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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 (...) (25 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. (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 4561 alternates?
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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 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | decoupling capacitors
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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 (...) (25 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? (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Easy on the CAPS
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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, (...) (25 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, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: New Small Church
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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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 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 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Increasing the range of the radio signal
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(...) I'm using accumulators (you called rechargable batteries) because a lot of toys are using mignon batteries and so I have about 20 rechargable batteries and a processor charger for loading these in a short time... The problem of this (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.cybermaster)
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| | Re: Toycity (DK)
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FM5xHG.EqG@lugnet.com... (...) ???...??? Probabilmente qualche problema di routing dal tuo ISP.... -#---...---Node Name---...---IP Address------Locatio...-...---RT* 1 OTTO 192.168.100.141 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Castle structure advice...
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(...) vertically-integrated (...) it (...) organic (...) My new castle is using the Technic pins, it has six modules. The size of the foundation, which is 13 bricks high, 2 burps high all around, is 4.5x4.5 baseplates (144x144 studs). There are 3 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Small Church
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(...) I quite like it! It's very reminicient of a small town Protestant church (being that it's not overdone and ornate like Catholic cathedrals). The overall feel of the building is excellent! The only thing I can find any sort of fault with is the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | FYI - Twisted Time train @ Wal-Mart $19.99
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G'Day Just a quick note : at one of my local WAL-MARTS they had a large stock of the Twisted Time Trains on sale for $19.99 (reg about $45). Yes I know its an ugly , ugly set , but it is good for parts. (Like 2 black low slope outside corner roof (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: LEGO Outlet @ Potomac Mills Mall is now shipping!
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(...) You get a free backpack (retail is like $5) with a $25 purchase. (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Increasing the range of the radio signal
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"Falk" == Falk Stricker <falk.stricker@gmx.de> writes: Falk> Yes, the cybermaster uses the 27Mhz band. I have checked all the Falk> solutions you tell me but it's no use. I think the problem isn't Falk> the PC to cybermaster direction but the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.cybermaster)
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| | Monorail
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I have for sale the following Monorail sets. 6399 6990 and 6991 together with track accessory packs 6347 and 6921. These are all used sets. There are a few pieces missing from 6399 including one lamp post(red), one mini fig and a few other pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Rose window question
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(...) Hmmm. Well, as much as I've considered building a Cathedral, I've never done it. My own suggestion for rose windows would be to use the stepped half-arches and the stepped inverted half arches (I don't know what other people call them, but the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New Small Church
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(...) I think your castle church is cool, nice and simple. Some people go way over board. I am going build on myself soon. I just constructed a hugh Hotel. Great design, you should create a LDRAW file, because it is not too big! See ya Jim (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | RE: Psion 3 communication with scout?
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Thanks. I already have your list of byte codes and the Lego SDK doc. All very useful. I look forward to your examples of downloading! I'm going to start reading up on Psion serial communication this weekend - I've been looking for an excuse to start (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.scout)
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| | Re: Increasing the range of the radio signal
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(...) Yes, the cybermaster uses the 27Mhz band. I have checked all the solutions you tell me but it's no use. I think the problem isn't the PC to cybermaster direction but the direction from cybermaster to PC. Do you use batteries or accumulators in (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.cybermaster)
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| | Re: Help!
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(...) I agree it still fills a big need, Pause only gives you the catalog scan of most sets, Fibblesnork gives you the minifigs, another view since he uses 99% Instruction scans, and everything lumped together by series and genre. Granted you can do (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: When is "Not an Auction" really an auction?
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(...) Of course shill bidding is not unique to proxy bidding systems, though it does provide a way for the shill to obtain more information about your maximum bid if they over bid you, cancel the bid, and then re-bid just under your maximum bid. On (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Ep 1 sets marked down at Target
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(...) Definitely time for you to enter the AFOL 12-step program, my friend. (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: 8460 Space Shuttle FOTW
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En person har anmält intresse, och själv tänker jag köpa en, så nu är priset nere i 740 kr. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: WANT LIST
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<chant> Metroliner Metroliner </chant> I agree Frank, Any old train stuff would be more than welcome! Of course I could always mention I would love to get my hands on a Guarded Inn, though I'm sure there's no prospect of finding that at a decent (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Kmart sale next week - buy 1, get 1 50% off
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(...) Here's hoping we will get to buy the 2000 LEGO sets in their first week at sale prices... Unfortuanately, this probably means that even if K-Mart could get the sets on the shelf for next week, that they will hold them back... (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Where is dl for unix?
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Hi, I need to get the dl program to load the bootstrap code on my handyboard. I seem to remember that it used to live on the handyboard site with the contribution code, but I've pretty much had a look everywhere and could not find it. Anyone knows (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Ep 1 sets marked down at Target
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First let me say that I KNOW it is 19.99 at TRU.com but then my wife will know how much I charged on the credit cardso I buy lego with cash. I was at Target yesterday and they have the Sith Infiltrator for $24 ( AKA grey plates service pack). There (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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