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AHHHHH!!! MY childhood dream comes true, at last......!!!!!! (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Perhaps a Princess... wrote in message <363a60d2.33520673@2...63.236>... (...) Ditto. Too much wading through crap on RTL (to each his own definition of crap). Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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Tim Rueger wrote in message ... (...) Blimpy-Looking Ugly Round Piece? Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Selçuk wrote in message <363A69BB.7C1EC5A1@n...ne.com>... (...) Well, they have to get a lot of milage off these pieces. They're to expensive to R&D and produce and not use. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh. You did. Never mind! And thanks! (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Irving De la Cruz wrote in message ... (...) I stand corrected. The Rock Raiders seem to have a lot of potential. Some of the Star Wars sets seem a little small. Can't imagine the prices on them. That's a Y-wing, not an A-wing, however. Jesse (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) So will you tell us where you found the catalog? We'll still accord you net.fame.... (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Wohaaa....IT2s just passing 3:00 am here now, but worth waiting..:-D Could you see the similarity of rock raider cockpits with millenium falcon cockpit?..it's promissing..I hope..I hope.. Selçuk (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Thanks. Yes I did say what sets I got this in. Didn't you read the text in the web page :-) It was on 5928 Bi-Wing Baron. - Irving Dave Jost wrote in message ... (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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How about these totally trippin sets they are not what I'm used to but look pretty promising......... hoorray for Irving. Still haven't told us what set this ad came with........ Dave Irving De la Cruz wrote in message ... (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Got the 2140 ANWB road repair set in today MIB. And by looking at the box this is a pretty cool set........Way cool. Haven't opened it yet maybe later gotta go to the store. Tell you one thing go get yourself on if you still can they are getting (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Well, The final set designs are sure to cause some stir among LEGO maniacs. I think that alot of people had their expectations way high for the SW sets line. Maybe LEGO will have better and bigger sets in addition to these. At least I'm glad they (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have not looked at RTL except for a very little bit during the beta of Lugnet. It's just much easier to handle this way. SArah Heacock sarah@eskimo.com (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I got them to work! Thanks! Pawel:) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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What's the problem? Error code? If you want I can zip up the images and mail them to you... - Irving Pawel wrote in message ... (...) them, (...) (or (...) for a (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I'm underwhelmed. The SW stuff doesn't really look like SW, and it doesn't look like Lego either. Maybe it's just the scans. I do like the Rock Beast (tm) in 4959. Now, the colored 40T gears (!) in the new Technic sets, those I could get into. (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Since LUGNET came online, I have switched to it as my prime LEGO news source. I have displaced R.T.L. to a second place. I get the feeling that many of you have done the same. I least I don't see the same level of posting from the well known folks (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I cannot seem to get to the site for some reason... would it be possible for a mirror to be set up? Thanks Pawel (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thank you thank you thank you thank you.... -michael ps. I will now spend the next three hours pouring over every pixel. (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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Ok, so finally I got the scans ready and a quick web page to publish them, Go to (URL) and check out the new 1999 sets. Enjoy! - Irving PS: Sorry for the delay, but you know, we all got to work for a living (or is it to buy LEGO?) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have not seen Gary Istak's cathedral. Does anyone have a URL? -michael (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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There is something to my claim! I just been busy with work. Unfortunately I cannot spend all day reading RTL/Lugnet. Once I get that dream job at LEGO them thing will change. Until then.... - Irving PS: I'm not upset, I'm just rambling.... I need to (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yes, please send me links, and if you find a broken one, please let me know. I try to clear out old links every now and then, but with the list so large, it is easy to miss some. The last check I did (with Dr. HTML) was during the summer. And (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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De Bengel wrote in message <363a4414.21997410@l...et.com>... (...) Maybe there's nothing to his claim... Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <363A3B14.E06EE962@n...pe.com>... (...) Are you trying to get someone to talk you into one or the other? It looks like you've already decided to do the OSIR truck, but you're just waiting for someone to tell you to do it. (...) (27 years ago, 31-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I like the frame set-up, it makes navigation so easy for everyone. Louise (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Of course, the purists will say that painting your Lego is blasphemy. My suggestion, if you're going to paint them, is to use MegaBlocks or some other Lego substitute. On a related note, I was greatly chagrined when I bought a lot of Lego in (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I tried to get to his assigned space on www.halcyon.com, but that proved to be an empty directory. ____ |oooo| Cheers, |oooo| Wouter van Wageningen ¯¯¯¯ (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Nonono! NO police shirts! The driver has a police shirt, but these a SWAT guys, no markings. If I decide to stick with the SWAT theme, I'll probably paint "SWAT" on their backs, but I'm still considering making it an OSIR research truck. (...) | (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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They are 1x3x2 doors, but I have NO idea what set they came in, I traded for them. (...) | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) under (...) Hi Tom, Tom here. That truck looks cool (or in the summer should I say hot?). I'll stop by your wants page again soon. -Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Get well soon! It's not as interesting when you don't post for awhile. It's also like that when Larry P doesn't post. Am I correct in assuming you're still working on a big yellow castle? - Tom McD. tfn, radiotitan@yahoo.com (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <3639D6EB.AF2FD9FF@n...pe.com>... (...) (URL) , under (...) Looking good. Those guys need police shirts. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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G'Day This may be old news but I noticed Mindstorms at Eatons, Yorkdale. (Toronto,Ontario,CANADA) today. ($299) plus the two expansion sets. Cheers! oliver (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
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Someone had inquired about Bend/ Flex sensors... There's one in the new JAMECO catalog: Flex Sensor Part No. 150551 for $10.95 (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 6462 & 6479 Reviews
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(...) altogether (...) I've got both, so here it goes, with playability defined as playing with something once it's built: 1) 6462 Aerial Recovery is good because you've got a net, a grappling hook, a motor-trike, dingy and a stretcher. Okay fun for (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | New NNTP ports! (Re: Possible 2-minute downtime today)
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Good news -- you can now connect here via NNTP using ports 8000 and 8080, in addition to the standard NNTP port 119. If 119 (the default) works just fine for you, then there's nothing you need to change. Otherwise if you're behind a firewall or (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.announce)
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Doh! (...) the *3 *Aquaraiders sets :-) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I'm having a clear-out. I have the following US-only sets 'spare' that I'm prepared to let go to a fellow UK LUGNetter: 2160 2161 2162... the 2 Aquaraiders sets 6150... the US-only Hydronauts set 6107... the US only Stingrays set. All are new in (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Tom McDonald wrote in message ... <dnip> (...) accomodate (...) pictures (...) I have to disgree, With frames alot of places where you ge free sites have those $#$%# popups. Plus they also tend to be slow, not to mention that with the new support (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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I am having a clear-out of unsold lots from recent auctions. Prices where given are in US$ and include shipping to the US. I am open to trade offers and cash offers on those marked OFFERS. 6350 Pizza-To-Go, Unopened, box shelf-worn/slightly crushed. (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Hello, I have the autoloading station 4544 doubly. The set is used, but in good status and inclusive of the guidance and the box. Also I have the Sets 681 and 683. They are used, but in good status and inclusive of the guidance and the box. At last (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hello, I have today found two 8880 supercar.I only need one, the other is now for auction. The set is new in sealed box. 8880 Shawn Buel: 160$ TECHNIC: supercar The price is without shipping.,shipping by airmail is 30$ . I will ship when I get the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hello, I would like to sell my double football(soccer) set. Because the costs of overseas shipping is very high,I would sell them in one lot. The price is including shipping ( airmail). I would be to be exchanged also ready the complete posts for a (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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Hey dave! If you want a pizza this weekend, and you order from Perfect Pizza in High Wycombe, be sure to ask for extra beetles! Ours had one cooked into the base......... -- ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: (URL) (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Thanks! 