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(...) They're definitely grey--look at the upper picture first, and it's the same walls (mix and number)--while lighting effects can often add a warm tan, they rarely "create" grey from anything but white. Just my fiftieth of a buck. LFB (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Battle Droids
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(...) Argh! Now why'd you have to go and tell me that? I was hoping for red Naboo-canopies...now to find out that we were close to getting them? It's painful, I tell you. ;) best LFB (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Looking for Birdie in (734) or (517)
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Ever time my daughter sees the instructions for the McD lego sets, her eyes move immediately to the Birdie set, the one with her favorite (pink) color. Of course, we somehow missed this one. Does anybody have an extra? I'm in Ann Arbor but have (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr)
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| | Anyone need any minifig weapons?
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I have: 3 grey rifles 1 black rifle 3 brown long barrel muskets 6 brown short barrel muskets 1 grey pistol 2 grey sabers They are new, free and need a new home. Whoever would like the lot please email me. Jackie (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | H-bridge chips
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1. Two quick question, when i type 'ps' at the C prompt, i always get the following: PID STAT PC SP ORG Tricks Executing 1 20 c200 fe01 fe00 10 <command line interaction> is that there becoz Interactive C is running or is that something else? 2. my (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Please help me to identify
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(...) Leroy, do you have a website somewhere that you can put up a picture? The reason being that Lugnet is a news-only news server - ie, no pictures. If you don't, you're welcome to e-mail me the gif (as a file attachment, please), and I'll take a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Bring Your (Favorite) Minifig To Work Day
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I think my current favorite is the Infomaniac. Not sure why... Maybe the whole computer/communicati...s/Internet connotation. - Greg (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Shell Sets Now Available
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The five large Shell sets are now available in New Zealand. Set numbers 1252 - 1256. Two sets are priced at $14.95; another two at $24.95 and the largest set at $39.95 (NZ dollars). A $10.00 petrol purchase applies but hurry as it appears that (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Please help me to identify
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Guys please help me identify this brick and may I know where can I get them Thanks Leroy ___...___ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: (URL) MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-Type: (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Aaaaggghhh! My dog has a taste for ABS!!!!
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I was working on a Gungan Suub this evening ($22 US, Wal-Mart, woohoo!), and had to step out of the room for a moment. When I came back, the dog was chewing on something tiny, so I started chasing her to find out what she had. It was a little black (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: LEGO on Slashdot
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I thought it was Fortune! This was mentioned last night on Marketplace, also referencing Forbes. Did both Fortune and Forbes give the same award to Lego? So confused.... (...) G. Crisp - gcrisp@mindspring.com "Indian, indian, what did you die for? (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Choosing a Digital Camera/New Photos Up
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Just a Lego Photo comment; the Mavica is amazing with it's close-focus capability, and automatic white correction for fluorescent or halogen lights. I have taken a lot of close ups of electronics, etc and it's great. Look at: (URL) a quick example. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Medium gears.... New ones are different!
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Man, I'll have to go back through my Mindstorms and see if that's so (only recent Technic-like addition) I don't remember it being that. Of-axis gearing is a mainstay! Tom "R2" <r2eng@primenet.com> wrote in message news:FMEH84.6A1@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Customer Service Desks (was Re: WalMart vs WalMart)
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(...) Ben, My experience has been as follows: I always ask nicely. If possible I try to speak directly with the manager. The ability to explain the reasoning (of why I am trying to buy the entire stock of a discontinued SKU) seems to get lost when (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Star Wars Lego 40% off at K-mart
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I think I can clarify why this is happening: K-Mart is running a 20% off all star wars toys this week. They are also running a buy one lego, get second lego at 50% off. This is happening because both sales apply to the Star Wars Lego sets. Ray (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: help - where's swengine.dat
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Please do not post these messages here. Only follow-ups to an originally posted dat file should be posted. The purpose is so someone can go down the list of messages and know that the start of each thread contains a dat file. CHARTER/PURPOSE: (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: help - part number wanted
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I hate to be the dat police, but this message should not be posted to this group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.cad.dat.parts (group): Unofficial renderings of official LEGO® elements/parts in LDraw DAT format, plus any follow-up discussions. This message (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | *** AUCTION ***
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Heya ! My auction is on www.ebay.de. Here are the links: 6970 www.eBay.de/servlet/...uktionsID= 15428807&user=130798...235924882& 6887 www.eBay.de/servlet/...uktionsID= 15428489&user=130798...235924882& 6894 www.eBay.de/servlet/...uktionsID= (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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(...) There is significant circumstantial evidence, and numerous reports that Lego *does* read Lugnet. It is also rumoured (by people uninclined to hyperbole) that there are people in the Lego Company hierarchy who read/monitor Lugnet and RTL as (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jot and Jab's Space Auction
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(...) thanks (...) Being a dispenser of sarcasm myself from time to time, I sometimes can see it in other's posts. I feel it is out of place here. If I'm wrong (and there was none in your post) please forgive me. Todd's message is not intended to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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(...) I (...) catalog. I (...) yes it (...) of (...) ever (...) collectors (...) If we (...) We could always put these rarities into a container and bury it, like TLG in Australia did. Shows how much respect Lego has for its copyrights and heritage. (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | LEGO on Slashdot
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Here we go again. (TLC employees should probably read the comments): (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Train Thing
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Count me in on the train meeting thing. I'd like to see what everyone has. I just have started to find who's located where in what areas, etc. I'm in Lawrence, KS My Primary Lego Love is Space. But I have the Railway Express Train and the 6990 and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ks)
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| | More info on James Jessiman
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A while back I received an email asking for more information on James Jessiman. I thought about what this person wrote, and it would be nice to get some more info on James for the site, so people can have a better idea of who he was. Below is the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Dino Adventurer Sets
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A while back we were discussing the need for a new aircraft type a la Indiana Jones. Anyone else think the new Island Hopper just might fit the deal? (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Could Someone Summarazie this 2000 Catalog thing for me?
