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| (...) Steve -- Thanks for your feedback! I'm not sure this reply should be in db.inv, so I'm entering lugnet.general in my "followup-to" field. To answer your comment: My color column lined up just fine when I entered the message. Unfortunately, (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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| Robert, If you move the Part description to the end of the line, your Color column will line up better. Thanks for the inventories, and the detailed info! Steve (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
| | |  | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Slightly better might be: 1x2 45 degree slope, end cap 2x2 45 degree slope, peak junction The way I have put my inventories in is to have the size be in a separate cell from the rest of the description, as a result, an alpha sort would put (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think that the word slope should be in there, along with the degrees of the slope. Those two slopes would then be "1x2 45 degree end cap slope" and "2x2 45 degree peak slope junction". Although, "half-pyramid" fits the "end cap" best, as (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) and (...) Hey, those aren't "hollow space wheels", they're "podracer jet engines"... Frank (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I'd agree. In principle, where bricks do have obvious uses you'd need to keep that use in the name for simplicity. After all, I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to find some exotic uses for wheels, but is anyone seriously going to suggest that (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| John Matthews wrote in message ... (...) different (...) I think parts descriptions have to assume a "top/up" of a part, otherwise, we'll have really long names" "5x5x2 rectangular piece with one stud centered on one 5x5 face with hollow on (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | |  | | Re: What's in 8277?
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| (...) [followups to lugnet.admin.database] Heather, I happen to have that one inventoried... I can't make any promises that this is 100% correct, but I'm pretty comfortable with it, actually having double-checked it a couple of times. Sorry it (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.admin.database)
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| (...) Words can't be copyrighted (well, maybe supercalifrigilistic...alidocious can be :-) but trademark searches are free at the USPTO (but they're delayed by 2 months so that they can charge fees for up-to-date searches). USPTO search of their (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | |  | | 8268 Scorpion Attack
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| 8268 Names: Scorpion Attack [US], Ataque do Escorpia~o [Por], Ataque del Escorpio'n [US-Sp], Ataque du Scorpion [CAN-Fr] Genres: technic, cyber slam Year: 1998 Bought: 19990628 via 800 number to Shop at Home (USA) Box: type 1, (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
| | |  | | 8250 Search Sub
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| 8250 Names: Search Sub Genres: technic, tech play Year: 1997 Bought: 19990630 in northeast US (Toys R Us in Kingston) Box: type 4, US English/French/Spanish, 43.0-cm x 28.6-cm x 5.9-cm US UPC: 42884 08250 Box count: 376 Actual count: 382 (not (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
| | |  | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Just my .02 Sterling: This word might already be copyrighted and / or trademarked. How cheap is a copyright search? Also -- I kinda prefer the one without the "k". I guess it boosts our class if we're building with fancy Lego "bric"s rather (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Darnit, I can't spell today. :-) That should be "Bricktionary." --Todd (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) As they say in Canada, Minnesota, and Maine, "O-ya, it's been parta da plan since day one." :-) Lots of little prototypes and mock-ups and discussions here and there. Sill a ways off from fruition, though. But I think it's one of the very most (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | |  | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| (...) Sybrand, Since you're looking at an incredibly huge undertaking, be sure to seek out and make the most of every last bit of info you can find on the net about anything related to this. (But don't give up! :-) Here are some related things which (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | |  | | Re: Idea: How starting to work for a unique Lego piece naming convention?
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| I think that it would be unwise to use words such as vertical clip or gable in part nomenclatures. The gable end piece was designed to be used to complete the gable of a roof, yet it might be used for an entirely different purpose. A 1 x 1 with (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) To start with the second point you mention: I don't think anyone should be obliged to used the `standard' nomenclature. As you say, for different applications the best name to use can vary for a piece. Even, if one wants to call a 1x1 brick a (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) areas (...) I've (...) Do (...) which I (...) what (...) among (...) lot of (...) Another one which would be good to have a concise name for are the various "connector" pieces, especially for the 1x1 plate with side clip. I could see the one (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) For a lot of basic bricks, plates, tiles, etc, we seem to do OK. But other areas we seem to have trouble with the piece names. One area in particular that I've seen some problems are sloped brick peaks or apex bricks. Let's start there. Do we (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) My feeling is that it would be good to have a standard set of names for auctions and inventories. It would be nice if LDraw could use these names also, but sounds like there is good reason for it to use a different set of names. Two sets of (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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