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(...) You managed to build all three racers in 15 minutes?!?! I did Anakin's one night by itself, and it took me over 20 minutes. I spent close to 2 hours on the other two the next night. -Jonathan (25 years ago, 9-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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I know what you mean, Todd. I shelled out $89 for the Mos Espa Pod Race and had it built in about ten-fifteen minutes. The same thing used to happen with the UFO sets. The only System sets that ever gave me even an inch of challenge were the larger (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) I just thought of another thing -- little sets almost never tire me out -- and neither do little within a big set. What really exhausts my brain is the large building instruction booklets -- because I have to compare each step with the (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Fredrik: Great job! I have a question: Can L-Draw or POV export any 3D file types that will work with other rendering/animation programs? Say maybe a DXF, 3DS, OBJ, DWG, etc?? Thanks! Eric (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables)
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(...) Well, maybe with a black 1x1 plate on the top or bottom to elongate the can. eric, who knows all too well what Guinness cans look like (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I have recently been trying to make vehicles as small as possible, while still retaining some technic functions. To make a small motorcycle with a working piston was a challenge. I basically started out to make a scooter-like thing, but ended more (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: And now a lovely beverage (was Re: Golden Gate Bridge cables)
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(...) top, (...) Yup. I remember seeing the box last year thinking that it sure would have been nice for the price. If it were a clear minifig head, I would have bought half a dozen on the spot. I also combed through all the other Fright Knights (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) So the Fright Force set comes with a 'fright knights crystal ball' rather than a clear minifig head? Steve (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) of a (...) rounds (...) in (...) It is not a trans. minifig head. The crystal ball does not have a stud on top, though I was it did. Just as a small side note, this piece is not the same as the trans. bell-jar found in the Adventurers (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It's hard to tell from the catalog picture (see (URL)), but it sure looks like there's a stud on top of that crystal ball in the witch's hand. Steve (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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On Wed, 21 Apr 1999 16:20:34 GMT, Gary Istok uttered the following profundities... (...) Internally, TLG refer to the arch bricks as "n x n with bow." Useless trivia.... (25 years ago, 2-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Dear Lego: Why do you make us sign in before we can view these? It's balky, slow and fairly useless, as having an ID doesn't seem to convey any tangible benefits. It's not like you've sent me any useful information or taken my opinions into (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.dear-lego)
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All, Check out the AT-AT at (URL) wonder if that AFOL has any more pictures he could share with us? That would be a great idea: if you win model-of-the-month they would add more, bigger pictures if you offered them! --Bram (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Hello everyone! One month ago I publicly launched the Halloween Lego Design Contest here on LUGNET and RTL. It is my plan to make monthly announcements to help remind those interested in participating and for those people who have only recently (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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That sounds pretty neat, Ben. I hope you can share pictures with us when the design is complete (or at least near complete). John Ben Fleskes <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote in message news:FB10yy.8w@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) firing (...) loaded (...) (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I don't have this set, but isn't that the new crystal ball, rather than the clear Mini-Figure Head? -- joshua (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) 6372 Town House (1982) had 3, the rest 1: Qty Set (Mostly U.S.) Set Name Year Theme --- ---- ---...--- ---- ----- 1 6365 Summer Cottage (European) 1981 LEGOLAND Town 3 6372 Town House (European?) 1982 LEGOLAND Town 1 6374 Holiday Home (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) But where are the grey peak pieces? I have enough grey medium slope pieces now - including 16 corners (courtesy of 4 River Expeditions and 4 Snowspeeders) - to make a small roof, and I have a few half-pyramid pieces... but no normal pointed (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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Thanks Jacob for the idea. I now have a new working prototype. It uses a Lego bungee cord instead of a rubber band. It also holds five missles stacked in an angled from the firing chamber. It work something like this: 1) Pull the firing pin back 2) (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) The Fright Knights Minifig pack had one, that is probably the cheapest set in recent times. Have you checked out the Star Wars sets yet? They are an excellent source of pieces. Also check out the soon-to-be released Sith Infiltrator. It has (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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