concentration camp sets. It's here, if anyone is interested: (URL) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I recently bought an 8448 here in Canada. I remember reading several posts that mentioned a buyer survey card. As another AFOL, I also hoped to make my wishes known to TLG. My 8448 did not contain one. Was this an oversight, or do none of the 8448's (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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I was a little worried when I saw the subject line. I'm glad your message wasn't about "pieces of a lost childhood" :) My latest find is a suitcase full of Lego parts! Thanks to you, I could identify that 4x4x6 space window frame. Must be the one (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) ncftp rocks. I had no idea there was a win32 version. I was going to recommend LeapFTP, which is what I've been using for about a year, but it's $30 and something tells me ncftp is free. I like LeapFTP though (www.leapware.com) - does (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) kids (...) What's a BURP? Big Ugly Reeking People? I've heard the term before. and the front half had a forest of palm trees. (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) I like Steve's design and must build one and study it. His pocket door is very nice, though I hafta admit that the pocket door system on the M3 is only 2 studs wide rather than Steve's 3. At www.baylug.org/titan/pw/m3.htm see the new links at (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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Just slow time that's all. That's what I'd guess anyway. Ryan ***...*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***...*** (...) wrong? (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) replica (...) have (...) Thanks for the information on the Dutch-Danish mix-up. However, The MD-11 is worthy of the classic Flight collection as is the Il-62M. (Think of a DC-9 with a second set of engines fused on the sides of the first two (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Where is everyone
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Can anyone tell me why I have seen no new messages for days. What is wrong? (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm not sure; IS won't tell me and I'm too lazy to try another approach. :-, The firewall did at some point allow ftp traffic; it was a conscious decision to block it. >:-P Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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For what it's worth....My local TRU has a sale on the 3038 CyberSlam kit. I don't know if this is just here (NH USA), or a national markdown. Only worth noting because it's $49.99 instead of $69.99, and includes a big spring shock absorber, a gear (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This (...) Let's do it. 3 spaces between fields: count DATfilename Color Optional description Now, not being a CAD nut, where would I find the DATfilenames? And what do we put for parts without DATfilenames? as evah, John C. (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) I really like ncftp. It's a Unix command-line client, but it's very full featured (tab-completion of filenames, bookmarks, directory-listing cache). There's a Win32 version too. (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Why's that? What firewall setup is your company using, if I may ask? (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I use Netscape, personally. It's the ONLY ftp client that will allow access through my company's firewall. Sadly, it's missing some (a lot!) functionality, but I can make up for that with telnet. All I really care about with ftp is file (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I solve that problem by using *3 or more spaces* as the delimiter. If you want to delimit the next field, you must always use at least 3 spaces in a row. This allows things like color names to include spaces and allows for a little human error (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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Anyone want to make an endorsement for an FTP utility? I'm tired of the one's I've been using. I can go out on the web and find some, but I'd rather nab one that people have used and have something positive to say about it. It must run in Windows. (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Horses (Was: Lets get a datsville castle going)
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Adam Payne wrote in message ... <snip> (...) Oooo...oooh! Aaahhh...hhh! Thanks for the tip--gonna' build that one. Gotta' by some bricks..... Brian (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) LEGO is Danish, not Dutch. Denmark, not the Netherlands. And, you'll find their standard response is "we do all our developement in- house, we do not accept designs from people outside the company"... (And since a good friend of mine worked (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Good place to but miniboard?
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(...) First off, how much are you looking to pay? It can be built fairly cheaply if you are interested. Second, there is a mailing list for the miniboard. Check out Fred Martin's FTP site relating to the miniboard for the details. It's all in there. (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 12v trains & track / 4.5v track
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The two main sets consist of the train, track and engine driver only, i.e. no passengers, loads, platforms, road vehicles, etc. The speed regulators are available at no extra cost if required (240VAC @ 50/60Hz), but they will obviously increase (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Suggestions for developers of LCAD programs
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37e905c6.145432...net.com... (...) Have you even opened output from the MFE into LEdit? The result reminds me of the movie Total Recall. -John Van (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: hub caps, Re: The Obvious Solution.
