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  WTB: 6973 Deep Freeze & 6983 Ice Station
 
I’m looking to purchase 6973 Deep Freeze Defender & 6983 Ice Station Odyssey. I would like to have the instruction booklets included, however, it is not imperative they have the original boxes. Email me with a price and let’s see if we can put a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: How many sets?
 
(...) You're right, that does sound silly :) are you sure there's more to life than lego? do you have proof of this? You're probably one of those people who think the worlds round too aren't you :-) Just incase the smiley's didn't show it.. I am (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Service Catalog gone from lego.com
 
"TW" == Tim Wilkins <Tim.Wilkins@zurich.com> writes: TW> Does anyone know why Service has gone from lego.com in Europe? And TW> in the US the only service item is one motor There have been rumours flying around for some time now that service packs (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: First Y2K LegoFest
 
Mario Ferrari <mario.ferrari@edis.it> wrote in message news:FnrFGK.MGo@lugnet.com... (...) sacco (...) Mario, non credo che l'altitudine SLM di Modena ti consentirà di chiedere l'affiliazione al CAI come "rifugio di alta montagna"..... ;-) -- Cheers (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  more pieces added this morning....ebay
 
3 New Lego raised baseplates from set 6584 4 New Lego Tires & Rims (from 5571) (2 Dutch auctions) 32 New 1x16 Black Lego Technic Beams New in unopened box Lego 4539 Level Crossing New in Unopened box Lego 4532 Level Crossing (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Im thinking of creating a KIDLUG
 
(...) Alex, This is a great idea. I don't know how many kids check the .org newsgroup though so I am going to cross-post this to .general in the hopes that more people will see this. I hope this works out for you. Cross-posted to lugnet.general (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.general)
 
  Ebay Auctions many sealed sets
 
Hi, everyone Happy New Year. I have some auctions up on Ebay, if you would like to take a look. There are many sealed boxes and a vintage few booklets, Fabuland,and base plates, so take a look. My id is runner38 so look me up.Thanks Jim (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: What should be in the next version of RcxCC
 
(...) Oops, that's right. I completely overlooked this. Thanks for the hint. So, my previous suggestion is quite pointless. Please ignore it. Sorry. Uwe (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: Is the tower piece new?
 
(...) O.K. Thanks for the information. That supports the theory that the dacta castle set was just a way to "use up" the molds for pieces they were discontinuing. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Problems with legOS-0.2.2 on Windows 95
 
Hi again, The previous problems have been fixed by cleaning up the Makfiles from unnecessary Tabs and DOS file endings. And I also forgot to put the period in the end of the CINC line in Makefile.common. Thanks to Philip Brown and Larry Charlton. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  Re: 8450 Mission
 
"RF" == Richard Finegold <raf@deainc.com> writes: (...) RF> What? You mean that www.lego.com's American catalog count of 0 RF> elements for #8450 is inaccurate? :) I'm not sure, but I think so; I'm pretty sure I saw some pieces in there! Regards, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
 
  Re: First Y2K LegoFest
 
(...) Dato che siamo cresciuti in famiglia, credo che d'ora in poi avremo bisogno di un sistema più semplice per organizzare i nostri ritrovi. Se dobbiamo chiedere ogni volta a tutti un parere su luogo e data la cosa si fa lunga (anche se è vero che (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: Is there a Lady Ninja?
 
(...) Yup. I posted about them at the end of October. Check lugnet.promo (I think I posted to .castle too, but I'm not sure). To summarize (I don't have the numbers here because I'm too lazy to go search for the boxes) the sets are: Old Ninja Master (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Division by Zero on startup of LDraw or LEdit
 
(...) It should be in the FAQ: (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  Re: Is the tower piece new?
 
