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| (...) lists (...) lot (...) Two other resources come to mind: Lutz Uhlmann's Parts Reference at: (URL) reference of technic parts at: (URL) of these cover lots of parts not done in LDraw, and the Technica pages even have images of parts not LDrawn. (...) (27 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
| | | | | The Bricktionary project (Was: Idea: How starting ... Lego piece naming convention?)
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| Hello everybody, In an earlier post in this thread I stated that I would start to make a list containing the various names for each LEGO part. As many parts have different names in different auctions, programms and inventories it is sometimes hard (...) (27 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Those were just examples anyways. :) But I still Think "half-pyramid" is intuitive than "end cap". Jeff - "That is definitely *not* an ordinary spell!" (27 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| (...) They weren't. (...) They were discussed openly -- several times. Probably the reason they were easy to miss was because they were discussed in RTL, where things get lost easily and it's harder to go dig stuff up later. --Todd (27 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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| In lugnet.admin.database, Todd Lehman writes: <snip> (...) hey, how come these thing were keep in the dark? thing like that should have been open to public long ago. Martin (27 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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