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| Well, it's a good thing I called REALLY early this morning and got my 2. BTW, I have about 10 too many 1x16 yellow beams now, want to trade them, but I will ONLY trade for 1x16 or 1x14 black Technic beams or 1x16 black bricks. I'll trade 1-for-1 on (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | (most of) 1999 Adventurer's theme review
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| This isn't quite a full theme review, because I can't find either 5956 (the airship) or 5902 (raft). The airship I'm not expecting to be much of a loss, the raft I would like to see. But otherwise, I'm treating it as a theme review. Overall rating: (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: IR Port as Proximity detector.
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| Just thought I would throw up yet another code sample for proximity detection. With the following code, and my Light sensor mounted 4 bricks above the RCX, I get the following raw values in a dimly lit room with about 1 inch between the RCX and the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
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| (...) And what are those pieces holding the new canopies in place? Looks like there are at least two different holder-bricks: a 1x1 with a top connector for the X-wing and Y-wing, and then a 1x2 with a side connector for the Snow Speeder. Steve (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | FS 1997 Promo sets
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| Hi all, I've found a source of the following 1997 promo sets. Is anyone interested in these. I'm offering them for $5.00 each plus postage. Supplies are limited and some sets are very limited so if you want one of each, email asap. 2845 Indian Chief (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Stairs
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| (...) I thought so too, but several frustrated hours (and designs) later, I concluded they were. This is mostly because I was trying for a solid spiral, not an open-below (I did play with one or two designs, but Katrine's is cleaner). The open-below (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | The virtues of the 1x1 with side stud (was Re: MSP Fest?
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| (...) Not in just two studs. If you use two technic bricks separated by 2 plates you do it, but in three instead of two. Everybody knows that one, of course. But the one you just pointed out is so VERY cool. Of course for best effect you need to use (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Initial building of 5571 trailer
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| Well I did a proof of concept layout tonight for the trailer for 5571 Monster Big Rig. Though I initially was looking to use 1x6 and 1x8 black bricks, 1x4's actually work very well and are much more common. If you have any black 1x4's for sale or (...) (26 years ago, 17-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | The Handyboard (was Re: RCX 2.0 -- ideas.)
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| (...) more than a little impressed by it. Why didn't LEGO base their RCX unit on it? Or why not the MIT Programmable Brick? (It at least had more I/O ports than the RCX does) The 6811 microcontroller is, from what I remember from electronics class, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | First Night Lego Buildathon!
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| Howdy All, Renee from First Night called me about two months ago. She invited me and my wacky team of staff to participate at Boise's FIRST NIGHT celebration...the family oriented version of New Year's Eve. "What a great way to ring in 1999" I (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-99, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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| (...) I agree that "official L-CAD" should be limited excludively to Lego pieces by TLG. (1) Cheers, - jsproat 1. Would this include ZNAP? I would be inclined to say "yes" if they are adding ZNAP pieces to the current piece numbering system, and (...) (26 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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| (...) I suspect we will eventually have ZNAP pieces. And Throwbot pieces as well. I am not sure about Duplo/Toolo/Primo though. Those have a very limited inter-connectivity. But it the demand is there for them, it would be a total tragedy. -- Terry (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Lego Train Scale
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| Chris- I too have pondered the scale dilemma. We all know that the given constraints of the pieces themselves are hopelessly out of proportion (bigger wheels, is anyone at TLG listening??). Even so, some pretty creative and realistic models have (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jan-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: K'NeX + Lego? Check it out
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| Here are some potential names for your bricks: X-con, k-neX CONnection Klegox, as in "hand me a Klegox, please" XL Bricks, K-NEX/Lego Bricks K-O Bricks, K-nex/legO Bricks :) -- Thomas Main main@appstate.edu (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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| (...) Thanks, but my money is on Sproat. :-) I have four sets, but so far I draw a blank about using the pieces. It will probably take me a couple of months of subconsious cogitating before I wake in the middle of the night with a good idea. Then a (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: See X-Wing Fighter in Ldraw/Ldlite
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| (...) Assuming they are the same pieces (no reason for them not to be) that are in the '99 Adventurer's sets, then they are 1x2 bricks with a horizontal side rod, as previously seen only on 1x2 plates. There is a similar 1x2 brick with a verticle (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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