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(...) Well, your site inspired me to come up with my own (ridiculously complicated, multi-generation) backstory (including gods), and start building models to illustrate key events in the history. It's Ninja/Japanese-themed (I'm learning, so it's (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) You're right. Most parts of the 8448 S3 Super Car II instructions are very easy, especially since they provide plenty of circles and arrows to point out what goes where. But there were a few steps I looked at and wondered why they put so much (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) the former, and can check if you want. Unfortunately they might be hard to find now. :: paul (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You should ask that to Lego. ;) We try to follow the Lego numbering scheme as far as known. As far as CAD is concerned there is no need for a different part, it's just a matter of changing the colour properties. Rui Martins (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I have given up on my CASE-SENSITIVE choice, and I now have a Summary of all this talk, with some taughs in the middle. Apart from visual aspect, all files should (not MUST) be UPPERCASE. for compatibility issues, because: - MSDOS keeps the files in (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well if you are into different themes you could always use them for log roadway, i.e. a roadway where the logs are cut down and then tied together with rope. I believe that this was sometimes called a "corduroy road" and was used to distribute (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) my webspace there for auction pics, but I am soon going to be outgrowing the space there. Kevin Kevin (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Farlie, (...) Input on the webpage, the theme ideas, or both? Scott S. (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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The top bidders in all three of the largest minifig lots have contacted me already, so I have every reason to hope that they will pay what they bid. When they do, I will of course help their feedback, as I hope they will all help mine. Thanks, Naji (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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I just had a very lucky day. Most all of those minifigs were in my last auction in August ((URL) and didn't get a bid at about 80 cents each. As much as I dislike eBay, I knew it was the only way to raise enough money to pay for college this (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) getting harder and harder to hate now! ;-) Joseph -- the News and Shopping links go to the same page. Is that by design? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.org.us.wafol)
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I am in the process of setting up a webpage of my ides for themes. Currently there is only one, for a Haunted House theme. I would value the communities input on this. Alex (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No need Maggie - I was just heading off answering posts, not commenting on yours! Kevin (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.robotics)
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Tom, They have the Speedway Transport 6432 for $9. A good deal? mark (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) No, 5! Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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What are peoples experience with bandwidth per month useage for auction pictures? I'm a little worried about popular pictures after putting some town pictures up for RyanSmith, and 100 accesses of the page eating way more than half my per month (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Inn? Nope! It's my dream home! Thanks for doing up the floor plans! :-, The atrium (a courtyard enclosed within a house?) is awesome. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) I'm fairly sure he didn't. Even if he did, it's apples and oranges. I don't think liking other types of toys invalidates a person's particular views on Lego. I personally have several CyberPowerMegaDemonP...sherZords, I think the intricacies (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Boy, did I pick the wrong time to start reading Dear Lego. Number of messages before a lugnet.dear-lego thread degenerates into an argument: 3. :] "And what do we burn, apart from witches?" "MORE WITCHES!" *thump* --Colin __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If you go way back to the beginning of this thread you'll see that my PERSONAL preference is also lower case, because it's easier to type, easier to read, etc. But I seem to recall a debate a while ago about the rights to distribute modified (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Are there any '3x3 facet' pieces (lt. grey) in any currently available sets? (URL) like the diagonal of a 3x3 brick, with one side angled, the other side stepped, with 3 studs on top) Thanks! DaveE (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <shrug> Doesn't much matter to me. I'd guess keep any excess to cover your costs from JB#1. Anyone else feel strongly about this? James (URL) Was JB#1 the box I sent out without $10 in it? I know I ended up doing that for one of them, but I (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.jambalaya)
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| | FA(eBay): Castle 2000 parts lots ending Wed 19th
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Auctions ending on 19/01/2000 ---...--- 4 Kingdom Knights NEW 2000 (URL) 4 Bull soldiers NEW 2000 (URL) 8 lion head tan bricks 2000 (URL) 16 blue steep corner slopes++ (URL) 4 GREY 1x2x2+ arch windows (URL) 4 dark grey Castle battlement (URL) 8 (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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It's a pity that the set didn't come with a pirate ship hull middle segment. Pirate nuts would have been snapping the set up to get hull segments, and the train fans could have gone in with them to get the train nose elements. -- jthompson@esker.com (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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(...) I agree, but my preference isn't so strong that I'd actually *want* to take the effort to repackage the distribution files. Also, I don't know if the ARC compression format/tool will allow lower-case filenames. (...) Yes, in LDraw code, the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I've heard that Tripod will yank your account if they get the idea that you are using them to host images to be displayed from other servers (ie use them as a holding ground for ebay auction images or the like). I'm not sure about that, but (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Ldlite for OpenGL and Linux (and uppercase filenames)
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(...) Filenames were not changed to take advantage of the "force stud-drawing" "feature" of LEdit. The code inside of several files was changed to reference stud.dat or STUD.DAT. But the primitive file remained STUD.DAT. So this is not an issue for (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Hi, and thanks for the tip, went yesterday after work (I know have to return some set to Zellers that I bought at 15%, luckely I didn't had time to open the boxes) Well the winter is here too, since last snow fall it is really cold in Montreal (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) <snip> (...) Sounds very cool! We definitly need houses for the common folk. Like I said I might try one myself but I am not sure. As far as the wall it sounds great. (By 2 bricks thick I assume you mean 4 studs thick?). (...) Well if you (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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(...) the (...) the (...) Not knowing anything about LEGO cad, why would a transparent element need a different part number than the chrome version? -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The x-yEDGE.DAT files use color 24 internally to draw the edge-lines. If you reference these files with color 24, they will draw the edges with the edge-color for the edge-color of your part. Which might actually be the main color of your (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: If Lego made new Town sets... what should they be?
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J.W.Hummer <mr_spin_2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FoK0qo.C0A@lugnet.com... (...) too) (...) the (...) The wheels (and radiator piece) from the Adventurers sets are great for making classic autos. I agree that chrome hubcaps would be great (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I have a ton of these as well. Almost all of my Lego is in these, and they work great for me. (Some stuff is just to big to fit in them, and some stuff, like standard bricks and plates, I just have too many of to put in them) I'm thinking of (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage)
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I use Sterlite (sp?) containers (very similar to Rubbermaid). I have ten shoebox size containers for various specialty pieces (and use 25th Anniversary tubs for my basic bricks). Like Rubbermaid, Sterlite containers are transparent, they stack well, (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Sounds great! We should probably get the exact dimentions of the window before doing it too (although like the Mindfest SW display, we can have our own "custom" setup that might look cooler when not restricted to space, too...) (...) I think (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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Scans, Jeff. Scans! -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (...) Soldier (...) Shield. (...) Young (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Informal Announcey UKLUGy Thingy
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(...) Thats great! Thanks! (...) There would be reasons for including Argos (it sells LEGO) and reasons not to (it's a catalogue shop!). It's a valid place to get new ranges though, so if someone submitted it I wouldn't refuse it :) TRU does (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Don Heyse: (...) My preference is all lower-case (mostly from an aesthetic point of view), which generally is more readable than upper-case. (...) I don't think it would be difficult to switch this to lower-case (if I can convince you guys to agree (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've had success in the past cutting wood to the size of the battery case and soldering the adapter wire to nails pounded in the contact locations. You end up with something just as sturdy/reliable as a battery and easily replaceable with an actual (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I love all those gables. There is something very satisfying about using a lot of slopes for a profusion of gables in a building. Great work! Gary Istok (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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