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(...) We'd have to saw out the fibreglass to make a window for the "driver". Sigh :) Calum (23 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3CF4E450.906050...aka.com... (...) SkyTrain. Original line. Avoid new line like the PLAGUE. (I'd ride it, for the stations. But the trains. THE TRAINS. They have to go. Right now.) (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3CF4ED91.800050...aka.com... (...) Not of the new hardware! Like I said, the old stuff is flawless. The new trains are these gigantic, massive, anticompliant, incompatable blobs of (...) (23 years ago, 30-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Wicked! And if I can make it (I'll confirm a day or two before) I'll being my customized knight for you, the $13 for the T-shirt and a few Town minifigs for Calum. (for the brown hood) Oh, and I've finally developed a few of my competition (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'll see if I can find out. Would you like pictures? :-) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You know the good old Murphy (as in Murphy's Laws) :) (...) See if you can hang out with the the guys from VLC... there should be a nice group of enthusiasts in the area!!! :) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh great now there's going to be a work emergency or I'll be sick or something that will prevent me from making it that day too. :-) Thanks for the change, I hope this doesn't inconvienence someone else. So anybody know anything interesting to (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) errr I only have 1 Bull's Attack. (...) I can spare a flag...I'll give it to you for free. (...) I'll bring the flag, the archer, and the ungeared (old) 9v motor with me to the next dinner (on the 14th, if I don't have drill - I'll have to (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nice haul....I doubt my mom would do that for me, go looking for Lego at garage sales for me....I think they feel that I have too much Lego already... :) (...) Actually, currently only Calum and myself are registered and confirmed (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I have no problem with the date. (...) I'll go with one RCX. (...) At the beginning of each match a flag is always placed in the centre of the middle island. Competing bots start in opposing corners of end islands. The goal of the game is to (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, rtlToronto June Monthly Dinner Friday, June 14th, 2002, 6pm Mel's Montreal Deli, 440 Bloor Street West (E of Bathurst) (URL) "Come out, come out, no use in hiding..."-Dave Matthews By popular request (okay, just Derek) we've put the dinner (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3CF39175.807090...aka.com... (...) Spadina? A better question would be, if you get on one of the new trains, do you spontaneously die, or just melt to death? (I. cannot. TOLLERATE. (...) (23 years ago, 29-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I think that Cathy Rogers and Tyler Harcourt are doing it this time. Last commercial I saw had Tyler doing the commercial. Since Cathy is the producer, you know she'll be with the show for a while. George Gray is off doing the half hour "Weakest (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Fine by me :} Jeff VW (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Sweet!!! Who is hosting it? Jude BTW, HaHaHaHa!!! (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Does anyone object to the 14th? I don't mind moving it. I just mailed Dave and he was good with the 14th too (he originally asked me to set a time about a week ago) Calum (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) June 5th at 9PM. Note: Leave it to TLC to run a Trading Spaces marathon the day I get my teeth pulled. Calum (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Friday, June 7th. ???? But I planned my vacation around the general principle that dinners would be on the second Friday of each month. This mean I will miss dinner for the first time since I started coming to rtlToronto dinners. If I get on (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I wrote this one day quite a few weeks ago...(don't remember the exact date) Well I sent it to Richard Noekel since he is a big ABS midieval fan, like myself. He graciously replied it back to me so I could get a copy of it... I added the pics to it, (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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a) Chris, why not make it a "NEVER AGAIN 1 rcx rule, effective immideatly"? What's the big deal with limiting to 1 rcx anyway? If some one can do it with a single rcx (or even a scout), well more power to them, one more thing they'll have a right to (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm of the belief that the flag should be in a known (read, center of center island) place. Iain brought up a very good point, which is that no one really knows how to do search and destroy very well at all. Considering the size of the table, (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) gets (...) So then one can build a folding 'flail' of some sort that can reach from the starting position to the flag on the other end. As soon as the round begins the flail (with a battery box at the end for an added kick) will start rotating (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Just giving an update to the castle.... I decided to work on the roof, since I had enough grey plates to work on it, and put on the blue roof tiles in the centre...and then worked on the central tower. I was going to put on two side towers, but as I (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Existing rtlToronto scoring has usually been: For BOTH robots: 0 points for the loser 1 point each for a tie 2 points for the winner ridicule for anyone showing up wearing a double windsor. One possible case is where a robot A goes across but (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) He he I am not quite 'super' yet. I just believe that there is no need to use motor or sensor to deploy the bridge. (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Still sitting here waiting to go. I actually have one more large and one more medium shirt, then I need to buy a new batch. My long term goal is new shirts (same pattern, maybe different shirt colours) by BrickFest. I said this nearly a year (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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this new game coming up. (smirk) much like the last game project X, a clear way to score contestant who have not fully completed the challenge needs to be discovered. I have no good ideas (yet) except to hire or pay professional judges to score each (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm at odds with this. It was my(?) idea to tout the 1 rcx rule so that I could justify a NEVER AGAIN 1 rcx rule. but if this need to be a multi rcx game..... on the other hand Ka-On the super lego guy claims to be able to do it with a (...) (23 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Oh! we’re doin’ trades!!! ~I'm in… Ben, I've got the customized knight made for you. Hopefully you can bring the archer from the Guarded Inn with the flared bullet helm to trade. And also, since you have a few Bull’s Attack sets, would it be (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) No problem...I'll have to test it out to double check it works alright. Had 2 of them, but sold one... will remind you a day or two before the next dinner.... Ben (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Ben, I'll trade you a 9V geared (ie, the Mindstorms kind) for the non geared...will bring it to the next meeting if you remind me. Calum (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well I guess I'm lucky then...I have 2 Winners right near my house... approx. 5 minutes each way. East-side St. Kitts Rules!!! (Except the one Zellers on the West side has a better selection, and there tend to be more finds on the Walmart on (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I will enter with a single RCX. This game is almost do-able with a single scout. (...) A pulley wheel would be nice. With this design, a bot don't even need to use a sensor to find it. It only need run around and use a pair of rotating fingers (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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17th is good for me Multi-RCX (in case you had any doubts!) Flag in the center of the table Pulley wheel or another tire on top No need to cross the table...object is to lift the flag (I'm not convinced that I agree with this one because we really (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Guys! Sorry I have been out of the loop for a while. I have been busy at work, and busy at home sorting LEGO :) My Dad returned from California last month, where they went to lots of flea markets, and when he returned home, he brought me (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I may have mentioned this once or twice--multi-rcx! (...) Whatever, if it's on the center table, put it in the center. Can we then start our robots anywhere on the starting tables? if so, I could place my 'bot right across from the flag and (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:Gwr9Dp.8Cw@lugnet.com... (...) this (...) I'm definately thinking this should be open - I didn't reailze it was a 1-RCX only event so far. :-/ (...) of (...) I'd prefer if it was in the (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, I need some commentary on a few issues, as I'm going to book the room in the next few days for August 17th, 2002. a) RCXes. Currently we're at a single RCX rule. Does anyone feel that this contest might require two RCXes, especially since (...) (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: [rtlToronto] rtlToronto in National Post!
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(...) Hey, now THAT is pretty cool-rtlToronto, worldwide, courtesy of your friendly neighbourhood multinational media conglomerate that repurposes materials. Thanks for the link, Ross! Calum (23 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) ROSCO (23 years ago, 26-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.mediawatch)
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