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(...) Not to sound nitpicky, but that'd be "they treat what they perceive to be TM infringments".... "Technic" may be a trademark of the Lego Company, but it's also an English-language word dating back at least to 1760. (In one sense, it has (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Quick Assessments of 2000 Sets I picked up
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And now for the assessments!! 6095 Guarded Treasury 101 pcs, $14.99 *Great Buy!* I think this set will make up the bulk of extra castle purchases this year. It has a lot of great pieces, and the only minifigs that come with it are grunts. My biggest (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: help! trying to pose mini-fig arms
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(...) ps, MLCAD _also_ squishes the mini-fig, BTW. . . . . Thanks. Franklin (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Thanks, Jeff. I've got LDAO loaded, and I just now used the Mini-fig Modeller feature to create a DAT file. :-) Now I've got a _different_ problem. . . . :-/ The DAT file created by LDAO has a whole bunch of ROTATE and TRANSLATE comments in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Girls and LEGO (was: Re: Introducing LEGO Direct)
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Hi John and everyone, Before I respond to John's letter, I'd like to say this: As a girl, not so long ago fitting in the Scala and Belville age range, with three (both older and younger) sisters and three girl cousins, I have to say that I agree (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.belville, lugnet.scala)
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| | Re: Semi-Odd Parts I'd Like to Know About
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(...) Ack! Grey is the colour I want, too. Darnit, always not available in the US and preciously guarded by their owners--I can probably kiss those goodbye. (...) Fantastic! Thanks a million--blue is precisely the colour in which I'm most (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Recommended software package
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Michael Horvath <mikehorvath@juno.com> wrote in message news:FMr0L7.98@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) or (...) don't (...) I highly recommend LDAO (LDraw Add-On). It's the "home base" for all my LCAD activities. It has lots of functionality, and is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Semi-Odd Parts I'd Like to Know About
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(...) The current fruits of my labour (in black and white) are at: (URL) primarily WWI-era; WWII ships have more "curves" so I haven't spent as much time with them yet. -Lindsay (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Supply and demand
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(...) They already missed the golden opportunity to rerelease sets - they could have rereleased the best of the classic space sets as "20th anniversary sets." The parents who were 8 years old when they first played with those sets would want to buy (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: New RDS Scout info on legomindstorms.com
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Are you very upset when I say that I can't find any new pages? CU Bert Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Lego pBricks www.bvandam.net -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Jason Cooper <robotman@slip.net> Aan: lego-robotics (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Supply and demand
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(...) know that if I ever bored with it, I can sell it on to some other fool for more or less the same price... I do not really think it is worth $190. (...) You are a fool to think that it has a value of $190. Really, it has a value of whatever (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Sr. VP Justus of LEGO Direct.
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Thompson writes: [snip] (...) [snip] Are you SERIOUS?!? American cannons don't shoot?!? Forgive me for the ignorance, but I had no idea! This is hilarious! LOL! -Shiri (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Supply and demand
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(...) Honestly, I don't think LEGO will re-release old sets... Most people won't know that "set A" on the shelf is actually "4558 from 1991." Therefore, there's not much of a point for LEGO to do something like that. There may be others, but is 2150 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Beds
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Tobias: (...) Good idea (but only for 4 and 6 wide beds). Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere"
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Anders: (...) Det er vi så småt startet på i /loc/dk/. Jeg har lavet en "oversættelse" af mandtalsformularen til dansk: (URL) vil prøve at tage mig sammen til at lave en oversigt over de udfyldte mandtalsformularer sssm [1]. Leg godt, Jacob 1) sssm (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | Free Mindstorms
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Our local computer mega store, Micro Center has a deal too good to pass up. Purchase $400 of merchandise; open an e-trade account with a minimum of $1,000 ; get a $400 credit in your e-trade account. I think this promotion is only open to new (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: So what do you think you have under the tree?
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(...) Woah, who are these gifts from? As for me, I've spent too much on Lego during the year so for now I'm not allowed to get anymore! Bryan (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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| | Re: Sr. VP Justus of LEGO Direct.
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(...) I thank you, Rose for your wonderful insight. It pleases me to know that a parent or two out there agree with me. It really doens't matter to me who the company belittles it self for, it just the sake of the fact that it is belittling its own (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Ebay - On the rise, or ... ?
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(...) I heard Yahoo! is now charging for auctions. I haven't confirmed that personally, yet, so take this message with a grain of salt. Steve (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: AAAArrr...rrrgggggghhhhhh !!@?#$§!?!
