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(...) Well, I looked into a piece of curved plexi at a ~50 cm radius and it's apparently very hard to do, beyond basic plexi bending. So I suspect I'll build it without, sort of like Derek's Imperial Shuttle. Calum (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ok, ok. I promise to post more often... just spell my name correctly in the future :) I've been writing code 1 hour each day on the subway ride to/from that wonderful place I have the priviledge of working for until next April. It's just (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Woo hoo! Iain, the video is GREAT! I love the tons of on-track footage. And I like the swooping & panning(?) shots (I'm not up on the terms). Nice soundtrack too. Very applicable. :-) Thanks a million for making that available to us. It will be (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
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OK, as inspiration I feel I must tell you (brag) that as of last night I have a "working" robot for r10 that solves MOST of the conditions set out in the rules and my personal challenge!!! that means I have just under 3 month to refine and fine (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <Dark Humour ON> <Calum Mocking ON> Rules for the upcoming event will be enforced very strictly. The group has adopted a new policy fo 'beating down rougue contestants'. This was never too much of a concern in the past, but has become (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) HI Ivan !!! Welcome to RTLToronto. As Ben said (Hi Ben) this is a "gentleman's" game. for the life of me I don't know why we call it that........ never mind. (smirk) OK, The reason We came up with the idea of a grey base and black border and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Bite your tongue! Have you looked at the Shop @ Home catalog lately? - 2 train car bottom sets (Not even the depressed center version, but the shorter boxcar version) - $30 - Electric train motor - $25 - Speed regulator - $42 - Lighting brick (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I would suggest making a hinged roof and propping it up to show viewers. Just laying a sheet of mylar or glass across the top doesn't add much visually and has exactly the same effect as either no roof at all or a propped one. I would definately (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Welcome to RTL... As far as the competition, I think the key word is a gentleman's game. Basically this is for the spirit of the game. There were a few bends in the rules (even at its conception), about a certain member wanting to use non-lego (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey everyone! I found out about rtlToronto about a month ago. And even wanted to show up for rtl9, but unfortunately couldn't make it. But this time there is no way I’m missing rtl10, I even stated designing my “pattern assembler”. Well at any rate, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Are there any other LEGO sales? Jude (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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...I am quite sure Lar ++ will be reading this... (I don't doubt that rtl Toronto is one of his favorite groups to read, next to Lugnet.Trains (ofcourse). bearing in mind that, I saw this interesting news article by a prolific lugnet poster.... (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I put in another "large" order to lego shop @ home. I bought approx. $50 US worth of bulk sets so I can really do the church "justice". Hopefully, it will come in on time, so I can finish it for Friday. Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) thanks for this...I am sure the "kids" of rtl will find that most usefull. I doubt their parents will.... :) Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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G'Day In the "Big Toy Book" from TRU they show the 4561 Train for $ 119.00, (until Nov 23 I think) not great but better than it was. Cheers Oliver Play Well ! (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) <Mocking Calum on> Simpson’s (Mrs. Lovejoy) -The Children, what about the children.- <Mocking Calum off> Not that I'm drawin’ any parallels to the reverends wife… But, I'm sure that no kids are gonna really be offended in any way by that. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Uh, seeing as we often have children at rtl events and probably read on Lugnet, let's keep the talk of beating them down to a minimum :) Calum (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> wrote in message news:GMFrML.13M@lugnet.com... (...) And beating down rogue children? You bet. :) Iain (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Your probably right about that...though my sister very much enjoys listening to the song while she watches the Train1 video. She hasn't bugged me to see it in a while, but she still very much enjoys the video AND the song... :) (...) (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
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(...) Cool...I look forward in meeting you, too. Good luck with the entry. I, myself, will probably not make an entry... (rationalizes...'too busy with scorekeeping duties'...) :) Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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