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| (...) Maybe I did not make myself clear. I have already built the main model, or what I call the main model, seen here: (URL) am wondering if there is another model that I can build with the extra parts that are left over. (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks for the explanitation. I still would think that if the supplier of the pellets starts off with a clear plastic and then adds color, it would be the same for Flextronics starting with a clear plastic and adding color to make the pellets. (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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| (...) Thanks, it is starting to clear things up for me. Would a solution be to make the bricks from one batch, or at least put bricks into the box from the same mixture? I am somewhat familiar with dye lot variations as I worked in the needlecraft (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| (...) WOW as usual. Your mocs have been a constant inspiration to me for years now but you never cease to amaze me. I honestly wish I naturally had half your creativity. I look forward to "barrowing" ideas from this moc and the others you have (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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| (...) John, Adding color dye to clear ABS is like taking a bowl of flour, and adding food coloring to it. You will find that as you mix the flour, some of the flour will wind up being tinted a little darker than other areas. It depends on your (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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| (...) Bit of a blast from the past, but I kinda didn't get around to doing any of this and forgot all about it until (URL) Cale's Y6b> put it back in my mind. I'd not thought of building a 9-wide before, but it certainly gives the loco a "muscular" (...) (17 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Lugnet - the talk-back radio of the world of Lego?
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| (...) Yes, but it's not clear if everything aimed at the adult market has been successful. Dan Siskind's Blacksmith's Shop was the "first" of the My Own Creation series, but was there ever a second one? While I think most of us would agree, it was a (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | BrikWars part XII: A Game of Thrones II
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| Ever since the most recent BrikWars game, Shaun, Joe, Mike, and I have been discussing various issues with the BrikWars rules in general, particularly the Supernatural Powers supplement. Some of this discussion resulted in Mike actually changing the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) We'll I finally was able to snap a few photos of the front truck fix for my Hiawatha at (URL) last week's show>. Before the fix the engine ran fine at home but would always derail at shows. After some diagnostics, it became clear that with the (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| It is true that where LEGO used to receive color-molded pellets for (...) Scott, a question, why is it more difficult to control the color with clear plastic than it was to control the color in the older method of using colored plastic? Is it not (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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| (...) I'll echo Tommy's comments on colors. I've got four years experience working with injection molding machines, and about 8 years experience in manufacturing processes. It is true that where LEGO used to receive color-molded pellets for molding, (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | February 23rd, 2008 SMART meeting
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| Thanks to all who showed up at the last meeting. We had a few people who brought working rope crossing robots. None crossed successfully from one table clear to the other, but the point behind our mini-challenges is to do as much as you feel (...) (17 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.us.smart, FTX)
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| Interesting points raised. As to LEGO quality not decreasing, and us just noticing it… I don’t buy that at all. I don’t ever remember stacking new bricks (even a few years ago) of the same color atop one another and seeing clear color differences. (...) (17 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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| (...) Thank you. I had some comments from the students who built a K'nex computer a while back, and one of the things he complemented me on was staying "pure" to the medium I selected, and not to use heavier ball bearings etc. I guess purism in that (...) (17 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Brick Testament image used on LEGO.com?!
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| (...) Heh. That's even worse than the image of an actual Playboy pinup that can be found on the box of a particular Hasbro Star Wars collectible. Seems that way back when Star Wars was first filmed, the model makers had a slightly ribald sense of (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: Obvious Chinese Rip-off
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| (...) I think that Todd is referring to how the set is a knock-off of the Maersk-branded tractor-trailer set that LEGO offered in the 90s. Comparing the picture of the Chinese set, it's clear that they've even ripped off the LEGO box art. Compare (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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| | Final markdown taken!
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| The parts prices in my Bricklink store are now at 30% off, the final markdown I'll take before closing my shop for at least the foreseeable future within a week due to our upcoming move to Germany. I hate to beat a dead horse...but there are some (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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| | Brickparadise lot clearance sale -25%
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| I realy need to reduce my inventory, hence this sale. For every lot you clear out, you will receive 25% off for that lot. This discount will be manually substracted from your order. Instructions will even receive 50% off. This sale applies to parts, (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops)
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