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(...) I look forward to seeing your version of the Dutch locomotive, Eric. By the way, what color scheme do you plan on using? My use of yellow and gray was dictated by the Dutch loco I saw in a Marklin model train catalog. Are newer Dutch engines (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station
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That's an extremely beautiful building. The 'chandelier' caught my eye long before I got to the close-up picture at the bottom of the page. You've captured the Art Deco feel in a way I did not think would be possible. The level of detail is amazing. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Inverted Gears
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Do you mean "planetary gears", where one gear is like a big circle with teeth on the inside, and another gear spins around inside (like an old Spirograph kit)? -gyug (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station
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I noticed how you use the 6 wide window upside down to get a inverse slope window on your train engine. I was looking for a way to get that kind of engine front (used in the Netherlands too). I'm going to build a similar engine in the Dutch colors. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station
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(...) This is just the coolest. I don't think I even blinked when I looked over this again. *sigh* James, feel free to leave this station to me in your will :) From Tom McDonald Anti-spam block in place. (URL) what you can, but behave yourself. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station
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Also sprach James Mathis: : After a few more Paradisia Cafe sets, the Monorail Bubble Station as : received an addtion to its backside. Wow! I *love* your spiral staircase ... / _ _ / _ _ Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit... (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) This is one of the most interesting LEGO structures I have seen. Every detail is functional and appealing. Great job. Thanks for the invitation to veiw your creation. Bob Fay (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Dude, where ARE you getting all these Paradisas??? This HAS to be one of the rockingest transit facilities in Legoland, if not the actual biggest at this point... Awesome work. (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | NEW addition to Monorail Station
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After a few more Paradisia Cafe sets, the Monorail Bubble Station as received an addtion to its backside. It now has a more completely enclosed waiting platform area on one side of the station. The addition to the building continues to use the clear (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: building a freewheel?
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(...) Indeed, yes. There is a mechanism like this on the 8205 rubber band powered dragster: (URL) The mechanism allows the driven wheels to freely go forward, and the rubber band spool to drive them. I've made a related device too, which gives the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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I'd like to drive an axle but also allow it to coast forward, just like a multi-speed bicycle's rear hub. What is the correct term for this device? How do non-Lego ones work? Does anyone have any insight as to how one might do this with Technic (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mindstorms SnooperBot
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I gotta have one of those Ickna™ do-hickies!!! (Altho I may need to get just a few more batteries. (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Extra pieces (was Re: Scans of 6455 on my Website
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Matthew Verdier wrote in message ... (...) everything (...) to (...) That's interesting. TLG always adds exactly one extra piece of each 1x1 part (thinking tthey may get lost easily) and appearantly this also holds for each seperate subbag in the (...) (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scans of 6455 on my Website
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Tom McDonald wrote in message ... (...) future to lego newbies: "The set seems to be >complete as I built everything in the instruction book, but I seem to have lots of pieces left over." Oddly enough, I had a lot of pieces left over from the three (...) (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scans of 6455 on my Website
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(...) I can see these individual instruction booklets causing confusion in the future to lego newbies: "The set seems to be complete as I built everything in the instruction book, but I seem to have lots of pieces left over." From Tom McDonald (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Scans of 6455 on my Website
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(...) The packaging is the same as "Town Jr." Alan (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Scans of 6455 on my Website
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Hello all! I just got back from the Imagination Center and have scanned in some pictures of the 1999 set 6455 "Space Simulation Station". The packaging of the set is a bit new. Haven't ever seen Lego do this before. -- Matthew Verdier "You can't (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | The Yellow Mill
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"The Yellow Mill" has made its last cut. The parts have been returned to inventory. I'll miss it. New pictures and QuickTime movies are posted at (URL) Bob Fay (26 years ago, 5-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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Howdy, ...there are several new web pages at www.weirdrichard.com: www.weirdrichard.com...nefish.htm documents building a model of the Eiffel Tower using 2x2 bricks. www.weirdrichard.com/blimp.htm documents a model of a blimp built by one of my (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Inverted Gears
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Does anyone know anything about inverted gears? ( This is a subtle test post for me...I have developed something that I think is an example of inverted gears, but want to make sure that I know how they are defined ). Thanks Richard (...) (26 years ago, 4-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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