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(...) Hmm. Use a pair of pulleys, one attached to the same axle as the gear being turned against the rack. The other pulley should be attached to the same frame as the first, so they move together as the building sinks. This second pulley should (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Crappy Parcel Force service
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(...) They did that to me too. I put the 'to' address in big letters on the front, with my address, clearly marked 'from', in much smaller letters in the corner below it. It arrived back a couple of days later. Dimwits. Needless to say I don't put (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Colors for a part?
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(...) I think we are, yes. The part is used as a "connector" between two models in the sets. In 4216 two of them are used to connect a "trailer" to a camel(!). (...) Good idea, yes. Most of the tow trucks I've seen in Norway are red. But the blue (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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What colors did the visor for the aquanauts/aquasharks helments come in? I think that the auqasharks helments all had red ones and that the aquanauts ones had black snd some other color (blue,clear blue or clear light blue I think) Can someone who (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: MY FOTW (!)
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(...) The pictures are taking forever to download, so all I've seen so far is the picture of the box. My guess is that Gary Istok is going to wet his pants :-). I also wouldn't be surprised if he suggests you donate more to the charity. I could see (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
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This is the note I just received from thetoyshop.com: { Thank you for your Email. We are unable to process your order. Your card has been refunded for ALL charges made. Please accept our apologies. Our site was displaying incorrect information due (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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You are a right. I think very few AFOLs are aware of RTL. Even less know about LUGNet. My auctions on ebay generate a lot of questions which makes a it clear to me that many are not aware of RTL/LUGNet. Additionally, RTL is slowly dying I think... (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Question about 6195
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(...) Good. Then I Can use the ldraw part of the panel to mock-up the door frame for my aquazone mega model. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.general)
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(...) I may be underestimating the capabilities of current Lego sensors, but I believe that the time difference of (light across 1 foot) and (light across 10 feet) would be too small to register without some seriously fast processing. [ BTOE (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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"FG" == Fredrik Glöckner <Fredrik> writes: (...) FG> It is available in blue in 4215: FG> (URL) And yellow in 4216: FG> (URL) not exactly where I'd expect a part like that to show up. Are we really talking about the same part? I'd search for more (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Question about 6195
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(...) They do line up, but not absoluteley perfectly. As I recall when playing with them, the slopes are a little different, though I don't remember exactly what the difference was. I really need to build the train shed that I've been thinking (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.general)
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Folks, I just had this idea while thinking about UKLUG. What about all the people who haven't found lugnet or rtl yet? Given that most of us are in the IT industry one way or another, and are thus more used to this medium, there must be a lot of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'm not sure if you are wrong. It broke my heart to see those prices and me not in on it, so I sent them an e-mail asking basically "what's up?" Here is what they wrote: "Thank you for your Email. Please accept our apologies. Our site was (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: www.toyshop.com - Were we right or wrong?
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(...) Naturally, you have a point. But there are still morality issues at stake too. (...) See my "MY FOTW" thread above. (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Is "yanks" insulting. If so oops and sorry. Scott A (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I have not seen them in any other sets or colors. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's a completely different kettle of fish. The little kids think that Xmas has come early. They just want cash to buy computer games or whatever. Both parties get just what they want. As for charity shops, I have never seen any Lego in them, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I doubt "the yanks" will get any at all, but I could be wrong. I don't know if I'd expect a store to come through on what would have to be back-breaking prices. I've seen larger companies come through on obvious mistakes (like Borders honoring (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: MY FOTW (!)
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(...) check this out, the "matchbox" style cars are there too. Hard to see what is in it though, loooks as though you have a lot of extra pieces from the same corca?? Box is certainly close though. (URL) have been trying to track down information on (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) I haven't made a pig yet, but I managed a fair sheep. OK, it's a bit larger than a minifig-scale sheep ought to be - selective compression strikes again? Or the LEGOfolk saw the paucity of animals and bred the ones they had for size? I don't (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
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