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(...) I'd also be interested in any info anyone can dig up on the suction-bot. I have the walking mechanism down, it's the suction action that's causing me problems. Pneumatics could work, but I've having problems with implementation. peace ---T (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: conical gear
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(...) -free rotation/shift on an axle -toothed-1/2-bush-style teeth (what could one do with those?) -4 slim teeth for a locking tube among its features, but nothing cone-shaped, called "conical"? thanks. -gbr BTW: as the new differential housing (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Non-standard track connections
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(...) John didn't say which question he was answering. As it turns out, this trick works BOTH to electrically insulate track sections AND to let them be mechanically separated. If you only want electrical insulation your options depend on your (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: WalMart prices...
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(...) Again this morning I had to go into WM for something. So I found the Toy dept lady and asked a few questions. It seems that there are several factors involved: First, she can only mark something down a minimal percentage on the first go-round (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: LEGO Stereogram (see it in 3D!)
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(...) If you can see Chris's and not Todd's, it's probably because Todd's are more widely separated than Chris's (on my monitor, about 3 1/2" vs. 1 7/8"). Human eyes are typically separated about 2 1/2", and this is an effective upper bound on (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: FAQqage: How to get zero perspective from L3P?
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Sproaticus: (...) There is a camera type for this. It should be enough to add "orthographic" at the beginning of the camera definition[1]. It could be fun, if the DAT Explorer switched to cylindrical projection so we could get to look all the way (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: 2000 LEGO Star Wars and more!
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(...) know (...) much (...) well... (...) You've got to check out (URL) the most complete analysis of the MF ever made. Approximately 33m is the realistic length. (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Non-standard track connections
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(...) 9volt trains will jump that gap with no problems at all. You can kind of see it in this picture, between the grey bascule bridge and the adjoining truss bridge: (URL) bascule section drops down 1 stud apart from the 'fixed' section, it comes (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: WalMart prices...
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(...) The stores near me must pick and choose which clearance prices to use. One store has 5988 Pharoh's Forbidden Ruins at 50% clearance, but has 8269 Cyber Stinger at full price, while the other nearby Wal-Mart has 8269 at 50% off and 5988 at full (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Non-standard track connections
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Hello everybody, I have two problems two solve that I imagine many of you guys solved years ago. I used the Lugnet search engine but wasn't able to find the tricks... 1) How can I electrically insulate a section of tracks, I mean two adiacent tracks (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll tell ya I don't get it either. I have even considered quiting my job and selling LEGO on ebay (Well not really but it would be nice). I was lucky to get a couple of small lots at what I considered reasonable from eBay but I have now all (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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What they lack in imagination, they make up for in guts. Probably the only ones who bid that will be the people who never see those in their local stores. Makes you almost want to go out and get like 10-20 of them and auction them off. At least they (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 8880 on E.bay Reserve met at $75 MISB!
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Jason Briscoe wrote... (...) get (...) find (...) model (...) Jason, please remember that auction announcements/updates are allowed only in the lugnet.market.auction newsgroup. Mario (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: What is up with this?
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(...) And they didn't even spell "Wisconsin" correctly for their 'location'... Kinda like the McDonald's "drive through" set with the opening bid set at $24.95... That's crazy talk! JG (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: What about the Micro Scout?
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(...) me. (...) can (...) to (...) expansion, (...) the (...) more (...) I agree with Dennis in full. The MicroScout is *very* limited, suitable for kids. My 6 and 8 children love it but... (...) get (...) It (...) kinda (...) ...they too are badly (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | What is up with this?
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(URL) blue bucket for $31? Are these not still available at just about any stor for $19.99? Perhaps I am going about this all wrong. To think I spend all this time trying to find sets on sale and then sort them out, when I could just buy these sets (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Please check out my gif-animations
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Thanks for the compliments! I used GIF construction set 32 to make the GIFs. (...) low! (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: FAQqage: How to get zero perspective from L3P?
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(...) Argh! It's so simple! ;-) I swear, I'd get over these hurdles more easiliy if there was a recent book for POV-Ray... It would probably help if I read the whole doc, too, but it's like reading a dictionary (I usually get stuck around "G"). :-P (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: FAQqage: How to get zero perspective from L3P?
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(...) This is very simple to achieve. You simply insert the "orthographic" statement inside the "camera" declaration. This will generate an image with the same perspective as LDLITE does, i.e., no perspective at all. Of course, you'll need to alter (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: LEGO Stereogram (see it in 3D!)
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(...) Same here. Ryan (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book. (SORRY!)
