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(...) No, don't do that! Put it in the freezer, which will make the wax very brittle and it should come off much easier. Kevin (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I had damage with dishwasher temperatures. Consensus here seems to be don't go much above around 40 degrees Centigrade if I recall correctly. As to what to put them in, get one of those "Delicates" mesh bags, select for the finest mesh you (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jeroen, Awesome! Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) hoped (...) anyone (...) of (...) My wife puts her used candle holders in the dish washer. The hot water melts the wax. You should put the lego inside something so it does not get into the diswasher parts. Try a test with some spare parts.. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This coupon can be used in conjunction with the 30% off sets. I just bought a $40 set for something like $22, with shipping included. Good deal, especially for sets that you kinda want, but not so much that you want to pay full price for them. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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This is almost an embarassing question. I left a Stone Tower Bridge beneath a hanging lantern with a candle in it (ok, my bedroom decoration is... eclectic) and wax dripped all over it. I had hoped that it would pry right off, but it doesn't seem to (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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holy sh.....that is about all i can say right now...im too stunned!!! (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) PSP works great. Another program that does a pretty good job (free to boot) is IrfanView. (URL) (an outstanding program all around - packed with features, yet still compact and simple) Whatever program you use, remember that converting to gif (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sonofa-! I'd have hired you too! I hope that that sort of creativity will be reflected in kits TLG releases later. If they can do it with a SuperCar, why not a jet? Wow. ........ don't mind me, just staring. (wiping drool). Ben V. (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Whoa! So, when do we get to see this released as a set, Jeroen? :) -- Mark Koesel koesel@umich.edu Jeroen Ottens <ottens@get2net.dk> wrote in message 01be6743$de1d8960$28...@ottens... (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for the 30% tip, I wasn't too enthusiastic about the Witches Manor at $24, but I ordered two of 6046 Hemlock Stongholds @ $13.99 and total with shipping was $23.73. That price is about as good (better?) as when they were on special from (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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This has inspired me to suggest something else. I don't have any sets to give away, but it should give us some fun on lugnet... Who can think of the silliest things that happen in the Lego world, according to the sets Lego have produced? I'm (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Hi there, With a load of thanks to Terry. My plane is finally publicly viewable. The address is: (URL) to remind you what I am rambling about: This plane helped me to get my job as Lego technic designer. Happy building, and let me know what you (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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And, as Pamela Fryer pointed out in lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr:26, there's a 30% sale on selected Lego at eToys. So go for it, indeed. Steve (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Spam? Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That's nothing -- I've been on RTL for about 3 years, LUGNET from almost the beginning, and I still sometimes act like an idiot. I think there's a certain level of maturity you need to shy away from in order to enjoy Legos. :-, Cheers, - (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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GO for it! Mark $10 OFF YOUR FIRST eTOYS PURCHASE Here's an exclusive CoolSavings offer from eToys that we knew you wouldn't want to miss: Visit eToys, the Internet's most popular store for children, and get $10 off any order more than $25! Don't (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Snipped here and there. (...) <SNIP> (...) Knee deep? I would love to have LEGO's up to the knees. Especially in a room the size of my basement. (...) <SNIP> I feel that I am just entering my building phase (thanks to Town JR). I enjoy building (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I started my collection of LEGO a few years ago with the Technic Sky Ranger. I thought it looked cool and since I never had LEGO as a kid, and I was single, fresh out of college, with a new job and a feeling of freedom to do what I wanted, (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:36DFF31E.C6020D...ger.net... (...) I think this depends a lot in what groups you hang out in. I only know of one AFoL who isn't into Technic, but I also work at a large software company where (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I take it this is because they usually do not have a solid body, but rather just some beams to outline it? I have tried myself to make some large Technic vehicles in roughly the same scale as the Supercars. The problem with "finishing" them is (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> This reminds me of a childhood memory of playing with Lego. The first Technic set I got was the original yellow Expert Builder helicopter: (URL) really liked the model, except for all the "holes" in the (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Good question. Myself, I see Technic models as "unfinished". I do collect some anyway. I use Technic parts as a way to mechanize things or bring them to life, or for certain constructions that can't be achieved without them (my drop center, (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Sure is :) I'm trying to rework them a little more, I can't see the pattern on the door yet though, and I want that to show up. those were just a couple of quickies I did trying to figure out if it would work how I wanted :) I know the pictures look (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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That's a dangerous way of talking ... You don't know what you're going to think about yourself now when you're 19 and a half.... <evil grin> Simon (URL)Happy Birthday! I turned 17 on the 27th, so I am also an AFOL, I guess.. Sad (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <36DEFBFC.E23EAA0F@n...pe.com>... (...) Supercar II will be NLG 290 in the Netherlands (V&D stores). For