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Toy Go Round yields another find. #4560/4561 Railway Express, 99.9% complete for $92 and an X-wing, also 99% complete for $20. Not bad. Some fantastic parts for such a crappy train design. Mike P., Tom S., and Zonker, I will be sending out e-mails (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: next Lugola meeting
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I believe that since Henry has agreed to hold it again, he will have final say on the time we start. If he is agreeable to noon, that would also allow us to break relatively early for those who need to go. Henry, when you decide on the time, send an (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: next Lugola meeting
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WOW, first off I didn't know the mighty Todd had set up a group for us. The 27th sounds alright to me, and any time is agreeable as well. Just keep me posted on all the details. Scott (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: next Lugola meeting
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I'm free to host a meeting on any weekend in May. Shall we say Saturday the 27th? And we can start it earlier than 3:00. All suggestions welcome. Henry (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: next Lugola meeting
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I would like to make a suggestion that it not start at 3:00 in the afternoon, as I would have to leave by 4:00 to be able to beat the traffic out of LA unless I want to stay until 7 and not get home until 11:00, as I am interested in attending, but (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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After the March meeting there was talk of the next meeting being held in May. Well it is the last week of April and I haven't heard anything yet. Are there any plans in the works? I ask only because I need to make plans as far in advance as (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: Legoland CA expansion news
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Hmm, I wonder if they turned a profit their first year. Does anyone know? Adrian Egli <AdrianJEgli@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:FtBo09.1wH@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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I saw this in the news today. (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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A reporter with The Orange County Register (a "fairly big daily" in Southern California) is writing a story about adult LEGO collectors. He's looking (I presume to interview and/or visit it) for a couple people in Orange County, California. Not sure (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca)
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| | More stuff I almost forgot!
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#8412 Technic Nighthawk - set is missing only blue chair. Rear small dark gray rod loop is damaged at one end. All other pieces in used but good condition. This set contains the gray ring with four ball hitches. Instructions in good condition. Two (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | FSOT: Classic Space, Trains, #540, #354, Ice Planet
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Greetings all, I finally got all my trade and sale stuff organized and here it is, followed by my new Want list. I know a few of you have often voiced your distress with the lack of good used toy stores in your arear, so I wanted to offer some of (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Lego get together Saturday April 15th
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Hello, all! I am having a get together on this upcoming Saturday at my place (Selma, CA - just outside of Fresno) and will be having all the local Adult Lego Fans here and was wondering if you wanted to come down. I am free all day Saturday and if (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.loc.us.ca.fno, lugnet.loc.us.ca.bak, lugnet.loc.us.ca.mod, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sto)
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| | Znap
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Hello, The Sunnyvale TRU still doesn't have any Znap. It's in the computer but not on the shelves. Has anyone seen Znap in the Bay Area, and if so where? Thanks, /Eric/ (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Lego Buys Interactive Toy Co. Zowie
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Some of you might find this of intrest...i found it in the Yahoo! news sections from an article yesterday. -Mike Lego Buys Interactive Toy Co. Zowie COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Lego is acquiring interactive toymaker Zowie Intertainment in a deal that (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Lego R2D2
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A large Lego R2D2 with "guess the number of bricks" is at the Mountain View Walmart. /Eric/ (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: Color sorting LEGO bricks...
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Well, yes, I suppose I could. But then again, the mindstorms version won't remove Walnut shells from walnuts and even if it did, I don't think it could do 8 tons per hour. Still, I would like to see a mindstorms one as well. Mike Zonker Harris (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Open invitation to build at Mike's house (was Re: FOTW on Blue Tubs from TRU!)
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I will be sorting the tubs and building from here on out. If anybody wants to come down and help sort/build modules, let me know when you can come down (3 - 3 1/2 hour drive from San Jose) and I will treat you to lunch/dinner while you are here. The (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Color sorting LEGO bricks...
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Mike Poindexter wrote (in part): (...) So, couldn't you just use some technic parts to make a conveyor and shaker, using 9-V motors to shake/vibrate the assembly to move parts past the Mindstorms light sensor, and us a motor to knock the "detected" (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: FOTW on Blue Tubs from TRU!
