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(...) Well, I forgot it has 4 project booklets in it. But I'm working on it. -Suz.:-) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: in Frankfurt next week?
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(...) Das stimmt ! And you might be lucky: normal opening hours are til 1600h. But now, before christmas they might be open until 1800h, er I mean 6pm. dö (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: in Frankfurt next week?
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(...) WHAT ? Guidance ? You have what ???? You never told me that... I thought you´re the munich connection... Old Pirate ! Grrrr !!! ;) dö (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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(...) LOL :) Here we go, Dave. Set up your web page with your clone libraries on it and let me know the URL. I'll link to it from the ldraw.org links page. -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 If you don't believe in Gosh, you'll go to Heck, where (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove? Final Answer
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On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<383FE36E.462C9BD6@...ager.net>) wrote at 13:58:06 (...) Yep. It definitely gets my vote. I've resorted to the careful use of a craft knife to prise them off on several occasions. (...) Brick Separator? (not in (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hallo.. Even een update... Mark zijn lidmaatschap is in Todd zijn handen, ik heb zijn guldens ontvangen en de check (dollaars) naar Todd gestuurd.. Sybrand, Ik ben nog steeds beschikbaar zodra je gereed bent om verder te gaan.. Ieder ander die (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Unified UK Lego Web Page/Community?
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Goodness! I was only thinking a similar sort of thing the other day! I haven't done any research, or anything, but this all seems like a jolly good idea to me. I was also wondering about starting to use the more local groups as well, now that there (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Crappy Parcel Force service
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On Sat, 27 Nov 1999, Ian Bishop (<JSvnoSAKGAQ4EwZQ@g...mon.co.uk> ) wrote at 16:06:34 (...) They don't deliver at weekends. Which, if you live alone and work all week, means you have to make a two hour round trip to their depot to pick up your LEGO. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Ebay - 8880 - 2126 - 6441 - 8480
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Check out my current offerings at (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Looking for 9702 instructions
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(...) Hey thanks alot! when do you think you will have them up? again thanks a bunch!!!! Erin -- (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Reminder
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(...) Hi Ryan, I didn't notice this message, but I was in the Construction Site too at the same day. I talked to Eric K. and Dave E. after you left. I assume you saw me, or maybe it was Shuan S., because one of you were there, and left. -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Lets pick a date for our next NELUG meeting.
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(...) Well, I'm not a NELUG member but I would like to be (reminder, I'm 15 and a half). I think that if there aren't too many people objecting, you could have a trail "with <18 members" meeting. I think that's not too much to ask. If you meet me (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.ri, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me)
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| | Could someone give me some pointers?
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Hi everybody, I noticed this Jambalaya group lately. It seems like a great idea, and I'd like to join up, but before I do, I'd like to make sure I've got this right: The person who receives the box can take whatever he wants. For everything he/she (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: About those memberships... (was: LUGNET Memberships)
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(...) You just now (about 90 minutes ago) filled out the enrollment form, right? Check your e-mail -- the info you need should be there in your inbox now. Best, --Todd (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: LEGO books for "FREE"
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(...) Heh, I noticed the same thing after filling out the form and having it slowly dawn upon me that I couldn't get them to mail to Canada. My fault for living in the UK I suppose, which has *nothing* like these offers. Still, with $15 Cdn, you can (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Sharpened Images
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Hey has anyone out there sharpened and blown up images of the new pilots (a- wing, b-wing)? It would really handy if someone would email them to me. Thanks ~ K@rl (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LEGO books for "FREE"
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Ugh, Canadian shoppers have to use the canada.buy.com service, which only offers $15.00 Cdn ($10.00 US) for free and only sells computer stuff. Like I can get anything for my computer for that. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (URL) "If you strike me (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Age average
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(...) So sad, so true. Lucky for me, I started working for my dad, I did a really big project for him and got more than $1000. But that can run out really fast when buying LEGO... And I still have half a year till I can get a drivers permit, so I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Minifig box 2 :)
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I'm sure if I'd done some searching I could have found it.. I remembered Ada, MI.. just wasn't sure on the rest of it.. and I wanted to play with the new figs I got more than search for your address :)- (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Age average
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(...) Really? I'm 15.5, going on 10. -Shiri and her inner child (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: in Frankfurt next week?
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(...) So we can gossip for 1.5 hours first, nicht wahr? (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Minifig box 2 :)
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(...) Sent. Like MY address is hard to find. :-) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Unified UK Lego Web Page/Community?
