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(...) Huh? You mean on the Millenium Falcon, when they were shooting TIE fighters? There were transparent panels between the heroes and their guns. Steve (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Need ideas for vehicle
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(...) Yeah, what he said--I've already done the minifig-scale Goliath, so someone HAS to do the Siege Tank (especially now that we've got the "feet" with which to do it)! LFB, who really REALLY needs a digital camera. (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Mc Donalds Duplo
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(...) i got one of these too. it looks an awful lot like a promo item that was available by mail-in with kellogg's cereal box tops about ten years ago (i'm pretty sure it is the same set). i wonder if this will be the only duplo item available (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.duplo, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Ohio get together??
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[lugnet.loc.us.oh.* snipped, x-posted to lugnet.promo, f-ups to lugnet.promo] (...) Who didn't? I did both lunch and supper at McD's. (...) I didn't *exactly* give my wife a choice, although if she had objected enough, I'd have changed course. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: My new Engine
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(...) I was able to look at the pictures so no need unless you wanted to add captions. Hope to see more work from you (says me who hasn't even scanned the pictures I have so far...need to get a digital camera). (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Chicago Legofest
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(...) That sounds great! There should at least be a plan for an informal get-together. Unfortunately, I can't be there. :(:( Camp Fire Boys & Girls have a standing event on the first Saturday in December--march in the local Christmas parade, and go (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.wi, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi)
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| | Train auc:7866,4554,...
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Welcome to Alan's First Train Auction! This auction includes a selection of 4.5V, 9V, and 12V sets, parts, and accessories. Please read the descriptions carefully before bidding (although everything is basically complete and in excellent (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Official LEGO site has MindFest pics
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What is Henry's last name? We'll add it right away. Russ (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: Categorizing uploaded robot images on legomindstorms.com
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Hi Ralph! Good to meet you at MindFest. (...) Yes, users will be able to categorize their own inventions, putting their creations in up to 4 or 5 categories. Regards, Russ (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Categorizing uploaded robot images on legomindstorms.com
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(...) Hmm, Russell's message wasn't actually sent through mail -- it was posted via the web: (URL) this browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Mac_PowerPC) According to the raw HTTP/CGI logs for recently posted articles, the incoming text was (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: 7144 Slave 1 (pre-release guess)
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(...) Mmmm...High screen res good... ;) (...) Possibly, but it is hard to say. It definitely has projections on both sides, though. It should be a simple matter to make him fit, I'll look at it when I get a chance. (...) Ahh... Thought so. Yeah, I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | FT: UK Bricks 'n Pieces club mags
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I have 4 duplicate copies of the UK club mag for trade; Spring 93 (gc, quiz on back page cut out) Autumn 93 (gc, order form filled in) Spring 94 (vgc, 50p money off coupon still intact!) Summer 94 (vgc, quiz filled in) I will trade them for any (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Official LEGO site has MindFest pics
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(...) Hmm. Unfortunately, it doesn't give Henry the credit he deserves for having built the car himself, and it doesn't mention the other members of NELUG who had their own tables as being members. The former is much worse than the latter, in my (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.events)
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| | Re: McDonald's LEGO Happy Meal program
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In lugnet.general, Michael Huffman writes: -snip- (...) I've met Dan, he's a complete goofball. And if you know me, you know that's the highest praise! Dan is one of the most enthusiastic LEGO employees in Enfield, I'm sure that's why they kept him (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | RE: Categorizing uploaded robot images on legomindstorms.com
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(...) Ummmm, WELCOME! <snipped many good categories> (...) I am assuming a mailer problem or you forgot the "r" at the end... :-) Will users be able to categorize their own inventions, and will there be more than one category per invention? If I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: more on McDonalds promo sets
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(...) That's the one I assumed you meant--it's the only yellow propeller. (...) Ah. I can understand that POV, but it's an unusual way of thinking about a standard brick. Steve (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | RE: 1.0 to 1.5 upgrade
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(...) You can't control the Scout from the PC with the RIS 1.5 update. All you get is instructions on how to control the Scout from a RCX by sending IR messages. There's a little sample program in the manual (screen shot), and a list of the IR codes (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: McDonalds Info
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(...) I'd say (without having other pink pieces on hand to compare it to), that the pink in the McD's birdie-plane is definitely between the light and darker pinks of Paradisa. But I wouldn't described it as a 'true' pink -- it's too bold. Steve Set (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: McDonald's Happy Meals Sets -- modified parts
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(...) there (...) Well, I finally managed to get ahold of some of these, and my slope with Ronald's image has the (c) LEGO on the inside. eric (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Update Auction Sets from the 70's, Edition 3
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* * * Sets from the 70's: Edition 3 * * * Set Name St Bid Bidder 365 Wild West Scene - 160 John DiRienzo 369 Coastguard - 60 min. 371 Sea plane - 40 Hao-yang 376 House with Garden - 40 Hao-yang 377 Shell Station - 35 Hao-yang 617 Cowboys - 15 min. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Ed Boxer Goes to Enfiled - reformatted and updated
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Ed: (...) Nice. It is a good overview of the images (except that I almost missed the right-most quarter :-). I prefer this to the old version, but... It would be VERY practical if it wasn't necessary to arrange images in tables to get the captions (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Categorizing uploaded robot images on legomindstorms.com
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Folks, We'd like to categorize the robot/invention photos that have been uploaded to legomindstorms.com. I've come up with a tentative list of categories that I wanted to show the group before we begin the process of tagging the existing collection. (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | organize a toolkit site (was Re: walker that turns?)
