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| (...) Looking at the sets...I can see a couple of good ideas for MOC's, some good parts, but some terrible colour selections. I like the tower wall sections in 8780 with attatched barred windows. Benjamin Whytcross (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Glorious bad castles! I'm not pleased with the mixture of old and new here. Flame me for saying this, but I think Lego would be advantaged by dumping all old Castle elements in favor of all new ones that are designed in a shared style. For (...) (21 years ago, 17-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| The giant coats of arms are the shields off the big knights sets. So if you have all the big knights you can change the heraldry for the minifig sets. looking at that set too, I guess the things the knights are on may have little motors in them to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| Thinking about the one major robotic invention that's creeping into homes these days, it doesn't seem too complex an algorithm. The behavior seems to be as follows: 1) It starts out in an outward spiral motion 2) When it encounters a wall / stairs (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Well this I did not consider 'cause I use the train wall-wart to plug in my old 1.0's. As far as I knew the train adapter is 9v DC 'cause that's what the train motors are. Then again, my limited electronic knowhow factors in here. Dave K -who (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Now that I've had a chance to see the new colors
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| Fans of TV show "The Simpsons" will remember that a children's focus group resulted in "Poochie" being added to the fictional "Itchy & Scratchy" show in Season 8: --- Focus Group Leader: "How many of you kids would like Itchy & Scratchy to deal with (...) (21 years ago, 18-Dec-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Democracy.... Dubya Style
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| (...) I haven't forgotten, Lar! I was in "mock mode" with my comment with no intention whatsoever in engaging Scott on these topics. (...) I love the notion here in this group that if one produces a cite, it somehow validates an idea. Reminds me of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: banner year for castle
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| (...) Oh? I guess I see both designs (new castle and China Fortress) as pretty much the same thing, along with 6091/6098, Hogwarts Castle, World City train station, World City Police HQ, 6636 Police HQ, and probably more. Mostly just a front facade (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: akro-mils 64 drawer storage center
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| (...) IIRC, nine 2 1/2 inch drywall screws, 3 each into 3 vertical studs behind the wall panneling. I assumed that I had a few hundred pounds there to be supported. The current 10 storage units are full. I am contemplating one or two more 5-high (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.storage)
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| (...) So, I have a working robot (which is not a wall) that follows all the rules, and you're suggesting I change it to be nicer to people who don't follow the rules? :) Really? As it turns out, I've managed to make my first robot work with the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) seeing as you are entering more than ONE robot, and the second one "needs" to be a "Wall" up the side of game board, and you, yourself just said that "...A robot like this would be much easier to change..." then why do it? be nice and back (...) (21 years ago, 25-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Well more like this: a) if you're going to be a dink and build a wall there and complain, you can go back to Indiana. (Random state, honest!) b) if someone honestly built right to the edge and another robot interferes with it, I'm siding with (...) (21 years ago, 24-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) <snip> (...) I'm not a whiz where electronics are concerned, but I can put batteries in the RCX and test voltages across the breadboard... No, it's pretty much dead. I took the train wall wart, unsoldered the the adapter off a train (...) (21 years ago, 22-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I can only lay this personality trait on your nationality....... :) so, if you have a robot that is NOT wall like, and is within the rules, then whats the problem? Chris (21 years ago, 26-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | New York Times on Walmart Pricing
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| Today's (23 December 2003) New York Times has an interesting article on Walmart's effect on the toy market -- pushing toy-specific retailers to the brink. General thrust is that Walmart and sometimes Target are selling numerous toy items below their (...) (21 years ago, 23-Dec-03, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.mediawatch)
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