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Hey, Does anyone have any information on this train? I would like to see more pictures. I really like it. Here is the picture: (URL) You Build Well Erik Bush (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Dark green in 8611
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(...) I believe the first appearance of dark green was in the torsos of the NBA figure sets. It has now been spotted also in the new (yet to be released) Harry Potter sets. Jeramy (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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(...) There were dark green band links in the "Team Spirit" LEGO watch a couple of years ago, and one of the basketball players has a dark green jersey. I think those were the only dark green up to now. I hope we see more dark green bricks - I've (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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(...) I wouldn't really be surprized if this is a new, more vivid green that was approved by unnamed Lego test groups, and will immediately replace the old green. In a few weeks, customer support may know... Yours, Christian (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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| | Dark green in 8611
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Hi all, I've just aquired the new Bionicle 8611, and was surprised to find dark green elements inside. Does anybody know, if this is the first appearance of dark green Lego?? Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Modularity of LEGO (was Re: LEGOs (sic) make an appearance at ExtremeTech
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(...) If only programming was as easy as building with Lego :-). Steve (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Modularity of LEGO (was Re: LEGOs (sic) make an appearance at ExtremeTech
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(...) (snip) (...) It's a pet peeve of mine to insist that the analogy of modular programs to LEGO parts is overrated and underrated at the same time. Every so often this analogy pops up in tech articles on modular software engineering, without (...) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | What is this thing??????
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Would anyone happen to know what the heck this thing is? It fits perfectly on a minifigs body but I doubt its LEGO. There are no markings on it at all and has a terrible paint job. (3 URLs) (22 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | It's autumn at Halcyon Castle
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It's fall now in Ikros. The leaves are turning and the fields are being reaped. Queen Alyia has just overseen final construction of the new castle at Lake Halcyon. During her father Ulmerad's rule over Ikros, the original Halcyon Castle was (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX) !!
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| | LEGOs (sic) make an appearance at ExtremeTech
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I was just reading a new article at (URL) (article url: (URL) ) about modularity of computer components, how things should be easier to assemble yourself, etc. Article uses Lego as the example of modularity (a good analogy, I think). But, the thing (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Server installation photos
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(...) We went through 12 pounds of pizza, 4 liters of Coke, 3 pots of coffee, 15 Odwalla bars, almost 300 pounds of DinoSnaps, and over 1800 pounds of ferns, moss, and horsetail rushes! --Todd (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Are humans visiting Brickshelf and displaying the site in Netscape 1-4? Does this level of usage of Netscape 1-4 in displaying Brickshelf make the support of Netscape 1-4 in designing the viewer experience of Brickshelf necessary? Does (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I had trouble parsing this sentence. Would you consider restating it, perhaps as several sentences with less convoluted sentence structure? Clearly, it's a point you'd like to make, but I am not yet getting what point it is. Thanks. (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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Todd- Thanks for the documentary on the server installation. You have quite a dedicated crew! -Ted (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think the comment "does not work in Netscape 4.x (and probably other legacy browsers)" is funny and sad at the same time. Frankly, that Brickshelf currently works in Netscape 4 (and be honest, it works in Netscape 3, 2, and 1, as well, where (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Nicely now. What do you think of the new colors?
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(...) I'd be pretty impressed if you spent more on Lego than an entire executive salary. But that doesn't make much sense anyway -- do companies now _make_ money from what they pay their employees? (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Wrong, not for PNG. JPEG yes because thats a lossy format. But PNG is lossless and there is no data that is thrown away when its compressed. Perhaps have an option to convert *.bmp files to either *.jpg or *.png depending on which is more (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Mc Donalds MOC
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I finally put up my Mc Donalds Pictures on my MOC Page (URL) me what you think! -Jeff (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'll second that - provided there is an option to turn it off at my discretion. Like Kevin said, there are some things that it would be very bad to do conversions on. But the overall idea is good. Could probably save a good deal of space on (...) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Let me add in my vote for autmaticly converting a *.bmp file that is uploaded to a *.png file. (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Nicely now. What do you think of the new colors?
