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Well, the half-octagonal <part:6066> is "Castle Turret Top 4 x 8 x 2 & 1/3" according to LDRAW, so this one could be similar - perhaps "Castle Turret Corner 7 x 7 x 2 & 1/3". Should start with Castle, anyway, so as to sort with the other Castle (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Part 6072 Name suggestion
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Castle Turret Quarter 7 x 7 x 2 & 1/3 Since it's one-fourth of a complete turret and similar to the Castle Turret Top. (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Part 6072
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(...) heh, good point - I had no idea what this part was, had to look up the instructions on brickshelf, then dig up the part to make sure it was indeed that number. Took a picture and will put it up in a few minutes... As for the name change, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Part 6072
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I just noticed that part 6072 (according to Peeron) has a really bad name right now: Crenelations 7 x 7. Now, I really hate this piece, but it's been around for eight years now and I would have had no idea what it was if I didn't own set 6076. Does (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: How to join Brictionary project?
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(...) There's a related project (ongoing) which right now (or recently was) taking a look at reorganizing names and categories for LDraw parts -- a great place to help with that out would be to check around in the lugnet.cad.dev group. Look for (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | How to join Brictionary project?
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This group seems to be pretty quiet most of the time. I was wondering just what exactly the current status was of the Brictionary project and how someone who has not previously been involved with it (i.e., myself) could become a part of it. It's a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Aug-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Which sets had the following in them?
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(...) [snip] (...) The two closed containers in harbour/nautical set #6542 Launch & Load Seaport both had a white window frame 1x4x3 with white shutters, so two frames with shutters in total. See: (URL) container is on the blue trailer, the other, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Which sets had the following in them?
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I remember the Pizza To Go set had a white window frame with white shutters on the back of the delivery van. Of course mine are sort of yellow now, its an old set. You probably won't find it in a store, but if you use auctions then you might be able (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Which sets had the following in them?
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I'm looking for information on any sets that had any of the following pieces in them: Blue OR Red window frame 1x4x3 with or without white shutters (But preferably with, as I had a blue frame with white shutters and want to know where it comes (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Do brown 1x4 bricks exist?
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I'm working on the 3rd story of my brown and tan building. Why have I never seen a 1x4 brown brick? Do they exist? Where? Just when we get some brick bulk paks, I develop a need for an unavailable color! (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: I am looking for a roof brick.
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(...) Hmmmmm, yes gray is rarer than yellow, but it was not available to the public (was it?). One could make a case for saying that any colors not available to us, but available to the model shops for LEGOLAND buildings are the rarest. If these (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) one (...) Wouldn't gray be the rarest since it only appeared in the prototype snow speeders? KL (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Geoffrey, Yes, these are among the most highly prized roof slopes. Take for example the yellow corner slopes - they are among the rarest of all slopes. The low slope is found only in the 7740 Intercity Train, the medium slope is found only in (...) (24 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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6350 "Pizza To Go" has four in red. (URL) Lasko (legoteem on eBay, AOL and elsewhere) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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If you are in the U.S., kbkids.com has the 6497 on sale right now for under $12, too. Andy Lynch <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:006e01bfe0f1$54...lth.com... (...) sets (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) (URL) can be ordered on-line from The Construction Site in Waltham MA, USA. (URL) look under Dacta -> Supplementary Sets. (...) Amen, I would even go for some of these in some Illogical colors for say a Gingerbread type house or other special (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) corner) (...) Don't both metro and retro station have these in black? (URL) count 6 in each... Not exactly a cheap way to get them but cheaper than going back to 1986... Agreed, we need more corner slopes, all the different kinds there are, in (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: I am looking for a roof brick.
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<set:6497> Twisted Time Train has two of these in Black. They are in the front of the train, as a sort of a cow catcher. -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoffrey Hyde" <ghyde@ledanet.com.au> <snip> (...) set (...) in (...) <snip> (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: What words describe the Lego elements?
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:389C782A.9F4529...ger.net... Are you sure you're not getting too nitpicky? <gdr> Some people don't even know how to insert umlauts, AE characters and whatever else can't be typed normally, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: I am looking for a roof brick.
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Six (6) black ones come with both the 4554 Metrostation and 2150 Retrostation. Four (4) red ones come with the 633 Red Roof Bricks which is (I believe) still available in Europe. I bought three or four when I was last in Stockholm (which it looks (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: I am looking for a roof brick.