(...) The dark grey 3x6x6 half-octagon with window showed up in the Night Lord's Castle and the DACTA Castle set and that's it. J (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  8-wide boat hulls
 
Does anyone have the 8-wide boat hull pieces for ldraw? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  RCX Web Server
 
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I've been working on a RCX web server, and it seems my project is almost done. When I finish it, the website running off of the RCX will be available at (URL) Its not up yet, but it will be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Lego WorldShop
 
The Lego WorldShop is moved to www.lego.com and is closed to late summer 2000!!!!! Why for so a long time???? It seams they don't have any service-itmes anymore and now the don't sell sensors and other stuff. Is there a other possibility to buy such (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: First Y2K LegoFest
 
(...) Certo che la puoi portare, a tuo rischio e pericolo. Non che sia lei a rischiare qualcosa, ma proprio tu. Potrebbe toglierti perfino il saluto dopo che avrà scoperto che frequenti un manica di pazzi furiosi che parlano ossessivamente di Lego, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Gezien: 2000 sets
 
Gezien: Artic 2000 sets bij Intertoys in Sassenheim. Elders ook? -- Greetingz... Sjaacko (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
 
  Re: Lego Worldshop
 
(...) Too bad, anche da ciò che si legge su Lugnet sembra proprio che il servizio sia stato chiuso :-( Qualcuno dice che deve essere ristrutturato. Ma nel frattempo c'era proprio bisogno di chiuderlo? La Lego non finisce mai di sorprendere... (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  Re: Return to Lego!
 
(...) pericolosamente (...) 'mattoncini', e (...) Benvenuto anche da parte mia. Io quest'anno ne compio 40, e l'unica cosa pericolosa all'orizzonte (per il momento) è l'ossessione per i Lego, che non accenna a diminuire :-) (...) lungo! :) Se poi (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  28° iscritto ItLUG: Sandro Mignuzzi
 
From: "Sandro Mignuzzi" <sanmi@tiscalinet.it>: (...) Benvenuto Sandro! Ciao Mario (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
 
  My Castle set list
 
Since everyone is listing armies, I thought I might as well go all the way and list all I own in Castle. Here they are: 6099 Traitor Transport 6097 Night Lord's Castle 6086 Black Knight's Castle 6082 Fire Breathing Fortress 6079 Dark Forest Fortress (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Has anyone disassembled a 9v Train Motor?
 
Hi Ben J.! I have opened a 9V motor last year and taken pics of that on my homepage: if interested visit it under the URL: (URL) aim to do so was not the use of an rcx, but to convert the motor for use on 12V track. But I think my pictures may help (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Brad: A way for almost ANY piece to be sold...
 
Jasper Janssen <jasper@janssen.dynip.com> wrote in message news:389fc259.966608...net.com... (...) I don't think so. If someone is working for a company, it should be paid, it should have its social insurance, etc., etc. Same here. Training wage is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Is the tower piece new?
 
(...) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: Division by Zero on startup of LDraw or LEdit
 
(...) There is a fix somewhere for this problem, I assume you are using a fast PC? I don't know the url, sorry. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
 
  6988 alpha centauri outpost  [DAT]
 
You will need update 99-06 (just released!) to view this one as it uses several parts from that update. 0 FILE 6988.dat 0 6988 alpha centauri outpost 0 Author: Jonathan Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2552.DAT 1 0 -10 0 -650 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models.sets)
 
  Re: RCX "locking up" when trying to use dll
 
(...) i experienced exactly the same behaviour when i tried to use gcc-2.95.2 as cross-compiler. If that's the compiler you're using: switch to egcs-1.1.2 Another circumstance under which this will happen: You compiled the binary against another (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
 
  RE: 8440 & 8445 Tire size
 
Hi Dan, Yep, they both have "49.6 x 28 VR" imprinted on them. The 49.6 is the diameter in millimeters, and the 28 is the width in millimeters. I'm not sure what the VR stands for. They also both have the same hubs, but in slightly different colors. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: detecting goal objects at a distance
 
Thanks a lot Ben! I'm going to look for some of those IR LEDs and make some experiments. Mario (...) appropriate (...) it (...) higly (...) a (...) made (...) LEDs (...) the (...) together (...) and (...) know (...) etc. (...) filter. (...) nice (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Has anyone disassembled a 9v Train Motor?
 
