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(...) Um, who would you classify as a "kid?" I mean, what age. I think more "kids'" creations are already on the net than you may think :) Greg "I'm so hip I can hardly see over my pelvis!" Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL)Cheers, (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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I've been part of this group for a few years now and I would like to say what a pleasure it has been discussing LEGO stuff with all of the knowledgable and friendly folks here. A special thanks should go out to Todd since he has really created an (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) <snip> (...) like that (...) I wanted a new fighter that was small, had pleasing lines, low profile, and did what I wanted. Definitely playable. Even my 2-yr-old has played with it (I keep having to put the lasers back on though :-) Ben's (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Thanks for your praise guys! Don'tcha love it when all the right parts fall together? It is a Photoshop post-processed scene, as I'm not fluent in POVray like that, though I'd love a crash course in how to do stuff like that with POV. -Tom McD. when (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: Myrmidon Class Starfighter
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(...) YES!!! Great model in that the scale is just right for kids to deal with. Not like that amazing, but incredibly large, Millenium Falcon. I don't have (or really want) to install LDRAW right now, is it possible for you to post a rendered GIF of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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OK, then I would say it's an absolutely, possitively, 200% way cool model with a 10/10 wicked stunning presentation. -John Van Terry K <legoverse@geocities.com> wrote in message news:37b3a891.245438...net.com... (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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How understated, John. I would say it is an outstanding model with a gorgeous presentation. The space scene is a stunner. Any post-processing there, or is that direct POV output? -- Terry K -- (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Ouch! Don't bother! The resulting gif images will likely be *larger* than a jpg, and you won't even have true color. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It used some sort of lever likeplastic piece that came down out of the bottom of the car wich propelled it upward. You could try to make a system similar to that. All of the Twisted Metal games rock I would really be interrested to see some (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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To get the distance of grasshopper (Ugh, she sucks sometimes!) , the only thing I can think of is to use those shock absorbers, or maybe puematics(sp?) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Making things jump
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Hello, I am attempting to make a Super Car-ish Grasshopper (The thing from Twisted Metal, not the insect). I really want it to be functionable. I have already got a transmission down, as well as firing missile launchers. Now, if I only knew how to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I would be more inclined to go along with use 1 than 2... (...) That one seems obvious to the purist... because of where they originated. Decals come from MicroScale or Champion, not TLG. Note that you can find evidence of modest impurity on (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Just some friendly advise, It would be a good idea to capitlize the word LEGO on your site. I also hope that you capitlized the word LEGO in your letter you sent. Dave (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Nice work. That is a very simple solution to the decoupling problem. Most other attempts (add this is what I was thinking of doing) pry the cars appart. Does your decoupler work reliably even with lightweight cars; for example, empty flat bed cars? (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Invitation to my new train site
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Now I know how the Decoupler works! (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Asher Kobin wrote in message ... (...) 0853 (1977) Auto Chassis (956 in Expert Builder -US) 8860 (1980) Auto Chassis 8865 (1988) Test Car 8880 (1994) Super Car 8448 (1999) Street Sensation (?) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Invitation to my new train site
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To the train crew especially, and the build folk as well, Well, it'll seem anti-climactic to try to show off my MOCs in the shadow of Eric Brok's magnificent Dutch Railway, and the GMLTC's startling show pics. But I'm proud of my stuff, anyway (...) (25 years ago, 12-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: steering 8880 Have I goofed up?
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You may have left out one of the yellow 1x4 beams. Bob Fay <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:FGBLDJ.ELn@lugnet.com... (...) 2ea (...) detail (...) correct (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: steering 8880 Have I goofed up?
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There is a difference in the gearing in the front. 2ea 16t in front and 2ea 8t in the rear. I am not sure what you have. E_mail me a little more detail and I will try to figure it out. Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Gold (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | steering 8880 Have I goofed up?
