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That's my vote too. There just is NOTHING to grip. and if you are not careful you can bend or break the antenna or the housing, it's a pretty fragile part. Plates can always be gotten off with those gray things, you know, the things you use to take (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'm sensing a plan coming together... I am not sure how good my access to email will be so I may have to post here next week instead of sending email... Anyway, can people interested in festing send me their telephone numbers? I'll try to call from (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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Hi Pat, The 8880 is a very heavy model with big wide tires that are very reluctant to roll. The new gear head motors are a lot better, but I don't think you could move this 4 wheel drive car with one motor. I hope you will join with us on this news (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Hallo doe, das sieht ja schon ganz gut aus, wenn Larry tatsaechlich kommt, dann waeren wir ja zu viert. 15 min von Frankfurt? Welcher Ort ist das? Gruss Torsten (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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Hi Larry! I live in downtown Frankfurt and I'd be glad to show you around. It's a relatively small city yet there are a few sights you should definitely visit. In response to the other posts, the Hauptbahnhof (main station) is interesting and quite (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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Hi Larry, I´m living outside of Frankfurt (15 minutes by car). It would be fun to meet ! I know another LEGO enthusaist here, who might come as well. This makes three for a mini-minifest ;o) Need anything brought over ? Hm... can you put me in your (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.de)
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(...) Nessuno ci credera`, ma il mio messaggio non voleva essere una risposta al messaggio di Carlo. E` proprio che sono un deficiente e non mi sono accorto che gia` Carlo aveva detto che siamo quarti (tra l'altro evidentemente da un bel pezzo). Il (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) I once wrote a program to create GIFs from the LeoCAD library for a person who wanted to build a database with all parts. If you're interested, just tell me how you want the files (size, color, command line options) and I'll recompile it (or (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad)
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Wet your lego, and it just falls apart. This works very well on heads stuck in helmets. Scott A (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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A Technic #2 axle in a Technic Connector (ldraw part 3651). Will Visit the Lego Beach Fire and Rescue Service (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I removed it to avoid confusion but it looks like people do not want to wait for the library updates. :) (...) I've never thought of doing that (I can't see a reason for it). The only parts that LeoCAD have that are not included in LDraw use (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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(...) Ok, something like that would be useful to have, I think. I would feel claustrophibic if I couldn't convert new parts into the LeoCAD format. How about the other way around? Can ordinary DAT files be extracted from the LeoCAD format? And can (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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(...) Because LeoCAD is (or should be) able to render pictures in realtime, so it uses some optimizations that would be too slow to do with standard LDraw files. It also stores some more information, like the position of the studs and the places (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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If I'm not mistaken, LeoCAD uses a different parts format than LDraw. Why does it do this? Why not use the native LDraw parts library? (Excuse my ignorance if that applies.) Is it possible to convert LDraw part files to a format understood by (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.leocad)
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(...) I dunno. Personally, I've always had problems with the 1x1 joystick piece. If I pull the handle, it simply comes off, and the rounded top base has nothing to hold onto when pulling it off. Fredrik (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't think I agree. The images produced by LDLITE or something similar contain much more information, as they include the edge-lines in the parts. I tried to use raytraced images for instructions once, but I quickly came to the conclusion (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Yes, PNLTC uses flat/shaped tables for the majority of the layout, and transports everything separately. Mind you, our tables dont have 20 gazillion bricks making up the layout on each one... :) Some of the PNLTC tables are built up (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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I also got the book (about a week ago) and the only problem is that almost everything there is understandable during first reading - that's not a good sign. I mean it could have gone into more details... however, it is very helpful book, covering (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Tim Courtney skrev i meddelandet <4.2.0.58.1999112701...mm.com>... (...) [And many has said many things in this thread...] I think you are all a bit over-reacting! Of course www.ldraw.org should _mainly_ cover the LEGO use of LDRAW, as that's what (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <sniped bits> (...) Sure, why not. It can't hurt to ask, neh? Is there anyone out there willing to give me a plug-in transformer? I'll pay shipping costs, either as cash, or as credit in my next parts sale. Heck, if someone steps up to bat, (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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