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(...) Is that a six-wide windshield? If so, what set have them? I'd love to get some for a few of my models... Josh Spaulding (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) Nitpicks? You don't like those sets? (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Selçuk wrote in message ... (...) Outside, in the real world, I had actually designed a system for controling stroke of an air cylinder. It was a pressure valve which increased the pressure on one side of the cylinder, and increasing it slowly on (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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well, I understand all this, re current LEGO valves with air tank yeilds an "on or off" action with the cylinders. My concept was if we could build ( out of LEGO) a better way of metering the air flow. Mechanical stops would be one way of limiting (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I don't agree. Considering last year, it is maybe, but I can't call it extraordinarily good. Just look at the sets available in 1995,1996 and even 1997, so you might see my point. 1995: 8812 Aero Hawk I ( helicopter) 8816 Off Road Rambler (small (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Sure, but in the original configuration of 8868, you have more control, as you can turn the compressor on and off for short durations and yield relatively small changes in the stroke of the cylinder. Adding an air tank really makes this much (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hydraulic and pneumatic systems work differently. In the first one, your working fluid is an incompressible one (liquid oil, generally) so you have the full control of the stroke length of any piston.But in the case of pneumatics, the working fluid (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) really (...) the (...) then (...) valve (...) I have thought of using different valves. If one could use a valve based upon pressure (slower pressure increases). This would allow a slower response to the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Fredrik, That lack of control of the cylinders has been my experience too. You really have to barely open the valve to be able to stop in partially extended movement. I wonder if you designed a cam that would squish the tubing past the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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My Lego page moved to (URL) added some new stuff (no new creations though, prepare for more after I get these pictures developed!) There is now something I call Lego Site of the Year. If you have a Lego page you can nominate you site and enter it in (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Don't you loose all precise control with the air tank? My experience with using the air tanks is that when you flip the switch, the cylinders go _smack_ to the extreme position at once. Fredrik (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Where will you put the diesel fuel? -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:FIArEt.60B@lugnet.com... (...) will (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Take a look at this picture: (URL) see those white things, that are supposed to look like air tanks? If you have two of the blue, *real*, pneumatic air tanks, you can replace those white things with them. I tried that, but I own only one airtank. It (...) (25 years ago, 19-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Good idea! Any picture? :) I bought a Tyco phone like this one: (URL) it's not real Lego... When I was a kid, I built a mechanical calculator that could add and subtract numers from 0 to (I think it was) 52. I has no practical use for, but it was (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Instruction scans for 1775?
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Does anyone have set 1775, the airline promo? (URL) like to get scans of the instructions, or if you can, upload them to brickshelf.com so everyone can use them. (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmmm ... I can only agree to a part of this ... the line is much better than last year (or possibly the year before) ... but ... (...) this is part of the problem ... I picked up the 8445 (Indy Storm) ... and I liked the selection of parts (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Do any of you want a Lego phone? I've herd about them and always wanted one, but could never find one. One day I had a sudden idea.. what is Lego for? To build with. So I built a Lego phone, and it works just fine. So if you want a Lego phone, make (...) (25 years ago, 18-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) If you want to free up your rotation sensor and only have a need to count rotations (as in this application) you might want to try my Touch Sensor Rotation Counter (inspired by Laurentino Martins' design). I find it a bit easier to actually (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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Brian Sauls wrote in message ... (...) the (...) LDraw part #6583--1x6x3 plate w/ train wagon end. Brian (bbq) Sauls (while looking for something completely different, of course.) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) second (...) As part of a different project, I wrote a snippet of code that would maintain a specific speed regardless of the surface. It's based on a rotation sensor target vs. time. If it's going too slow, the motor speed is bumped up by (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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Got up in the middle of the night, moved the slip-clutch to a different position in the drive train (now attached directly to the motor shaft, in fact). Get much better results -- can drive across carpet without breaking a sweat. Should have thought (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) I believe it comes in at least black, yellow and dark grey. Maybe light grey too, I forget. (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) I believe it's under the Train category. Steve (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) The two motors drivetrain (coupled through a differential) that others suggested is a very practical and effective solution. If you want to try a "different" thing you can set up a vehicle with two or more gears. Less effective but fun to set (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) Pretty nifty. Is there a way to access the instructions, or am I actually gonna' have to think for myself? :) Brian (bbq) Sauls (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) The last Town JR construction set (6565) had a six-wide railing used as the sides of one of the cheesy (did I say that?) trucks. I didn't see it in the LDraw parts list, but I thought I saw it on one of the other cad programs. Of course, I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) A differential can be used to add two motors together. One motor on each axle, then let the "shell" of the differential power the drivetrain (which of course has its own differential). (...) If you're adding them together with a differential, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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So, I got sent home early from work today, due to the hurricane and all. Good thing because 1) I'd left our windows open 2) Kenmore Square is apparently flooded and it woulda been hard to get home later and, most importantly, 3) I made a cool lego (...) (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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(...) ryan, i made a hummer model some time ago. if you want to see it, go to www.geocities.com/tb...itary.html (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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In case anyone is interested I have just finished a six wide AM General Hummer. It is a rescue(ambulance) version that I modeled after the rescue Hummer in the new Johnny Lightning series. If you want to see what that looks like, go to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yeah its going to be big. I have already seen Terrys page, The Titanic was spectacular, I built one of my own with the grand staircase and reciprocating engines, but it was all multicoulored and didn't turn out well. I took 6 pictures of it, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Wow Eric! I'm impressed!! This is the part of the LEGO Master Builder skills that I would flunk at. I just wouldn't have the patience to do this type of work. The sculptural quality of LEGO shows off very nicely here. Great Job! Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Erin Windross wrote in message ... (...) of 5 (...) own (...) on (...) Minifig Scale?..Wow! You should take a look at (URL) if you haven't already done, then. Selçuk (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Cool classic space pics
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I count four frames there, exactly the number one would have if one had each of the 3 sets that featured the window: 1x6 Window Frame, Shutter Connects, 5H Qty Color Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme --- ----- ---- ---...--- ---- ---...--- 1 Blue 6375 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Eric, Eric Harshbarger <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in article <37E04369.8739EA99@e...er.org>... (...) humanoid of Alice, with amazing skill. Are you sure you're not moonlighting with the LEGO company? (...) Looking forward to it immensely. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Hello all, I've just finished my latest LEGO sculptor. After my R2D2 ( (URL) I decided to begin a series of ALICE IN WONDERLAND sculptures. Of course, Alice had to be first: (URL) Queen of Hearts and Mad Hatter will follow in the (near?) future. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I wanted to send out a mesage to those who helped me with the landing gear on this craft. I found a design that worked and was able to withstand the weight. However, I have recently moved all of my Lego collection from the spare bedroom (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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These furniture Items use very few comon bricks and plates.. Run out of chairs? Here are some instructions for some attach a 2x2 plate to a 2x3 plate then attach a 1x2 brick to the 2x3 plate and then another 1x2 brick ontop of the first brick wish (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Good you told me, I tried to look at them yesterday and could not find them... Looking at them again just tells me how cool they are! --Tobias <37DFB326.7DE1@minds...ng.com>... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) Thanks for the Links, I am building a large ship of my own, with a length of 5 feet. It will be loosely based on the cruise ships of Seabourn Cruise Line, and will feature a 4 (minifig) storey Atrium, Movie Theatre, Casino, Gym, lounge, and (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) The URL is now: (URL) looks like several sets have had their set number changed, so the Pause DB will need to be updated. (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.admin.database)
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Allan Bedford wrote in message <01beff2c$830158a0$6...potome>... (...) And here is a very small scale(compared to above) Titanic : (URL) under the link "Original Creations". The zip file given is an LeoCAD file (i.e. it's CAD instructions) It is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Erin Windross <dwindross@pacificcoast.net> wrote in article <FHzEHL.Fn1@lugnet.com>... (...) (or (...) You may want to check out David Mercil's Titanic. It appears both on his own page: (URL) was one of the inaugural models on the Expert Builder (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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In article <FI1uy0.7EE@lugnet.com>, Will Hess <willhess@bbnp.com> writes (...) The part no. is 9938 - Conveyor Belt Links (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) tank-like (...) need (...) that (...) greatly (...) Please (...) Try Pitsco: (URL) the Lego Beach Fire and Rescue Service (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Billy D Arnold wrote in message ... (...) tank-like (...) need (...) greatly (...) Please (...) S@H has set# 5278 Chain Links, 35 pcs, $4.00, but upon closer look at the instructions for 8851, this isn't what you're looking for. LMK if you find (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Query about tank-treads
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Hi, Does anybody know where I can get a good amount of the snap-together tank-like treads such as the ones in #8851. I am trying to gather all the parts I need to make an M1 Abrams tank. I am not really interested in the set/sets that contain them, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Man, this is from one of the idea books, I can't remember which one off hand, but I stared for hours looking at the two pages here, wishing I could build something like this. Hey, since I have tons of parts, I might be able to now! :) I hate working (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Yes, those are the 1x6x5 large windows. These are pretty scarce, since they are available in so few sets. They can also be found in an old Dacta Hospital set (there they are black), and in the old Schoolroom Homemaker set (there they are yellow). A (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Q:Using DUPLO baseplates w/LEGO
