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I'd like to be the first to give my impressions and thoughts from the show... It was a great show guys....much Kudo's to Chris Magno for putting out an excellent event... as far as event organization....especially a robotic event...I have no choice (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train1 video complete
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well, things are progressing here!!! :) I got some bot, some code, a LOT of hope. then again, look at my competition...... Bruce's bot. bah! it is to laugh. Chris Visit my newly revamped walker page @ (URL) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | train1 video complete
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I just put the finishing touches on my train1 video. It's in the order of aobout 5 minutes long (but of course it takes much longer than that to put it together!). The final cut is encoding right now. Problem is, my [tiny] robot doesn't have code, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Bots and Trains!
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(...) Why yes. My laptop will have the atlclient and an IR tower on it. I'm about to leave the house and go buy a safety cable for. but that's the only language i have one it. GLAD to hear your bringing a robot. this is cool. :) Oh, and I'd just (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Robotics meet tomorrow
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"Jeff Elliott" <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message news:3B20F56F.903BE6...res.com... (...) You're not coming?! :( Iain (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Robotics meet tomorrow
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Best of luck, all of you! I hope to hear all about it on the newsgroup by Monday! Jeff E (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Bots and Trains!
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(...) Thanks! I'll have the deneros pour vous tomorrow. Then I'm going to be dedicating myself more to trains than 'bots (oh no says the technicies) yep, gone over to the dark side of the force... it's so much greener on this side of the fence. i (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Bots and Trains!
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Should have been posted last night... Well I tore apart my bot today (the one I built two days ago) and just finished rebuilding it... I think it looks cool.... I finish the programming tommorow... (actually today) Chris: I started using the SDK 2.0 (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | guarded inn on Lego Direct
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Posted on Lugnet as "July Surprise" I tried to "search" for the item...but it wasn't yet available. This should make our summers for sure....talk about a mind blower. If you asked me what Legends they should put out.... 1) Metroliner 2) Airport (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: DCC question
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(...) The installation isn't actually too hard. It just requires you pull out several tabs and tear apart the motor. (...) Word is not all DCC likes to play nice with each other, so we're going to have to do smore research. Someone (I guess me) will (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | DCC question
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I went to my local hobby shop this morning and saw their limited selection of decoders.... They do have DCC compatible decoders (N-Scale) and a couple others.... not Digitrax .... I didn't buy it because I am not that good of an "electrician" so (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | havin' fun with trains
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.....I took out my motor out of 7745 (High Speed Train).... the one with a brand new 9V motor .... and attatched it to the 7722 that arrived today .... of that was so much fun .... I set up a moderate sized train track layout 3 straight on one side (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Trains and Brains (no Autopoints)
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Hey Tim.... Did you see this: (URL) the skeleton of a metroliner....this would an interesting way of finally getting a working metroliner!!! Seriously, though... I still can't believe someone was selling 2 metroliners for under $200....I think that (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Trains, Brains and Auto-points
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(...) I just happened to build an automated switch last night from someone's posted instructions. However, I didn't have the right Technic reducing gear and had to improvise, and I don't have the new motor, so I had to use the old style. (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train layouts
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@aol.com> wrote in message news:GEJCzn.59H@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) I can see it now... the "Medinets Mangler" :) Iain (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train layouts
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(...) It's nice to have a dream.... isn't it. ;) Chris Visit my newly revamped walker page @ (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train layouts
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(...) like to post on Lugnet :) Benjamin Medinets (I wonder if I started commenting on robotics...whether people would name part of their robot after me... :) ) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | reply about robot tape width
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Iain: You sent me e-mail asking about the width of the tape on the game board. This is what I have decided to do. 1. put down a strip of grey DUCT tape over the gape in the board. This might help pushy robots. 2. put down 2 strips of 3/4" black AC (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: train layouts
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(...) Oh sure..... everyone wants to name a part of there train module Magno something or other.... If this keeps up MOST of Train 2 will be a town named after me.... COOL! :) Chris Visit my newly revamped walker page @ (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Trains, Brains and Auto-points
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Hey guys, I was gazing with great bliss and complacency at your TD switching yard layouts when it suddenly occurred to me that perhaps -- just perhaps -- you had not experienced the wonder and joy of fully automagic remote points. And if there (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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