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(...) A non-Lego(TM) "Constructopedia" has been discussed before for just that purpose. The most promising work seems to be the Kego Constructopedia. See (URL) project seems to be in the hands of university students. In the mean time, I propose (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: RCX Byte Code listings
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(...) Hello, A description of RCX bytecodes is given by Kekoa Proudfoot in his RCX Internals: (URL) I think it is the most detailed description publicly available. Søren (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | info on pneumatics
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Hi All I have just ordered some pneumatic cylinders and pumps from Lego Service, but they did not have any tubing or accumulators/air tanks (at least December, and when I phoned in October I was told November.) Has anybody any alternative sources in (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Coby Bassett's raytraced versions of Karim Nassar's microfig SW models (was: Re: BURP Adventure)
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(...) Wow, I never noticed this before: (URL) page of raytraced versions of Karim Nassar's microfig SW models, including a rotating GIF animation of a Lambda Shuttle. :) --Todd (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Web Page
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(...) Thanks for the kind words Paul. The Spiked Fist is undergoing a major overhaul after a not so successful battle with the Space Police. I'm going to try and put pictures of it up before Thanksgiving. Felix (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: BURP Adventure (Re: Conclusion of the Halloween Lego Design Contest)
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(...) I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that! Plus the sideways "alternative" view on the side of the box. :) BTW, Coby has produced quite a few other LEGO raytraces...if you haven't yet seen his site, check it out! (URL) can't believe it was just (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: TRU pricebreak
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I'm finding my local Tesco's in Harlow Essex to be great value for many Lego sets. A few weeks ago I picked up two Technic Superbikes for £9.99 each and on Friday I was amazed to find the Tie Fighter and Y Wing set for ..... £19.99 ;-) Cool. I think (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Met onze LEGO naar een modelspoorbeurs
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In navolging van wat de amerikanen doen, lijkt het me leuk om eens met een LEGOlandschap op een spoorbeurs te gaan staan, zoals Eurospoor in Utrecht, dat net weer achter ons ligt. Ruim de tijd dus om ons voor te bereiden op volgend jaar. Laat me (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Get together
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(...) I'd like to get together when you're in town. Mark Chan was actually thinking of hosting a LEGO fest at his house over the holidays so the timing works out well. Andreas Stabno stabno@megsinet.net (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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| | Re: Soft Opening
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I use Front Page (but only the editor) and it has a thumb nail maker built in. A real time saver. For all the bad-mouthing I hear about Front Page I generally like it (I do love to bash MS when ever possible). The latest Photoshop has a batch mode (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: what is the main purpose of datsville?
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(...) Actually, I believe John said it was supposed to be like evolving town idea book, with .dat files as downloadable instructions. Therefore, almost anything town related is permitted to have a place there. Jeff "How I wonder why no one tries to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Unofficial pneumatics pieces?
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Frederik Yes, I saw your airtank. Nice work IMHO and saved me a lot of time. Hope it goes official sometime. Cheers JP (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Ohio get together??
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What? Us plan? Come on, Jorge, you know us better than that. Seriously, what is the state of affairs? And for Columbus, does anyone know a of a free space we could get for a few hours? Since almost all of my lego is unsorted right now, I've thought (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, lugnet.loc.us.oh.cin, lugnet.loc.us.oh.cle)
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| | Re: Soft Opening
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Steve- Thanks! I was just trying to live up to the standards the pnltc.org site sets. <g> The thumbnail overlays are from a program called debabbelizer that I used to create them. I haven't sprung for the full verision yet, and the demo splashes the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Soft Opening
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(...) I'll jump in and reply here - that 'shadow' text is from the tool John used to create the thumbnails. If anyone knows of a good tool - preferably 'freeware' <grin> - to create thumbnail images, let us know! Yesterday J3 was doing the scanning, (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | WWLTC
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Hi All, Since there are clubs popping up all over the place I was wondering if a central web site for all Train clubs should be started. "World Wide LTC" We could all chip in a few buck for the URL domain name and have a jumping off point to all our (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Does ic 3.1 really works properly?
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(...) Looks like it's time for my advertisement: Download HC11 patches for the GCC-2.8.1 compiler from my web page: www.eskimo.com/~archer or from ftp.eskimo.com/u/a/archer. They're GPL'ed, so they're free. Also on my home page is a link to the (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego event in Glasgow
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(...) because (...) Mmmm, construction machinery fumes... [Please note: this website does not condone the inhalation of industrial waste, even in the circumstances of finding out Lego-related information.] (...) That sounds fine to me also. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 1-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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