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(...) I've only been looking at DUPLO since about 95 when my son was one year old. All of the DUPLO baseplates that I've ever seen have had solid studs. I own three. To interface w/ LEGO, you have to lay down one level of DUPLO bricks first but (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) the (...) Covering the light sensor with a red filter (made of, say, cellophane) would probably also help distinguish red from non-red, I expect. Try it and see! Paul (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Erin Windross: (...) <answer> Titanic: (URL) LEGO Valdez: (URL) Super Tanker (URL) <plug> Jacob's boat page: (URL) Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I'm just wondering if anyone on Lugnet has ever built a large Cruise Ship (or any large ship for that matter) and posted pictures of it? (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Of course, the light-detector can't see color, only brightness. Luckily, the different colors of lego bricks are different enough that the sensor can tell the difference. But there may be other things that return the same numbers as a wall of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Maybe I should have included the URL: (URL) you can have a look at it. --Tobias Tobias Möller skrev i meddelandet ... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Quite. Look at all the blue windows! (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Check out this amazing cool rocket-base (it´s classic space) at: (URL) post this to lugnet.build also) 28-39.jpg is pretty cool also. 38-39 shows a factory for making space ships! It is just so **** cool! --Tobias (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Is my site too boring?
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(...) Check your hit statistics with your system administrator. I rarely get e-mail from my site (I think 3, total), but it still gets several hits every week. James (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hrmmm, I've never heard of your site. Posting it in a signature might help keep it in peoples' minds. The parts you want and nothing else? (URL) - Just Another Brick Auction Why pay eBay? Run your own LEGO auctions for free! (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I´ve had it up for a while, and at the beginning, I used to get mails from visitors about every week. Then, during the summer, I didn´t update it at all, and now, it seems that no one is reading it anymore! Maybe it is beacuse it is too boring, that (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 1999 Technic
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<SNIP> (...) aah, yes.... back in the good old days..... --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) and (...) will (...) Yes, I could build the wall from red bricks, and then it would only bash when it knew that it it red bricks! Red is a good color to use, I have no red things at home except the lego. --Tobias (25 years ago, 12-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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[ FUT lugnet.trains ] Paul Sinasohn: (...) You just put plates under your track. There is a piece on this topic at the Train Depot[1]. Play well, Jacob 1) <URL:(URL) ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 11-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Frank Filz and Brian Darrow posted messages about building trains powerful enough to handles grades, but I'm wondering how you would actually lay track to start up a hill. Has lego ever made uphill or downhill curves, like you would find at the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) That's a great idea. To avoid the "chair problem", maybe you should make it bash only when it sees a certain color, rather than the other way around. (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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[ XFUT lugnet.publish ] Alex: (...) It is generally a bad idea to use frames, and I can't see why your site really needs them. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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For a rendering, see (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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My page is now in frames and has a new url: (URL) do u like it? do u think the frames are hard to use? Alex "hmm, oh no! i can't think of anything!" Roode (25 years ago, 10-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Scott's Lego Pages
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I was planning on using the technic holders, the pegs, and a hinge system of some sort, so the ship can dock with the carrier, life off, the holders can raise up, and then land. I am planning on putting a entrance on the back of the ship, so people (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) hi there, like the page, but I have a suggestion about the images. Please consider cropping them so that any "dead space" around the Lego design is gone. There were some pics that were quite large when they could have been medium size without (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It's about time! :-, Have you gotten very far on your troop transport? I'm eager to see it, esp. how you work the joint between the ship and the hold. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I've added another engine to the Lego Beach Fire and Rescue Service website. I also changed the image and DAT for the Pumper. Please let me know what you think. Thanks, Will -- Visit the Lego Beach Fire and Rescue Service (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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i got a new page URL for my lego page, the Legalaxy. (URL) "i like pizza" Roode (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New Addition to Marsbase
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(...) the link dosen't work. Alex "www.spamjunk.com is 4,248 pages filled completely with broken links" Roode (25 years ago, 7-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I am thinking aobut a tank, with a touch and light sensor at the front, and when it hits something, a wall for example, the light sensor will analyze the colour of the wall. If it is the same colour as my wall at home, it will turn arund. If ain´t (...) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: what is MOC?
