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(...) I build mostly houses, so... Dark gray. But if open to ANY color, I'd want brick-red (as in, the color of brick buildings). I would reeallly go nuts for that color. Picture them stacked and sandwiched with mortar-colored plates, add white (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Catalog nostalgia
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(...) Jonathan, Your remarks go towards something I have mentioned previously... TLCs motto is (IIRC) 'Play Well'. There seems to be a distinct difference between 'Play Well' and 'Build Well'. Many of us who are interested in building things would (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: motori e sensori
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(...) Credo proprio di no. Non nel senso che non sei stato chiaro ma nel senso che non credo si possa sapere se i motori sono sotto sforzo e non stanno andando al massimo. Ciao. Marco. (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: dragster race
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(...) Mario, mi conosci troppo bene... saranno le notti passate nella stessa stanza a Boston? :-))) Ciao. Marco. P.S. Ovviamente non ho fatto ancora nulla, ma 4 secondi mi sembrano troppini. Tu a quanto sei? (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: I want to start a Space box
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Any progress on this box? If it happens I am in -- ---D M Garcia (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | Re: WB store sale
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(...) That part is entirely optional, depending on jurisdiction. :-) c /wife/spouse/ for PCness... (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | BIG shock - was "Danger, Do Not Read - May Shock"
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Scott-A wrote in message <38832285.B3B02344@hw.ac.uk>... (...) I am S-I-C-K....... (Who was it used to sing the song "Some guys have all the luck") - Don't read this line too quickly - it looks a bit dodgy in this font!! Kieran (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Destroyer Droid Found!
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I live in Central-Southern New Jersey and the Target in Toms River had the Destroyer Droids late last week. -Andy Lynch Jonathan Little wrote in message ... (...) TRU's (...) east (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Check out this unusual auction...
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I wrote him several emails. He figures 16 cents per brick to be a fair price. I told him that is higher than retail price and his stuff is used. Not only that, there are no highly sought after items, like train parts, monorail, etc. that would drive (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Where do I find these parts?
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I have downloaded Thomas Burgers excelent drawing of the 4560. But I am missing some parts, and I can't find theme anywhere. Could someone tell me where to find these parts? 973p-1.dat o.dat smwheel.dat 4150-piz.dat s\973s01.dat Regards Hugo Matre (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: LEGO box
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(...) "The Collective?" :) We are the Brick. Resistance is futile. You will be disassembled. (...) I try to keep one of each type of set box I own. Now, I do have an extra Explorien Starship box, but it's in Detroit (so ask me again in a few (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.storage, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: what do you think of my website ?
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From: "Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> (...) I agree with Ralph, although I find it harder to read text on a white background. Still, stick with plain, high contrast colors. I personally like white on a deep blue ((URL) is setup this way, but has (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Command Line Length (and more)
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It looks like I have most of the problems solved. However, one serious problem seems to be related to the length of the command line. Either "make" or the OS is truncating the command line to about 127 characters. This causes several module builds (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos)
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| | Re: John E. Doolittle
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<3882AC0B.420D2906@p...t.msu.edu> <FoHHML.7B6@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) I like it! However, I still really like the theft-with-the-help-...ber-locals thing--after all, that ship (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: dragster race
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(...) La plastica di cui è fatto il Lego :-) Per la formula di struttura prego rivolgersi al nostro ingegnere chimico... Mario (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | RE: Is 5563 worth getting?
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I got one for Christmas but still haven't had a chance to put it together. It's definitely overpriced. The big chrome piece couldn't have been pieced together from smalling existing pieces but I definitely would have preferred it to be 2 or 3 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Robotics Show on TLC
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(...) Thank you for this pointer. I taped it (locally it was at 2am Sunday!) and we found it very interesting. I especially like the wheel design behind the JPL Nanorover ((2 URLs) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.handyboard)
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| | Re: motori e sensori
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(...) nel (...) Direi proprio di no, non mi risulta. Per farlo l'RCX dovrebbe dirti quanta corrente sta transitando dal motore (perché quando stalla un motore assorbe il massimo), però non è progettato per farlo. L'unico modo è utilizzare i sensori (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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(...) Peccato, speravo fosse vero :-) (...) Grazie. (...) E che roba eh ? Non sara' mica un composto chimico. Sai anche la formula di struttura ? :-) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: IKEA storage boxes
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(...) series. (...) covered (...) nice (...) looking (...) your (...) your (...) relocation, (...) get (...) Why don't you try some of those self-adhesive kinda small transparent envelopes where you can insert non-adhesive labels? This way you can (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage)
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| | RE: Huh?!?!?!
