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(...) Well, the plow can be tilted as much as you want, but that is probably not needed or realistic. When it comes to up and down movement, the plow can be lowered to the ground, but no further. It can be raised just a stud or so above the ground. (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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[ XFUT lugnet.build ] Mark Lindsey: (...) Not a bad idea (you're not the first to mention it :). (...) I strongly dislike all those pre-molded animals LEGO has started producing recently (within the last fifteen years or so). What is wrong with (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build)
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(...) Certainly not. (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) It might not be an early look at a prototype, but it might be a look at an early prototype. IOW, it might be LEGO, but it probably isn't what's going to be sold in stores. Steve (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've built a Pirate ship with 4 hull sections. I used the Red Beard Runner sections and hull. It has 20 cannon mounted on it. I'm thinking of building one slightly longer, but with less mass. More along the lines of the black swan. It would be (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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I still have not found anyone, even on ebay (gasp!) that has either the 3055 set or any of the Mania mags I am searching for. Oh well, someone is bound to be interested in my bounty for them someday. I guess all the money in the world can't buy you (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) Right you are. I guess that's one of those mistakes you make after you see a movie 1000 times. He did go out with a smile though. Mark L (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) Paul Sinasohn. No website, but a layout firmly in mind for the coaster. (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Isn't a CLIPPING tag redundant? Programs should always clip when drawing an opaque part, and never clip when drawing a transparent part. -Gary (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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Paul Sinasohn wrote in message ... (...) yours... (...) Outback Airstrip has black girders, not red! ;-) Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Mast options
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(...) Maybe I haven't seen all the pieces then. The only ships I've got are the 6289 Red Beard's Runner, 6250 Cross-Bone Clipper, and the 6493 Flying Time Vessel (well, it's got a hull and a mast). 6289 has the 4x4 plate/mast base, the large mast (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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(...) (URL) Looking at this picture, it looks to me like LEGO Boba Fett helmet is set up a lot like the Speederbike Troopers, the eyes being a black visor. It also looks like a notch goes down the front lower half of the helmet. You can see the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: no minifig in my Island game
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Interesting to see that a minifig with a hat is considered three pieces. -Nick Steve Bliss wrote in message <37fe32af.91667657@l...et.com>... (...) Lego (...) also (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
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Do gray base plates come in a size of 16x32 or even 16x16? Before you answer this question, I should let you know I prefer the answer to be yes and that they are in a 1500 piece set that is currently on clearance at TRU for $5.00 (or less). However (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) any (...) They charged me for my Lego, not the dolls, or is it "collectible figures"? :-) The guy on the phone said to return them, they would pay for shipping. He says my order is in the warehouse and to give it another week for my package to (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Oh, gosh. I have to admit it does, but I hope it's not. eric (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) I don't think I was clear enough in my last post. The $35 price includes shipping, but only for orders inside the US. International orders need to pay shipping. Josh (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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(...) minimum (...) Well, it's sort of an innate fairness, I suppose, but also partly a difference of opinion about what a proxy bid is. I'll attempt an explanation. 1: eBay as written, allows the system to be cheated. Let's assume, for the sake of (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Somebody with a feedback of -2 is high bidder on my auction!