852 or so, actually. Plus, 1400ish white 2x4's, 800 1x4's, 200ish 2x2's... Couldn't afford AUCZilla prices for many of my needs! I usually try strategic set purchasing....... (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) lower (...) couple (...) I still have 2 of these, from set #565, Lunar Landing Site. Suggested uses for them were as Astronauts, and on the back were them as a film crew! ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove nospam dot Web Site: (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks Josh - I rearranged the site shortly after posting it. Glad you liked my efforts. Huw Joshua Delahunty wrote in message <3630DFF7.A7319B21@a...sc.edu>... (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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Thanks for doing all this testing and reporting it to us. I do really appreciate it. And I'll vote for the low tech version: use two diodes... -- Eric (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) That's pretty cool. Are the truck doors 1x3x2 or are they stacked 1x3x1 doors. If they are 1x3x2 doors, what set did they come in black in. (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The dual sonar interface board is simply a small (1.5" sq. or so) experimenter's PC board from Ripoff Shack with the six power diodes, the one resistor, and three header plugs soldered onto it. One plug goes to the HB and the other two go to (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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(...) And they still have to be there at the end. This is another big issue other people have mentioned, that they don't want to arrange their lives around eBay. The only option to fixing THAT particular problem is changing eBay to allow much longer (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Auction: Classic Space Instructions + set #886 - last chance
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Latest update can be found at: (URL) Friday 30th. SET 886 SPACE BUGGY: >>>>> Bid: $10 - Pat - SOLD INSTRUCTIONS 897, 920, 924, 928, 6980: >>>>> Bid: $27.50 - Donny.D - GOING 2 - - - * * * - - - DESCRIPTION SET 886: 886 Space Buggy. All parts, (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Numeral Files for LDraw
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(...) Not exactly the same, but here they are the numbers and letters that I've made on 1x1x1 bricks: (URL) this is a sample of how they look: (URL) have replaced the call to the obsolete box4t primitive with box4-1 and a type 2 command line in all (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Make the frame border a little bigger? Maybe it isn't big enough to accomodate the text. Only get rid of it if you want it perfect, or if you have pictures that are too big for the frame. Frames really make a page look polished. (...) <snip> (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Got 1999 mini catalog!
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Hmmmmmmm another hour went by and no pictures or links yet Still waiting Dave (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: LUGnet historical moment -- (was: Got 1999 mini catalog!)
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Hey that aint no s..t. I noticed the same Viva lugnet Dave Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) (URL) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Sure, if you're four..... Could buy Dance with the Teletubbies at the same time! (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Well, it didn't. After reading for 1 minute or so, I had a nice background. Great stuff, highly recomended. ____ |oooo| Cheers, |oooo| Wouter van Wageningen ¯¯¯¯ (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Which Shell set this week?
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Well, I know where I am filling up tomorrow, the Hazlemere crossroads one seems to be a bit useless........ Dave Ryder wrote in message ... (...) both (...) (27 years ago, 29-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Check this out this guy put us in the waiting room just like the doctor does He doesn't tell us which set and ofcourse wants the credit to be the first on to post these scans to the web( I understand that).........but I am rather curious to see the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: eBay lego sniping? Why it is a problem?
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(...) I was afraid that might be it. :) (...) Thanks for the link; a search on "eBay sniping" pretty much brought up both sides of the issue. (...) I think that's the key here. A post I found via the Deja news link you provided suggested that every (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | *** WANTED ! ***
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Heya all ! I'm looking for this sets. If anybody is selling/trading them please let me know. 398 - U.S.S. Constellation 391 - 1926 Renault 395 - 1909 Rolls-Royce 393 - Norton motor cycle 394 - Harley Davidson Police motor cycle 396 - Thatcher (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: 1999 SWAT theme?
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OK, I put up a quick page on the truck - see it at (URL) , under the SWAT/OSIR Semi link. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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Heya all ! Don't you know if there will be any new MODEL TEAMs in 1999 ? If so, then what it will be ? Thanx ! Rene e-mail: virsik@us.svf.stuba.sk (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Insurance?
