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(...) Howdja know? There's probably another PG AFOL reading this NG who goes off and buys whatever you report finding <g>. After al, there can't be that many places to buy Lego in PG... Kevin (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Even better: KBKids.com has them for the same price, plus if you use the 20% off coupon code from Flamingoworld.com or Deal-finder.com, you can get it for about $32!! See this message: (URL) Jeff (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Shoulder Pads
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(...) the (...) counterparts...) (...) LOL! Do they never take them off? Ouch! that must hurt ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Useless parts?
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(...) I'd like quite a few, you can dump them on me instead of in the dog ;-) (...) Lucky for me, I only have one. It *could* be used for other females - prob is, it's ugly... ;-) (...) You can dispose a green one on me - I need one for my green (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I am looking for 4 DAT files that are part of Bart's 8860 DAT file, but were not included. Bart must be busy, or otherwise indisposed, so I would ask if anyone has these to send them to me?? WH_SUB.DAT ZUIGER.DAT TAPBASE.DAT L_WHEEL.DAT Thanks! Eric (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Useless parts?
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(...) I'd like quite a few, you can dump them on me instead of in the dog ;-) (...) Lucky for me, I only have one. It *could* be used for other females - prob is, it's ugly... ;-) (...) You can dispose a green one on me - I need one for my green (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: removing a spring from the pneumatic pump
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You can work the spring off the top of the plunger by pulling on it and unscrewing it over the knob on the plunger. It will distort the spring slightly, but it can be reinstalled in a reverse manner and still work well. -- Bob Fay (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I saw 6097 for $40 today.
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(...) Oooh! Where d'ya see it? Maybe I live nearby. I want it (especially for *that* price!) -Shiri (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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I had short circuit my TOC3 with a 5V source once. i changed the processor and the board worked. but i noticed that whenever i downloaded the pcode.s19 file, it wants to set the OxOD register instead of the OxOc. i downloaded config0c.s19 from the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: where to find discontinued sets?
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S@H phone specials can be found by following the link on the Lugnet home page. I just purchased two sub kits (the ones from a couple years back with the pneumatic arms) for $25.00 a piece. There are several technic sets weekly, but act quickly, as (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Every once in a while I find a site that displays some very inspiring creations, but hasn't been mentioned here (that I've seen). This is one of those times: (URL) impressive is his huge Ninja fortress. Just enormous, and very well-thought-out. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jan/Feb Mania
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(...) Ick! I don't think I even *want* to know what context that is in now! :) Richard (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | [FS] eBay 5561 big foot 4x4 MI<banged up>B
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Well, before I bought 20 of these today (hope they come) I put one up on eBay. This is a banged up one I got at KB earlier this week and I paid 40 plus MA tax. Joke's on me, I put it up on eBay for a buck and it's languishing at 26 bucks! So if you (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Jan/Feb Mania
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(...) The chef is referring to bat guano.....the stuff found on the floors of bat roosts. Dave (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Jan/Feb Mania
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(...) For the benefit of international readers, could you elaborate please? :) Richard (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Rechargable battery questions
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I use an external battery pack whenever possible/practical. It has 8 (not 6) NiMh cells, providing a total of 9.6 volts. Works fine. Actually, it produces a little more power than ordinary batteries. You need a socket for external power on the RCX (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: Jan/Feb Mania
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(...) Yeah, and how about that "weird scenes" picture? I about fell off my chair when I read what the chef was saying...was anybody else *really* surprised by that? I have to wonder who at LEGO has such a bizarre sense of humor... J (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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David Eaton <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FoC0B9.85w@lugnet.com... (...) shoulder (...) metalurgy (...) also (...) the (...) Hey, that looks really cool! That army looks pretty impressive now. Nice photography, too! Lighting's good, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Saw some 6250s and 6296s on sale today.
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As I said, they were $30 Canadian ($20 US). That's not too bad, particularly for the 6250 (Cross Bones Clipper). Anyone interested? -- Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | I saw 6097 for $40 today.