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(...) Which is why I never bid very high on items being sold by people without a good history of positive feedback on sales. I think the biggest mistake a new seller can make is jumping in with a large number of items, or large lots, or very (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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(...) A couple points: 1. We aren't saying that the 2nd buyer shouldn't get the item, we are saying that the 2nd buyer should be willing to beat the current maximum bid by the minimum bid increment. 2. Had the 2nd buyer placed a proxy of $51 or (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Comprehensive meta-command list
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Lars C. Hassing wrote in message <939391242.591663@ns.cci.dk>... (...) benefit. (...) I'm not sure I follow. The rendering engine will always assume an implied INVERT whenever it encounters a negative orientation matrix determinant to cancel the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Datsville tracked excavator/bulldozer
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(...) A-Wing, it took me a good half hour to get the camera angle to my liking. I'm not looking forward to trying it on my B-Wing. :( (...) True, but I'm a tad strapped for cash at the moment. :( Question: How much freedom of movement does the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Great ideas
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(...) Didn't Dak get zapped before he got squished. Either way, it is nice to know he went out smiling! Pat J (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Didn't Dak get zapped before he got squished. Either way, it is nice to he he went out smiling! Pat J (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Didn't Dak get zapped before he got squished. Either way, it is nice to he went out smiling! Pat J (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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I'll trade you the yellow windows from mine for the red girders from yours... :-) Paul Sinasohn (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) I actually just ordered two of these for my wife. How much did they charge you for yours, and are you going to be able to return them for a full refund? Oh, and I found out that their system does do a little checking to see if you've used the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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(...) minimum (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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Well, upon closer examination, it appears that boba fett's backpack is actually attached to his helmet. Look closely and you'll see this, it's similar to the sword holders attached to the ninja cowls in the ninja theme. I hope i'm mistaken, but you (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Zany Brainy 20% off next week
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Zany Brainy will be having a 20% off sale next week. Mindstorms excluded. KL (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.us)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) I'll try it. KB has a Star Trek board, I put out a plea for help. I don't think it'll do any good, but it made me feel better for some reason. Julie (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: why eBay proxy bidding is broken
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(...) I was going to chime in with an explanation like Eric's but now I don't have to. I would be keen to hear an explanation of why one proxy should have to beat another by a full increment. Say I'm selling my car and the current bid is $5,000 and (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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(...) True enough although I think a little more complexity would not hurt. I mean my 5 year old nephiew can put together the 8 - 10 models fairly easily. I think TLG need to up their standards a bit. (...) NNOOOOOoooooo!!! Must Have Stormtrooper... (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Great ideas
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(...) You guys are making me smile now. And poor Dak, smiling blindly only moments before the big squish. Oh well he went out feeling like he could take on the whole Empire himself. And yes Johnny Thunder ought to be smiling too. Mark L (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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(...) Stupid me. (*Sigh*) I posted this in the other thread without checking here first: Rebelscum added some enlargements: < (URL) > < (URL) > < (URL) > My thoughts: - Han's parts will really work well as 'generic' minifig parts, in my collection (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Mast options
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Steve Bliss (<37fe1cee.86097904@...gnet.com>) wrote at 16:36:47 (...) You can lash them together in various ways, just like the real thing. I've only got the idea in my head at the moment, but you should be able to use multiple (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Frank Filz (<37FDD0C1.1B37@mind...ring.com>) wrote at 11:08:49 (...) I've pointed this out to them several times. It's really refreshing to deal with a shop which isn't just in it to screw as much out of everyone as possible. The (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Does anyone have the BusyBee Phone No?
