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| (...) The original minifigs, which had just slightly altered 1*2*1 2/3 bricks as legs and body (with arms legs molded in, not movable, no hands) had regulars studs. I believe they only produced thos for a couple of years, before switching to the (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: SEV2
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| (...) been trying deal with that problem for a while. Hey! Your tank is asymmetric! Well, not exactly. It's more like the studs on the main flat surface aren't aligned normal to the fore-aft axis, right? Steve (26 years ago, 26-Jan-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 5600 (Radio Control Racer)
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| (...) I thought it was a fun thing to play with for a while, but it's probably best for kids and not adults. It's not really very configurable -- just a raw pre-fab skeleton that you put bricks on. It seemed to work much better without all the (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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| (...) Throwbot pieces are Technic pieces (the poor To Do List jumps in length), and I'd be very suprised if you weren't the first to use them in really creative ways. (...) What about the 2-3 year old Ldraw users? Aren't we leaving them out in the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: gender changers?
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| (...) well, an ugly solution would be to use 1x1 Plates w/ Horiz. Side Loop. This causes some problems, though, because the cylindrical part between the opposing studs on the loop won't match the smooth face of the bricks you'll be connecting. (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts) [DAT]
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| (...) Here ya go. This is a guess - I don't have a DUPLO brick handy to check my work. 0 DUPLO Brick 2 x 4 1 16 40 8 0 2 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 stud4.dat 1 16 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 stud4.dat 1 16 -40 8 0 2 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 2 stud4.dat 1 16 0 48 0 72 0 (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dat)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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| !!!Warning!!! off-topic for this group !!!Warning!!! (...) I think of Toolo as Technic for DUPLO. Unfortunately, it seems like there is a limit to what you can build from Toolo, because of what's included in the sets. Combining them which great (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Next Fest - oh oh.
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| (...) There's probably no point in having a "fest" at my place any more, my layout is packed away already. But we could meet to do the trade. My project will no doubt want to do an event and I don't know if that will be Tuesday or Wednesday yet. I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.us.co.den)
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| | 102 Green Sloped pieces..eBay
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| I put up 102 green sloped bricks on eBay, opening bid $9.99. 102 Green sloped Lego pieces, new, never used. Here is the size breakdown; 12 1x3, 30 2x3, 36 4x3, 12 4x2 apex/peak pieces, and 12 2x2 apex/peak pieces. High bidder to pay shipping and is (...) (26 years ago, 24-Jan-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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| (...) That was the opinion stated by Jacob, which I generally agree with, but it depends on the detail in question. Some common, details which are larger than 1LDU details and are skipped in LDraw parts: - the indentations on the undersides of (...) (26 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: LEGO on 6 O'Clock news
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| (...) " We think we're selling more bricks, we're opening more theme parks, and we've expanded into multimedia so right now we're not too sure why we're doing so badly. Best management consultants' knee-jerk reaction - we must downsize - fewer (...) (26 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: gender changers?
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| Josh Spaulding wrote in message ... (...) I'll take this opportunity to ask if others think the newer 8-tooth gears slide on axles as if they were a worm gear (slight exaggeration). There is very little friction to hold a 8-tooth in place. I am (...) (26 years ago, 12-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Znap is cool!
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| With the recent rather disappointing 1999 Train range and total lack of decent Town sets and I would like to point out that I don't have completely negative thoughts about Lego these days. I think Znap is one of the most refreshing product (...) (26 years ago, 11-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | fitting lamps inside 1x1 side stud bricks
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| I made a minor redesign to my trolley again. I have made another Red one, but the import addition is the light inside the 1x1 side-stud bricks. So the light are now lights. I bought several small 12V lamps from Radio Shack (a lower voltage lamp (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Thoughts on SW Minifigs
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| Steve Bliss writes: <other SW minifigs snipped> (...) It's hard to tell from the catalog photo, but in the minifig close-up on AGONN's site the Hoth trooper's head looks like it's recycled from Aquazone. I think it's the young "skater dude" from the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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