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While experimenting with the red container grabber as used in 4555 I noticed that the holes for the black rubber are the same size as a stud. I have now modified one so that it has grab arms that can lift and load my grey piggyback trailers onto the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Machnines handling garbage - video
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Machines handle garbage. The world processes so much garbage that we have thousands of mechanical inventions to handle it. These machines can give us LEGO building ideas. Perhaps, clever LEGO builders can improve these machines. An excellent video (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.books, lugnet.technic)
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| | Ultimate LEGO Book - Frustration
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OK, this has been posted before, but I'll post it again: the Ultimate LEGO Book can be frustrating. I've got a copy of this book (actually, Kristin got it from my co-worker's wife, who's a DK consultant, so is Krissy, but she doesn't have cool (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.books)
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| | Amazing Animals & Fabulous Figures
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About a week ago my backorderd books arrived: *Build Amazing Animals* and *Build Fabulous Figures* by DK Publishing, Inc. (C) 1999. List price $4.95 (US) each These are the newest LEGO books from DK, and the first two in the LEGO Modelers line which (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-99, to lugnet.books, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: I'm writing a Mindstorms book.
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(...) The book has been printed (I've got a copy in my hands right now), but I don't know how long it takes to get into circulation from the bookstores. I believe Fatbrain (www.fatbrain.com) currently has some in stock. I would expect Amazon to get (...) (25 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: DK books
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If you check amazon.co.uk and use 'Lego' as your search word, both of these books appear twice - I think for UK and US editions - under slightly different names, e.g. 'Amazing Figures (Lego Modelers)' for the US editions and 'Lego Modellers : (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: DK books
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These two books are currently in stock at the LEGO Shop, Bluewater at £3.99 each, but as you know, there's a massive 5% discount until Sunday if you present one of those club flyers ;-) Jon. Huw Millington <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: DK books
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I should have posted earlier, sorry. Waterstones in Bath had them in when I checked on Monday. They cost me a whopping £3.99 each, which is the price shown on the back of the book anyway. I think they're great. My daughter has already seen the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: DK books
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(...) I ordered these from Amazon.com as soon as I saw them listed but I just checked my order and they are still listed as "Not Yet Released by Publisher". As far as the price are you saying you can get them both for 5BP? Not bad since amazon.co.uk (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | DK books
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I got my "Amazing Animals" and "Fabulous Figures" books today... I'll post a fuller review later, but breifly, - Each has about instructions for about 20 models - The images are ray-traced and very good quality. The studs even have 'LEGO' on them - (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | MIT Press now has copies of Jonathan's book
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The MIT Press Bookstore received an initial shipment today of 8 copies of Jonathan Knudsen's book, The Unofficial Guide to LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robots: (URL) Press is open until 8:30 pm tonight. There were 3 copies left at last count. If you happen to (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.books, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Ultimate Lego Book
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(...) I don't have the picture in front of me, but I remember that the hubs are the backs of those chrome model team/divers headlights. I've got a few from 5571. Josh Spaulding (25 years ago, 19-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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| | Launch of new site yellowcastle.com
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This is to announce the launch of my updated web site at my new URL (URL) have several new models and castle building ideas, my new gray turret and yellow wall battlements under the My Original Creations section. In The Library I have an updated (...) (25 years ago, 18-Oct-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.books, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The Unofficial Guide to LEGO MINDSTORMS Robots
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Forwarding a copy of this article below from lugnet.robotics to lugnet.books... --Todd (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.books)
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| | Re: Ultimate Lego Book
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What sort of tires/wheels (and hubcaps?) is used in the Chevy on the cover of the book? What is used for the headlights? BTW, how good would the witch's crystal ball look as a round headlight? -gbr (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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| | Take a breather (Re: Ultimate Lego Book)
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(...) You are a brave man, my friend! :-, (...) I found this book to be a good read. It was informative and fun. The pictures were pretty, too. And the sheer scale of some of these models has given me a new respect for the sculptors. (...) I have no (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: New DK books on their way
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:FJ1s51.4Lp@lugnet.com... (...) Photos, exactly in the style of the Ultimate LEGO book (...) A freestyle 2x4 'hump' piece. They usually come in green for bushes, IIRC. I don't have one to hand (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | Re: New DK books on their way
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(...) (curious) Do they look like photo books or ray-traced renderings? (...) Aw, that's so mean! :-( What pieces are they, BTW? (...) Cool! Do tell! --Todd [Crossposting to lugnet.books] (25 years ago, 3-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.books)
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| | ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.books)
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| | ------( Welcome to lugnet.books )------
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Welcome to lugnet.books, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.books (group): Official and unofficial LEGO® books: discussions, reviews, sightings, etc. OTHER GROUPS: For complete information about this discussion group server, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.books)
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