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Yesterday I was talking to a manager at one McDonalds who mentioned that you can actually *buy* the 18" high Ronald McDonald models that are one of the prizes. While as a prize it is valued as $25, to purchase it costs $55. It is preassembled. You (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | NorthWestfest reminder etc.
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First, it may be worth your while taking another quick look at (URL) Now, listen verry carrefully, I weel say zis only wurnce: In case anyone is having problems reading the graphics on the web page, my address is: 11, Smithy Walk Wheelock Sandbach. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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(...) Agreed. (...) Perhaps, but somehow I find decals an excusable exception. They have so many applications <sorry> other than trains. Think Joe Davenport and his farm, etc things. I don't think that they lesson the purity concept in the same way (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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On Tue, 23 Nov 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<383ABCCC.767908F9@...ager.net>) wrote at 16:11:56 (...) And nickel oxide conducts electricity :-) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What's the biggest/best spare piece you ever got in a set?
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(...) So far it has happened with 3 of my sets :) Julie (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Wireless Robots
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I'm not : ) The laptop gets the ethernet card and it in turn interfaces with the RCX... Vlad Dumitrescu wrote in message ... (...) a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Radio shack basic electronics book
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(...) radioshack.ca Canada doesn't ship outside Canada. I couldn't find the book in the catalog at radioshack.com - I must be dumb but I couldn't find how to make a search in the catalog so I had to look at the list of the 161 available books and (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I need a Propeller
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There is a 3 inch prop in Set #8412, but it does not move a lot of air. I was going to send a picture to you, but I could not get through your "spamtrap". -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Elsner" <spamtrap02@lowpoly.com> wrote in (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Looking for Tractor site
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Thanks, Jeff. Joe (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Adventures of the Legoland Coast Guard Cutter
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Ahh... If Lego only would make more types of pieces, I wouldn't have to work as hard. ;-) Thanks, Joe (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Lego e marketing (era: LEGO da Mc'Donald??????)
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Ciao Domenico, (...) Non saprei, pero' credo che sia in atto un'azione di marketing per il Natale. E non sempre corretta. Prova a comprare il numero di "Le Scienze" di Novembre: c'e' un articolo a pag. 96 intitolato "Una macchina che parla", in cui (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Adventures of the Legoland Coast Guard Cutter
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Hi Jacob, The Platesville originally did not have a helicopter. But with the rash of boat sinkings, plane crashes, and illegal activity occurring on the high seas in Legoland, it was deemed necessary to add a chopper to the ships arsenal of rescue (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Adventures of the Legoland Coast Guard Cutter
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Hi Erin, The 'water' was just a piece of blue poster board over which I placed a 2' x 4' fluorescent light panel. There are several styles of panels available, but the pebbled finish looks the best for Lego boats. It's the same water I used when (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: DCP sensors
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I got the Fisher Scientific Education Catalog today. They have the sensors from DCP for the LogIT data logger. There are about 25 different sensors. Here are prices for some the sensors: Air Pressure $169 Conductivity $299 Student Force $119 Light (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Adventures of the Legoland Coast Guard Cutter
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Hi Hari, Thanks. For the flying shots, I just used a piece of fishing line strategically placed to balance the model in the proper position. I tried to adjust the lighting so the line wouldn't reflect in the picture. Some turned out great, but in (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Review: " The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MindStorms Robots"
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I was given a book called "The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MindStorms Robots". The book is published by O'Reilly and authored by Jonathan B. Knudsen. (URL) (click on "Book serialization") As I started to make my way through the introduction and the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I need a Propeller
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Hi Dave, I'll take a non Lego part only as a last resort, especially with this project. I think I'll get the Mini-Heli and do some tests. Looks very much like the propellers I got with my Cox engines some time ago. Gearing two old-style technic (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | What's the biggest/best spare piece you ever got in a set?
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I just opened a 1761 Paradisa Motorboat (completely sealed) and got a spare pink 1x6 plate, easily the biggest spare piece I've ever got, and in an unusual colour, which makes it even better! Hopefully this happens a lot with this set, so you could (...) (26 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Radio shack basic electronics book
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Radio Shack Canada has an online store ( (URL) ). I found some basic electronic books you may want to order. I'm not sure if they're set up to deliver to France, but I don't see why not, if you paid the shipping. (They even have a French language (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Selflearning Scout robot
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Hi Mario, Yes, you did prove me wrong, and I promised to put a link to your robot on my site. But then my harddrive crashed and I lost all my mail, including your address. But I'll live up to my promise and add you right now! This particular (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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(...) worked for me, woo hoo! 10+ sets, ha. (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: visual basic simple question?
