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Well, when I'm stuck, sometimes I pull out instructions for a couple of medium-size sets (from the same theme, though I guess they wouldn't have to be), build them (just to get in the mood for building), then tear them apart and see what else I can (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The date they switched from the Type 2 cylinders (without hole) to Type 3 was circa 1980. Someone with an intact Yellow Castle should check the yellow cylinders to see if they have the holes or not. The switch from Type 1 to Type 2 (remember (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Now you got me going again. TIMMIES! Arrrr, welcome aboard Timmy! Brought a lot o' yer clones, have ye? Good, good. This be a right good ship, and the lot of ye can fill a variety o' needs. I see that me crew gets plenty o' fresh fish, and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: Palm Trees: old segmented vs. new one piece
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Scott E. Sanburn wrote in message <387B4BFC.C02238CA@c...eb.net>... (...) the (...) trunk. (...) rather (...) vary in (...) certain (...) I want (...) Lego and (...) actually (...) Wow - in my parts bin (which doesn't have my 5938s sorted out yet), (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | RE: RCX speaks ?
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(...) I do not know if this helps much, but the original MacinTalk (used to make the Mac128K say "Hello!" at the "1984 is not going to be like 1984" presentation by Steve Jobs) was a quite small program. I am not sure if it was like 7-8k or 14-15k, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: spelling questions ...
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(...) Farrier, though, comes from the middle english "ferrour". Iron is definitely involved. (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: NELUG 1-10-2000 Meeting summary and Ideas for the next meeting.
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(...) One quick note: Brick Wars is a tactical combat simulation- aka a tabletop wargame. Role playing games are so very much more than that (he said, with some amount of sarcasm evident in his voice). Sorry to be pedantic, but for someone who (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.loc.us.nh, lugnet.loc.us.me, lugnet.loc.us.ri)
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That's about what Velux USA HQ in Greenwood, South Carolina sold them for. They are out and expect the price to be even higher when they replenish their inventory. -Rob Doucette. Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | RE: Sanscript & Spirit.OCX
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hmmm...I tried using the OLE/COM wizard last night, but kept getting an error message. Spirit.OCX is installed properly on the PC, but I did not force the *.ocx in the Encapsulate Type Library form. I will give that a go tonight. Thanks! Rich (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: It's Time AFOL Take Action!
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Dan <jedi101673@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fo585t.Ho5@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) And this is the beginning of what I see as a vicious downward-spiralling circle - kids are more impatient, so TLG comes up with easier sets (presumably to keep (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Palm Trees: old segmented vs. new one piece
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(...) I have a great deal of them too, but I would not sell them. I have to have some vegetation, even if it is a *palm tree*. :) Scott S. (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: New 2000 Sets Sucks
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(...) Yeah, I have to agree with you. The elevated highways were a great idea, but like most of the recent offerings, poorly executed. I hope TLC returns to making more complex sets in the future. Jim (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | $13 for 5978 at Walmart.com
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Wow, $13 for the 5978 Sphynx Secret Surprise (URL) is a current LSAH special at $39. go to (URL) + $0.97/set shipping. -Rob Doucette. (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Name?
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I thought of SLUGNET (or SLLUGNET). I thought that was pretty cool, but not sure if Todd likes or not. I like it better than the other two, but I don't want to step on anyone's toes. Todd let me put it on my Member page here on Lugnet (URL) I guess (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mo)
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| | Re: Insane prices.... nothing new
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Doug Finney wrote in message ... (...) well (...) Perhaps it is lunacy to buy the new sets right when they come out, but there is a high degree of desire to "get the new sets, and see the new parts." I think there is even a real "value" to the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: DixieLUG - 22 Jan 00 - Macon (Craig's house?)
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(...) Hey Craig, why don't you set up a mailing list at one of the various sites that host them. WAMALUG uses onelist.com < (URL) > and it works great! The messages can be private and you can also have surveys, files, and a calender (for events). (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ga)
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| | Re: Palm Trees: old segmented vs. new one piece
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(...) Yup, I regret only buying two when I was at Legoland. I love that little jackal statue. Bruce (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Death of the studded brick
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(...) It's not a new thing -- the trend was definitely there in 1996's <set:8422>. There's still beams with studs, but it's not the primary means of construction. (...) I don't think so. Technic may go more this way, but the system lines won't so (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Palm Trees: old segmented vs. new one piece
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(...) My two 5938's came directly from Legoland ($3 each there) and they have the classic segmented palm tree. Somehow, I have yet to get the one piece trunk. Of course, the new tree sucks - it defeats the purpose of having Lego rather than any (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: Insane prices.... nothing new
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John DiRienzo wrote in message ... (...) eBay (...) reason (...) Part of the problem is uneducated buyers not realizing how many of these are out there (and not knowing that people bought them for bargain prices - I'm a lot less willing to bid up (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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