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I've looked through the LDraw FAQs, and I'm casually familiar with the color palette available, but I was wondering if anyone has assembled a more-or-less comprehensive listing of the colors available for use with LDraw. (Mind you, that was all one (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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According to what I just looked up a GP-35 is 56'-2" long, while the SD40's length was about 66'-5". There's a ten foot difference there which would be noticable at LEGO scale. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Ed Jones wrote in message ... (...) that (...) Funny you should mention that... I've been thinking I need a big big big project... something to make up for lost building time.. and I looked around, thought about building a shelving unit out of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
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(...) I'd vote for caps. Something that I could where all the time and attract attention to the Lego community (and help me start a local LUG!) Steve Martin (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Actually, this was meant to be 3 separate autonomus files. Just Copy & Paste one, save it as the filename listed on line 2, then do the same to the second, then the third. If LDLite can't receive colors #277 and #391, Then find a compromise in (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.trains)
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I could host the images if it makes it easier for people to use it, or cheaper for LUGNET. (I don't have any restrictions on direct linking). KL (...) from (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Karl Martinson <raymart@jam21.net> wrote in message news:FLzt45.CpL@lugnet.com... (...) before (...) This would coincide nicely with the charity re-release of SW EP1. -John Van (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks C60, but do we have to have 'tente' in the URL - after all, the stuff doesn't even _fit_ with LEGO... ;-) Phil in Yorkshire. ----- Original Message ----- From: Carbon 60 <carbon60@bigfoot.com> To: <lugnet.loc.uk@lugnet.com> Sent: Wednesday, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Naboo Fighter - Looking for Alternate Models
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(...) Zak, I have built a ME-262 like airplane with mostly parts from this set. It uses, in adition to the parts in the set, 4 yellow L corner bricks, and I think 2 1x4 yellow plates. There are some photos at: (URL) Powell (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | FS: MIB 6597 Century Skyway & 6339 Shuttle Launch Pad
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I have a 6597 Century Skyway and a 6339 Shuttle Launch Pad to sell. Both sets are factory sealed, brand new, box substantially perfect. 6597 Century Skyway (1994), Min. 150$ 6339 Shuttle Launch Pad (1995), Min. 75$ I will sell them to the best offer (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Got my Battle Droid!!
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Us too!!! Zeg found it tucked away at the back of the shelf in out local Tescos in (cue suffolk accent) Stow-mar-ket. There were two or three of them, and our one cost us twenty of our British pounds. Nice. We also found one of those millenium (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Was this me or someone else? If I did have an outspoken opinion on it, then I'd like to go back and make sure I still agree with was was written. But as I don't remember writing anything, and I can't find my name in the thread, that is a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
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(...) Ooh Ooh! Coffee mugs.... mmm coffee...A Lugnet coffee mug would supplant the LLC mug I have at work. (...) Other suggestions: (not necessarily merchandise, just in the 'put your logo on' catagory) banners (for various LUGs to display at shows) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Ah, but to which Rich was your comment pitched? I'm pretty sure that the only contribution I made to the Blue Hopper thread was to try and get it off loc.uk once it became a discussion of how to get cheap DVDs! I may be wrong, but I searched (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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How did I miss that! I get lunch at Tollcross every day, and get the bus home from there! -- Many thanks, Nick Allan ======== Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. Scott-A <scott-arthur@eh105j...rve.co.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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My train book list the length of one of these engines but not the other (cannot remember which one at the moment). I have pictures of both, but the big question remains; are they the same lenght or is one longer than the other? If one is longer than (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Arguably you're going to have to make copies of the images and host them yourself. That's a downside. I didn't have too much guilt over having AT&T pay for the traffic (presumably Steve isn't paying per byte the way Todd is). (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Merchandising (was: Re: Any one know these email addresses?)
