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Has anyone tried to use their 30% off coupon for Toysmart on the Robotics Invention set? I'm wondering if they'd kick that back. Toysmart is also running a 20% off on all construction toys, Mindstorms excluded of course. also how accurate are these (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) Coincidentally, I'm just now working on a LEGO-style box design for one of my own models! But it'll just be a virtual box...I don't really want to get in any legal trouble. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) Nope. In fact the lot description specifically states that you can make as many copies as you want, for your own use. You just don't have commercial redistribution rights. Offline, two people pointed out that one can come quite close to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Training OmniRemote for RCX commands
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yes. Thanks for the nice words though. By the way I've given more thought to using the built in IR. I think we need to access the hardware directly to do it though. OmniRemote accesses the hardware directly too. I'm waiting for the color version of (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.palm)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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(...) Doesn't the posting of 2000 set availability constitute a leak? After all they are not on their web site (!?!), so surely they cant exist can they? regards lawrence (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brad Justus is real
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(...) Actually, no, it's not possible to effectively forge messages here. Yes, you can post messages using someone else's name (easily, even). But it is _not_ possible to forge the originating IP in Todd's logs. Which means that even though _we_ (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | "If it were my toy company..."
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[crossposted to .dear-lego & .general; followups to .dear-lego] Brad Justus, Senior Vice President of LEGO Direct, wrote in (URL): "We want to be a company with whom you want to be involved. We want to be the company you'd like us to be. And to do (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) Uhm.. Uhm.. can we play? I've heard of at least 6 confirmed memberships from the Netherlands. Jasper (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) In other words, the 12V features + DCC to the 9V line. I want. Badly. Jasper (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | New sets are out!
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I just bought the Slave 1, Gungan patrol, Desert Skiff, B-Wing at Rebel Command Center, and the Technic Pit Droid! Got to go build them now! If you live in the Saginaw, MI area! Go check the Meijers on Gratiot or Tittabawassee, if you live in the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Legoville...nearly complete.
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Well, it's not a bad idea, but I only have three fishing rods, all three of which I already use. But I won't forget that idea...hmm... (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Gail, I haven't seen a post in a while
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Gail, why don't you drop me a E-mail, I should get something in the mail to you in the next few days (school here has been crazy!) James (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
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| | Re: Get a load of THIS bozo...
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Oops. Yes, of course. I know nothing of the real Brad, who (supposedly?) works for LEGO. But the troll who posted to rtl in Brad Justus' name was Chris McKinney, who has been hanging about, wondering what kind of money she can get for her LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets found in the US
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(...) Wow, that's amazing. We had done the late-night trek to Meijers (in Grand Rapids, at 28th and Kalamazoo), because a friend told us over dinner that they were having a three-day sale on all Star Wars toys, ending at midnight. They also told us (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | FS/FT: Updated list of available sets
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I have merged my sale and trade pages, added some new sets, cleaned out all of the ones that I have either sold or traded, and reduced my asking price of some sets as well. I have some Pirates, Space, Castle, and other miscellaneous stuff availble: (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Get a load of THIS bozo...
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(...) Just to clarify (!) Robert is speaking about the so-called "scam Brad Justus", not the Real Brad Justus. Brad Justus is a real person, but someone forged a post in his name on the Usenet group rec.toys.lego yesterday. --Todd (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Get a load of THIS bozo...
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Here's some mail I received this morning, after I figured out that the scam "Brad Justus" is really Chris McKinney. This can be independantly verified via deja.com, but examining the source on the scam message, and then running a search to see who (...) (25 years ago, 11-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Looking for track
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(...) Dean, The new prices in US dollars are: Curves/Straights 14.50/box Points 31.00 Crossover 11.00 (In other words, they are going up about 15%) If I were you, and wanted large quantites of straight track, I would order it now. (I have c500 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | FA 7740 Passenger Express
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I have a used 7740 available to the person who offers me the best price over $400. The set is missing most stickers but does have the platform timetable sticker and a couple of "7740" stickers, otherwise it is complete. Instructions are photocopies (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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Can a Lego design be copyrighted? Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38532D25.B393E19D@v...er.net>... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) Yes. The whole 2000 thing is getting silly. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Anyone trade their DYA bait?
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Great Idea Torsten, I'll trade a spare mib 4549 I have for a mib 4547, any takers? Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | 2150 retrostation/4554 metrostation question
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Can someone please tell me what I would need to do to change a 4554 into a 2150? I assume that the yellow parts become red and the red parts become yellow but are there any parts that do not change color? what about other differences between the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Infrared receiver
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Hello, I'm currently doing a project that requires emitter and receiver, but I have a problem. For the emitter circuit, pulses is received from the programmed that I've programmed into the Xilinx, it then sent the pulses to the emitter and the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Legoville...nearly complete.
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(...) Of course that assumes that you have enough stock for the sotre (fishing rods, life jackets etc) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Towns and trains
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(...) If you want to do this you can put the train tracks a plate thickness above the baseplates. there are ways to the nattatch the curves to the baseplate using plates. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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So.. Larry.. :) Are we gonna have to wait 'til 2002 to get your instructions up on Brickshelf? ;) (...) <snippettydoodaa> (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets found in the US
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I went to the meijers on Sawmill Rd in Columbus. They have all starwars Lego 25%off including the 2000 ones. 8001 for $22.49, 7124 $7.49 on sale. The rest of the new sets were not on file yet. The cashier gave me the a-wing for $7.49 as well, reg (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) Am I alone in seeing a huge problem with what Larry did? The precise moment he is choosing to do it? I wrote a really long reply to this that I decided I'd better not post. Am I taking it all too seriously? -- Richard (SQL addled at 2 a.m.) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: What the F.......
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All MediaOne posters take one step forward! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) M. Dye" <robdye@writeme.com> wrote in message news:FMM3MA.Mow@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) it (...) match (...) original (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: RIS 1.0 vs 1.5: which more "desirable"?
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(...) Sorry, should have said the command console, which does use the VB stuff, and also (of course), sending anything yourself from VB... (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets found in the US
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Woo-Hoo! Now, howa 'bout some sales;-) Thanks for the post, Steve{:^D -John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Towns and trains
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(...) Either that, or employ Matt's elegant solution using 2x2 turntables: (URL) Under "Ideas", click on hints and tips. HTH, John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Legoville...nearly complete.
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<SNIP> (...) Build a fishing store! Use a blue/white striped praite shirt, a pirate face (with eyepatch), blue legs and a red baseball cap for the owner minifig. and replace one hand with a hook! --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Towns and trains
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I have some problems with making a town with a train running through. The straight tracks fit perfectly on the baseplates but the curved ones won´t fit! How do you solve this problem? Do you let the straight tracks go on the baseplates and the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Is It True?
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(...) Man you live where I want to live... KL (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Beds
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Do you have beds in your houses? How do you build them? I use this simple solution: 3 2*4 bricks and one 2*4 slope. Place the bricks in a row, so that it has the dimension of 4*6 studs. Now place the slope in one end of the brick row. Voilá! A (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Is It True?
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I gotta know, are the 2000 Star Wars sets out, or is this some hoax? Here in Aus we are way behind (for gods sake we only got running water 6 months ago, and we are hoping for electricity for christmas) so if they have been released in the states (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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As the winner of the first hopper Lar constructed for auction in the Gary Louie Memorial Auction, I can testify to the model's merit. It is a must car for every serious Trainiac's collection (Puts the 4536 to shame, IMHO ). Of course, this car looks (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Pics of FIRST Lego Leage Competition in Chicago
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Wow, those First contact shirts are cool! KL (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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