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(...) These are the new 'Amazon' ones. Details and pictures of all Adventurers sets at: (URL) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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For any of you interested, here's how I came up with the slopes formula: Layer 1 and 2 have no 2x2 slopes, they start at layer 3. Layer 3 has 4, layer 4 has 8, 5 has 12, etc. (add 4 to each layer). This gives the series: sum(0,0,4,8,12, ... (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Michael Ulring wrote in message <36AE9BC8.CC361301@e...uc.edu>... :2. My preferred bidders will bid higher than they would otherwise :because they are always mentally including their discount in their bids, :thus driving the price higher than it (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Great job! You knew all that algebra and geometry had to be good for something someday. Sure enough - for building toys. Rob Farver wrote in message <36b1be61.7834646@lu...et.com>... :Incidentally, while writing Tom on this subject today I came up (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) (Gasp!) You forgot 6375 Gas Station! ;) BTW, it had a clear pane. Jeff (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jeff Stembel wrote: <snip> (...) Thanks Jeff Stemblel and Mark Koesel!! Now it looks like the rare 1x6x5 Windows are (were) available in 4 colors. Yellow (from the old Schoolroom set) with clear window Blue (from old 80's space LEGO) with a (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great tank model.(1) I like the ornamental suspension idea - good use of that piece. And the color scheme is surprisingly good, given the limitations of Lego colors. Very well done. And I noticed on the turret inner workings pic that you have (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jeff Johnston wrote in (...) This is what I've done in the past and it seems to have worked fairly well. As a rule first I offer stuff to Larry P, then to a list of others, then I'll run an auction (and Larry will bid :) Moz (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) plus: (new in germany) 1182 same as 3020 1183 same as 3021 they are differently packed. and huw speaks of four sets available in the uk. 5901, 5906, 5936 and one more. rufus t. (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Larry, Sorry, forgot to change the salutation when I reposted to lugnet. The studless rendering was drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Took me about 45 minutes. Thanks for the nice comments. -Michael ---...--- (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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Copy of a reply I made to a post on RTL: ---...--- (...) Incidentally, while writing Tom on this subject today I came up with the following formulas for figuring out how many slopes it takes to build a pyramid (assuming all 2x2 slopes as Tom is (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I offered bidders in my first auction a discount in my second, and I think I even did something weird like offer the highest bidder in one a discount on the next one (parts auction - highest amount of parts bought). I stopped doing that not (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is lugnet, but whatever. WOW! How did you do the studless rendering that is the "heading" of the tank page? That is very nice looking. (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) This shouldn't be an issue at all. I am almost ALWAYS at a monetary disadvantage in auctions, especially if I am bidding against Tony, Larry, Rob, or Gary ;-) (...) THIS one might be an issue. (...) | Please do not associate my personal views (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I would agree that this would be considered unfair - regardless of why you're doing it, you are tilting a (theoretically) even playing field, which is one reason people run auctions rather than straight sales(1). (...) What I have considered (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> Michael, I was really impressed by your creations. As far as I know, you're the first person to make original Ninja-themed sets and they are beautiful. I can't wait until more of the project is done! Also, you have really good pics up (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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This is a great tank. I am looking forward to seeing some of your other work. Keep it up. Bob (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) James has a point. Regarding your idea of giving a discount - I can say that I would definitely feel it was as unfair as any other tactic that would drive up the prices in an auction, and if I knew the auctioneer was going to do so, I'd be far (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Stop trying to tailor reality to fit every nuance of your sensibilities. An auction is the fairest way to dispose of things in return for value but it is incompatible with certain other goals, e.g making everyone happy. Let auctions be (...) (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Just as a sidenote: this is Lugnet, not RTL. :P Jasper (26 years ago, 27-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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