(...) How do you get it apart? How do you like your design in practice? I would like to see pictures of your whole engine, if you have them handy. Using the track to power the RCX was one of the ideas I was considering. The other was using the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Speed of RCX interpreting bytecodes: slow
 
(...) half (...) Yes, it seems to switch between two 'modes', one being effectively single tasking, and the other multi-tasking. This gives the change you are seeing. The 'loop' time, can be measured very easily with a scope, by setting a motor (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Service Catalog gone from lego.com
 
Does anyone know why Service has gone from lego.com in Europe? And in the US the only service item is one motor (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
 
Hello to all, Thanks for all those who wrote in with suggestions for how to get my RCX bricks to work with the PowerMac 5500s that I was having trouble with. Here's a summary of my experiences and how I eventually got enough working machine to teach (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  8440 & 8445 Tire size
 
Anyone who owns both of these sets, Are the tires in set: 8440 Formula Flash / Octan Indy Racer and set: 8445 Indy storm exactly the same size? Thanks, Dan (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 
  My wish list
 
I wish Lego would bring back or make similar set like the following.. 4558 Metroliner 4563 Load N' Haul Railroad 4551 Crocodile Locomotive 4554 Metrostation 4536 Hopper Car 4563 Twin Tank Transport (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Mindstorms a Legovy Hry
 
(...) :)))Slysel jsem ze v LA nekoho povolali k soudu v roce 3-1-1900. Napriklad telefonni sluzby jako AT&T kdyby nebyli spraveny pro Y2K tak kdybys volal nekam long-distance a zacal hovor pred pulnoci a skoncil po pulnoci tak by ti nauctovali hovor (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.cz)
 
  Re: 50% off
 
(...) It was on Daie but the sale ended yesterday and there wasn't much left... (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Jsou tu 2 lidi! (Bylo: Re: Je tu nekdo?)
 
(...) No to zase ne ;) ale je to tam dost nudny. Neco takovyho jako nekde u nas na venkove kdyby musel kazdy den pracovat v kravine nebo sedet na traktoru ;) (...) To je pravda. Tady napriklad jezdi autobusy nekde tak kazdou hodinu a po devatu vecer (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.cz)
 
  Announcement: Non-Ebay New Parts Auction QA1
 
Greetings! As many of you know, the smaller parts auctions that are not on Ebay can contain some excellent bargains. This auction, which I am calling QA1, has approximately 8,000 bricks in about 100 lots, most with low starting bids. Brick (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: P.S. :-)
 
(...) Ja (...) biely ! (...) No oni tady zadny konflikty nejsou. Je to takova studena valka. Lidi na verejenosti jakztakz spolu vydrzej ale po praci jdou domu a moc se nestykaj. Bilym lidem se tady rika "haole". To znamena pitomec havajsky. Je to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.cz)
 
  Train Station
 
Is there anyone who can help me find or will sell set #2150 Train Station? I tried looking around but had no success. I can only pay $100 or less. I would really appreciate it. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Shipping from Germany
 
(...) Hi Steve Shipping a Metroliner would be a parcel between 2 and 3kg. There are three ways to ship this to the US: Seaway US$23, allow 30 days for delivery Airmail Economy US$25, allow 2 weeks for delivery Airmail Premium US$38, allow 1-2 weeks (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shipping)
 
  Re: Has anyone disassembled a 9v Train Motor?
 
(...) I've done just that. It's easy. I added a second wire directly to the motor. It even has little eye connectors for putting the wires. To avoid the motor from going to the main power I simply put electrical tape over the pressure pressed power (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: "Co Je Teply Tenhle Tyden"
 
(...) No ono mi to ze zacatku taky delalo problemy sem psat. Napriklad kdyz sem pisu tak musim do okynka napsat D. Jezek ale pak to vyjde jako Dan Jezek. s e- mailovou adresou je to stejny. Ono je to vsechno popsany v ty registraci a kdyz (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.sk)
 
  Re: Dobrodruznici
 
(...) sme (...) Ja si jen delal srandu ;))) My jsme taky hrali na pisku kdyz jsem byl malej a hodne lega se v nem ztratilo. Tak az prijedes na havaj tak po tom co prijdeme vozraly s diskoteky domu tak pujdeme na pisek, rozbalime par tech belville (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.sk)
 