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(...) yes it was down for Maint. though I'm sure you've already been told this.. it's not only Lugnet that seems slow.. it's anything on the pair network.. it seems a little better tonight finally.. at least I can get over 1k a sec on a picture (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Dan's Lego Parts Auction Update:12/7/99
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More lots have been SOLD. Check out the open lots still left at; (URL) SOLD lots are at; (URL) quick summary listed by bidder of sold as well as unsold lots is at; (URL) M. (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | LNP collision detection Bug found and fixed
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Hi there, i just found an evil little bug in lnp ( or maybe it's actually a bug in gcc ). The problem is the definition of tx_state as char, and compare operations like if (tx_state < TX_ACTIVE) . The compiler generates wrong code for this (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Datsville Elementary School [DAT]
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I've just recently finished this rather large file for Datsville. You will need to un-mpd it to see it in ldlite. --Calvin Walton 0 FILE school.dat 0 MPD Author: Calvin Walton 0 0 This .MPD was compiled using M-Peedy 0 (URL) Datsville Elementary (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Ultimate Collector's Series wish list
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At the top of the list, the Millenium Falcon of course! With Han, Leia, C-3P0, R2, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan, Lando Calrissian, and Nien Numb minifigs. Since the TIE Interceptor and X-wing are both being targeted at much higher age groups (16 and up), it's (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Jot and Jab's Space Auction
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(...) Sorry--- It was intended to attract the intention of Space enthusiasts. I'm a proud, paying Lugnet member as of today, and got a slap on the knuckles my very first day. :-( I will keep my auction announcements to market.auctions from now on, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Medium gears.... New ones are different!
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Sorry if this is not new news, but.... (URL) out the changes. The new gear is on top. I just noticed this when trying to build a large crankshaft, and found you can no longer attach axles on the off-center cross position. When did this happen? Eric (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: COMPLETE LIST OF NEW SETS FOR 2000
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(...) I agree. LEGO definitely doesn't need our support, because otherwise they would've taken us much more seriously. I mean, c'mon, TLC can find LUGNET easily - it's probably the second that comes up in -any- search motor, after themselves, but (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Comparative Book Review
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Thanks for the nice review. J G Gregory <jgg@ultranet.com> wrote in message news:FMBr2y.41n@lugnet.com... (...) I assume that was for me. I try to publish everything I know about RCX sensors on my web pages for everyone to share for free. Mike G. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | UK Members Comments..
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Bah! That's at least two people now who have used the Keith Orville and A-Team references that I thought were o-so original! Richard PS. Whoever made the comments about China, should probably consider changing them before someone else see's it and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: CAD Set Depository
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Yes, Please send me the files for the Blacktron Series.... I woul appreciate it!! Thanks, Dan (...) was (...) done (...) upgrade (...) The (...) the (...) model (...) any (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: '99 Bring Your Minifig To Work Day
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(...) Sorry, Todd, I just read your post about it, (URL) all for the second Friday in Dec, unless it falls on a local-national holiday (ie. Dec. 8th, the holiday Mario mentioned)... or the 3rd Monday of the month... --Mike. (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bring Your (Favorite) Minifig To Work Day
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(...) Well, it would probably fall on Hannuka quite a few times, but I guess that wouldn't matter in most countries, as there's no vacation in Hannuka. (Only in Israel... but apparently I'm the only fan from there, and even I'm not there now!) Happy (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Bring Your (Favorite) Minifig To Work Day
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(...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Bring Your (Favorite) Minifig To Work Day
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(...) Hmmmm... I don't know if I'll bring mine to my school... (I'm considered weird enough as it is... peer pressure is the most awful thing... :-) Well, if I will, it'll probably be the King, or else Sam & Sam - my newly wed couple... :-) Shiri (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.people)
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