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(...) and (...) Dark Gray and Green are neat-o, but they can't light a candle to some good ol' General Lee orange. I would also like to see more and more of the Purple they're using on the Grimace vehicle McDonald's premium. Give me a bucket of (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Lugnet Roll-call
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Dunno. Divers just seems to be a well thought out and implemented series. And oddly enough, I only like the true 'Divers' sets, not the various '*nauts'. Probably doesn't hurt that I live near various fresh and salt water dive spots :) The one set I (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: WTT: Diamond Viper V330 8MB AGP video card for Lego
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(...) Hrmmm... Riva 128 chipset on that, right? (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: PRESS RELEASE: LEGOLAND California to Host Exclusive LEGO Friends(TM) / Loose Chippin's Concert
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In lugnet.announce, Chet Corbin writes: [SNIP] (...) ^^^...^^^ Yikes! Do we need special hardware for this game!? as evah, John C. (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
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David Eaton <wpieaton@wpi.edu> wrote in message news:FIH9MA.L7n@lugnet.com... (...) not (...) BURPs (...) But this is virtual Lego, so it's all just a matter of time spent and available computer processing power. If people stay interested over the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
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| | Item suggestions for the 200x LEGO System Collection.
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To whom it may concern: I was thoroughly disappointed by the lineup of building models made available for LEGO System in 1998 and 1999. Based on what I found out from other Lego fans on the Internet, The LEGO Group (TLG) released models with less (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | WTT: GIANT 1/4 dome pieces
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I am looking for giant quarter dome pieces in certain colors. For the following items I can offer two trans-dark blue giant quarted dome pieces I need: 1. Two green quarter domes. 2. One orange quarter dome. 3. Four yellow quarter domes. For Space (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Space is fantastic......
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Tobias Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:FIGyqr.M8x@lugnet.com... (...) I do like the Mech, even if it's a little short on black. M:Tron needs a good mech for rough terrain, too. I would add a magnet, though. Also, the M:tron (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Heeelllooooo ....hellooo...ooo
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Its very echoey and quiet in here... Anyone know when this game is coming out in the UK ? Thanks ant@badmagic.demon.co.uk (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.games.lego.rockraiders)
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| | Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
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And of course we'd have to have a coast nearby so we can put in ships.... not to mention the wonderful forest where the Forestmen/Dark Forest/Theives live... And then we can get silly and want a castle built atop a huge mountain of BURPs with caves (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
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| | Good place to but miniboard?
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hi Was just wondering if you guys now of a cheap place to buy a miniboard(kit or assemebled) or if any of you are willing to part with one you have lyeing around the shop. Also is there a mailing list like this one for the Miniboard? Has any one (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: DAT Explorer update (v.0.6)
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Brian Sauls <barbcue@nospam.home.com> wrote in message news:FI9F5n.DL5@lugnet.com... (...) Speaking of Brian, his mission-style house would be a great addition, due to all his nice detail work. And now the grocery store, too. -John Van (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Arrr, first message
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In article <FIH4ot.A6A@lugnet.com>, Bruce Schlickbernd <corsair@schlickbernd.org> writes (...) Oh arr, oi be fergettin :-) (...) Sorry, but I don't even know how big a squad is. On the basis that everything Lego is a scaled down version of reality (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Grocery story
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Brian Sauls <barbcue@nospam.home.com> wrote in message news:FIH6A7.D2C@lugnet.com... (...) Great story, and nice store, too :-) -John Van (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
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snip (...) I'd think the closest would have been to move it to /boats :) At least that way it is -water- related... James Powell (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Space is fantastic......