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My supercar from DYA finally came, and as I put in the steering wheel, I noticed that it only engaged the rear wheels. THis is because the rack gear for steering in front is kind of suspended in space, and doesn't make contact with the spur gear (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
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Bob Fay <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:FGAxGs.MJq@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks. It was difficult to program, and I never did get the program to work properly, AFAICR :-) (...) a (...) Right. Even so, trying to steer left by turning the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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(...) Amazing detail on the station! The motorized sliding doors at the end were a nice little surprise! (...) For your building instructions, you may want to note that some pieces for which you used mock-ups have been created. (ie, the 6x4 wedge (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) And in message (URL) Soh Chio Siong writes: (...) here anymore. By the way, I also found another design that puts a z8 gear on the micromotor meshed with a z40 gear, then uses a 1x5 half beam to link one of the 4 center holes on the z40 gear (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) Linc also seems to have a new (to me, anyway) pneumatic excavator at (URL) that's really awesome! The bucket was my very first part in LDraw, BTW. I could probably do better now that I'm more experienced, but I'm afraid it will be too much (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) the link's moved here (URL) c s soh cssoh@singnet.com.sg (URL) air is power (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
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Huw, your model is really excellent. I like the method you used to center the steering. Very clever! The 8448 Street Sensation is a large vehicle and is not very maneuverable. I suggest that it be controlled with a remote or a couple of attached (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | The Decal Dillema (was Re: My new Engine: SD70M
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(...) I know you're half joking, but seriously... Decals/stickers/prints can generally serve two purposes: 1) Represent painted-on patterns 2) Imitate structural details My ideal policy would be to freely use decals for (1) (it actually is more (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
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This looks good. I could probably follow it. But, how do you know when the steering is aligned so that the car is going straight, without any sensors? I did a 4-wheel vehicle steering using Mindstorms a while ago and found I needed a touch sensor to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pics of Dutch railways models
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Awesome! I've been waiting to see the rest of the pictures. Great job! I like the sliding doors, cool idea. Lots of detail all over the place. I just was visiting your site, good timing. :-) I'll have to go back and check out the building (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Pics of Dutch railways models
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I finally scanned and edited all pictures of my recent Dutch railways (NS) project. You'll find many pics, covering: - railway station scene with NS detailing - Thalys high speed train (with building instructions, including two versions of close (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) It's a real pity that Linc Smith isn't active here anymore; he seemed to be a very resourceful person. Anyway, I remember fairly well how this switch works, and, yes, there is a worm gear involved. The key idea is this: You put one of the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Constraints can make a better MOC (Re: New web page)
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In lugnet.build, Paul Baulch writes: <snip> (...) LDraw doesn't care where you put things. Purists do :-) (...) Agreed. That can have and/or lead to rather interesting creations because you have to study the parts and how they relate. Such knowledge (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) That link doesn't work anymore. Can anyone tell us how this construction worked? (any gears? Levers? Maybe a worm gear?) I might want to use the idea in a Mindstorms design. (by the way, I really liked the soda bottle tank idea and might try (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pnuematics: e-switch and thoughts
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(...) If you use a t-connector to connect each side of the circuit to a compressor (that uses a SMALL pump and NO tank!) you can maintain high pressure, and the fact that the pump's cylinder is small compared to the other two cylinders means that (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Making use of Throwbot shooter arms (Controversial!)
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I haven't seen much discussion lately, but nevertheless I'm pressing on in my effort to popularize these new ball-and-socket elements that come cheap and in many colors. After you get a bunch of Throwbot sets you'll have a lot of pieces that you (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Twisted Plastic
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(...) Yes! Isn't that just the greatest album in existance? Greg "Everybody wants a prosthetic forehead on their real head.." Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Twisted Plastic
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(...) tight, (...) They Might Be Giants, Flood (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Power Steering Mod 8448 Street Sensation
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I have marked one of the bottom views of the Power Steering for the 8448 to try to clear some confusion. Let me know if I need to do more. (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | QOTD (was: Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it)
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(...) That's a *perfect* example of what the group was/would have been for. Well, we can certainly reinstate the group someday if we can come up with a name which actually works (which doesn't attract other types of quotes). --Todd (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
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(...) That *is* a great quote! --Todd (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
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(...) Now *there's* a maniac with her priorities straight. ;) Where's lugnet.qotd when it's needed? Steve (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Constraints can make a better MOC (Re: New web page)
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Greg Majewski wrote in message ... (...) site (...) the (...) have (...) Jezek's (...) [...] (...) Wow. That's so cool. That picture would have had to be floating around for nearly five years now, it's hard to believe it stayed in circulation. Yes, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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(...) If u have a horible addiction, then i should post this... my page (URL) a look. Alex "Spam R' Us Website: gimmiespamrus.com" Roode (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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has anyone tried to make a The Iron Giant out of Legos? Alex "The Iron Spam 'R Us" Roode (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Twisted Plastic
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(...) Hey, i thought i invented Twisted Plastic! (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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His name is Axle, BTW! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Twisted Plastic
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No, but I would think supercar wheels would work well for the one thats just a platform and wheels (don't know the name, only played it once). And you can use the larger rims off of a Mag Wheel Master with the supercar tires, it works real well. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Twisted Plastic
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No, but I would love to see Mr. Slam! HA HA HA HA Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hello, I was just wondering if anyone has made Twisted Metal vehicles from Lego? My friend and I are going to have a Twisted Plastic competition of our own (1), and I just want to see if anyone has done any of the cars. Greg "..To make the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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(...) I tried to build the one from Leo but got problems with the adjustment and my cars where pushed away. Then i tried a build one on my own, using the princilpe of pushing the cars away from each other. Mine is working and the building (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
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| | Steering the 8448 (revised)
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I have uploaded some new pictures of the steering for the 8448. I hope they are clearer and they show a couple of minor changes. Be sure to refresh your browser if you have viewed this before. (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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(...) No clutch. The gears don't spin very fast so you can't strip a gear. When you move the stick, it slides a cog on a cylinder. The cog locks into a spinning gear which is hollow. This determines your gear ratio. The tranny is fairly complex and (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Dutch Railways models
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Ralph Hempel wrote in message <000001bed484$419f8e...pro150>... (...) stock, (...) candy (...) away) (...) huge (...) scene that (...) they are (...) There was no room to connect the regular buffers, so I had to improvise. The shunting engine was (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A challenge for seasoned Lego Trainers...
