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(...) I answer speaking of toys in general, not just sets... Yes and no. When my kids were much younger, of the age where they could choke on things or get trapped in them or strangled, etc., I gave much more credence to age ranges, especially the (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | USB->Serial converters and IR Tower
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Hi! Anyone else tried connecting to the IR tower via a USB -> Serial converter? I've been trying with an Entrega U1S9 (USB->9 pin serial) because my primary robotics machine is a Sony Vaio laptop and I HATE having to hook up the port expander just (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Big Lego Christmas
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(...) DANG! So, buddy ol pal, when you having me over? :) Its not more than a 20-30 minute drive for me... Congratulations!! (...) Heh, well nice strategy. I only made off with the Mindstorms RIS and the SW Snowspeeder (which I already have). Ah (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The lead wheels are still the very small train wheels and the reason being is they need to articulate under the cylinder boxes. I would like to use the regular size wheels for proper scale, but I would also like bigger drivers too! As said (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | How many Vancouver LUGNET users?
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I was just curious how many of you are located in Vancouver? Adam (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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| | Re: What would a lego stormtrooper be?
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(...) line. (...) the (...) me (...) Actually, for blaster pistols, the stormtrooper will probably have a black megaphone piece like the scouttroopers and Boba Fett have (yes, the scouttroopers have their blasters clipped to their speederbikes). If (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) If only Lego (or someone) would come up with large train wheels, we'd all be able to make more realistic steam locos! Dan (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, I actually added all of the plumbing and water tanks under the walkways, added the interior details to the cab, and redesigned the front end to be more in line with the actual model (lengthened smoke stack, raised light platform, etc.). (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Conversation at TRU overheard
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I was standing in TRU today... and there's a woman with her 2 kids, a boy just about to turn 7 and a girl probably 10 or 11.. The boy had some money to spend and wanted to get some Lego, He was looking over the shelf.. and pulling out sets he (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Big Lego Christmas
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Christmas this year was pretty amazing, Lego-wise. I had to share this with someone, and no one else around here would quite appreciate it... so, why not LUGNET? Here's the Lego that I was given for Christmas this year: Technic 8248 Forklift 8252 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.general)
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