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(...) No, the original posters still hold the copyright on the messages they post. However, as provided in the LUGNET Terms of Use, LUGNET has an unrestricted license to publish, sublicence, archive, etc. all the messages people post directly to (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Itlug contest
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A noi, tornando a casa, è venuta qualche altra idea. Magari un po' complesse da organizzare, però potrebbe valerne la pena. Invece di produrre interazioni casuali come domenica scorsa, si potrebbero studiare delle interazioni "cooperative", un (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Cool stuff - I like the Logo! If you do the K of UK using those diagonal 'stepped' pieces, then it would be more buildable :) (...) Tsk tsk! If our Italian or US, or *any* other friends want to comment then they are welcome, their opinions (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | 9V Train sets FS: used 4558, 4551, 4554
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I need to raise some funds in order to purchase a new receiver (having recently taken the DVD plunge). These 3 sets are up for grabs, first come first serve[1]. Hopefully I can help someone out with their 9V holiday shopping :-) 4558 Metroliner (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO
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(...) They were posted but I don't have the post number handy. I'm pretty sure that the availablity was supposed to be early 2000, and the prices were- pit droid $19.99, Battle droid 29.99 and Destroyer droid 49.99 Chris L (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Quel che fate a me bene sta': basta che non me lo facciate fare a me :) Marco (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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I've got a working prototype of the website online. (URL) worry those frame colours aren't there to stay - it's to highlight where they are - that page is displaying 5 webpages at once. Feel free to dig holes in it, that's what it's there for. I (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Old Parts replaced by Newer Versions?
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Currently, my biggest pet peeve is 4212.dat, the 4 x 10 x 2/3 car base. The new version actually 4 x 10 x 18/24, the square section in the center has been sunk fruther in so that 2x2x2 town chairs in down to the first plate level. One long plate can (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Color & Classic Space
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Nephilim wrote: < SNIPPED Discussion of Space Minifigs > Hmm, I never thought TLG (LG, TLC, LC, whatever) assigned specific roles to the Classic Space minifigs. I like the white / red theory of the Soviet and the USA, but I think the cosmonauts were (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Who says you're the Richard that I was talking about when I said "it's me that Richard is talking about". :-) I was talking about the Richard that Mike was talking about. :-) I knew which Richard he meant even if, at the time, he misattributed (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Some little birdy told me to respond :) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | Re: Slave1 .dat posted
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(...) I just updated my version, you can see it here: < (URL) > This update comes from staring at the Slave 1 pictures in my catalog, and using a magnifier. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Color & Classic Space
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s (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 7144 Slave 1 (pre-release guess) [DAT]
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I modified my .dat file based on looking at the new Star Wars catalog I have, so here is my revised Slave 1! Jeff 0 7144 Boba Fett's Slave 1 0 Name: Slave1.dat 0 Author: Jeff "Auld Dragon" Stembel, Dragonelf1@aol.com 0 Inlined: 1 0 0 -80 0 -1 0 0 0 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
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| | Re: Crappy Plates!
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The white roof plate of my Adventurers steamboat has a slight warp like that. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Opens everywhere, January 2000 Dave Schuler (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What if they're technic pieces? They're pretty holey :-) Richard Though which Richard I'm no longer sure myself. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Yes. :) I have it (and have the white cup, I'm looking for a blue cup because I lost that one). -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Opens everywhere, January (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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(...) I've replied to this elsewhere. (...) Am I? I ruddy well am not! I had no part in the whole blue hopper thread. And I was not referring to you, but anyone ordering unfeasably large numbers of (usually) very expensive sets. (...) I'll avoid the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic?
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That's a good solution as well. It might be harder to make the descent *really* slow, though, as is possible with a clock-style pendulum. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Any ideas on how to do this with Technic?
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I'm thinking of having the gears on the moveable structure itself connect to the pendulum...I'm not sure yet how much friction there will be, I may need to use a lot of lego on the structure to make it heavier. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Mindstorms 1.0 still available anywhere?
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Hiya Does anybody know of anywhere I can still get a Mindstorms 1.0 set (9719)? I was just about to buy one, finally, when they all disappeared... if I can't find one I'll probably get the v1.5 set but I'd prefer one with the mains power socket. -- (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Prices of New Star Wars LEGO
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How about the Technic droid sets? The 2000 catalog scanned at brickshelf.com doesn't mention a release date for these sets as mentioned for the larger system/UCS sets (July 2000), so I figured they would be available the same time as the 1st batch (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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(...) Wow, rather demanding, aren't we? I think someone else has already pointed out that I probably meant another Richard (there are so many of you). He was right. (...) Well, sorry if I can't keep my Richards straight, but I'm surprised that a) (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: MY FOTW (!)
