RTL Roll Call (monthly post)
Zachary S Tseng
This is the monthly posting of rec.toys.lego roll call form. Please respond
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Okay, folks, here is the latest R.T.L roll call form. Please fill it out even
if you have already done one in the past.
Version 3.2 changes:
Additions-
"LEGO Dark Age" - Many of us have gone through a period(s) without
buying/playing with LEGO. This period is the so-called "LEGO Dark Age".
When was yours?
"First LEGO set after the Dark Age" - self-explanatory.
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R.T.L roll call was started in January, 1995, so we can all know each other
better (kudos to Lou Zucaro, l...@pause.com, for the idea). Over 400
R.T.L'ers have responded to date. David Karr (ka...@cs.cornell.edu) has been
collecting all the entries. You can find all the past response at David's web
site:
http://www.lugnet.com/rec.toys.lego/roll-call/
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Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name:
Gender:
Year of Birth:
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child:
Location:
E-mail Address:
LEGO/home page URL(s):
Marital Status:
Children:
Occupation:
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since:
# of Sets in LEGO Collection:
# of Unopened Sets in Collection:
# of LEGO Pieces:
# of LEGOfests Attended:
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited:
First LEGO Set:
LEGO Dark Age:
First LEGO set after the Dark Age:
Favorite Theme(s):
Favorite Set(s):
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):
Set/theme you would like to see:
Current LEGO Project:
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame:
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests:
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If you have any further comments/suggestions, please feel free to email me.
Thanks.
Cheers,
Zach, the keeper of R.T.L roll call form
ts...@math.psu.edu
Doug Watson
>Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
>Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
>
>Name: Doug Watson
>Gender: Male
>Year of Birth: 1986
>Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12
>Location: Rochester, Michigan
>E-mail Address: exa...@theouterrim.com
>LEGO/home page URL(s):
>Marital Status: Single
>Children: None
>Occupation: Student
>On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: a week ago...
>
># of Sets in LEGO Collection: I don't keep track, I only play with them...
># of Unopened Sets in Collection: None
># of LEGO Pieces: A LOT
># of LEGOfests Attended: None
># of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: None(unfortunatly)
>
>First LEGO Set: A pirate ship
>LEGO Dark Age: Never...
>First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Always get legos for B-Day and X-mas
>Favorite Theme(s): Ninja, Space, Star Wars,
>Favorite Set(s): Launch Pad, din't know the name...
>Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Ninjas
>Set/theme you would like to see: Olympics and snowboarding(winter sports)
>Current LEGO Project: Might start a Ninja Dojo....
>
>Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I dunno
>
>Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Pokémon, Star Wars CCG,
>
From Doug
tidykat
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Pamela Hunt
Gender: Female
Year of Birth: 1966
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Gee, I never thought about that.
Location: Minot, ND
E-mail Address: tid...@writeme.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): my kids have me working on that
Marital Status: Married to a Lego maniac
Children: 2 male Lego maniacs (4 and 5 yrs old)
Occupations: Wife and Mom (the two best jobs in the world!)
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: December 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: About 50
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: That would be Lego blasphemy!
# of LEGO Pieces: I haven't been bored enough to count them all. Maybe
when the kids start college...
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
First LEGO Set: Imagination Celebration Freestyle set
LEGO Dark Age: The first 31 years of my life
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Imagination Celebration Freestyle set.
My favorite
Christmas present last year.
Favorite Theme(s): Town (not the new Town stuff, though. It even bores my
kids.)
Favorite Set(s): #1880 Basic 5+, it has instructions for a really cute
house.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): yellow smiley faces
Set/theme you would like to see: Bring back sets that you actually have to
build.
Current LEGO Project: Picking up and sorting Legos.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Able to walk through a dark house at night
and not step on
any!
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Cooking, cleaning, etc.