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+ Why? The loc.uk newsgroup is great, and searching it can reveal a whole host of useful information. But we are over 1900 messages now in just over a year.. and as I keep posting the signal to noise ratio will decline, and it'll get harder to find (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: PC <> RCX Communication?
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Philippe jadin <philippe.jadin@skynet.be> wrote in message news:FLvD0J.106@lugnet.com... (...) written (...) can (...) features (...) That sounds exactly like what I have done here, although I have mounted the 'gantry' on a large base. At the moment (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: new superliner pic, look fans, no windows!
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(...) It says "Superliner" to me! I think you dun good. Only nit I'd pick (given that the windows are what they are... this "black" technique was used in early MR work too) is the diaphrams... they seem kind of heavy. The tumblehome around the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Remote Switches & GMLTC main lines
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(...) Depends who you ask :) I looked over the designs by Ben Fleskes (air) and Leo Dorst (motor), and took what I thought was the best of both worlds. I have a writeup, but not good pictures, at: (URL) have links to their designs, but Leo's link is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: PC <> RCX Communication?
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For Spirit.ocx and VB, I have a scanner program to do such a feat. (URL) the software drop down and goto the scanner. KGB AgEnT #4 OUT AKA Clint Rutkas (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Contact's in the RCX and Servo's
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Does any one know a URL/ptr to a wiring diagrom to connect a normal digital servo ? I found several picture's on the web of the mechanical assmebly, but no wiring details ? Secondly, I found the contact's in the corner's of the circuit board, which (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | About those memberships... (was: LUGNET Memberships)
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Dear Todd, I *still* don't know where I should send those $10. Is it to your house? If so, what's the address? TIA, Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Lego/playmobile ramble
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(...) I was going to say flat-out no, but then I remembered I *did* have one playmobil set. My dad actually just told me I had more than one... Weird, I don't remember that... Guess I was blocking it out of my mind... (probably with lego blocks ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Elevators, lights ect....
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(...) Well, I made an elevator without a motor once (it used a pulley) but I'm sure you could use a motor. On the top of the cab I put the a weird flat circle with loop on the top (2x2x something) - I found it in the divers theme (on top of the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats)
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| | MarsRobot Updated
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I took some time this Saturday to update my website ((URL) with two new projects. I took the mini-synchro chassis (with modifications) from (URL) and added a 360 degree halo bumper. I also purchased a 8448 Street Sensation and with a little (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: PC <> RCX Communication?
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(...) If you just listen to the 'message'es you send out from the RCX, you see them coming in. On unix just do something like cat /dev/cuaa0 It also works with most IRda ports, such as thouse found on the iMac and most laptops. Though I found the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Captain Timmy
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Well I've chosen a captain for my ship....it wasn't an easy decision....and the new captain is.........Timmy *hears people yelling and screaming* I know it is an odd choice for a captain and I know Timmy is a pimply, clumsy, stupid, little annoying (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats)
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| | Re: Lugnet Loves Cats!
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(...) Yup. Cats don't train well. Doesn't have anything to do with intelligence, though. :) (...) Ditto, two. (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: $9 off $9 purchase at toysrus.com
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(...) Well, if by "code number" you mean you have to sign up for one and maybe send one to some friends, at which point you will receive a number in email to go claim the webcertificate, then yeah, you have to have a code number. If you read through (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Color Line Promotional sets 1955 and 2149
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Hello! This message is sent to all I have received mail from, and to lugnet.buy.sell.trade. I have received orders for more than 20 of each item. I am traveling home by plane and I can't bring home more than 2-3 of each. I didn't mention a price in (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Q: Combining Cybermaster w/RIS?
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Hello All - Does anyone have any experience combining cybermaster and the RCX? I was wondering/hoping that it might be possible to communicate w/the RCX via the Cybermasters radio link instead of the line-of-sight limited IR. Thanks in advance Lars (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Ebay Searching
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There was a web site somewhere that had a neato deal that would search Ebay for specific themes for you. I had it bookmarked prior to a disk wipeout, and I can't find it. Anyone know what I"m talking bout? (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: license question...
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(...) Just to clarify, there's a big difference between mere speculations and actual rumors. Speculations come from making an educated guess based on (usually insufficient) evidence. Rumors come from something either made up (usually false, or (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | new superliner pic, look fans, no windows!
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A few days back I mentioned building trains using no window bricks after people complained about the lack of availability of 'train' windows. Well here is model that doesn't use any windows. in fact, the most specialized piece is a 1x2 plate with (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Crappy Parcel Force service
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Last Saturday : I posted a parcel to HK (airmail - £44). Wednesday : It was delivered to my house. The tracking number was never activated. It took five days to travel the length of a football pitch. (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Navigation with two Polaroid Sonars?