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Sorry guys, this never happened me before. Just press <del> to the multiple posts of mine. Thanks. (...) Laurentino Martins [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ] [ (URL) ] (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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(...) Very very nice !!! :-)))) What did you use for the 3D renderings? They look very professional. Laurentino Martins [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ] [ (URL) ] (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | FAQqage: How to get zero perspective from L3P?
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I think that's the right question. I'm trying to get L3P to give me zero skewing from perspective; I want an isometric view such as what LDraw gives me. I'm taking the approach that to do this in photography, you should get real far back and zoom (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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(...) Very very nice !!! :-)))) What did you use for the 3D renderings? They look very professional. Laurentino Martins [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ] [ (URL) ] (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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(...) Very very nice !!! :-)))) What did you use for the 3D renderings? They look very professional. Laurentino Martins [ mailto:lau@mail.telepac.pt ] [ (URL) ] (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 5VDC Voltage Regulation
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(...) You can't have the diodes on the motor because it goes in both directions. If you put a diode out there, you would have a dead short in one of the directions. Such things need to be built into the H-bridge, not the motor leads. So, I seriously (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: next BayLUG meeting
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Hi, Lets book Fukaya for the next quarter now then? How about Feb 19th. I'll bet the room is available. Is that President's day weekend? mark -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Tom (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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Thanks for the photo, I may want to try something like that. One idea hit me last night but I have to see if the LEGO geomerty works. My idea would be to use those plate hinges; I'm going to build a test model today to see if it would work. Adrian (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What about the Micro Scout?
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(...) IMHO, its a waste of plastic. The whole DDK is a big disappointment to me. The Microscout has 7 programs built in that do just about everything you can expect it to do with a single motor and a single light sensor - which is to say, not very (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | PCODER22.S19
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hey everyone, i need help i cannot download ic to my hb, i followed the instructions, but it doesn't work. I keep getting a message like this" cannot find file pcoder22.s19" what's up with this, can someone tell me the right way of downloading ic to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: same fig in three vehicles
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(...) That's a problem with alot of themes lately just look at all the Jar Jar's in the Ep1 sets. (I love the Rock Babe by the way. Her head works great as a Rebel Pilot in my SW Models) (...) Probably. You do know they get paid in $100 Tiles now!!! (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Finding Sets in Stores!
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(...) out (...) Now, if only I can find the off-ramp to Germany somewhere along the Foothill Freeway.... :-) Bruce Schlickbernd (or find those Schlickbernds in Germany...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | same fig in three vehicles
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I was looking through a catalog last night and noticed that the same minifig appears in THREE of the four large RR vehicles: 4940-Granite Grinder 4950-Loader Dozer 4970-Chrome Crusher Additionally, those are each one-man vehicles. What's up with (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.underground)
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| | 8880 on E.bay Reserve met at $75 MISB!
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The reserve on this model has been met at ONLY $75! its 100% complete unopened new in minst sealed box. be quick and pick up a bragain only a few hours to go. (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | 8880 on E.bay Reserve met at $75 MISB!
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All 8880 fans just to let you know the reserve has been met, so you could get a bargain! Its totally 100% perfect never opened, and as mint as you'll find anywhere, no shelf wear at all. The bidding finishes on this magnificent model in a few hours (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Pontoon Plane vs. Biwing Baron (Re: My favorite Adventurer sets)
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(...) Hi, Kevin. I originally gave a response here: (URL) I'll try to give some abbreviated comments again here. I guess my main gripe with the PP is that the two sets of wings are too close together (in my opinion the upper wings should be above (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Its quiet in here...
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(...) to (...) once (...) the (...) SETS! This may be correct. I bought their overpriced petrol, and asked last weekend. The manager knew nothing. (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Are any other Photobot II pictures availalbe? Suctionbot?
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I've only subscribed to this robotics newsletter for a few days--and yours is the first "low-end" question I've seen. I've just started digging into the NQC stuff (not as difficult as I'd imagined, but I feel that it will be a while before I need to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mandtal
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(...) Hmm, begge dele. Jeg har faktisk ikke mere end små ti sæt selv (MindStorms og så nogle Technic-sæt). Resten er min søns. (...) Næppe med standardfirmware fra LEGO (32 variable til rådighed). Måske er det muligt med legOS, men det har jeg ikke (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.dk)
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| | Re: Parts for MLcad
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You have to run the makelist.exe program. Then MLcad will know they are there (in LDraw/parts, of course). -John Van Rene Virsik <virsik@usaf.org> wrote in message news:FIqy1x.7JF@lugnet.com... (...) them (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Its quiet in here...
