 | | LUGNET Terms of Use clarification
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The LUGNET Terms of Use document, (URL) changed slightly and is now a little bit clearer regarding the posting of auctions. This is not a change in site policy but a clarification of existing site policy. (You do not need to re-accept new terms.) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | ANNOUNCE: LEGO::RCX 0.9 (old Lego::RCX );
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All I would like to announce the release of version 0.9 of LEGO::RCX.pm. This perl module allows you to communicate with your RCX. It has been developed and tested under Linux, though it most likely will run under other UNIX's. To find out more (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.announce)
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| | Castle Survey Results!
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After 43 replies to the survey (one or two via email) and many wisecracks about the male question... finally, the wait is over - results are in. The questions were: 1. Do you have 375, the Yellow Castle? 2. Are you a male? 3. Are you over 18? 4. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce)
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| | March MOTM Winner
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Greetings I'm proud to announce this month's winner for the ldraw.org MOTM is Pat Justison. Check it out at: (URL) sorry for the delay. -Tim Courtney ldraw.org Project Coordinator (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Ross Young's Fantasy page
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just a head's up about a page i hadn't seen before ross has two truly incredible castle constructions (palace and tree house) check 'em out! (URL) g (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle)
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| | Castle World - a new site.
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Hey! Castle World has a new location. I think it's more user friendly, but comments are always welcome. The old page will be around for a little bit, but will mostly act as a link. Check it out at (URL) useful features on the new site: 1) Search (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | Several New Buildings added to my Site...
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Well I have finally gotten around to updating my Castle pages again. (URL) have added the following structures... 1. Right now this is just a generic building for my town although I do like it quite a bit. This building came about mostly because I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Silicon Valley techies taken with kids' toy
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(Forwarding to a few more groups -- this needs more visibility! :) Way to go, Tom!!! --Todd (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Eiffel Tower
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New picture of my Eiffel Tower using basic bricks: (URL) sign my guestbook if you enjoy it. All comments welcome. (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New newsgroup lugnet.market.services
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A new newsgroup lugnet.market.services has just been created for the discussion of third-party market services. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.market.* (hierarchy): Auctioning, buying, selling, trading, exchanging, and shopping for LEGO® products (...) (25 years ago, 29-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.services)
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| | Re: Factoring going off line for a while
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(...) OK, we have moved. I have the Gateway set back up. However, I have some mail challenges. The Dell laptop where I do all my mail picked (well, Murphy did the picking) the worst possible time to act up. It's throwing blue screens of death (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | CONTEST: First Guelph LEGO(TM) Robot Competition
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The Computer Science Club of the University of Guelph is pleased to announce its first LEGO(TM) Robotics Competition. Any and all enthusiasts are invited. The contest is to be held in conjunction with the University's annual College Royal(TM) open (...) (25 years ago, 28-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- Lego says 1999 sales rise 25 pct
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Howdy- I know this information is three days old, but I did not see it posted or mentioned anywhere on Lugnet. This first part of my message, is a Reuters new article (summary) about the official Lego® press release which is also listed at the end (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | James Jessiman Photos
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Greetings I recently received photographs of James Jessiman from his parents in Australia. I have placed one on the main memorial page here: (URL) there are others, not linked to by the site, at: (URL) below I've typed out the letter his parents (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.people)
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| | Date & Time? (Re: LUGOLA proposal)
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Hi LA area (including OC and nearby places) LEGO fans It looks like there's a good number of us and therefore could probably make for a fun get together. So let's start planning. I suppose weekends are prime times. How about the first weekend of (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.announce)
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| | Announcing the 'Vancouver Lego Club' (VLC)
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February 22, 2000 Greetings and salutations fellow Lego enthusiasts. We are pleased to announce the birth of the Vancouver (BC, Canada) Lego Club. During the past several years our own Lego Hobby blossomed and continues to escalate in new and (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org)
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| | Factoring going off line for a while
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Important announcement regarding factoring... I have just processed a big batch of factor requests. I am about to pack the office, so this service that dozens, if not hundreds, of people, have used is about to go off the air for a little while, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | I've added feedback!
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I have added a model rating feature to my website at (URL) . Alan This message's random set is: 6572, (URL) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce)
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| | New banner program at the Lego Gif
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For anyone who is interested, I have started a banner ad program on my site (URL) Anybody who wants to can submit one banner (for now) under 15K at the standard 468 x 60 pixels size. Check out my site for details! Regards, -Chris- (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New group lugnet.admin.council
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All, A new group lugnet.admin.council has just been created for the consideration, deliberation, and reconciliation of delicate administrative issues. Examples include: - Terms-of-Use transgressions (for example, gratuitous use of profanity, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.council)
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| | Lego in the newspaper
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Today's (2-19-00) Close to Home comic strip featured Lego as its inspiration. All of us should be able to relate. And on Feb 15, I found an AP photo of Alexi Lalas in a victory pose after scoring a goal in a Lego Soccer match at the NY Toy fair. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 20-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | My webpage is up!