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What is a good meathod to implement navigation on a robot with two Polaroid sonars and basic two-motor steering? I was doing research and they use nueral networks and such, but I am not yet at the stage to implement something that complex. Thanks (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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Tim Courtney skrev i meddelandet <4.2.0.58.1999112708...mm.com>... (...) models. (...) used (...) of (...) Well, I never said anything about making the models public in .dat-format, did I? I said _documenting_ my own work (or my kid's). (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Minifig box 2 :)
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I got the box yesterday though was still too busy with the T-day stuff to get to it. I went through it this morning, so far all I've found is a couple of foresman figs, a Wolfpack fig and a few plain torsos to nab out of of the box :( Oh.. and my (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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(...) C'mon, Tim! I'm trying to play the persecuted martyr here, and you're not letting me! 8^) Dave! (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: PC <> RCX Communication?
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Have a look at my page : (URL) buit a scanner with bidirectionnal control. Client (RCX) software written with NQC, 'server' (master=pc) soft written in borland delphi 3.0. But you can do the same with VB. It does quite exactly wath you want. This (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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I'm not sure I understand your question perfectly, but I can use clones for two purposes: 1. A cool colour or shape that TLG does not supply. 2. Hacking! Building in micro-switches, making cable tunnels and such things. But I am a Lego purist in (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LEGO books for "FREE"
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(...) Yes! By careful planning I bought $50 worth of Lego junk (full retail value in Shop@Home catalogue or at buy.com itself) for $6. Cool!!! Get the $20 coupon and make just over $20 of a purchase. Return to Flamingo for the next $10 coupon, and (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: $9 off $9 purchase at toysrus.com
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Never mind. I went to Flamingo .com and found the link to TRU. Ii is my understanding that at webcertificate you have to have a code number. Rose R2 wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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(...) yes i did it once.modified part 4864. cut it in half length wize, and used it as a indycar spoiler wing seen at < www.geocities.com/tb...talia2.gif > (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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(...) Why not invert a plate in LDraw and group them together, use it as a submodel? You don't need to model something like what you described. But to answer the question, I don't know. Some people modify pieces by cutting them and such, would they (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Visiting Ottawa Dec. 1st
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Wow, thanks for all the info! Sounds like I'll have a busy evening. Ooh, big pirate sets... maybe a second suitcase is in order... Cheers, Heather (...) shoping (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
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| | Re: On-line Shopping
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(...) They also offer a quick service as well as Parcel force. I'm pleased they give you the choice. As mentioned the offers on trains and having access from the UK of the complete train range is very good. We just need to wait and see what new (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Tpyes of Cybermaster?
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(...) all (...) sale.) (...) Sorry, but ther is indeed a cybermaster with a metal case. I was in Legoland Billund last september where people can buy thise set... In the Netherlands you can only get the cardbboard version, for as far as I know... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.cybermaster)
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| | Re: Enough trans-antifreeze!
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(...) You consider Exploriens to be the last "true" space theme? Why is that? Is it because the UFO and Insectoid sets come with different looking (alien) helmets? Or something else about the elements included in the later sets? Followups set to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Get $15 off a$40 order at toysrus.com
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I was trying out the coupon links at flamingo and found one for $15 off a $40 order. It states Chase Visa however I do not have this card and I still got the discount. Go to toysrus listing of coupons and you will find several coupons Rose (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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(...) Do people model parts that don't exist in the LEGO universe? i.e. Plates with studs on both top and bottom, or bricks otherwise shaped in ways that have no real-world analogs? Just curious - I've glued plates together to get exactly that (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Interface to other displays
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Hi, Does anyone have info on replacing the LCD with another type of display? What I have in mind is an array of 5 X 7 LED displays. No sense reinventing the wheel if someone has already done this. TIA John (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Golden Tap Inn posted
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(...) very difficult to model. I am hopeing that using your buildings as inspiration will help me along to path to making better buildings. Great work! Eric K. The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Pieces too simple to remove? was Re: Hardest Piece to remove?
