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(...) True enough... everyone's opinion differs (as obviated by the frequent posts on the issue :) ) (...) Actually, I'd disagree... Lego's niche is not in playability-- it's in creativity. There are PLENTY of toys that do cool things with trapdoors (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Praise from the US!!!!
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In article <d6VYlLAe6oY4EwYt@yo...on.co.uk>, Tony@you- rang.demon.co.uk says... (...) Why me? :-) You didn't organise the tower last time IIRC. The event may be late February - I have access to more resources then (could be cheaper!). (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: On the subject of gluing
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I tried Plasti Zap (found at Hobby Lobby) and it worked great. To test it, I glued two ruined 2x4 plates together. When I tried to pull them apart, the bricks actually broke before the bond did. I was so thankful that this stuff worked because I was (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Loco, Creator and Chess £29.99
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In article <Fn99uH.Ar1@lugnet.com>, jgold@cableinet.co.uk says... (...) I don't think they come with the promo sets though. (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | [Fwd: Undeliverable: pneumatic info]
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-- MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED: 1. Content-type: MESSAGE/RFC822 Content-Length: 2150 (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | 8448 ... ho gia' una molla ad aria rotta!
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Oggi ho ripreso in mano la mia 8448, provo ad aprire una porta e ... niente! Si e' infatti rotta una delle due molle ad aria ed in particolare cilindro nero con collarino che si incastra nel corpo in plastica trasparente. La parte di questo che (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | WWT for red fire pieces
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I am trying to complete a #6650 and need the following pieces. (2) 1x1 blue clear plate (3) 1x1 red plate (2) 1x1 red brick with knob on side pair red small door with fire symbol red 2x4x2 brick with hose reel, string and grey nozzle black minfig (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: On the subject of gluing
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When using Crazy Glue, I found the plastic was melting ie: collor runnoff. -Rich (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: 8001 Battle Droid is awesome!
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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Christopher Lannan (<FnGJzx.7pM@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:50:21 (...) There are a couple of us in the UK at least, who have them. I got mine last Wednesday, and built it that evening. It's a very pleasing model to build, but with (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Feared misconception about the Star Wars sets.
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I fear that TLC may attribute the strong sales of the Star Wars sets to Star Wars fanaticism rather than good set design. I realize that putting the "Star Wars" name on anything is going to increase sales and in fact it is what got me back into LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.starwars)
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| | On the subject of gluing
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I note Marios comment; (...) I agree with cut saw and drill, but glue? So far, everything I have tried remains "fragile". I remember, a long time ago, before people used glue for "recreational" purposes, there were glues for models which actually (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Loading Loco
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Hi, We bought an unopenend Lego Loco at a discount store and I can't get it to load on the computer. Install shield comes on, runs for awhile, shutsdown and then my computer runs super slow until I reboot. Any ideas or suggestions for me to try. (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.games.lego.loco)
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| | Re: I got a defective part!
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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Selçuk <teyyareci> (<FnGCwB.C4A@lugnet.com>) wrote at 09:45:34 (...) Mine was the same, which is weird. I've just compared them with my 928, which has just come out of a sealed box, so I know the parts are genuinely about (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Loading Lego Loco
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Sorry, I mainly watch postings in trains and marketplace so wasn't sure where to go with this. (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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(...) Is there any reason why you attacked the canopy? That's one piece where I like the printing... (...) Agreed, but I prefer printing to stickers (and I especially prefer printing to STAMPs) for control panels and the like. Stickers would have (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Shell Actie
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Hoi, De Shell actie zit in de laatste week, en een boel tank-stations verkopen nu hun voorraad zonder de verplichte tankbeurt/bonnen. Ik was gisteren bij de Shell-pomp in Best en de dozen waren in de vrije verkoop. Kortom de grote dozen kosten (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | FS: Mindstorms RIS 1.0 w/1.5 upgrade ($170), RDS ($110)
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I'm going to put these up on Ebay, but I figured I'd let you guys get first shot at them. I have 5 RIS 1.0 sets to sell. These are the "good" ones, with the AC plug on the RCX brick. I have already ordered the 1.5 upgrade kits, they are included. I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Sync. Errors
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Hello all, For all of you that guessed Com port setting you were correct. I had rechecked them before but had no gone into the advanced settings tab. There are two settings for UART transmit and receive buffers. I had both of them at the lowest (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Experimenting with Brasso (tm)
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Hi Nick, Thanks for the additional info. I haven't used nevr dull on a textured slope, just the smooth transparent pieces and a smooth black piece from the police headquarters. I just tried it on a stars wars x-wing smoked canopy and it came out (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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