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| It's been in the back of my mind for a while and suggested by many over the course of the last couple of years so I decided to give it a try tonight. I'm talking about a Classic Space style light up computer screen. It was fun to build even though (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space) !
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| Good model. Except that classic space never had black computers, only blue, white and light grey :) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| (...) But I'm partial :-) I'm also envisioning on that little screen, "Modification Design (C) Rob Hendrix, all rights reserved." And also, "ALL DATA ON DRIVE C: WILL BE LOST. PROCEED? (Y/N)" -Tom McD. (URL) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| "Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:I7HCGC.n17@lugnet.com... (...) They do now :) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| "Tom McDonald" <radiotitan@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I7HJ7I.1yp5@lugnet.com... (...) sent me. I'm envisioning a red spot that says, "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that..." :P (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| "Rob Hendrix" <rob.removebeforesen...msltc.org> wrote in message news:I7HMM4.L91@lugnet.com... (...) For a real challenge, why not try and sell the idea to LEGO? I bet they'd take a sniff at it, at any rate! ;-) Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| (...) They did do it once, many years ago! If you haven't seen this before, check out: (URL) more specifically: (URL) neatest thing about the piece is that it's actually a small picture of a top-down view of the ship itself, so they probably (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
| | | | | Newer Mod (was: New mod)
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| (...) Clicky clicky again and see the new 1 x 2 tile with lights. I'm having WAY too much fun this weekend! Rob (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| (...) I think I like the slope better because you can't see the LED shadow as clearly, thicker makes it more translucent or something. But, all in all, truely a tour-de-force, modboy... I wasn't able to make out what the wording on the first line of (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Thanks Lar. Ya, I wish there was a better way (probably is, I just haven't thought of it yet) to make it show less of the shadows. I'm really enthusiastic about this new idea. Who knows, it could make its way into the train scene too. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| (...) Would it be possible to fill the block with some sort of translucent something? That way the lighting would more diffused, and light up more evenly. Even something like good old-fashioned white glue - that dries clear and the light would show (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| (...) I'm already using hot glue which dries to a translucent white color. There's just not that much room inside a 1x2 tile to hide an LED. I'll experiment... Rob (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| Which bedmill do you have? Lester (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space)
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| "lester witter" <witter@erim-int.com> wrote in message news:I7KwJs.14q3@lugnet.com... (...) OK, I used the wrong term to simplify for posting. I actually use a drill press with an X/Y vise. Sorry for the confusion. Rob (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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