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(...) Hmmm... If I can get some of this stuff, I'll try it on a 1x8 brick I have. This brick was left in the sun for so long that it has yellowed to the point of beinging virtually the same color as the beige bricks. Jeff P.S. It was part of a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | My 2000 set experience
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Well I bought most of the 2000 sets I could find yesterday and today. The chicagoland area seems to have a complete stock if you visit a few stores. Zany Brainy last night had: The green episode 1 land speeder the A-wing the B-wing the desert skiff (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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How often is Auczilla supposed to send "updates"? I've posted several bids, in several different batches at several different times (both this morning and this afternoon), and I still haven't gotten a single update. Thanks. Franklin Franklin W. Cain (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Yes indeed: (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I am looking for detailed information on RCX communication (computer to rcx, and rcx to rcx). I am also looking for detailed information on all devices, sensors, motors etc.. Could somebody point me to a site with some good information. Thank You. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-95, to lugnet.robotics)
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i understand that when the PWM is off, the mask: 0b11111111 switches all motor ports on in the forward direction. but if the PWM is on, what bit string correspond to what speed? is it possible to have motor ports 0 and 1 controlled using PWM while (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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Has anyone ever tried using Brasso with a toothbrush? It seems that it would work better on the textured 2x3 slopes. I personally used Brasso, with a cloth, to remove the printing from the McDonalds sets. I was surprised to see that once the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) brasso consists of a very fine abrasive in an oil suspention. it is not a chemical solvent at all. toothpaste is a much softer abrasive, and would take weeks of constant rubbing to remove paint, and using a brush would be too abrasive, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -- (...) forget (...) TPM on DVD in the near future. Lucas wants to wait until the next two epsiodes are complete and in the can and before releasing a "definitive" version of all six films on DVD, or whatever technology replaces the format by (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) seller: (...) What's really interesting is that this seller has no feedback rating yet is selling a lot of high priced items including a $1,300.00 statue thing. Also s/he doesn't have the Lego set in the correct category. Dan M. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Well I can't say I have the RCX plugged in when I'm running a vehicle, I *ALWAYS* have it plugged in when it's not in use. I've actually only had to replace the batteries in it once in the past year. Removing the jack was a mistake, IMO... As (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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I tried letting some pieces sit awhile and soak, but it didn't seem to matter. -- Paul Davidson Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:Fn3IDo.3qo@lugnet.com... (...) expected. (...) furiously. (...) but (...) be (...) That (...) off (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, it would work. It would probably remove scratches and stuff, too. -- Paul Davidson John DiRienzo <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote in message news:Fn3IMu.4F7@lugnet.com... (...) be (...) expected. (...) furiously. (...) but (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have been thinking along these same lines. One curiosity is the Playmobil set I noticed the other day at a TRU. Playmobil actually made a small Civil War set. I believe it had one soldier from each side, a confederate flag and sevel guns & (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Are you able to put up a website for it? That way, you could advertise it on lugnet.general and rec.toys.lego as well, and get a lot of entries ... and keep people updated on contest status, etc. -- Paul Davidson Bob Jackson <omegax@newrealm.net> (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: What are the *REAL* Y2K sets?
