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I need to chime in again. This little vehicle is fun to play with too! I haven't had so much fun playing with a LEGO vehicle since I built my 8459 (highly recommended if you like Technic). Thanks again Fredrik, I sincerely wish I had the mechanical (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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Duane Hess wrote in message ... (...) Here are some ideas: I was noticing the canopy from the Naboo fighter is somewhat similar to the freezing tubes in Lost in Space and Alien. They might be just a touch small. Also 1 trans blue and gray half (...) (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Any sized.. I have one of the dragons.. Bat lord I think it's called.. I want dragons out of regular legos so I can mindstorm them <G> Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) dragons. (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I haven't done any ldraw pix of dragons being quite content with my stock versions of one black and four greens. I'm assuming you want something different either differently sized and / or posed than the standard dragons. And not that I'm (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It (...) Quick Visual for your benefit. Imagine the canopy stood on end, with the larger portion (with the hinge) toward the top. Now paste (figuratively) it to an available wall, and voila, instant deep freeze. I do like the idea of the car (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I asked before.. and not a good reply.. So.. I'm gonna ask again.. I want to see lego dragons.. and ldraw files to make them.. please?? (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Pretty cool. If the unit is against the wall, you could actually build it into the wall, to save a bit of floor space. With the wall extended by one stud past the black frame, you'd still get a bit of white sticking out. I like using the (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) <snip> (...) Hmm. I haven't seen the ldraw pic yet, not until I get home. Kinda busy this weekend too. But FWIW, if you want a really small window, and don't want to use those canopies (cuz you might want more ships) try using one of those car (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Since I don't have any of the trans cylinder halves, I trying out Tom's suggestions. I was reluctant to go with it because of the room it eats up. (Space travel is expensive, you know). I'm posting a version of the chamber in the cad.dat.ideas (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hehe. Ahh... blinking lights... Enya... zzz.. I was thinking the same thing. Also the 4x6x2? older style space canopies work well, if you're not using them. But any full-sized canopy should do it. And IIRC you won't need to fold their legs. (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) About six ice cubes and a paper cup works pretty well for short trips. For longer trips, I take two Explorien-style clear blue half-cylinder pieces to form a 4x4 hollow canister which a minifig can squeeze into with its leg folded. I put 1x4 (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I am trying to build a compact minifig cryo chamber for those deep space treks. Does anyone have some ideas they would be willing to share? Duane (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I accidentally wiped out the first version <GRRRRRR!> so bear with me if I seem a bit terse :) SPEAKER BASE The speaker base can occupy as little as 5x6, but I used a 6x6 plate. top view ___...___ |o_o_o_o_o_o| |o o o o o o| <- 2x6 plate on (...) (25 years ago, 21-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Great stuff!!! And where did you get all those cylinders? We always knew you were twisted. Now its been confirmed! :') (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Tom: (...) Yes (only finished minor parts until now though). (...) I would appreciate that. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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All I can say is ingeniously, unbelievably, beautiful. DJ Zorn Eric Brok wrote in message ... :Added pics on curved walls to LEGO on my mind. : :(URL) from menu: Buildings: Curved walls : : : :Eric Brok :Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: :(URL) Control (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes. Are you building one? The pix aren't very clear, but I can tell you every minifig accessory I used, how to make microphone stands, the loudspeakers, etc. I've still got the concert mostly together. -Tom McD. when replying, wail on the (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yep. Most of my old red roof bricks have warped, especially the 2x4x2 ones, they give a sort of scalloped efffect to the edge of a roof <g>. (...) Could be. At this point it's hard to remember, but I don't think we bought any roof bricks (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Kevin, The earlier pieces that you describe (a hint of orange in the red color) are made of Cellulose Acetate. That was the plastic that LEGO used in the early years. Unfortunately it has a tendancy to warp. I have many examples of early LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Doesn't matter. Ed Boxer won more than once for different sections of his site and deserved it each time. Gary Istok won for stuff he gave me that's on MY site. So I think an award specifically for this page is just fine and justifiable. (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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I recently bought a digital camera and have finally updated by webpage, Brickenplate. It's still a pretty small site, but I hope to be adding a lot more now that I have a camera. The "Brickenplate Tour" features town-themed MOCs and the "Scrapbook" (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Yes, but I did a little calculation and figure I will need: 1x3 Brick 215 White 1x1 Cylinder 215 White 1x3 Brick 143 Blue 1x1 Cylinder 143 Blue to do a decent 28 stud high cylinder for an R2-D2 "body". I guess I will watch for the next Auczilla to (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Tom McDonald: (...) Cool man! Any chance some of those bands (no, no, not the Timmys) can be "hired" for the opening of a new theatre? Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I have made proper instruction, mostly in TLG style, but a bit more "compressed" for a bike at (URL) I found the work to be a bit tedious. So this time I thought: "People don't need all these steps, and it saves me a lot of work (as well as (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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Mike Poindexter wrote in message ... (...) Several sets contain gray 1x1 cylinders as cannon bullets (Pirates, Western) or throw stones (Castle, Ninja). If you look for that, you may find comparetively many cylinders in small sets. E.g. the Western (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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If you don't mind Gray ones, I think there are 32 in the pod racer set. Mike (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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This is a really cool model. I built one myself tonight. It was fun! Thanks for the great instructions Fredrik, and of course the great design as well. John Matthews Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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Wow. I actually went and looked at this. This may be the absolute high point of presentation at the amateur level, EVER. People NEED to check this out, even if they are not town modelers, to see what is possible/creatable/publishable with our (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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In the better late than never department. Your prize for the first competition is in my basement. At last. I finally did the pitsco order I needed to and I have 3 packages of chain links for you. Just have to send them. (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) and the LDlite output. (might have to borrow that idea). And the instruction page looks great. The addition of the background really adds to the quality. Great model, great presentation. Well done. I am assuming that "Everything between two (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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If you can find any, buy the anniversary tubs (set# 3761) it has eight of them (not much I know, but probably the best you can do with what's out there today) Silas Rich Thompson wrote in message <000401bea12a$3f39bf...rr.com>... (...) wall (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | ¡Legopalooza!