comparison, Supercar I was about NLG 225. Eric (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jim, I will have to take a closer look, but it is a reasonable price for inflation and so forth. As for the percentage, I am definitely more town/space than Technic, but I do use a lot of technic parts and buy a few of the lesser technic models, (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Yes, I thought that was actually quite a reasonable price. At least, I guess I was expecting it to be more.. Just out of curiousity, what approximately is the breakdown between "technic" and "non-technic" AFsOL? I seem to notice there are fewer (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Happy Birthday! I turned 17 on the 27th, so I am also an AFOL, I guess.. Sad thing is I remember the time I came to RTL 2 and a half years ago and what an idiot I was :) So I would go for the definition to be at least 16+, knowing what I was (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks! I've already had ~12 years of fun with LEGO and don't plan to stop anytime soon! Now if only I didn't have to school...and I stopped getting jobs to make other peoples web pages instead of my own :) , I might have time to finish (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Wasn't that price around the other black technic car (I don't remember if it was a "Supercar" or not). It doesn't look too bad, especially when you look at what TLG is doing to other model lines. Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) OUCH. Man, am I glad I don't dig Technic. (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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This is great, Mookie. Now if you added a sound file that says something like "Who's there" when the lights come on it would really rock! Roy (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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Bram, Welcome to the AFOL'ers (?) , may I be the first to wish you a long and happy life of quality building and enjoyment! Scott Sanburn (Age 23) (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) wow tamy!! looks sweet!! (is that what all the L3PAO help was for??? :) you did a great job! J (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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$140 from S@H, available Aug/Sept. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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$140 from S@H, available Aug/Sept. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the .pov file? I'd love to render a nice 1280x1024 AA version of that for my wallpaper! (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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(...) antialiasing turned on. If this is so, you may get better results by using antialiasing when rendering with POV-Ray. This will also take more time, obviously. Other than that, it may be a better idea to use JPG compression rather than GIF when (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Another Mookie first! Pretty neat! -- Bob Fay The Shop (URL) wrote in message <36DE707D.9061CBD9@e...pc.com>... (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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I've created a Temp page on my server, I haven't decided exactly what I'm going to do with this pic yet, other than maybe as an intro page to my Lego site. Check it out if you want and let me know what you think, Like a said the page is pretty bare (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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Or, perhaps, a *new* acronym altogether [F]ans [O]f [O]verpriced [L]egos [S]ic ;) (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or AFOL could be a - dare I say it - Acned Fan of Lego. (1)(2) -- Terry K -- 1. Acned? Is that a word? To be beset with acne? 2. Hey, I went thru it, so I figure I can joke about it. (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Matthew Bates wrote in message ... (...) engine--but it's certainly a tough choice... (...) pieces? And if you think that's a lot of BURPs, check this out... (URL) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, but as soon as you're 12 or 13, you have to start paying adult rates for everything. Maybe you could define "adult" as when you start to buy LEGO for yourself instead of waiting for someone to give it to you? Whatever your definition is, (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hee hee. That's why I wrote "in my mind" -- I know that it really means adults, but in my mind (probably incorrectly) it means 14+. Or 15+ or maybe 16+. Depends, I guess. (...) Well, then you need TFOL (Teenaged Fan of LEGO). :) --Todd (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not to disagree with you again, Todd, but... (oh heck, who am I trying to fool? :) I would think that AFOL would refer to people over the age of 16, not 14. Since even TLG's most sophisticated products that I know of do not list any age above (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Ya know, compared to the old Supercar as far as looks.. this looks more model teamish then Techic, and somewhat cheaper as far as parts go :( Though I have to admit it does look pretty cool :) Thanks for the sneek peek! Tamy (...) (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) IMM ("in my mind") the phrase covers everyone 14 and older...or basically anyone older than the proscribed age range of the products one takes a liking to. --Todd (26 years ago, 4-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.general)
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(...) I scanned a pic from the UK catalogue: (URL) Carbon 60 ICQ # 5643170 Remove DIESPAM to reply. (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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I can't get hats in time at this point but I am going to have some made... cost will be under 20. If you really really want a hat at LegoLand I can get one made at MoA but it will be over 30... Or you could make your own, find the location... (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.general)
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(...) Can you bring some hats, too? I'd rather have a hat. Also, is 19 too young to be an "Adult Fan of Lego"? ;) Jeff (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.general)
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On Tue, 2 Mar 1999 10:02:20 GMT, Simon Robinson uttered the following profundities... (...) Not to worry if you don't have one, I have a few. The black roof brick service pack, 5216, is *not* in the 1999 European Service brochure. :o( Nor do we get (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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I would love to see more pics of your church and the white building, they look great on the thumbnails :) Your town looks great all around though :) Keep up the good work!!! Tamy (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) *grin* if you have any of these left other, I'd be willing in buying one. Sarah (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.general)
