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(...) Hmmm... I've already got my third RIS (and one RDS) and I still have absolutely no urge to go get the DDK. Am I missing something? Artoo's cool and everything, but really??? (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | MI/X (Was: LeoCAD for Linux (Was: Compiling MPD Builder/Splitter for DOS/Win?))
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[ XFUT lugnet.off-topic.geek ] Mike Stanley: (...) Didn't work. There is some kind of font problems that don't make sense. (...) I am not a Mac person either. - And I would like to stay that way (but still get the d*** thing to work). No plain and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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If you take a syncro drive robot that can move perfecly in 4 directions(Fwd,Rev,Left,Right) and attach rotation sensors to each axle that the wheels are on, then you can measure the distance traveled by ecah wheel. With a litttle knowledge of how (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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[ I got a bit too much good French red wine, so maybe I shouldn't try to answer now, but ... ] Steve: (...) Right. (...) Shouldn't all elements of transparent parts be drawn? (...) Yes. (I start to suspect that wine has a good influence on my (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Sounds good, given the traffic I've seen pass here. Most (IIRC) have said that they'd buy one (or two) -after- they picked up another RIS, as it will be with me. (...) Thank you, sir. I appreciate the link. <grin> I'm sure that Karin's already (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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Okay, so we should revise the poll to include: 1) Don't buy it. 2) Buy one or more ONLY after you have at least two RIS kits 3) Buy only one. 4) Buy two to get a complete head and extra parts. 5) Whatever else comes to mind. Now, if you _really_ (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) Heh... guess not then... 3 meters tall makes it just over 7 bricks high-- I'd round it to 7 bricks and 1 plate (rounding up slightly)... Of course that's assuming the average minifig is 6 feet tall, and is 42mm in height... they do vary from (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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What type of batteries are used inside the Micro Scout? It looks too small for 6 AAA batteries. Does it use a 9V battery instead? Tilman (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Greetings, Nick.... Erm....probably (3), since the Lady-Wife's been after me to design and build a real droid for a -long- time <grin>. The sub-text here is that my doctorate's in neuro-cybernetics, so I get flack about not 'doing anything (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: The Sad State of Minifig Box #1
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(...) I am relieved to hear this. I, mistakenly, thought that someone had taken good condition pieces and replaced them with the "many old, beat up, missing lots of parts type torsos". My faith in the participants of Jambalaya is restored. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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(...) University for Goyem? hmmm.... I live in Orem. Pretty nice town, actually. Lindon is just north of us; I could bring up a bunch'a almost-rivalry talk, but I'll save that for Provo. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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This thread about R2-D2 has been both interesting and informative. Now I would like to see an informal poll about the DDK ... 1) Don't buy it. 2) Buy only one. 3) Buy two to get a complete head and extra parts. 4) Whatever else comes to mind. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) An AT-ST has markedly differently shaped feet than an AT-AT. I'd actually be kind of upset if they used it for an AT-ST foot. eric (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) I am not sure what the exact scale is off the top of my head but I will check my Essential Guide to Vehicles this weekend to see if I can derive anything from that. Eric Remove ".nospam" when replying be E-mail The New England LEGO Users (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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(...) why can't you simply mod your proggy to handle the conversion automatically?? i mean.. if your proggy is smart enough to detect uninified normals and then allows the user to press a key to mod the CW/CCW property of the face, why can't you (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Wow. And I thought I had fun in line for TPM... -Luis ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) I believe it is about 3 meters tall. Dunno how tall it'd be in Lego though. Jeff (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: Cudo's to 4910 and an Ugh to 4950
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(...) Not to beat the "not to scale" to death, but I was curious the other day, and calculated the height an AT-AT would be if that piece were used for the feet, and it was built to scale with the 'foot's width... It'd be about 20 centimeters tall. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.underground, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: R2-D2 Obsession (was Re: What about the Micro Scout?)
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(...) Greetings... If memory serves, Lucas has made statments about the 'Journal of the Whills' being either told from the droids POV or being, in the main, a chronicle of thier adventures. TPM seems to carry this thesis out fairly well, IMO. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LeoCAD for Linux (Was: Compiling MPD Builder/Splitter for DOS/Win?)
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(...) Tried this? (URL) not a Mac person at all and I got it to work in just a couple of minutes, so it might work for you. (25 years ago, 1-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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