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This is the first time I've been able to check my mail since last Wednesday, and is likely the last until I return to Tennessee, so I guess we won't be able to make it to anything... if something does happen, take lots of pictures! Have fun! Naji (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tx.dfw)
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(...) I don't kow this particular model, but I know someone in australia who build a rocker-boogie model with Technic, see: (URL) know this isn't what you're looking for, but thought you might be interested. Dave Johnson (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks for pointing out the bad email address on my web page - its been corrected. :) I have the original files from Linc's site - I can put them on my site if you are interested. -Wes (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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I have been trying to get some detailed pictures for building Linc Smith´s suspension model but I was not able to access the original web page and his e-mail address appears to be down. No luck with Wes´e-mail either (the model is one of his (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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RE: DCP Lab sensors. Is this another standard or based on pin-outs from Vernier/Pasco? It sounds like the "DCP" term is common. Can anyone help in terms of the mode of operation of the adapter or the pin-outs? Thanks Tony Pugatschew (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't know about you, but I'd much rather have that Delorean[1] than a Time Cruisers set... --Bram 1) What about a Model Team style model!?! That'd be cool--maybe I'll have to try building it... Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) valkyries!?!? forgive my laughter! haw!haw! i'm picturing a horned moo-men helmet stuck on top of her hair-do! my plans are more along the lines of "something"! i would be a bit more pleased if the millimys were oposeable. they're pretty (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.belville)
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Target at Jacksonville Beach FL has much of its LEGO inventory at up to 40% off clearance, including MosEspa for 53.90. Selection was rather limited. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.fl.jac, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I believe I saw somewhere that the old style pumps has an external valve. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) but (...) Where (and how!) did you get a 50 off purchase ticket! Do tell... -Earle (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I found it at (URL) (although the site seems to be down right now). Here is what my order looked like: Order #: 44043 Date: 11-29-1999 04:48 Customer #: 31506 Product Qty Price Total ---...--- ------- ---...--- ---...--- 1: Lego Dacta Roof (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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True, it would have been an expensive set otherwise, but here's what I first saw when I looked at the box: Several large road pieces with no studs. Large one-piece road support POOPs. An enormous 1-piece crane support POOP. A large 1-piece (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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Just thought I would keep everyone updated on what I've seen so far: Wal Mart - Gallaher Rd. Exit 4 Ninja Fortresses @ $59.00 4 Sphynx Secret Surprise @ $13.00 (I snagged those) 4 5938 Oasis Ambush @ $5.00 ... and some town. - Lenoir City - nothing (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.tn.knx)
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(...) but (...) Where (and how!) did you get a 50 off purchase ticket! Do tell... -Earle ===...=== ByTheBrick The solution to the bulk order problem lego@earleshouse.com (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Joel... Great to hear you work for TRU.... we could all use an inside man to let us know of the national sales about a week in advance...(hint) Thanks and keep up the great work... Dave Joel VanAtta <CompGuy926@aol.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Ultimate Collector series (different pics)
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I have some UC pics from a UK LEGO Adventurers magazine - have these already been posted or should I scan them in, they cover an A3 page. For now some of you might not have seen a UC Prototype X-Wing I posted last summer, it gives a top-down view of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Lego Mc Donalds...
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The weirdest thing... My wife took the boys to the local Mc D today and they still were giving away the Lego toys in their happy meals....I scored 3 more #5's... So I guess if you are looking for some ask the window person, they may still have some (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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Ha ha ... geen zwarte piet geen roe....kan je zo slecht zijn als je wil.. Any way too bad it is like that because man I really believed in this guy until I was like 5 or 6 and even though I did not behave I still got goodies... Keep Sinterklaas (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) profundities... (...) Thanks for defending me, Frank. That's exactly what I meant. English IS my second language, but I'm not THAT backwards... ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.belville)
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(...) the (...) Brilliant...it was the little half-peg. I was never very good at the "spot the difference between the two pictures" game. Thanks for writing a great book....it is so much better than the O'Reilly one. It hit Europe last week ! Maybe (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I don't know, this set is still very much LEGO. Sure, it is a little juniorized, but the biggest parts pretty much need to be that way to be useable, without the set being a $200 set. How many bricks would it take to make that roadway work if (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I got them from myfamily.com - they offered $50 off $75 purchase. I ordered 2 Dacta roof pack and 1 windows and doors pack. The shipping was quite a bit, but overall the deal was worth it. -- pn (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: how does a bar code reader work?
