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(...) Piggybacking on an existing national lego convention would be a good route for a non-virtual exhibit. But I don't know of any such convention. I can only imagine vast lego displays at the Las Vegas Convention Center... A Mechspo web gallery (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Analogue Control of Pneumatics
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This is really interesting. There are definite differences between pneumatic and hydraulic systems. I dreamed of Lego hydraulic systems before, but I have never anything of it. Could you please give more info on what you did with you Lego hydraulic (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Macross/Robotech toy information
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(...) Magnificent. I remember having the Japanese Cyclone model ordered through an outlet, and getting my Alpha fighters at K-B when they were remaindered there... (...) I never managed to find the Betas. I do have the maroon and green Alphas, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Analogue Control of Pneumatics
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In real life pneumatic is not used where more than two position is accuired, and when it is done ither more pneumatic cylinders are placed after each other to make more fixed positions. Or there is placed an hydraulic brake on the cylinder to holde (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Analogue Control of Pneumatics
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"Alvin Telanco" <78of560001@sneakemail.com> wrote (...) like (...) Hi Al, what you ask is not possible because the Lego pneumatic system is, precisely, *pneumatic*. In real life cylinders that are designed for position control are hydraulic and not (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Chateau Paradisa
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(...) and style, but I swear they're getting *better*. I recall the earliest ones, each of which had remarkable features, but these are much more subtle and thus carry a much better realistic "punch." What's truly telling is when you look at the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.lugola)
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| | Re: Macross/Robotech toy information
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(...) Oooo!!! Time for me to start scalping my Matchbox SDF-1 Super Fortress (MIB-whatever)!!!! Man, some of those overseas import toys from waaaaay back were TOO COOL. Wish I had saved my BETA fighters too :o( Here's to hoping for them LEGO toys (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Macross/Robotech toy information
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> This is gonna be a great year for Macross related merchandise. Although (...) For complete info on upcoming toy releases, check out: (URL) Perhaps the biggest news is that U.S. based Toynami has secured a clear license to the entire Robotech (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jeremy Sproat
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well, thank you all for correcting me... battletech is about the only place from whence i know a great deal of mechs... it is pretty obvious how they stole some of their designs, although i'm afraid i haven't seen many anime with mecha that look (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jeremy Sproat
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(...) FASA acquires and recycles designs from anime. This is the Macross original J.S. was emulating: (URL) think FASA also has a clone of this other mech, which is pretty lame since it was designed to accomodate a 50 foot giant Zentradi: (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jeremy Sproat
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(...) Actually, the "Warhammer" was a design lifted from the Robotech series, which was in turn lifted from several Anime series. The "Raidar X" mecha was one of 13 (IIRC) designs FASA was forced to 'give back' to the company that produced Robotech. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jeremy Sproat
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Yes Making a larger Robot based on this design, It would be great, I see what you are saying about exploring the use of the ball and socket design, there's somthing great about a prototype right? (URL) ever saw the Technical blueprints for the War (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jeremy Sproat
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did you by chance base it on the Fasa "Warhammer" mech? the resemblance is uncanny... if so it's a very good likeness. if not... YOU LIE!!! (j/k, it's still a very nice mech, and i like how you did the torso and legs and connected them. is there (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: My New Movie Theatre MOC
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Looks neat! A very compact design, but it works. Bradley Dale <dinosauria_ca@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:GAJ1z4.774@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Clicking Turntables . . .
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(...) The 'clickiness' of the turntable is pretty strong at first, but the nubs seem to wear down more quickly than on a click hinge. I've had mine for a week now, and it can only hold about half the weight it could at first. (...) Just like the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | My New Movie Theatre MOC
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Now Playing: My New Town MOC! Go see it at (URL) of course, tell me what you thought of it! (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) I agree that it's just as good as some of Eric's models. I think the Hello Kitty is an excellent likeness and a great use of the available parts, even if he did "cheat" by using the huges and plates (since those are not from the 3033 tub). (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I bought a digital camera but have been having trouble getting it to upload the pictures. Hopefully next weekend I will get it figured out. Perhaps I will be able to finally put up my Lego web pages that I've been planning for a while. --Bill. (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The new PLSCP.com is here! Come check out my new website
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(...) Java? What does Java have to do with it? Just put <IMG SRC="(URL) in your page. Be sure to include WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes to that IMG tag, in case brickshelf is down when someone views the page, so that the browser can allocate the right (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jeremy Sproat
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(...) If the former, maybe. If the latter, maybe. ;-) This was really just a sketch, me exploring how to use the Throwbots ball-and-socket joint parts. I hope to return to this model (it's one of my all-time favorites mecha) with this general (...) (24 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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