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Has anyone thought about insuring their Lego collection through their homeowner's policy? I have begun documenting the sets I have and the number of pieces in each set (through Pause) to get an idea of the value of my collection. I know that it (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Auction concerns...
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As my first auction is coming to a close, I have received some feedback from the people that participated, which led me to be concerned about a few things... Hopefully this will lead to more feedback, which in turn will make the auctions a lot (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Want: 2x2 / 4x1 Hinges
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All: Anyone out there have some 2x2 / 4x1 hinges that they'd be willing to part with? I'm willing to organize a trade or negotiate a fair price. I'm primarily looking for blue ones, but any color would be great! Thanks! Oh, in case you dont know (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Received My Lego Loco
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(...) Well, minifigs are *supposed* to be race-less, gender-neutral, gibberish-speaking, non-proportional, non-ethnic, bland-faced, non-purist Lego designs :) Haven't you read the literature? Seriously though, seems like they would have made the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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> I noticed that your blue navigation bar at the top of the screen > seemed to be partially obscured - that is, the text is resting > directly on the images below (the lugnet background image) > It just looks a little out of place. Hmm. (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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| | LUGnet historical moment -- (was: Got 1999 mini catalog!)
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(...) Whoohoo -- looks like this was posted here before RTL, making LUGnet THE place to get the Scoop. (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: DC motor voltage source
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phillip: Pine 8 for the L293D is "Motor Power." There are two ways to get to this. 1) Pull the chip from the socket, lift the pin so it points straight up, then wire-wrap a new supply wire to this pin. Or scratch the trace leading to pin 8 U11 and (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Got 1999 mini catalog!
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(...) Wow cool. Which set was it? (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Which set did you get the mini catalog from? Also, what is your web page? (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Got 1999 mini catalog!
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Howdy, I bought a set today which had one of those one-page catalogs with some of the 1999 sets including Star Wars (!!!), Rock Raiders, and Space port. I will be scanning the sets tomorrow morning (I have my scanner set up at the office) and will (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: eBay lego sniping? Why it is a problem?
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Adam Yulish wrote in message <3638F22C.52FB3CAB@ee.net>... (...) Short answer: human psychology. Long answer: check the dejanews files (see my sig). Medium answer: In a lot of ways it is the principle of the thing. Someone hides until the last (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: New Website
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Ed "Boxer" Jones (edboxer@aol.com) comments Sean M. Kenney's web site at <URL:(URL): | Looks incredble so far. The photo loading speed was great (but I have a | 155 connection). I'd like to see larger photos. The whole web site | could be larger - (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: New Website
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Sean M. Kenney (sean@seankenney.com) announced his new web site at <URL:(URL). Nice work Sean. Some really nice buildings (and a well-designed site). This is definitely a site it is worth visiting. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: What? nobody here. . .
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(...) Gary, I will have to do a little research to find out where the place was. I don't think it was in Garden Grove, though I can't be sure. Found the place one day in the yellow pages of a local phone booth during the lunch breack of jury duty (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Re: Update to my websight
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(...) them! I know what not to bid against you for next AUCZilla... Very impressive! (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.publish)
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| | 1970's tow truck ?
