 | | Misuse of Technic Parts! —Calum Tsang
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| | | You know how much I can't stand it when certain (ahem, Iain. Ahem, Susan) people misuse Train parts for other projects. (oh, blockstacking with train crossing weights! What's this?@!!#$#$@! :) Anyways, just to make y'all cringe, here's a classic (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Oh, settle down :-) Everyone knows that "all other themes are just spare parts for 'x'" where x = 'your favorite theme'. :-) As for using technic parts in non technic creations, it's been done. Every Milton Train Works custom kit uses at least (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —David Koudys
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| | | | | | (...) Love that equation. Isn't the sole purpose of LEGO to be interchangeable with other LEGO? The problem I have, and I'm sure I'm not alone here, is when there is non-LEGO incorporated into the equation. That's when I get angry. I snap. I lose (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:G4Lyzr.GDF@lugnet.com... (...) train (...) Calum, it doesn't chap my ass as much as you seem to think it is when people use Technic for non-Technic reasons. Because if I let you do that, (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Iain Hendry
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| | | | "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:G4Lyzr.GDF@lugnet.com... (...) LEGO - I've never had any great deal of success doing that. BTW, with the blue express train that you have - is the motor the same as the other ones? I seem (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) Thanks! I've never used unusual angles either. Speaking of unusual angles, I ended up riding the RT the other evening to Scarborough Town Centre. I think I may have a solution to your RT building project: Try offspacing door and wall segments (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —David Koudys
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| | | | (...) By the by, what else are you suppose to do with those inner hubs to those old Technic tires anyway. Those tires aren't so good for robots--the rubber always slips off, which always annoyed me. I have 10 of those tires on my truck and a few (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | (...) angles, (...) door (...) ACK!!! I missed this original post. Is that all you said? Or did you have any other coments about the RT? Did you love the linear motors? Did you notice the after-acceleration when leaving the stations? Did you have (...) (24 years ago, 27-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Calum Tsang
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| | | | | | (...) Am I the only person who reads Lugnet via HTML? That's all I said. I loved the rubber direct drive tyres, and I did notice the acceleration after leaving the station. The driver was told me the door locks over the little nook so you can't look (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:G4ponx.KLq@lugnet.com... (...) ??? How does reading the group in HTML decide what was quoted?! (...) WHAT!!!...!!! THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!!...!!! (...) Yes, I am, after 4 disconnects. Nice (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Calum Tsang
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| | | | | | (...) Reading using the web interface (not HTML, HTTP) allows you to check back and find previous messages. That I assume you were using a NNTP newsreader which won't let you mark unread old messages (ie, whatever Dave had quoted) (...) Actually, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Iain Hendry
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| | | | | | "Calum Tsang" <tsangc@mie.utoronto.ca> wrote in message news:G4ptJu.CC7@lugnet.com... (...) hardware (...) Yes yes yes, now explain this: (...) :) Iain (BTW, OMG - (URL) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PCWo GET ON THE PHONE TO GIOVANOLA!!!!!!! Am building (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: Misuse of Technic Parts! —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) That's where I got them too. I don't know. I used to use them as moorings for boats and as you can see, ducted fans for Town planes. Calum (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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