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  25th Anniversary Silver Buckets available at Service Merchandise
 
Check out: (URL) is their listed price, but it looks like they're still available. My last find of one of these was in a going-ou-of-business sale for a Service Merchandise in Atlanta, GA last April. Good luck! Ed (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: New pics of the finished commuter train
 
Thanks for all the kind words. James I have had my EP2 together for at least a year and haven't fatigued the rubberbands yet. This includes the PDX GATs and the current Toy store layout. Are you using the black square cross section ones or the round (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Bass
 
(...) Okay, finally got around to uploading a scan: (URL) not exactly a masterpiece, but if you like that sort of thing, maybe it'll inspire you... Josh Spaulding (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
 
  Re: next BayLUG meeting
 
(URL) was selling the train controllers for $20, $22.20 with shipping - that included the unit, AC adapter, and track wire. I only got one, since I already have 5 ;-) Check it out, they may have more. They'd be handy for some custom wiring - open (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
(...) Hmm. Hadn't considered that, really. It's a serious style choice. I know what I'd probably go with(1), but I suspect everyone has their preferences for how their walls look. :/ (...) I had in mind no real style requirements - I think it would (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  12v trains & track / 4.5v track
 
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 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Lugnet Roll-call
 
(...) Does the NOVALTC have a web page yet? If/when it does, could you drop me a note so I can add it to the GMLUG regional organizations links page? Thanks (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.people)
 
  Re: Space is fantastic......
 
Awesome! I bet coding those MCM´s in Ldraw was hard work.... --Tobias (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
(...) <snippage of significant quantities> (...) Neat. You can do stuff like that? I will confess my virtual lego experience is slim to the point of non-existant. By archived as seperate .dats, I meant available as images wherever mediedatville (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Is S@H the best place to get an infusion of Gray Bricks?
 
(...) I (...) buckets (...) Thanks I just ordered 20 of the packs today and plan on ordering some more probably each month for quite some time. I have started a large SW project that is going to start with a B-Wing hanger bay and expand from there (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.service)
 
  1x6x2 arched window  [DAT]
 
Purists beware--this is pretty much a CAD only piece, unless you're willing to hack up a couple of antennae.... Note: color 16, for ease of import.... Brian (bbq) Sauls (I need a real job--I've got too much time on my hands) 0 0 Arched window 0 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.ideas)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
(...) Yeah, I'm inclined to agree... but it could vary from castle to castle, too. I think I'd rather see castles without the castle siding too... less realistic to have windows every foot. Here's another question... how thick should they be? should (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  Red Axles
 
Finalmente in Italia i kit technic '99 (8448, 8446, 8445, 8444). Piccola annotazione: i nuovi assi di color rosso sono proprio belli...... Si, lo so, da buon ingegnere avrei dovuto commentare le ruote dentate Z20 e Z12...... (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
(...) Paul says: To follow the rules in strict order, you would owe just the train window. (...) I think you take out the rule you used to trade with (in this case , Rule 1) then put in a new one. Paul, who has to fly to Ireland 2 days after (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Re: the Datsville PD
 
Jonathan Wilson <wilsonj@xoommail.com> wrote in message news:37EA1E66.B75714...ail.com... (...) Nice job on this. I added a dk. gray floor, and moved the parking lot to the side with the large windows. It looks good added to the town. -John Van (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Interesting set variation noted over in RTL for 493 Space Command Center
 
Take a look at: (URL) shows the set using a crater baseplate, while the instruction scans show a plain grey baseplate with craters built of bricks. Are there any other sets which have such a wide difference? Does anyone know when this change took (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database)
 
  Re: Is S@H the best place to get an infusion of Gray Bricks?
 
(...) Definately service packs. I've picked up ~200 of them over the last year, and have used all but a few hundred (maybe as many as a thousand - hard to say) another good source is (predicatably enough) various castle sets. These are good for the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.service)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message news:FIIyyu.8KK@lugnet.com... (...) support (...) will (...) centered (...) Castle (...) remember (...) constant (...) change (...) added. (...) are (...) build (...) the (...) seperate (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: LEGO Riddle.......
 