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Greg Majewski <citrusx__@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FIH7oz.GFp@lugnet.com... (...) finished (...) so (...) formed (...) kids (...) that (...) cool, (...) My son and I have just such a mountain base under construction, only much larger. The (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Horses (Was: Lets get a datsville castle going)
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"Brian Sauls" <barbcue@nospam.home.com> wrote: <snip> I *like* penguins. I'm inspired....not enough black bricks <snip> Then perhaps you'd like this little penguin model that was in one of the shops (though not for sale, of course) in Legoland, (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | PRESS RELEASE: LEGOLAND California to Host Exclusive LEGO Friends(TM) / Loose Chippin's Concert
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LEGOLAND(R) California to Host Exclusive LEGO Friends(TM) / Loose Chippin's Concert New LEGO Friends Software to Feature British Pop Band ENFIELD, Conn., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- LEGO Media International -- the software division of the LEGO Group -- (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Lugnet Roll-call
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Name: Christopher Tracey Gender: Male Year of Birth: 1975 Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 9 Location: Reston, VA usa E-mail Address: ctracey@usgs.gov, ctracey@envirolink.org LEGO/home page URL(s): (URL) Don't Go There till Next week. Marital (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Space is fantastic......
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(...) Though I never actually built it, I had a very cool dream about an M:Tron base. It was on a 32x32 green baseplate. The back half of the plate was covered in a wall of BURPs, and the front half had a forest of palm trees. Behind the mountain of (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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All this space station talk reminded me of one I started in my early LDraw days. I didn't have POV-Ray back then, so I just ran a raytrace. Check out the M:Tron Operations Base at: (URL) Van Robert Petersen <nospamrobert@worksharp.com> wrote in (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Znap
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Actually, Znap is much closer to Construx, not too much like K'NEX. Basically it will interface with Lego through Technic, sort of like interfacing Duplo and Lego through 2x bricks. Once you make the 'transition', you can do whatever. I am (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Wanted old lego sets from 70's and 80's
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(...) You may want to consider getting a hotmail or yahoo mail or whatever address for things like this. :) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Grocery story
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Brian Sauls wrote in message ... (...) ^^^...^^^ Bourgeois bbq (it matters to me) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Horses (Was: Lets get a datsville castle going)
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Jeff: <snip> (...) Nice renderings. I especially like the shot from the crowd. (...) still think it's kinda' neat. And if I'm not mistaken, you built a model of Tux, using classic bricks only, correct? I *like* penguins. I'm inspired....not enough (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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| | WTT: Diamond Viper V330 8MB AGP video card for Lego
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I have a Diamond Viper V330 8MB AGP video card that I would like to trade for Lego. Includes the video card and accompanying CD-ROM. My favorite themes are Town, Train, Castle, Pirates, Ninja. Please send offers to me at my e-mail address: (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New angled beam
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Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote (...) Fredrik, You are correct. I had not noticed that when I built the thing!! They are 9 length, the same angle as before, but the bend is one hole nearer the short side (IYSWIM) Huw (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Grocery story [DAT]
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Once upon a time there is a man namedHarold Brickman(argh! Verb tense!). He lives in Casa Verde with his wife Trudy. She is out of town right now, pleading with businesses to move to her Datsville (She is reported as saying "Datsville needs (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Make your own Castle Minifig Ideas
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(...) ~ counter-change was a popular look back then. check out the courtjester and jugglers at: (URL) to be seen are all the other castle theme 'figs i've created. some have been painted, but many are just rearranged parts. later ~ craig (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
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(...) Although who knows what'll happened if they'd make something based on their water-system patent: (URL). (...) p.s. Now wildly off-topic in .publish; followups to .general (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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(...) How about an El-train accessory pack? With tall stands and parts to make supports for an urban train. Steve (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Datsville: Cars
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(...) If we did that, we'd also have to make a standard for buildings(1). That would mean we'd lose some participation (on either issue). It also means people ho want ideas for other scales would stop looking to Datsville for ideas. And that is a (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Datsville: Cars
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Joachim Probst <jprobst@shadow-corner.ows.es> wrote in message news:FIH3xM.8vo@lugnet.com... Hi , (...) I don't think I've put any 8 stud cars in Datsville. There's a 6 stud pickup truck that looks a little big. (...) Pretty much as long as they (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Datsville JJ Memorial Statue
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Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FIH3J7.84p@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Yeah, one of the marbles from the stone include file. (...) Thanks for catching that. It looks pretty odd. -John Van (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Arrr, first message
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In article <FIGv03.F9y@lugnet.com>, David Eaton <wpieaton@wpi.edu> writes (...) I work in an organisation like that :-) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Arrr, first message
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(...) And how big would you be a-thinkin' a platoon be? Remember, no conjugating! :-) How the heck big is a platoon of Imperial Guards? Red or blue? I think 3 modern squads make a platoon, but 1600-1800? Bruce (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: New angled beam
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(...) I believe the angled part makes the hypotenuse of a 3-4-5 right triangle. The 143.13° angle fits this geometry. Steve (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
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(...) for water irrigation and hoses and things. Here is one of their products: (URL) Smallbeck scotts@contactics.com (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Space stations?