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(...) LOL! Or how about the Set 9897 Titanic - Party scenes complete with class envy! The "evil" rich eating with Jack and Rose, complete with cigars, bourbon (SP?) and silver plates, etc. and the poor "good" people with gallons of beer, dancing, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've found that an excellent cleaning method is to soak them in Bizz detergent (by far the best detergent...it can get things out that better-known brands can't touch) for a couple of hours, then scrub them with a toothbrush, and rinse in a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scooby Doo Lego
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Regular, glued, mostly 2x4 and 2x6 BROWN bricks. I believe it is approximately 4 feet (just over a meter) tall to the top of the head. -Nick Daniel Poole wrote in message ... (...) Cartoon (...) not (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scooby Doo Lego
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I saw the same commercial a few nights ago. It is a contest held by Cartoon Network in conjunction with LEGO. What I would like to know is whether or not Scooby is made of Duplo or regular size Lego. Wish I was a kid again so I could enter this (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | FA: MIB 6988 - Alpha Centauri Outpost
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Hi all, I have a 6988 in good shape on eBay right now. Check it out at (URL) if you're interested. I gotta make room for Y2K sets. later, Chris (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: FOTW: Yellow Castle
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(...) It fits an OLD motorcycle helmet. The new ones have more rounded edges and the visor is at an angle- the older ones really were just flat against the minifig's head. I don't know any other way to describe it in words. You will, however, need a (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Hittade en påse klassisk blå järnvägsräls för den löjliga summan 50:- på ett loppis i Örnsköldsvik. Påsen innehöll: 25 st raka skenor, 23 st ytterkurvor, 21 st innerkurvor, 2 st korsningar, 1 par växlar, 24 st vita 2x8-plattor, 1 st garageplatta för (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Review: 3040: Challenger Set 200 5+
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The Swedish name for this set is simply "housebox", which I think is just fine. I´ve done a detailed review of the set in lugnet.loc.se, but that´s in Swedish. To make a long story short: It´s a good set worth it´s price packed with goodies. In (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: E-mail Policy
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message Fn3n8s.LFC@lugnet.com... (...) home (...) comune: (...) coerentemente (...) fatto (...) Per me va bene, per l'indirizzo preferirei domenicof@itlug.org su acubens@tiscalinet.it Un punto mi è (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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Once again my girlfriend and I exchanged a Christmas present early. (Not that I am complaining) She gave me an 80% complete yellow castle. Hooray! The stuff that is missing should be easy to replace, substituted, or otherwise won't really be missed. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: ho trovato un miniera di LEGO...
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Carlo Ottolina <kruntz@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message Fn29pM.F5r@lugnet.com... (...) Intendo che dato trattasi di materiale di magazzino, non è posto alla portata, è su uno scaffale e per sapere i prezzi bisogna rivolgersi al tabaccaio, quindi se (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) get. (...) That's sound great to me. Let's set a permanent, concrete date, though. So plans can be made. I won't be available 'til after the 8th of Jan, since I am currently visiting my parents in the Republic of Panama. Any time after the 8th (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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In lugnet.starwars, Jeremy Sproat writes:> (...) Exactly! Han Solo was intended to be a pirate, riff-raff...George Lucas has been won over to the Dark Side...AKA Disney! Things have gone downhill since 1980. TESB had a dark edge that both ROTJ and (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | RIS 1.5 for $170
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I'm not sure if this is nationwide for the US or not, but while at Wal*Mart Yesterday in Ypsilanti Michigan, I noticed that they had the 9747 RIS 1.5 for $169.99. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: OFFTOPIC: Såg nån ufot?
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Nä, bara på Text-TV... /Tore (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: Scooby Doo Lego
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(...) I saw this last night when I watched an episode of Dexter's Laboratory. Basically, the commercial showed a presumably Lego employee with lots of Scooby Doo merchandise filling his office, as to say he was a huge Scooby Doo fan. Then the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Yellow Castle on ebay
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I assume it's the yellow castle since it's got the 14 figs and it mentions a string for the drawbridge (so it's not Wolfpack Tower)... Not my auction, no clue who it is, but hey, no bids yet... kind pot-luck, depending on the seller: (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: 2K Lego at Mt View Target
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The Redwood City Toys R Us has them. They just stocked the shelves yesterday. Janet -----Original Message----- From: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com [mailto:lugnet.loc.u...ugnet.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 1:14 AM To: ba-lego@cinnamon.com (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | OFFTOPIC: Såg nån ufot?
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Jag läste i tidningen om ett eventuellt UFO som flög över Sverige, såg någon det? På www.ufo.se avfärdas allting som en bolid, vi vet ju vad det betyder :-) --Tobias (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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| | Re: A new castle babe!!! (and a weird knight)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) Yeah. Exactly. (...) I have seen that, but the swimsuit was "flat-looking". This one has curved lines, which I don´t like. --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My website to be in the next Technic Magazine?