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That's a pretty good deal, right? Anyone want it? Shipping will probably be killer, though, it's a huge box. -- Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sorry for two messages about the same subject but after playing around a bit more with it I got better results. Here is the spreadsheet to calculate the constants to convert the GP2D02 output to centimeters: 0.1233 1.0320 9.3078 GP2D02 Actual (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: Any interest in Unitron #1789 ?
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My deepest regrets, everyone! I went back today, and they had sold it! (they only had one in the first place) That's the second time that's happened to me, too. I don't get it--no one even knows about that place. Argh. -- Paul Davidson Ralph Döring (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | removing a spring from the pneumatic pump
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I just purchased a technic sub with the large pneumatic pump. I was wondering if there is an easy way to remove the spring from the pump. I've seen pictures of motorized compressors with the spring off the pump, but don't see how you get it off (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Night Lord's Castle (6097) on sale at KBKids.com
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(...) They're for parts, and investment. Not nearly the biggest bill I've run up in one day, that's for sure. Abner's the trust fund hippie. I'm corporate, but hardly a CEO. ++Lar (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Ebay auction advice
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(...) emphasis mine ^^^^ (...) Urns? are we talking Grecian Urns here or what? :-) ++lar (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.pun, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Shoulder Pads
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(...) it's their high heeled shoes underneath, i'm sure! later ~ craig~ (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Good places to buy?
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I just moved back to the City and I was wondering if there were any "good" places around here for buying Lego stuff. The standard TRU, etc, are more expensive than the ones in the DC area. So - any tips on where to find good prices in NYC? Josh (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny)
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| | Inventory of the RDS?
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Has anyone got/sone and inventory for the robotics discovery system? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Maybe all his leaders are female? (The 'dress' slope is taller than a standard pair of minifig legs, so all of the dresswearing LEGOwomen are quite a bit taller than their male counterparts...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
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(...) Do you get any kind of discount? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Interesting observations... (TLG business/marketing practice)
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(...) I don't think that stores are that interested in stocking lots of large sets right after Christmas. The general retailers are in the process of cutting their toy footage in half (or so). That's why e.g. Target sells off so many clearance sets (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) kind of like lego meets puzz-3d? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Shoulder Pads
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(...) new (...) the (...) barbarian-type (...) Can anyone tell me which sets came with this piece? Thanx, Bill (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Rechargable battery questions
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(...) I prefer rechargeable alkalines myself (such as Rayovac Renewal). They have the same nominal cell voltage as alkalines, charge quickly, have excellent shelf life, and no memory effect. The downside is that their total charge is somewhat less (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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| | Re: NQC 2.1 b2 in beta test
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(...) the exec (...) The answer isn't pretty.... As near as I can tell (sorry, not much of a Windows expert), the command line gets passed in its entirety to the executable, which then is responsible for parsing it into separate arguments. For the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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| | Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
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The WordMeister wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) use (...) I am actually okay with the fact that TRU charges more. That means that TRU will tend to have older stock longer than Wal-Mart, Target, and K-Mart, etc. Anytime I am on the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Rite Aid Sale
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Heh heh, I hit the Target and KB ToyWerks near my office at lunch today, I had my choice of about 4 (!) sets at Target. *grin* Looks like I'm not the only Maniac around here. Though I did manage to grab a Slave I, and I could've gotten a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.or.por)
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Heh heh, I hit the Target and KB ToyWerks near my office at lunch today, I had my choice of about 4 (!) sets at Target. *grin* Looks like I'm not the only Maniac around here. Though I did manage to grab a Slave I, and I could've gotten a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
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Joel VanAtta wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) My local TRU (Cary, NC) is very diligent about checking ID on returns. I recently returned a couple things and how to show my NC Drivers License before I received my merhcandise card (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: New CAD spaceship!
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(...) file, Cool! When can we see them? (...) I can understand that :) (...) That's an exchange I'll take any day :) --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad)
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