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I called Wrexham today in an attempt to obtain a set of #6278 instructions (no luck 8-( ), and I was redirected to Slough on 0345 080 070. Slough is now the base for LEGO (UK), and from next year they will be known as LEGO Europe North (I guess that (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Exploration Mars Availalble?
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(...) I just called S@H and the helpful lady told me that it is now slated to ship in March 2000. She didn't have much information about it other than it is an expansion set and will cost $54. (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Martin, There has not been much talk here about how to modify or rebuild 4561, and I am at a loss as to how one would turn 4561 into a steam engine (I just received a 4561 for my 31st birthday). Does Finland have a Shop@Home service like we do? If (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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If i'm not going to use a separate power supply for the motors, it is advisable to use decoupling capacitors, right? what type of capacitors, what's its ratings (10uF or 1uF or?), and between which terminals should i connect it to? please reply (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Exploration Mars Availalble?
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Hmmm - For the First time I've seen this in the Online Lego Catalog. Exploration Mars is supposed to be available 11/99. It's 12/99. Anyone found it yet? (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Small Church
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(...) Oh I really like the idea of the 1x1 with side stud with a tile on it! Enough of that and you can really get a rough surface. It also raises the expense of the model using up all those tiles but I think it might be worth it. I will try this (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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Phil Watt <wattsup1@earthlink.net> wrote in article <3847317B.34C189E2@e...nk.net>... (...) I'm not sure what's up Phil. I had the box almost a month ago. It arrived Thurs Nov 4 and I had it back in the mail Mon Nov 8. I also posted notes here (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Easy on the CAPS
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I absolutely agree with John on all of his points. When I expressed my displeasure several weeks ago, many people jumped to the defense of TLG. It is good to see that there are folks out there that see what an atrocity TLG's version of the MF really (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Castle structure advice taken
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OK, first of all thanks to everybody who responded to my original post. The discussion was extremely helpful, and gave an interesting look into how a lot of you build larger structures. After various considerations, I think the Technic-peg connected (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Update on Technic Box #1 (Canadian Tour)
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yeah, I was over reacting, but I am with Tom that there should be some accountability and documentation of progress. Thanks Tom, you said it much better than I. -Phil (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Lego Ronald McDonald
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I have sent a few pics to you, Steve, and will send remaining later tonight - didn't want to slow up your retrieving emails. I apologize if the pics look grainy as it is dark here and I haven't yet found time to "play" with the camera for better (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: How long is a chain? - Thanks
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(...) It was clever of you to ask. I didn't think of it, and my own calculations were somehow grossly inaccurate. As a result, I wound up ordering eighteen feet or so of chain! (some of which I would happily trade for some of those worthless (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Small Church
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(...) Well, it's a really difficult question. You could try to insert some bricks with different colours in some odd places. (DkGrey, green, brown, tan, ...) Another way to achieve a slightly "worn" look would be to, in a somewhat random pattern, (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Morgan Steele <MorganSteele@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FM5JxC.JBu@lugnet.com... (...) only (...) style (...) Correction: we _were_ expecting too much from the MF. Now we're expecting 8 hull pieces, some large plates, a new cockpit piece, (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Klar zum Entern
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Ahoi Sabine, habe als alter Pirat endlich lesen gelernt und bin deine Liste durchgegangen. Werde sofort einen Raubzug in den Süden starten !!! GRRR... Hab Dir eine Liste der Geheimzahlen per mail geschickt. Will sofort tauschen, haben, bauen, (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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(...) Fredrik, Thanks, You know I was thinking the same thing but I could not think of how to get do it. Do you have any suggestions? Would you just insert a dkgray brick or plate here and there to give it a more worn look? How else might I give it (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Small Church
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In lugnet.castle, David Eaton writes: <snip> (...) Actually you got the feel I was going for (Small Protestant Church) thats mostly because my favorite Church that we attended when I was growing up was a very small Methodest/Protestant Church. We (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | LEGO 4548 Train Controller for less than $15 shipped!
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Right now you can buy the LEGO 4548 train controller for $20 from Zany-Brainy's web site. There is also a way to get $10 off your order so you can get the controller for $14.24 shipped from Zany-Brainy. To do this, go to: (URL) "79249" into the item (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Dreaming of a European Legofest
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Hi, I'm very interested in this event, so here are my thoughts. To start an event like this first thing to do is to figure out how many people are willing to attend it; this is needed to see what resources are needed in terms of space, food, places (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.org)
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| | Parcel Force (Farce) Rant
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RE : Parcel Force I've spent over £500 with them in the month (mostly shipping 8880's). None of the sets are reaching the destinations... even though I'm using the 7-10 day airmail service. I called them this morning : They can not even tell me if (...) (26 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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