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(...) Oh, quit complaining... Frank and I could BOTH be active on eBay at the same time. Fortunately for you, we're not. (ALTHOUGH... I AM the reason that WB ran out of everything.) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.adventurers)
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| | Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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(1:22.5 to around 1:32), according to my feeble-minded (...) 1:1 to 1:32. Not quite the smallest you can ride behind...Our current club newsletter (Vancouver Island Model Engineers) shows a O gauge engine hauling 2 people. There was a story 20 (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 10 things I'd like to do at an AFOL convention...
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(...) "Build the tallest LEGO structure using only 100 pieces." Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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Fellow brick junkies, All those posts about armies, races, Castle World and special characters inspired me to create a special leader for my dark forces. I haven't found the right name for him yet, but then again, he's not completey finished yet (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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Perhaps some of you saw the Jan/Feb Mania magazine, with its announcement of a National Convention of the LEGO club. Inside, there is a survey of what club members (who are all assumed to be kids) would like to do at the convention. I think they (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: gear meshings
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(...) Hint: Most LEGO dimensions are single digit integer numbers of millimeters. A brick is 8mm wide, 9.6mm tall, a stud is 5mm, an antenna (and all the similar parts) are 3mm. Larger pieces are almost all based on the 8mm brick size (eg a 8t gear (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: New Throwbots
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(...) I saw your Alien. I thought he was pretty cool!! I just saw a different pic of the Millennia. He's got these huge feet, and a big torso. He actually looks acceptable in this configuration. Has anyone out there got him yet? Care to enlighten (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: NQC 2.1 b3 released
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(...) Works great with RcxCC now! Uwe (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics.rcx.nqc)
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(...) Touché;) The only problem with 1 stud equaling 1.25 feet is that standard track gauge in North America is 4 feet 8.5 inches, and the gauge of our track is almost 5 studs, which would translate in a gauge of about 6'!! By rights we *should* be (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: whats going on?
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(...) This is a question more suited for lugnet.admin.general. If your browser is configured properly to post messages with a cookie containing your info, it should be fine. Could you include some more information on exactly what you did, if you (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Face packs? Heck, why not better minifig packs?
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One thing I'd like to see is a way to buy any of the minifigs, without having to buy ALL the sets I know, I know...you WANT to sell lots of complete sets...) But it struck me a s a bit excessive that you had to by...what...? A fifty dollar set to (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jun-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: How good is 8428
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John Cromer schreef: (...) Cool. I guess I need to start shopping for the lowest price then... I just hope the CD isn't as bad as the Cybermaster CD was... way too childish. I understand it's for kids, but if I was say 12 I'd still be offended by it. (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I've read two of the books, and thought they were amusing, but the plot was identical in both books. The first book might have had some originality, but with seven planned, they're bound to get dull real fast. (IMO, of course) Please FUT (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think this may be related to the timing of the inventory. Somewhere I seem to recall that inventory happens at the end of the summer. Ray (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They replace 'em. "The Ultimate Lego Book" talks about this a little: pp 79 shows a totem pole captioned "Totem poles like this one were sent to the Carlsbad site to see if the strong California sun would fade the colors of LEGO bricks faste (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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This is all some good stuff, I hope that the kid doesn't reget selling it someday. I sure would have if I had ever sold my Lego. -David (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | RE: Friction Pulley question
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(...) ... (...) You can use the pulleys as one stage of the gear reduction setup without using any or minimal additional space. Use a small bushing for the input. Put it as close to the motor as possible. Or you could go from a small bushing to a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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It seems to me that very light, clear oils would be best for small parts such as lego machines - light so as not to gum up the works, clear so as not to make an ugly mess. I've used Yomega Brain Lube, which is designed for tiny little yo-yo bearings (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wizards of the Coast. They're the big game company who started trading-card- game craze with Magic the Gathering. They market a Pokemon card game, which is what I assume the card is from. They bought the old role-playing game company TSR a (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | I need some common pieces, I'll pay cash. Here's the list:
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Hi! I am trying to reconstruct a decimated 6385 Fire Station that was recently given to me with a lot of missing pieces. Since it is a coolio set, I just can't give up on it. Below is a list of relatively common pieces that I need (so that I don't (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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