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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:Fn2noF.6Ez@lugnet.com... (...) wondering... (...) <snip> Thank you Larry. I have wanted to say that for a long time now, but never happened upon the occaision to say it. As someone who is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Leo's castle-- number mix up?
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Jeff Johnston wrote in message <385EB4D4.3F594E48@m...ne.net>... (...) thats (...) out?! (...) one (...) flip-up (...) done (...) I, too, am beginning to wonder a lot of things. I have a pic of King Leo's Castle that I guess I'm not supposed to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: the set you should buy for the funny white gear
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(...) Or, you could pick one up from www.toysmart.com right now for around $22.00 if you use their $10 off a $25+ dollar purchase, combined with their free shipping and 20% off lego sale. I think you can use all of the sales together, and even if (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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All I have to say to THAT is, we need pictures. (well, OK not ALL... yes I know about CP radio controlled remote helpers, they were among the first, if not THE first, to do this. But my my point is merely that if you're in the "pure" category, all (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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sebarile-MOBL <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:Fn2CqL.AHF@lugnet.com... (...) That is one bad corner to cut! I use a jack sometimes, batteries more often though. I was just laying on the couch the other day thinking I needed a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | What are the 10 pieces most in need of coming in 1/2s (was Re: What are the 10 worst pieces ever made by TLG?
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(...) YES. In fact that's an idea for a subthread. This is all fantasy of course but maybe??? someday??? 1. Pirate Hulls (introduce a center hull sectional brick too, as the prow is not exactly any particular shape 2. car fenders (both kinds) 3. 2x4 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | the set you should buy for the funny white gear
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8735 Power Pack Motor Set But wait until after Christmas! I bought one of these at Target shortly after Christmas for $22.00. Waited a bit longer and bought two for $17.00 each. This set has a gear motor, a few gears (including the highly sought (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Cataolgs, Justus and Lego
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Hey. This is getting nasty. May I suggest e-mail? Or perhaps lugnet.off-topic.debate? Or .off-topic.fun, if you're enjoying yourselves? (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Boy do I hear that. Lucky for you, you don't like to hear yourself talk as much as I do, so the temptation won't be as great... :-) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | ldraw.org parts refernce list..
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i am making a parts reference list for timmy / timothy / tim ( :)--- ) c. there are parts i know, that are not on lutz list, and are not in ldraw. if anyone has some part #s please mail them to me? (those are MOSTLY in 30000 range) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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(...) Hey everyone, Z here. I was wondering how the spacecraft will be displayed. Will there just be a site with pictures of each ship, where people could mail their votes? If so, I'd like to know the address. Z (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: What are the *REAL* Y2K sets?
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6421 Spaghettio Fiesta Comes with a full case of spaghettio's! New food group for minifigs. Includes 2 minfigs, 1 BURP, 1 can opener and canned fuel as well! Get yours now before they get bought up for the *rare* can opener! Build On! John Matthews (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | GFLTC Pictures Online
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Hi All, The pictures of the Greater Florida LEGO Train Club at the GATS Tampa Show from last weekend are now on our web site. (URL) Ya... Robin GFLTC (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl)
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| | converting BMP's to *.DAT help
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When converting bitmaps to DAT files in MLCAD, is there a direct correlation between the pixel width and height of the image and the output file's dimensions measured in stud-widths? Or, is this relationship more or less uncontrollable? Thanks for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | WTB or WTT for Doors from 6769 Fort LEGOREDO
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I'm looking to buy or trade something to obtain 4 sets of black doors (front Gate) from 6769 Fort LEGOREDO. You do not have to have all 4 sets. It would help though! Thanks Jim Jrosco@yahoo.com (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | runtime error 216
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Has anyone come across this error (#216 @ 0001:889D) while running LDraw? It only happens to me when I try to load a BMP conversion *.DAT, which is an option in MLCAD (as is the terrain creator). I encounter no problems when trying to load the same (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Enough already
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Mike Stanley <cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com> wrote in message news:slrn85tp01.3ou....utk.edu... (...) It *should* shock the lady on the phone! There are only a few of us (I would guess) that do this on a regular basis. I ordered 2 of something once... (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) Just (...) It depends... Assuming that LEGO track is standard gauge (USA) -Real world distance in between the rails = 56.5 inches -distance in between LEGO 9v rails = 1.5 inches - 56.5/1.5 = 37 1/3 or 1:37 1/3 scale (standard mini-fig is 1.625 (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Cataolgs, Justus and Lego
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Ryan Dennett wrote in message ... (...) catlaogs. (...) tragedy (...) to (...) that (...) Brake the rules huh? I hope the high hopes you have placed in this Close Encounter of The Lego Kind will be fulfilled. (...) and (...) law) Big deal. I could (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | My ReVUE: 6520