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No this set was not available in the UK Phil in Yorkshire. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott-A <scott-arthur@eh105j...rve.co.uk> To: <lugnet.general@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.loc.uk@lugnet.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 10:25 PM Subject: (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: help - part number wanted
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(...) Shuttle". ^^^^^ Oops, how stupid of me! This should be set #8480 (naturally). (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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(...) Scusa Domenico, non sono sicuro di capire bene. Tu terresti il primo logo nella home page, mentre nel frame di sinistra al posto di quel logo identico ma più piccolo metteresti quello bianco e rosso con il font stile Lego? Se è così, su questo (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
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(...) copies (...) No I don't. And I rather resent you're assumption of the right to distribute your (erroneous) opinions of my views. The reference was in fact to people who knew that the prices were wrong, but were still "trying it on" to a great (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Crappy Plates!
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Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:FM2t3B.AF0@lugnet.com... (...) (as (...) this (...) to (...) If you pay the shipping, I'd be happy to. Unfortunately (well, fortunately, actually) they usually only show up one or two at a time. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) until (...) YAY!... love this page.. use it all the time... only Todd has a policy where set images are not to be linked to directly from LUGNET (Pause)... how will this affect those of us who link to the parts ref for piece auctions (ala (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: If I wanted a perfect woman I'd marry a minifig..
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(...) aside" (...) Eh? Ooops.. ack! Laura was commenting on the aptness of the perfect woman being a minifig idea, as in studies that was the overall male opinion of the "perfect woman". Neither of us endorsed the study though! (...) Somehow I must (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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(...) Due in quella italiana e altre due in quella inglese...:-) Grazie, correggo. Mario (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Naboo Fighter - Looking for Alternate Models
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Has anyone made a good alternate model with the Naboo Fighter set? I keep thinking the wings and technic pins (not to mention the hinge on the little wheeled vehicle, did it even appear in the movie?) could do for some cool ships, but I haven't yet (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | help - part number wanted
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I'm currently working on an inventory for set #8448 "Technic Space Shuttle". So far I've found one unidentifiable part I can't find in any parts list. A quick search on lugnet didn't get me anywhere. The part ist used in the gear box (instruction (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | RE: Motor not turning - help please
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(...) Yes, just call them up. The number is on the Lego web site. They will send you a new one. My rate so far is 1 out of 9 not working out of the box. The bad one came out of a recently aquired set. Which means I either got a set that has been in (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Motor not turning - help please
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(...) Depending on the motor specs, stalling a motor isn't necessarily a bad thing for the motor. One of the favorite switch machines for model railroads (the device that you connect to the turnouts to move them) uses a stall motor for example. You (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) There was a bucket which came with them. There is also a current set which comes with it. It is the Classic Building Table set. A halfway decent set, though you do get a Timmy. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) Not to horn in on Dave's territory, but if you have any spares leftover after making him happy, I'd love one. I was just too cheap to buy a whole bucket to get one. :D eric (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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(...) Not just in the UK, that apparently was an empire wide thing, although I hadn't heard the bit about it being one pound's worth. Salt and Salary have the same latin root. Now you know why. However your explanation doesn't explain why it's a (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: If I wanted a perfect woman I'd marry a minifig..
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(...) I hope you have a good flame retardent suit. ;-) Although, I don't think mini-figs are necessarily easy to put aside. Steve Martin (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: LegOS 0.2.2 on Win95 (almost)
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I have helloworld.lx running on my rcx, compiled and downloaded with legOS 0.2.2 on cygwin and Win95! Rover.lx doesn't work right now, don't know why yet (i get 'unable to load legOS executable from rover.lx'). I had to use a little workaround. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: Canadian Tire
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Thanks for the tip! I found the same deal at my local Canadian Tire! -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Opens everywhere, January 2000 Tony Jang (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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(...) And to this day, Roman roads in Britain are still covered in salt. Richard (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieni[snip] (...) Sorry if I caused any confusion, I've probably done this a few times before as well! (...) Yep, I bear the Entertainer no grudge either. Richard (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Tilt
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Steve Hassenplug <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message news:612966E195B0D11...ode.com... (...) in (...) to (...) This is kinda like my post in ring sensor: (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: reference material
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(...) Dunno about the Web, but check out the book _Castle_ by David McCauley (sp?) It should be in just about every single library. It also had a rather amusing PBS show which went along with it. Basically, it traces the early history of a fictional (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) I got a bunch from a previous Auczilla and wouldn't mind parting with a couple. I'll be at our next NELUG meeting and could bring them. Dan M. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Educate me!