Good answer..... Allan and GBR both got it right! 1x1 and 2x2 quarter circle (macaroni) are correct. The Sloped bricks first came out a few years later (1958) when TLG finally got the binding brick solution (tubes), otherwise sloped bricks would not (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) very (...) Hmm, now that you mention it, mine sticks a bit too. "Snug" or "tight" would be appropriate terms for the M3 pocket doors. But that's because they're pocket types, the basic design concept that we both used. You've completely (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
(...) sections (...) big (...) I like the idea of a modular castle. A couple possibilities spring to mind: 1:For exteriors, use a standard like was found in the early castle sets. I would be inclined to suggest a bigger standard, since I found those (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle
 
(...) DYA is www.dya-shopping.com. See the following posts: -> (2 URLs) goes straight to the Offers page (Lego is about 2/3 of the way down the page). -> (URL) comprehensive!] :: paul (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Listening to IR via NQC
 
I know that NQC can send IR messages; can it -- or any other command-line program -- listen to the IR port and dump any incoming messages to a file (or stdout)? (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  NQC mentioned in Swedish technical weekly!
 
Hello! When reading this week's 'Ny Teknik' (New Technic), a weekly magazine for engineers, I found a short note about NQC. The article is about Lego Mindstorms, which is just about to be released here in Sweden, and the last part of the article (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) True. Some cargo wouldn't need to be hauled aboard, just connected. Like fuels for example. (...) Agreed. They should be built to accomodate whatever they house. (...) Sounds good. What do y'all think? Should there should be at least three (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Wohoo!!! Sorted it all!
 
(...) a bunch of Freestyle buckets and other sets amounting to 5500 pieces. Still need to finish sorting the minifigs and accessories. Total time was probably about 10-12 hours, maybe a little less (it was done mostly in three evenings). I find the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.storage)
 
  Re: LEGO Riddle.......
 
(...) The macaroni brick, and the 1x1 brick (the latter assuming that the tubes include the 1xX pins). -gbr (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: LEGO Riddle.......
 
I'm going to guess slopes.. normal and inverted, especially corners. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) Actually, the door in my system tends to stick too much, making it hard to open and close. Especially when the door is located in the middle of a model, and is somewhat hard to get at. I'd like to see a standard docking port that's slimmer (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: New pics of the finished commuter train
 
(...) Steve, MAX is beautiful! Very well done. Wish I could have scheduled my trip to Seattle later just to see MAX! Go for brick springs for the coupler! As BOB proved at the WWF show, the LEGO rubber bands can fatigue and break: very bad. Very (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Town 2000?
 
(...) See, there's a reason I bought 19 6444s.... Good thing KB Toys realized that $9.99 was the wrong price for them, I might have bought even more... (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
 
  Duane Hess Temporarily Off-line
 
This is just a note to let everyone know that I will be temporarily off-line starting October 8th while I make another employment change. If you have any concerns, send them to my E-mail after that time, and I will respond as soon as I can. - Duane (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce)
 
  Re: LEGO Riddle.......
 
Well, it's a slow day in my brain, so I can't be sure... but here is my guess: 1. The common piece would be the basic 1x1 2. The rare pieces might be the 'macaroni' bricks. I think that's what they're called. I'm thinking of the ones that are (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Divers (was: Lugnet Roll-call)
 
(...) Really? I love Divers, but I was disappointed by the set designs. Not that the models were bad, they were very good. There was too much repetition between the sets. Too many nearly-identical submersibles. Too many SPUD[1] rafts. Almost every (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.people, lugnet.town)
 
  Re: Make your own Castle Minifig Ideas
 
(...) I shamelessly steal from other themes all the time. There are at least a dozen pirates that have been pardoned and re-christened as peasants. If you look carefully at my mess hall cook, you will notice that he's a (rather scruffy and unshaven) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle)
 
  LEGO Riddle.......
 
It's a slow day on LUGNET today, so I'll ask a LEGO Riddle.... What pieces are we.........???...??? We're two different LEGO Bricks, and we basically haven't changed since LEGO came out in the mid 1950's (1955 or 1956). Our only real change (besides (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: OVER 1 AMP
 
Dear Paul, I have an H-bridge that I designed to run big motors. It runs at two amps continuous, and three amps intermittantly. It uses 5 volts for logic from your Handyboard, and 12 volts from a gel cell to run the motors. It also has an analog (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle
 
I have a confirm report from a toy shop in the UK that there are some 600 left in the Warehouse in Lego Denmark!!!! -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up Robert Munafo (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Technic Shuttle
 
(...) Who or what is "DYA"? They can't possibly still have 8880 (a 1994 set) in stock. - Robert Munafo (URL) LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ A@ LM++ YB64m IC13 (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: OVER 1 AMP
 
(...) www.yahoo.com, search for "H Bridge", trust me, lots of hits will comeup. Look for the 4QD pages, they talk a lot about H Bridge designs. If you aren't comfortable with electronic design, don't bother though... (...) This IS an H Bridge. Its a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Where is Ben Fleskes?
 