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) remotely (...) John (...) almost (...) top of (...) Don't forget the decoupler design by Leo Dorst (see his page). Eric (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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Thank you Karen. There is no change to the original model. Only the addition of the new parts. It is not easy to install. The motor mounts have to be wedged in and work space is minimal. Bob Fay Karen Gold <kjgpinelake@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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Wow--I just looked at the pictures you linked to here, and it's a much more elegant solution than mine--I could probably keep my bodywork too. Karen (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
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Congradulations, Your solution to steering sounds much simpler and direct than my design. Hope you can take a picture so we can see it. Quite a challenge. right? Bob Fay Karen Gold <kjgpinelake@yahoo.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448--I did it
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Thanks Matthew for suggesting that white slip gear! A while ago there was a lot of thunder and lightning and I unplugged the computer and worked on my 8448 car while waiting for the kids to clean up the kitchen so we could eat. I put a second (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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(...) Mostly, the judgment call is simple things like, Does this site do anything which would miff TLG and make the online community look bad? (Examples: Using the red LEGO logo on a splash page, or using the word "LEGO" in a way which causes (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 1999 Technic
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Oh, I almost forgot, don't forget that Jeroen Ottens is from the technic Group design team, 7 - 16, I believe. Maybe TLG is starting to listen a little! :) (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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(...) Hi Tony, Thanks for the interest : ) Forty feet up in a 60 foot tall white oak , there is a "deck" construction, one frame box, built with 2x8 deck wood, placed into the forks of four branches, then another frame box built on top of it, but (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 1999 Technic
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(...) Yeah, I agree. So far, I've liked everything I've seen. Last year's sets were pretty weak, so it's nice to see things go against the general trend. (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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I have to reverse my comments regarding the micromotor for this car. This car is too heavy and the tires to wide for the power of the micromotor. I have just completed the steering using the type ll motor. You can take a look at (URL) would like to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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(...) Agreed. I have motorized a number of technic sets per the instructions and always use a Micromotor for steering. Just the right speed (...) One big thing to watch out for is if you stall the micromotor, it sometimes gets stuck, even if you (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Fluid inside Pneumatics
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I bet he meant to say he wants a (relatively) incompressible fluid as his working fluid. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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(...) here's my understanding of the procss Anyone can nominate any site they wish. You can nominate your own. Todd monitors the mail each week and makes a judgement call about which nomination suggestions actually become nominations (that is, get (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 1999 Technic
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I am thinking about getting that Supercar, and I am not even a Technic "head". :) Based on the discussions regarding bulk orders and TLG's internal processes, getting different groups to talk to each other sounds almost impossible. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | 1999 Technic
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Has anyone else noticed that the 1999 Technic line is extrordinaraly good? Just about every set has a good design and lots of useful new pieces. Not since the space shuttle in 1996 has there been a technic set I actually wanted to own, now they're (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Steering the 8448
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Here is my attempt to steer the 8448 Street Sensation. It seems to work quite well. The road clearance is reduced to one tile thickness. (URL) Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Space Original Creations Etc.
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Thanks to everyone who has visited my site, and especially those who signed my guest book. I have had over 1400 hits in a little over a week! Does anyone know of anyone who has made any things as original as mine? (using circles and curves on a (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | what new parts come in 8448?