PrivateWar
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1970
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 9
Location: Virginia
E-mail Address:s...@cstone.net
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://members.aol.com/privatewar
Marital Status: single
Children: just me
Occupation: computer analyst
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: weeks
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 15
# of Unopened Sets in Collection:0
# of LEGO Pieces: 250
# of LEGOfests Attended:0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited:0
First LEGO Set:fabuland circa 1973
LEGO Dark Age:1985 to 1992
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Sub-Orbital Commander
Favorite Theme(s): Classic Space
Favorite Set(s): Classic Space sets before 1000
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Pre-movable arms mini-figs
Set/theme you would like to see: COPS
Current LEGO Project: Death Star II
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Got 4 2x4 plates stuck in left nostril at age 9
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: computers, guitar, rubiks cube
DMusetti
make my own web site..
Name: Mark Musetti
Gender: male
Year of Birth: 1974
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: about 14
Location: Columbus, Ohio (Originally from Long Island)
E-mail Address: dmus...@aol.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): not yet, but some friends on the newly forming
Columbus group may help me with that.
Marital Status: married 2 years
Children: None (or else then they'd get to play with my legos)
Occupation: graduate student (pharmaceutics)
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Dec. 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 150
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: if i didn't want to open up sets I'd collect
barbie dolls and precious moments.
# of LEGO Pieces: about 40,000
# of LEGOfests Attended: none yet.. someone take me!!
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: nope just a lame exhibit at FAO Schwartz NYC
First LEGO Set: fire truck from a happy meal at McDonalds 12 years ago.
Favorite Theme(s): Town junkie all the way..particularly into high
rise/metropolis
construction.
Favorite Set(s): airport shuttle (just got it via trade for xmas) and a couple
of
buildings i've created myself.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): would love to see blonde female minifigs.
Also like 45 degree slopes bricks in black/red.
Set/theme you would like to see: Metropolis sets... i have built several good
prototypes... would like to see the old 7-12 basic building sets
back.
Current LEGO Project: tore down my 120 sq. ft. city and brought it to ohio in
hopes of reconstructing a high-rise 200 sq. ft. metropolisduring the next
year.
I am also re-starting a Columbus, Ohio lego group along with about 6 others..
**Any central Ohioans that i haven't written please respond if interested**
Meetings to be scheduled saturday afternoons starting this or next week
(1/8/99)
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: My skyscrapers.... will have 8 or 9 in my new
city
including a 10 story mall with indoor monorail entrance on the 2nd floor
crossing
a street. Already 3 completed.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: bowling, snowstorm and hurricane tracking, italian
cooking and big-brother mentoring..
HAPPY BUILDING!!! Mark
mark musetti: dmus...@aol.com (disregard rokenbok spam block)
Look for my ultimate metropolis on my web page coming
this spring to a computer near you!!
DJA
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Dave Astolfo
Gender: M
Year of Birth: 1971
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 16
Location: Burlington ON
E-mail Address: dast...@globalserve.net
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.globalserve.net/~dastolfo
Marital Status: soon
Children: none
Occupation: Systems Analyst
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Aug 98
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 20
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0 - curiosity gets the better of me
always..
# of LEGO Pieces: ~ 15000
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0
First LEGO Set: Tractor
LEGO Dark Age: from 13 till 26
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Lego Submarine
Favorite Theme(s): Technic
Favorite Set(s): Mindstorms
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): gears
Set/theme you would like to see: Have it - Robotics
Current LEGO Project: Barcode Multiset combined with Mindstorms
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Sigma Communications (Lego Communications
company ants to use some of my pics for their website. Will know for sure
in April 99
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests:
Mountain Biking
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Adam Yulish
> Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
>
> Gender: male
> Year of Birth: '74
> Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 14
> Location: Columbus, OH
> E-mail Address: bwa...@ee.net
> LEGO/home page URL(s): http://members.ee.net/~bwappo/lego
> Marital Status: none
> Children: none
> Occupation: Computer Doctor/Techie/Support
> On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: August '98
>
> # of Sets in LEGO Collection: 40+
> # of Unopened Sets in Collection: none
> # of LEGO Pieces: 4000+
> # of LEGOfests Attended: none
>
> First LEGO Set: 114 Universal Building Set
> LEGO Dark Age: early 80's to June 1998
> First LEGO set after the Dark Age: I don't remember; I got flooded by some old space
> Favorite Theme(s): Space
> Favorite Set(s): StarDefender "200"
> Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): don't have a fav yet
> Set/theme you would like to see: Please oh please make a lego AT-AT walker!
