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| OK, you asked for it, and now you've got it. I've preposted an "Unofficial Update" page at: (URL) There are no links to this page yet, so it's not officially unofficially released. Anyway, take a look, tell me what you think. The good news: I (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| Hi Dan, I've been following this part of the debate and specifically staying out of it, because I can tell when a cool-headed discussion turns into a hot flame war. Although this isn't a full-fledged flame war, it is certainly not a great debate, (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Thanks T.J. I just assumed the axles were attached. Well, this puts a slight crimp in my “home made” version of these parts, I guess my parts will simply have permanent axles. It won’t be as accurate to the real thing, but it is a lot cheaper (...) (23 years ago, 4-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| Richard You make some great points in the message to which this is a reply to. As Brian's co-creator I would like to say that you prefectly understand our feelings about this matter. While some LUGNET fans were very nice about our website and did (...) (23 years ago, 3-May-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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