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I know many people have already seen this Monorail from the rtlToronto Train2 pictures, but I've finally got around to taking some more detailed pictures of it. Its a monorail that uses blue 4.5v train track instead Lego's monorail track. Hence the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: i have a proto-robot......
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(...) That's an excellent idea. I'll probably be using leJOS for this so I'll have to remember to print out the Java source and bring it to the contest. I hope others do as well. I'd love to see the software side of peoples solution along with the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Train2 Video
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(...) Derek (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Train2 Video
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(...) Oh! Oh! Pick me!!! Over here!!! Pick me!!! I'll have it up on my site by tonite. Dave (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug)
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| | The TOMLUG Alliance
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rtlToronto, ParLUGment and MonLUG are proud to announce the TOMLUG Alliance, the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal LEGO User Groups Alliance. We have agreed to not only accept the free flow of members between our groups but encourage members all our groups to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains.org) !
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| | Re: rtlToronto Train2 Video
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WOW!!! Iain, I just saw the entire train 2 video. good JOB!! :) I have only one little tiny question. who took the photo of me holding the train??? AND why must people feel compelled to take my photo in "compromising" train shots? :) :) :) Chris (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: i have a proto-robot......
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(...) oops. that was just a typo on my part. sorry. I should know better, Mario is the name of my brother. (...) I'll give you a hint. it can be done with 64 nested "if.. then" statements. (smirk) (...) (shakes head) man, I'm sorry to hear this. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: i have a proto-robot......
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(...) Hey, right after the daily strudel break... Lunch? :) Calum (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: rtlToronto Train2 Video
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(...) Just got back from Montreal w/Iain. First off, thanks to MonLUG for a great show. More on this in another post. But here's the rtlToronto/train2 as shot and edited by the illustrious Iain Hendry: (URL) is 79MByte and is in MPEG format. I think (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.monlug) !
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| | Re: rtlToronto10 competition rules
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(...) It's because in a game, there could be real mean folks who think of nasty ways to subvert the game, ie, 89 pound battery boxes etc. Gentlemen wouldn't do that. That little phrase has now come to mean, "Bah, we're not really that strict on (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Is it wrong?
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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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| | Re: i have a proto-robot......
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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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| | rtlToronto Train2 Video
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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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| | i have a proto-robot......
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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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| | Re: rtlToronto10 competition rules
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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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| | Re: rtlToronto10 competition rules
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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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| | Re: TRU 4561 Railway Express - $119.00
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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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| | Re: Is it wrong?
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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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| | Re: rtlToronto10 competition rules
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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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| | rtlToronto10 competition rules
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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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