  MarsRobot updated
 
I have been playing with different treaded chassis designs the past few days. I built a model that uses four treads mounted at 90 degress. It moves like a 4wd truck and has the ground clearance to boot. I have posted pics, an mpg, building (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: wanted: battery tender roof
 
I have an extra top for the blue battery box. Like the one that comes in #107. If you would like it Email me. Heatwaaave@aol.com (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Looking for a sealed 6337 Fast Track Finish
 
(...) Define "decent". A store near me has a stockpile of these at ~65 CAD, and unlikely to ever hit clearance. I'd send one on for cost+shipping+5 for my trouble. James (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Chance of More 2K Sets?
 
(...) That sounds about right--I don't expect to see any more before next November at the very least. They've already got some sets "spaced out" (AAT, MTT, MF) to cover that hole. (...) The SW bucket, perhaps. (...) I agree as well, but I don't (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Re: Figurky (Bylo: Re: Lego je OK! ;)
 
(...) Ne, meli to blacktron II. Ja nevim ale ta pruhledne zluta barva na bt1 se mi zda lepsi. Nachazi se taky na klasickejch modelech. (...) Podobny je taky UFO. Ja sy myslim ze to prehnali na tech UFO figurkach s temi nakresnemymi deatily (decals). (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.sk)
 
  Re: Do you want $50 for a $20 set?
 
(...) Whoa! They must have found more--I talked to them for a good 40 minutes a couple of weeks ago, and they said unequivocally that there were none left. There you go, Mark! -LFB (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Has anyone disassembled a 9v Train Motor?
 
Has anyone investigated the possibility of disconnecting the motor from the pickups on the wheels so it can be powered from the top plate without driving other trains on the same track? Ideally one of the two top connections would still connect to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Missing parts in 1.5
 
I just wasted a couple of hours trying to build the Minerva robot from the book "The Unofficial Guild to Lego Mindstorms Robots". If you have RIS 1.5, don't bother trying to build it as that set does not have enough parts even though it can be built (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Design for 9v Train Light Sensor
 
I've put up a design for a sensor which can identify and count traincars at (URL) web page is long enough so I won't repeat it all here... --Ben (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Dome elements, first use of? (was Re: Ever notice this?)
 
(...) Space Boy here. :) Jeff -- you were right the first time. The 10x10x12 convex dome corners did first appear in 1987 (in transparent dark-blue) in the LEGOLAND Space System / Futuron set 6990 Monorail Transport System. They then appeared again (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Defense Archer and K-mart
 
(...) Yup, the new legos are at mine, it's in Minn. if that helps. Oh, and those darned throwbots won't be in until July 1st. Karl "I want my ice spears now!" Martinson (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Bulk by Color/Size & other cool stuff
 
I have some auctions on Yahoo! as well as eBay at the moment. Bulk by color & size (18 tubs worth for most colors), at about .01 per stud, some a little more, some a little less. (URL) on Yahoo! are some black slopes, plates & 40 clear 1x2s. On eBay (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Dome elements, first use of? (was Re: Ever notice this?)
 
(...) Yes. I swooned when the Unitron sets came out. A return to classic space colors! If only they'd used transparent amber for the canopies rather than blue. (...) and (...) TLG's (...) Discontinued (...) space]. (...) Minor nit - the large 1/4 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
 
  FS: 25 drk gray chains
 
Dungeon builders et al: I've got a lotta chains here-- $27 shipped to you anywhere in the US. First one to email me gets it. John (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Suggestions for Lego: My two cents
 
Nephilim wrote (...) The technical term is fluted (?) And I agree. If they have to do it, go at it with style. Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Looking for a sealed 6337 Fast Track Finish
 
(...) Doh! Thought I'd finally find a home for this 6335 I have sitting here. Oh well, close but no cigar, sorry. :( (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: Do you want $50 for a $20 set?
 