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Mark, I can't buy them for less than one cent each, so selling them for that after working on them isn't possible. Besides, I offer them out at one cent for thousands and let the market set the price. I go as fast as I can on the auctions and make (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: FOTW on Blue Tubs from TRU!
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I know this is a Kerosene Cat[1], so I am not going to ask my dad. I don't really want our state of the art nut plant featured as a Lego sorting station. The big problem with the sorting equipment is that it is used for sorting walnuts. Walnuts (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: FOTW on Blue Tubs from TRU!
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Hi, It also just occurred to me that you could do some serious damage on ebay with an efficient, cheap bulk sorting system, and new bricks at less than 1 cent each... Hum. Maybe bulk bricks from S@H, or incredible simulation, is not too far off. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: FOTW on Blue Tubs from TRU!
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Hi, Wow, I say, it never hurts to ask your dad. He might get a kick out of it. Worst he could say is NO, are you nuts! Would make a nice newspaper article w/ color photo, etc. though. What does the company usually use the equipment for when not (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: NMRA
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I could use one, if there is an advantage to registering with the group, or I can register on my own, since I'm a member of NMRA. Let me know. Paul Sinasohn bearitone@my-deja.com (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | april fool stuff
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this was passed on to me on 4/1 because my co-worker know I do lego stuff. not sure how many people on this list seen it already... April Fools day aviation news.. NASA CONTRACTS WITH DANISH COMPANY FOR FUTURE PLANETARY PROBES... Faced with rampant (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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i would be interested in going to the train event in August...i would be able to supply some rolling stock and maybe a building or two(if there is room). I agree with the Mr. Poindexter that we display MOC's instead of Lego trains since some of the (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: NMRA
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With several pounds of ABS on the tabletop, I find myself wondering: Has anyone burned a brick lately? How fast does it burn? How hard is it to put out? Can a cigarette ignite a baseplate? -gyug (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: NMRA
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Hi all, I don't remember his name (shame on me!), but a guy at the last meet had some nice cut-away multi-story buildings. His table was in the back, and he also wanted red windows. The buildings were only about 8-10 deep I would guess, and had big (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: NMRA
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(...) I might try some cut-away buildings on the left and right edges of the town, but the middle section won't allow them very easily, as the track is right next to the edge. (...) The tabletop is 29.75" high on the legomodular tables. Tabletop (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: NMRA
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Hi Mike, I think your approach to buy and install a 1-2 ft Plexiglas wall, like a sneeze guard, is the best. Then you can run the layout all the way to the edge. I can help with this if needed. There is a decent TAP plastics in Fremont. How would (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: NMRA
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Although I am almost done with the track plan, I need to get with Tom Stangl and Zonker on one development we had - any crowd barriers have to be part of our layout, which means that having 2' roped off cuts our layout to 6'x11', which is pretty (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I'm planning on being there. Russell (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Re: NMRA
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(...) Dunno if things will be the same, but at the MSP NMRA con last summer we were able to wangle a large number of people into attendance somewhat "informally" by talking to the groups cooordinator the day of the show. I was willing to risk it (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | RE: NMRA
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Hi, How many badges do you think you can you get? I know Ross and I would like badges to go, and could help set-up, operate etc. Can we pool/share them? Do you know the layout exhibit hours? What's the verdict on how many/types non-module (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | NMRA
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I received the info packet from the NMRA. I need to fill it out and send it in soon and wanted to get some info from the people in BayLTC. I am posting here in addition to mailing out in case some are not yet on the mail list. These are the parts I (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | LUGOLA newsgroup?
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Dear Mr. Lehman If it's no trouble, could you set up a LUGOLA (LEGO User Group of Los Angeles) newsgroup, i.e. lugnet.org.us.lugola? We just had our first meeting and it would be really helpful, and ego boosting, if we had our own section on Lugnet. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Mar-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: Great 3/25 meeting
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(...) sounds like fun. Hopefully I can make the next meeting. (I had a 24-hour take-home midterm in graph theory last weekend :( (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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| | Re: Great 3/25 meeting
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Hi folks, I'm sorry that I couldn't make it, but I'm glad to hear it was fun, and I'm hoping to make it next time. I'd love to see any pictures that might have been snapped, especially of people's creations and/or giant dinosaur sculptures. -Peter (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.la)
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