> Current LEGO Project: Space station and research base; probably moved back to September '99
>
> Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: none yet.
>
> Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Writing, everything to do with computers, reading, practical philosophy (it's not an oxymoron! :) , computer games, Kenpo, electric bass, tarot, and lately--shooting my mouth off about anything. Somehow I've gotten more opinionated.
The Avocado Avenger
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>Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
>Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
>Name: Stacia
>Gender: female
>Year of Birth: 1971
>Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 15
>Location: Manhattan, KS
>E-mail Address: sta...@io.com
>LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.io.com/~stacia/ (no lego on the page
yet)
>Marital Status: yes
>Children: no
>Occupation: educator
>On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Feb 1999
># of Sets in LEGO Collection: 25
># of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
># of LEGO Pieces: no idea
># of LEGOfests Attended: 0
># of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0
>First LEGO Set: space shuttle in a McDonald's Happy Meal
>LEGO Dark Age: until about 18, then 21-26
>First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Samurai warrior minifig
>Favorite Theme(s): castle
>Favorite Set(s): Black Monarch's, Sea Serpent
>Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): maiden in Forestmen's crossing
>Set/theme you would like to see: Barbie. Just kidding.
>Current LEGO Project: sorting, sorting, sorting
>Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I gotta Forestmen's Crossing and Black
Monarch's castle
>Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: usenet, music, old movies
Stacia * The Avocado Avenger * Life is a tale told by an idiot;
http://www.io.com/~stacia/ * Full of sound and fury,
Remove the guacamole to reply! * Signifying nothing.
James Brown
Name: James Brown
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1972
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12+
Location: Edmonton, Ab, Canada
E-mail Address: gall...@shades-of-night.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
Marital Status: Yup.
Children: Nope.
Occupation: Computer Hardware/Software support (aka: trained monkey)
On R.T.L Since: August 1998 (lurking)
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 65 by instruction booklets, about 15 more
in buckets. if service packs count - 200+
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: none
# of LEGO Pieces: 20,000+
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 1 (Windsor), 2 by July '99(Carlsbad)
First LEGO Set: (...that I can remember) 928 Galaxy Explorer
LEGO Dark Age: ~1980-1998
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Rain Dance Ridge ("hey neat, a stump!")
Favorite Theme(s): Castle far and away in the lead, Technic (Mindstorms)
Favorite Set(s): 5145! 6067 (sigh), 6080, Mindstorms
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): basic bricks, arches, plates & tiles.
Set/theme you would like to see: Medieval Town, basic brick pack for dark grey!
Current LEGO project: Medieval MOC's to minifig scale pretty much always applies
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: <shrug> Nope.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Live gaming, computer stuff, pool & snooker,
SCA, most music, curling up beside fireplaces with hot cider (& Lego) on
cold winter days.
CHARLAND, SEBASTIEN
Rec.Toys.Lego Roll Call/ De-lurking Form (Version 3.2)
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Sébastien Charland
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: may 27th, 1975
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: around 9
Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
E-mail Address: Seba...@Charland.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): www.sebastien.charland.com/Lego (no there yet,
but will be soon)
Marital Status: Spoken for... Sorry girls.
Children: Not yet
Occupation: Computer scientist
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: may 1998 (thanks Michel :-) )
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~10-15
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
# of LEGO Pieces: ~10k
# of LEGOfests Attended: 1 downtown when I was around 7
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
First LEGO Set: I don't remmember, I was 1! And it wasn't those big
block either.