(...) Mark, I just got off the phone with s@h. They have 6557 in stock for $22.00. -Rich (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
 
  Looking for a sealed 6337 Fast Track Finish
 
I am looking for a sealed 6337 Fast Track Finish for a decent price. I would also like to buy 6546 Slick Race to go with it. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
 
  Re: How many sets?
 
(...) Geez! You must have a big house or a lot of storage space to display all that Lego. How do you handle that financially? I've been trying to keep my total lego value under $500 because well...this might sound silly but there ARE other things (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Will someone send me LDLite 1.5?
 
Can't seem to find a version of 1.5 anywhere (only 1.6)... anyone have their old .zip archived that they can mail me? J (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Defense Archer and K-mart
 
(...) ... and even longer to wait till there is another "Buy one, get one 50% off" at K-mart. Can we say 2 archers for $3.00? I might have to stock up... On the same note - are the 2000s in at K-mart yet? I might get some King Leos if they are. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: How many sets?
 
(...) It's not how many bricks you have, it's what you do with them. I have so many that it's getting hard to do anything with them... seems all my hobby time is spent organizing, thinking about what I have, buying and selling, etc. and not enough (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Check my math? 8448 gearbox ratios
 
Pat <patrickemerson@mindspring.com> wrote: :>I've also worked out the gearbox ratios for the 8880 Supercar. I can post :>them if anyone is interested. :> :>== Steve : yes, please! I'm interested! : Pat Ok, if my math is correct: GEAR ENGINE : AXLES (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 
  contacting me
 
Note: Right now it appears that my email server at Novera is stuck. No doubt it will be fine Monday but there's no one there right now to bother it/kick it/whatever. So if you're hot hot hot to talk to me, send it to voyager, or wait till Monday AM. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Element Count Trivia
 
People! No doubt many of the people that write this copy are E2Lers and didn't spot that mistake. Me, I'd rather they rushed it out and got it out sooner. It can be fixed later. (although it does detract from the image to make obvious mistakes. Not (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
 
sorry brain dead! $12,400! (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
 
$1240. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Suggestions for Lego: My two cents
 
(...) oarsmen. (...) Technic axles do allow very stable columns. I can imagine appreciating the 11-tall column elements for their smoothness (rather than having their clean lines interrupted every brick-height) .... but having a bunch of 2x2x1 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Tough to find pieces
 
(...) Use Brasso to remove the faded white "planet" logo from an old space torso. =) (Or just take the arms off a yellow torso and put them on backwards, and give the figure a cape to wear to hide the logo on his back. -- jthompson@esker.com "Float (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: FA: $4000!!! (Tiles)
 
(...) Oh, I just remembered. BTW, AucZILLA I (five whole years ago now, wow!) had a lot called "Fort Knox" which consisted of a single lot of 496 gold pirate coins. What does that add up to in LEGO money? (496 / 4) * (10 + 20 + 30 + 40) = ? --Todd (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
 
  Re: Acronym Question
 
(...) My long-standing offer to get involved in a FAQ project still stands. But I don't want to step on the toes of existing FAQ efforts, and I understand that is one underway? -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
 
  Re: Is the tower piece new?
 
(...) And profoundly ucky. (Got my hands on it today.) The element would be almost OK if they'd shaved one stud off of its depth, so that you could use two of them to make an octagonal tower. I see why they made it the way they did - with the rear (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Speculations on bedtime stories (was:Re: New sets, pictures at lego.com)
 
(...) I'll do my best to keep her mind off thinking she's Joan-of-arc, too... ;-) (And yeah, that's three sisters...) [snip] (...) and (...) that (...) that (...) next (...) The Munchkins! And the witch will be the wicked witch of the west, the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville)  
 
  Re: How many sets?
 
(...) my (...) *Gulp* Oh. My. God. I feel so.... tiny now (^: Iain (user slowly shrinks into a corner and transforms into a 1x1 tile with no stud) -- tokama (URL) UIN 5362826 AIM Linjerflyg h e n d r y j r AT o x f o r d DOT n e t (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Do you want $50 for a $20 set?
 
