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(...) I agree Rob. Drag racing is totally uninspiring! Although, I don’t think we can really blame drag racing...I think it goes back to Connect 4. Now whose idea was that??? Bruce (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm in. I have always wanted to try smaller blocks. (...) Uggh. I doubt block stacking needs any more complexity. Even after three runs at this competition, there were very few successful robots. Rob (rtl has been dead lately... Are we all (...) (20 years ago, 31-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) start with the YelloPages. I'm serious. you will find MANY within 416 area code. a few are just down the street from HollyNorth. (...) very well, I think. (...) YES, thats EXACTLY how it works. keep in mind they are there to sell BIG ticket (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I suspect I'm more welcome by some, than by others. (...) Actually, I was trying to suggest in addition to the above scoring, add bonus points for stacking like colors together. So, if you stack three blocks, 1 black, 1 white, and another (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, Dave getting around to fixing anything... shyeah right... I'd have to take out all the blocks and LEGO stuff out of the arena and actually work on it. That's not gonna happen--I mean, what would the LEGO webcam'bot do in the meantime?? (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Was googling for images on the legislative buildings, looking for MicroScale inspiration, when I came across the John Bland Archive: (URL) -Rob A> (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
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(...) Crap, now I'm getting interested too. Can't say I'll do it, that will depend on when its held, but it's been too long since I build a robot. A lot more interesting then drag racers. Derek (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) How do you build a half-size block? (...) Oh, right... BS/2 :) (...) I have a bit of bad news. Now, I'm interested. (...) Another option is to give bonus points for consecutive blocks of the same color. That would allow people to stack any (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Pick a time and place. I'm throwing this out there without consulting either Chris or Calum, but if there's an interest, and I get approval from the head honchos, I'd like to run a concurrent event at the next rtlT robot event-- Half Size (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Being a Downtown city boy, I don't know where any of these "Scrap Yards" you speak of are. Any suggestions of were I might go? How do they work? Do they just let you run around with a screw driver pull off what you like then they tell you how (...) (20 years ago, 30-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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