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Denis, Last night I opened my fischertechnik pneumatic robots set. It has three such solenoid valves that can be readily adapted to Lego use (even the lego hoses fit). Better yet, fishertechnik (which offers other sensors as well), sells individual (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Destroyer Droid Found!
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Went to the TRU in Everett, WA today and my friend bought the 8002 Destroyer Droid set. Just letting anyone in the Seattle area know. :^) ~Mark (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: My Toys R Us Nightmare
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All I did was type "coffee mcdonalds lawsuit" into the URL bar on Communicator, and the first match back was (URL) - everyone go read it. Can we PLEASE now take this to off-topic already? It has buggerall to do with Lego or shopping anymore. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Some disturbing news
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But his parents would probably help him or build together with him. My parents ( my fahter ) used to build big TECHNIC sets with me, but now I can build them myself. --Tobias (...) here (...) you (...) which (...) to (...) one (...) put (...) pick (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | dragster race e ... regole
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Ieri ho avuto qualche scambio di messaggi con Marco (Beri) e con Mario che stanno cercando di aiutarmi con il programma de mio dragster (vabbe' programmare in nqc non e' come lavorare con le batterie per me :) ed a parte quello che non so io, ho (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Some of the "illegal" scans not too illegal anymore...
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Wow! A painted cat! Awesome! --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove?
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Or, the antenna will get bent. I tried something like this when separating a tyre from a wheel. I out an antenna in the wheel center, whacked it on a table, and the antenna went right through the wheel! --Tobias (...) the (...) together (...) block (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Hardest Piece to remove? Final Answer
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This sounds impossible. Perhaps you can split the car in two and then remove the bricks and glue it all together :-) Seriously, the only thing that I can think of will make permanent damage to at least two lego bricks. You need a 2*2 brick and some (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Robosports for $12 on Target.com
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(...) Unfortunately, as of 2:25AM EST it shows them sold out... :( Dave (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Robosports for $12 on Target.com
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Robosports has been marked down to $12 on the Target web site, but I unfortunately couldn't find any other similarly discounted items. --Raymond Flournoy ===...=== flournoy@cs.stanford.edu "Because, of course, a man with an Computer Science Dept. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: batterie nicd
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(...) :-) (...) E' solo che di set disponibili io non ne ho. A parte l'8880 come credo tutti ormai sappiano. Beh, in effetti ho anche un 4555 e un 4552. Ciao Mario (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: New policy for LS@h
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(...) All the prices I've seen where there were US and Canadian side-by-side to compare, they worked out the same when you take exchange rate into account. SOmetimes exchange rate fluctuations would give Canadians a temporary break - and sometimes (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Customized homemade LEGO pieces...
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Excuse me a moment while I put on Steve the astronaut's flame-resistant spacesuit... What is everyone's opinion on making modifications to pieces to gain appearance/functionality unavailable in standard LEGO pieces? I'm sure I've missed a debate on (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check out this unusual auction...
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I remember seeing the pics of this town when the builder posted them last year some time, here or on rtl. It's a kinda neat town - the bar interior is nice (pity he doesn't put pics of that in the auction). But $550? I don't think so (but you never (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Pitsco part function question
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First of all - thanks to all who have made comments on my earlier questions... All of you Lugnet'ers (Lugnuts? :P ) are a great resource that I'm glad I discovered... Looking at the 2000 Pitsco LEGO Dacta catalog I see a "SOUND ELEMENT D779885" for (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Newsgroups for LUGs?
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(...) Ok, but AFAIK there aren't any lug newsgroups right now. There should at least be newsgroups for LUGs and LTCs made under the appropriate heirarchy. lugnet.org.us.gmltc lugnet.org.us.gmlug lugnet.org.us.nelug lugnet.org.us.wamalug etc... -Tim (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us)
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| | Trains and Re: Hold Everything!
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(...) The only reason I thought that 10 - 5 was better was so that there was a wider spread of time for folks to drop in and out. Some folks find the morning easier and leave early afternoon cuz of evening engagements. (...) Traveling from the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Interesting Castle on Ebay
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John, can you email Abner and find out about this Daluland stuff. I think that a lot of us are still wondering about this stuff and if there is any authentic Lego in this lot. Thanks Kevin Salm (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | MOC: Aquaraider Wavechopper
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Newly added to my LEGO page (address in .sig, below). I bought the Hydro Reef Wrecker today (clearance at KB Toys) and was inspired to create a little something for the Aquaraiders. And thus, the Wavechopper, a one-man jet-propelled submarine (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.aquazone)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: B-wing (slightly off topic)
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(...) Again, it depends where you get your stats. You didn't say where you got yours, but I prefer to use the stats from the Star Wars RPG books. In the RPG, the A-wing doesn't have concussion missiles. Another consideration is that not only does (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: GMLTC Module Construction
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(...) I will make up a web page showing all the data on module construction. For now, here are the hard numbers: 2x4's needed - approx. 7,500 (62.5 Blue Tubs worth) 2x2's needed - approx. 10,000 (50 blue tubs worth) Large Gray Baseplates - 6 Weight (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: HOTW! (Yeah, that's an H.)