Where the hell is Ben? I need to contact him. I've E-mailed him a couple of times but no response. Maybe my messages arn't getting through. Ben, if you're out there, I'm afraid I can't give you my address so you can't send me the money for my Han (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
(...) It doesn't do much good if the use of commas makes it so the columns don't line up. You want these inventory files to be easy to read by humans, and that means the columns need to line up! If we use commas as delimeters, we also need to add (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
(...) Yes -- the way to do that type of transformation in a single operation is to replace the grep expression / +/ with /,/. Of course, if you don't have grep replace in your text editor, get a real text editor (-: Just kidding! Every major OS can (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
(...) No, I mean that when you receive the box, you pick one rule from the "active list", and conduct a trade based on that rule. Then you cross out that rule, and add a new rule to the end of the list. So if you picked a rule "take slopes, and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
(...) My parts database format is human-readable and well-suited to use by programs as well as humans, and solves your problem quite well. My inventory scripts use it. Look at: (URL) are some sample entries: ld2412, mr0055 Name: 1 x 2 tile with (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
(...) Your uber-rule negates all the other rules. So what would be the point? Or maybe I'm not getting what you're saying. Steve (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Re: Spaceport 6454 part question
 
The cones in question are all white. Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: New angled beam
 
(...) No, it isn't. It is the one Huw Millington talked about in the post I followed up on. Let me review: It's the new "liftarm" part which was introduced earlier this year in the connectables set. (...) Of course it isn't. It's 90°, as Huw (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Spaceport 6454 part question
 
I was wondering if anyone has the 6454, and could answer a question for me. The satellite has 3 cones at the "top". One is a small 1x1 black cone, and then a 2x2, and 4x4, respectively. Are the 2x2 and 4x4 cones light grey or white? If light grey, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: New angled beam
 
(...) That's not the one that was meant in R2-D2, if i'm right. That one's not 45 degrees. Eric (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Light grey and Dark grey colors in POV Ray?
 
What colors are used for light grey and dark grey in POV Ray? I rendered some models yestreday and the light grey color I used in MLCAD turned dark grey and the dark grey color turned blue. I'd appreciate some help before I start rendering more (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
 
  OVER 1 AMP
 
Now, I recieved two good answers for my problems. 1) Built an H-Bridge 2) Use the LMD18200 Now has any one any documentation on an easy H bridge that I could build without wasting much time? The same goes for the LMD18200, I understand that is not (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Availability of Orange Bricks at Legoland California?
 
(...) Well, I'm not a Carlsbad AFOL, but I was there last week(1), and saw nothing resembling an orange bucket. James (URL) soon! (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: before I reinvent the wheel
 
No, but I have used my HP48sx to control the Fascinating Electronics board as well as an NRD535 shortwave receiver. The serial I/O of the HP48 is limited to shield, ground, tx and rx pins so in both cases I had to wire special cables to jumper (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Source for IS1U60
 
Hi Igor - - When you need to locate parts, try this link: (URL) found a couple of sources for the IS1U60 through them. - Nick - (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Space stations?
 
Duane: (...) Why not both kinds. I don't think we need to define any standards for "fly-in" docks, but a CDP standard would be useful. I am thinking of something with an opening of 80 LU by 160 LU (roughly three minifigs tall), but an intermediate (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Source for IS1U60
 
(...) Addendum to my last post. For my money, I would get the LiteOn unit instead. Its less fragile (nifty metal can) and has the same pinout as the Sharp GP1U58Y units, and you can get them in a variety of frequencies at (URL) Part Number 160-1153, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
Steve Bliss wrote in message <37ea300b.59491442@l...et.com>... (...) People may end up with multiple commas if there happens to be a gap of six or more spaces, then. Of course after replacing ' ' with ',', they could replace ',,' with ','. It might (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: Source for IS1U60
 