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(...) Mooment mal - was heisst hier Vernichtung?! Das bleibt doch hoechstens beim Versuch! So wie der FCB immer wieder versucht, gegen die Eintracht zu siegen (OKOK, die letzten Male war die SGE wirklich zu doof, aber wie war das noch mit dem 4:1 (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: S&H Technic Sale via MindStorms e-mailing
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Chris and Paul posted copies of e-mail'ed S@H specials they got spammed with. I got both of these, I'll bet a lot of others did, too. I guess spam does taste good, sometimes. Steve (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | turntable sets?
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What current sets include a turntable? I am talking about the big geared job. --Jack Gregory (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Metroliner at for sale at store
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(...) The last year I ever found one on the shelves of a store was in 1995. That was the same year it sold out at Shop At Home. I'm sure that they continued to pop up on store shelves for some time after that. But the moment a set disappears from (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LEGOLand Questions
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(...) Carlsbad has a tiny airport itself, as well, but it's a commuter-flight only airport. James (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Thanks to all that voted
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I have just noticed that www.brickset.co.uk has been voted CLSotW, despite the controversy surrounding me and it last week. So, thanks everybody who voted, and special thanks to Grahame Reid for his input. Huw (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: using "lego" in domain names
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Adrian Drake <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:FMqx9F.4Aw@lugnet.com... (...) need a (...) lego (...) Michael Edwards mentioned last week in the 2000 scans thread that he had a phone call from LEGO Denmark legal department, which he was not in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere"
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Anders: (...) [...] (...) Det er godt der er nogen her der kan svensk. (...) ^^^...^^^ Hvad betyder "storståtligt"? Vi kan jo godt holde os til den nordiske forkortelse, selv når vi oversætter navnet til engelsk (kalder I ikke også "Amerikas (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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(...) WHA!?!?! Are you telling me that Obi-Wan is Luke's father, not Anakin?!?! What a spoiler! (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 'Fest pics are up
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Tony Priestman <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:nox2hOB4RaV4Ew3...n.co.uk... (...) I stand corrected. I looked at yours minutes before posting that message, too :-( Huw (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: LEGOLand Questions
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Comments inlined below. (...) <snip> (...) San Diego is closer. It is about one hour south of Anaheim, and it is roughly half an hour north of San Diego (when traffic is moving). (...) I don't know when spring break is, but we went midweek and I was (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Från mig till Er: En riktigt God Jul!
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Jacob Sparre Andersen skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Men det är ju den konstruktiva kritiken som för oss framåt! (...) Jo, jag håller med, men med alla genomskinliga bitar i slottet, 10 månaders Jenny som just börjat gå etc. etc. så blir det inte så (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere" (Was: Reklam för lugnet.loc.se?)
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Fredrik Glöckner skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Ska man vara petig, och det ska man ju <g>, så saknas det fyra prickar i den svenska versionen: "Nordiska föreningen för LEGO-entusiaster" däremot behöver det inte vara bestämd form, utan kan mycket väl (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere" (Was: Reklam för lugnet.loc.se?)
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Fredrik Glöckner skrev i meddelandet ... (...) Du tog orden ur munnen på mig! Visst kan man vara intresserad av LEGO utan att vara en 'byggare'. Sen ska väl namnet helst vara uttalbart även som förkortning, så vi får väl spåna ('brainstorming') lite (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere"
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Tobias: (...) Hvor meget tekst (i modsætning til tekstdata) drejer det sig om? Vi kan nok godt finde ud af at gøre det med _meget_ statisk tekst, så som foreningens formål, men der ud over kommer der vel ikke til at være meget andet end liste med (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | LDraw and spatial awareness
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I've noticed something peculiar, though it may just be a factor of my own stunted 3D visualization skills. I seem to have become noticeably better at planning Lego projects in my head. I don't mean simple buildings like basic Freestyle houses, but (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Help with M-Peedy utility
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(...) .DAT (...) The error occurs when I try to launch the program. Mike (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Metroliner at for sale at store
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I'm just curious when was the last know date a Metroliner was available for purchase as a retail store or S@H? I would guess around the year 1995-1996? Does anyone have a more specific date or any stories revolving around looking for (or finding) (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Sr. VP Justus of LEGO Direct.