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I noticed there was one in the '99 in store catalogue. Scott A Neil Ford wrote in message <385FBC1B.9B88EA6B@b....co.uk>... (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) Worse than that, it cheapens the redemption/evolution his character undergoes. That, and the afterthought Greedo shot just looks awful. Dave! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Transparent boulder possiblities
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Wow -a lego film! If only I had a stop-motion camera! The idea sounds great. --Tobias (...) several (...) item (...) X-Ray (...) like (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) The same size? Cool! I'd love them to be available via a service pack. Dave! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) It was more a light-hearted speculation than a comment on what bricks can and cannot represent. (...) with (...) See above! 8^) (...) foreshadow a (...) Me, too, probably, though I've already got about a gross of "conveyer belt links" waiting (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | A great cleaning method for lego
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Do you have a big lego model, that´s covered with dust between the studs? then, you need a toothbrush! A toothbrush is great! Remember, angle the brush, use soft, gentle brushes. It´s like brushing your own teeth. It´s a pretty slow method, but it (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:Fn3prs.6qM@lugnet.com... (...) Come, "non ne avevo mai sentito parlare"? Con tutti quei mattoncini degli anni '60... ;-) A parte gli scherzi, io ho qualche decina di pezzi di quel tipo. Li (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Building Bridges
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(...) Wow, WOW WOW !!!!! That is insane, Jeff! Great job! If I did that at work, my boss would probably throw me out the window or something! I get enough bad looks from my Trade Federation Battle Droid army. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn CAD (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What are the *REAL* Y2K sets?
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(...) Set #9898 Titanic Includes 20k pieces. The most historicaly accurate set that we have ever made! Sail aboard the doomed liner, smell the cold salt air, the rotting corpses floating in the water. Can you, the Lego Maniac, get Jack and Rose (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Building Bridges
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(...) Thanks! To answer your questions, it takes about 45 seconds to lower and 55 seconds to raise completely, which is about 75 studs, 60 cm, or 24 inches. The gearing is: new 9v motor drives wormgear, wormgear to 24t, 24 coaxial with five 12t (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: High Bandwidth webpage
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Hahahahah, I guess I did. (...) model (...) cool. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) For what? Rifles, six shooters? Why would you want LEGO ammunition? 1x1 cyl. bricks are great for multiple ammo for various applications. (...) Unless it doesn't use ammo and uses lasers, missiles, etc. (...) I know I am going to use them for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) The music continuity is broken in several places, most notably in several Cloud City scenes. 'Tis a shame, because TESB had the best music of the three, IMO (though it might be surpassed by Duel of the Fates...) Also, the men's choir piece (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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(...) A friend of mine in Germany sent me 3 red 2x4 bricks and a window from the Minitalia line. The bricks look sort of like regular LEGO (with different studs), but the window really stunned me. It was the 1x6x3 size (the largest of the classic (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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(...) Larry, I am up to 71 cars. I will enderver to steal a video camera off one of my friends, and then use there 'putr to digitize the image. The only way to get it to start with 2 motors (yep, 2 is enough, just to run it) is to take slack (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 2k Sets
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Lots of 2k sets at Target on Hamilton in San Jose. I went this morning and picked up the Gungan Patrol (7115) and the A-Wing Fighter (7134). Just for some fun. And now I don't want to do any work. They also had the Boba Fett Slave (7144), Desert (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: FIber-optic rotation sensor
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Dennis, You are absolute correct. No brain cell problems on this issue. I can't remember the part about Mario, but it makes sense.. Jin Sato has used these on the front legs of his Mibo dog to determine motion. He knows the direction that he is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) Minor correction: Those treads are not new. They were featured in the 1999 set 6456 Mission COntrol. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Building Bridges
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(...) That is a nice bridge Jeff! Couple of questions for you 1. How long does it take to cycle from top to bottom? 2. How many Rack Gears are in it (LOTS!) Again, very nicely done bridge...it puts mine to shame...although, I am not going to copy (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) We (rest of the world) are probably pretty ignorant of what went on in World War II as it relates to Denmark. I wonder what TLC chairman KKK's father (GKC) and grandfather Ole witnessed in the war. Perhaps what they saw when Nazi Germany (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: FIber-optic rotation sensor
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(...) [snip] I believe it was Mario that described a way to use the FO device as a rotation detection unit all by itself. Apparently as a side-effect of the rotation the FO device can toggle the pulse counter as well. It can't detect direction like (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Star Wars Episode 1 Video Tape
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(...) Does anyone know when they are going to get around to releasing any of the Classic Movies on DVD? This is killing me. I have the classic's on VHS and Laser Disk and I like the VHS because you don't have to get up and flip a disk but I like the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: parts.lst and mklst(?).exe.
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"LZ" == Leonardo Zide <leonardo@centroin.com.br> writes: LZ> The default behavior is to be case insensitive but you can set an LZ> option to make it case sensitive, take a look at the man page for LZ> mount. Ah. Thanks for the tip, that would be (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) What do you mean re the soundtrack? The ending celebration music in TESB? I didn't mind that change so much, although it should have been in a key that matched the ending-credit anthem. Completely agreed re the Greedo / Han gunfight. It just (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: parts.lst and mklst(?).exe.
