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(...) Hrmmm... not sure about the coming home part but in my experience the games scheduled for homecoming are normally sure-things. You'll never see UTK playing Florida on homecoming. (...) Hrmmm... tuxes? We never wore tuxes to homecoming. Prom (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Another ebay scammer
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Not any more. Look at Ticketmaster, and most of the NYC photography dealers in the back of Popular Photography. Or computer dealers in any Microtimes/Computer Currents. etc. Paul, who just got 2 free 3438s by purchasing a train track special (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: i wonder if this post will be blown way out of proportion too
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(...) Give the man a prize! (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Bram's Site updated: Model of the Month, Naboo Fighter, 2 airplanes, modified 8880
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Please F-up to lugnet.publish (...) Thanks! (...) I'd like a solution for this to...but I haven't really looked into it. Although I try to keep my code clean, I had to break some "rules" to get the pages to look nice, so don't take them as the best (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: i wonder if this post will be blown way out of proportion too
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(...) Echoes of JW? Now learn how to use the SHIFT key to properly capitalize your sentences? Maybe some AOL'ers aren't ready to make the jump to the big scary World Wide Web... (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | What is Homecoming? (Re: Somebody help.)
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(...) Okay, y'all gotta help me on this one. I came to the States after graduation, and my high school didn't have this...thing. "Homecoming" baffles me. It's so much a part of the local culture everywhere I go, and it gets everyone all hot and (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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(...) Great! Out of curiousity, how well does the upcoming version of LDlite (1.7 isn't it?) handle MPDs? --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Signed up for MindFest
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I'm so happy! I have to post this list. From the online LEGO community, we have some great representation signed up for MindFest at MIT. Names marked with a (*) are guest speakers. NELUG will have an exhibit table and a welcoming evening. LDraw (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Group Question - please read and give me your opinion
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(...) No longer than a week. (...) Yes. And bump Steve Campbell down one notch. (...) Do we have a policy for making policy? ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Mindfest
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(...) I would like to emphasize that the NELUG meeting will be open to anyone who wishes to attend, whether or not you are a member or even care to join. We have also been told by the folks at the Media Lab that _anyone_ will be allowed to attend (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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[SNIP] She just turned 17 today. Surprised me when I over heard it. -14 3 year differnce(Sort of.) I over heard this also: Her date was canceled the DAY before HOMECOMING and I'm wondering why. (That's one thing I would NEVER do.) I feel sorry for (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Group Question - please read and give me your opinion
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I have had no luck so far in contacting the next person (Steve Campbell) on the Minifig Box#1 list. I have sent 3 e:mails and posted a notice in Jambalaya. How long should I wait for a response from Steve Campbell? Should I move on to the following (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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(...) I'll let Larry deal with this - he doesn't need my help. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Serv. Merch. sale
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(...) So do you think your order has been cancelled or are you sure it will go through? Heck, I'd order 22 of them for $180 right now. I might order twice that many. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Interpreting the proposed FACE meta-command
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37f8c4a9.238320530@...et.com>... (...) Well, I have nothing against anticlockwise, but it's redundant. Seeing ACW where one expects CW or CCW may confuse some people. I checked the dictionary because I honestly didn't (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) the list, must have been recent. (...) 2150's won't be long now I don't think. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Another ebay scammer
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(...) I just sent off a sarcastic e-mail to eBay, which said (summing up) "Do you actively encourage sellers who screw people to get more money, or do you just not care?" It'll be interesting to see what kind of response I get, if any. James (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Serv. Merch. sale
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(...) Here's my tale about the current Service Merchandise Sale: As above, I could not find any mention of a LEGO sale on the website, so I shot off an email to their sales department. In the meantime I jotted down the 1-888 number for mail order. I (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: i wonder if this post will be blown way out of proportion too
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(...) All caps are hard to read. Likewise, all lower-case with only one space between sentences and no paragraphing is hard to read. I try not to pick on "creative" spelling or poor typing <g>. The more seriously you take your communication skills, (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Another ebay scammer
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(...) $4.50 off 5 items on that page, which means he paid a whopping $1.60 for them including shipping. I just e-mailed the only bidder, but I fear it will be to late for him to retract his bid. I'm going to leave neutral feedback for this seller (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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(...) "Lego for life" Hmph. That's not even Lego for a year! Poorly designed form, too. They seem to have a really low expectation of how much Lego people own. Also, with no room for comments, they're putting blinders on their marketing division. (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Minifig Porso with Red Cross Pattern and Stetoscope [DAT]
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Hi , here is the second red cross torso. I hope it's ok, I didn't find any faults. 0 Minifig Torso with Red Cross Pattern and Stetoscope 0 Name: 973p67.dat 0 Author: Joachim Probst (jprobst@shadow-corner.ows.es) 0 Un-Official Element 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 (...) (27 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Modern Police Department
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Hi , at 02.10.99 Rene Virsik wrote in a mail: RV> Please add my PD to Datsville. Thanks. Great PD, looks good! But maybe we should wait a little bit, with adding it to datsville, because there exists one pd already, and datsville is not that big at (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
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(...) Mind?--certainly not! :-) (...) Trends noted in-head, yes; on paper/graph no... Would love to see anything you come up with. --Todd (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Proxy bidding mechanics questions...