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(...) our (...) European (...) posted this letter (in October). In my humble, but "war-weary" opinion, I really don't care what continent's children the company belittles it self for. I just want them to strive for perfection in some division that (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | New RDS Scout info on legomindstorms.com
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Check out the new pages... What do you all think? SDK available! Has anyone tried the VLL link to the Micro-Scout or RCX bricks? Jason (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere"
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Tobias: (...) Ikke for at nedgøre dine resourcer, men jeg har omkring 1 Gb fri på hugin (og det er fordi jeg aldrig rydder op). Plads er ikke noget problem. Jeg vil foretrække at vi holder så meget som praktisk muligt på Lugnet, så det er godt (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | Check my math? 8448 gearbox ratios
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While disassembling my 8448 last night, I decided to work out the gear ratios from the engine output to the drive axle. I came up with the following (many apologies if this has been discussed here before). This is ascii art, so if you're on the web (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Help with M-Peedy utility
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(...) hmmm.. i just DL'd the .zip, unzipped it into a directory and ran it... the proggy has never been installed on this machine (i'm at work) and it came up just fine... are you getting error when you launch M-Peedy, or when you try to select a (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Recommended software package
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What is the recommended package of utilities I should use when creating/displaying LDraw files. I have LDraw, L3P, MLCAD, and POV-Ray, but I've noticede a lot of references to LDAO, LDLite, etc. as being required or necessary for running other (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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(...) new (...) Wan's (...) It is the head from YOUNG Obi Wan, who doesn't have a beard either. It is a different torso (I think brand new) Looks a lot like Maul's but simpler. (...) they (...) new (...) tonight. (...) It is an escape pod in the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Help with M-Peedy utility
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I've downloaded and installed both the M-Peedy Software, as well as the required Microsoft utilites. Yet, when I try to load the M-Peedy file I receive an error saying "Cannot Load from File". (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: **** MLCAD V1.6 IS AVAILABLE NOW ****
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Thanks for the new MLCad. I like the new move-mode better than the sliders. There is still a fault in save picture. On almost all off the pics off the model I just tried, there is missing surfaces in some off the bricks. I can E-mail you one off the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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Brad, THANK YOU (and the LEGO Group) for opening the door! I plan to be among those AFOLs you'll be doing business with in the near future. Some of the items I'd like to see among the offerings are retired pieces of great interest [to me - and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Meijers in Grand Rapids
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(...) Wow, more friendly than New York? I didn't think that was possible. "Sir, the Sarcasmeter! She won't hold together!! She's gonna blow!!!" (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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(...) new (...) Yup- Obi Wan's head. I'm looking at both of them now. Chris (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The Lego Conspiracy Revealed
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(...) As evidence of this chemical in action, Mathew Miller writes: (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) Not quite, though. My grandma has some of those, and they're _vastly_ inferior to Lego -- they don't really interlock at all. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: using "lego" in domain names
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(...) Yes, Lego doesn't like this. It's possible, although unclear, that they may even have a legal basis for saying so. It's fairly clear to me at least that they _shouldn't_ have a legal basis: Traditional trademarks are limited both in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Meijers in Grand Rapids
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(...) 96, (...) and (...) Didn't that one still say "Thrifty Acres" out front up until like last year? It's the oldest Meijer on earth, and yes, it is a *bad* one. heh heh. The Cascade one on 28th St blows it out of the water. And the new one at (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Redditch 'fest (was: re: NW Fest)
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(...) Richard, Don't even think it, my wife is telepahthic. (A worried) Scott A (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere"
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Tobias: (...) Det kan vi nok godt klare, men så bliver det ikke direkte på Lugnet. Jeg vil gerne sætte plads af til NOFFLEs medlemmers modeller på hugin ("www.ldraw.org"-maskinen). Jeg vil foreslå at de af os der allerede har et websted klarer os (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | Re: "Forening af nordiske LEGO-byggere"
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Tobias: (...) Det er nok det jeg godt kan lide ved det. :-) (...) Ja. Leg godt, Jacob ---...--- -- E-post: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.fi)
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| | RE: "Fixing" movable dividers in Plano boxes
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(...) I find that I really like the self closing style of tweezers. You press on them to open them, and when you let go they clamp onto the part. My fingers are way too big to pick parts out of the small storage sections, and with Technic parts, you (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.storage)
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| | Re: Meijers in Grand Rapids
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(...) Are you sure you're not thinking of the Cascade Meijer, at 28th Street and I-96, instead of the 28th & Kalamazoo Meijer? The K-zoo Meijer is an older store, and while it isn't a *bad* store, it's certainly not going to win any awards. Steve (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) As a kid I never had Lego blocks (it was a long time ago). Instead, mum used to bring me tall cylinders of 'American Bricks' (which now I find seem to made by an Elgo company). These sets were primarily bricks, doors, windows, & roof pieces. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: help! trying to pose mini-fig arms
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(...) are you using Steve Bliss' LDraw Add On??? specifially the MiniFig modeller allows for easy manipulation of .DAT minifigs. Makes it very easy to rotate any/all of their joints and the kinematic chain is kept intact automatically check it out (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Minnesota.