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(...) The default behavior is to be case insensitive but you can set an option to make it case sensitive, take a look at the man page for mount. Leonardo (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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I was talking more in a sense of replacement/repair of damaged units. I would not be surprised if the retail price of each starts to change with shifts in demand. And due to the "apparently common" replacement of the brick with AC, that would have (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Building Bridges
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I've finally put some pictures up at this site: (URL) there's anything anyone wants better pics of, or more description on, let me know. Jeff Elliott (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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(...) I do, it's because of those cases like an hollow cylindir DAT file is referenced by another DAT file. Since the cylinder is supposed to be define outwards, but you can use it to make the inside/outside of a stud (for example) and the if the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Longest train?
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(...) I hear they'll be moving their headquarters to Florida. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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Speaking of which, we *desperately* need a larger radius curve piece. I'm seriously considering building my own curves, but GAD, the work involved! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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Yes RIS 1.5 costs $20 MORE than RIS1.0. It's a good thing I bought 9 RIS 1.0 and the 1.5 upgrade ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) Of course, that would cut the running time to about fifteen minutes... Dave! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: My website to be in the next Technic Magazine?
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Michael Do you happen to have details of how to join the UK Technic Club? Every time I go to LLW they never have any membership forms. BTW - congrats on getting in the mag... now if only we had a UK user group webpage you could link to :-) Neil. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: January get-together
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(...) I get back from Texas around the 9th. After that, any day is good but Fridays are great. (...) How far north is our north-est member? (...) Hear, hear! And drive safely, folks! (my canned holiday message :-) Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | 2000 Lego at Target Cupertino
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Last night I saw lots of 2000 Lego at Target in Cupertino on Stevens Creek (cross Street DeAnza). I managed to get out of there with only an A-Wing (which turned out to actually be quite a good set). They have all the Star Wars sets, some castle (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) Not to mention the stupid cute-and-cuddly Jabba scene. But you know, we can always hope that TPM SE will be Jar Jar-free. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Giant Cruiser and MOC contest
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Sorry if the contest rules were unclear. Some people think that the 3-month deadline is too long, so I will make it 2 mos., ending on March 1st. And no, I don't think my hotmail account will be able to store all of those images. Looks like I will (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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Steve Bliss wrote... (...) :-) Jean-Pierre's analyzer is not a "simple analysis" and may not work 100% correctly without human intervention. /Lars (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Line in the Sand
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Steve Bliss wrote ... (...) Is this a joke? You argue very well in "Inversion" in "Language Extension Functionality" about the 3D tube ;-) /Lars Sorry if I missed a pun. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Why not wait
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(...) With any luck, Lucas will refrain from any more Special Edition chop jobs... The soundtrack from TESB, and the suddenly moralized Greedo blaster shot scene, still make me cringe. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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Johannes Keukelaar wrote... (...) It does work, you can open either 1234a.dat or 1234A.DAT, or even 1234a.DaT. The fat/vfat/msdos filesystem in Linux is case-insensitive. Try it! (...) Pure MSDOS programs see all files in uppercase. /Lars (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: New technic MOC: Gecko Seven
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(...) but...your models just wow me. Every single one you publish makes me want to rush out and blow $1000 on a Supercar. :-, If TLG released more Technic models of the caliber and quality you display in yours, I'd buy them all. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Minitalia Lego sets (from Italy)
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WOW! Seguitevi questo thread: (URL) non ne avevo mai sentito parlare... Mario (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: GATS Tampa Show...
