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Yeah, this serves me right for de-lurking before rereading all of the previous posts... :) (...) scan (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: TRU has 8448 and 4561 for $99.99
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As I said, check the AD... Sunday paper!! Really!! Why would I lie? WOOOHOOOO!! Eric Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <3853D4AE.78E325D5@vfaq.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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(...) Maybe someday we'll see Larry's black hopper car. Wouldn't that rock?! :) The big legal hurdle there is indemnification against false representation. (Say some model creator steals a design from someone else and represents the design as (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Supercar Sale
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Toys-R-Us has a sale on the 8880 Supercar, December 12 through December 18. Normally $129.99, it's now $99.99, according to the insert in today's paper. This only applies to those who have any money left after buying their Space Shuttle(s) at (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: vb variable size
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(...) The variables are 16 bit signed (-32768 to 32767), but the loop counter is only an 8 bit unsigned (0 to 255). When you set the loop counter from a variable it ignores the high bits and truncates. Dave Baum (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: * * * Trains & Promo Auctions Going Once on Serious Collector * * *
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) 2774 is/was available in Flight on SAS Airlines. I have seen two names for this set. The SAS Flightshop catalog (which I actually have right here with me at home) calls it "LEGO Red Tiger" and lists for $22 (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sticker scans... Question for Kevin Loch...
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Just upload them to: ftp://ftp.brickshelf.../incoming/ KL (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Rack and Pinion Steering and idea for precise angle of rotation detection
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(...) implementation (...) Don't worry, someone did say that. On page 14 of The Art of LEGO Design (ftp://cherupakha.me...lego.pdf), Fred Martin admonishes us not to do that because the plastic will in fact eventually deform. (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Split wanted from an eBay lot, or, does anyone have those wheels?
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Regarding this set for auction on eBay (URL) am interested in a split. If you look in this picture: (URL) the listing) you'll see a large wheel in the bottom right corner, partly buried under the track. There is another one in the lot, possibly (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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Go Todd! I agree wholeheartedly with every idea, especially the point about being able to submit your own models for consideration as a company-produced set. Just imagine a line of text on the box: "This Lego set custom designed by: Your name here!" (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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