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(...) Not alot, really. It was the current theme when I came out of my Dark Ages, and I think it's the best of the last 4 subthemes. That doesn't mean it was as good as some of the earlier subthemes, but it was good. (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Jyst got back from LLW...
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(...) Maybe, but not optimal. I suspect that the rear balcony of Papa Mole's might have been perfect... (...) Yep! $1000 gets them four annual passes for life (whatever that may be), plus other goodies besides... I reckon it to be the equivalent, in (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Ok, so you see I wasn't necessarily (or at all, in fact) responding to the alleged "skimpiness" of the new sets. Cool. Give me basic gray bricks, castle walls, and pitchforks and I'll be happy. I'd agree with anyone who felt that FK, DF, and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) This is what I responded to. It appears that this person refers Ninja to more traditional Castle subthemes. I still maintain the Ninja subtheme sucks. I don't see how anyone could prefer it to real Castle stuff. (...) Maybe. (...) I didn't (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) what was wrong with Royal Knights? KL (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Palm Pilot to RCX remote controller
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-Cross posted to lugnet.robotics.palm -Please respond to this post only in lugnet.robotis.palm As others have stated, The Palm IR is IrDA compliant and the RCX IR is not. But compliant doesn't mean fixed. The Palm OS SDK documentation shows that the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) OK, he also wrote that he was hoping for another year of Ninja, but maybe that was because he either liked Ninja (which I would argue is "OK" :-) or because he felt that recent themes like Fright Knights, Dark Forest, and Royal Knights had (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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Since TLG abandoned the old red wheels with studs on and metal axles in the mid 80s, have any minifig-scale wheels ever appeared in any colours other than white, grey or yellow? (Proper wheels, this is - I'm not counting those barrel-thingies they (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) <soapbox> Mike, shame on you... First of all, Thad only wrote that the new sets looked "very skimpy" compared to the Ninja sets...that just means smaller or less substantive, it doesn't necessarily mean that Thad likes Ninja sets better than (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | RE: Need wheels for UP Big Boy 4018 4-8-8-4
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Yup, Good luck. Try $5 at least. I used my four to create an 4-4-0 steamer at: (URL) are really not the right type of driver for a loco as large as a Big Boy anyway. Mark -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: minifig hands
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I sure would like to know if any minifig hands are available in green (other than on models at the various Legolands, GRR). I have a race team just itching for green gloves. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: minifig neck question
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I've heard that it is an indexing mark for painting the torsos and installing the arms, so you don't have a backwards torso ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Mindstorms and Bungee Jumping
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A follow-up an a thread which still seems to be batted about: The Lego MindStorms Web site has an article on a MindStorms robot that made a 30-meter bungee jump. Text, photos, and a QuickTime clip are available at (URL) WordMeister Doug Wilcox (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Need wheels for UP Big Boy 4018 4-8-8-4
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Goooooood luck! Gary Istok also wants these, they seem to be rare as heck. Be prepared to offer $1 each at an absolute minimum to get them out of someone's hands. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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(...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My fleet is (emphatically not) bigger'n your fleet!
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(...) the (...) wench. (...) old (...) used (...) Long cannons were simply refered to as long cannons, or long (shot weight). E.G. Long 18s, long 12s, long 9s. Long versions of a shot size were considerably heavier than than non-long version, so (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | LCD screen
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Hi, the LCD on my handyboard is busted... can anybody tell me where can i get a replacement, or way to fix it.. thx (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: historical gap for themes
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One of the large Universal Buiding Sets with People had an entire farm as its main model (including barn, farmhouse, tractor, and several basic brick animals). I don't have a set number handy at the moment. Tim Ray Sanders <rsanders@gate.net> wrote (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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(...) I'm reserving judgement until I see the "REAL Castle stuff" Have any scans shown up anywhere yet? James (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Different Idea over CastleDastville
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(...) What I meant is that when you post your model to lugnet, make sure that the unofficial parts are included in the MPD or whatever. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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