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Building instructions for the following Technic sub-assemblies (robotics not required): aerial tram, small crane arm, two wheel agile vehicle, turning vehicles with differential gears, grabber, motor mount, beam connections (perpendicular and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Garage Door Parts for TRADE, parts wanted
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(...) Additions to the set list ... 6394 has 6 white 1x14s, used just as beams. 6374 has 2 white 1x14s, 4 clear slats and 3 blue slats, but no bottom slats despite the confusing illustration in the instructions. Chris (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: My web page to be discontinued (for now)
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(...) I'm from Penn State, but I'm currently living in Pittsburgh--does that count? Dave! (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.pa.pit)
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| | Re: Correct Castle 6098 (not 6091)
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(...) IMHO I think that 6085 looks better. The black gives it a dark moodiness. (...) pool, (...) I did'nt like how the back wall was so I put a tower on it. It is a bit weak on defence and soldiers. (...) modular! (...) whole (...) laid (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: My web page to be discontinued (for now)
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(...) Hey Chris, Thanks for the info, it looks like my account will remain active longer than I had thought. I should have a new place set up for my Lego page before the current page disappears. (Although it usually takes me longer to do something (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: CNN just left my house
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Cool Greg, I'm glad they were able to find somebody local. Thats great!!! Keep us up to date on an air time if you hear of one. James Greg Williams wrote in message ... (...) to (...) fan (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Constructing Bay Doors
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(...) I own only three of those huge 1/4 blue dome things, two from the Exploriens base, one from the Spyrius base. But, still, that's enough for 3 bays. Remember that posted message ["Re: Ship Power Core"] that had that link to a site with a (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Idea per ELF. Riassunto.
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(...) Per la cosa + robotica pensavo di far fare un coretto ai robot partecipanti, cambiando il software senza smontarli. Potremmo fare anche altre cose ma non troppo complicate perché l'orchestra (o coro) finale deve essere costituita dagli RCX dei (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Viewing DAT files from my browser?
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(...) Yes you can, by using LDLite. LDLite is a windows DAT file viewer that runs off your existing LDraw parts library. At the moment, Paul Gyugyi's LDLite page is down as he tried to get his site back online. I thought there was an ldraw.org (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: ZDTV and Legos
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(...) Adam, Do you mean the LDraw Model of the Month (URL) or Cool LEGO Site of the Week (URL) or something else? --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Idea per ELF. Riassunto.
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(...) NO, Red-Green-Blue. RGB ;-) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | ZDTV and Legos
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I was watching ZDTV a few minutes ago and on Internet Tonight, the were showing fan pages. Near the end, they had the Lego Cool Site of the month. Just mentioning what I saw. -- Legoer, Adam Ogle (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: H-Town has 'Em!
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(...) Same goes for me. I've been to TRU, Target, and a couple other places, and there's no sign of 'em. I got a Christmas check for $100 all ready for them. :^) ~Mark (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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(...) Yup. Larry's a good egg, and has possibly the best business sense of anyone on Lugnet(1), but this particular member of a motley rabble doesn't call him boss. 1:but that kind of thing is difficult to ascertain from a newsgroup James (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: CNN just left my house
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(...) GREAT! Let us know... I will keep an eye out for your post. Eric (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Woo-hoo! I've been outed!
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(...) Jeez, Tom! Why don't you just make your cube out of Lego? Dave! (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Idea per ELF. Riassunto.
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Idee carine. Possiamo parlarne e vedere di sviluppale. Mi piacerebbe però rendere più "robotica" l'orchestra, e ideare qualcosa che sia stimolante ed impegnativo da costruire... (...) Giallo, rosso e blu, vuoi dire. Mai provato, ma credo che la luce (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Woo-hoo! I've been outed!
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Hehe, I don't HAVE to drop it into conversations - my obsession hits people like a ton of bricks ;-) (URL) a look at my cube and my computer. And those pics are quite out of date, I have at least 25% more Lego here now ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | CNN just left my house
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You probably saw James' posting on CNN doing a spot on LEGO. It is going to be part of a weekend long special about the millennium, called something like 100 hours of the millennium. They came to my house and filmed me programming, building and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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(...) Ugh, I would rather have it say generalized, can you imagine the misdirection's you can get into? You were supposed to post it in space.mtron instead of space. I say keep it general! Whatever the great Todd Lehman decides! Scott S. ___...___ (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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(...) < SNIP > One might go as far as to say that all sets are "for ages XX and up" without any ceiling on the age. The www.lego.com site allows a catalog search by age where they put an upper limit on the age. To bad... According to them I am too (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: DUPLO Animals (Was Re: What lego animals are there?)
