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I found the page in the "pause" database concerning the Supercar II the other day. Since this is the first I've ever seen or heard about it, does anyone else out there have any more information? Is it going to be released in the US? And if so when? (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Carlsbad Questions
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(...) Yes, Gary Louie and others have been using lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd (the San Diego, CA loc group) for this. Here are a couple URLs for that group: (URL) news://lugnet.com/lu...c.us.ca.sd You can subscribe to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd as a mailing list (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Joe's LEGO Page Updated
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Thank you. I think I got most of the BURPs when I was hunting for the Volcano Island sets to get the gray slope and arch pieces. They were on clearance around here about a year and a half ago. The canyon bridge is not quite complete yet, but I'll (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Clock which counts the time using LEGO Technic parts
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G. Benedikt Rochow skrev i meddelandet ... (...) The kids and I built a steering wheel plus brake and accelerator, for putting onto the keyboard when playing racing games (This was before we had a joystick). (It was for fingers, not for feet!) -- (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I like pink (was Fence colours)
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(...) Wow, the first sigthing of mine(?) word, belvillian, used by somebody other than me..:c) Selçuk (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: I like pink (was Fence colours)
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(...) I don't know--talk to the Technic Guys who voted down the recent motion to create TechFemmes. Supposedly, the Belvillian (hmm) women are better looking. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Joe's LEGO Page Updated
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Matthew Bates wrote in message ... (...) Thanks. Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the rec.toys.lego FAQ! (URL) in Deja News! (URL) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Carlsbad Questions
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Hi, is a mailing list (or something similar) for people going to Carlsbad for the opening of Legoland park? I have some questions i'd like to ask people who are also going. Jeff (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fence colours
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(...) Nope, those are both standard terms for parts of buildings in the UK, too. (ex-Brit speaking here). Kevin (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: I like pink (was Fence colours)
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(...) You're not supposed to be dating them; why should that be a criterion? (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Joe's LEGO Page Updated
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(...) And I'd like to see more pictures of that canyon bride. Matt (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Clock which counts the time using LEGO Technic parts
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G. Benedikt Rochow <rochogb@eng.auburn....ethis.edu> wrote in message news:F7z4vL.3ws@lugnet.com... (...) When I was a kid I had fun playing with cheap reel-to-reel tape decks that I'd find at garage sales. Usually they had pretty small reels (maybe (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Pictures LEGOLAND
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(...) I don't think URL's like this work on any other machines that your own: file:///W:/legomind/...emill2.jpg Fredrik (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Pictures LEGOLAND
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Still more pictures from LEGOLAND added to LEGO ON MY MIND (last batch), including life-size models of animals, close-ups of production molds, displays with historical sets. (URL) from menu: Displays by LEGO: Billund: Around the park Pictures were (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Clock which counts the time using LEGO Technic parts
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(...) A long time ago, before free-rotating gears made co-axial hands easy, I made a clock with separate 'faces' for the different hands; quite noisy, driven by the 4.5V black-block motor... Has anybody made any other "real-world appliance" models? (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fence colours
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(...) Well, they put 'Samsonite' on each stud. But they had to compress it so much, it came out looking exactly like 'Lego'. Steve (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Samsonite (USA) vs. TLG (Europe)
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(...) Simon, Here are 2 examples of what was available in the USA (Samsonite) in 1961 (first year LEGO available there), and what was available in the UK in 1961. (The USA brochure is from Bill Katz/Joe Lauher, the UK brochure is from Ray Gal.) (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Fence colours
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Wow! Thanks, Gary (and Steve for your other reply). That was an impressive explanation - answered several questions. And I know have another word in my vocabulary (gable) :) I haven't heard the term 'dormer' before so I assume that's a US one. I'll (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Forthcoming Robotics on Video
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Follow this link (URL) see a ZDTV RealVideo segment on forthcoming robotics products: 1. 'Robotics Discovery Set' (sic?) - pre-Christmas '99 release; price $US 150; direct programming of computer = no connection with a PC (MindStorms simplified - (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Clock which counts the time using LEGO Technic parts
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(...) This thing is driven and timed by an external process, as far as I can see. So the LEGO constructions only counts the time, based on the external input. The external input here means balls which are blown up in the tube every minute. BTW, I (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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