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You should 'set sensor' only once, and thus take it outside the polling loop. I have working axamples of VB code on my website, you might want to take a look at 'data collection' in my Cybermaster section. CU Bert Lego robots and artificial (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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I just tried this and it didn't work! :-( It replied "Forbidden: can't access 'cgi-bin/somethingorother'". What happened. Is LegoCo's page broken? Or do I need to try this again from a different PC? Thanks. Franklin (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO trains...The Future of Model Railroading?
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(...) 500? 500 kits for some of the UK manufacturers would be a massive run! Lockley only built something in the order of 500 coaches in 50 years! (admitidly, that is building, not kit) But still, that level is much higher than what it takes if (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet store - NOTICE!
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(...) Wow, I had no idea that I scored 1/8th of the total supply! Will P.S. To everyone that I bought the 2126's for, they are on their way! (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO for Life Sweepstakes
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Steve Bliss wrote: [snip] (...) So call me slow, but I just found this on the parent's section of the TLC website. I think all of us childfree AFOL's ought to enter, and to underscore our CF-ness, put "don't have any" in the "First Child's Name" (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Question About Visiting Carlsbad Legoland
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(...) It's about an hour, depending on traffic. Just take Interstate 5 south for about 50-60 miles. (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Question About Visiting Carlsbad Legoland
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(...) It is about an hour or so South of Santa Ana (depends on the day). Just hop on the 5 Frw South and watch for the signs. The store (called the Big Store) is inside the park. You should visit their WEB site (link is on the regular LEGO WEB site) (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Adventures of the Legoland Coast Guard Cutter
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(...) built a model where all the pieces were right-side up without any innovations? :) --Bram (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
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(...) Aaargh ! I hate it when I read 'just go to Radio Shack'. For me it would involve several thousand kilometers. Here in France electronics/parts shops are hard to come by, and there is definitely not a single brand that is as ubiquitous as Radio (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) No, because the curves don't mount to the baseplates. James P (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) If the controllers are set to the same "notch" (there are only 5 speed levels each direction on a lego controller) then the train will not really speed up or slow down much. I usually just set the 2 throttles to about the right level, and let (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Promo link
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(...) Ah, good idea -- OK, it's there... --Todd (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet store - Buffie Rules!
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I too called and spoke to Buffie. She has to be one of the nicest people I've ever spoken too! I reserved the last 2126. I hope she can pull this off! Is there a chance of any of you local folks getting a more comprehensive list of what they have (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lack of interest in basic stamp and basicx
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(...) I can't speak about LegOS, but I thought this about FORTH too, and it aint so. Once you get over the syntax it’s a straightforward procedural language. Jonathan Knudsen’s book has a good chapter on it that I found very helpful in getting (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
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(...) So anyone can still subscribe, snoop through the archives, then unsubscribe on a whim...? That's not private. --Todd (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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(...) I'm using the larger battery box. I haven't tried multple boxes yet, mostly because I haven't dug up 6 spare batteries yet. I will try it when I get a chance, and let people know the result. James (URL) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: More Questions from Another Train Newbie
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(...) Steve don't forget that you are going to have two section of track that will be separated in this fashion so the two gaps should 'even out' in the end and you should not have this problem you are talking about. At least that is the case in my (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego train club for the Saint Louis area?
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We need a name. Andreas Stabno named "Heart of America LTC" or Greater Saint Louis Area Lego Train Club, Missouri Lego Train Club or to get non train fans Greater Saint Louis Area Lego Club, Missouri Lego Train Club. Any other ideas, and do we need (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mo.stl, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan, lugnet.trains)
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| | FS: 4558 Metroliner
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Hi, I have a 4558 Metroliner to sell. Conditions are the following: set is factory sealed, box is perfect, brand new. I will sell it to the best offer over $300; this is NOT an auction, I won't update this post anymore with the results. This is a (...) (26 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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