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what new parts come in 8448? (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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Have you tried a micromotor? I have not tried to motorize my car yet, but that is what I will use for steering. The steering is stiff at the rack on this car and will need some loosening. The micromotor will stall if the load is too great preventing (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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(...) How does the transmission work? Does it have a clutch? (Thinking about how easy (or hard) it would be to roboticize the whole thing...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: power steering for new supercar 8448
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(...) Do you have one of the white "slip-clutch" gears? That might come in useful. (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | power steering for new supercar 8448
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Has anyone used a motor to steer the new 8448? HOW?? I put the RCX in the trunk as everybody pointed out you could do. Then I tore off most of the body decorative pieces to make room to put in a motor to steer the car, so I can use sensors to keep (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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Recieved mine on the 4th. It is simply incredible. One thing I really liked was that if you put a motor in it, you can make it run. Also, I put my Mindstorm RCX in the trunk(it slots in way too easily, as though it was meant too) and ran a wire to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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I don't intend to fight over Lego with my future kids. Every single brick they get goes straight to daddy. Dead simple. I'll let family & friends know all my kids want for their birthdays is Lego. And I'll handle their want lists as well. :) If (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Technic Building for Beginners
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Beginners learning to use LEGO Technic parts should look at the exercises in set 1031. You will find scans of the instructions on Kevin Loch's site at (URL) mostly simple instructions include: - How Technic parts fit together - Triangles for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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In article <FG3nvq.1yF@lugnet.com>, John Morgan <trees@utk.edu> writes (...) No you didn't <gnash> Please describe (well, it *is* in .build :-) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: US S@H shipping 8448
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(...) <grin> They're Mine!! all Mine!! muahahaahaahaaa!! heehee John "going thru his second childhood" Morgan Did I mention the treehouse forty feet up in a white oak ? LOL Have a great Day everyone! (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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I received the 8880 early this week and finished it over a couple of days. It is an awesome model to build. I changed a couple of small things I did not like. Then the 8448 showed up and I started it. I have the chassis finished and only the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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Mega dittos Rush....er um, Tom. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New Technic Supercar 8448
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Actually, the day I ordered, it came out to $85 each. Unfortunately, shipping on 2 of them and a few small Paradisa sets was near $70! Still, at $115 brand new including shipping, it beats getting them at auction. Since I already have 2, 1 for each (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hands down, I'd get the 8880. Simply because before too long, you will ONLY be able to get them at auction, and prices will skyrocket even more than they occasionally do. You can buy the 8448 for a least the next year. Get an 8880 from DYA now, and (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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In article <37ade66e.603783@mai...sion.com>, Ian Sinclair <sinclair@cadvision.com> writes (...) Get an 8880 from DYA-shopping quick! Somewhat less than $100 plus shipping. (URL) Tony Priestman (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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This discussion of the 8880 and 8448 Super Cars has been great. I don't own either yet, and find it difficult to decide between buying the older 8880 at auction or the 8448 new. For those familiar with both, if you had choose between one or the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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I'm glad I don't have kids to fight over Lego with ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) He spelled it wrong, so you don't need to stand corrected Bryce, you can sit down :) The word is ARMOURER (if you speak Brit English) or ARMORER (if you speak American English). Never an "OR" at the end. Kevin (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) of (...) admit (...) or (...) I stand corrected. "Armouror" must not be in my spellcheck. Thanks. Bryce McGlone (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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As did mine...er my son's;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Mine arrived to day. Bob Fay Tim Rueger <rueger@io.com> wrote in message news:FG2Fu8.M5C@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I ordered a bunch of stuff this morning from Shop at Home, and much to my surprise, the rep said that they had just gotten in their 8448's and were shipping them. I'll be getting mine next Tuesday or Wednesday. Woo-hoo! -Tim (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I just got mine today. "Mine" meaning my boy's, who won't be getting it until his birthday in late October:-( I *hate* waiting:-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Huh, interesting. I didn't use water extensively, but I tried it, and mine weren't ruined. And these would definitely have been the old style. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) As we learned in the robotics ng, air _is_ a fluid. :) Anyway, I know what you mean. I don't have any pneumatic stuff now, but I remember testing this as a kid and it worked fine. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) an armouror makes armour. he would work in an armour shop like 6041. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Frankly, (...) I have been playing around with these trying to make usable joints for mecha. I've found that attaching the shoulder pieces to a technic beam helps, but honestly I haven't gotten much further. One thing that was helpful was (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) You have to admit though, Tim, there is a sort of tough love/little brother/annoying cousin/kid down the street quality to the verbage. I kind of like it. And you have to admire that tenacity...like a pitbull. I must admit that I am ignorant (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) i need i need i need i need i need. well, with the addition of atrocious spelling it would be: i nead i nead i nead i nead i nead.... 'nuff said (no signature for yall) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I keep finding more and more ways to use the Throwbots elements with the older "standard" LEGO Technic elements, and many of them are quite stable. In fact, it's really making me respect the amount of time and attention the engineers at TLG (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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