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(...) one. (...) Other than the crown, there is also a distinguishing tail. However, I never saw hens and roosters without a base. Can you point me to these? (...) dozen (...) You mean a dozen different tigers? I only saw one kind. (...) Never saw (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo)
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| | Re: 8837 oddity.
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Some pneumatic technic sets come with clear tubing instead of the light grey. My 8862 Backhoe and 8042 Universal both came with clear tubing where grey was shown on the box and in the instructions. I'm not sure why TLC did this. It seems that the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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I think the whole idea of telling Lego which bricks to make available in bulk is kind of silly. Playmobil makes virtually every piece they produce available on an individual basis, even the little $.05 pieces. While I do think that there should be (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: THANK YOU
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No, thank YOU for finding all of these sets for us! BTW, if you can find any of the sets on my Garage Door Page ( (URL) ), I'd want them - depending on the price, maybe MANY of each. I'd even take used ones if you run across any: 6369 6382 6383 6384 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | just another brick in the wall
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ragazzi... Oggi è stata veramente triste senza nemmeno un post in loc.it C'è di che sentirsi come un povero mattoncino rosso solo solo... inutile... (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: General Box #5
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Sorry for the delay, I had to repack the stuff in a new box, and figure out WHAT in the heck to put in it. I've gotten so DANG many boxes in the mail/UPS lately that I almost lost the GB box in the loose packing from all the boxes. I will admit, I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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I'd like to add my brick wish-list and an idea. First the list: The lion-head bricks in the new castle sets are one of the best ideas lego has had in a long time. Now if I could only get them in the two greys, black, and white. The stained-glass (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Todd, can we have an Arctic posting group?
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(...) Actually, Town has about 20 "sub-themes," doesn't it? Everything from Arctic and Divers to Natucia, Outback, Paradisa, Launch Command, Time Cruisers/ Twisters, ResQ, etc... (...) What do the die-hard Town folks (TonyK, etc.) think about (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Solaris & legOS
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(...) -- ,,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -oOOO--(_)--OOOo---...--- | Ram Meenakshisundaram | Senior Software Engineer | OpenLink Financial Inc | .oooO Phone: (516) 227-6600 x267 | ( ) Oooo. Email: rmeenaks@olf.com ---\ (----( )---...--- \_) ) / (_/ (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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Hi! Well. I think the profile is cool. TLG should stop mentioning that "age" related fact on the RIS box. I think the RIS is no restriction for a tinkerer at any age. But I was also wondering if there are any women in the lugnet.!! And here is (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Error in 2000 Technic catalog
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Excuse me if this has been posted, however I could not find any. There appears to be an error in the 2000 Technic catalog. Page 5 shows the Millenium throwbot (8520) but the number and name reference on the picture is 8500 Torch. Torch is the red (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Bulk Pieces suggestions
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(...) EEEK! Don't have him go to those places-- TLC will get ideas and then we'll *never* be able to afford bricks! ;-) -John (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Garage Door Parts for TRADE, parts wanted
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Thanks, guys - I just started working on that list about 3am today, and was just running through the thumbnails on Pause, so I'm sure I've missed some. I didn't see it in the 6597 thumbnail, that's why I missed it. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Woo-hoo! I've been outed!
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Today at work we did our "Secret Santa" exchange, with an unspoken $10 limit on gifts. I was stuck when I tried to come up with a small gift, because, due to my need for instant commercial gratification, most things under $10 that I want I've (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What are the *REAL* Y2K sets?
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Ever since I saw the 2000 catalog, I haven't been able to get this out of my head. This is off-topic (Y2k-wise) and completely tasteless, but how about: #1812 Alive! (250 pieces) Set includes complete soccer team (some as skeletons), airplane (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NELUG Castle Display at TCS Brainstorm...
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<snip lots of good ideas (...) I guess we can make room for a Barbarian Horde :-). It would work well with the new 2000 sets anyway. (...) I would say that at the moment we need a little of everything although the only castle that has been mentioned (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: NELUG Castle Display at TCS Brainstorm...
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(...) Actually... I like that! (...) Yep! Definitly a good idea... I could easily contribute a Bull's Attack, 2 Catapult Crushers, 2 Axe carts, and the little siege vehicle from 6098 as well... (not to mention 11 Moo Men...) Plus any more that I (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Re: NELUG Castle Display at TCS Brainstorm...
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(...) I guess the only thing that worries me about King Leo's Castle is is it going to be underscaled compaired to the rest of the city? I really don't know so any input there would be helpful. (...) sections (...) build (...) something (...) (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us)
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| | RE: How old are you?
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However, you are ignoring that several of the people who responded mentioned that they share in their Lego robot projects with their children. I know I've seen 4 years old and 9 years old mentioned.... It would be a little odd for 0-9 year olds to (...) (25 years ago, 23-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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