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On Wed, 1 Dec 1999 16:17:25 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Yes, 'tis the same symbol. Now, for the history, why a pound? The Roman soldiers that occupied our land were paid in salt, one pound of it. The "L"-like (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Anyone using motors, etc. in Castle creations?
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(...) I run the batteries for 5-10 minute periods when showing it off or taking pictures. 6 batteries have lasted me well over a year now. Batteries=cheap. We also have lots of other stuff in the house that can use batteries and that don't have a DC (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | If I wanted a perfect woman I'd marry a minifig..
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From a conversation with my girlfriend tonight.. Remembering from studies, asking men what the "perfect woman" was, Laura said: "The perfect woman is passive, pretty, fun to play with and easy to put aside" :) Richard (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Tilt
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned this one yet. This is a way to get two axis tilt sensors. It is basically tilted or not, no graduating scale, but, see below later... Get an old Bic ball-point pen. Cut two cylinders to some arbitrary length. Bend (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Technic Shuttle for £4!!
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On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:48:05 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) For the UK, for a set of that size, it is a very good price. We were fortunate to have the shuttles on sale for 45 squid, about a year ago, not bad, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) don't (...) 4128 XL Freestyle bucket, which isn't available anymore, as far as I know. There is a Freestyle Set that I saw at the PM Lego Outlet store (I think) that had one. I'll check with someone who'll be going soon. I suppose you could (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hello everyone. New computer. New news setup. New post. Randy (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
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| | WAMALUG December Meeting Official Announcement
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Hello Everyone! This is the Official WAMALUG Announcement for the December Meeting. It will be Located in Rosslyn VA, and take place on Saturday, December 4, at 10:00 am. The meeting will last until we get too tired to continue, or when our families (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.md, lugnet.loc.us.dc, lugnet.loc.us.va)
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| | WTT Space Pieces?
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Here is my want list. white 2x12 plate grey 1x1x1 round rocket stage (small) (2) grey jet engines on 1x2 plate clear radar dish as in set #452 (3) grey minifig air tank (2) blue antenna red clear 1x1 brick with fins white 3x6 plate with 45 degree (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: ordinery vs. action minifigs
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(...) I am going to go out on a limb and say that it was the Silver Aniversary Bucket. I am guessing because I think I have 3 hats and 3 of those buckets. I will check again when I get home but I am fairly sure of this. (...) It may have also been (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Jumping 'bots?
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I've always thought that the ideal pure-Lego flywheel would use 4 of the metal counterweight pieces that are sometimes used for the gates in train crossing sets (and one also came in set 8094 Control Center too). You could use 4 of them in an 'x' (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Curious thick white gear with the slipping hub
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Thanks, Phil... - Dave (...) Inventorbot (...) system. (...) slip (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Jumping 'bots?
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(...) Don't forget that large mass moment of inertia slows down the tendency of a two-legged walker to tip over. It's why us humans are made to stand upright on out hind legs. You can achieve a large mass moment of inertia by making it tall, wide (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Crappy Plates!
