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(...) You're certainly enititled to that opinion. (...) What does the crazy way the lights sources are angled on the model have to do with whether it's Lego or not? Or, let me rephrase that, rather than be disingenous. I've seen someone's suggestion (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'll second that. Nothing makes me feel more like a happy little kid than a Lego smiley. That's a big reason why the Snowspeeder is my favorite Star Wars set- that smiling rebel. Sure, you could assemble your own, but it's nice to see that (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That's an interesting little article. Thanks for posting the scans in a large enough dpi such that they were readable. It's interesting to try and discern the design mentality behind the cars. For example, the blue supercar prototype looks a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Personal Pirates Trivia
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(...) I'm pretty pathetic with a mere three extension RBR. I'll have another extension coming whenever my swag arrives from Auczilla 10. If you want to see one with (counting on fingers) 6 extensions, check Stephen Gabriel's page: (URL) the ship in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: no minifig in my Island game
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(...) Yes, there was. My copy had one. I either got it from Costco or one of my mother's elementary school book orders. I don't remember which. Jeff "Hmm. Girls really seem to like a guy in spandex." (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
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(...) Locally (Norwich UK) I've found 2 6289s, at least 5 6280s and a 6279 recently all at list price. John (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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Maybe the robot could use the laser to draw spiro-graph designs on the wall, I'm not sure if the motors could position the beam that fast though. Joel Shafer joel@connect.net (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Lasers are very well, and make cool toys. My cat loves to chase the little red spot on the carpet! But if you're talking about scanning or diffusing the beam, aren't you defeating the purpose of using a laser. If you want a cone, use a super- bright (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Nice call! And thanks for the link. I was thinking that looked like a chin guard, but couldn't imagine another SW helmet being made by TLG. Must have been a Lucas thing (or another reason to buy TLG's B-wing). -John Van Christopher Tracey (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Mast options
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(...) Hmmm, there's a mast base, a thick lower section with a built-in base, a medium section, a skinny top section, and a "technic" section (the Armada Flagship uses this). I haven't really experimented with trying to get a precise size. I tend to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: New starwars sets.
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:37fe2303.876553...net.com... (...) No, _that's_ funny. (LOL) -John Van (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) A-wing and B-wing pilots had different flightsuits than the X-wings, Y's and snowspeeders. Here's a link to a picture of the original B-wing action figure, which I imagine the LEGO version would look similar to. (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:FJAMFF.CAH@lugnet.com... (...) much (...) I think the appearance of detail is due to shadowing and pixelization, and probably some SPUDs in the case of the side portals. Care to take a stab (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That's funny. I often get told I look like Chewbacca. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) difficult (...) of a (...) Snip You put a single field lens in front on the laser to provide a conical beam, but this is usually already done by the manufacturer because a laser diode is basically a point source and needs to be collimated to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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(...) Assuming it is, or is even designed by the model team for the regular line (to get more detail), the detail level is still too fine for it to be built out of Lego at a reasonable size. It would have to be 2.5-5 feet, at least. On at least one (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Thanks for pointing this out. Much more info on the B-wing here. I like how the front and back portions of the cockpit rotate around the center part. And the windscreen is on a hing, so it will open nicely. Can someone with an Essential Guide tell (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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(...) What if the MF is a _Model_Team_ (or equivalent) set (and _not_ a minifig set) ? Then the observed level of detail _would_ be appropriate for Lego, wouldn't it? Franklin (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I agree, with you 100%, that B-Wing is cool looking. Another Naboo canopy and what looks like a new face, torso, and even maybe a helmet?? Looks promising. Oh, I can't wait for Boba Fett, he was my favorite character. Now we just need some STs, then (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Building a moon-display for your space models
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Thanks! I was thinking aobut something else: When taking photos of the display, maybe a piece of black paper would make a good background as a space-sky? It would be very interesting to know how TLG made their space-photos. Perhaps they used painted (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Does anyone accually like 4561?