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Actually, this may be easier than you think. If you look at the MindStorms site somewhere, an ATM machine was built by an MIT student (the same guy who built the photocopier pictured on the RIS box) that scanned a 1x2 flat plate that had several (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
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Please notify the site admin that this item cannot be copied to the closed directory even though it is closed. that's what I get with that url... somethings not right :( Tamy (...) Keep on Bricken' -Tamy Follow the bouncing boxes! (URL) (mirror (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Roboarm from Dave Baum's super book
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(...) The arm itself should be just about level in the "down" position. If its level but the grabbers don't reach the table, then there's probably something wrong in the grabber assembly (or how the arm is attached to the base). If it isn't level, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Currently there isn't any notion of an "error code" from the serial port class - opening the serial port just returns true/fals. I'm wary of adding error codes here because they'd need to be added in a portable manner (and across the Unix, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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(...) That's my view, too. I'm not bothered by the spelling nearly so much as by the people who make a big deal about it (even bigger, that is, than the deal I've made about it!). Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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I don't think it is supposed to. I think it is searching for the Mindstorms signal, which the pbForth firmware does not send. I had that happen to me, and I got it to work fine(eventually)... Andy (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) hards always claim, it isn't worth my time to check. The movies are more canon than the website. Personally, I don't care. (Nor, I suspect does George) James (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Well, I tried this, and it's hopeless. The RCX can't poll the sensor nearly fast enough, and even if it could you'd need a lens to focus the sensor better. (...) Instead of using my idea, I took the suggestion of someone else and just used a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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Re LLW Sales Be aware that they didn't have a full range of the new sets when I went on Wednesday 29th. Lots of Slave 1 though none of the new large castle (£54.00) or the Tournament. The Guarded Treasury was great value at £8.99 PS if any of you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Reference pictures
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If anyone's looking for additional visuals for their Star Wars MOC's, the Starship Modeller site has recently added some more images: (URL) might want to have a look around the site anyway, because there's some cool stuff to be found! Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Nope, too guey, it'd clog up the "murder holes" (the holes in the battlements to allow for liquids to be poured and arrows/bolts to be shot down upon the intruders). Use cream of wheat. Or grits, if you're here in "the South". :-P~~~ Franklin (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Design Question - For a newbie
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(...) Eh? :) (...) I agree with the second post: Have the collision trigger both the touch sensor and the firing mechanism. This leaves both motors free to drive. Using the differential will work fine (although I'm not sure if it comes in the RDS or (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
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(...) Not to be all alarmist or anything, but doesn't this sound like a classic Y2K problem. If the auction were to end in the year 2000, the auction software may see it as being in the year '00', and since that is clearly in the past (If you live (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.general)
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| | Lego Set Boxes
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Is there an interest out there for the original boxes (in good condition) for any of the following Lego sets? 1967 - Bonus Pack 1597 - Castle Bonus Pack (w/boxes 1596,1547,1624) 1843 - Bonus Pack 1723 - Bonus Pack 6057 - Sea Serpent 6009 - Black (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: You're welcome for the thanks (was Re: Thanks for the welcome
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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 23:50:46 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) Of course! But what about your slice of the pie, then........ Finders fee, whatever! "Please remit my finders fee in X number of train windows!" (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Is anyone else concerned??
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The European A4 inserts, as included with the 2000 SW releases, don't feature the ATT and MTT!! Does this mean we may not be getting them, or am I just being needlessly alarmist! (I hope the latter.....) For those not aware of me, or from where I (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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| | The realization of juniorization sets in...
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Well, I walked into Zellers last night and saw the big town set with the elevated roads for the first time. I almost gagged to see how juniorised the set was -- it doesn't even look like Lego on the shelf, it's much more like some Playmobil clone (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:26:44 GMT, Huw Millington uttered the following profundities... (...) And is there any further discount for club members???? I am off there tomorrow!!! And would the guarantee about price matching apply?? I am still off there (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:43:19 GMT, Michael Edwards uttered the following profundities... (...) As I recall, the inclusion of innappropriate regional catalogues is not unusual. Remember the abundance of 6899 explorien sets that appeared in early '99 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Pneumatics problems
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(...) Have you tried putting it in the bath and watching for air bubbles ? Regards Tim (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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Only what I bought for myself. :) What I *did* get for Xmas was much more useful and beneficial, I think. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:28:03 GMT, Lawrence Wilkes uttered the following profundities... (...) Visit (URL) and you could probably shave a considerable amount off of that fare.... I don't know if they are still available, but the fare, purchased (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 8001 Battle Droid is awesome!