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(...) A lot of people are finding them in Eastern Michigan. I found a couple at the local Meijer here in South Bend, IN. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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(...) The one page one. Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | NMRA San Jose in Y2K
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I have been placed on the waiting list for the NMRA Convention in San Jose. The show will take place Friday, August 4th through Sunday, August 6th. I told the layout coordinator that it was a Lego Train layout and got this response: [snipped for (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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Jeff Stembel wrote: Jeff, (...) The one page kind, or the SAHS, or what? I am totally confused today! (Brain fried, too much to do... uh.......) Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Comments on models
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(...) I've got a rendered image of my model at www.geocities.com/Ar...4/lego.htm Also try going to www.ldraw.org where you'll find lots of rendered images Good Luck! Mike (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | Re: Driving an L298 motor driver board
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Hi, I done a PCB with the L298 H-Bridge. You just need to remove the L293D and but a special connector in the socket. You can drive motors (2) with 2A current. If you are interesting with this PCB send me a mail. kind regards, Nicolas. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Considering parting out 2 4561s
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(...) You should be able to put a pane from a 4x3 window across two of those thinwalls. Like on the back of 4-wide truck, or something. I'm not sure LEGO's ever done this or not. Steve (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | No y2k in Emeryville
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On my way into work today, I stopped by the Toysrus and Kmart in Emeryville. No y2k Lego, sorry to say. Did buy a bunch of Droid Starfighters and Landspeeders at Kmart where they're having a 25% off Star Wars toys sale. Mmmm... more beige and brown (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Supply and demand
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(...) know (...) or (...) Why doesn't TLG (LC?) release the Metroliner not as a set but as seperate sets! e.g 4xxx Front engine, 4xxx Passenger car, 4xxx baggage car, 4xxx Sleeping car, 4xxx Observation car, 4xxx double engine, 4xxx Train Link (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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(...) I scanned that one already. I'm talking about the inset in the mini-catalog, found in such sets as 7104 or 6471. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Etwas Kultur
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Hallo Kai-man, (...) Banan - äh - Banause. Noch nie die Dreigroschenoper gehört? Bertold Brecht & Kurt Weill? 1928?? Nein? Also, dann paß mal auf: Lied eines kleinen Abwaschmädchens in einer Vier-Penny-Kneipe, genannt "Jennie, die Seeräuberbraut" (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.de)
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| | Re: using "lego" in domain names
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(...) a (...) In terms of "fair use," though, I don't know if it's entirely fair of them to flaunt that Morion right on the page, when it's not available in any current sets! Dave! (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | 2266 Duplo bucket
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I have the opportunity to obtain a fairly significant quantity of these buckets at a pretty good discount. Are these popular or useful for anyone? If they were regular brick buckets, I'd be all over them, but I don't have as much use for Duplo. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | help! trying to pose mini-fig arms
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I'm trying to accomplish two separate effects: #1) I'm trying to pose the arms of a mini-fig "DAT" file so that its arms are "straight out (forward)" instead of "hanging normally", such that a rod/antenna being held in either of its hands would be (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: New bits of Info
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(...) Well, Try your nearest Target. If they aren't there, you can make a pilgramage to the one off US 29, on Cherry Hill Road. Jeff (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) It looks a lot like Obi Ones head, but it doesn't have the beard and the mouth looks either straight or a small smirk, Obi's was definatrely a frown (I have Obi here at work, and have the instructions for the Desert Skiff in front of me) The (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Adrian, Take a look at (URL) It clearly states that LEGO can not be used in an internet address. Bob (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) killing (...) I know it's over, but where can I find out more about this contest?? Thanks, Ben R. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yes! This is perhaps the single 'fig set I want the most (aside from 5 Stormtroopers). The bodies are all cool for high-tech commandoes, dock workers, etc, and the heads are all pretty cool... and the little Confederacy cap! I was so happy (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) <snip> How do you REALLY know that you have an old brick versus a new brick. I think Lego is not quite the same thing as old vinyl -- whose disk and cover can be verified often by dates right on the labels and so forth. (...) My point exactly, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Let me check. [Runs out to car, looks in bags cleverly hidden in the back, waiting to be wrapped and stuffed under the Christmas tree. Rustle, rustle, shake, rattle, rattle, rattle.] Yup. It's true. Steve The minifigs said to say, "Hi!" They (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) new (...) Jeff, where did you get them? (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I assume that TLC frowns greatly upon people using "lego" in domain names, don't they? Like ilovelego.com or everybodywantslego.com, etc. I just need a little clarification, since I don't think I've ever seen a fan page with lego in the domain. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted