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(...) Minifig accessories are okay, because they are small (and therefore cheap). But the best minifig accessories are the sort-of generic space-tools, specifically (in generally descending order of my preference): (6 URLs) These pieces can be (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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(...) I disagree. I think it's definitely NOT Lego. If it is made of Lego, it's built to a scale that would preclude it from being a set- there's way too much detail on it. As much as I would like to beleive that this is an early look at a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) Pulsing the laser would be implemented with the "motor speed control". (...) How about just using it with mirror(s) and the light sensor as a tripwire? (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Mast options
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I think I already know the answer to these questions, but I'm hoping I'm wrong: It seems like the pirate-ship masts go together only one way: base-mast, octagonal "crow's nest" platform, then the upper-mast. Is there any other useful way to put (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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Since its the last day for the Flamingo world Coupon on KBKids ((URL) I decided to pick up a few sets. Had to do some dancing around thier system to get the best deals but i managed to get 5 outback airstrips (last in the stock acording to the site) (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Article (Re: I'm famous (or infamous))
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(...) Yep. (...) Could be. When I'm in the store, I'm looking at the LEGO, not the other shoppers. (...) That should be interesting. Let us know, please! (...) :) Steve (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Personal Pirates Trivia
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Quick question: what is the longest ship you've built using the Pirates hull pieces? I've only got just a bit of Pirates stuff, I'm working on lengthening my RBR with two extra hull sections (for a total of 4 mid-sections, plus the bow and stern). (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Great ideas
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(...) Those were the good old days. A lego was a lego head, and they'd work anywhere. No stupid snarly faces, or snaggle-tooths, or constipated star heroes. Just uniform plastic happiness. :) Steve (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) No, when I look at the images I see real alpha-blended surfaces :) I've tried to turn backface culling in the transparent parts and they looked very ugly, it's better to draw everything in those cases. (...) Just a note to correct the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Busy Bee Trains in stock
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I ordered a 3225 classic train at £39.95 and two 4536 blue hopper cars at £8.99 today. They still have 2150 stations and the 2126 goods wagon set in stock too I enquired after a cross over track, but they do not have them yet regards lawrence (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Open NELUG Meeting Saturday 10/23 @ 7:00 PM.
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The New England Lego Users' Group (NELUG) will be hosting an open meeting on Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00 PM, during the upcoming MindFest event. The MindFest organizers at the MIT Media Lab have graciously offered us a large room for the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Somebody with a feedback of -2 is high bidder on my auction!
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(...) Which is another problem with the feedback system--truly bad risks will never show up, because as soon as someone gets a bad feedback value, they'll just quit and make a new account. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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Hello all, I decided to check out www.rebelscum.com this morning, just to see if they had posted any more pics from the new catalog. Unfortunately, they haven't posted any new ones, but they do have three higher-res scans from sections of the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Track parts naming scheme survey
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(...) My 12V trains don't move when I put them on the 4.5V-only track :) Now seriously, maybe we could drop the "4.5" from the name and replace it with "old" but I don't think it's going to be a good idea. Of course we'd have to keep the current (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) Wasn't this what the SUN Jini demo did? Joel Shafer joel@connect.net (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't need the WINDING UNKNOWN, since it's redundant with CLIPPING OFF. When clipping is OFF you don't care the state of the winding. I am curious, what is CLIPPING -1 ? an UNKNOWN, CLIPPING when not found is assumed as OFF (the safe side), (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) touche'! (...) Not exactly! If the color has any transparency, force CLIPPING OFF, irrespective of what the file TAGS inform. (SIDE NOTE) when using the tag 0 CLIPPING ON you are not informing the program that it MUST do clipping, but instead (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Tower Building
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(...) "Something amazing took place in an enormous aircraft hanger in Bedfordshire over the weekend of 5th-6th June 1999: A team made up of 12 expert K'NEX model builders and pupils of Lower Campton School set a new world record by constructing the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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(...) That is how eBay does it, I believe. However, Larry (among others, myself included) feels that you should be required to exceed the proxy by the minimum bid, not just the current bid. I'll let Larry explain the reasoning behind this, he's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) My initial thought was "Why?", but of course the next couple of posts displayed the creative energy of this group and contained several good answers to my question. For range finding using the laser wouldn't monitoring the intensity of the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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(...) I think that the ideia here is: - Assume any file you reference as CCW WINDING (assuming CCW as default) - Assume any file as it's polygonal faces facing outward (if applicable) - Every time you want a diferent orientation, just use the INVERT (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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On Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:15:40 GMT, Rui Martins <Rui.Martins@link.pt> wrote: Follow-up note: the more I look at this, the more I like using WINDING / CLIPPING instead of FACE. For reasons listed by Rui, for more flexibility, for the ability to enable (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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i assume that i will be able to make a small lego robot that hunts for annoying dogs in the neiborhood and vaproizes them. i demand no less. b ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | [MN] - Animals (Horses, Dragons, Alligaotrs, Etc.) Posted to eBay/BRICKS
