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(...) one >above the other separated in height by about two bricks. One q-d was the >counter top, the other formed the roof. Very nice. I believe the color was >red. Was that in a corner, or were the bricks diagonally mounted? (...) Engine (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 24-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I take it that the 8437 has the 'Steering gear, type III' from (URL) makes me wonder which set had the type I? (...) Does anyone have one he wants to part with? ;-) (...) Why did they make that specialized piece? It seems to me that the (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Bram Lambrecht also writes: (...) To very good use you put them. At the LEGO Imagination Celebration Truck Tour show in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, I saw eight of them assembled into two wheels (4 quarter-disk bricks each wheel) for a rolling (...) (26 years ago, 24-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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Got inspired to work on a model of the German Federal Railways DB V140 diesel hydrolic locomotive. Primary pieces to make this model of the DB V140 come from: 1. 4551 9v train locomotive a. the two cab faces b. red-ribbed 2x2 bricks 2. 5571 Model (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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Larry... What parts are you looking for from the 8437? I only have 1 but don't nearly all the parts. Fred... There are 4 yellow "A" arms in the 8437. Warning about the flex link w/the ball joints on the end. DO NOT let a 5yr old hold a completed car (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks! The entire truck came around because of those quarter-disk bricks. I only have two, from a Freestyle bucket, and I was wondering what to do with them. I ended up building the sleeper portion of the truck and then decided to build it at (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Bram, Great Truck! Beautiful use of the quarter-disk bricks to shape the front top of the sleeper on the cab. The scale is very nice, as well. Good design. later, James (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Just as a note, I have enough of the gears and such from 8437, but would be willing to buy a partial 8437 from folks after they raided one for the parts they needed. MacFrugals had these at 1/2 off for a while. I got 3, sold one off and parted (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks! Yeah, I made the road. All it is is 5 quadrilaterals that go from -1000000 to 1000000 or something in that range. And the sky is (as usual) pasted in. Does anyone know of a quick way to make clouds that render quickly and don't cut (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yep! That's what I did on the X1/9. I should probably write some more descriptive text under the X1/9, since I've gotten a couple of questions on that one. The 8440 has rigid axles, as you've observed, but it still has the pieces needed to (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) LOL Isn't it comforting to fall asleep at night (...) SOL (Sobbing out loud...or something else?) (...) Yeh...I sort of thought of trying that, but it was too late last night to pull out the roofing bricks to see. Thanks. Rob (...) (26 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) As usual, nice truck. :-) I like the use of the arrow design on the trailer and cab. Looks sharp. The roadway looks pretty good too. You make that yourself? -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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Since I can't seem to be able to post the DAT file to lugnet.cad.dat (that problames being worked on, here's a picture of my model: (URL) here's the dat file (URL) let me know what you think! --Bram (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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After Lars gave us his Christmas gift with the L3P update, I had top finish my tutorial update. (URL) included are an easy to print version(s), a reference list of all LEdit keys (please let me know if I missed any), text links at the end of (...) (26 years ago, 23-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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I'm sorry. LEGO '98 bricks are not backwards compatible with your old outdated plates. We suggest you upgrade to DirectBrick7.0 technology and reinstall. Isn't it comforting to fall asleep at night knowing there are idiots ruining the company? The (...) (26 years ago, 22-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Hey all. I just bought 6453 Com-Link Cruiser. Something about it yells "THIS is what you wanted for that monorail design!" Okay, great. But I'm trying to build it up a bit in the front, and I can't find pieces that match the angle. I guess that's a (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) So, you would use the wish-bones (2 per wheel) from the Cyber set, and the piece that connects them and the wheel from the Future car?! (...) No problem, have a nice vacation. ____ |oooo| Cheers, |oooo| Wouter van Wageningen ¯¯¯¯ (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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Richard Dee wrote in message ... (...) Pictures of all sets, except 844x, can be found at www.lego.com. If you can't be bothered to wade through the multiple catalogues looking for them, check out (URL) a consolidated list of 1999 sets and links (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Yes, I modified it. I basically made something which is like the suspension on the Rebel Wrecker, 8858, but with flex cables for steering. The pieces needed to make such a suspension is available today, BTW. You can get the 8437 Future car for (...) (26 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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Scans!!!! Please!!! (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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