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Pictures from Legopalooza have been posted, so all you concert-goers can see what you missed last weekend. This page will later be incorporated into my town section. Relevant questions/comments/criticisms are welcome. It's a bit slow-loading, but (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce)
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(...) My red roof pieces come in two kinds of plastic: the ones I had as a kid in the 60s are slightly translucent and the moulding is marginally less crisp. The newer ones I bought for my daughter about 1990 are a more opaque red plastic. I just (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Wow!!! ..... "mixed cylinder curving" ... I like the curved walls, but I love the "radiating chapel" effect that you built. What a great idea. More proof of the "power of the brick". Eric, I like how you took the problem of curving in LEGO, and (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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This (and a "rarest piece" thread in lugnet.general) reminds me of a rare sloped brick piece that I'm sure some of you who have any 1960's LEGO will recognize, and that is a 2x2 regular sloped apex (peak) brick that instead of an "I" ridge line has (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow, thanks! I wanted to submit this model for the LEGO Model Design Competition, but it has sadly not been put up yet. I fear that I may have been the only one contributing anyway, so I can understand that the maintainer became disheartened. (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) (URL) once again you are showing the way with small town vehicles. The rendering is an excellent design. My better half is an architectural illustrator and laments the move to CAD based illustration. Your combination of photo-realism and (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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This is one of my favorite sites for LegoSurfing. Of course this curved wall link begs the question: What is the best way to acquire the 1x1 rounds (especially white ones)? I can see R2-D2's body materializing in Legos in front of me, but I ran out (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I don't, simply because most of my collection falls under the "new" category, if I think I know what Gary is talking about. ;) The only separation I do though is putting the Town Junior parts (I.E. Car bodies, those horrible arch things, etc.) into (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I've made a very small rig to the scale of the minifigs. It has articulated central steering, which is operated by turning the yellow light on the top. There are very cursory instructions provided, which means that you need to work a bit if you want (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: How to produce building instructions for your own creations
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(...) I'm not suprised my idea was not original at all. It's so common to discover some other people got the same idea before you. I considered it a "joke" as I suppose the resulting movie looks a bit strange and unreal, but at a second thought I (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Thanks for the tips! I have it all figured out now. Something so simple as LEGO bricks can bring such complicated solutions. Well, it's simple really. Sometimes the simple things are the hardest to see. I suppose that is why we build! Build On! (and (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Mario meant that as a joke?!? No way -- that technique is a serious technique. It has been suggested before in very serious contexts, going back to the ATL days. I think David Karr was the first one to discover it. He used it to document the (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build)
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Wonderful work! Your curved walls have inspired me! Silas Eric Brok wrote in message ... (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) and (...) if (...) LOL Don't'cha just hate when that happens? God love you Todd! -Tom McD. when replying, use' as many ap'ostro'p'he's' as possi'ble' in the s'p'amcak'e'. (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Thanks Jeremy, it works fine now! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Try again. The first time I posted, I had mis-typed the URL. The bad message was cancelled, and this URL works for me. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Added pics on curved walls to LEGO on my mind. (URL) from menu: Buildings: Curved walls Eric Brok Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Control section: (URL) section: (URL) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Jeremy, I can't seem to get the link, it says it does not exist. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hey all, While looking for more building inspiration, I came across this Web site: (URL) the wide range of material, almost-exhaustive links, and detailed close-ups can't get your noggin designing new Lego models, you should check your pulse. :-, (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Ooops... I thought it was too a stupid joke to go any other place than off-topic.fun... Mario (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Mario, Great idea! But wrong newsgroup. This belongs in lugnet.build. (Crossposting there now, with followups set there...) lugnet.off-topic.* is for off-topic (non-LEGO) discussions, and your post is quite on-topic to LEGO. --Todd (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.build)
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You know, now that I think about it, I may have my towers mixed up. It might be a model of the Hancock after all. It has been a while since I have been downtown Chicago. Mike - mike_walsh@mentorg.com (URL) Pieniazek wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) This tower is similar (But I think, bigger...) to the one that is in the Duplo(tm) area at the Museum of Science and Industry. They have a Hancock too. (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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there is a turn corner gable brick. if you want tee or cross you can also use the brick that is like a 1 x 2 gable brick with a slope on the end. this fits against another slope and you can use that. (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I got some red roof bricks from S@H and as I was trying to build a (small) roof structure, and noticed that there is not a brick that will turn a corner at the ridge of a hip roof (or gabled roof for that matter). There is also not a brick that will (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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I