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(...) I don't know if one can have BO via the internet? but no one seems to reply to any messages I post? I have stated before that I have e.mailed shell UK once and sppoken to one of there PR guys Mark Harrision at Amec House just of the strand. I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: [Datsville] Renovated House with Porch, Includes a Yard
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Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FIqKow.9H7@lugnet.com... (...) you (...) house, (...) now (...) it. (...) save (...) built (...) Actually that would be nice. -John Van (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) who clicks on anything on the web page that they were directed to by an outside link. At a quick glance, every page seems to have the following statememt: Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eBay User Agreement ---...--- Where (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | E-9 Attack Droid [DAT]
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This is the bulked-up version of the E-5 Droid, built for offensive duties. (URL) is also a distant cousin of the E-6 Recon Droid. (URL) Name: E-9 Attack Droid 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2654.DAT 0 STEP 1 0 -10 -8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3839.DAT 0 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Its quiet in here...
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When are these going on sale in the UK? (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LEGO Stereogram (see it in 3D!)
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(...) one technique I found that helps me to "see" these things is to focus my eyes to a depth past the image, like the wall behind the monitor. then move to have the screen in front but still eyes focus to the wall distance. It takes a little (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | E-5 Recon Droid [DAT]
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This is the predecessor to the E-6 Recon Droid. (URL) quite as agile, therefore easier to target -Duane 0 Name: E-5 Droid 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2654.DAT 0 STEP 1 0 -10 -8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 0 0 3839.DAT 0 STEP 1 0 10 -8 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 0 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) I have tried to emphasise all the time in my web pages. It has probably reached the theoretical limit of efficiency for the small pump. It will be difficult to build another compressor that can surpass his mini compressor. On the other hand, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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Some theories: How big are the thumbnails? If they are still pretty big that will slow things down. A thumbnail should be no more than 20K or so, especially if you have scads of them. More importantly, are you using height= and width= tags on your (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Hidden surface removal, and vertex order in part/primitive DAT files
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(...) I do have some old messaged but I couldn't find that thread, do you need anything to complete your collection ? :) If the list still exists, then maybe the archive is there too ? Leonardo (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Thanks, Indeed, my first attempt was to use a rotational sensor positioned with the axle at the pivot point of the lever arm and tried to datalog the angular movement using DACTA Control Lab. However, the resolution of the rotation sensor (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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A Lego testing machine for Lego compressors... wow, one of the coolest Lego things ever seen around! I love the idea and love your implementation, and find your results very useful. BTW, I think that the Ralph Hempel's double-action compressor (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: LEGO Stereogram (see it in 3D!)
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I don't know, I can see them and I have a serious astigatism, I can also see the magic eye ones they had out a few years ago.. just takes a little time sometimes and being able to cross your eyes easily. With the posters they had out a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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(...) Did I mention how many times it's been down....? }:-V -John (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 5VDC Voltage Regulation
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Jacob Schultz <dungeonmaster@get2net.dk> wrote in message news:FIrMLo.H8K@lugnet.com... (...) A "freewheeling" diode is a good idea generally, but the RCX must already have diodes built into the driver IC. It has to turn on and off the motor (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Lego in the UK
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Hi there - I have recently moved to London from New Zealand and was curious if anyone could make any suggestions for going on retail hunts for older Pirate and Castle sets. If anyone can help I will be A)surprised and B)pleased. Cheers - Ben (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | RE: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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Brilliant!! The 3D rendering is incredible. Good luck with the book. I will be among the first in line. Will a CD or floppy disk be included with the book? Take care, Carl (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Sails
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Ed Jones wrote in message ... (...) Mr Jones, They surely are fine looking sails. As I wrote earlier, my main concern is the fraying thing, but you seem to have that under control. I have also had great difficulty organising the holes, and you seem (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Technic Shuttle
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(...) I know an outlet in the UK who is selling this set for £49.99 (~US$80.50) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Its quiet in here...
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Since the 'fest things seem to have died down a bit... I'll liven things up by stating that I got a set of Shell sets from Holland yesterday. They are excellent, and would seem to be very cheap. I am paying $70 for the set, and that includes $16 for (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: WalMart prices...
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ScottR wrote in message ... (...) The Wal-Mart near me (Cary, North Carolina) rarely has sales either. I spoke with the manager in the toy department recently and asked him why some Wal-Marts have sets on clearance but others (like the one near me) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 (...) and here (URL) here (URL)I consider the book to be about the "basics" - how to build and program a (...) what's going on the CD? Regs PR -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.0.2i (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Finding Sets in Stores!