LEGO Dark Age: started aroung 14 until may 1998
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Got the 5561 for xmas 1997, but the
first one that really got me out was the 8459 and 5571
Favorite Theme(s): Technic and Team
Favorite Set(s): in order; 5571, 8840, 8459, 5542 (long storie), 8880
(the alternate model)
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): The green brick seperator!
Set/theme you would like to see: A 3-4 feet, 12 wheels, low-rider w/
pneumatic itch trailler for my 5571, a kenworth T-2000 w/ a realistic
Catepillar C-12 inline 6 engine and maybe a 6 speeds transmission, a
snow plow / sand distributor truck. They should all be at the same scale
as the 5571, ie same tire. I would also LOVE to build a 15mx15m replica
of middle heart based on Tolkien's works. Imagine: first 3 year, you buy
the land, afterward it gets populated by treebeard, tom bombadil,
Sauron, the Elfs king and subject, etc. Then some building like Elrond's
castel. Don't forget the boat and the Eldar. After 10 year and a lot of
$$ latter, you pretty much have middle heart. Then it's time to follow
Bilbo and Frodo in there adventure and build bag end, the Prancing Pony.
One set per chapter from "The Hobbit" and "Lord Of The Ring" trilogy. I
would be more than happy to put 150k over a 30 year period :-)
Current LEGO Project: Trying to build a 1m low-rider trailer w/
pneumatic to transport my 8459.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I got enough wheels to build a 10 wheels
5571 and a 8 wheels trailer to go with it.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Photography, cycling.
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Seb
Hank Zimmerman
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Hank Zimmerman (3/99 update)
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1976
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 14
Location: Louisville, KY
E-mail Address: ch...@cornell.edu
LEGO/home page URL(s): none
Marital Status: dating same person for 2 1/2 years
Children: just me
Occupation: student/teacher
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Since Nov. 1995. I mostly just read/lurk anymore.
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 150+
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 3 (don't got the time!)
# of LEGO Pieces: 50,000+
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0
First LEGO Set: A small red airplane (?)
LEGO Dark Age: Never had one!
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: n/a
Favorite Theme(s): Technic, Model Team, Tech Play
Favorite Set(s): SuperCar, Bungee Blaster
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Universal joint
Set/theme you would like to see: More bungees!
Current LEGO Project: Trying to scrape some more money together to buy more.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame:
Never had a Dark Age. The only person that I know of to have run speed
tests with the Bungee Blaster (timed trials using different wheels and
combinations of weights). I have almost every single floating boat.
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Camping, computers.
--
Hank Zimmerman maintains the comp.mail.eudora.mac FAQ
It can be found at <URL:http://www.ka.net/eudora/faqs/>
The [Unofficial] Eudora Site: <URL:http://www.emailman.com/eudora/>
Gary Istok
Year of Birth: 1953
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 17
Location: Suburb of Detroit, Michigan USA
E-mail Address: gis...@umich.edu
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://my.voyager.net/lar/gistok.html
Marital Status: Single
Children: 6 neices and nephews and the kids of all my friends who are amazed with
my LEGO.
Occupation: Computer Consultant for University of Michigan
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: July 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 2400
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 15
# of LEGO Pieces: 400,000-500,000 (who really knows?)
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0
First LEGO Set: (#700/3 - Basic Set in 1960 from Germany).
LEGO Dark Age: 1967-79.
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: (2) 1958-61 German LEGO Dealer Windows & Doors
individual parts boxes found near Coburg Germany (where I was born) in 1979.
Favorite Theme(s): TOWN!!!
Favorite Set(s): Town Plan #725 (1963), Junior Constructor #717 (1963), Thatcher
Perkins Locomotive #396 (1975), London Bus #760 (1975).
Set/theme you would like to see: Service Packs, a better assortment (in 1963
there were 138 different, today about 20).
Current LEGO Project(s): Finishing my new Gothic Cathedral, working on 2 1920's
Art Deco Movie Palaces, building an Art Deco office building with green and orange
brick accents.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame:
1) In 1985 I was in Detroit Area local newspaper The Grosse Pointe Advertiser, for
a LEGO display I did in a toy store called Mom's Toy Attic.