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Background: The day started out great. My wife has been begging me for a blue 540i station wagon, so I decided I would surprise her with one on the 25th. To my luck, the first dealer I called had the exact one I wanted. Or so I thought. After (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | system_pwm_off
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The 'system_pwm_off' function comes standard with the 'lib_hb.c' file. this function switches the PWM off for all the motor ports. is it possible to turn the pwm off for a specific motor port while the others are able to run with PWM? i've a DC (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) Just (...) All together now: "Minifig scale!" Seriously, they're not to any particular scale. Neither are minifigs. You could carry out analyses that pointed to any scale from about S (1:64) on up to G (1:22.5, the LGB Narrow Gauge, not the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets at local Targets
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(...) I found the Desert Skiff and Slave 1 at the Target near 183 and 620. They also had 1 Gungan Patrol, 1 more Slave 1 (which disappeared while I was shopping), lots of Desert Skiffs and Flash Speeders, and a few A-Wings. No B-Wings though, :-( (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: S@H Canada Goodbye
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(...) There's no duty on toys coming into Canada. The shipping should also still be free, if the new 2000 lego Direct brochure (see Brickshelf scans) is correct - it says nothing about extra shipping to Canada. Canadian S@H prices were always a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) material (...) "Poking around hotline servers" Ahh, another practioner of the black art... You know, this is what's so laughable about the whole situation. Uh, HELLO THE GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE. Copyright laws are a relic from the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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(...) What about the real ones with mid train helpers? CP Coal trains in the rockies used to (don't know if they do any more) get 12 3000 HP engines, 4 front, 4 mid, 4 end. They even had a big pileup from a little mistake that they made (and you (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Exactly. (...) thinking (...) acknowledged (...) Agreed, although I suppose my stance is more militaristic than most. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: S@H Canada Goodbye
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(...) just (...) We received the bad news today as well. Shocking... My wife was told when she called (The number is auto routing to the US) that we would now be charged in USD and that DUTY and LARGE shipping would now be in effect... She really (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: What are the *REAL* Y2K sets?
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"Heh!" is right. Like your evil sense of humor. We could use some chuckles around here right now. Rob (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | OMSI Holiday Junction (Featuring PNLTC)
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Hello All- The Pacific Northwest LEGO® Train Club is featuring a special layout this Holiday Season at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). The annual event is named the Holiday Junction. The show comprises of various gauges of train (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Outlet Mall Locations?
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Hmmm...as an expatriate Michigander (or has it changed to Michiganian now, as Gary suggests?), I could go for Michigan as well--and Kalamazoo would suit me fine, too. Seems to me that the bigger outlet malls are near Detroit, though--I wasn't aware (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: The end of the Technic beam is nigh...
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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean TLC is not out to get you! ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) us (...) No, not at all :-) What bothers me is how much ebay sellers ask for shipping. This other day, a guy wanted 5 bucks to ship a Message Decoder which only contains 32 pieces. After I politely pointed out to him that a set this size can (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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(...) This may be a very stupid question, but my wife and I have been wondering... Just what scale are LEGO Trains? Thanks Dean (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) If it makes you feel better, you can call them 50 times and order each separately. *grin* (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego
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(...) I believe that they have spoken, but the original discussion wasn't hard copies of instructions...it was scans of instructions for sets in the current catalog, and how this might have an adverse effect on TLC. Man...that's what my English (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: SHELL _ LEGO promo sets.
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These sets are quickly dissappearing in NL so for those of you that do not have these gems yet you may want to consider getting them.. I guess the price inlcuding shipping(if the $140 includes shipping??) is about the going rate.!! Dave N. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | *** 7 Star Wars set + NEW Wild West set inclusive! ***
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7 Star Wars LEGO: 7110 (Landspeeder), 7130 (Snowspeeder), 7140 (W-wing Fighter), 7128 (Speeder Bikes), 7150 (Y-wing & TIE Fighter), 7161 (Gungan Sub), 7111 (Droid Fighter). All sets was used as exponates on Toy Exposition in Slovakia, so they are (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Then it shouldn't bother you, although I pity you those prices. It does bother me, though. Most companies cut you a break on price when you order large quantities. Given the "built-in" nature of shipping costs at S@H, it only makes logical (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Enough already
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(...) Well, nothing is "free". I prefer to think of the shipping as "built-in" which is what it is, really. I guarantee you it costs them FAR less to ship out 20 copies of a service pack in one box to one address than it costs them to ship 20 copies (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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