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(...) stores. (...) It seems to be a bit easier to find sets in Germany recently. I checked some stores and found the following mostly in some small stores: 6236 King Kahuka 6244 Armada Sentry 6246 Crocodile Cage 6248 Volcano Island 6252 Sea Mates (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: 5VDC Voltage Regulation
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(...) OK. What I was thinking of was that if a current flows through a coil, that be a relay, transformer or motor, the current can't change at an instant. If you break the circuit current will keep running through the coil for a short time. This (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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Nice work! For a while it looks that you could travel back in time using this recording device, before you realize that the pen draws an arc when the paper doesn't move ;-). Could it be possible to add a rotational sensor and datalog the time and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Dacta, Technic, Duplo (Trains), Town, Creator.... and even time twisters
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Personal cheques are ok if you have a good ebay record (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA : Dacta, Technic, Duplo (Trains), Town, Creator.... and even time twisters
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FA : Dacta, Technic, Duplo (Trains), Town, Creator.... and even time twisters 19 lots in all... See them all at: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Robot lab
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The spirit.ocx[*] can be consider as a LEGO's official API for programming the RCX and CyberMaster. Still wondering why the RoboLab won't use the spirit.ocx. Howbout the RIS. It compiles the visual statements and expressions to byte-code and stores (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | FIRST comp at Agenda 2000 in Arizona?
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Hi folks, I've just learned about the Agenda 2000 conference next month: (URL) conference program on that site lists an event on the Monday called "FIRST Robot Competition", which I understand is a MindStorms challenge. I've been invited to go and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO Town Quiz - Clarification
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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... (...) vehicles. (...) Do you mean land vehicles? all the aircraft (well, almost) produced in Town system has wheels, too. By the way, RESQ Hovercraft is the widest land vehicle, but doesn't have wheels (although (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Please check out my gif-animations
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(...) I thought they had to take a test to see if they could handle that centrifugal force before they could work as astronauts? Perhaps the training officer is getting sloppy? ;-) Fredrik (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Datsville Front Loader (was Re: Datsville Construcrtions Steam Roller)
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(...) The front end loader is (slightly) less than ten studs wide, and the wheelbase length is approximately eleven studs. I dunno if it will fit on the low loader, sorry. Of course, this front loader was designed to have fully working functions, (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: What about the Micro Scout?
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The Micro Scout's possibilities are somewhat very limited. It has 7 built-in programs, and it can interact with user's behaviour with the light sensor. In these programs the Micro Scout plays some sounds, move forward and backwards, and nothing (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Thanks for the nice comments and suggestions. As a matter of fact, I'm working towards a doctorate in Legorobotology, majoring in Pneumatics (what else) from the University of Legoland, if not MIT :-)) -- C S Soh (URL) where air is power (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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Good luck, Dave! With all you've contributed here, I'm sure the book will be excellent- and hopefully well received. -Luis (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Ulterior motives (was Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Oh, don't count us out yet, Larry! We've got a lot of new member-friendly features coming soon, not to mention a bunch of great Lego... like five new blue hopper cars :-) Derick (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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(...) I (...) And you can say that after all the complaining you do about usworst? Paul (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | [MN] - WHITE Lots posted - Windows, Spindle Fences, Round Arches, MORE!
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As the subject says, the WHITE lots ahve been posted. This is all for tonight. Tomorrow I will post either the Light Gray parts,, or the plants and animals. (URL) Lego 8 1x6x3 Smooth Top Round Arch 172058480 $8.00 - - 1 - 09/27/99 10/02/99, 22:05:49 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA: 29 Lots on SeriousCollector.com - castle, pirates, space, town, 5 blue hopper cars, and more
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Thanks for looking! Check these auction lots out at: (URL) surf through: (URL) Currently 6940 Alien Moon Stalker--Who says Lego didn't make an AT-AT?! $27.50 Lego Boats: 4021 Police patrol MISB $21.00 LEGO Castle - 1906 Majisto's Tower - unopened (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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Subject pretty much says it all. I've posted some general information on the book at (URL) consider the book to be about the "basics" - how to build and program a Mindstorms robot. There are a lot of examples and over 300 illustrations. But its not (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: WalMart prices...
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Why is it I read all these Wal-Mart special prices, but go there here in Albuquerque and never see anything? Is Albq. one of those places where Lego sells very good as to never warrant sales? Am I missing something? Lego is not a toy, it's a way of (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Anyone built a curved bridge?