2) In 1986 I was on TV in USA, Canada, Germany, Austria for a TV short on LEGO
(it's not just for kids!).
3) In 1987 Henry Wiencek, author of THE WORLD OF LEGO TOYS, interviewed me for his
book (see page 30).
4) In 1989 I wrote Peter Eio, a letter about their Bulk Sales Policy (or lack of
it). Mr. Eio wrote back saying it would be investigated, but the policy has not
yet been reinstated.
5) In November 1998, my site was chosen "Cool LEGO Website Of The Week".
6) Somewhat knowledgeable about LEGO's early days (1958-1976) and the evolution of
the early bricks and other elements.
7) Possibly have the largest private collection of classic windows and doors (over
4000).
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Historic preservation, do guided tours of Downtown
Detroit's fabulous old Movie Palaces, love to travel to Europe, collect coins,
large architectural book and print collection, great fan of architecture.
Favorite LEGO quote: "In the beginning ... there was TOWN" - Gary Istok.
Favorite quote: "Architecture - the legacy our civilization will leave to the
civilizations of the future" - Frank Lloyd Wright.
Patricia Schempp
> Gender: Female
> Year of Birth: 1974
> Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: depends on the day...
> Location: Clemson, South Carolina
> E-mail Address: psc...@clemson.edu
> LEGO/home page URL(s): Don't have one yet...but hope to soon.
> Marital Status: Single and loving it.
> Children: Never (haha!)
> Occupation: Graduate Student/Slave (Textile Science)
> On R.T.L Since: January, 1999
> # of Sets in LEGO Collection: Twenty-five?
> # of Unopened Sets in Collection: Three.
> # of LEGO Pieces: Five Thousand? I never have tried to count pieces...too lazy.
>
> # of LEGOfests Attended: None yet...
> # of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: None yet...
> First LEGO Set: Homemaker Family Room
> LEGO Dark Age: ages 15-23
> First LEGO set after the Dark Age: City Folks...I wanted the little kitty...
> Favorite Theme(s): Trains, Pirates, Wild West, Adventurers, Castle
> Favorite Set(s): #6280 Armada Flagship
> Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): My 1970's big head people with interchangable
> hair!
> Set/theme you would like to see: All clear ice palace...
> Current LEGO Project: Thinking of a LEGO project....
> Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: When I was 6, I convinced my neighbor to
> to swallow a red 2x2 brick! His mom was really upset with me.
> Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: My 2 cats, keeping the cats out of Legoland,
> reading, guitar, caves, art stuff.
Kevin Wilson
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Kevin Wilson
Gender: M
Year of Birth: 1958
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 17
Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
E-mail Address: 7064...@compuserve.com
LEGO/home page URL(s):
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/kwilson_tccs/lego.html
Marital Status: D
Children: 1 daughter (into Space Lego)
Occupation: Independent Software Developer
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Jan 99
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 10
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 1
# of LEGO Pieces: 10,000 and growing rapidly
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0 (Windsor summer 99!)
First LEGO Set: 60's basic set, probably
LEGO Dark Age: 1972 - 1998
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Flying Time Vessel
Favorite Theme(s): Town, Train, Divers, Paradisa
Favorite Set(s): 6414 Dolphin Point
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): white arches: classic windows: roof
bricks
Set/theme you would like to see: Service packs of classic windows, ALL
kinds and colors of roof bricks with ALL shapes in
Current LEGO Project: Northern UK stone-built farmhouse with hinged
back and complete interior
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: none
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: SCA, gardening, music (violin), quilting
Larry Pieniazek
Gary Istok wrote:
>
> Favorite quote: "Architecture - the legacy our civilization will leave to the
> civilizations of the future" - Frank Lloyd Wright.
Here's another one by the prairie master:
"Doctors can bury their mistakes, but all an architect can do is advise
his client to grow vines over the walls..."
--
Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
Stop the FDIC from spying on us! Go to
http://www.defendyourprivacy.com and sign the petition.
