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Re: Some questions.
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:50:41 GMT
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On Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:31:53 GMT, "Fraser" <fraser@<nospam>lovatt.com>
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> I'm returning to Lego after a bit of a break (yes, it was the Star Wars sets
> that got me back into it) and I have a few questions that perhaps someone
> would be kind enough to answer.
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> [1] What on earth does FOTW mean?
Find of the Week. For really cool or cheap or large lego purchases from
stores, garage sales, second-hand stores. Basically from anywhere.
> [2] And GURP ... what's that?
Generic Universal Role Playing [System]. It's an RPG from Steve Jackson
Games (, Inc., I think).
But I think you meant BURP -- Big Ugly Rock Piece.
> [3] Where do I get the browser add-in that allows me to view DAT files in
> line? I've got LDRAW and LDLITE ... but I click on the link and it just asks
> me if I want to download a bit of CGI.
LDLite should create the settings needed. If you're using Internet
Explorer, be sure the DAT and MPD extensions are set up with the correct
MIME information (and I don't remember the correct settings right now, but
it's somewhere in lugnet.cad.*).
> [4] Is it me or doesn't eveyone else think that the Droid Fighter is rubbish?
No, I think the Droid Fighter is great! I just wish they'd had a bigger
part in the movie, and the articulation on the LEGO set was better. I
changed the neck on mine, so I didn't have to keep pulling its head off. I
haven't fixed the legs yet.
Steve
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| <big snip> Thanks Steve and Scott -- it's one of the great functions of the internet to allow communities to form like this. This and getting cheap holidays and ordering groceries. I did indeed mean BURP and the explanation of the acronym really (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I'm returning to Lego after a bit of a break (yes, it was the Star Wars sets that got me back into it) and I have a few questions that perhaps someone would be kind enough to answer. [1] What on earth does FOTW mean? [2] And GURP ... what's that? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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