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On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:23:34 GMT, Tony Priestman uttered the following profundities... (...) I have one too, found in the UK. 'Twas the only one, and to think I actually risked going to get lunch before picking it up. Lucky for me, it was still (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 2001 SW Lego
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On Sat, 20 Nov 1999 19:54:39 GMT, Bram Lambrecht uttered the following profundities... (...) Maybe one might luck out with an older set, perhaps Time Cruisers? (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) or (...) romanticize (...) Valid points. I agree that they will probably not make a Civil War theme (which I hate to say). I still think that there is a way to do it tactfully and respectfully, tho. Like it was ealier said, you don't have to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: How does Lego sort Lego?
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Hi Brian, In lugnet.dear-lego, Brian Lanning writes: <snip ideas about packaging - other posts explained> (...) I agree this would be great, and probably possible (IMO). You're not the first to think about this, see Todd's ideas: (URL) think that (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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(...) Just a nitpick, here: why do so many people assert that this is an incorrect spelling? I expect, Simon, you're being at least partially facetious, but I've seen people being real sticks-in-the-mud about it. Regardless of the "real" spelling of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Insectoids on sale?
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I'm looking to finish off the Insectoids theme and I need these sets: 6907 (6909) Sonic Stinger 6919 Odonata 6977 Arachno Base If you see these cheap please let me know. Thanks. Carbon 60 (For those awaiting cheques from me they are being processed (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Few Comments on 7124 Flash Speeder
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(...) task. :) (...) Yeah just as I was falling asleep, I realized how large those huge vehicles would have to be. Not a problem for TLC, but a much larger concern for us with limited resources... Bryan (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Auctions on eBay
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I have the following small sets for auction on eBay. They end very soon, on December 31st! Lego 2872 Witch's Fireplace (URL) 2885 Ice Cream Stand (URL) 2848 Fright Knight's Flying Machine (URL) 2845 Indian Chief (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: light sensor
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(...) Can't you just drag multiple light sensing blocks onto your workspace? I know that it works for counters. If you have expectations of seeing results so neatly spread out across the range from 0-100, prepare to be disappointed. It's hard to get (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | pbForth problems
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Hi, I'm trying to download pbForth onto my RCX. I'm using NQC on NT and have downloaded the latest pbForth: 1.1.1 I'm invoking NQC with: "nqc -firmware pbforth.srec" I get the dots crawling across the command-prompt window. When they almost reach (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Parts Help Please
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Could one of you kind souls help me to identify a set? I got a mixed box of LEGO for Christmas from which I have identified and built a 918 (1978) a 6970 (1980) and a 6929 (1981)along with an old train (blue rails) There are 2, blue, 6x1 bricks with (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pneumatics problems
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(...) Sounds like tired seals (as they say in circus circles). Or maybe a kink in the tube (too obvious i suppose) By the way...which motorised compressor did you find the best ? I get the quickest results with big compressor. Have you found a way (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | New Part : Tile 2 x 2 with Number 7 Pattern [DAT]
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Just doing some LDraw housekeeping and found this part I don't think I ever posted - Tile 2 x 2 with Number 7 Pattern. 0 Tile 2 x 2 with Number 7 Pattern 0 Name: 3068p87.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 4 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part : Tile 2 x 2 with Number 1 Pattern [DAT]
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Just doing some LDraw housekeeping and found this part I don't think I ever posted - Tile 2 x 2 with Number 1 Pattern. 0 Tile 2 x 2 with Number 1 Pattern 0 Name: 3068p81.DAT 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Element 1 16 0 4 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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Are we going to start using the sub-menu subject directory thingies at the top af the newsgroup page? How do you start to use them? Sean Frantz (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) If TLC makes Civil war lego sets its a lose/lose situation. If the dont put slaves in the sets they they will be blasted for not dipictiing an inportant part of the civil war. If they do put slaves in the sets the will be blasted for making (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Double Typo - coincedence? I think not...