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I had the same problem the other day, so I took a look at Todd's rules... I'd suggest that your item 2 is INCORRECT _because of_ item 3 - Rae's bid is $1.10 (hidden proxy $3.00)... Chris bids $2.00... system wants to apply Chris's bid at $1.20, but (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | JDH Auction 4 - Shell / Soccer / Kelloggs / Value Packs / other unopened sets
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All sets are in mint unopened UK boxes except where marked with '*' - see Details section. Please note my revised bid increments for this auction - see Rules section. Lots ==== 1747 Pirates $3.50 Barry C 30Sep@22:38 1749 Aquanaut Paravane $3.50 (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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(...) Uh, is that $2,000 worth annually for life? :) Otherwise it would just be Lego for a Year for a lot of us. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | request for information
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I am not a regular member of this group, so I apologize for the interruption. I am a public relations specialist and event coordinator from Salt Lake City, and I am currently planning the Bar Mitzvah for the 13-year old son of a very wealthy man. (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | JDH Auction 3 - trains - ALL SOLD!!!
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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, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!
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Hooray for Lugnet! Happy Anniversary and thanks for all the hard work! John Matthews Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FJ1zvG.Gps@lugnet.com... (...) figure (...) wrong, (...) ===...=== == (...) CDT) (...) visitors. (...) with (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Proposed: A New Kind of Timeline (was Re: The LD environment)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) The downside to this, as I see it, is that everyone would want their own timeline. Is that feasible and reasonable? (...) If memory serves me, what Steve meant(2) was "who will take over ownership of the project?" That is, who (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | RTL posting stats (was Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!)
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Ok, this is really rough because my comprehension of gnuplot is fairly low, but I thought y'all might be interested in looking anyway. <URL:(URL) is a graph of number of posts per week to rec.toys.lego for as long back as Deja News can remember. (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: i wonder if this post will be blown way out of proportion too
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(...) For the most part, I have to agree with you. This should not be a place to ridicule others. However, I don't think that the people responding to your post were necessarily trying to ridicule you so much as trying to help you on how to post (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: i wonder if this post will be blown way out of proportion too
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(...) It isn't a matter of being blown out of proportion, really. We're all here for fun, and Lego is a hobby for us (well, more like an obsession, maybe). Because it's a hobby, no one here is getting paid to be nice, or anything, and some people do (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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Woohoo! LEGO FOR LIFE!!!!! (...) Awwww..... that's not 'Lego for life! That's only 'Lego for three months'! :) Think if it were REALLY 'Lego for life', and any of US regular LUGNET-ers won, we'd put 'em out of business-- but on the plus side we'd (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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Another thing someone could do, but I'm not as upset about this as others so the someone is not me, is to actually sell the set in a Dutch auction... (many sets with a reserved price that matches the list price) and in the description of the set for (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
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(...) Juniorization is more than just over-reliance on SPUDs and POOPs. It's the dorky design, the missing doors, the lack of realistic details. You know, everything you pointed out as being wrong with the set's design. I've got an old 4.5V tender (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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| | LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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Apparently, this isn't new, but I don't remember seeing anything about it on LUGNET before. In the Parent's section at www.lego.com, there's a sweepstakes running from now until the end of April. The sweepstakes is only open to US residents. The (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Lubricating Cylinders --YoYo lubricant?