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I have put up a webpage for my LEGO creations. See it at: (URL) . (Todd, is my link to your background page acceptable? If not, I'll change it.) Alan This message's random set is: 1959, (URL) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, lugnet.general)
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| | New pics on Marsbase
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I've updated the Ronin mech on site. There are lots of POV renderings now, along with some descriptive ramblings. Beware, the images in the gallery are 300k+ LMKWYT. Ben -- ===...=== Ben Vaughan buster@marsbase.com (URL) few, the proud...the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | LUGOLA proposal
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Hello fellow LA area LEGO fans I'd like to propose the formation of LUGOLA (LEGO User Group of LA). It'd be a chance to meet local freaks and share creations, cause let me tell ya, seeing LEGO in real life is better than looking at photographs. And (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Jessiman Family in Europe
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Greetings Don and Robyn Jessiman, parents of the late James Jessiman, are travelling to Europe tomorrow. They would like to see if they can meet people in the Lego/LDraw community who live in the UK, Ireland, and Germany on this trip. Since they do (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.announce, lugnet.people)
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| | Folks, we are not playing well
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I'm probably going to regret this post. So be it... Some of you may be aware of a variety of bad stuff brewing over misplaced, or possibly misplaced, auction and trade posts. There has been a lot of discussion about how some people might be so (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Max's Motorhome
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Max is like my Dad... if there's something he wants and it isn't on the market, then he'll build it himself. This is one example of Max's latest work. He call's it the "Locomoto". It started as an old train that he bought from his neighbor. Then (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Company Replaces SAP R/3 System With Internet-Enabled Oracle
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Howdy Gang- Very interesting press release from Oracle, and I quote: "The new e-business enterprise suite will enable LEGO Company to transform into an e-business, allowing administrative tasks in connection with sales, receipt of orders, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | ldraw.org off-line for three hours Tuesday morning
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Due to a planned power cut at Risø tomorrow, Tuesday, ldraw.org will be off-line 7am-10am Danish time. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Lego Beach's Newest Acquisition
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The Lego Beach Fire and Rescue Service is pleased to announce another acquisition. Our newest piece of equipment is a 1991 Hess Firefighting Apparatus Commercial Tanker. The new Engine Forty Two can be seen at the following URL: (URL) the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Company's New Product Assortment 'Kicks';
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Also old news, but I guess soccer is the big push this year..... Happy Reading, Chet ---...--- LEGO Company's New Product Assortment 'Kicks'; -- Featuring the New LEGO Soccer Build-And-Play And Innovative High-Tech Offerings ENFIELD, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Media Announces New Products for 2000
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Howdy All- This press release is a few days old, but nobody else posted it (that I could find). The only think news worthy, is a Knights' Kingdom CD for the Creator software. Happy Reading! Chet ---...--- LEGO Media Announces New Products for 2000 (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New wallpaper scene and customizable POV file
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I've finished a new scene. The models used have all been published before, but the focus is on the landscape. I've written the POV file so as to make the landscape very easy to customize. Feel free to use it, but please give credit. (URL) because of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.general)
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| | STL2DAT Download Page and Runtime Error 200 Fix
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I've added the STL2DAT download page to ldraw.org at: (URL) also placed the long awaited Runtime Error 200 Fix on the Get Started page: (URL) this will save headaches from new users. -Tim (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | L3Lab - yet another LDraw viewer
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As you may know I have been cooking on this L3 program for more than two years now (not that this tells anything about its size and quality ;-) However, I believe L3 now has so many useful features that many of you (especially part authors) also (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | PRESS RELEASE- LEGO Company Posts 17% Increase in 1999 U.S. Consumer Sales
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Howdy All- I had not seen anybody else post this since it came out yesterday, so here goes.... Another Lego® press release, and some feature points: -17% sales increase in the USA -LEGO® digital camera for Mindstorm® and more Enjoy, Chet PRESS (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Acronym FAQ posted!
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Ever wonder what a MOC means? Wondered why SNOTs are annoying, and POOPs are hated by many AFOLs? If a BURP is more than just impoliteness? If a SPUD is more than a potato, and a KABOB more than a piece of meat? Why the annoying girls that sing "No (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | dino-craigo-lego
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hi, y'all! it's not just about custom mini-figs anymore... (URL) later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New "knight's kingdom" feature on lego.com
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Hi Castle fans, Well, lego.com added a new castle section with detailed "stories" about the Knight's Kingdom sets/characters. It's in the middle "circle", you can't miss it... (Note - I wouldn't have seen this if I wasn't baby-sitting 5 y/o twins, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce)
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| | New newsgroups: Architecture, Contests, Mecha, and Minifigs (subgroups of lugnet.build)
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Four new focused sub-groups of lugnet.build have just been created. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.build (group and hierarchy): Good old-fashioned building discussions: creations, modeling ideas and techniques, tips & tricks, insights, custom (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.admin.general)
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