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(...) The bottom of the #5 angle connector goes over the outer bracket on the switch. As like many other motorized switches, the pulleys rotate, moving the #4 axle back and forth, which moves the #5 angle connector back and forth, which moves the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Dave - the switch is a neat construction, but I couldn't figure out how the motor activates the switch. Could you explain? There is a more compact way of using the polarity switches though. If you poke the tip of a classic space 4-long antenna (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Derek, I had a similar experience with the Street n' Mud Racer. We, the hobbiests, have a pretty automated process for creating building instruction imagery. I'm suprised that LEGO's is not as automated as ours. I find that very interesting. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The part that i like in this post is '*another* potentially controversial web address'--as in www.rtlToronto.org--the cool bunch of froods who know where their towels are--is a controversial web site. Well, maybe controversial if you look at (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Well, I mistyped rtlToronto.org the other day and put in rtl-toronto.org. In the words of Biz Markie, "Oh, snap! Guess what I saw?" (URL) of whether I believe in abortions or not, I'm a little concerned how close we are to another potentially (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) just got around to building 10029 Lunar Lander. It's a really nice set, and I like the completed model. But the instructions are full of errors. I counted three separate errors. This is after I decided I should start keeping track, so there (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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When I was a little younger, I used to make these: (URL) is a robot space frog, and is made of four pieces, a slope, a antenna thing, a 2x2 round plate underneath and that weird offset piece for legs. Back to your regularly scheduled Sunday. Calum (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Iain Hendry wrote: <snip> (...) Want... (and I am talking about the hot German wimmin... :) ) Yeah, and the ride looks pretty good, too... Dave K (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) (offically (...) with (...) Not really. Caripro opened a few years ago Sky Rider at Skyline Park in Germany with riders facing the centre of the inverted cars ( (URL) ). Regardless an epic layout thats wining huge reviews from the enthusiasts (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) :: chuckles to self :: Iain (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Since adding motorized switch units to my LEGO track Wyes, I needed to come up with a good control unit. My first was 4 switches built into one box. Then I thought, "Hey! What if I wanted to expand? Add more switches??" Inspired by rtlToronto robot (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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(...) As long as your waffles are square I'll have no problem with you. :-) Derek (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) your BOTH wrong. when will you goomba's learn that pancakes should be ROUND!!!! darn it all! R O U N D !!! Chris The preceding silly message was just a point to show how silly the colour issue looks to me. (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) This is directed at everyone, not just you Ben, but I don't get this belief that the new gray looks blue. I've looked at it under Sun light, incandescent light, and florescent light, it looks like gray to me. A true gray, made from a mix of (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) What?? I strongly disagree. I have the new Dark Gray already (from a little fire boat). It looks very annoyingly blue. While the old Dark Gray is more bland but "normal" looking. Anywho, just my opinion. Benjamin Medinets (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I've run MLCAD under wine on my old laptop no problem - a P2 450, I think. But I didn't even think about the 68k problem - not sure if there even is a wine package for yellowdog. Apparently, the suggested solution is to run wine in an x86 (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) MLCAD is already slow on my P2/400 Win2K machine. I shudder to think what it would be like on a 040/25 under three layers of emulation. That said, I don't think it would actually work-WINE is not an emulator--hence thw x86 code wouldn't work (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Wouldn't the worse be an Amiga fan running linux on his amiga, and using mlcad over wine on it? Dan (who is somewhat of a linux nut, loves the amigas, and runs mlcad over wine :) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Don't listen to him, Derek. X-post all you want, 'specially to l.trains, 'cause then we'll get the train-head postings back in here and we all know how much Chris likes that. (...) Dave K -just smiling away... (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Go get 'em, Derek!! Dave K -who loves the general attitude of his rtlT compadres--"Hey! We need more attitude! Call rtlT!!" (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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