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(...) Arg - no sleep for me tonight then.. GMT being my zone :) Can't wait - thanks :) Richard (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi! Timeline Inc. sells 2x16 parallel LCD for $7.00/each! (URL) is great. Good luck! (...) Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. --unknown ===...=== Kam Leang University of Utah Department of Mechanical (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 2000 catalog FOUND!
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Acting on the tip from the RTL post, I stopped by Target today on my way home from work and picked up a snow speeder. Jackpot! I'm scanning it now... KL (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) That's a bit on the uncharitable side (or there's some unresolved anger there about something else). I would be that kind of doofus :-) Your Real castle doesn't turn into forts and ports nearly as nicely for (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Adventurers and dinosaurs in 2000
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I'm surprised more people haven't been talking about this here. :) I remember reading some of the earlier speculations, and I believe person suggested a dinosaur adventurer subtheme. Congratulations to whomever it was. I wonder how they'll work it (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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(...) Fright Knights sucked too. Just less than Ninja. (...) I didn't like it at all. Doubt I'll hold onto any of the Ninja minifigs in the remaining sets I have. (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Sometimes it does, yes. Especially from one perspective or another. (...) Sounds like you're trying to get around to saying that not only do you acknowledge everyone has a "right" to an opinion, but that everyone has a "right" to have that (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Arriva il niubbi! :))
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Salve a tutti! Dopo un po' di lurking, ed essendo stato spronato dal carissimo Mario Ferrari, faccio il mio ingresso in lugnet.loc.it (mi e' stata promessa una calorosa accoglienza, sapete? ;) Avendo il Mindstorms da pochissimo tempo avrei preferito (...) (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Darnit, now I _have_ to go and look at the set, and I know I don't have any cash. *smirk* -Cheese (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.basic)
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| | Re: Adventurers and dinosaurs in 2000
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(...) these would probably be duplo-saurs, rather than system dinos; giving a whole new meaning to the term,"terrible lizard". later ~ craig (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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(...) I can think of two other possibilities: The best approach is probably to add more gears so that the motors don't have to work as hard to move the platform. The platform will move more slowly, but at least it will move at all. (Hmm... That (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) It would appear that way, at least partially. He may also be comparing it only to the mid- to late-90's Castle sets and not to the glory days mid-80's sets...? (...) I don't see how anyone could prefer Pepsi to Coke. I don't see how anyone (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: RCX motor voltage
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(...) These solutions bring up problems of their own: using a motor to operate a switch (battery box or Lego switch) requires monitoring the switch state to determine on/off status. Also, there will be a time delay while the motor moves from one (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Brik brand giant blocks
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I believe I seen some of these the last time I went to the local KB Toy Outlet. I'll check again the next time I go there. You could try giving them a call, get the info at kbkids.com and see if there is an outlet close to you. Troy Bruce Bowman (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Brik brand giant blocks
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I am searching for a source for Brik brand giant building blocks. If you are not familiar with them, they are Legos on steroids (standard block is approx. 8x4x3 inches). We have just enough of them to drive us crazy and badly need more to do any (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: More news on 2000 lineup!
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(...) Someone who is a fan of Akira Kurosawa's films might well enjoy the Ninja theme. Lego's target audience (i.e. kids) might. I wouldn't think either could inherently refered to as a "doofus". Why is Fright Knights "real" castle and Ninja not? (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Settimi
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Io non mi abbasserei mai a questo genere di cose. ;-) Giulio Marco Beri ha scritto: (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: McD set numbers
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(...) I can confirm the numbers for 1 and 6. The number for set 4 is 1995, this is the green slope with printed chicken set. I also agree that the best set is #1, but I also think that #3 and # 5 are especially cool for the hot pink plates and (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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(...) Well, see, that's your opinion, and that's fine. But when other opinions differ, that doesn't make someone a doofus, right? Whenever I find myself going "oh gawd" about anyone who's excited by UFO, Exploriens, or Insectoids, I remind myself (...) (26 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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(...) I didn't say there was anything wrong with it. I didn't even say that it was a pale imitation of glory-year sets. I said Thad -might- have felt that it was. Just speculation. Me, I'm a Space head, and I hate all Castle stuff anyway, except for (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Scout secrets revealed
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It's exciting that the Scout SDK is coming out so soon. The only regret is that VLL will not work on the Scout or the RCX. I have a strange feeling though that someone will figure out a way to do it anyway. Robert Eddings (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Ninja vs. "real" Castle (was: Re: More news on 2000 lineup!)
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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. (26 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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 (26 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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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| | Wheels
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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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 | (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 (...) (26 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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(...) (26 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 (...) (26 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 (26 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 (...) (26 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) (26 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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