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Maybe it sounds strange, but you could use the lubricant people use for their YoYos. As Yoyos are made of different kind of plastics (ok - there are also wooden and metal ones) , there should be no problems i.e.: Your cylinders will survive the (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Mindfest
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Eric, If your going to be staying for a week i would suggest getting a place outside of boston and using Public trans to get down town. The commuter rail system is extensive and easily accessible. I am from the North Shore which has a few nice (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Unusually busy Sunday...?
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(...) I live in Florida, so cold doesn't figure into the equation for my appearance in the Spotlight. <g> If anything, the heat kept me inside the last couple months building with LEGO and now the cooler weather (there is no "cold" weather in FL) (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Halloween Lego Design Contest Reminder and Update
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(...) I glad you enjoyed it! When I saw those particular pieces I knew I *had* to use them for the double bowl kitchen sink and stove. I had a great time designing them and am very pleased with how they turned out. (You have no idea how long it took (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | i wonder if this post will be blown way out of proportion too
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look, this is a lego web site, not a typing site, i come here to talk about lego, not to be a nuisance or be hassled bye others. if i have some how affended anyone bye typing the way i do, sorry, but you dont have to take it upon yourself to post (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Halloween legos
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Hi i am looking for the set of halloween legos #3047. my boys really wanted this set and i can't find it any were. If anyone has one for sale at a reasonably price please let me know---thanks jodie Kruegjo@aol.com (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 4980 Tunnel Transport
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Telestia is a dang good pilot (and she knows it) but signing on with Manwaring Underground Developers didn't entail anything like this. The Mammoth craft's finer points never included high marks for maneuverability, and angling it through a narrow, (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) The theme you're looking for is "Sci-Fi". Steve (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Another ebay scammer
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Here's a real sad thought. Without realizing it, we have truely opened the doors to those who want to scam people on Ebay. There are over what 1800 items in Ebay Lego right now? Well it is a rareity that I read them all, so I might miss the great (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA(eBay) 4 cannon still only 2.25, ends Mon
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4 cannon, each with wheels and towbar still only 2.25 for the four: (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
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(...) collaborate (...) minds. (...) I'm in Garfield Heights, Ohio (An inner-ring cleveland suburb). While I wouldn't mind some copetition, we didn't have an originality problem last year. You may want to check with James though, the original (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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| | Re: modified 8880's?
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(...) Thanks. Reason I'm asking is I got an email from a 12-year-old in Finland who's tricked one out with a v12 engine, gullwing doors, and fiber optics in the engine. I'll let you know if there's a web pointer when he gets back to me. -Tim (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: $10 off at ToysRUs.com
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(...) Yeah, this was actually posted here about a month ago but anyone who hasn't taken advantage of it should. Rachael and I have each ordered a Landspeeder - with tax and shipping it came to $0.73. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lugnet Newsgroups Anniversary!
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(...) I think LUGNET is one of the best sites on the web! The site concentrates on a specific topic, is easy to navigate, and it contains lots and lots of information and links to relevant places. The three-gates-access is excelent, everybody can (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Lubricating Cylinders
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(...) Oh yes, I member those good old days too. My daddy also tried to repair everything - most of the time he was successful, but stories like your's still come to mind.. Jacob (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Controlled Air Compressor Tester
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(...) Has anyone actually contacted LEGO and asked for this? I remember when I was a kid and one of those copper thingies (I don't know the correct English word word) which picks up the electric power from the track in the middle of the old train (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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(...) is: (...) back and changing their current auction listings. A simple question is now sarcastic on lugnet? What happened to the friendly, free banter? All hyped up about nothing. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Oct 2nd SW / LEGO event at Wal-Mart
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(...) I did. (...) Don't worry, you didn't miss much (...) Just a corny certificate, no promo set. Very poorly done if you ask me (...) The Syracuse store had a card table set up. A cardboard cutout of the maniac fighting maul and misc bricks (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | NW LEGOFest
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Apologies if I've missed the definitive postings on this but do we have an inked in, double underlined certain date of 27th November ? Or is Dec still being considered ? Cheers Alan Kershaw (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New DK books on their way
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Make that: (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Online Auction Rip-Offs On The Rise - Article
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With all the discusion of the current scams going on over on E-bay I thought that many of you might be interested in this article. Basically it all comes down to Buyer beware and to educate yourself before purchasing through an auction. Makes sense (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Has the world gone mad?!?