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(...) space helmet that has a slightly bent lower lip of the helmet that makes it more difficult to press down on a figure. Once I stuck it on a figure's head, the head was pretty much in there for good. I don't find the joysticks that hard to deal (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Display at Scarbourgh Center
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(...) Wow! That's some ship! But here's the bit that struck me out of the article: "The Pickering Town Centre has shown an interest in displaying it, as has the Durham Board of Education. But the de Lints say Lego Canada Inc of Markham doesn't want (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: $9 off $9 purchase at toysrus.com
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What is the code??? Rose Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Display at Scarbourgh Center
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Apparently Alex de Lint, and his 5 meter minifig scale titanic was shown on Torontonian TV today. My girlfriend saw it, and I'll try and get channel information if anyone is interested! The link showing a small picture of it is still active: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Fest Spares Removal Service
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(...) I will bring a mint one of these along. Incidentally, is it a left- or right-handed wing? Depends which way you look at it. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: the Outrider
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(...) All Star Wars Books are considered canon, including comics. They must be consistent with the established universe and their plot becomes real in that universe. In the event of a contradiction order of precedence is: Movies, Novelisations of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Crappy Parcel Force service
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Mark Hodge's note in another thread reminded me of this subject I wanted to bring up too. Has anyone else experienced poor / slow service from this crowd? In my experience their service is abysmal. Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove? Final Answer
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(...) thin rubber band around the protruding axle - it pulls out easily then. Chris (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove?
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(...) Is this the original criteria, or an extra one? It takes creativity (and admittedly, in some cases, stupidity) to to find non-normal hard to remove combinations :) (...) Usually I find these quite easy with a brick seperator, or maybe I just (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove?
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(...) As far as "normalcy" goes, I've drawn blood a few times separating two tighly-sealed 2x2 plates. Any bigger a plate and you can bend them just enough to create a seam into which a fingernail will fit. 2x2's are just too small, and God forbid (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | PC <> RCX Communication?
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Quick question: is there a way for the rcx to send data to the PC (and possibly vice versa)? I have a scanner base built, and ideally I would like a way to communicate with the RCX, with the PC controlling the movement of the scanner. I could (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: in Frankfurt next week?
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(...) Larry! You go to Germany, shops will open only at around 1000am... at least most of the small ones (...) I guess, you are referring to the US sets, right? In Germany, we had some others (see (URL) for details; Keyword: McDonalds). Apart from (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: Has anyone ever been missing a piece?
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I bought a 8299 Search Sub on discount yesterday and the pneumatic workcylinder was leaking right the first time I used it. I replaced it with one of my own, but will call LEGO Benelux monday. Rengenier (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove?
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(...) I meant in a basin of water. It has to be left for an hour or so. This makes sure the water gets in side the bricks. Scott A (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove? Final Answer
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(...) Don't try this at home kids! The hardest parts I ever had to disentangle were two: (URL) you recall, they have a handle underneath with another three holes on the underside as well. Just idly playing with them, I wondered how tightly they (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: in Frankfurt next week?
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15 min von Frankfurt? Welcher Ort ist das? (...) Bad Homburg (sorry Doe, war nur gerade eh hier) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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Hi Doe, Good to see you got awake. I was about to call you and ask why you hadn't answered to Larry. Let me know when you set up you minifest. Not much chances that I will be able to stop by, but you never know. Larry, if you shoot over your list (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.loc.de)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <383FECF5.A050031@vo...er.net>... (...) Larry is correct, I just did this and had to click on a bright red "Redeem Coupon" button. $20 credit showed up in the shopping cart. I ordered the Mindstorms book and the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Not a big problem. Thanks for correcting it though. Sometime I've gotta get to my Zacktron planets section and also do something with a space map of their territory. That image helps TREMENDOUSLY. Thanks for everything, John! -Tim (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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Christian Gemuenden wrote in message ... (...) <snip> This is merely speculation. Nothing from Lucas or TLC has confirmed it. (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Which leads to another question. If you make a model with Lego bricks mixed with Byggis [1], how will the model be identified as such, and how will the individual clone pieces be identified as such? Obviously someone with a Lego-only (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Theoretically it would. I'm still holding on to the notion that (URL) should remain Lego-pure and the Lego aspect of it should not be shoved aside. Also, I wouldn't want to do all the work for each of the other sites, there would be a (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)
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Aaron West wrote in message ... (...) I (...) What has always worked for me is turning the stick horizontal and giving it a slight twist. I have yet to bend any that way. I always have problems removing 1x2 plates from any other plate. The tiles (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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Very cool. However there is a step 2.5, you have to click on the "redeem coupon" at some point before you check out or it doesn't show in your shopping cart and you don't get it. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) athlete's foot. The small black wrench accessory can also be helpful getting bricks apart. I vote for the antenna/control stick. It is a bear. Aaron (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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