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My Animal lots have been posted to the auction sites. The following are on the BRICKS site: (URL) 9 Brown Horses [PIC] 04 days 23 hours + 0 $8.75 [MN] 5 Black Octopus (Octopi?) [PIC] 04 days 23 hours + 0 $3.50 [MN] 5 Black Octopus (Octopi?) [PIC] 04 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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(...) No, thank you! (...) I don't know if I knew you knew that, but I was almost positive you knew that. And I knew most everyone else knew that, but I wasn't sure absolutely everyone knew that. ;) (...) Right. New programs may handle transparency (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Lego Mania back issues
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Hey fellow Adventurers fans I am looking to get scans from some back issues of Lego Mania magazines. I am specifically looking to get scans of the Adventurers' comics from the following issues: Jan-Feb 1998 Nov-Dec 1998 Jan-Feb 1999 Jul-Aug 1999 If (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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Andy Gombos <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:37FE04DD.CA5505...nfi.net... (...) Maybe you could use it to blind people or pets. (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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I think a laser would be very useful for vaporizing pesky obstacles, I'd like mine to be a CO2 @ 50 Watts please....Blue bricks would be just fine :>)) Seriously, a laser might be an interesting source of light for a homing beacon. I don't know if I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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(...) Now I am no fan of Ebay but here is one possible scenario as to how this could have happened... 1. Opening bid on box of 20 widgets = $30 2. On 9/30 pmfoster bids $50 but because of proxy bidding price is set at $30. 3. On 10/5 ebart3 comes in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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I don't think so. It looks like it has too much detail to be made out of bricks. What we need is a better scan. KL (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RE: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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no -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Mike Walsh Sent: Friday, October 08, 1999 6:47 AM To: lugnet.market.shoppi...ugnet.com; lugnet.trains@lugnet.com Subject: Re: Blue Hopper Car (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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(...) I was just pointing out that the clippability of transparent surfaces is a feature of the rendering program, and shouldn't be assumed in the description language. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex
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(...) Checking the order of points in a file should not depend on checking the inversion or subfiles for the file. That's why we've been talking about the 0 FACE UNKNOWN -- so parts of files can be fixed, even if the entire file can't be addressed. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Arctic Adventurers
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(...) the (...) How about the Lost Continent of Atlantis? If you are going to find a lost civilization why not the mother of all legends. As for woolly mammoths I am not going to disagree that they would be a cool addition, and while we are wishing (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Rock Raiders IS a Space theme
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(...) My point is more about what the article says and doesn't say about the sensitivity of real caves in the real world. The mania magazine pictures are of real caves. Mining a real cave would be akin to mining Yosemite. Followups to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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| | why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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A recent auction result: ebart3 (0) Last bid at: $50.01 Date of bid: 10/05/99, 17:52:29 PDT pmfoster (10) Last bid at: $50.00 Date of bid: 09/30/99, 15:31:52 PDT At this price level the bump is a buck. There is NO WAY ebart3 should have gotten this (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Classic space prices
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Asher Kobin wrote in message ... (...) Not only that, but the condition of the sets isn't mentioned (I feel that it should despite the picture), and the white minifig's gold insignia seems to be worn off, so who knows what else is shoddy, like the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | #6271 and #6263
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Hi ! I again found two new, unopened sets (6271 Imperial Flagship / 6263 Imperial Outpost). If anyone is interested in buying or trading (Germany), please mail to Adrian.Rohnfelder@milupa.de Cheers Adrian (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: no minifig in my Island game
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(...) it. (...) red (...) There was never a minifig included with the Lego Island game. I was working at Electronics Boutique when the game was first released and picked up a copy. They've only included the minifigs in Lego Creator, Lego Loco, Lego (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
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| | 4x2ReVu: 6909 Sonic Stinger