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(...) Check this out: (URL) Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I hope that maybe you can help me. My grandson wants me to get him for his birthday, the Lego Diving Expedition Explorer (#6560) that is now discontinued, but was in the 1997 catalog. Can you give me several leads as to where I might be able to go (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I've built a robot with a rotation sensor that keeps track of the position of the steering wheels. If you gear up this movement a bit it gets accurate enough to keep the wheels straight. You need to add a calibration routine to your program to find (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: what is MOC?
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(...) It took me a while to figure this out too... My Own Creation Charles (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Web page updated: the "sparrow"
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It is a small spaceship, influenced by classic space. It has an arm, that is folded into a storage compartment at the rear section, and then you can fold it out again. I´m expecting to have the pics up by tomorrow. (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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That is exactly what I´d like to do, complaining to all their crap Town jr sets, but I´ve neve rhad the guts to do it.... Great! --Tobias (...) (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | what is MOC?
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I have read the acronym here, and I wonder what it means. --Tobias (25 years ago, 5-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New models of Semi Trucks etc.
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip - 6670 is being discussed> (...) I don't believe I did this one. But the '93 and '94 brochures have it listed in the Race category (see (URL) auto icon is, like the "recreation" icon, an example of an icon that has never (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database)
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I did email the webpage address to Pat for inclusion, but I have not gotten a response back. eric (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | What I am up to now.
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Hello Everybody: Well being on vacation for a while, its building time. I am working on a house. Its not finished but if you would like to take a peek thats ok. (URL) Happy labor day! Terry (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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If you're interested, I have posted an LDraw file of such a robot that incorporates an adder-subtractor transmission into its chassis: (URL) need two differentials, but it works pretty well. The only complaint I have with it is that it's very slow (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: My own R2D2
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Great Job! I think you should submit it into Pat Justinians LEGO Star Wars contest - I think yours is the first entry that can qualify as "life size". Looking forward to more (massive) endeavors! Shaun (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Yes 1/2 rev/sec is about right, the micromotor is geared down a lot. That's why it's so noisy. It's good as a power source for animations, etc as you don't need a separate gear train. GMLTC transfer table uses two. You can stall it and at that point (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Great work, man! I wish I had that meny peices! --Mark Nelson (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yeah, it is, but in order for it to be able to correctly map the house, without making the whole map screwed up, it needs to be able to drive perfectly straight. (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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I bought a 6979 Interstellar Starfighter recently on a substantial discount recently for about $38 USD, which seemed like a pretty good deal considering it had some fiber optic stuff and a micro motor. After building and trying it out I found that (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Brian H. Nielsen <70401.2635@compuserve.com> wrote in message ... (...) That would be great! There is more than enough Halloween fun to go around! I'm looking forward to seeing your entry. Matthew Verdier "You can't just say you're King because some (...) (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) One idea would be to use treads and an adder-subtracter device: (URL). This is kind of bulky, but it will eliminate the problem with the motors being mismatched. It's pretty difficult to do this actually -- perfectly straight is a tall order. (25 years ago, 3-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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One major oops, The prize amounts are $20, $10 and $5 for each category of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Sorry about that. Hell of time for a typo. Matthew Verdier wrote in message ... (...) the (...) a (...) yard. (...) and (...) winners (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I'm building an RCX robot that maps the house with some help from the computer. My problem is this: I need to create a car that will drive perfectly straight and also be able to make precise turns without having to move forward while turning. I have (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hi Mathew! Just to let you know, I've been working dilegently on an entry for your contest since your July 31 post. I hope to have it done in the next few weeks, with a week or more after that for pictures and putting it up on my website. Brian (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) 3 studs long from front to back. You couldn't get a minifig inside it. The plate arrangement underneath: on top of the 2-wide foundation plates are 6 1x2 with centre stud plates, like so: +---+ +---+ | | | | | o |---+---| o | | | | | | +---+ o (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Lego reuses good ideas. The Maersk set sleeper cab is also 5 wide. Also, I believe one of my favorite tow trucks has a 5 wide equipment bed: (URL) recall getting a bunch of these when S@H was blowing them out in early 1998. Aspiring builders of 5 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database)
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(...) I'll have to track a copy down then. I remember they did this with the Indy Transport (my brother has it) but he lost the instructions to it and I haven't bothered to look for them on kl.net (soon to be the brickshelf). How many studs long is (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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