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This system is used 4 RCXs to control 2 trains, 1 car and 1 level crossing. RCX1 is used to control 3 switch points and response 3 light sensors. RCX2 is used to control 3 segments track and response 2 light sensors. RCX3 is used to control level (...) (16 years ago, 6-Sep-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos) !
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| | Automated Level Crossing using NXT
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Hey, Here's my go at an automated level crossing using NXT. All pictures in this (URL) folder>. Two movies on YouTube: (URL) Movie 1> (Entire setup) (URL) Movie 2> (Zoom on level crossing) (URL) Here's how it works: The train passes the (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Calling all Town / Train MOCs for BrickCon
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Calling all Town / Train MOCs for BrickCon ((URL) am the Town / Train coordinator and will be laying out the space. Please submit to me what you will be bringing so I can make space for it. I’ll need: •The size of your models (if you aren’t quite (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | F/A-39B Timberwolf
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I (URL) originally> built the Timberwolf about three years ago, shortly after I got back into Lego. Since then, it's been begging me to give it a facelift. I finally went and did it. Hopefully, now I can tear it apart without feeling bad about it. I (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Jetson's Tower
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As seen at Brickfair, this is a rendition of the home of George Jetson and family from the cartoon of the same name, in moonbase form. (2 URLs) Clicky pic for more. (16 years ago, 3-Sep-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Jets, Props, and Choppers: Alternate Models with Instructions
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Here are samples from a few of the instructions I've posted to (URL) Flickr> recently. What these four models have in common is that they are flying machines and that they are alternate models for actual sets (the 6208 B-Wing, the 4955 Big Rig, and (...) (16 years ago, 29-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | LDconfig.ldr - missing colors
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Hi gang, playing around with colors I was floored by the fact that we do not have a LDraw color number or RGBs for quite a lot of LEGO colors. In addition our RGBs sometimes differ a lot from the official colors: (URL) remember the time when we were (...) (16 years ago, 29-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.lcd)
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| | Server maintenance tonight
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Hi all, due to a disk failure on the main LUGNET server's RAID, we need to take the machine offline tonight at 0:00 CEST. Since this is not the first disk failure we are observing, the machine will undergo some testing, so there may be some (...) (16 years ago, 28-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| | My Website Store is now Open!
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(URL) It took me a couple of months, but I wanted to let everyone know that my Online Store is finally up! At the moment I'm only selling two things, my (URL) Book> "How to Build a Round Ball with Square Bricks" and an American Flag keychain, but I (...) (16 years ago, 28-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Less than Two Weeks Left for Advanced (Discounted) BrickCon Registration
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Advanced Registration for BrickCon 2008 ends Monday, September 8, 2008. After September 8, registration fees go to the full price of $60 (from the Advance Registration price of $50). Moreover, those who register after September 8 are not guaranteed (...) (16 years ago, 26-Aug-08, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Gizmodo minifig video contest - cool prizes
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Hi all, Gizmodo is having a contest for best video celebrating 30 years of the minifig: (URL) it out!> Prizes include new in box Galaxy Explorer and Yellow Castle!!! Roy (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Sturmgeschutz - 7626 Jungle Cutter alternate model
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(URL) more info, including instructions here: (URL) ..joseph g (16 years ago, 25-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | A simple but colorful sea diorama
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Hey all, For your aquarian pleasure I'm pleased to present my entry for Baylug's first East Bay meeting contest; "School." (URL) Tartar sauce, anyone? ;-P Dave S. (16 years ago, 24-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Lounge Chair
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One of my newest models is made from only 9 parts, but I think it's a pretty cool thing. (2 URLs) It's a lounge chair (chaise longue), as you might see at a beach or poolside setting. Perfect for a minifig resort! I'm working on a large model that (...) (16 years ago, 24-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | 2059 Cadillac El Dorado
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A bit over a week ago, I was surfing around the Legoverse trying to find some inspiration to build something space-related, and I came across the (URL) Building The Future That Never Was Contest> on (URL) classic-space.com>. I got to thinking about (...) (16 years ago, 24-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Miniland Classic Spaceman
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My version of a spaceman from the Classic Space of the early 80's. Built to "miniland scale" like the models in Miniland in the Legoland theme parks. (URL) Built for the (URL) Creativity Challenge #6>. I just wish LEGO had produced the 1x2 brick (...) (16 years ago, 24-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | A simple rollercoaster...
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This weekend I built a simple rollercoaster together with my youngest son (he's 19 now!). It's nothing compared to the big coasters some others have built, but we did have fun! It only uses 'plain' Lego, old 4.5V train parts, standard bricks, so (...) (16 years ago, 24-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | How to Rotate LPub Instruction Images with ROTSTEP (a crash course for fellow Mac users)
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Now that (URL) LPub> is available for the Mac, fellow Mac users may be excited to start creating instructions for your LDraw models. If you're like me, however, you might at first be perplexed about how to tell LPub to show your model from different (...) (16 years ago, 22-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Very strange server behavior today
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Hi all, unfortunately I had to realize a disturbance in the LUGNET main server's performance today, which at first appeared somewhat inexplicable but ended up being identified as some significant traffic on a normally rather quiet NNTP service. I (...) (16 years ago, 19-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Gronlif’s Magic Forest
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Hello! Gronlif is the green wizard in the order. So he dwells deep in the forest – no surprise. (URL) = Link>> This MOC features various trees, a magic tree called Knarz amongst them, Gronlif’s hut, a stable for his crock Crock (That’s his horse’s (...) (16 years ago, 19-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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