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(...) D'oh! I didn't even think of that! K-D -Shiri (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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Tim Rueger <rueger@io.com> schreef in berichtnieuws FnJ9ru.LtL@lugnet.com... (...) This (...) 4 (...) I think you don't need them any more with these big turntables nowadays... greetings -----+-----+-----+--...----+----- Maico Arts (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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(...) I got 7101 Lightsaber (Spelt Wrong) Duel 7131 Anakins PodRacer 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing - that Y-Wing is growing on me everytime I see it - it's cool. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) Well, I've never learned of the causes/effects of the U.S. Civil war, so I can't disagree. If the slaves were indeed just an excuse, then certainly TLC could drop them. If they wanted to, that is. (1) (...) Oooh! Guillotines and all the reign (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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(...) ship. (...) To further the non-box-ness of it, the three main viewports in the front are the large round bubble-windows from the Divers sets. (...) probably (...) can (...) be (...) I'll get train doors if I have to, but I'm hoping instead to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS?
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(...) There are smaller ones too aren't there? Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) Personally, it seems to me that there would be an uproar if slaves *were* included in a Civil War theme. I remember a lot of very heated debates in an otherwise calm high school American History class when we discussed the topic of slavery and (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: AND gate brick?
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Hi, What about LEGO AND-OR matrices, like in PALs. We could use one stub to indicate each wire crossing, and use metallic 1x1 plates to "burn" contacts. The plates would be rather large though... and the electronics complicated... :-( Just a thought (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) exclusion (...) deliberate (...) I would disagree with your thoughts on the Civil War not being romanticized or any other war for that matter. I mean just watch Gettysburgh they romanticize the dickens out of Pickets charge. How is that any (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) Well, I don't know. They might... I mean, I don't think kids would be really interested in the background behind the scenes - only in the scenes themselves. Especially if they don't already know the background. -Shiri (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
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(...) Probably not a solution for all the boxes (maybe a couple of them?) but how about a dynamic list rather than a static one. Rather than sending the box to whoever first expressed interest 6 months ago, send it to whoever replies first to a post (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)
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| | Short Review: 6455 Space Simulation Station
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REVIEW: 6455 SPACE SIMULATION STATION - Tom McDonald RETAIL: $29.99, S@H $33.00 THEME: SPACE PORT AGES: 7-12 PCS: 240 MINIFIGURES: 3; 1 Astronaut with gold visor; 1 Station director in white coat; 1 Technician in red jumpsuit OVERVIEW: Don't get me (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
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(...) Nope, it's not. :) There were 150 of those in AucZILLA VI. But 40 is still a lot![1] --Todd [1] Uhm, no pun intended. ;-) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: AND gate brick?
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Hi Andy. Your drawing works just fine for ONE gate. Now imagine a 135 x 44 piece of paper covered with 50 or more of the things. Folks didn't come up with the special symbols in order to make things harder. Imagine trying to do arithmetic if you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Pneumatics problems
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I have a 8462 tow truck and the pneumatic system functions fine. I wanted to build pneumatics into a MOC and had some various old pieces of pneumatics lying around that I had picked up in sales. I had never used them before. I did not want to take (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Model: The Devil's Gap
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(...) the (...) the (...) ;) (...) Or maybe boiling oatmeal, depending on how well Verneer's men are fed. :) Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New sensors from Pitsco-Dacta
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Hi. The "new" Lego Sensors are rather obviously not intended for building mobile Robots. Rather, they are part of the ROBOLAB INVESTIGATOR system which was just released in the Pitsco 2000 catalogue. The idea is to build a miniature computerized (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: How old are you?
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Hi. How old is your son? He can probably deal with Robolab Software (PC & MAC) available from Pitsco. Pitsco also sells a Robolab upgrade kit which gives you the Robolab user manual and a nifty green case. (I got case feaver and went out and bought (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Just a question.
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(...) That's the one I tried! Oh well, maybe after the new year. Thank you anyway. Sean Frantz (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl)
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| | Re: Double Typo - coincedence? I think not...
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It's called "cut-and-paste". :) -- Paul Davidson Shiri <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FnKCsB.GKK@lugnet.com... (...) misteaks. (...) same (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Future Wild West Possibilities
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(...) The reason you don't see slaves in the pirate theme is that slaves really aren't part of the romanticized pirate genre. This is also the reason I doubt we will see a Civil War theme, or any other real war theme. They haven't been romanticized. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.western)
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| | FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
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I just posted 40 crispy $100 green 1x2 tiles. At $4000 worth of tiles, it might be the single largest amount of LEGO ever offered, unless it isn't;-) One catch-- the auction says it's closed, yet I just posted it. Should work. Good luck! -John (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Hey, thats a nice feature!