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(...) Hey cool! That's the one I saw 5 years ago! It's great to hear that there is a restoration effort going on for it. When I saw it 5 years ago, the drive rods were cut and it looked rather sad. An interesting thing is that the number somehow (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Just thought I'd mention that I popped into the Salem, NH TRU over lunch, and happened to see the Rock Raiders minifig set on the shelves. Price is (IIRC) $6.99. I imagine I'll pick up one or two of these - the heads look like they'd be useful in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.underground)
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(...) It was in this week's sale flier (which I got in my Sunday newspaper). Right below the big blurb about Star Wars being on clearance, it plainly states "Star Wars LEGO 25% off" (I'm paraphrasing from memory). I stopped at the greeter desk in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | znap on sale...
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I have seen most znap sets on sale in germany this week. TRU has them for 50%-75% off. For example the large set 3591 which is usually around US$75 is now available for only US$25, what a low price. Nearly the same thing for all other Znap sets. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.znap)
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Well, I just got some of the 2000 Sets, I'm happy to say. I discovered two new bits of info for everyone to discuss: A. Luke has a new head in the Desert Skiff. I *think* it is Young Obi-Wan's head, but I don't have one near me to check. He also has (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'd like to point out that the link here for Roger is wrong: MEMBER INDEX OF SPACE CREATIONS - alphanumeric sort Name BayLUG / home URL Paul Gyugi (URL) David Zonker Harris (URL) Tom McDonald (URL) Roger Rothhaar (URL) link is to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Woohoo! Thanks for running this cool contest! But... The suspense is killing me! ;) Jeff P.S. You mean I have to what 'til Thursday?!? Aaaaaah!!! (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | WTB / WTT for train sets 4547, 4554, 4537
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Hi, I am looking to buy or trade for the following 9V train sets - 4547, 4554, 4537. I have the following sets (in sealed excellent condition boxes) that I am willing to trade: 4532, 4536, 2150, 4544, 1775, 6437, 7850, 6038,8880, tons of loose (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Massive 4-8-8-4 Steam locomotive pics posted
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(...) Another 'wheel' option - if you're ok with cutting <gasp> Lego pieces - is to use the big grey hubs from the Model Team 5571 or 5563 trucks. I did this for my Hiawatha model (pictures to come, someday!) and they look sweet. And, you can (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Missing sets uploaded - 1977, 1032, 9604
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I uploaded some sets which are missing from the database. ftp.lugnet.com/incom...g/dropbox7 files are 1977f.jpg, 1032.jpg, 1033.jpg, and 9604.jpg Information on each: 1977 copyright 1983 Legoland Space System value pack containing 6801, 6822, and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.space, lugnet.dacta)
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| | More 2000 Castle
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Well, I went back to the Salem NH TRU and voila! As the LEGO lady told me yesterday - more 2000 sets. They had a few Arctic sets which I promptly ignored in favor of looking at the other 2000 Castle sets. All were present except the 4806 Axe Cart. I (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Picked up said set at Sears in Halifax today... 29.99 (20% off and a 5.00 coupon). They also had one of the arctic sets #6520 which looked Okay but price was a high at 39.99. As Sears is 10% to 15% higher in this neck of the woods I didn't want to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Lego Trains in Model Railroader Magazine
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In the January 2000 issue of Model Railroader there is a picture of a Lego Train layout. Its on page 57 in the MR News section. The article discusses a bed that Henk Nijburg of Gouda, Netherlands, made for his son Wim. Its appears to be a Santa Fe (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Errata corrige
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Sorry, (...) affermare Naturalmente la forma giusta è: La mia passione per le Lego NACQUE quando ero molto piccolo e posso affermare Chiedo venia a lor signori. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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