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(...) I personally used the clutch gears more to build timing tolerant mechanisms than to protect motors from damages. I mean in those cases when you want your motor to move something up to a point and then "slip", and you don't want to use a sensor (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hard to say... you are measuring it to a very demanding scale... Pirates and Castle (and Space) are the most popular themes LEGO has produced; it's a hard act to follow. I liked western - some good sets for parting out(1), and decent (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) And what about a desert theme with 1. cattle skeleton 2. cactuses 3. vultures 4. coyote Arnold (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) Yep, you get 3 4x18 bricks. What's most sad about this set is the grey 2x4x3 bricks in the pylons. I just finished building everything last night. The construction vehicles are decent, though a little under detailed. There is only one (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The best place I can suggest for anyone in the Toronto, Ont area to visit for ideas of light rail equipment is the Halton County Radial Museum, near Rockwood, Ont. First rate, they have lots of ex-TTC stuff, including #4000, the first Toronto (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The (...) I definitely disagree here. IMHO the models were juniorized indeed: just think of the bank, general store, and bandits' hideout! , even though there were some BURPs (cough, (...) Another oddity was the assemblage of the four Fort (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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G'Day Subject says it all. Yes I know it is a "buggie / lousy" set but I think it has some great parts for MOC's. (Just know those Insectoid legs will come in handy for a Rubegoldberg type contraption). Cheers Oliver Play Well. (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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[The] Two books reviewed (no, don't bother asking *which* two books. You *know* which books I'm talking about.) (URL) -russ nelson <sig@russnelson.com> (URL) sells support for free software | PGPok | "Ask not what your country 521 Pleasant Valley (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Please be careful with this stuff. I used Never-Dull on a sloped piece and it completely melted the texture from the slope. I would recommend not using Never-Dull, it is too strong, and stick with Brasso. -Nick (...) wear (...) post (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi, (...) Last week I faxed all the firms mentioned on (URL) for mindstorms and technic parts. They all pointed me to Technik-LPE GmbH Technische Medien - Schulausstattung Postfach 1121 Schwanheimer Strasse 27 D-69412 EBERBACH Germany Tel: + 49 62 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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