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(...) Am I absolutely dreaming, or was there an earlier set of gears which were all grey? I seem to remember having Lego gears, but definitely don't remember multi-color ones. Such a set would have been from the early 70s (or possibly earlier if we (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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I just posted some pictures at the links below. The first link has some maintenance vehicles for trains and the second link is flatbed and box vans for your town. (URL) Paul Foster (URL) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Lego "pegging" disks
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Dunno, but I have several of these gears, no box or anything else, that I would trade away. If anyone is interested, I'll dig them all out and get a list of which ones I have. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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Yep. I'm in the same boat, less than 5% worn Lego (mainly because I sold most of my old Lego to finance buying a lot of the new Lego), so I keep it in a separate tub. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Now that you mention them I remember I have some too! Pre-Technic Lego gears. They are HUGE. I guess I got mine in the first half of the seventies. There was a very nice black chain too with two studs on each piece, ideal to join any standard (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Do you separate old vs. new LEGO?
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Gary Istok wrote (...) Yes, especially since I wasn't that careful in taking care of my Lego as a child, so it is noticeably scratched up. I do this for the exact same reason, when I build something I want it to look clean and consistent, and those (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow. I did not expect this answer from you. But yeah, shiny building sometimes bother me a bit too. Stuff that's supposed to represent actual brick/stucco/plaster as opposed to a shiny glass/metal skyscraper kinda sticks out. -Tom McD. when (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I have a co-woker who has an half-complete set of these in the original box -- I don't know the number -- but wow, they're cool. Is there any way I could find out what the market value of a complete set would be? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| | RE: Lego "pegging" disks
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(...) But they DID, way, way back. I still have a set (2 Yellow 3 blue and 2 red) of the old BIG tooth gears. The yellow set is about the size of an 8x8 plate nad has a 5x5 grid of holes. The set has the old white Technic axles and red bushings. (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) I do not segregate new from old. In fact, I like the variation of wear/scratches/dirt that old bricks have. IMO, it makes buildings look more realistic. A building of all brand new bricks is just too shiny and pristine for me. (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I don't actually seperate the old/new for wear, but I do try to be extra careful when building with colors such as white and yellow. I should wash those colors, then I wouldn't have a problem. I do sort out a few old parts more for their (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I was wondering about this yesterday. I try to keep all of my new and almost new LEGO separated from the old well played LEGO. Why? Probably because I don't like to build something new, and then find that a few pieces really stand out because they (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Building exhaustion
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(...) There is one thing that I do that helps dispel the discouragement that I feel when attempting to work on a new creation. I have these 10 inch x 14 inch (25,4cm x 37cm) paper food trays from a former work locations cafeteria. If I'm working on (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Building exhaustion
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(...) I have reached that point. Buckets of "excess" pieces. But I wager my problem pales in comparison to Gary's. (...) Amen to that. In fact, the prospect of sorting often discourages me from getting pieces out to build with. That can't be good. (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Maritime Builders [Was: Re: WTB Pirate ship SAILS - see, it's written all big.]
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Hello, again: (...) Considering that the alternative was being captured by angry British tars, I don't think they complained too much--and it surely helped that most of the captains of the Constitution were wildly popular with their crews. Kedging (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Color for M:Tron transluminece yellow
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(...) For the trans/neon/yellow-gr...antifreeze color, I use color 42. The LDraw FAQ has a section on color codes, (URL). Steve (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I usually use trans-yellow color 46. Regular yellow parts are color 14, so I add 32 to get the transparent result which is 46. Duane (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Building exhaustion
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(...) I sort by piece function, in a... system... of... Whoops, I already said that, didn't I? :-P (...) Don't forget haggling, kibitzing, and flaunting. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not hardly. This thread has 37 messages. I just did a quick visual scan of what's in my newsreader, and I found a couple of dozen threads longer than this one. There were some threads with over a hundred messages. Storage threads seem to go on (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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Greetings, I am wondering which color to use i\with LDraw for the transparent antennae, etc. found in the M:Tron and Blacktron II themes. Does anyone have any suggestions? Gerwin Hassink (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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