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(...) Assuming there could end up being several "neighborhoods", allow some generally description for the start of the name: "Station", "Planetary Outpost", "Free Trade Installation". Then put an ID code on the end, "LD-x", where the x is a number (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Datsville: Cars
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Hi , I would suggest a little standardization of the width of cars. When I'm right there are "small" personal cars with 8 studs width and on the other side trucks with only 4 studs width.... What about 6 studs for trucks and 4 -6 studs for (...) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Datsville JJ Memorial Statue
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Hi , at 22.09.99 John VanZwieten wrote in a mail: JV> People are a pain! First to design them, then place them, then JV> move them around the town. But they definitely are needed to bring JV> life to Datsville. I'm moving to less frequent updates of (...) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Datsville JJ Memorial Statue
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Hi , at 22.09.99 Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote in a mail: JSA> Yes. It is really nice with these closeups of Datsville. The town JSA> just seems a bit dead. Where are all the people? Where are the hair parts? JSA> Jacob Bye, Joachim. (URL) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Lets get a datsville castle going
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Hi , at 22.09.99 Jonathan Wilson wrote in a mail: JW> I was going to use my royal coach model. I think that bthe best JW> option is to wait for the horse piece from adam howard before we JW> start on this. (and for me to finish my police station and (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Datsville JJ Memorial Statue
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(...) Very Nice! Did you put a texture on it? BTW, some of the lamps are floating, and the right-hand tree intersects some studs. Jeff (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
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(...) There is also a Japanese Lego company - they make ceramic figurines. (I used to see these a lot on eBay before Lego got its own group.) Also, not far from my parent's house I saw a big billboard advertising "LEGO HOMES FOR SALE". I was quite (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | CdS Light Sensors
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Someone had a question about CdS light cells the other day. This is an excellent site: (URL) Optoelectronics, Vactec division. Phone 314.423.4900. You can buy their products from people like Allied Electronics 800.433.5700 (URL) Look around for part (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New LEGO Corp Websites?
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(...) I think there is an Israel-based company named LEGO which makes products for water irrigation and hoses and things. IANAL, but I don't think TLG has (or can have) a problem with it because it's in a completely separate industry and hence not (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Make your own Castle Minifig Ideas
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(...) Well, times were tough back in King Arthur's day.... Not that it really matters... I mean they're just peasants! Let them eat cake! :) DaveE (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Lugnet Roll-call
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(...) Is that because Divers was the last/most recent 'real' Town theme? Steve (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Town 2000?
