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(...) Or perhaps the writer was just deprived or real Lego as a child and had to make do with Brix Blox or some such knock-off. Sean (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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Hi I got the 4533 at the new LEGO Imagination Center in Chicago, along with 5 promotional bricks(maybe I'll scan it on BrickShelf) and the #4541 Road-and-Rail Repair Truck. The set took very little time to build, but was actually a very clever (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Well, since one of the "non-LEGO" things they refer to is the MINIFIG, one wonders how long it's actually beem since the reviewer played with LEGO. eric (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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(URL) the Extreme Racer, the folks at LEGO have taken their idea of classic interlocking building blocks to the, uh, extreme. The components of this scale-model, off-road buggy are definitely not like the old LEGOs. There are rubber tires, rotating (...) (24 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.fun, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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This is true, however, I have had problems with this, namely: 1. It is a little hard to "split" the clip at the right place. You must drag to the exact place and make sure you are in the right frame position, instead of, for example, just clicking (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) I agree, clip splitting is VERY important. But it's a clunky way of editing out a bad frame in single capture mode. A delete last frame would have been nice. Or to let you delete anyone one in your capture list. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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Hi there, I agree with most of your review, but there is one that you stated incorrectly. when you said: (...) video (...) you are correct that you cannot edit frame by frame (a shame) BUT you can edit clips but splitting them (the icon that looks (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message news:3A0AF7B5.9B043D...a.bc.ca... (...) back (...) while (...) That is true about 640x480, Studios resets that to 340x200. Also Studios turns on the AGC if you use the live capture mode. If you only (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Yes, but from my tests that DOESN'T carry over to the Lego Software. It's dependent on the software running the device at the time. I set the camera to 640x480 with the other features on and when loading back into Lego Studio's it was "Normal" (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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"Jason" <jasonrowoldt@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G3rnvE.Hqq@lugnet.com... (...) LOT. (...) panel but (...) The camera settings can be adjusted by using "file-capture" in a graphics program like PhotoEditor. You can get a little window with a (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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Hello everyone, This past weekend I picked up Lego Studios here in the US for $180 USD. After playing with it for a while, I can now give a pretty detailed review. First, what you get: 1. A "Quickcam" encased in a LEGO sheath. It has areas on the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) I just can't look at this set without thinking "#6390 was hit by a tornado and all the useful pieces got blown away..." -dead (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message news:39FCF669.7E57BF...a.bc.ca... (...) I generally agree with Dean's experience. I'll add my list of +s and -s good points: fairly complete package for making short cartoons not movies very (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) POOPs (which actually are literally POOPs). The open walls are made from a single piece which is 2 5 high 1x1 columns with a 1x6x1 arch at the top, and a 1x4 plate between them on the bottom. The arch is actually a separate piece glued on. The (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Hm, so a further $70, eh? Plus of course the cost of the additional camera... (...) The point I was making was that it didn't look that "ghastly" to me. Maybe I have a higher tolerance for that than you do, or maybe my expectations are lower (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) Yes, the $70USD option. (See below) (...) What happens when you play back bad quality postage sized images at full screen res.? They get stretched and REALLY show off the errors... From the tests I've done it's ghastly... I would REALLY hope (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) The woman demo'ing it at the TRU said she thought there was going to be some ability to use other cameras, but it might require a "bridge". I can't vouch for the accuracy of her information though - she'd been trained only on that software, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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I just received my clock today. This is a pretty nice item. Note that if you order from the Holiday catalog it is $29.99, if you order from the Fall catalog, it is $34.99. What you get: 1 trans light blue dolphin 2 orange starfish 1 4x12x10 light (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general)
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(...) Example, the large Pod Racer set is $99 USD. (That's ~$150 CAN before shipping etc.) It's $89 CAN in the stores... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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(...) If you were to pay by cheque you'd only pay .43x % in exchange... (...) You do pay GST and the $2.00 charge for brokerage/duty (That's what they call it). Check your bill. (...) You purchased almost $500 CAN. I doubt you would be doing that (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.org.ca.vlc, lugnet.robotics.vc)
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