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Scott-A (<FJAAx9.Fy0@lugnet.com>) wrote at 12:34:16 (...) 0161-881-3906 (I was tempted to just reply 'yes' :-) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Tower Building Trial
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Scott-A (<FJAAsw.Fr3@lugnet.com>) wrote at 12:31:31 (...) I think first time round I'm more interested in impressiveness. We don't want to push the envelope when we'd have to sort out whose was what if it collapses. If we can do (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Tower Building Trial
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On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Liam Parnell (<Pine.LNX.4.04.9910....5242-1000 00@ukonline.co.uk>) wrote at 18:44:08 (...) Definitely possible on the day, then :-) (...) Err. Why? (...) Yeah. I was in a quandary about this. Perhaps another size might be an idea (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Tower Building
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Lawrence Wilkes (<FJAKM4.8DK@lugnet.com>) wrote at 16:03:40 (...) Let's not try to run before we can walk :-) Apart from anything else, we'd struggle to get a crane! Everyone who is coming to the fest in December is cordially (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) You can always use it again - either under your name or under someone else's. (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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(...) Rangefinding can be done without much of this hassle. I developed an application a few years ago to "showcase" a product for the optoelectric company for which I worked. The product was a "position sensitive diode", aka a photodiode with two (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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(...) Even though it's TLG's official ones that win the 'best *original* creations' at independant building contests! ;P DaveE (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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Bwwwaaaaahhhhh! :-( I saw the UPS truck go down my street as I waited for my kindergartner to arrive, "oh good" I thought "my 6444s are here". I go home and sure enough a package is waiting for me. I pick it up, "awful light, must be another box (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: no minifig in my Island game
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(...) Yes, there was a minifig in Lego Island. It was the Infomaniac. You can see a picture at (URL). Steve (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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(...) theirs is thicker by 1 plate, and it has a hinge in the front. But then again, you could modify yours slightly to do this by using the grey double-wedge piece instead of the two side-sloped pieces, which allows room for the 1x2 hinge on the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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(...) theirs is thicker by 1 plate, and it has a hinge in the front. But then again, you could modify yours slightly to do this by using the grey double-wedge piece instead of the two side-sloped pieces, which allows room for the 1x2 hinge on the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) TLG *might* be able to get away with a regular town/space helmet with a paint job. It doesn't look like that's what they did, but you never know. eric (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Shopping Report for Gloucester and Hereford
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This is the shopping report for Gloucester and Hereford. Report valid Friday October 8th 1999. ATTN ALL SHOPPING: Low prices reported for ECC, Hereford on discontinued sets. Gloucester ===...=== TRU --- 6755 Sheriff's Lockup 3302 Football Starter (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: NELUG mail relaying problem...
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I just wanted to let everyone know that it seems that the mail relaying problem seems to be solved and all the mail I sent out yesterday is starting to be delivered include one mail I sent to the mailing lists. So it is OK to use the mailing list (...) (27 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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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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(...) I put in WINDING UNKNOWN because it explicitly states that the winding is unknown (and probably bad). This way, you can effectively disable clipping for a particular section of (unchecked) code, without having to force clipping back on at the (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New Star Wars Stuff
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(...) Rebelscum added some enlargements: < (URL) > < (URL) > < (URL) > My thoughts: - Han's parts will really work well as 'generic' minifig parts, in my collection at least. - Boba Fett's helmet is pretty cool, and he has a new backpack! Yay!! - (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) sacrifices have to be made by TLG in terms of keeping piece count low, instructions not-too-complex, and so on. (...) well. (...) Yeah, he does seem to be an accurate B-Wing Pilot. That's something I had written off a while ago... I had (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I don't have the Essential Guide, but here's something off of the Star Wars web site. (URL)The engine portion of the B-wing seems uninspiring to me, but at least they (...) I e-mailed Philip at rebelscum and asked if it would be possible to (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I have a quick question about putting links on my site. Do I need to gain permission from the sites that I want to link to. Ex: the official lego site (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) B-wing. (...) Thanks alot for this. The pilot looks extremely cool although I don't know about the B-Wing. To me the engines are to blocky and the lower wing should be longer and thicker. The front of the canopy is extremely close to the one (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Liam Parnell wrote in message <99100719480506.0091...ender2>... (...) Okay, so I can't count, but hey, who's counting? Oh, you are. Okay then. David. (...) I can't comment, I'm a Space-only freak, but I fear you're being controversial! (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Great ideas
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Technic Supercar article in this week's Autocar magazine
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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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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." (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.games.lego.island, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Finding Sets in Stores!
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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 (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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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 (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | !!! Laser attachments for Mindstorms !!!
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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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) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: new Millennium Falcon
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: New starwars sets.
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(...) That's funny. I often get told I look like Chewbacca. Steve (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Close-ups on rebelscum.com
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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 (...) (27 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 (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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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? (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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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 (...) (27 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) (...) (27 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 (27 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). (...) (27 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 (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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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 (...) (27 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 (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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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), (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Clipping / CCW / CW / INVERT
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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 (...) (27 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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