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(...) In the interest of preserving your Lego collection's purity, I'd be happy to volunteer my services as a MegaBloks handling agent. Ship any offending MegaBloks to me, and I guarantee they'll never trouble you again! Eager to serve the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ok, big question: which freestyle sets came with the green wizard hats? I don't own any green ones, but I'd love to go hunt some down... were they offered in multiple freestyle sets? Or just one? Any idea on the current availability? Were they (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:kGBFOAVNZJnjl9S...4ax.com... (...) soften. (...) Nooooo! Don't do it! It's not worth it . . . Maybe with a Megablock, though. Whenever I or my son found a clone brick (as hard as we try, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If you tried to order any of their mispriced items, you certainly did try to unfairly take advantage of their erroneous data in their automated system (in their sleep no less?). (...) No you didn't - or are you saying that you honestly (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Thanks Richard I used 1X to join the bow and stern but to make it sturdy i filled the gap between the sewed half with 2x's and then used flat plates on top and bottom of hull pieces to make it strong. I think it makes the stern look better and (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I currently have six Blue Wizards, two Green Wizards, one Black Wizard (Necromancer), a Druid, and two Liches as the magical forces in my kingdom. To make the Blue Archmage, I just replaced the plastic cape with an extra Darth Maul cloth cape. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I heard that. It's true. 20 plus postage for a used one, 25 plus postage for a new one. Standing offer. (...) So you have money to blow on batteries but not on the more ecologically sound alternative?? Take the long view (say, more than 5 (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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For some time I've been trying to get my hands on either elephant character from the Fabuland series, namely Elmer (3706) and Elton (3601). Does anyone have either of these figures for sale? I don't even need the whole "set;" I'd be happy just to be (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FM2ovL.MA8@lugnet.com... (...) la (...) Anch'io sono a favore del logo con il mattoncino verde ma lo spruzzo grigio intorno a 'LUG'. Mi piace molto lo sfondo azzurro con la scritta ItLUG (è (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) available (...) the (...) End, (...) Thanks Steve, that was easy - I'd wondered what the [View Moves] section was all about. So expect my authoring productivity to increase by at least 20% !!! Chris (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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IrDA turns 'on' the IR for every 0 bit and holds it upfor ~ 1/2 of the period of the transmission frequency.(more on (URL) For these reasons its better to set the IrDA transmission frequency to 2x38kHz=76kHz and send 0x55 or other similar (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Meeting!
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Just to keep LUGNET readers up to date (for those of you not on the mailing list)... Talk is currently brewing for another NELUG meeting in the next couple of weeks, it looks like the date is going to be Thursday, December 16th! (but that's by no (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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huh? (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Gratis LEGO tegen inlevering van Airmiles bij V&D
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Hallo Volgens mij kun je bijna altijd lego kopen met behulp van Airmiles... Hier in Oss gaat dat wel tenminste. hun Lego collectie is helaas aan de heel erg kleine kant. Je krijgt de Lego dus echt niet gratis. Ongeveer een kwartje per airmile of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Un SACCO di cose sul sito ItLUG
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Soprattutto trovo scandalosa quella camicia lasciata aperta con finta naturalezza, per mostrare l'ambita maglietta del Mindfest :-) Ciao Giulio Carlo Ottolina ha scritto: (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Io voto per il primo logo. Per quanto riguarda il background del frame di sinistra, blu e arancione mi sembrano altrettanto validi, con una piccola preferenza per l'arancione, forse perchè mi ci sono abituato :-) Ciao Giulio Domenico Franco ha (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Richard, you have to be careful in trimming your attributions. What was ">>" in your post was not said by Scott, but rather the words of Nick G. Trimming off Nick's name can cause confusion. I agree with your main point in this post, but then I feel (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FM2ovL.MA8@lugnet.com... (...) Mario, nella foto sei presente due volte..... (leggi la didascalia) -- Cheers Carlo. LUGNET member page: (URL) member of ItLUG: (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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FUT off-topic.debate (...) So did everyone else, there wasn't one. I don't know if you've run the numbers, but phone calls cost money to Paul. Every call means time he has to spend on the phone, and that's time that he isn't waiting on customers. He (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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From: "The WordMeister" <dwilcox@wordsmithdigital.com> (...) old (...) Be careful with those giant wheels. My brother and I broke 2 or 3 of them as children in playing with spinning them at high speed with a motor. The hub part of them isn't very (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Resubmission of: Trailer on Flatcar (TOFC)
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(...) LDLite isn't displaying it properly. This happens with certain MPD files, but I don't know why. I'd suggest downloading it and using one of the programs that splits .mpd files to view it correctly. Jeff P.S. This is the main reason I support (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: MindStorm competitions (rcx on univ.)
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(...) Don't know about lists, but we've (here at Duke) used the mindstorms to do some basic Q-learning. No web page yet, but one might appear over Christmas break. Is there anything in particular you want to know about? (...) Again, not that I'm (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: lego 2000 golf 1
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Leuk om dit al zo snel te weten. Bedankt Barry. Eric (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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(...) Explain. :) To me it seems like there are two groups: a) Those who want/expect something more from the Entertainer b) Those who say let it pass - it would have been great if they had honoured their obvious error, they didn't.. fair enough! Is (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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