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(...) Their lack of limitations did them in... I ordered ~$100 worth of stuff for our next auction (I ordered Monday, chose UPS Ground and got it today!), and I was going to use that same coupon again to order more today for me. Had they limited it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Chains where? (was: Re: How long is a chain?)
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(...) Yes, these are Dacta item #N779937 Small Chain Links - $6.25 for 108 links. But I believe you are looking for item #N77938 Conveyor Belt Links - $6.25 for 36 links. -Wes (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to Fortune)
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(...) Only 33? Hmmm... maybe enough for a Town Junior skyscraper. :) I am sure between Gary Istok, Larry P, the train groups, and Tom Stangl, etc. we have definitely bumped that number up! Good selection, however, and adults were mentioned in the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A brief quote: "During the past five decades, more than 203 billion LEGO bricks have been sold world-wide (more than 33 for every person on the planet)." Hmmm... I think a lot of us here on LUGNET are skewing that 'per person' number UP just a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks Larry, Looks like I'll have to head to the library. Before I try to build the power unit. Your "ersatz Alco" is that Big Red, the engine featured on your web page? Chris <snip everything Larry and I typed previously> (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Well, I haven't figured out what is wrong but I've worked around my serial problems. For the record it was mostly a problem of cables. I was using a DB25 M to F rs232 cable and that didn't seem to connect correctly. I was using a male to male (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Partsref is Moving to LUGNET
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(...) Are you familiar with the make utility? It allows you to describe an arbitrary set of modules, with their associated interdependencies, and then re-build only the modules which have changed and modules dependant upon them. Of course, using (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Lego: Toy of the Century! (according to FORTUNE!)
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(...) Sorry, that was Fortune, not Forbes magazine. Chris <>< (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Following is a list of parts I need to finish various pirate sets I am working on. I have lots of stuff for trade at: www.cyberis.net/~tco...s/sale.htm Any help would be appreciated. Timbo 1 brown washtub/crows-nest (6260) head from the green armada (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I was looking around on the Lego site and found this (sorry if it has already been reported) Lego has been named toy of the century! Check it out! (URL) <>< (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Chains where? (was: Re: How long is a chain?)
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(...) Ummm... 2 questions: 1. Is there an available picture of this set anywhere? I couldn't find it in the pause guide or on brickshelf... 2. What kind of chain links are they? They're not... [gasping with hope]... Bulldozer chain links are they?! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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(...) My (...) mm....stollen...my mother makes a very good one. I didn't like all the weird fruit when i was little, but I love it now. Especially frosted. Its the best for Christmas morning breakfast. Now i can't wait to visit my parents... (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) instructions (...) Royal (...) the (...) If you have large green dragon shields and red conical tower roof pieces keep in mind set 1906 was a promo set and outside the 6000 range (one of my favorites). Browse throug the catalog scans on (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Has anyone tried running their 9v train set off of the rcx? I did it over thanksgiving with limited success. At full power out of the rcx, the train moved only about 1/2 speed (rcx 1.0 plugged into the lego train's ac wallwart). I haven't measured (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Either that or Crusaders/Lionhearts! (...) Well... we're kind of assuming that there are actually large castles in the collection if we say that :) .And, if there AREN'T any baseplates, they could be old-style castles... There are actually a (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Happy December!
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(...) Wow Larry, I did too. Especially the Nürnberger Lebkuchen (gingerbread), and Lübecker Marzipan (Almond Paste confections - tastes better than it sounds). My mother used to make Stollen (German Fruitcake), but quit making it a few years back. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Here's the length I came up with. I measured from axle to axle, which should give you working length, instead of end of chain, which is a little too long. And I don't have an LU rule long enough to measure 108 links. :) links | LU | cm | inches (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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The gear rack has 10 teeth and is 4 studs long. Five chain links will cover it. So 108 chain links would equal 86.4 studs. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hulls (...) My two cents, Also, if you look through some of the catalog scans here in the guide you notice that cetain sets have parts unique to each set, such as a spiral staircase with Dark Dragon's Den, yellow and black house walls with (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: How long is a chain?
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(...) four poles. -g (sorry) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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