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Patience is a virtue. No more so than when it comes to waiting for Auczilla parts, especially when you really need them for a current project. As a participant since Aucz IV I can say that Todd always comes through eventually. It'll . I got my stuff (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: NELUG Turns 50!!
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I'd have to agree for the most part with what's been said-- I'd like to see NELUG cater to a wider audience... However, this is really where the purpose of NELUG gets called into question. If we want a bunch of us to get together and talk about Lego (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: 4970, 6919, 6434 -- are these finds?
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(...) not 6559. And yes, they were more like 50% off last year, whereas the sets are only about 1/3 off this year. (Except for that Town Jr set that has little to recommend it.) /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My Thoughts on the 2000 Line...
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(...) I'd guess that another rack or two is in the back section. Reasons? Well, that's a lot of empty space if not, and the back opens. It has two 1x4/2x2 hinge bricks on the side shown in the catalog. Jeff (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: TRU venting (was Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO)
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(...) So the $64k question is, kids: We can probably assume from what you guys have said that SOMEONE in the TRU corporation, not necessarily someone at a store, could, if they wanted to (and you'd think they would- we're going to spend a LOT of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Line Followers
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(...) Hmm. If you only blip at the compass points, what happens if you "cross" a fork while between one of the four points? (...) Ahh. I missed the synchro part. Crazy. :) -Luis (...) ###...### Profanity is the one language that all programmers (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Trading for Brown ladders from 6061
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I can also offer a wide selection of parts to trade, mostly spares leftover from a couple large collections I've recently purchased. If you have a wanted parts list of reasonable length (your top 50 parts wants at most) send it to me and I'll see (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | RE: Line Following by Humans versus Bots
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An example of this effect is that spinning tunnel that Universal Studios has (had?) that was also featured in an episode of the Six Million Dollar Man (the Big Foot episodes, IIRC). The walls of the tunnel spin clockwise as you move through it. It (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | WTB: Brown ladders from 6061
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I need 2-3 more of the large brown ladder that comes in 6061, seen here: (URL) offering $4 per ladder, shipping incl. I'd prefer to deal with one seller who has 2 or 3, but I'll buy single ladders too. -Mike Ulring (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Even more 2000 comments
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(...) It looks like 5938 Oasis Ambush is about as good as it gets for the next year, anyway. 76 pieces, MSRP $8, includes 4 2x2 blue steep slopes as well as a palm tree and a number of other decent pieces. I plan to stock up when Kohls hits 30% off (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: TRU venting (was Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO)
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(...) opposite. Since most customers are looking for a particular item it is very useful for the floor workers to be able to access what is in stock or when it is expected in. Then again the toy store industry is a far cry from the retail field I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: NELUG Turns 50!!
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As an advisor of a church senior high youth group, I am definitely aware of the issues... Ryan raises a very good point though. One of the things that we AFOLs should bend over backwards is to create a support structure for teens so they do not have (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Serial Comm with RCX
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Well, it's hard to say what the problem might be. Since you've got the green LED going, you've probably got the cable wired correctly. And yes, it's 2400 baud, 1 start, 1 stop, 8 data, odd parity. Perhaps the packet isn't correct. Here's a sample (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Brown Ladders
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Did the brown 13-rung ladder come in any sets other than 6061 Siege Tower? The gray just doesn't seem to look as good as brown in my Castle. SO, I need a couple more of these - and I'll pay handsomely for them ;-) -Mike Ulring (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More Pic's of... Re: 2 person Heavy Assault Walker
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(...) From what I can tell, these are the new Click Hinge pieces coming out: 1x6 brick, hinges at either end (blue,yellow,gray) 1x4 brick, hinges at either end (yellow,white,red) 1x2 brick, hinges at either end (yellow,white,red) 1x2 brick, Center (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Insurance?
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(...) "wrong (...) I keep a personal spreadsheet which takes the retail price of a set and the number of pieces to extrapolate an average price per piece. I use this to get a ballpark figure on the original price of the older sets. I've only (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: TRU venting (was Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO)
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(...) Yes. The system MUST have that capability, and it must be accessable. TRU would not have become the monolithic chain it has without inventory controls and excellent tracking capabilities. However, it is also possible, (even likely) that the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: TRU venting (was Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO)
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(...) I've seen blue-vested TRU employees pull Lego pallets out and stock them before with my own eyes. Chris (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: TRU venting (was Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO)
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<A SNIPPING WE WILL GO> (...) Don't Lego employees, or at least contracted employees of Lego, stock the Lego aisle at TRU? Wouldn't this mean that the regular TRU worker really doesn't have any idea of when the Lego sets will be stocked. They may be (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Line Following by Humans versus Bots
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(...) Actually, it is pretty cheap on amazon (14 + shipping)- check it out here: (URL) Profanity is the one language that all programmers understand. -Anonymous ###...### (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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