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(...) Sweet.... I ws kind of thinking along those line, (getting your help to design/build something that actually works!) (...) And hopefully get everyone to create some, so that we would have lots of excess containers to pile up. Jeff VW (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Jeff, if this goes ahead, I'd love to help out / design / build the cargo crane itself. I think that's something I could handle. I had one built and ready to go for train1, remember, that was destroyed in a spasm of passion. I wouldn't be good (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Over the past while I have been rying to figure out what to do for train 4... After watching a show on crains on TLC I had a thought about building a Ship/Rail cargo area. I was thinking of having a large (working?) crane for unloading vessels, and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi folks, I found a little gem of a game today called Boso View Express. It's a realistic 3D train driving simulator which lets you drive a Japanese DMU along a section of track in what appears to be rural Japan. If you've ever wanted to be a train (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You know that episode of the Simpsons where Homer screams in agony because someone burns a donut? (URL) how I feel. I did however find a small Adventurers set which is at Winners with two of those slopes. I ended up buying a few of them for (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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While in line for Shiva's Fury at Canada's Wonderland on Saturday, I saw a red inverted 1x3 slope in the ride area. I didn't pick it up, but I thought about doing so. Iain (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: Parts trading at next dinner....
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(...) In case no one does trade or sell you one, you can always find a 9732 Extreme Creatures Expansion set, which is often discounted. Calum (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey John, Somehow I acquired 3 of those Fibre Optic thingys. I'll bring one to next dinner for ya. I'll also bring my copy of the space shuttle. Take care Dave (22 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hi guys I'm in the process of building the 8480 Space Shuttle out of my own parts, and I'm missing one not-so-critical assembly: the fiber optic lighting element and 8 strands. After the shuttle, I'll probably use them to simulate a distributor and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I saw something that really caught my eye today at Walmart. I seen a whole bunch of the Dino Adventure Line-up sets (especially the large Dino Research Lab) and also lots of copies of Bulls Attack (Knights Kingdom). I know Adventure sets aren't a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Posted to RTL Toronto because it applied to Canadian Lego Prices/Local Golden Horshoe Pricing. (...) Zounds!!! over 3000 pieces (making it the largest and most pieces set in Lego History) ... also the most expensive set (well highest MSRP) lego has (...) (22 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) Dec 6th! (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Re: The Sears wish book is out! (apparently a month ago in TO)
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Just wanted to X-post this to loc.ca I received my Wish Book this week, and wanted to point out the Sopwith Camel for only $70 (mine cost nearly $100 when I ordered it from S@H last August, after shipping, tax and the currency exchange). I hadn't (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) They specifically pointed out they used VxWorks because of being able to program in C++. I've noticed a lot of their job ads etc stress object oriented programming experience. Apparently the older arms are done with much lower level (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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A time and place have not been decided yet. At my current build rate I'm hoping for mid to late November. :-) Derek (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | Fw: 4107 at Toy R Us $29.99
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 bcc Derek From: "Derek Raycraft" Thanks for the info snip (...) Amazing. First I was told mid October, then December for availabilty. I called and screamed. 50 cases in about a week. snip : : : "The only (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Overkill on the OS, but then again it's off the shelf so you don't need to spend 1 or 2 man years designing, coding, and testing.... (...) Yes!!! Small teams of dedicated smart people can make all the difference. Cheers, Ralph (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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hey guys, a little bit out of the subject but when are you planing to do Train 4? I didn't saw any date on peach. I'll like to go and meet you again if I can. Martin (22 years ago, 26-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey folks, Last night I visited MacDonald Dettwiler Robotics (MDRobotics), formerly known as SPAR Aerospace, the Canadian company that brought you the Canadarm Remote Manipulator System. The Toronto chapter of INCOSE, the International Council on (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I was just at the Toy R Us at Yonge and Queen and it has the new 4107 creator bucket for $29.99. I'm disapointed but not surprised by the price. It's exactly what I was expecting. I was hoping for the $24 to $26 range the 3033 ended with. Now if (...) (22 years ago, 27-Sep-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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