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I have been trying to find reference and/or scans of instructions for one of the old "large vehicles" from the early 70's. Upon checking out Huw's great pages, I noticed the 372 Tow Truck. Some of my earliest Lego memories are of building this (or (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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I have been trying to find reference and/or scans of instructions for one of the old "large vehicles" from the early 70's. Upon checking out Huw's great pages, I noticed the 372 Tow Truck. Some of my earliest Lego memories are of building this (or (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | HB Pcode v3.2 Source... (Was: Motor output)
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-----Original Message----- From: Eric Noyau <noyau@apple.com> To: William Bain <willbain@cs.umt.edu> Cc: handyboard@media.mit.edu <handyboard@media.mit.edu> Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Motor output (...) <snip> (...) not (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Holiday Catalog
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Maria W. Campbell wrote in message ... :Greetings to All, :Anyone in VA received their Holiday Catalog as yet? :I'm still getting the Summer issue! :-( : :**Maria** : I'm looking at Holiday 1998. I don't see anything new from the earlier catalog. (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.va.new)
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| | Request Review for 4552 Cargo Crane (Train)
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Can anyone give a review of the Train Cargo Crane 4552 available only from S@H? I'm not a train type, but I'm looking for a good crane. It looks like the crane could be mounted on truck type wheels (or other vehicles) and the other pieces look good (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | test, don't read
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test (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.loc.us.va.arl)
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| | Re: New Website
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Very, very nice debut. Very well thought out and designed, and excellent models, with a wry sense of humor. :-) Can't wait to see more. Ed commented on the resolution. I don't mind it too much - it's not hard to switch down to 640 x 480. You asked (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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| | Received My Lego Loco
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I received my Lego Loco software this afternoon. Looks pretty good, but my Lego Guide is speaking gibberish........ I have been on hold for tech support for 15 minutes...... George Another 10 miutes and I got to talk to a person....... This person (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Received My Lego Loco
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I received my Lego Loco software this afternoon. Looks pretty good, but my Lego Guide is speaking gibberish........ I have been on hold for tech support for 15 minutes...... George Another 10 miutes and I got to talk to a person....... This person (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.cad)
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| | debug help
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I just finished adding the motor output circuit to my HB. I have built and tested the interface board. I connected the interface board to the HB to download the test code to test the HB and I keep getting the "wrong port or board mode" error. Not (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Other LCDs
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(...) I just did this. First you need the source code for IC, the compiler, and apparently Unix since the source code requires some pre-processing and the script to do that works under Unix (which I don't have). An alternative method requires the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Detection
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Transmission and reception of IR data is quite different from using IR just to bounce it off obstacles to detect their presence. To exchange data with IR you will almost certainly have to use interrupt driven assembler code which can be very (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | FS: Set #6979 Interstellar Starfighter
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Thanks to everyone that responded to my previous post for this set. I just picked up a couple more of these sets, but not at quite the same discount :( I am offering them for sale at $46.00 each, this price does includes shipping so it should still (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: New Website
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(...) Looks incredble so far. The photo loading speed was great (but I have a 155 connection). I'd like to see larger photos. The whole web site could be larger - it looks like ti 640x480 resolution. Consider going up to 600x800. Great designs, nice (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Mindstorms photo critique wanted
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(...) Ah. The photos are already cropped from the originals. My white background was telling my light meter that I should expose for a shorter time than the model requires. I'll have to rig up some darker backgrounds. Good tip. This was also my (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: IR Detection
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(...) Hi Will: What you say might be the reason for my problem hence I bought a matched IR emitter and detector pair from Radio Shack and tried the same thing. Here again, the emitter is sending the signal but the detector is not able to see it. I (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Motor output
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(...) Well, I'm cheap ;^) I'm using the free version. I might be lured into buying the commercial version: I'd sure love to have structs and multidimensional vectors. I think I will miss function pointers... Is there any source coming with the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: IR Detection
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(...) The Sharp IR detector is designed to respond only to modulated IR signals. The card from Radio Shack will indicate whether the LED is illuminated, but it won't tell you whether it's modulated at the proper frequency. Perhaps that could be the (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Motor output
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On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Eric Noyau wrote: <snip> (...) way into the supported release of the pcode and libraries? This is a real improvement over the standard one... I believe that IC version 3.2 includes the PWM stuff already. --Will (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: 6462 & 6479 Reviews
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(...) Hi, I like the set 6462, but should admit that helicopter could be nicer if it has longer main rotors and norrower landing skids. Look nice fronm sides (nicer than the picture on the box) but sucks from front or back. Anyway, it is nice to (...) (27 years ago, 30-Oct-98, to lugnet.reviews)
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