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I just picked up the first four sets. I had to go to about 8 McD's though. Most had just 1 and 2. The pink in #3 is the same 'darker' pink as in the Belville sets. There are 3 2x8s, 1 4x4, and the 2x3 printed slope in the pink color. Joe (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: lego Technic "class"
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Stephen, I have had one RIS motor fail shortly after first use, apparently developing a shorted armature winding. Symptom: hard to rotate fast by hand. OK very slow. Under power: ran rough and slow, made humming noise I suspect was once-per-motor (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | eToys is online for the UK
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I'm not sure if this was ever mentioned before. eToys is online in the UK. (URL) have a seperate site than the US site. Julie (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | eToys now has Dacta
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I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, eToys has Dacta. Good to know if they have a sale, or you have coupons. Other than that,you're probaby better off going thru Glen. (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Robotics demo
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Dennis, your demo sounds great! Please drop in to lugnet.robotics.edu and maybe copy in a bit about what you did. Please tell us a little about the Parallax stuff and where to get it??? I and others are working on learning materials for Mindstorms, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) Actually, if you go out and measure Tangent track now, you will find it is 4 8 1/4, and curve is 4 8 1/2 + There are real reasons why, (don't ask me though!), mostly to do with wheel wear and tracking. (the gauge narrowing makes higher speeds (...) (25 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A comprehensive list of clear orange parts
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(...) already there (...) set #? (...) set #? (...) already there -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: A comprehensive list of clear orange parts
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson writes: <snipped list> You can add to that list: 1x1 brick with side stud minifig head with alien printing 1x2 grille tile 4 brick high antenna Greg "Eat this!" Majewski (URL)Jonathan Wilson (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hehe.. cute stuff Todd! Richard PS. Yes, I did stare at the screen for a few seconds in bewilderment :) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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There seems to be a spate of Lego adverts in the UK at the moment! Out of the ones that I've seen - Supercar, Droid Dev Kit, Town(city), etc.. the ZNAP one is the most interesting, as in, why advertise something that was a one-off test in the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | what is the main purpose of datsville?
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what is the reason for datsvilles existence? is it a mining town? industrial town? railroad town? farming town? what? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | A comprehensive list of clear orange parts
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The themes most known for clear orange are: ice planet 2002 aquanauts aquasharks starwars ep1 Here is a list of all of the clear orange parts I know of: long windscreen long windscreen with aquasharks pattern short windscreen windscreen extender (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mike's Train and Launch Command Auction Update 12
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1. This is a Once, Twice, Sold auction. 2. To bid send email to mdarnett@nycap.rr.com. I will try to post updates daily. 3. Minimum raises: 0-$50 by $1, $50-$150 by $2, $150 and up by $5. No proxies please! 4. Advancing will start on 10/26. Bids (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: lugnet.build.minifig? (Was: Re: New newsgroup ... lugnet.minfig?)
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(...) Unless there will be dozens of message about a specific topic each day, I would prefer not to see the message groups further splintered. Although my main LEGO interests lie outside minifigs, sculpture and many other things, I do enjoy seeing (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: this is another strange auction
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(...) It is. After a little searching, this turned up: (URL) previous listing had the opening price at $3000 with a reserve set. Something tells me that starting at $500 isn't going to sell this lot any quicker The photo in the above link looks the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Link to great sale at KBkids (+other sets)
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Thought I would provide a link since it was a little tough to find: Deep Reef Refuge (URL) Raiders Aqua Dozer for $11.96 (before the 10% off) (URL) Rambler (Technic kit with wheels in front and rubber tracks in back. For 15.96 (befoe the 10% off) (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: this is another strange auction
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This, I think, is a relisted lot. I recognize that photo, contemplated bidding and passed. Either that or this seller nicked the photo. Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com (URL) - - Web Application Integration! (URL) Lugnet(tm): (URL) ref: lar, 1/2 $$ (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | KBKIDS 6441 Deep Reef Refuge for $18!
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Thanks to the post a couple of days ago, I too picked up the current passenger train for under $95. While perusing the kbkids.com site, I found that the 6441 Deep Reef Refuge (Originally $59.99!!!) was marked down to $19.99. Use one of the 10% off (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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I can't provide the proof, I spent some time digging fruitlessly but I seem to recall reading in a book somewhere as a child that England was 4' 8" and America was the extra 1/2 inch wider. As to gauge conversions, my understanding of the US (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | What is space? (was: Re: News on the 2000 space line!)
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(...) Yes and no. Spaceport and Launch Command are "space" (lowercase 's') and are themes within the LEGO Town System. But they're not "Space" (capital 's') because they're not part of the LEGO Space System. Star Wars isn't "Space" either, but you (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.space)
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