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(...) Fantastic Jennifer! A true work of art on both of your wonderful creations. They Look EXACTLY like the real thing! I'm amazed and impressed. If only my humble creations were HALF as elegant as yours I'd consider myself lucky. Good show and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Very impressive. I wish I can build things that good. Next time whoever say girls don't play LEGO, I will show them your page. (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, I was involved in crane load-moment indicators way back when, and was further impressed after I read the content on your site carefully. You obviously know more than a little about these cranes yourself... You might explain that a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ummm, are you married? Just kidding :-) These are really wonderful models that capture the feeling of what they are modelling. I've found that the recent Technic models do not "feel" right. The Police Beach Buggy, and the idiotic CyberSlam (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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Great site, and absolutely wonderful models. ::: sets fire to his own Lego collection and vows to go back to DUPLO ::: I love the numerous photographs detailing the assemblies, and the narrative text is interesting. I love reading about the process (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Absolutely wonderful! Reier (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I think you ought to take over set design at the LEGO Group! Jennifer, these are beautiful models, beautifully described and depicted and cleverly constructed. Thanks for taking the time to not just construct, but thoroughly describe your (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) You appear to have ovecome my usual technic problem with ease; either u build something whic looks good but doesn't work, or it works perfectly but looks like something that's come off Blue Peter. Great job!! Mike (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Wondeful! This is exactly why god made Technic. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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|i dont suppose you have a LDRAW .dat file of the loader? | |it is truly remarkable, looks to be well-designed, and it even looks |good | |great job | |josh (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi folks, I've just put a new website online with a couple of my recent Technic creations, a "technic figure scale" skid steer loader and a mobile crane. The loader is fully operated by pneumatics and motors, and the crane by motors. I've put a lot (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build) !!
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(...) I want to thank everyone who has given any help. After some trying and measuring I have found the wrong thing: The dedendum circle was to large. (Or, The rack "cuts" not enough) At this moment I have the 16-teeth gear shape. And now I will be (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Eelco, from what i can see, it seems to me that your gear tooth width is too big. You might want to shorten the distance between the left edge of a tooth and the right edge. You might find they mesh better, but with a characteristic known as (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Me & a friend were discussing the new town sets once. We both agreed that what we need is a subtheme called "Real Life". The town sets look to happy. The happy looking construction workers apperently love their jobs, the PRISONERS in the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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(...) it? (...) Whoa, would anybody do this? Rob (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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(...) I believe the last time there was a library was in 19- oh wait, they never have. So, are you trying to say that a real town isn't chock full of rescue and construction things while being totally devoid of any houses or retail stores? Kyle (...) (25 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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You might have to take more than 10 cuts with your rack cutter. To getting good involute profiles requires more "machining." "Eelco Kooiker" <eelco@kooiker.demon.nl> wrote in message news:G0qLsq.Hq5@lugnet.com... (...) tooth- (...) gears? (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Castle Jr would be a VERY ACURATE description of Knights Kingdom. I won't buy it or town jr. (...) hockey (...) at (...) they (...) UCS Star Wars-14+, Mindstroms 12. (...) seven! (...) Altoguh take a look at the Racers line. That is defintly (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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(...) You know what I wished they'd do, is to make sets like Guarded Inn, etc, where it's just like a building from a medieval village. They put way too much emphasis on catapults, trapdoors, etc. They need more realism! (...) hockey (...) Well, its (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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(...) Castle didn't go away, it just swung halfway around the world. I like the Ninja sets. I haven't really bought much Knights Kingdom, is it like Castle Jr. or something? A new subtheme would be great. I hope its the next genration of forestmen. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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Hello all, I went to TRU this morning to see if I could get the UCS X-wing. They had one left but the box was opened and taped and generally looked bad. I asked an employee, that was restocking the Lego shelves a few feet away, if they had another (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.technic, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town)
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(...) Mega Blocks! Heresy! (...even at $3 for a 4-pak) :) - Sean (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks (...) I have placed a picture on (URL) is (the begining) of a 16-tooth gear. I have calculate the following specs: * pitch circle = 16mm * module = pi (3.1415.........) As you can see it seams the teeth are to big. On (URL) you can see (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) .DAT files are just text files, use any text editor to view the code. For information about what all the numbers mean, see the LDraw FAQ, (URL). Question 20 gives you the language definition. Could you post pictures of the results you're (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes I have seen it too. (...) I don't know how to look "inside" a .dat-file. (...) I now that. I have used the rack-shape 10 times for making one tooth. Every time some degrees more. It is like the rack "rolls about the gear" (I don't know how (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello, It is about 20-25 years ago when I last playede with my 4.5 volt motor, but I remember them very vell. You should be able to buy new "points" at any electronic-part shop. As I remember it they are "single" but I guess that the screw is the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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You should take a look at the ldraw program and the .dat files which accompany it. I have seen gears in there - see how they tackled the problem and take it from there. Also, from looking at my own gears here the teeth are not a straight pyramid (...) (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Have just completed the webpages showcasing a model of a Truck my dad created last winter, feel free to have a look and comment. (URL) the guestbook, this forum or send and EMail directly to my dad at wimafaba@worldonline.nl Douwe (25 years ago, 12-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic) !
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(...) Well, okay. As an alternative, Wal-mart has their Mega Bloks NASCAR 4-pak on closeout for $3. At 75 cents a pop, you won't have to feel guilty if you really do crush one. Plus you get a few bricks to build walls you can crash tank and mecha (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello,, I have a few questions about the Lego Technic Gears. I have tried to draw them in a 3D-CAD program but I can't get the good tooth- shape. (I have made a rack, and used this for "cutting" a gear-tooth in 10 steps and then copied in a circular (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I bought the Expert kit on sale at ZanyBrainy about 3 months ago. It has a certain "neato" factor. Its worth it for that but has its limitations. You really need the expert kit to get enough parts to build anything complex. I got a little bored with (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd love to see this picture - as a kid back in 1980 I tried something similar, but only managed to get four wheel drive and steering without suspension. To see how someone else achieved it back then would be ace. It's funny how things happen, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi, This particular set was a trigger to bring me out of my "dark ages" for a brief time. My Mom gave my brother and myself each a set for Christmas and I had great fun. At the time my car was an old VW beetle and this chassis appeared to be (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Looking at that item brought me a bit of nostalgia - I still have my original set from 1980 or thereabouts. I had no idea there was such a demand for it now, although it certainly is a great model, in particular I loved the movable and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Kostka" <seahaus@znet.com> wrote in message news:G0p25K.3pu@lugnet.com... (...) -phil kostka (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ran Talbott" <ran@netgate.net> wrote in message news:G0oy8x.70H@lugnet.com... (...) might (...) far (...) the (...) i don't know about crushing town jr stuff, i mean all of those parts are sooo usefull!!!!! i can almost build crap with them! its (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I found an 8860 on eBay, (URL) bid on it a few times (it was less than 1/2 what it is now) I'd go higher, but I've bought too much recently, so thought I'd let a fellow LUGr get it. SRC (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Or monster trucks: with the advent of the Power Puller, they can't be far behind. I can see competitions to find out who can roll over and crush the most Town Jr cars ;-) With a check valve on the output, they might even make realistic (i.e., (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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The old red cilinders are in-and outside exactly the same as the pumps. Remove the spring --> perfect working cilinder. With the yellow ones it won' t work! Klaas H. Meijaard Bram Lambrecht schreef: (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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In case some of you didn't notice it the last time, well here's cybermasters at a very reasonable price. (URL) regards John Jensen (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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