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I hope the genius who decided on the color changes gets paid more than I used to spend on new bricks each year... because you've lost my business! (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Heretic. ;-) -Tim (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Converting to PNG would avoid those problems. The compression ratio generally isn't as good as JPEG but it's a heckuvalot smaller than a BMP. Steve (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Tim and Steve you are both "bad bad boys". =) But on that "other discussion" I did see an "idea here" that would work over there but it would never pass. Think credit card verification. =0 ha,ha,ha... -AHui A&M LWorks (URL) (22 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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| | Color Change tread on LEGO club message board
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Hello all, On TLC's official site, there is an interesting tread about the color change, on the Message Board of The LEGO Club: (URL) kids that are responding don't seem to feel very positive about the color change. With friendly greetings, M. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) help with :( 1. Ability to move folders around without re-uploading/moderating 2. Ability to upload .tar.gz files ROSCO (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) LOL :P -Tim (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Heh. Guess I should start complaining then? :) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Whoa! For a seond there, I thought I walked into a different discussion... Steve (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: 1773 & 2140
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(...) Well, that didn't work. I looked over the TOS for Brickshelf, and although it doesn't mention stickers, I guess they are included in the 'do not post instructions' envelope. So here are the stickers for a limited time as a zip file: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) I created this readme when we built the BSD offscreen only (no X) version for Peeron. (URL) think it covers just about everything. If you only want 128x128 thumbs you can skip the step about reconfiguring Mesa for larger images. Enjoy, Don (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Seems the links issue is the big one - perhaps if there was a link on the Brickshelf mainpage to this page: (URL) even, if there were a statement on the site about how to opt yourself in - for example, urging Users to explicitly use their full (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) OK....I wonder why it never seemed to work for me. Maybe it was and I just didn't realize it. (...) Good to know...I didn't know there was a limit. That means that BSV is slightly broken, I guess. (...) And red on gray is impossible to see, (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) I really hate this line of reasoning. It assumes the user should not have any role in the development or maintainence of community software. While BrickShelf is privately owner, and provided as a free service, the users should be able to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) Yup, we use it on Peeron and LDraw - though I was trying to recompile it (with a new patch from Don), but haven't had the time to figure out exactly how we did it last time. Doesn't help that the server doesn't have X installed - I think it's (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) It would be nice to be able to do that on the fly when requested. Converting files when uploaded would break some deep-linking applications. Converting bmp's to jpeg would be harmful to certain types of images, like Sprite Sheets or even LDraw (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) I'd just like to add my name to the list of those suggesting an option to opt in to allow their real name to be poated. I always try to give proper credit when citing a MOC either in a discussion or if I want to borrow a design idea, but have (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Sure, if we could verify that the user was over 18 (or 13 with parental consent). Unfortunately the only acceptable ways to do that are to take credit cards or use written letters. (...) Customview has always had an "exclude" feature. The (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Understood but people who have supplied a back mapping at LUGNET are in essence waiving their COPPA protection, wouldn't you say? So somehow letting people opt out of real name hiding would be a good thing, if it can be finessed somehow. (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Ideally, Brickshelf would actually resample the images when they are uploaded (with the option not to resample for wallpapers and such) This would save bandwidth, especially if BMPs were automatically resaved as JPG as well. --Bram (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) Thanks Tim! The new icons will be used any time a folder is uploaded to or "rescan"'ed. KL (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Could we have an option to leave it in? I find it very difficult to find anyone's directory with the real name removed. (...) selectable thumbnail size with autosizing directory names customizable recent menu (using customview.cgi)...it would (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I understand your desire for compliance, but perhaps a better move would have been to allow people to opt-in and allow their real names to be posted. The (unintended, I'm sure) consequence of dumping realname data is now its much, much more (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) Emailed some icons over to Kevin. -Tim (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) the file. The reason I dropped filenames in the first place was to hide habit of creating filenames like 0000000_this.jpg to get them to organize in the right order. --Bram (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) Has anyone got ldglite to compile on FreeBSD/Linux? That's All I need to render thumbnails. KL (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) features, if (...) to (...) Brickshelf is a fantastic resource, particularly being free. And being a user of a free resource it seems wrong to criticise it. However, the Brickshelf interface is now looking somewhat dated and I am sure there (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) I'm sure you were joking but to be clear I haven't blocked anything (yet). KL (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) Does that mean it's OK to suggest it again? (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) What would really help folders full of ldraw files is an LDraw Icon! Maybe Tim could come up with something that scales nicely in the 128x128 thumbnail box? Better yet would be a rendering of the file, but that would take a bit more work. KL (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) I responded before I saw your post here. (URL) I've removed the BSV code from my site LiveTheNow.com You can unblock me now. :P --SteveR (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) What I'd rather see is Kevin to implement at least a few of these features, if not even more right on Brickshelf itself. Which is the whole point of BSV, to show Kevin just how much better Brickshelf *could* be. --SteveR (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) The reason the "real name" info was removed was to comply with COPPA. (...) Much improved? Here's what I see: Pros: selectable number of images per row selectable number of rows per page large image resize function Cons: slower reponse (by (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Well, ideally this could be set up without using a bunch of hacks, instead using true content sharing ala the LegoFan.net discussions. (...) Keep in mind that I wrote this right at the time of the server move, so ads were not included yet. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer (and MIME types)
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(...) Hey, that's better. But does anybody actually use x-multi-part-ldraw for mpd files? I was under the impression that lugnet only serves up x-ldraw for dat, ldr, and mpd content. And back to the new GUI, I don't think it's really an improvement (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) I agree, it's pretty darn nifty! (...) Perhaps there is a way to have it get at the LUGNET cross reference info? I must say that I thought this was nifty. Really! But what I would really really like to see, though, is that there be a way (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) The ldraw and track designer mime types were inadvertently left out when Brickshelf moved to new servers. I just added these: application/x-trackdesigner tdl application/x-ldraw dat ldr application/x-multi-part-ldraw mpd application/x-ldlite (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Slope peices
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I've neer had problems with any of it, and with the high pound / low doller, its great :) Bob Clough (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Now if only BSV could surmise real name data and contact info ;-) -Tim (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) I'd love to see this running at LUGNET. -Suz (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: Brickshelf Viewer
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(...) Can you do anything for folders with .LDR files? Take a look here: (URL) would be nicer than a screenfull of blank icons. It might also be nice if the server applied the application/x-ldraw mime type when you click on an LDR DAT or MPD file. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)
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| | Brickshelf Viewer
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Several weeks ago, I created a php interface for Brickshelf which incorporates many of the features I've asked for many times. I know Kevin probably won't approve of this since it doesn't carry over his advertisements or count hits, but I wanted to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.publish) !!
