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(...) How about the cheaper 5599 car? Not as big a loss if you trash it. Also harder to control... might make for more fun/skill. Mario (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) So how are the arms actually lifted? Just hydraulic rams? That things amazing.... ROSCO (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I like how in the technical specifications the height and diameter are given in ft and the drive is given in KW. Thats what kills me about stupid imperial units: they are inconsistent when it comes to electricity. They should specify their (...) (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> To: <> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:08 PM Subject: Re: SMASH up DERBY!!! date set (...) Will do so Monday. 2 on order so far. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- (...) (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) OK, how about this..... monday Angelo can call his supplier and find out about exact order dates... my only reason for doing this soon is cause MARCH 15 is king of the hill.... I didn't want an event too close to march 15... so I will wait (...) (22 years ago, 10-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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HUSS recently posted the following new animations to their website. (2 URLs) ) This is the machine Wonderland is building right now. I am just..... in shock. (81 days 22h 8min) Iain PS - so I'm having a go at building it out of LEGO. I don't know (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I want to participate, however, I'm constrained by delivery of the 8475 (and then some time to build and learn to drive). Angelo is constrained by how quickly Lego can fulfill his orders. So, I want to do it, but, Feb 22 may be a bit too (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Chris Magno" <cmagno@rogers.com> To: <lugnet.org.ca.rtlto...ugnet.com> snip (...) 150+tax says that he can get them (...) I think that is cutting it a little TOO close. Another week after maybe? (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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OK, I've cleared off my lego table. I'm about to build a lego/znap hybrid that will surround my RC car guts. the IDEA is simple. I dare you to build a RC "car" that you will feel confidant putting in the ring against my RC car. last car moving... (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) umm, that must have happened just after I left. (why is the queen on our money anyway?) <-- rhetorical Chris (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Yeah, we all pledged allegiance to the Queen. Long live the Monarchy!! Mario (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 From: "Iain Hendry" <militaryduckjock@rogers.com> To: <lugnet.org.ca.rtlto...ugnet.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 12:22 AM Subject: Dinner (...) Uhm, I think so. Angelo Castellano -----BEGIN PGP (...) (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So what'd you guys do? I heard I missed like, the most important dinner ever or something? Iain (22 years ago, 9-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Well, they aren't one piece like the duplo horses or sheep, but they are duplo, and they're only $3.00 each: (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft writes: Sorry, I got home from work last night and fell asleep before I could remember to do anything. Here is a diagram if the dimensions for my train module table legs. (URL) you build to them, double (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Here are some Lego ducks my kids made a while ago. There are some sheep in there too (for those who don't particularily fancy ducks)... (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) "Several"? Wow. Being Italian, we go to weddings almost as often as we eat expensive cheese and pasta. I must have been to well over 100 weddings in my life. All of them over-the-top mega-italian-affairs of course. The year we got married (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I actually was expecting a second Friday of the month dinner, but apparently all of you suck. So Saturday it is. Ha. (...) This was really quite an interesting wedding. I've been to several so far, an Italian one, a Jewish one, a few Chinese (...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) do you have ANY IDEA how BUSTED you are. I cant keep comments like this to myself ya know. My silence is gonna cost you at least one RCX. :) Chris (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Nor I... Going to San Diego... :) Enjoy the Dinner... I'll be back on the 19th.. Jeff VW (Must go Pack...) (22 years ago, 8-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) My girlfriend's PJ's have penguins on 'em. I get pretty excited... but prob'ly for different reasons... Ummm... Prob'ly shouldn't have said that out loud... Never mind... <snip> (...) Dave (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3E44353C.903040...aka.com... (...) *Anything* with penguins or ducks is exciting. They're just so cute! (...) something. One would think.. :) (...) My plan is to never, ever go to (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm sure it's not as exciting as you think. Very sure. :-) (...) Who would have gall to change the meeting time just so they could go to a wedding. I mean priorities. You'd think he runs this thing or something. (...) You really only ever need (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Derek Raycraft" <derek.raycraft@sitraka.com> wrote in message news:3E441AA2.708040...aka.com... (...) WHAT'S THAT!!!...!!! EXCITED I cannot come on Saturday as I have already made plans to go snow tubing with my friend Cara. I was anticipating a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I'll bring you a carpel tunnel penguin if you come on Saturday. Unfortunately I don't have any Lego penguins, I think there are some duplo ones. Derek (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Not I, said the little black and white penguin. Iain (who's not doin' anything Friday...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Robots?? what's that? I've been building firestations and train layouts and firetrucks and landscapes and and and... technic beams? Baah! I might as well just sell all my RCX's--I'll never use 'em again. Oh wait! You can use the RCX's to (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) ahhh how sweet. NOW BACK TO ROBOTS and smash up derby!! less train talk more robot talk!!! see you guys on Sat. Chris (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Arg, I forget. Basically I designed it so the adjustable feet would be in the middle of their range if the modules were at the same height as modules sitting on the library tables. I forget how high the library tables are. :-( I can do up a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hey Derek, How high were your legs for your modules? I'm talking the distance from the bottom of the mod to the end of the leg. As well, those nifty adjustable feet-Home Despot? Just wonderin'. I'm going to be building a few mods on Sat. and I was (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) OK, so were on the same page..... its not gonna be a deliberately break your $100 receiver brick... BUT if you have a design that will allow for a broken beam or plate.. then that MIGHT happen. either way I'm still in. I'm a big boy now.. I (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I appreciate Calum's efforts to be clear about what could happen in this event. This is why I won't be participating. However I will come to watch the carnage. :-) Derek p.s. If Calum will let me use my 1945 Bugatti, then I'd enter the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I think you've got the wrong idea. I'm not saying _I_ will build something that destroys Lego, but I don't want anyone thinking this will be something like other LUGs where people HAVE TO WASH THEIR HANDS AFTER EATING BEFORE TOUCHING A MOC. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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If anyone's interested, I can help put some hazards together for the playing field. I have an air compressor and some extra cylinders that we could use to design humm... whatever. Depending on how we do this, it still might not be LEGO destructive, (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) cute.... but I've seen little in the way of robots from you these last few games.... so unless your going to put your Geoffrey dollars where you mouth is..... -- Chris Why do solar calculators have an off button? (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You know where I stand on the idea... I have so many old bems 'n stuff that I don't care if they break. I once build a cube out of solid LEGO bricks... if you want to take that idea, I highly doubt that a 6 battery box hammer could damage that (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually, I'm not. (...) My idea is really the same at any rtlToronto event: Come with the expectation you'll be buying all new RCXes and parts, that way you're not going to be pissed if anything breaks. Lego is pretty resilient, but I'm not (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Steve Hassenplug wrote in private e-mail (...) again, I have to stress that when Calum says that we are in this to DESTROY LEGO he is exaggerating. we would not really hold and event that would willfully allow battery box hammers. as well, if at (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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"Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:H9x9oD.Iy5@lugnet.com... (...) Does LEGO make a penguin, or whale? I miss Nootka and Neocia. :( Iain (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Actually, at the suggestion of Wamalug's Christina Hitchcock, I bought a 10000 Guarded Inn this past weekend. It's a nifty little set-quite cute. I can see why Castle people like it: I keep noticing little details on it that I didn't (...) (22 years ago, 7-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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