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8880 ? (...) Jorge Rodríguez rodriguez.136@osu.edu (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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The LEGO CD games Rock Raiders, Racers and Friends are now available in New Zealand for $49.95 NZ each (that's about 25 USD). This is a much better price than the ninety dollars we had to pay last year for Creator and about ten dollars less for (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.games, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets found in the US
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The tag for the sale said it ends on the 24th. (...) Jorge Rodríguez rodriguez.136@osu.edu (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: This is just funny.
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(...) ~Bwah ~HA ~ha ~HA ~HA !!! ;-) i have my hands full with the 6% that are fearlessly queuing up for their make-overs! later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Custom lego Kits group (was 4 axle custom Hopper)
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(...) I can imagine <g>. I ws thinking more about the selling end because it can be done virtually. Sharing parts buying introduces the extra cost of mailing parts around - which may or may not be worthwhile. However, I certainly wouldn't assume (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Rack and Pinion Steering and idea for precise angle of rotation detection
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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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| | Re: WTT: #8880 fo #6987
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(...) Are you willing to throw something extra in? I'm just curious as to whether you see these sets as about the same value or not, I'm not haggling with you per se as I only have one MIB. (1) I paid close to 200 for it and that was a while ago. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Giroscopio...
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(...) un (...) I giroscopi comunemente disponibili per uso modellistico sono ora per lo piu' piezoelettrici, hanno bisogno di una alimentazione da circa 4 a 6 V, assorbono pochi mAh (da 20 a 50) e ti danno una variazione di segnale in uscita (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | WTT: #8880 fo #6987
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Greetings all, For Xmas this year I would like to arrange a trade with someone who has a MISB Blacktron #6987 Message-Intercept Base. I have an MISB Technic #8880 Super Car already in a box ready to mail. I am only interesting in trading for the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | NW Fest
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Just a quick thank you to Tony for the organisation of yesterdays event, and to say that I was really pleased to meet all of the attendees. I now have to find the time to complete all the models with the bits I swapped Cheers Alan Kershaw (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) PS, I have been working on this for months, the timing was driven by "all the parts of the listing and the instructions are complete" more than anything else. The first instance of this hopper was sold well over 6 months ago, back in April. (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Lego de-lurks!
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(...) Very true, though prices drop sharply with quantity. One sensor I use, is nearly 50$ in 'one off' quantities, but if you but 10000, this drops to under ten dollars. Makes rather a difference to the potential market. It is sometimes difficult (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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(...) I'm interested in a group, let's discuss further. I know you're looking at the selling end but I'm most interested in the production end of things... until you try to produce ten copies of something you don't really know what's entailed. I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | FA(eBay): blond and grey hairpieces - ends Sunday
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6 blond, 6 grey hairpieces - ends Sunday (URL) Email: kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com Web page: (URL) Page: (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Driving an L298 motor driver board
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I'm trying to drive 2 larger DC motors that draw about 1A each. I am using a L298 motor driver board that is sold by HVWTech. I would like to drive it straight from the Handyboard and I'm wondering if I'm going about this correctly. Am I correct in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Lego de-lurks!
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Hi ! Increased sensor/motor I/O is a must and do-able. RF would be great, and I don't understand why Cybermaster is RF and the RCX is IR. As far as the sensors are concerned, having been working away on a range of such devices, I am most noticably (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Anyone seen 2K Lego?
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I just checked the Sunnyvale TRU, nothing yet :-/ Of course, there are no sales this week, so it doesn't matter - 7124 would be the only one I'd buy reg price right now, after my latest binges. ...Speaking of binges, um, I bought out the SF (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Introducing another machine builder.
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Falcon has been building many interesting machines, robots and rides. I am posting the url for his latest robot. I hope you will enjoy his work as I do. (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Looking for track
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If someone could order me 1 or 2 4555s, I'd appreciate it - I JUST got into trains, want one of these, but would like to get it at retail ;-) I'll be checking US S@H tomorrow morning when I do the Specials listing, but if they don't have it, I'll (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: TRU has 8448 and 4561 for $99.99
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INCORRECT. The website DIDN'T list 8448. Check again ;-) I checked about 15min ago, it IS there now - WOOHOO!!!! (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | UK Shopping report - thames valley area
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Many discounted, or old sets around at present - thames valley area TJ MAX (branches around the country) 6289 - red beared runner - £49 GBP (marked as original price £70) 5571 - giant truck - £sorry cant remember, but think it was £55, but do (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Star Wars Set WIshes
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Sell the pilots and Lukes to people who want them. --Tobias (...) all (...) great (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: * * * Trains & Promo Auctions Going Once on Serious Collector * * *
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(...) Ne'er seen that set b'fore. Mind if I snag a copy of that scan for the DB? Does the set have an official name? What year was it released? --Todd (...) (tongue firmly in cheek ;-) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO Acronyms (Was: Excuse me, but what are 'BURPS'?)
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DYA is a French On-line shop: (URL) often has old(er) Lego sets for sale. See lugnet.market.shopping where Emmanuel post updates of what's new on the site. Antony. Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FMLDKn.t1@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Sticker scans... Question for Kevin Loch...
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Kevin: I have finally got around to scanning some of the sticker sheets from the sets I have. I have scanned them at a medium/high resolution, and am about half-done. My question is: The ZIPped file is about 3.78MB, and is an archive of the scans I (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.db.scans)
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| | * * * Trains & Promo Auctions Going Once on Serious Collector * * *
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If interested, check out my auctions on Serious Collector: 2774: (4 URLs) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: LEGO Acronyms (Was: Excuse me, but what are 'BURPS'?)
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(...) That's an actual company in France that has older lego sets for sale. URL is (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US
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Uhm, you sure about that? Both wings are extended in the picture of the box I"m looking at... Tom "David Simmons" <alienbuz@concentric.net> wrote in message news:FMLwMI.7xv@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) the (...) in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | Special note (was Re: [FA] - eBay - Lego CUSTOM: - Unique 4 axle custom Hopper
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It should be noted that the referenced post was not a solicitation to bid or buy (other than extremely incidentally) but was an invitation to discussion. And discussion IS occurring, as I had hoped it would. Readers who draw a conclusion of the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) Tru. A couple of months ago i posted a simillar mess. It's a shame the wild- west theme has ended so soon. It could have become a nice -city-theme too with a trainstation, saloon, buildings and ofcourse -trains.... Because TLG has cancelled (...) (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | TRU has 8448 and 4561 for $99.99
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I just saw this today in the weekly TRU ad. Should be good through next Saturday. The website does not list the 8448 and our local TRU has not carried this set for several weeks. You can always get a rain check. Rose (25 years ago, 12-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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