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(...) I seem to remember reading somewhere (probably r.t.l) that the series was available in Europe for a while before finally being released in the States in '89. The 5540 I found at a Service Merchandise surprisingly late ('94 or '95) is copyright (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Android vs. Droid vs. Automaton (Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter)
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(...) fwiw, the official SW website ((URL) says of "Astromech Droids" "...There are several models in production, but the basic design involves a cylindrical body topped by a domed swiveling head. Astromechs move about on two treaded roller legs, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Bouwsteen-dag
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Waar en wanneer is de volgende bijeenkomst? Eric Brok -------- Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Submit your own link: (URL) section: (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| | Re: Lego On Chicago Hope
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Mookie wrote in message <38833FDC.41AD1422@w...tt.net>... (...) This was to prove he's a manic, right ;-) Eric Brok -------- Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Submit your own link: (URL) section: (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | motori e sensori
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Cari geniacci di NQC, sapete se è possibile far "sentire" all'RCX quando il motore è impedito nel movimento? Sono stato abbastanza chiaro? Perdonatemi ma sono ai primi passi nella programmazione ;-) -- LEg GOdt Domenico (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: what do you think of my website ?
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Very cool web site! We are not alone in Belgium owning mindstorms :-) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | FS : Several parts from service packs
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I got a big lot of service packs in today, and after sorting, I found some pieces that I don't need, so I'm selling them. Image can be found at (URL) contains items from the sets 5133, 5316, 5386, 5388 and some 5165. I had a price of $10 in mind, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Monks
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Recently I did a monk with the brown hood and *two* brown capes. Front and back. Turn one of them a little to the side so one arm can stick out. Convincing monk. Also took two red capes (witch's inversed) back and front (straigth) and a red ninja (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: dragster race
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(...) Warning: non prendere MAI sul serio quello che dice Marco Beri. Presto lo conoscerai di persona :-) (...) Il terzo motore te lo presto volentieri. Venerdì sera a casa mia lo potrai installare. (...) L'ABS in realtà ce l'hanno tutti i nostri (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Droids (8000, 8001, 8002)
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Yes, but 8448 is a 99 set. For 2000 there are now five holed and a fifteen holed beams with no studs (and rounded ends), which appear to be a replacements for the 5 and 15 holed studded technic beams. I'll bet that in the next couple years we'll see (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 34° iscritto ItLUG: Francesco Ferrara
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(...) Se viene anche Francesco, abbiamo trovato chi ci fa le foto :-) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.it)
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| | Re: Ribbed Tube Sizes
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(...) I've convinced myself that all the pieces of the ribbed tubing in the sets I have are of some integer stud length - 2L, 4L, 16L, etc. I began by just measuring them in cm or mm, but as I look back on those measurements now, they always divide (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | I need soome roads...
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I'm looking for airport roads of this model Legoland 6392. The following roads are: Baseplate 32 x 32 Road 9-Stud T-Junction Runaway Baseplate 32 x 32 Road 9-Stud Landing Pad for helicopter (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | I need soome roads...
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I'm looking for airport roads of this model Legoland 6392. The following roads are: Baseplate 32 x 32 Road 9-Stud T-Junction Runaway Baseplate 32 x 32 Road 9-Stud Landing Pad for helicoter (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Cowboy hat - not a Town Jr. thing!
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(...) Very old. They were used in a western set back in the mid-70s, with the original armless, faceless minifigs. Indeed, they are some of the oldest known minifig headpieces that I know of - as old as caps and black pony-tail hair. - chris (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: WTT: 8880 for BSB
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Take care of David first, oh mythical BSB hoarder, but if you have more than one I can offer the same deal. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: what do you think of my website ?
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Cool! Belgium is now firmly located on the MindStorms world map :-} Philippe Possemiers (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Droids (8000, 8001, 8002)
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(...) Agreed (I just finished my Battle Droid a few minutes ago). One thing, though. Either Lucas' people aren't checking for "correctness" as thoroughly as people think they are, or Robert Brown's research is incorrect ((URL) The box shows the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Ribbed Tube Sizes
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They are standard (even multiples of 1 "stud length") sized, as are the flex tubes. Although I've noticed that sometimes the ribbed tubes seem to be cut a little long or short, and are off by 1 "rib" or so. "Steve Bliss" <blisses@worldnet.att.net> (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Adult lego sets.
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The puzzle thing is very good - I don't know how many others do this, but I usually try to build a new set from the box cover illustration. For smaller sets, it's easy; for technic sets, it's often quite difficult. But fun! Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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