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(...) This always happens to me. No one ever gives me a deal on anything, EVER! The discounts I am usually offered are not worth the hassle of pursuing the missing parts. And this presumes I know precisely which parts have gone astray while I am (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Z-95 Headhunter
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Hi all. I forget who was asking about making a Z-95 alternate out of their 7140 X-wing Fighter. Anyways, I'm too lazy to look it up in the messages, so I thought I'd offer this bit of help. I uploaded a scan of a Z-95 graphic from one of the Star (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Parts FA on Ebay
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I am selling the following lots on Ebay, in 3-day auctions ending late Monday: 8 trans red jewels (unbid at $4) (URL) trans-orange flames (unbid at $4) (URL) raised tan 32x32 baseplates from 5978 (current bid $10) (URL) tall DkGray bricks (8 1x6x5, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Most wanted color other than those in the brick packs
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Tan. Definitely tan. John C. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: lugnet.belville has got on it's feet!
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(...) Hey, everyone likes everything for parts -- parts is what its about. The real problem is one of scale, and secondarily one of price. Belville figs means having to go to another scale in building and for a theme where the figures available are (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: My robot exploded
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(...) This sounds like what happened to the robot I built to race around on a table top without falling off... It hit the carpet a few times just by backing off when it got into a corner, and once or twice because it saw the edge but didn't have (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: best set for micromotors, pneumatics
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(...) [snip] Well to follow up on my own post, I must say the 8462 Tow Truck is a great "parts" set, although the main model is so nice you might be unwilling to take it apart. This set is LOADED with big beams, plus the of course the pneumatics. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Check out this unusual auction...
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(...) Weird auction. He says there are more stuff - couldn't he/she just take another picture? "Also note that this and that won't be included... also more extra pieces and minifigs..." It doesn't seem like there are ANY special pieces, seems like a (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Velky Nakladak 5571
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(...) Presne tak ! Podvozok, motor, kabina, tazne zariadenie, karoseria. Skrinka na naradie... vsetko ! Navyse ako sme tu uz spominali - to LEGO ma v sebe z 99% LEGO serii suciastky. Belville - macka na kapote vpredu, vlaky - okna a dvere na zadnej (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.cs)
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| | Re: Bulk Ordering - Results Revealed
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(...) Wow, I've never seen this set before, and the town jr. bank does not only pale in comparision... it's fading away... it looks more like a ghost now... :-) BTW, great job, Sanjay! -Shiri (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Inventory: 8462.
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(...) I just finished building it (what an awesome set!) and there are about 10 extra pieces left over after you build the main model. Notably 1 8t gear, 1 pneumatic T, 1 very short length of tubing cut as indicated on the inside front cover, the 3 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Anyone want to go in on some 6097's?
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(...) I'm really just interested in the castle wall segment that's at the top of the big tower--the 3x6x6 half-octagon with the window. I use them to simulate ship casemates, and I have an odd number atm. If anyone has some of these...they're much (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Check out this unusual auction...
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(URL) wish him luck. I would never ever pay that much for it, though, I don't know, maybe it is worth it since I have no idea how much the pieces in the collection are actually worth (though I don't see many rare ones). I wonder what the reserve is? (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Dan's Star Wars Parts Auction
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Many regular bricks and plates are still unbid. Great selection of Star Wars Torsos and special elements. (URL) M. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: HOTW! (Yeah, that's an H.)
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(...) Well, sounds like you were lucky. I tried that with FAO Schwartz and their torn box of the royal knight's carraige (too lazy to find number now) but the salesperson just said that the bags were still complete and that she'll take off ten (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Pythagorean Triads and Almost-Triads
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Geez, Paul, This is the second time I've bumped into you ,doing a project identical to one of mine! (The other one was the 3-D map of nearby stars, in case you've forgotten.) (...) Emerging from my LEGO Dark Ages last fall, we opened an Exploriens (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: News on the 2000 space line!
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(...) <sarcasm> "Oh goody, it's *just around the corner*!" *happy dance* </sarcasm> Retch. At least the SW sets are good parts-wise--if I had to choose between the Star Wars sets and more Insectoids crud, I'm so far in favour of the former that I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.space)
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| | lugnet.belville has got on it's feet!
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Hi all lego fans! Four months ago, lugnet.belville opened (1) and it was pretty empty. For a while there were only 12 or so posts, and no one seemed to have new ones... But recently, people have been getting interested in Belville (2) and I'm happy. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.general)
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| | HOTW! (Yeah, that's an H.)
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Hi, everyone. I have a FOTW, but it's less an FOTW than a "HOTW," for "Haggle of the Week." I've watched this K-B ToyWorks near my favourite Wal-Mart in NJ sit on three Aquashark 6190 Shark's Crystal Caves (MSRP $50)--a pretty nice set that I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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