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Ray Sanders wrote in message <388CDB12.4180DD12@gate.net>... (...) I'm sure this is their way of clearing out without marking everything down. (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2000, Jonathan Reynolds (<Fov6A8.HIq@lugnet.com>) wrote at 23:51:44 (...) ...And a bit wider is eight studs :-) I'm *definitely* going to try this soon. (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Where did you manage to lay hands on this one, Paul? -Cheese (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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I have him. The huge-feet/big-torso version is rather clunky and hard to pose. The motocycle version is much cooler. In that one, the throwbot looks like a flying monkey from wizard of Oz. Oh, it should be mentioned that the Millennia has a metalic (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ooh, I had an idea; how about putting his torso on two or three black 1x2x1's (depending on how tall you want him; maybe experiment with 1x2 plates as well) and then clip yourself a long, black cape to fit for length? The cape would hide the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: WTB: A Few 2x2x3 Extreme Steep-Slope CORNERS
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I have 89 blue steep slopes and 3 corners for sale or trade. Timbo (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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This is so (dare I say it??) daffy. (ouch) I got my first order with everything except the 4561s and I got a mail just now from WB Cust Svc saying that my second order has been shipped. (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) <schnip> (...) 'Heavy Metal'. The guy who says "Death to all who oppose us!". if you want my vote, I think you should call him "Karrnaj" (say 'carnage'). *grin* -cheese (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) How 'bout just putting some 1x1 black plates on his feet? (...) I was thinking of using this same head on my "Shadow Master". I think it would look better if you scratch off the circular edges of his mouth, but definitely a cool wicked face. (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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(...) wide (...) are (...) I checked out the smaller (UK) prototype train models at LL Windsor - they are 18 studs wide and were a job to count whilst the trains were on the move. This translates to 144mm wide - about right for an 8'6" to 9' wide (...) (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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(...) I think combining themes was fun at DixieLUG - we got a kick out of it. Check out Eric's Penguin attacking my castle if you missed it before: (URL) just make sure you have a variety of people with a variety of tastes;) -- pn (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I paid around $ 230 for SES. But no S&H, and I got a brand new unopened set immediately. S&H to Argentina can be very expensive for a big set like that, plus the risk of it getting lost. I'm not so sure it would be a good alternative. On top (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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John (and others, except James Powell who no doubt knows this already) You toss around "G Scale" a lot but unlike most other gauges, G isn't really just one scale. LGB is narrow gauge and thus is to a bigger scale (22:5 to 1??) than some of the (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: LL Trains (was Re:8 wide and bigger(was Re: 8 Wide)
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(...) Not really true. If you accept that the track gauge is 5 studs, then 3x5=15, which is the maxiumum proportion one should use (3x the track gauge is how wide the maximum normal load should be) For example, the SRRL #9 (2-4-4T was 7'3" wide, on (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: What are your 10 most wanted pieces from LEGO Direct?
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(...) Me too, and I don't even live in CA. I'd fly out there just for the sale (what else am I gonna use all those airline miles for??) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Palm Trees: old segmented vs. new one piece
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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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