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Hey, all! I just discovered a new thing about Leocad. You can save and load Ldraw .dat files! Very, very useful to me, as I used to use Leocad and switched to MLCad after it came out, and I didn't know I could save my Leocad models. Anyway, you all (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: Large Technic Turntable
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(...) Look at (URL) for a really neat lego robot platform that uses 4 (!) of them. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Few Comments on 7124 Flash Speeder
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(...) I just put this together, and I'll probably take it apart tonight, as I'm really happy with this set as a parts pack. For $9.99 I got lots of green and brown, lots of inverse slopes (5 grey 2x2, 2 green 2x3), that wide windshield, lots of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 4811 Defense Archer!
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(...) Hmm, most likely, FBOFW, their server isn't probably requesting that the pages not be cached. Let's see what's returned over HTTP: ---...--- % telnet www.lego.com 80 Trying 171.20.249.10... Connected to lego.com. Escape character is '^]'. GET (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Toysrus.com 100.00 Arrived
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TRU got to my complaint today. They cancelled the order, refunded my CC, and gave me a $50 online gift certificate. Not too bad, but, now I don't have 900 pieces of Lego. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Can't open serial port in Linux
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Hi. I just got through fixing a similar problem with my linux box (the fix involved a lot of tedious changing IRQ's in the BIOS, with a lot of tedious rebooting in between). Beyond Dave's good advice, you might want to check out the linux serial (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: www.lugnet.com on boxes
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Perhaps can we advertise WWW.LUGNET.COM in our local toy shops? A kind of flyer or mini brochure? Regards and a happy new year to all of us, Regards, Ludo (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Large Technic Turntable
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I've never actually seen one of these in person, and I've been looking at the piece in my Dacta catalog and using L3P/Pov-Ray to view it from different angles, but without the actual item in front of me I must confess I'm having a hard time (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Roboarm from Dave Baum's super book
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I wonder if someone can help me on a little problem with Roboarm. I have built it, programmed it and it runs OK except the the arm does not go down far enough to pick up. I have measured the shortfall in distance and it is exactly the height of the (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Calling for Box Status and New Rule to vote on
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(...) I've already tried to take care of most of this, that's why you'll find the lists aren't in exact order as they are on the sign up list, though that was agreed to long ago. though I like your idea of just moving the people around.. that's (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)
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| | Ninja Fortresses (MOC's)
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At the risk of getting flamed.... My yellow castle and all my gray castles are packed away at my parents house, som 2 hours from here. (I haven't had the opportunity to acquire any of the new cstle sets yet either) Since I did not forsee the return (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: GB 1
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(...) John K. contacted me in early October for my address, which I sent and that was the last I heard. I never received GB 1 and John K seems to have dropped out of site, he has never answered any emails since the first address request. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.jambalaya, lugnet.general)
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| | light sensor
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Can you make the lightsensor do more then act on 'more' or 'less' light (0-50 do this, 51-100 do that. Or can you let it do this to: 0-10 do this 10-20 do something else 20-30 do something else, etc. Is it posible in RCX code or only in NQC. I am (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: train event still going on....
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Hi Ben, Amazing what you and youre friends did. I want to do so too,but there's no one in my neighborhood that i know for starting a kind of club. Go on with the hobby,it's realy nice. Ludo (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Destroyer Droid in new S@H catalog
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(...) Not to correct the great Todd, but you're safer if you ask specifically for the one you want, the spring 2000 catalog. This catalog in particular is one that in the past had a small run (the smallest run of the 4 they do a year). Just asking (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Catalogue
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Michael Edwards wrote in message ... (...) Japanses (...) I imagine these sets were made in Demark, but never needed in Japan. I've only opened 3 of my 8480s, all were in English. Scott A (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Re:foam balls
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But are they soft and squishy? By the way, I found an amazing supplier of soft foam balls the right size for FLL competition. But cost is a big issue. --Jack Gregory John Barnes <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Instruction Query (oddity)
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(...) No, Shiri was right. She didn't make a misteak. She has obviously been keeping up with her reverence of the great Larry who never makes misteaks. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.belville)
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