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(...) *That's* what I was looking for! Never noticed the slow download with my DSL connection <gloat> :-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Concerning John DiRienzo
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Not to be rude, but I think we're forgetting the most important thing here. We all have live's here, Wives, Children, Jobs, and hobbies. Everyone want's what they expect to get, but some things have priorities. Wives, Children, Jobs, and hobbies. I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Datsville Construcrtions Steam Roller)
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(...) Funny you should mention that, I was at Conan's on Thursday and I built a mine truck cab and chassis but didn't finish the dump body. It has a V10 engine (2x2 rounds for cylinders), and a tilt platform to cover the engine and front wheels and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: LEGO Town Quiz - Clarification
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Jeff Christner <regult@aol.com> wrote in message news:37f03bbb.501028...net.com... (...) Apologies for my lack of clarity. The question relates to wheeled vehicles. Sanjay (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Extreme Team Sets?
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(...) Yup!--it looks like they're some kind of promo item... According to Huw Millington's promotional sets database, (URL) is another version of 2849, and 1088 is another version of 2886. I like the ET logo there on the 1088 photo -- it looks like (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Ulterior motives (was Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Here's a data point for you There have been two 6990s auctioned off on SC. The first one had a box but had some missing pieces. The condition of the set is pristine, almost brand new. All the missing parts save one control stand and 4 1x2 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: LEGO Town Quiz - Clarification
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(...) I'm not going to take a guess on the other questions, they aren't in my LEGO field of study. :-) I think that if you mean wheeled vehicle, I'd say that the Launch Response Unit is perhaps the widest one at just over 6 studs. The Jetport Fire (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Er, <wipes egg off face> never mind. They're on the next page. Missed that the first time. However the Limit switch reference probably should be changed. I merely hosted the diagram that I was mailed, and I cannot take credit for coming up (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| | [MN] - GREEN Slopes posted to eBay!
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Continuing on with my postings, I have posted numerous GREEN slopes to eBay. I believe that these are somewhat hard to find in quantity in current sets. This batch cam from some 4128 Freestyle Buckets that I was lucky enough to come accross (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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Wow. Did you do that for a paper or thesis? Very worthy research with a surprising outcome. I am sure most of us would surmise that the big sprung cylinder would give more efficacious designs because the displacement would be larger. This site (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.technic)
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| | New Extreme Team Sets?
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I recently found at a store near me the following two Extreme Team sets. They don't seem to be in any of my S&H catalogs that I have, nor are they in the regular LEGO catalogs that come with new sets. I have thought that perhaps these are some type (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | LEGO Town Quiz - Clarification
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I'll attempt to clarify a couple of the questions. 1) Which was the Widest town vehicle produced? - This set was released as a part of the TOWN range between 1978 - 1999. Therefore it IS minifig scale. 2) Apart from the color schemes what else is (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Ulterior motives (was Re: Don Quixote puts away his lance (was Re: McDonalds set
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(...) Ditto. (...) I haven't been paying attention lately(1), but for quite a while I was watching SC and Ebay prices, and they were generally comparable. Within a few percent, in fact. Although I will confess that I tossed (IMO) extraneous data (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Is MISB meaningless?
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(...) LOL! I agree. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Town Quiz
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(...) And these answers are totally from memory/guessing, so I don't expect a prize :) (...) Do you mean car/truck in minifig scale? I'd guess 6 studs. (...) Different number of studs. (...) The year Aerial Acrobats came out... I remember because I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: LEGO Town Quiz
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(...) Would that be set #6440, Airport Fire Crew? (...) The addition of Sidewalks? (...) Good one...I believe that occurred in 1990? (...) (released (...) New color scheme and use of new logo? (...) and (...) 2; 6399 Airport Shuttle and 6484 F1 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Thanks, The Advanced Pneumatics Set is Lego DACTA #9633. It's a great set to start pneumatics although its considered a bit expensive. It's pictured at my page on: (URL) S Soh (URL) where air is power (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Datsville Construcrtions Steam Roller)
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(...) I'm slowly building a mine truck to go with one of those front end loaders...the truck is 16 studs wide x 32 studs long and uses the wheels from 5571. If someone has built a front end loader that scale, and if I LDraw the mine truck, maybe we (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Current Town Projects
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Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in message news:FIr0E5.B69@lugnet.com... (...) I'm looking to post pics in the third week of October.... (...) I've managed to create something similar. I'm creating a "City Central" (a glorified town (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.town)
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