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(...) I just ran a search on google, and it gave me a new word which I think can be of universal understanding: Expressway! Here's the link: (URL) note that the background of the sign is usually blue, not green - AFAIK, green backgrounds are only (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) "Motorway" is a British term, but I think its meaning is pretty obvious. (...) In California at least, any public road is a highway, even a residential street. Legally, that is. Colloquially it is reserved for interurban roads. But they might (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think that most Americans would know immediately what "autobahn" means. But I can't speak for people anywhere else. In the US, the autobahns are infamous for their lack of a speed limit. That makes most American drivers very jealous. (Of (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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"Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> skrev i meddelandet news:H26pME.93C@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) US (...) suspect. (...) Don't know about Danish, but in Swedish it's called "Motorväg", that's a straight translation of "Motorway". "Highway" (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I disagree, outside of Central Europe the word is not much known; the French alternative is more common in the ROTW. Besides, the French word is much more recogniseable for speakers of other languages. "Bahn" is not at all clear outside of the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) My theory is that someone sometime thought the pattern looked like a tow truck lifting mechanism? (and missed the highway connotation, remember there were two entirely separate names). While we are considering a change, I'd actually like to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Why "Tow"? What set it came in shouldn't have any impact on how you name it. I think "Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with Autoroute Pattern" seems quite appropriate. --Bill. (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) (URL)and (...) (URL)the same? They look like it, but they have dramatically different (...) Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern[2] (...) Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with tow logo pattern[3] (...) No idea why 4209p05, but it predates the Torso (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yeah, these are the same, and they should have the same pattern-name. How about "Autoroute Tow Logo Pattern"? (...) Right. I'm not clear why 4209p05 *is* p05, but it's not a big enough deal to do a renumber on it. (...) I dunno. Chris, what (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Hi Thomas, I think the patterns are the same, but the difference may perhaps be explained by the origin of each part: The first is from an early-eighties set, with the common blue background associated to the autoroute (highway, motorway, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Are the patterns on (URL) same? They look like it, but they have dramatically different names[1]: Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern[2] Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with tow logo pattern[3] The first suggests that it's a picture of a highway, while (...) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Please mind your language.... I'm not Santa! :-) Klaas (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Thanks for this information, Klaus! (...) Ooo. There's two different parts, right there. (...) OK, so the exact placement is not important. That's good to know, in general. Steve (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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No confusion needed, just sloppy work of the L.factory. I own about 25 of these plates, both the ones with full print on grey plate, and the ones with just Island print (yellow+green) on blue plate. Almost none of the plates are exactly identical, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Okay, great confusion here. . . When assembling the two larger (6265 and 6260) of my four Pirate sets, I was suprised to see that TLC had used the same pattern on two 16x16 baseplates, but placed it differently. One basplate has the pattern almost a (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.pirates)
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(...) I have heard reliable reports of recently opened MISB sets from 1973 and 1976 without and with grooves, respectively. I think that narrows down the time frame for the addition of the groove (to nongrille tiles). It would be good to narrow it (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) That's it. Thanks! (...) What's this? -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Thomas, There's a hint on the last page of the instructions you linked to. It shows another vechile: (URL) that the part you are looking for? I have that piece; the base is almost square, although the piece is hollow. The curved one in your original (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Does anyone know where part 21: Windscreen 2 x 4 x 1 & 2/3 (URL) I thought it was the windscreen in set 480 (URL) that winscreen is clearly rounded outward far enough that it would not fit in the footprint of a 2x4 brick, while part 21 looks like it (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Ah, ambiguous "which". I was asking to know which of the two treads to put in my inventory of 8539---I guessed x203, because the size looked close (about 4--5 studs on the semimajor when loosely draped), and it is in a smaller Makuta set. (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) There appears to be an error in the Peeron database for 8539; it comes with 4 of the 680c01 treads which are common to Technic sets. The x203 is the new tread which showed up on the Arctic and Dino Island sets. -Rob. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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What are the dimensions of the two treads, Technic Tread (URL) Tread Small (URL) Or, more specifically to my problem, which comes in <set:8539 Manas>? Thanks, -- TWS Garrison (URL) capital letters in address for direct reply. (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) doh, you're right. Everyone, please don't complain to Steve about the names in Partsref, just complain to Steve about the names in LDraw :P <G,D&R> (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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"Dan Boger" <dan@peeron.com> wrote in message news:Gw0027.A1p@lugnet.com... (...) You mean ldraw, perhaps, as someone else pointed out? (...) so (...) That's basically what I was after - "common sense" names (keywords) for commonly sought-after (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) I'd be happy to be a part of the development of such a system, but I don't have the time to do it on my own or be in charge of a group effort. So if someone volunteers to head up such a project, be sure to post it here. (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Hey, don't go blaming poor Partsref for something that's an LDraw problem. ;) (22 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) that part (and it's name) come from partsref - we try to use partsref names whenever we can, unless it's for a part that isn't available as a dat yet. But even for X numbers (our custom parts), we will eventually rename them to whatever the (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(URL) would what you're saying allow more obvious names like "worm gear" - as I think of it, because that's what it logically interacts with and looks like to me, at least - help me to find that name for a part often used in gear-reduction (...) (22 years ago, 12-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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I'm not going to quote it because I agree with it in total. I'd like to add some related thoughts that have been nagging at me ever since I first encountered Brick{Bay,Link} and LDraw... The thing that bugs me most is the names given to the parts. (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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I like the idea of better indexing, and would be happy to incorporate any new method into peeron - now someone just has to write it :) I know that indexing by a non-unique field (which is the part number) is a bad thing - it's just the easiest and (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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Currently, there are three active major part databases out there: Partsref, Peeron Inventories, and the BrickLink Catalog. All have their advantages: Partsref has keywords, cross-referencing to other databases, and usually excellent pictures[1]. (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) BrickLink catalog, added last month by Brett Antaya and spokane1 (Jonathan McKay?). And with luck the inventory of Slave I will be available tomorrow. . . TWS Garrison Remove caps to reply (22 years ago, 6-May-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Actually, I don't even recognize the parts. My knowledge of 2001--2002 parts is minimal---I think I have fewer than a dozen open sets from those years. ---...--- TWS Garrison tgarriso@math.purdue.edu (URL) (22 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) You do recognize the part itself, yes? I know the numbers aren't canon yet--but the geometry of the piece (4x4 base to 2x4 top, last brick height toes in at 45-deg, with 2x2 hollow studs and two one- finger click hinge bits) I hope is clear. I (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Nope, sorry, I don't recognize these. Anyone else? ---...--- TWS Garrison tgarriso@math.purdue.edu (URL) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Thomas--if you've got it in immediate memory, there are two items that've defying my search: The new Jack Stone container (part # stamped on the 4x4x4 container piece is 30639) and the "doors" that connect via a click hinge (numbered 30625). (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks Thomas! LFB (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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(...) Peeron and at least three sellers on BrickLink call it a Handle 1 x 3 (URL) Garrison (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.db.brictionary)
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| | Re: HELP identify a 2x4 plate, 1/2 thickness (not 1/3)
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(...) Clone? (do they have LEGO(r) on the studs?) Tyco(tm), IIRC, used 1/2 thick plates. But I'm hazy on clones (they're not Lego, after all...) so could be all wet. ++Lar (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Pedro, good question: No, I was NOT sure they were LEGO, but now that I have checked the studs, they are NOT imprinted with "LEGO", but rather "TYCO" is imprinted on the very center of the plate. Into the trash they go. (Just kidding.) Mystery (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.db.brictionary)
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