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Fredrik Glöckner wrote in message ... (...) Fixed it yesterday, shortly after the announcement. So please come again. Thanks, Eric (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Sitting here in my hotel room in Huntsville, AL with Dave Letterman on the tube where Dave has some guy opening unclaimed luggage. The first bag the guy opens has a LEGO set right on top! It was either a 2151 Robo Raider ((URL) or a 2153 Robo (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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I'll be in Carlsbad from the afternoon of the 19th on, and would love to fest or just meet with anyone there. We're staying at the Grand Pacific Palisades resort which is right across from LegoLand, supposedly. What, if anything is still going on? (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.general)
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(...) (maybe (...) which (...) smaller (...) but (...) That reminds me... I once made a cassete tape rewinder because the rewind on my Walkman was too slow. The rewinder was kind of noisy and didn't hold the tape very well though. --Bram Bram (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Is the blue box RCX 2.0, maybe? The Droid kit is pretty cool, too. I wonder what the other six programs are? Greg (...) (26 years ago, 3-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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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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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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(...) 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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Hi Chris: The thermos piece the guy is holding is actually a baby bottle from the Belleville line (I think). It is all one piece. In addition to blue, I think I have seen them in white and pink. Joe (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Author! Author! Hey the top of your thermos...what piece is that? Chris (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Michael Hopkins wrote in message ... (...) If you guys like a page, can you please leave the URL in the reply so people who don't have time to go to every page posted can still go (without having to re-download 6000 messages)? Thanks, Jesse (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) "....let's create a Time-Cruisers theme and lump in all the odd pieces we have laying around!" (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Joe, Your pictures are simply amazing. I really like the B-29 and your city pictures. Your buildings look like they have a lot of detail that is difficult to see given the small images sizes. I hope you find the space to put up more detailed (...) (26 years ago, 2-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Todd, Why force _top? Why not also allow new? -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Todd, I've used IPrint to make mouse pads and mugs using various logos from our car club, and they have turned out real well. They rely heavily on the quality of the original graphics (my graphics, saved at 300dpi, look better than others at lower (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I like it :) Jasper (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) L-shaped, too. At the corner of the L, you use a 1*2 half pyramid _and_ a 2*2 gable piece. Jasper (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sounds like sound business policy. "Hey look, we've got a few million of these black slopey things... and we've been getting all these letters requesting a "black slope service pack". What to do, what to do... *ponder* *lightbulb* Hey! I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Looks kinda weird. Do you know how it works? Especially this ball hovering in this vertical tube? BTW Leo Dorst in Holland has made a working tailclock from lego pieces. I don't know the link, but it is on everything Lego. Jeroen Ottens (private (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh, you can get a view of it at (URL) Steve (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) A gable is the peak of the roof. The gable connector is the piece used to make two gables meet. It's a 1x2 peak with inverted slope sticking out the side. From the side, it looks something like this: +----- | / | / +--- Steve (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No problem Simon, a gable (in the context I am using it) is a peak roof piece. A gable connector is one of those 2x2 (regular sloped) peak pieces that looks like someone took a bite out of it. In a roof construction, it is used when you use (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Perhaps it's time for the 'Lego extra-marital affair' range. Featuring 4355 'Secret Rendezvous', 4358 'The "Adult" Education Class' and 4344 'Anne Summers Party' Now that would be a new image for Lego. I'm sure it would sell in huge numbers (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Excuse my ignorance but I can't quite figure out what a gable connector is (even after looking at the 2152 set picture.) (Come to that, what's a gable?) Another roof brick I'd be interested in is the one for inside corners - I remember they used to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How long can that last? Steve "I've got boys" Bliss [1] Wow, that 'funny middle name' thing is almost as much fun as 'run-away footnoting'![2] [2] Not to mention 'no reference' footnoting! (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Thanks for the info Mark, I guess those 2x3 black gates aren't as rare as I originally thought. But to put them together with red fence pieces? That seems pretty strange. It makes me think that sometimes TLG puts together service packs based on (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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-- Mark Koesel koesel@umich.edu Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message 36DAC4A2.3A677305@umich.edu... (...) Hey Gary, check this out: (URL) you believe that they put red 2x4's in the same pack as black 2x3 gates? I fail to see the logic in (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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Here's a link with pictures of a LEGO Technic clock thing. It's kinda fun, IMO. (URL) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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