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(...) What area do you live in? If you're in the near South, maybe we can collaborate a humongoid effort to "moon-dust" the comapny sets off of the judges' minds. It is just a thought.... (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.us.tn.mem, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tn)
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| | Re: Somebody help.
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I chickened out today. It was a good chance to. (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | $10 off at ToysRUs.com
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Thanks to dealnews.com for pointing this out... ToysRUs.com has a banner at the top of the home page: "Welcome to ToysRUs.com where you can find your favorite toys and games. You can start shopping now and we'll take $10 off your first order, or (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Forestmen's Castle
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(...) minutes? It's almost a lego chat room after all! DaveE (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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Paul Gyugyi: [ kind of announced the next LDLite version ] Cool. Jacob (who should try to get LDLite to run on Linux) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Forestmen's Castle
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(...) Hmm. I don't recall anything out there in the Forestman's subtheme being bigger than 6066 (Camoflagued outpost). There's only two other 'fortresses' in the Forestman subtheme (IIRC): (2 URLs) it either of those? <Hmm, more digging...> Maybe (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Forestmen's Castle
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(...) Hmm... The pause guide lists 4 real forestmen's structures, two of which are the ones you already mentioned: 6066 Camoflaged Outpost 6054 Forestmen's Hideout 6071 Forestmen's Crossing 6077 Forestmen's River Fortress Otherwise, I don't know... (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Forestmen's Castle
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(...) Try set #6071 or 6054 I think the river fortress is the biggest forestman set!! Remember the river fortress is not the set with the river in the baseplate. Dan (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Hull Sections for trade
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I have a wide brown center hull section (think BSB, SES, or CC) I will trade for a narrow brown section (Imperial Flagship) or the narrow white section (Armada Flagship). ejones@bloomington.in.us (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: HB for science project?
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I forget the web page, but I did find a JAVA compiler for the HB online! It looks great! I havent had a chance to experiment with it yet, but it uses much less memory then IC and appears to be very powerful, might want to look for that. (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Forestmen's Castle
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I remember seeing a large Forestmen's set once when I was young, but I cannot find it pictured or listed anywhere that I have looked. I am not referring to the Camouflage Outpost, or the River Fortress. This set was larger. If anyone has any (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Six Wide Hummer 4 door Wagon model
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(...) hummer (...) I, also, think that mine is pretty good :) The only thing I couldn't get to look the way I wanted was the hood, and of course there's the delema of LEGO not making a six wide Hummer grille :) I like yours, but I don't think the (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) Yeah, that sure is a goofy bit, isn't it! The official TLG website isn't one to be trusted always (IMHO) with minutae like that, but to the best of my knowledge, they did get the Underground part right. Time will tell, of course. :-) (...) (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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(...) Uh, can you read? If so, then you'd see that he CAN'T go back and edit the SC listing, something he would gladly do. Your tone was a bit smart-alecky, seeming to imply, as your current message does, that Larry is something less than a (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: firmdl3 @ 41.13s
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(...) If you deactivate complements or headers in the ROM protocol, then the ROM does not transmit exactly what you might want it to. See the comments for init_serial in lib/rom.h of the Librcx distribution. If you use the default mode settings, or (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Last chance for MindFest registration
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Registration for the MindFest event at MIT will be closing today. This is your last chance to sign up! (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) I would guess that "Present" is for all the things that aren't techincally Town... ResQ, Extreme Team, etc. James (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Modern Police Department
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Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FJ3EK3.3pp@lugnet.com... (...) But (...) could (...) suggest (...) At least in Illinios, State Police have police jurisdiction everywhere. Here in Springfield, we have city, county, and state (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) I would submit that perhaps their chart is "broken", and they meant to have, or at least ought to have (under Lego System): Present - Town (Past) - Castle - Adventurers (Future) (aka Space/Sci-Fi) - Space - Underground - Aquazone This sort of (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Eric and all other travellers, I don't know if this has been officially announced yet, but the New England Lego User's Group (NELUG) is planning to hold an open meeting the evening of Saturday October 23rd at the MIT Media Lab after the end of (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) This is really cool! Good Job! Jeff, who wishes he had more chain link pieces... (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Well, actually, State police wouldn't have jurisdiction in Datsville. It could be in the suburbs or outside the city limits, though. :) Oh, and I'd suggest it be county police, not state police. Alternately, since all large cities have (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Pontoon Plane vs. Biwing Baron (Re: My favorite Adventurer sets)