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Frank Filz: (...) "middle"? - The guy at the bar with black hair and sunglasses? (see <URL:(URL)) - The girl in red and white striped sweatshirt? (see <URL:(URL)) - Mike behind the bar? (see <URL:(URL)) - The brown haired girl in blue dancing in the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
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My thinking is that the person with the box only has to follow the one rule they choose. At that point in the receive-trade-send cycle, they are just dealing with the (potential) mess other people have left. So the current box-holder shouldn't have (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: to GULP or not to GULP
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(...) cool, cool, cool! i like the flag/indicator idea. i redid the utah image (from an earlier attempt) and like it better than the one i originally put up this morning (but still envision some kind of pov thing as you mention). ..joseph g (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: lost childhood pieces
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Thanks for the info. Someday I will figure out what my first LEGO sets were. Does anyone know the purpose of the slot(ie. makes the bricks lock tighter)? Just curious? -Chris (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New angled beam
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(...) Yep, the angle makes it fit in a Phytagorean 3-4-5 triangle. Here's an illustration: (URL) In the US S@H catalog, alt. model pictures show that the (...) Yes, it looks like you are correct. The new part appears to still have 9 holes, but the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Wanted old lego sets from 70's and 80's
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Looking for complete sets for my husband's birthday. If you have some for reasonable price, please email but do not use lego in the subject line. Just address it to me so he won't read it. Thanks (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Oh yeah... I keep meaning to put them on my Web page... Maybe tomorrow... :-P (...) How about parents of Childish Fans of Lego? Mayhaps we can nudge their interests in the right direction... (...) Wow, small Net! :-, (...) I like your image. I (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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Doh! I should have said I was planning on using IR, but a serial cable makes more sense (at least to start with)... Thanks, Paul Adam Oliver wrote in message <001401bf04c9$2bdb67...c@adam>... I haven't actually done this, but I'm pretty sure the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) good point (...) cool! (...) definitely! you've made some very cool microfig stuff that isn't on your site and that would be great to share. (...) hmmmm..this is a good point. if we're posting announcements at toy stores i guess we'll get the (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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Sign me up as well! Scott S. (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) You mean you had to break the poor boys' arms just so you could have a page. How barbaric!!! (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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I have experimented with several configurations for peasants. One that works for me is very easily done: Pages. Basically, legs, a white torso with contrasting arms, one of the plastic capes, a Timmy head and a Dark Forest/Wolf Pack Cowl/hood. It (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Christopher's LEGO parts auction V: I have taken bits and pieces from my previous auctions and the ones that I participate in as a buyer for this format. 10 Sept 99: Any listing without a bid can be bid on at any level. If no one else wants it for (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37e9033a.13891366@l...et.com>... (...) Yup. The simplified one I made last night is here: (URL) over-complicated one isn't on the server anymore. -Gary (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) And use the shifted versions to go CCW would be great--shift-A goes -90 around Y, shift-S goes -90 around X, shift-D goes -90 around Z. LDAO's Modeler allows A/shift-A, but not the others. (...) The color-list is loaded from ldraw.ini. Open (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) That is sad. Currently, I'm left believing that the bank is the only one containing Datsvillians (Datsvillites if the former sounds too "vile"), and that's only if they were installed with the building. :-| (...) That sounds like a good idea. (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Wanted: Straight 12V train track
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I would like to acquire some 12V straight train track, gray is preferred but I'll consider anything. I will also purchase the conductor rails by themselves if that is what you have. If you have additional non-straight track that you do not want to (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Duane: (...) I don't know. I suppose that will be up to the base commander and the president of the station council. I would definitely use two different pages for the ground and space environments, but with lots of possibilities to be beamed (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Complexity also increases as over-specification increases. (...) Yes, polygons and lines should be allowed. Maybe that should be on the advanced interface, but it should be allowed. (...) Yes. (...) Exactly. And if you right-click an object, (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) In some parts of the U.S. you would need a lot of cowboy hats for a modern scene (there are almost certainly many many more cowboy hats worn today than in the late 1800s out west). The comment about female hair styles should have been all (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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(...) slick. And with all the little details in this model, there's almost no way this guy hasn't seen Karim's models. He's gotta be online. Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) GULL -- dang, that's good! I like it! I really like it! (...) Notes / ideas: I dunno about flyers, esp. on windshields. I'd like to keep potential litter to a minimum. The TRU bulletin board idea is good, though. I like the boasting idea -- (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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(...) For new files, LDAO allows the user to specify the type of the file, separate from its location. The type information is written to the file as part of the header lines. When a file is loaded, LDAO looks for the typing information. If the file (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I never got many sets, but I think they are so cool! You can see two M:tron creations a t my page, one mech and a small, very small, spaceship. The Mech is not really M:tron, it has too few black pieces in it. (URL) , that´s my URL. I really enjoyed (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Actually, that's not true. (And, the whois database is seperate from the dns database, anyway.) Try whois mkmiller.org and whois -h whois.register.com mkmiller.org (or "whois mkmiller.org@whois.r...ster.com", depending on your implementation (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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The NOVALTC might be doing the GATS in Gaithersburg, MD on Feb 26 and 27, 2000. Gaithersburg is on the other side of DC. -Chris (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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