A few weeks ago I started dreaming about this set and the three brown inverted brown slopes it contains... Hoo Boy!!! I sure would like them slopes. -- Richard (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
 
  50% off Lego, BOGO 50% off.
 
It's true and it runs until the 8th. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
 
  50% off Lego, BOGO 50% off.
 
It's true and it runs until the 8th. (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 
  Re: Do you want $50 for a $20 set?
 
(...) over (...) Wow - I'm surprised that S@H ran out of that set (although I wasn't watching to see if/when it was put on sale for a weekly special). What, did all the train geeks buy dozens of copies to get the white train canopy? -- (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: How many sets?
 
Mark Herzberg wrote in message ... (...) chart (...) I've been working on this, but I buy sets faster than I can get them into my system. What is currently entered into my system (which may be less than half of my collection, and doesn't include (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Defense Archer
 
Earlier today I called s@h to inquire if 4811 was in stock. It is not to be in stock untill July 21,2000. hummm, thats a long time to wait........ :( -Rich (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
 
  Re: What I did for the Y2K weekend...[lego phone]
 
I still have my Lego phone. It was made by Tyco. It has a small drawer in the side of the phone for storing a few bricks and the top of the phone is like a large baseplate. Even the phone's buttons have studs. I didn't know it was rare. I'm actually (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: What should be in the next version of RcxCC
 
You can also choose "show code/error listing" under the compile menu to get the variable assignments. Mike Uwe Denzer <Uwe.Denzer@munich.netsurf.de> wrote in message news:386F928E.984386...surf.de... (...) like to (...) up in (...) and I'd (...) (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
 
  Re: Check my math? 8448 gearbox ratios
 
(...) yes, please! I'm interested! Pat (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: What would a lego stormtrooper be?
 
(...) And to further burst Paul's bubble, scout-troopers carry their gun strapped to their leg which is why it may look like he is reaching down to the bike in the movie. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
 
  Concepts, Details, etc.
 
Subthemes tend to have subtle yet in-your-face details by which they are characterized. It's the same for people's building styles and methods. For example, I constructed a spacecraft last night with my red, black, blue, gray, white, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
 
  Re: Installing LegOS tools
 
(...) I would definitely love such an installation package too. I think that will really help users without high-level computer systems background to start experimenting with LegOS. Unfortunately I cannot help you but will surely wait until you get (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: John E. Doolittle
 
Bruce Schlickbernd wrote >The pirate babe is his older ex-partner's daughter - she just didn't want to (...) fooling (...) ya (...) Too (...) I'm (...) hostage, (...) So not only is the honest, brave, shrewd Capt John E. Doolittle pursued by the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
 
  Re: Question How do we know if Brad is for real?
 
(...) like (...) Lego (...) Yeah, but we're FANS! We're supposed to have unrealistic and selfish expectations. <GD&R> James (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: "Co Je Teply Tenhle Tyden"
 
(...) :))))))) Dobre si to prelozil... co je teply... ;)))) Este ze sa to nevola "Who's hot this week" ;))))) No... pekne sme to ozivili. Vsimol som si. Na to, ze tie skupiny tvorime LEN dvaja to je celkom slusne ! Na zaciatku, ked sme si zacali (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.sk)
 
  Re: Dobrodruznici
 
(...) ;)))) Ked sme boli s brachom maly a mali sme LEGO (myslim 780), tak sme sa s nim hrali aj vonku v piesku !! ;) Celkom dobre to behalo po tom piesku. Len sme to potom museli cistit, lebo bolo medzi suciastkami vela piesku. ;) (...) No ved ja (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.sk)
 
  Re: Problems with RCX Robolab and PowerMacs 6400/200 and 5500/225
 
I believe Fred Martin ran into similar problems and the serial extension did indeed help. I think his write-up of the issue is somewhere on his site: (URL) Baum (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, lugnet.edu, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
 
  Chance of More 2K Sets?
 
I just got some 2000 SW sets today. I must say that the A-Wing and the Flash Speeder are very cool. The Desert Skiff is not so bad for the price. I guess I am just pleased to have Han. Last year, TLG released 8 sets from the Episode I line and 5 (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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