(...) (URL) carries them, but they currently say they have no stock, you'd have to find what their lead-time is. Also, a Canadian firm (URL) carries them, and they DO have them in stock. HVW's cost about US$1.00 more, but at least you can get them! (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) I haven't built a fully working model yet, but have played with the mating slopes on either side of the door. I found that to get a good mate between the two sides, the female portion must be one plate taller than the male. In doing so, the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
(...) Look at (URL) The LDraw numbers are included there, and there are links to Technica and Lutz Uhlman's parts list. Steve (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
 
(...) Are there many programs that support multi-character delimiters in their import function? I'm fairly certain Excel and MS-Access do not. The point of making a standard format is to make the data more accessible to everyone. Not just coders. I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: Chrome in new LCAD programs
 
(...) Have you looked at the LDLite extended meta-statements? Among other things, they allow colors to be defined and redefined in models. I'd recommend supporting these commands -- for some of them (probably the rotate, translate, and transform (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Watch those prices (and those cashiers too)
 
3 cheers for effective customer satisfaction. I'm sure that the additional money you saved on the sets will be easily recouped by the store from your continued and increased patronage. It's interesting because over the past few years there have been (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
(...) That's a nice idea in theory, but in order to do that, we need LOTS and LOTS of structures, unless each town is only 5 houses or something. I take it you're planning to duplicate structures to fill up space? If not, it'll take a long time.... (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  FT: Castle Sets - 1974, 6062, 6054, 6060, 6039, 6018, 6081, 6071
 
I recently picked up some castle sets as part of a collection I bought. Since I am not a castle person, I would like to trade these for Train or Town sets. At this time these sets are not for sale. Please see my list of wanted sets at: (URL) as (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: New pics of the finished commuter train
 
Seems to be working now, just visited it. Larry, your right, it is AWESOME. Good job Steve!! I think I'll take a break from my scenery projects and work on some trains. Tom (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: gone fishin
 
(...) All the standard colors are in the LDraw FAQ. Now, if someone wants to research RGB values for some of the newer colors, that'd be very cool. STeve (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: G'Day!
 
Damn! Two people from Sydney! I'm from the Southern Highlands myself, though I work in Sydney. So what's your pleasure gentlemen - town, space, technic? You'll find my site rather self explanatory - Guards and pirates have been my weakness. Richard (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
 
  Lugnet.ImperialGuards, Sails?
 
I think I would probably belong at Lugnet.ImperialGuards, rather than Lugnet.Pirates, but I have learned to catch as catch can ( as one must if one wants to work with the finest sets Lego ever made, being the Imperial Guards sets) I have probably (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
(...) I'm not sure I follow. Do you mean for any given piece that is removed from the box, you must only choose one rule that affects what you do? What about in the scenario Paul brought up later in the thread? How would that be resolved in your (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Collecting links
 
[ FUT lugnet.boats ] Does anybody know of web pages that features LEGO boats (and aren't featured on the pages [1-3])? Play well, Jacob 1) <URL:(URL) 2) <URL:(URL) 3) <URL:(URL) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego Fun Day in Waterstones Piccadilly
 
In article <FIIH8M.5FH@lugnet.com>, Richard Franks <spontificus@__no_spa m_please_im_veggie__yahoo.com> writes (...) Oh Richard! If only you'd said! We could have got you one from Bluewater *or* Legoland last weekend >:-) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Train shows
 
John, you must drive like a banshee!!! I'm west of Milw, WI. and it takes me 6 hours to drive to St. Paul Mpls area. I've done it in 5.. though I was booking big time... Of course.. last time I did it the speed limit was 55.. though I was doing 65 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: New angled beam
 
(...) Thanks for the info! Did you see any number molded into the part, BTW? It's really strange that they introduce a new part which is so close to the already existing part. But of course, it's always nice to see new Technic parts. I recently (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
 
  the Datsville PD  [DAT]
 
Here is the bulk of the datsville police force Please add it to datsville asap. Do not make any close up shots untill I have some policemen (in uniform, of course) to use in them police.dat shoes how polpark.dat and policehq.dat could go together (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Datsville police air wing  [DAT]
 
Here is the datsville police airwing, with the eye in the sky chopper Please add to the datsville airport when it is added to datsvile The polatst.dat is the dat file showing one way of putting it together The unofficial helicopter landing gear part (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: Grocery story
 
You could add an ATM? or do they all pay by eftpos? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: New pics of the finished commuter train
 
