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Several years ago, in a computer controlled machining class, I designed my first clone brick--in aluminum. The bricks are exactly the same size as the offical thing, and work pretty well with each other or with "the leading brand." Mostly it was a (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - David vs His Own People
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(...) NO, THIS LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING. AND THIS LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING REALLY LOUD. This just looks like you're sloganeering. (...) Thanks much. I have the three print volumes and a wireless connection for my iBook. If I have time, I'll see if I can (...) (18 years ago, 20-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: Tiniest LEGO USB memory stick?
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(...) Here's a challenge- a LEGO USB drive that uses a mini-USB connection (found on BlackBerry and other smart phones). Adr. (18 years ago, 9-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Tiniest LEGO USB memory stick?
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I could not resist the challenge to try to craft what may be the tiniest LEGO USB memory stick out there. Was perusing the CDN Tire sales ad and found the Gizmo Jr. USB memory keys were on sale.. I took a chance on one and discovered that it fits (...) (18 years ago, 9-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | LEGO USB Drive
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I was perusing Engadget and found this LEGO USB drive. Question is - are they REAL LEGO bricks???? May be old news, but cool for the geeks in us nevertheless... (URL) (18 years ago, 2-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: A big ol' garage
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(...) This now begs the question, how many ldu's long is a matchbox car, and do they make trailer trucks and fire engines in matchbox scale. The garage looks like a modern firestation garage, after all. (18 years ago, 1-Mar-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | Re: A big ol' garage
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(...) Well of course you need a chimney- wouldn't be safe to drive that many cars inside without one. Then you need steps, so you can go clean out the soot. (18 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| | A big ol' garage
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We own about 300 of the Mega-scale Mega Bloks, which my 4-year-old enjoys, particularly when they can be used to build structures for his Matchbox cars, etc. Anyway, here's a garage that we built and which I rendered in LDraw: (URL) It's larger than (...) (18 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.duplo, FTX)
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| | Kazi anyone?
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Anyone got familiarity with Kazi, a mainland Chinese clone company? They print their name on the studs, and seem to use both lego and mb clone elements. Just received sets 6004, 5, and 6, Spider Super Man vehicles (translated at chariots by (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: test 5 # 5436546546787
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6 "Oliver" <oliver.giesen@mdsdx.com> wrote in message news:Jt278K.2wq@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test.foo)
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| | hmm
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this is a little bit of a test! (18 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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| | Re: Another verify test
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(...) another quick test reply! (18 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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| | Re: Another verify test
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(...) just a quick reply to your verifying test! (18 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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| | Re: Are Brix Blox LEGO-compatible?
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(...) Turns out its all in the way the channels on the bottoms of the bricks were made. Best Lock channels come down to the base of the brick, Brix Blox channels are the same width, but stop one lego stud length short of the base of the brick. That (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Re: Help please!
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(...) Thanks to Daniel B. for informing how to work around this problem. It's a comcast thing. Here's the workaround: Until DNS gets propagated properly, use the work around: edit c:\windows\system32\...\etc\hosts at the bottom add: 64.127.136.213 (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: Help please!
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(...) There's something going on with the servers. It's not BL so much as it is NorthStar Systems. NSEric posted something about it yesterday, said it would take a while for the 'info to propagate through the network' or some such. So don't panic (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Help please!
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I haven't been able to pull up the Bricklink site since yesterday. I was able to while I was at work, now at home I can't. I first thought it was a BL problem, but I now think the problem is on my end. I tried in both IE and Firefox. I tried by (...) (18 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| | Re: While we're celebrating anniversaries
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(...) This is indeed a cool bit of info, and I applaud the sleuthing that led you to discover it! The only down side, as far as I can tell, is that there's no way I'll ever be able to assemble anything close to a comprehensive listing of their sets (...) (18 years ago, 18-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | While we're celebrating anniversaries
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While we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Lego system, it is appropriate to note and give a cheer here that Enlighten is celbrating their 45th year of toy manufacture, proudly proclaiming their quality control, that parts manufactured in (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| | Pink Peeron
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Is there any special reason why Peeron's home page features a pink background today ? (18 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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