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(...) I'm going to be working with what I have: 2 x RIS 1.5 1 x Mars Expansion Kit (has the Yellow worm gear boxes x 2) 1 x Ultimate Accessory kit extra touch sensors, light sensors, rotation sensors, and motors and other misc parts from several (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Awwww Yeah!!! A good day for Mecha!!! What size worm gear boxes will you use? Eric (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hard long thought... ... my creative side says "The Head" but my technical side says "The Legs" - you gotta walk before you can run (and hunt and kill and destroy). As I am now on 2 weeks leave I'll have some time to get started. Watch this (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Be warned: It is highly addictive. I've committed myself to keeping one unmodified head of each sort, but have spent a lot of time subtly (and not so subtly) modifying faces. Some more useful ones (no pics yet): Barron von Barron (trim the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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I just recived my first old style minifig, the torso and legs are black, and i thing i'll be using it for a statue, the best part is that i also got and older fire fighter, and a police officer, they make up for lost ones. Josh (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Awesome, you have got your work cut out for you. What part do you feel like making first? Eric (23 years ago, 13-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Meriweather Group The brown/tan one Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I can cite the pristine TYCO Superblocks in my collection dating from at least the time of your bricks, while formerly white LEGO bricks from the same period are a gentle shade of urine. I think it's the luck of the draw insofar as your (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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This may be CDS (Compartment Dork Syndrome) but here goes... My family has just returned from up north and they brought back...a huge tub of LEGO®!!! Actually they had gotten it from an aunt who had stored them for 7-8 years. Upon going through the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) FWIW, use a pencil eraser for to remove broader printed areas such as sideburns and larger beards. If you don't trust yourself with a regular pencil eraser, art supply stores can have various kinds that are somewhat smaller and pointed. -Tom (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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I'd have to say it's a Ferrari F355 Spider. Looks nice, BTW... Mark (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) These are pretty clever and quite simple too. If I had the heart to take an exacto to my Lego, I'd seriously consider some of these (especially scraping those darn microphones off all the minifig heads!) Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Thanks - let's wait and see how I go. (...) I guess that primarily two of the motors would handle the legs or wheels for direction. Next I'd have at least one motor to raise or lower arms. Of course I hadn't forgotten the head - so I'd use a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You know? One of these days, I'll learn to proof my messages for typos BEFORE I click 'Post'...Sorry Eric! (It's a FUNNY typo, though! 8?D ) Matt (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yes very cool. (...) um,.......what part of the Mech do you want the 3 motor ports to control? how dow you want the sensors to fit into the design? (...) Are you familiar with these? www.brickshelf.com/c...Legomaster (...) Eric Oh, thanks (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) LOL! That's great..., I love the "stick-up"! :] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 12-Jul-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.fun)
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I would be interested in seeing either the Birch Company or the Meriwether Group. I also like the insigna for the Diamond Guard. Travis Dickinson (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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On Monday 9th of July the family & myself went to the SA Museum to take part in the LEGO rocket building (I took some pictures & will get them online as soon as possible). Here are the details: * It was a large (3-4 metres high) pre-designed space (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.sa.ade, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: World Peace
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(...) I haven't fought with it yet, but I imagine a Lego Toro would have a harder time beating it than the real thing did. I don't think Lego pneumatics can flip a 325 lb machine 4 feet in the air causing it to do a complete 360.. oh well. It was a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I sent you an email, but to summarize: 1) Mars RedRangers. 2) Birch Company. Later. (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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