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(...) Well, it is one big tourist trap (West Maui.) After a while (2 days in my case) you can freak out because you're surrounded by artificial entertainments. I thought it would help to look under the surface. The most *disorienting* moment was (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) <snip> (...) Right, but doesn't that show that LEGO specifically weren't lifting Maori culture and words? It took forethought to decide to give Bionicle a Pacific Island flavor, yet not impeed on any one specific peoples culture or beliefs. By (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I'm not sure what your point is here Matt -- quoting from the recent article: ' Mr Solomon and the groups he represents objected to the inappropriate use of Maori words, and the way the game mixed together strands of many cultures... "We would (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) <snip> (...) But the Maori are the only ones to make a stink, so they are the ones LEGO is kowtowing to...squeeky wheel syndrome, ya' know? You'd think the Maori might notice this, but of course, there's money and press to be had. I still (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Lego has nothing to gain by poking fun of the Maori, but, someone has to tell them that they are not the only people in the Pacific! The original challenge was silly, because they are not exclusively Maori words. "If an agreement can be made (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) It's great to see a positive result from this dispute!! ROSCO (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Write down in your calender: Modelshow Europe in Ochten, Netherlands: mid April 2002. Don’t mis it! During this show more than 200 exposants (!) shows their models. You can see models in the field of cranes, heavy haulage and construction equipment (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.events, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic)
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Well, tomorrow is Super Saturday and I spent the other day taking pictures and making some instructions for the kids to use. I posted them on Brickshelf here: (URL) check them out and give me some feedback. I put them up Wed. but we had a tornado go (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Hi guys, The red beams is the main problem: he hasn’t got enough of them. So he placed an other at S@H but they are (temporary) out of the assortment. I’ve already seen the undercarriage: gigantic! Tomorrow I will make some pictures of it. He also (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Close enough! I think the maximum boom height (combined with jib) is around 198 meters. This scales to 8.3m, or 27.1 ft, in 1:24. However, there are many different boom configurations and they don't necessarily have to be as tall. But if he (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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That's lucky - it scales to about 1000 studs, so just use some of the new 512 stud Technic beams ;) JB ... now were'd I put that ABS glue ... (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Which, from memory, in its maximum boom configuration would give a scaled height of over eight metres! Could be *very* interesting indeed! Jennifer (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Detailed pictures on my website
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They work in IE5.0, but Opera has the same problem as Netscape. I'll have a look at the code later... Duq Johannes Keukelaar <johannes@nada.kth.se> wrote in message news:j0oitd2ixwy.fsf....kth.se... (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"DB" == Dennis Bosman <dennis.bosman@siemens.nl> writes: DB> I don't see any errors. They open on my PC .... Hmm. Funky. Pressing reload in the popup window a number of times does not help. What does help is looking at the source, picking out the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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I don't see any errors. They open on my PC .... (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Update on Maori/Bionicle dispute
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from BBC news: "Maori take on hi-tech Lego toys" "After challenging Danish company Lego to stop using Maori words for its hi-tech toys, New Zealand Maori are now planning to work with the company to draft guidelines on how to use traditional (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.general)
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"DB" == Dennis Bosman <dennis.bosman@siemens.nl> writes: DB> Many people asks for more detailed pictures on my website. Well, I DB> made some Zoom-in pictures with some topics. Hopefully it will DB> give you more information. DB> English: DB> - (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Detailed pictures on my website
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Many people asks for more detailed pictures on my website. Well, I made some Zoom-in pictures with some topics. Hopefully it will give you more information. English: - Renault AE: (URL) MAN concrete mixer: (URL) Scania T143E: (URL) Scania P124G: (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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| | Re: Large Crane MOC
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Hmm, OK, I now someone who also is trying to build a large crawler crane. He has chosen for the DEMAG CC12600 of the Van Seumeren company, scale 1:24!! It's absolutely amazing and I can't wait to see the result. His name is Ron Jansen and he's a (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.loc.nl, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: anyone got the instructions to 8412 nighthawk/sky wasp?
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(...) It is available here, along with heaps of others: (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.technic)
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