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(...) Years back I had started converting my 9v train engines for lights. The idea was to light up some of the cars on a train. I used LEGO wire jumpers that I cut to tap off the motor, but you can always use off the shelf battery holders and wire (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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My name is Tommy Armstrong and and with my son Peyton,we actually engrave letters and graphics onto bricks (we started the brick namebadges at BrickFest), minifig torsos, etc. Although it has limitations as regards to multiple colors, it does have (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) The thing is, all these Lego light/electric items are really expensive. Single lights will cost $3-5, and a cable will be $2-$4. The transformers and speed regulators you do should not buy at Shop at hom if money is tight, at Bricklink they (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Have you found a new supply of these parts! As far as I can tell, TLC is steadily withdrawing support for the 9v electrical parts. Most of the wire sizes are gone, I was told electric plating such as you mention is no longer being (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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And I would recommend the following be added to your list as well Electric plates - 5037 that way you can more easily hide things, the wires work but it's hard to sometimes hide them (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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I'm looking to add some simple electronics to my LEGO layouts -- a porch light here, a motorized gizmo there, nothing fancy. I don't want to invest in a train set just yet. But apparently, buying only from LEGO.com, there is no way to do what I want (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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"Joe Strout" <joe@strout.net> wrote in message news:I28B4q.10E2@lugnet.com... (...) example, (...) (well-hidden) (...) would (...) know (...) them, (...) smallest (...) Power supply: (URL) speed regulator (to connect power supply to LEGO wires): (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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I'm interested in adding some simple electronics to my models -- for example, lights, motorized lifts, and so on. Ideally, I'd be able to run (well-hidden) wires from the various lights and motors to some control panel where I would have switches to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) Looks red to me, also. Then again, the 10072 Beams set is always shown in catalog photos with black 44374 tri-beams, but Peeron lists them as the same PearlLtGray color that they originally made them in for the Gigamesh Spybot. I'd guess (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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Hi there, I'm hoping someone can answer a question about the brick separator shown in this 1990 catalog photo: (URL) my screen it appears to be red. About the same red as the hinges shown just above it. Are my eyes deceiving me? Is my monitor (...) (22 years ago, 8-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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I'm gathering a list of resources for information on Lego parts, custom parts, modified parts, parts theory, parts history, etc. for the sidebar of this group. If you have or know of some links that should be included, please email me or post them (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) I've often wondered (never got beyond that) whether one could use photo-etching to create masks/templates for airbrushing Lego elements. The folks that do face-painting at fairs and amusement parks use re-usable masks to quickly airbrush a (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) The scale modeling crowd also uses Future floor polish as a gloss-coat. I'm not sure if it would stand up to the rigors of playing with the sprayed part, though. Check rec.models.scale for references to Future for theories on how to airbrush. (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Just a quick update on this ... The parts built with Stratasys and ZCorp machines are coming along well. My contact has printed a couple versions and Jason's been making improvements to the files that give us better results. I'll have pics (...) (22 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.events, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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(...) Whoa! I forgot what kind of technical crowd I was talking to. By 'custom decals' I meant 'faked element prints' (so, actually even less correct than if I had meant 'stickers'). By 'label paper' I actually did mean stickers though. I haven't (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) That's right, I'm trying to think of ways to duplicate the look of actual Lego printing as closely as possible, and the paper labels are just too jarring - even with photoshop-printed paper labels we have to do a bunch of post-printing work to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) For those interested in painting bricks, DullCote does a pretty good job of protecting most paints, though I'd suggest avoiding water-based craft paints in favor of actual model paints. I once used some Createx airbrush paint to apply silver (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Ah, I see. Terminology is sloppy - I use glossy photo paper myself, and Elmer's Washable Glue Stick (and colored pencils so that the edges aren't glaringly white). So I don't use decal, film, or glue-backed paper in actuality, though I call (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Imprinted? Take that to OT, mister. And be careful handling those screens--you might strain yourself. Dave! (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Hi Bruce... I was focused on the second sentence of those I left. In the second sentence he said "custom decals, running label paper" which is what confused me in his usage. Decals go on decal paper not sticker paper. Stickers go on label (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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