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Seriously, what are you going to do when TLC introduces their new line of 8 wides trains? It's inevitable. Evolution and all that jazz... I mean, if TLC would get serious about producing model train sets, would you want them 6 wide and toylike? Why (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets at local Targets
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(...) Doh, I meant 620, not 290. Sorry. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Shopko sale
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I checked out one of my local Shopko stores and there were a lot of sets on sale for 50% off. Most of them had aready been cleaned out but there were a few ninja and the larger adventurer sets left. I picked up 3 boxes of ninja knights for $9. I (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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Even if it was $0.20 by the time it is productized it is maybe $1.00. Multiply this by the quantity sold and you just save ~$500,000 (whatever the quantity is). When designing computer mother boards there will be large debates over $0.05 BOM (bill (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Mindstorms Wishlist
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1. RCX Pro Like the current yellow RCX brick, but with more inputs and outputs. Basically the same size, but could be a tiny bit bigger to fit more connectors. Is _square_ on the bottom, and of course has an AC adaptor. Perhaps has both radio and IR (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Text to Speech capability on the RCX
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(...) NQC can't drive the speaker directly. Using LegOS, you have binary control over the speaker output. Limited text to speech might be possible, but it will sound twangy at best. Worth a try though... -Kekoa (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | 2000 LEGO
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Hello all, If you haven't found some of the 2000 sets yet (especially the Star Wars sets), you might want to check the nearest Toys 'r Us. I just picked up a Slave I today at the Fort Collins TrU; they also had the B-wing. Everything else I have (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.co.cos, lugnet.loc.us.co.den, lugnet.loc.us.co)
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| | Exploration Mars
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Ricevo da Angelo Brugnoli e vi giro: Salve a tutti. Leggo in giro di questo ..."Explorer mars"...Ma cos'è? Un'espansione Mindstorms? Una LEGOfest a tema? Un... Tra l'altro sembra avere una camera CCD b/n moooolto interessante...ma è vera? Sul sito (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets at local Targets
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(...) I've been calling around...Almeda Target doesn't have it...they suggested that I call San Felipe because that particular Target often gets things first...I called, and needless to say I was given bad news. My feeling is that the San Felipe (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.hou)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) **snip** (...) Maybe there's no ammunition in the Lego universe, though we still have to deal with the blades and light sabers. And I guess you could make a tank with no ammo... Do you suppose the new, smaller treads on the Arctic sets might (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 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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(...) How about all the wedge[1] pieces? (URL) And *all* the hull bricks and plates, for example: (4 URLs) Steve 1) Ldraw-classification, natch. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2000 Sets at local Targets
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(...) Oh yeah, I also checked the 183/620 Wal-Mart last night, they had no 2000 sets. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus)
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| | Re: Slave-I factoids!
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(...) This sounds similar to the Bespin Carbon Freezing Chamber playset from the Kenner Star Wars Micro Collection. You can see a picture of it here. (URL) lowering and turning a knob on top, you could "freeze" han and lift him up again. This was (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | FIber-optic rotation sensor
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The fiber-optic device and a light sensor can be rigged to detect at least two distinct rotation positions of an axle. The fiber optic device is lit through an electrical connection, and an axle turns an internal light source, sequentially lighting (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Nuovo iscritto ItLUG: Giuseppe Mele
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(...) che prima che nascessi mia madre >ne aveva già procurato qualche kit. (...) Ora sei "dei Nostri". Benvenuto anche a te! Mario PS Siamo a quota 23! (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: E-mail Policy
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Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:Fn3n8s.LFC@lugnet.com... (...) Ok, cambiamo da "negative feedback" a "positive feedback": chi desidera un address su itlug.org, dia il suo assenso in questo thread. (...) Non è necessario. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Powering trains w/ RCX
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(...) savings (...) Well, lets think, a rectification bridge, a voltage regulator, and an external power connector. In 'trade' quantities, you are talking well under 50 cents (probably more like 20 cents). If Lego are paying much more than this for (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: E-mail Policy
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(...) i (...) Solo un possibile problema: abbiamo molti iscritti che di fatto non partecipano alla vita "sociale" sul newsgroup e che non si fanno sentire tanto. Se gli assegnamo di ufficio un e-mail nome.cognome@itlug.org non è detto che siano (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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(...) TLC lost its moral high ground on not modelling war toys a LONG time ago. Otherwise we wouldn't have six shooters and rifles (that are essentially the same today as they were a hundred years ago) in the Wild West theme. Spear = sword = musket (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Trade 1831 for a 1854
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I would like to trade a Maersk truck set 1831 for a Velux house set 1854. Thanks ... Allan (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Catalogs, Justus and Lego
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(...) That too, if I can find my shredder. (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Space shuttle Colorado?
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Visst är det lite konstigt att både dyra och "billiga" affärer har samma pris. Det billigaste jag sett är på Smart för 1900 kronor, och det ska vara ett grossistpris. Fast på postorder från legoworldshop, är det lite billigare. Jari (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.se)
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