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It sounds like you mean the 3x3 low-slope outside corner brick. (convex corner) A pair of black ones come with 6497, Twisted Time Train A pair of blue ones come with 3053, Emperor's Stronghold 20 red ones come with DACTA 9265, Low Slope Roof Bricks (24 years ago, 28-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | I am looking for a roof brick.
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I am looking for low-sloped roof bricks like the ones used in certain sets circa 1986 as found in the following sets: 6689 Post Office (Todd's search results bring back Post-Station but the set has the black 3x3x1 low slope corner roof brick which (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jun-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | Re: Lego classification system
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Interesting work. I suggest eliminating theme-specific whenever it is used as elements have a way of appearing in other themes. Even decorated tiles that seemingly have no use whatever outside of the theme where they appeared may well migrate. For (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Lego classification system
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(...) I object to a hard-coded limit of 9 on general principals :-). Seriously though, if there isn't a _really_ good reason for this limit (especially having it as low as 9) then don't do it. Regards, Steve Hodge (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Lego classification system
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So this signature should have the correct address for my WWWeb page. -- Thanks for your consideration. Bill Bourn {(URL) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Lego classification system
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Here is an outline of the first levels of the classification system I'm implementing. It's derived from Auczilla categories to some degree, but I limited the number of categories to nine. Each category can have 9 sub-categories, with a further 9 (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Online LEGO Inventory Database
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Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) with (...) and (...) Here is the current scema. I have decided to concentrate on the parts section, and themn move onto creating a set inventory section (which I think will be the easy part)... Total of 6 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) with (...) and (...) It will be a relational database, and I tend to remove all hard codings possible. I will be designing the schema later today, and posting it for everyone to rip apart =) --Eric (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Having a good list of properties at the start is a good idea, but don't hard-code specific properties into the schema. It's just a many-to-many relation between parts and properties. Assuming a relational approach. Steve (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) have (...) I'd thought about this earlier, but forgot to mention it. (...) based (...) Once (...) avoid (...) Yeah, I agree. One of the other threads had come to the same conclusion and are curently trying to decide exactly which properties (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Gryphon Bricks (Mac) -> LDraw database
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I've put together a few pages with an inventory of the Gryphon Bricks parts, and attempted to cross-reference them with LDraw pieces from Steve Bliss' site. Take a look at: (URL) is a first pass: there are some mistakes here and there, and quite a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Yep. (...) Oh, and each description should probably be tagged with a source. That way, when we change the description of some part in LDraw, the cross-reference database can be updated. (...) Yep. A better approach may be modeling a set of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Online LEGO Inventory Database
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(...) collate. (...) Yep. The difficulty is in matching up the descriptions from the various sources (e.g. which LDraw part is this Technica part?). Sometimes it's easy, somethimes it's not. (...) Yep. (...) part (...) a (...) and (...) That's the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: What words describe the Lego elements?
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(...) went in and updated the description parameters to include a count of holes in the piece. So if you see the page before I've updated the page with a new image, just pretend there's a hole-count category, OK? Thanks again. Billb. (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: What words describe the Lego elements?
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(...) From the discussion so far, I can tell that some of us may be confusing a classification system with being able to identify a Lego element. In the perfect database, the inquiry about a piece would not need to know *anything* about how the data (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: Online LEGO Inventory Database
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(...) 'The database' should allow multiple descriptions per piece. And should have the major descriptions pre-loaded. The core element table should have an abstract key value, and a pointer to a graphic image for each part. A second table, call it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: The Lepanadat Project (update 1)
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(...) Of course you can use the database I'm working on now for a set inventory. Creating a set inventory was also one of my goals when I started with the Lepanadat project, but it takes a lot of time, so it would probably take many, many years (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: Online LEGO Inventory Database
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(...) One problem we have at the moment is that the various sources of parts lists (LDraw, Tim Vattima's set inventories, Auczilla, Technica, etc) all contain different subsets of the full parts list and use different descriptions. We need to (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) I (...) to (...) Perhaps (...) be (...) Sounds good to me! I'm going to begin by designing the database to hold the data, and deciding on the best method to catalog the parts, or the best existing database to use for the parts. Any suggestions (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.db.inv)
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| | Re: What words describe the Lego elements?
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(...) It was... 2 letters off is less than 10% margin of error, which is good enough when you're estimating. :-) Are you sure there isn't an umlaut or AE joined or something in his last name? :-) (25 years ago, 5-Feb-00, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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