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(...) Nice! Although that one is from before the days when they figured out how to make them walk, while the real one is from before the days when they figured out how to build them slick-looking! 8D (21 years ago, 19-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I only have around 120 pics, I'll upload them when I get home. With a couple of serious cranes, we really had the crowd ooohing and ahhhing - Bob even managed to do a quick mod to run a straight boom for Sunday. And that excavator was awesome! (...) (21 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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i had a really great time at Brickfest PDX. i saw some very impressive mocs, but i got to say that the crane table was the best. those space and train guys don't know what they are missing. i have placed my pics here: (URL) i really have not had (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That Excavator was built by an 11 year old, by the way. He's local to Portland, had never been to a fest. His dad contacted me after hearing about it and we talked through what there would be to do and so forth, I think he and his son had a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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There was a table devoted entirely to cranes at (URL) PDX>! It was a great display, totaling 5 cranes with a combined boom length of over 25 feet :-) There was also a pneumatic powered excavator on display with the cranes. It was great! (3 URLs) (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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(URL) Those of you who are familiar with Sluggy Freelance should recognize this character immediately. Those of you who aren't...well, Kiki is a hyperactive ferret (moreso than normal) that just begged to be immortalized in plastic. Seriously, she's (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Unfortunately, those have not been updated in a couple months. Not much good this far into the PaB game. :| What would be really cool is if Lego would have the information listed along with the individual store listings on their web site. I would (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Peeron has 'em for Burlington and Solomon Pond, MA. Unfortuantely, though, Dan doesn't seem to stop by every day and update the list. :) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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And remember that you do not have to be local to a Lego store to take advantage of PaB! Give them a call, they are happy to ship cups of bricks. Now all we need is a good/accurate online resource of what is available at the various stores. :) Greg (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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FYI - The Lego Store at Palisades Mall off 87 in NY has a variety of technic beams available in their bins as of this moment. You can buy cups of loose pieces there (large for $12.95 and small for 6.95). They had holed red 14 and 8 stud beams, GREEN (...) (21 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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For those who aren't aware, FBTB is covering the Toy Fair in New York and pictures of new 2004 sets are starting to appear there. So far there are Duplo, Quatro, Dora, Creator, Designer (mecha!), and Technic pictures on there. I'm expecting Star (...) (21 years ago, 15-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.quatro, lugnet.harrypotter) !
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Hi Mark, (...) Couldn't you use (URL) to fix red propeller to (URL)? Philo (21 years ago, 15-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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This is an Idea for a counter-rotary propeller. Russian planes use this system, and helicopters too. Note: I use a rubber belt for fixing the red propeller on the gear (6542.dat) (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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The engine is ready for take off. The new construction give more stability and looks good. It's like a P&W?? No adjusting necessery like the old version. Each cylinder keep his position. The radial engine can be powered with a 2838 motor and turns (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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FUT: lugnet.dear-lego It'd be nice to see a re-release of 8448. It's not very old, but it's already up in the $300 price range. That's a little high for something that sold at retail for only $130. (URL) buy a re-release of this set in a heartbeat. (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Something like (URL) this> perhaps? ;) (URL) Allister (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I know when I've made a bad joke when I actually have to explain it :p Sorry about the mistery. I saw that picture and inmediately imagined a combination of many Lego themes, including almost all Technic subthemes. Base and blade for barebones (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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I just uploaded a new rover named Roboto. I built it to work on a IR dection setup that did not have the problems normally associated with IR dection. And for a plus I think Roboto could be built with only RIS parts, however, I'm not sure (have not (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think he may have just been trying to get our minds off of differences in building elements by getting us to focus on something we probably all would think was cool, a nifty new robot. In case anyone wants to find out more about this new (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) teal/orange/black robot (says something about being 3.45 meters tall) on a page that's written in Spanish (and even though I took two years in high school, I'm not very good at learning new languages, and it's been a few years, so...). I (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.technic)
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