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On an early morning training session (she prefers the traditional method, without electronic implants in her insect charges) Acasia spots a section of the Hurolac valley where a small plume of black smoke is issuing. This morning's session has gone (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in message news:slrn7vrvsp.997.....bu.edu... (...) the (...) That is possible. Also possible that my mind is creating a pattern where none exists :-) But if that radar isn't a 6x6 webbed dish with a black (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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Yeah. In can't think of anything that a laser could be used for. Unless you had reflective walls and could use it as a range finder. Sort of like an ultrasonic range finder, only with light. I wonder if the timing could be done fast enough. Andy (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 6289 : RBR
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(...) If you are reasonably patient, around $80-$90. If you are impatient, the price can rise to $100-$120 or more. Some fools....ummmmm, avid collectors are paying $160 for European versions with shooting cannons. They were still on sale last year (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: 3055 set Kellogg's UK Promo
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I went through my notes and letters on my attempt to get a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.promo)
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| | Scans of 8520 Slizer and Autocar mag
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I have uploaded the scans to this on my website, also i have more picture on the new Slizer 8520 Set -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic Supercar article in this week's Autocar magazine
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I have uploaded the scans to this on my website, also i have more picture on the new Slizer 8520 Set -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up John Smith (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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Forgive my ignorance with respect to robotics and the like but what would you do with a laser? Is it used for guiding the robot or can the RCX detect when the beam is broken? I don't assume it is used to zap dirty dishes from the dinner table. <g> (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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(...) You sure that isn't the result of pixelization? (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Mindfest
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(...) Tell your friend that it's too rushed for him to get married and that he really ought to think about what he's getting into before he leaps. Suggest he put it off for a week or so. (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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Here's my attempt at enhancement: (URL) is definitely Lego. Look at how the white and black areas are stepped just like bricks around the front right portion of the saucer. Actually the whole outside edge of the mandible looks stepped. -John Van (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Technic Supercar article in this week's Autocar magazine
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I have uploaded the scans to this on my website, it will be ready by 3:15 Today -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic Club Magazine Web site: (URL) models and going up John Smith <jsmith@it.newsint.co.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Town Style Mini-Figures Wanted - Buy or Trade
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I am looking for a number of mini-figures, specificaly just the torsos so the colors of legs, arms ect doesnt really matter. I will trade for the torso themselves and if you want to include the other body parts fell free. Here is what i need: (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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Gary Williams wrote in message ... (...) "...not dependent on any other file..." Well, I hope you agree that files depend on the inside/outside-definition of subfiles? Otherwise a file wouldn't know whether or not to use the INVERT. /Lars (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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Has anyone in the US actually received their Blue Hopper sets yet? Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Mindfest
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To my great dismay, I have the opposite problem: a good friend just told me he's getting married that weekend :-(( Suz, isthere a way I can cancel / get any money back?? I have one adult and one child registered (separately). Can I pass it along (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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Lars C. Hassing wrote in message <939367581.966085@ns.cci.dk>... (...) In addition to being easier to comprehend, it has the advantage that each part and primitive file only has to concern itself with its own vertex order, and is not dependent on (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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Rui Martins wrote in message ... (...) You mean six of one, half a dozen of the other. :) (...) it (...) Using 0 FACE CW|CCW|DS|UNKNOWN will also keep backward compatibility. Either way though, some quadrilaterals will need to be manually tweaked (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Ohio get together??
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I'm in Cincinnati (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, lugnet.loc.us.oh.cin, lugnet.loc.us.oh.cle)
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| | !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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Hi all, I am selling laser modules for Mindstorms. The modules are two 2x6 lego bricks one on top of the other with a plate on the bottom. It has a wire with a lego power connector on the end attached to one end, and the laser sticks out about 1mm (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: In town the rest of the week
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Chris and I had a blast. I was late but he patiently waited for me. Jillians wait staff is easy on the eyes but hard to make eye contact with, so we had some service challenges till we basically waylaid one and demanded food plaintively. Talked a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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Simon said: (...) Thanks for the defense, Frank... My plan is to use these hoppers to accomplish two goals. I will sell enough off to pay for what I bought plus a little extra, but that should leave me with 20-30 to keep easily. I am also giving the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | NELUG mail relaying problem...
