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(...) Unless there will be dozens of message about a specific topic each day, I would prefer not to see the message groups further splintered. Although my main LEGO interests lie outside minifigs, sculpture and many other things, I do enjoy seeing (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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I can't provide the proof, I spent some time digging fruitlessly but I seem to recall reading in a book somewhere as a child that England was 4' 8" and America was the extra 1/2 inch wider. As to gauge conversions, my understanding of the US (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO globe
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(...) WOW!!! That is incredible! Please, if you get that thing spinning, make an animated gif of it available for AFOL to put on their web pages... or at least for the Lugnet home page!! Chris <>< (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Cramped city with a train and a monorail running through it soon. Need some help on how to do this.
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I now have 2 pics on my computer. If anybody else would like to see them mail me. (...) send (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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On Sun, 31 Oct 1999, Larry Pieniazek (<381B94A8.BB6DD135@...ager.net>) wrote at 01:00:24 (...) Interesting. Standard Gauge is definitely 4' 8 1/2" in the UK, and I thought it always was. Back in the 1800s Britain was Top Dog, so I can't imagine it (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) What's even stranger is that the (canadian) horse drawn cart 'gauge' is 4 10 1/2, rather than 4 8 1/2. How do I know this? because the TTC (thats the Toronto Transit Corp) uses 4 10 1/2 rather than standard gauge for the streetcars. Why? (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Microfig Ice Sat V Instructions
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Well, at least you are better than I am at drawing lego... :-) It looks good, but I can´t find that arm somewhere... Oh, now I see it. It´s the control stick, right? --Tobias (...) offer (...) if (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) Don't think so, if the engines were coming from the UK. Standard gauge there is 4' 8 1/2" and as far as I know has always been. Kevin (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | lugnet.build.minifig? (Was: Re: New newsgroup ... lugnet.minfig?)
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(...) There is perhaps more scope than you think: Q. "I want some less-generic pirates - any ideas?" A. "Use some of the Ninja torso's and Wild West heads, etc etc" While that example is very generalised by virtue of the fact that I just made it up, (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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Cool. Most of this story has been around for a while, thanks for sharing. One nit I had heard in this story is that original gauge is 4 ft 8 rather than 4 8 1/2... when the first engines were imported here to the states the gauge was widened a bit (...) (25 years ago, 31-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Magic Trick / lego Technic "class"
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <381b40f0.144473789@...et.com>... (...) One tip I have for those of you who'd like to build your own magic trick. To make sure that the electric plate is never unintentionally revealed, I used tiles instead of bricks on (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Microfig Ice Sat V Instructions
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Hello all, I hope to soon have pictures of the real thing, but for now, all I can offer is these home cooked instructions. I have real issues with using LDraw, so if you need any help deciphering these, feel free to ask. The scanner seemed to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) LOL! I guess TLG should have made the SRBs on their Space Shuttle at least six studs wide if you follow that reasoning. That would have mad one awesome space shuttle set! --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Magic Trick / lego Technic "class"
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(...) that I've seen for this principle. If I were a teacher at an elementary school, I'd be going doubly nuts -- what a great introduction to motors!! So, you discovered the principle of wired-together motors more or less by accident?--then, while (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: LEGO globe
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Thanx, craig... you can call it 'art' as you like [grin]. The Queen of Hearts is 'on hold'. I'm trying to control my buying habits and by buying any more bricks except during sales... we'll see how long that lasts. My red brick supply has (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <38193bcf.12068213@l...et.com>... (...) ___...___ I discovered that about two weeks ago... I was working on my LEGO based laser light show using two motors and silver anniversary bricks as mirrors. I hooked up both (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) On the topic of standard track gauge; I just received this post from my sister today and found it rather amusing. I was wondering if any of you know how accurate this line of reasoning is. It is curious in any case. Kim ---...--- A useless (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO globe
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(...) eric ~ you just never cease to amaze me! i loved your parrot sculpture too, btw.i just never got a chance to post a big gushing rave. the globe is a bit different for you with a strong technical aspect (as opposed to organic) not previously (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: More scale questions (Was: Scale of Lego)
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(...) It is the track gauge in mm. (4mm scale, 18.83mm track gauge). Fine scale modeling (and gauge is better to use here than scale, as P4 and S4 are different!). It comes down to british trains being smaller than german/american trains. When Bing (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO globe
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All I can say about this one is "Wow!" John Matthews Eric Harshbarger <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in message news:381A349B.775006...ger.org... (...) (25 years ago, 30-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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