am already back home. Wouldn't you know that one of the last things I did before I left this morning was take my digital camera out of my bag before I went to Chicago. So, no pictures this time but I go through O'Hare frequently enough (at least (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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This sounds terrific, Mike. I wish you had taken a pic, as I try to avoid O'Hare, and since I am in Saint Louis, its easy to do. Maybe on your way back, I hope? -- Have fun! John ( jdiri14897@email.msn.com ) remove NOSPAM: John's Lego Web Trade (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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I had to go to a meeting at O'Hare Airport (Chicago) today. When in O'Hare I never venture out of the the American Airlines terminal complex but today I was with my boss, a diehard Continental flyer. He needed to change his flight so we wondered (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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I'm finding I really like using the large diameter spoked wheels that come in the RIS. Does anyone where more can be purchased? I can't find them in S@H or Dacta. -Wes (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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Yes, they are pullies. They most likely have a Technic spacer between them, and it would probably work just fine for making custom rims. As for the playability of that particular model, I don't care, it LOOKS cool ;-) Now if I could only get ALL (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Most stuff at Legoland, unfortunatly, isn't designed to be "playable". But you're right, those are pullies for the hubs. The tires are standard small balloon tires. Jeff (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) My old lego is constantly at war with my new lego. I build tanks- like vehicles from my old 70's lego (mostly yellow universal and blue/grey space sets) and have battles with the new lego. My old lego vehicles are manned by old space and (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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This image is from Tom Stangl's Legoland image repository: (URL) beautifully designed bike has some rather odd wheels. What kind of LEGO wheels are that? The hubs look like green medium pulleys. But while the design is indeed very nice, I fear that (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lego "pegging" disks
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(...) These gears are used in Marcus' Kinetoscope and Wind Mill at: (URL) they can certainly be used with Mindstorms too. Play well! Franz-Michael S. Mellbin --- Franz-Michael S. Mellbin (URL) fmm@fischer-mellbin.com (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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Hi. I have a few old stickers (from 7722 and 7725 to be precise) which are either on the wrong brick or have (apparently) been applied once and stuck back on the sticker sheet. Does anybody have experience, good or bad, with taking stickers off (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I still have a lot of my Lego parts from 60s and 70s (some pictures of them at my site), but I'm pretty sure the first gears were the ones mentioned by Ralph. The largest was yellow, the medium one blue and the smaller red. Axles were white (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) could get with the lab's digital camera for my model photographs. Thanks for posting that you added images to your web site. later, James Mathis (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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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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| | Flatbeds trucks and train M.O.W. vehicles
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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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I watched this very interesting thread (starting with discussion about SW set assembling, moving through building exhaustion and sorting problems and finally ending with Gungan Sub) for some time. (...) I never had some fixed sorting system, it was (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Yesterday I managed to buy a bunch of old Lego from someone including all of the original instructions, etc. So today, I gathered a couple friends and sorted and built most of the sets, after seven hours of this I became exhausted, so I'll finish (...) (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) Great model! I can't wait for it to be Ldraw'ed. :) Good building, --Mark Nelson (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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Richard is a good teacher BECAUSE he teaches at a private school. No public school would ever allow that level of innovation and excellence. Might interfere with training antisocial shooters. Followups set to .debate (25 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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leggomylego <leggomylego@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FBL2KF.JHr@lugnet.com... (...) minifig (...) may (...) real (...) You might try your local big rig truck dealer (Freightliner, Kenworth, White/GMC etc.) . Most will be more than happy to (...) (25 years ago, 11-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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(...) been (...) Wow. I must've been smokin something.. Garshk, I sure missed that one. :( Thanks for letting me down easy :) -Tom McD. when replying, please don't weep on the spamcake. (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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You know, this is without a doubt the BIGGEST string of messages on LUGNET to date. (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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I will second that. I picked up 2 of these sets on the cheap at a Walmart. I didn't really want them, but at 2 bucks a set I couldn't pass it up. They definately have clear minifig heads. John Matthews Jeff Stembel <Dragonelf1@aol.com> wrote in (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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It seems you have a problem most of us would want! ;) Can I help you sort it out? My town will need lots of bricks in order for each building to be architecturally sound... John Matthews Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow, Pat, Great model! --Karim (25 years ago, 11-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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