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I just wanted to let everyone know that there seems to be a mail relaying problem on the NELUG server. I can currently recieve mail but I don't seem to be able to send mail. This also affects the mailing list (members-list at nelug dot org) so if (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me)
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| | Does anyone have the BusyBee Phone No?
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Does anyone have the BusyBee Phone No? (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Tower Building Trial
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I think this is an interesting concept. Obviolsy the bigger the tower the better. However, as an engineer (of sorts), I'd likle to see towers also rated by: 1) Height to weight ratio. and/or 2) Height to brick count ratio. This would mean builders (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New silly axle
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(...) Ah, if it has a length of 5.5 studs, then I can see the use for it. I've often had the need for an n.5 stud lendth axle, and by matching the 5.5 axle with an axle extender and another axle, it may serve this purpose. Sounds useful enough for (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Classic space prices
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Asher Kobin <asherk@pobox.com> wrote in message news:FJ8y6o.LH6@lugnet.com... (...) The reason is that 6807 is extremely rare and sought-after particularly as it was a European-only set. Huw (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New angled beam
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(...) This piece first appeared in last year's ZNAP sets, in white. The collar was necessary to prevent the axle being pulled through the hole when used for wheels and I guess was designed that way to prevent the need for a bushing. I think it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Halloween Candy
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G'Day Since we all need to buy Halloween candy anyway....at Canadian Tire I picked up a few packs of Trebor Allan 'Karnival Pops' (lollypops), an almost 1 pound bag for $ 2.29. So what you say .... inside the bag is a coupon for ..... $ 5 off Lego (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Technic Supercar article in this week's Autocar magazine
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John Smith <jsmith@it.newsint.co.uk> wrote in message news:FJA9Hy.Dx8@lugnet.com... (...) delurk (...) cover) (...) are (...) Excellent. Thanks for the info. I'll make a point of checking it out in WHS tomorrow! Huw (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Technic Supercar article in this week's Autocar magazine
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As nobody else seems to have spotted this yet, I guess that I'd better delurk and bring it to everyone's attention.... The current issue of Autocar magazine (dated 6 October 1999, Rover 25 cover) has a four page article on Technic supercars - (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Track parts naming scheme survey
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Manfred: (...) Why is it labeled "4.5V"? It works quite fine for 12V trains too (just to make sure we get a long discussion :-). (...) Yes. We might want to remember the 12V power tracks too. (...) Actually I distinguish between "unpowered", "12V", (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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It does not appear to be made from LEGO elements, I can't tell for sure. Ugh, we need a source inside TLG! :) Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 6289 : RBR
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(...) That's a tough one. It has recently been relatively available, but retail stocks are probably depleted (DYA doesn't have them any more for example), so I would expect the price to start rising. Good candidate for an auction if you are selling. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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(...) I was kind of wondering that myself...my first thought was that it wasn't a LEGO MF, but I can't quite pin down why. If it *is* LEGO, it looks like they did an excellent job of getting the shape right...especially on the escape pods and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Freezing
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Hi Has anyone experienced freezes where the entire system is halted, and only HW reset will bring it up again? I used an old PCI card before but it is still a problem after buying a Creative TNT2 Ultra 32MB AGP. The board is an ASUS P5A with an AMD (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.racers)
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| | Re: Dacta castle
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(...) No. The one on the BSB is a 1x4x2, and the two side lobes come up almost to the 2 brick height. This piece has the same curvature as the 2x4 bricks with rounded end. The curvature should also match the 2x4 curved top bricks and the 2x2 curved (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) Just got my 20 yesterday. I think that's about the quickest I've ever got something I ordered by mail using something other than over night shipping. Of course they ship from Roanoke VA which is about a 3hr drive from Raleigh. What's funny is (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) In some ways it would be nice if Busy Bee discovered the internet... They probably should have sold the 4536s for a bit of a premium and captured some of the proffit, since after all, they're the ones who managed to dig them up. Of course (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Track parts naming scheme survey
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Hello all We have another fine naming issue on our hand, which is always good for a lively discussion tread :-) The issue is about the parts from the group "Train Track 4.5V". I believe two different types are known here: 1- the oldest "Blue" type (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: CW/CCW, vertex sequence, co-planar, convex
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Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote in message ... (...) Certified primitives are harmless when used by old uncertified parts, so there's no need to create special certified versions. And in stead of fixing parts to reference the new names, you might just (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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