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(...) Well, the P-38 Lightning from WWII was a twin engine single seat plane, so the concept isn't that far out there. Of course, that doesn't mean that the set isn't still undersized, but there is precedent. Adrian (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) *grin* See, we can solve that simply by calling all those things "space". (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) (URL) Raiders is a Theme within a System named Underground, just as Insectoids is a Theme within a System named Space, and Aquanauts is a Theme within a System named Aquazone. Underground, Space, and Aquazone are all Systems with a Product (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 6088 Robbers Retreat
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The robbers' retreat sits nestled in the heart of a lush valley at the base of a dormant volcano. Once a temple to the spirits of the sleeping mountain, the robber Yoshimoto has since turned the abandoned edifice into a hideout and storehouse of his (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: another thought on "Bid Siphoning"
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(...) Bid siphoning is when someone is running an auction, and someone else offers to sell the same item for less than the current high bid. By extension, bid siphoning can also include providing information on alternate sources for the item. Some (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Track names (was Re: To Tore Eriksson)
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(...) 4555? (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: any site of orange buckets?
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(...) I hope that Tarzhay sells these things again this year. I missed my opportunity to buy lots of these and stockpile the orange bricks. I want to get some of these, darnit. Adrian (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex
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John VanZwieten wrote in message ... (...) Actually, I count three ideas. (...) messy. (...) when (...) the (...) to (...) only (...) have (...) in (...) CW (...) slightly (...) for (...) The third option, which I believe would be best, is similar (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New DK books on their way
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(...) I didn't notice that thread... I still maintain its orange. I have posted a pic at: (URL) they were not in stock at the DK shop :-( Huw (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: firmdl3 @ 41.13s
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(...) Bug, what bug? Have I missed something? My Tcl based uploader broke when Scriptics released 8.2, and now it works again. Seems I wasn't handling the rcx_recv parameter in my equivalent functions... Anyways, could you elaborate on the bug a (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Proxy bidding mechanics questions...
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In situations where a challenger's bid does not beat the current proxy, set the new bid to the challenger's max. That reveals the least amount of information. And is easily, fairly described: "if a challenger's bid fails to overcome the current (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Standardized Inventory File Format?
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(...) I am not sure I understand your question completely. There certainly are XML-writers available. One is included in the new Java extension Project X available from Sun at (URL) You probably have to register, but that is free and pretty simple. (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex, (115kB)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <37f8c86b.239282689@...et.com>... (...) But more often than not, when mirroring an element or subassembly, it's not the intent of the author to turn it inside out. Typical model builders shouldn't concern themselves (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: [FS] - eBay - McDonald's Promo set, box only - 25 cents
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This really grates. I can understand people buying up a scarce resource, and offering it for resale at a higher price. That's supply and demand. But trying to scalp an easily-available item by hiding the source is information-hoarding. Blech. If the (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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Paul Gyugyi wrote in message <37F8CE0C.13D582C9@g...yi.com>... (...) Cool! This could be very handy. I'll add it to the DAT format page I'm writing. -Gary (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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Lars C. Hassing wrote in message <939050465.592693@ns.cci.dk>... (...) True. But when manually examining a file, if you come across a 0 INVERT you wouldn't know whether this was the beginning or the end of the inverted references, without a bit of (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Maybe a way to hit inaccurate "hard to find" listers on eBay
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(...) well, if experience is any indication, he'll threaten to sue you for slander :) -dave (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Pontoon Plane vs. Biwing Baron (Re: My favorite Adventurer sets)
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(...) Remove the pilot from the PP. Does it look better without the pilot? To me, pantoon plane is seriously undersized. Two engines just for a single-seat plane? The PP is a single seater, only for the same reason that all the semi rigs in Town are (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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LEGO system underground? I´ve never heard of that, only rock raiders. Aquazone is *not* space, but Rock Raiders are in my opinion. Hey, they have ships and helmets with visors! The thought of Aquazone taking place on another planet is pretty cool, (...) (27 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.space, lugnet.underground)
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