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| | Re: 1773 & 2140
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(...) Well, I can help you with one of those. I scanned the sticker sheet for 2140 and uploaded it to Brickshelf. Here's the directory when it gets moderated: (URL) the largest file (300dpi gif, 392KB): (URL) well. Tim Strutt (22 years ago, 10-Mar-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.db.scans)
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| | Re: LUGNET t-shirt sale!
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(...) Another update on qtys! XL: 15 black, 11 tan L: 9 tan Shirts are being shipped to domestic addresses while I'm checking postal rates for non-US/Canada. Thanks for everyone's support! -Suz (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Comment Now at LEGO.com: New Grey and Brown
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Just as an FYI, the LEGO discussion boards have added this as a topic (thanks Matt Chiles and everyone else who submitted this as a topic). The board's topic and intro line read as follows: New grey and brown colors A discussion on the replacement (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general) !
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| | Re: 2004 LEGO Movie Poster contest
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(...) Oh man, I have the perfect poster to do, too, but the MOC I'm working on won't be done until April. :( - Kelly (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Castle. Well, was, until I saw the 2004 crap. Now my favourite theme is Pick-A-Brick... For me, the main reason to buy a set is te get the parts I need. (...) 3001 Brick 2x4. Have lots, need more. The 2x4 is THE brick. Yours, Christian (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
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(...) Actually, the monofilament whip was a HUGE letdown for me - in fact, given that everyone else I knew had already seen the movie and told me not to see it because it was crap, I went in with very low expectations for the movie as whole, and on (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
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(...) "I'll torture you so slowly you'll think it's a career." Man, if they'd ditched Bruce and Andie for a pair of well-cast comedy actors, they would have had a kick-arse movie going there. At least they had the good sense to put Richard E. Grant (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Slope peices
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(...) made in Blue and Red. It was discontinued in the 1970's or earlier. You can achieve a similar look by combining parts 3048, 3049 and any 45 roof peak (3041-3044). Clark (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 2004 LEGO Movie Poster contest
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This is a reminder. Still 6 days before the contest ends, so if you haven't finished your poster yet, it's time to work on it! Read below for more information of visit the Contest page here: (URL) there still isn't enough posters to rach the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Playmobil-like figures at McDonalds
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I got the soccer player and I don't care if it's not a brick, it's cute and fun to slide around the tabletop. For the first time in a while, I fibbed about who it was for. -Erik (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Playmobil-like figures at McDonalds
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You should hit every local McD's while you can. I hit 3 different ones on the first day, and each had a different boys/girls toy. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (22 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Slope peices
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(...) You're just a few years too late to cash in on the best source of most of those slopes, the black roof bricks pack as mentioned by Erik: (URL) triple slope (peak) has appeared in several sets in small quantities: (URL) double/inverted (peak) (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: What's Your Favorite LEGO Theme?
