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(...) Ok I went through the process of tracking down all my sets and entering them, but this is ridiculous. There's no way I'm going to be able to figure this out. :-) Derek 1, 2, 3, 4,... (21 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) If your soon-to-be wife has any siblings, be sure none of them marries another AFOL and grant yourself a secret source of LEGO! :-P (...) I thought of the answer when remembering an 1967 catalog I own, somehow I recalled seeing baseplates with (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Pedro Silva writes: <snip> (...) Well, I found it in my hands when my mom-in-law gave 'em to me :) (...) Thanks Pedro! THat link also answered a long held question of mine--I have 1x2's with notches outta the (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You know I might have 1 or 2 of those trees from set 490. Must remember to look for them the next time I go home. Almost threw them out thinking they weren't lego. Derek (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Cheaper than the original price! :-O (see below for more) (...) (URL) right corner, set #799: notice the dimensions in centimeters, they represent exactly 50x50 studs! (...) *Your* FOTW? ;-) (...) :-) Gotta love 'em! Pedro (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I know the baseplate I had when I was a kid was very well used. It was also missing a corner, after i discovered that these baseplates make a perfectly acceptable frisbee (in a pinch). So when I look at the stack of baseplates, I can always (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Ya, I have one of these that I used as kid. I must have used it a lot too because many of the studs are well worn. Some to the point of the Lego logo missing, other are almost dome shaped. They are a bit annoying these days though, because (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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So I'm over at the mother-in'law's place on the weekend, for Mother's Day (of course). Seems that she was at a school rummage sale a few weeks back, and saw two LEGO grey baseplates for 25 cents (that's 25 cents for *both*--very nice!) So she got (...) (21 years ago, 13-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Umm, depends what you're after. If you need to push something or get a lot of traction, then the deformable tires have better contact patches. But when I'm making a robot that needs to move quickly and be able to skid steer, well, less (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Bricks and Blocks, St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada location is announcing the following Star Wars building challenge!!! Saturday May 17th 10am to 4pm Sunday May 18th 12noon to 4pm Join us to help build a Star Wars mural, win prizes, guess the bricks (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) You want wide tires with threads and weigth in rice. Think off-roader... Duals helps, and 4x4 is better too. We just took delivery of our new field work tractor and got it properly set up with weight to power ratio, fron to back weight ratio (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(URL) of you would have seen the original post in .robotics, BUT for those who are RTL xenophobes.... it looks like this page confirms all along about what we've occasional discussed. treads, and solid rubber wheel are crap. with a surprise from (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) My vote goes for 2x4s - I'd prefer the blocks to have a little bit more mass than 2x2s If people want to add a 2x4 plate on the bottom to "square off" the block that's fine with me (I think someone suggested that earlier) OT: Too bad I missed (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I like 2x2 a bit more. It should be easier. (...) Just don't cook them! When is the event? Next month? (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) your joking right??? the "hole" is the box. that's why I gave a ID (Inside Dimension) Chris (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I am biting my tongue!!! (...) even if we used a 2x2 it dose not mater. its almost as hard to process squares as it is to process rectangles. I don't care. so long as we have a some people all speak up and say what they want. right now its (...) (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) down"? (...) square and (...) How big is the hole that will be filled with rice and bricks? (21 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I want something with a square end. Chris, you say we don't need it, but have you tried building a hopper that lines these things up properly yet? (...) So far, I've benn planning on starting in the corner. (...) Right now my robot is 10.5", (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) 20 black and 20 white (...) lets go with a 2x4 (...) we once said that you can start ANYWHERE along the "back" wall on your half. so long as your robot touches the back wall. (...) 18" cubed. (...) whatever comes in super cheap 10lb sacks at (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Calum, You (The guy with a UPS powered Backup Rice Cooker)do not have any rice! Jeff VW (...) (21 years ago, 10-May-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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