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"Oliver Giesen" <ogiesen@mdsintl.com> wrote in message news:Gu5GJo.8H4@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) 1&SEQ=00&BUS=375097&...rd&TYPE=13 (...) I wish I lived in Toronto. Iain (23 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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G'Day There is a small strip mall at Dixie and Matheson, on Matheson, behind the Stage West Hotel, that has 4 electronics/PC clone shops in a row. Active/Future Components is at one end. (But there prices are horrible) Daiwa used to be there as (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Chris Magno snip (...) Between this and Dave's email, A-1 was the closest, but not by far. Found what I want. Thanks. But now I kind of regret going there. Like a kid in a toy store. Started out (...) (23 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hello, I am just posting that I've added a couple of sets to my inventory. These were the sets I bought at "Winners". There were the two fright night sets and the sharks cove set. All prices are basically comparable to other Brickshops. I might add (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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(...) Ohhhh Yeah!!!!! VERY Cool....I've only just "discovered" Winners. I've been there 3 times now. I went twice this week. The first time I purchase what I had posted earlier - 2 dragon/"night lord" sets (fright knights) and a one Timmy set (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) HI: I can not think of any off the top of my head (at 1:37am) BUT i do know that A1 Electronics is at Kipling and Queensway. (more like NorthQueen) But this is more in Etobicoke. Electronsonic is at Vic Park and Steeles.... And I think you (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have been going through a copy of _Extreme Mindstorms_ by Dave Baum et el and started to build some of the sensors shown. Off to Radio Shack. Been a while since I went to by an electronic component. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Some links to inspire... (URL) steering! (URL) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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This is what I was thinking. Its easy to build a vehicle that can span a gap, if you're allowed to build something bigger then the gap in the first place. My hope was to see robots that had to expand in some way to get across the gap. Right now, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) 24 inches... from a 'bot that has to fit within 1 cubed foot? k, np, as long as i get 2 rcx's!! ;) Dave (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi everyone, I ran into John at school about a week ago and we talked Lego for an hour. We talked a bit about the proposed capture the flag game, and what we thought about it. The idea is growing on me. a simple game should be a nice break from (...) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I have been to Winners just twice, and I think I might hit them again in the next day or so. I bought a couple of Fright Night sets (4.99 CDN knight & dragon sets), as well as a Timmy set (the small vehicle)... seen the arctic sets for $36, a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gu1oxF.52y@lugnet.com... (...) sight (...) cars? Neither, I'd planned on having a parallel track (presumabally technic) with a carrier running along that with an autocoupler. This (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hi Kevin, Unfortunately neither Iain nor I will be making it down to the event due to prior commitments. But thanks for the invite, it is much appreciated! Calum (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Un message francais suit. A french message follows. Hello to all, I'm proud to announce the Montreal Area Lego User Group (MonLUG) second and the Ottawa Lego User Group's first participation in a Montreal Area train show. It will be held at (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.org.ca, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca) !
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The new Winners store opened today at College & Yonge. My stomping grounds. Their Lego stock today was 3 units of 4817 and 2 units of 4819, as well as four assorted roboriders sets. Since I don't have 4819 and I like the other one (These are the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) There is precedent. Here is a TLC designed "set". (URL) by Jorn, in fact, the same designer who brought us the recent great train stuff) It was presented to train summit attendees as a gift. If you can pull this autotrainreshuffler thing off (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:Gu10Ir.KKC@lugnet.com... (...) Metroliners (...) Like Candy! Maybe we could be like those people who make metroliners out of seven parts, like, a 2x1 slope and some clear pieces. You know, (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I was sort of kidding there. The idea a heavy bomber could drop Metroliners out of the sky to happy children everywhere sort of made my day. (...) The difference between ZNAP and Lego is that no one can feel bad about borrowing ZNAP. This is (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:Gu0xsv.CwA@lugnet.com... (...) the tracks? How to keep them level when it rotates? What if they swing? That might look pretty hass. Like a big feris wheel. But I dunno. Maybe that would be (...) (23 years ago, 4-Apr-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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