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"Erik Bush2" <erbush@gcasda.org> wrote in message news:Hu4444.qov@lugnet.com... (...) My favorite LEGO theme has always been Technic. Why? I think it has to be because I'm very intrested in all types of technicaly gadgets and machines and vehicles. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego Playmobil-like figures at McDonalds
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(...) Cool, I was wondering where the 1580 came from. It's been a while since I was 15 when I first got one, so I couldn't remember where I got it. Not in any of the S@H catalogs from that time period...just checked... --Dave (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Playmobil-like figures at McDonalds
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(...) I've also taken some pictures of this week's Clikits toy, as well. (URL) They are in this Brickshelf Folder here.> I'll make it a point to get the boy and girl toy each week and get pictures up of both. Also, I'm not sure how many different (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, FTX)
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| | Re: Slope peices
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(...) You should also check www.peeron.com. With Peeron you can search by 'part', allowing you to see which sets include a particular piece. This might be useful if you want to find out which bulk roof packs contain the slopes you are looking for. (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Sci Fi Novels --> movies
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(...) Back in the early '80s I actually wrote Douglas Adams a letter talking about how much I liked the books (I think just two were out then) he had written. He wrote back, telling me he was working on getting a movie of HHGTTG made and that there (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Slope peices
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(...) Thanks for that. I just spent a lot of money :-) I'd heard of Bricklink before but never investigated. Are there any issues I should be aware of when ordering from overseas shops (I live in the UK), such as import taxes or VAT? Thanks, Quboid (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: t33ny 3vil skull
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(...) I like the skulls. Pretty 3vil. 3vil will of course fall before Shpleevil, but that's beside the point. I have to say I've always wondered why you don't go ahead and render your LDraw creations. You seem to do everything in LDraw and rendering (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Most of my lego agenda: -Unpack from PDX -make a moontruck -design and build a new ship -keep up with the P-38 contest -answer a lot of email -make this post -post the new ship -update the moonbase page etc.. When I got back from PDX I worked on (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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(...) My favourite theme is Trains (blue track era) and Town (until mid 80s) (...) Hmm, why, these were the first themes I had as a child and I still like those. (...) I like the storage box a lot: (URL) Not only because it is a storage box, but (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Among recent sets, the Knights Kingdom Vladek Megafig (URL) quite a number of these in black. Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) February 7 also features bricks... ROSCO (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Or succeeded. I can do my rant again if you want. :) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general)
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(...) seemed? I had a blast! That was the first time that the .Space Paparazzi got to visit another place, and it was a LOT of fun...except for the various things that weren't to keen on getting pix taken. Musta been the nuclear flash:) Anyhoo, I (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote: snip (...) SNIP (...) Thanks Y3s, not 3nuf 3vil, hmmm... aha! r3d mak3s it 3vil3r! (2 URLs) th3 littl3st on3 slants th3 'groov3s' of th3 pins to b3 m33n! th3 skull with th3 grills looks kinda lik3 3lton john (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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-snip (...) Hey jeff - I like the top right one in this list the best - and the very first one is cool, too. I think the 1x1 round plates work best as teeth. The only issue with these, is that they don't look particularly 3vil - especially with (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Jeff Szklennik wrote: SNIP 3ven mor3: (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) (all kinds of snip) (...) That was great...thanks for an entertaining account! There's nothing like shiny new toys to unwrap! --Dave (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Rob Cunningham" <rob@bNcOmSePdAiMa.biz> schreef in bericht news:opr4gjhsjey2qix...net.com... (...) [snip] (...) boxes in the toystores in The Netherlands where you could get a bag with mixed pieces (picked out yourself). I think many Dutch (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Is it possible for someone to periodically post a list.. or a photo works of what is curently in inventory? Does it change often? Couldn't TLC do this.. I mean with a disclaimer saying they can't guarantee stock when you arrive and all, but (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.general, FTX)
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a small 3vil skull I MLcad-ed since it's late & didn't want to wake anyone with Lego rustling (that would be 3vil to do to those sleeping!): (2 URLs) the 1x2 technic beam w/ 2 holes (eyes) allows for other 1x1 round plates to be added for different (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Just a quick note from another SF reader, the Hammers Slammers series of books, in particular, "Cross the Stars" also has 2 FTL systems in it. And just in case you care, Cross the Stars is a SF version of the Odyssey. At least David Drake is (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) 4 hours? Not bad! One Q though... RH9 aka Shrike? It's support is about to be dropped by RedHat in 2 months, making it a lot harder to keep it up-to-date security wise (I know about the Fedora project, but it's not the same even though they (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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Phase 1 of installation of the new LUGNET servers is a success The new servers arrived yesterday in a pair of giant cardboard boxes... (2 URLs) ...which, though mildly annoying, did give us some much needed exercise. We went up one at a time. (2 (...) (22 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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After seeing a note here on Lugnet and some pictures of a few bendt 1x16 Technic bricks from a ISD, I decided to take apart my Imperial Star Destroyer (LEGO #10030) too, before any bricks was getting bendt. But I was a little too late. I now have 8 (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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Lego made this black slope brick pack about 4 years ago, that's why people have large numbers of them. However the "half pyramid" and "gable connector" are rarer. Let's hope they do another steep roof brick pack soon. -Erik (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Rob, you might wanna check out the unofficial on-line LEGO marketplace - a.k.a. Bricklink (URL) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.general)
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