I did not have a lot of luck with this link... this time. It's the same link you posted before so must just be the net. People, if you get an error, keep trying later, if the final is anything like the prelim shots, this is gonna be AWESOME. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Grocery story
 
Cool Model. Now the cidicens of datsville won't have to go to my service station to buy their food. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: FTP Utility
 
I like wsftp. (URL) for the product version, most big download sites for an older shareware version that works fine. I have also had good luck with bulletproof FTP and not so good luck with CuteFTP. Cute could be fine, a lot of people like it. (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Watch those prices (and those cashiers too)
 
Sorry about the length of this. I had an interesting experience shopping a few nights ago. I was at one of the usual stores I frequent, looking over the clearance items. I saw some LEGO sets that I was interested in, picked one up, looked at the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Lego Fun Day in Waterstones Piccadilly
 
(...) Arg, that's why all my attempts to find it have failed miserably! Does anyone know if that means that it'll be generally released then, or will it probably take a little longer to filter up to Scotland? Richard (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 
  Re: Grocery story
 
(...) line (...) posting. (...) if I (...) either.) (...) Line-wrap now set; no more MFG for me; and yes, "story" was an intentional typo. Brian (thanks all for patience and understanding) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
(...) Well, that may be. It appears that there are four people interested and if we four pass it around a couple times, we might agree with you and decide to call it quits. (...) I doubt that's true. I've come up with several sets of rules for which (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Re: FTP Utility
 
I like FTP PRO, I use it all the time here on our WIndows 95 machines. It's easy to use. Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.publish)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
Paul Sinasohn expounded: (...) I guess the way I'd read it, you would owe a train window and a green cylinder. What about using your original idea of following the rules in order with no going back? How would that interpret your scenario? Something (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Re: Space stations?
 
(...) Well, I am more into building the original models. So my spaceport looks like a combination of _all_bases_ever_released_ by TLG. I am still looking for new base-plates to connect them all and to facilitate enough landingplaces for all by big (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Horses (Was: Lets get a datsville castle going)
 
[ FUT lugnet.build ] Brian Sauls: (...) Thanks. (...) The basic idea for both horses and elephants come from official LEGO models and idea books. (...) Yup (had to include a few 1x2's to get it right though). A friend of mine is taking care of it at (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
 
  Re: Town 2000?
 
Thomas Main wrote in message <37E8EA09.AD9F5011@a...te.edu>... (...) reverse (...) WW (...) (URL) the other ones: (URL) we can easily conclude that there were a western line way before the WW ,that we know today, introduced. Selçuk (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
 
  Re: Lets get a datsville castle going
 
(...) O.K. But seing as adam howard is accually working on the horse part it would be a good ida to wait for it before we start (or we could add it later) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad)
 
  Source for IS1U60
 
Hi! Can anybody point me to a mail order company who carries the Sharp IS1U60 infrared demodulator? Thanx...Igor (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
 
  New pics of the finished commuter train
 
Hi All, Well, I finally got the pics up of the completed MAX. (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: New Ideas for Jambalaya - anyone interested?
 
I really think this box will die a horrible, quick death. Once you get more than about 3 rules going, many people are going to get the box, and have NOTHING that meets the rules to grab a piece they want. I would have zero interest in such a box. At (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
 
  Tom's Wanted page
 
Time for my posting of my Wants, I haven't had too many contacts lately about parts off of the page... (URL) I still need tons of 1x/2x/4x/8x long bricks, and I could use 1x10 black plates and 1x6/1x8 black tiles. I've got to get cracking on the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: lost childhood pieces
 
Most probably its purpose is adding elasticity to the brick, so crack initiation and loosing the connection ability of the brick as a result, could be delayed. They also went the same way in some other pieces. Look at (URL) can easily see the same (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: S@H Prices
 
(...) 8.75 % here (next door to Orleans Parish), 9% in Orleans Parish (New Orleans). The 4559's were actually more exspensive at the local TRU than they were through S@H. Christopher (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Next SW-Sets and AAT
 
:That is an excellent job. I like the way it turned out, you look at it and you know what it is supposed to be! And the scale seems to be bang on in my books. Other models I've seen seem to be out of shape visually, but here too you get top marks (...) (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: 5905 and 5906
 
(...) I don't know about other countries, but over here in Australia, just about every toy shop has them in stock. Benjamin Whytcross (25 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.adventurers)

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