For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
- Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
- Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
- This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
Frank Filz
>Gender: Male
>Year of Birth: 1963
>Mental Age/Status of Inner Child:
>E-mail Address: ff...@mindspring.com
>LEGO/home page URL(s): ff...@aol.com (no LEGO - YET)
>Marital Status: single
>Children: none
>Occupation: Software Engineer
>On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: a few days (March 1999)
>
># of Sets in LEGO Collection: 8
># of Unopened Sets in Collection: none
># of LEGOfests Attended: none
>
>First LEGO Set: ? (we were introduced to LEGO by a German coleague
of my father's who came to the US for a year or so with his family -
when they went back to Germany, they left us their LEGO)
>LEGO Dark Age: teens to 36
>First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 9719 - Mindstorms Robotics
Invention System
>Favorite Theme(s): not sure yet
>Favorite Set(s): not sure yet
>Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): RCX Brick
>Set/theme you would like to see: Advanced Robotics Invention System
with new more powerfull brick and a larger variety of sensorts/
>Current LEGO Project: have fun
>
>Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: none
>
>Other (Non-LEGO) Interests:
Computers (almost all aspects), Model Railroading, Role Playing
Games, Music, many others
Duckie Dave
> Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame:
>
> tests with the Bungee Blaster (timed trials using different wheels and
> combinations of weights). I have almost every single floating boat.
I too have done the speed trials. For a design course in '97 the class was
split into pairs, each pair having to build a dragster from card which
could cover a 10m track in the shortest possible time. Obviously with
plenty of Lego available to me, I played with various ideas before
commiting on the real project. The best Lego design was powered by a
single large rubber band and had large motorcycle drive wheels from 8422.
This could cover the 10m in under 5 seconds from a standing start, and go
on to run over 30m on one run.
Unfortunately, only 1 of my wheels returned from that class ;(
so if anyone has one spare, give me a call ;)
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Rod Stuberg
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1977
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: in Id stage
Location: Bellingham, WA
E-mail Address: Verit...@webtv.net
LEGO/home page URL(s): coming soon
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Student Programmer
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: March 1999
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: lost count, but most are Castle, Pirate,
or Ninja series
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
# of LEGO Pieces: bricks: unknown, Lego Warriors: about 40
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: none
First LEGO Set: the Castle series peasant wagon (I forot the name)
LEGO Dark Age: 1995-1998
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Samurai Stronghold
Favorite Theme(s): Castle, Pirate, Ninja
Favorite Set(s): Dark Dragon's Den
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Castle Falcon-Crests (not to be
confused with the sow of the same name)
Set/theme you would like to see: Bring back Castle!
Current LEGO Project: need to buy one
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Invented a combat system for them
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: RPGs, anime
Visit Rod's World:
http://members.theglobe.com/saga_asellus/rodworld.html
foz...@my-dejanews.com
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Chris Ernest Hall
Gender: male
Year of Birth: 1968
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 14
Location: SF Bay Area
E-mail Address: foz...@best.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): none yet (auction site coming soon)
Marital Status: single
Children: 0
Occupation: Software engineer specializing in user interfaces
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 504
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
# of LEGO Pieces: 75,000
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 1, original Legoland, 1978
First LEGO Set: July 11, 1972 (4th birthday), 348- Mini Wheel Car & Truck Set
LEGO Dark Age: 1993-1997
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 6442 - Sting Ray Explorer
Favorite Theme(s): Blacktron I, Divers, Ice Planet 2002, Mtron, Airport,
Adventurers, Ninja, original Castle
Favorite Set(s): Blacktron Message Intercept Base, Galaxy Explorer, Galaxy
Commander, TGV Train, Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins, Deep Reef Refuge
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s):
Set/theme you would like to see: Adventurers in Shangri-la, non-ninja feudal
Japan, Victorian Adventurers (Sherlock Holmes/HG Wells era), Arabian Nights
Current LEGO Project: mountain with castle and train tunnel, Ninja fortress,
dark grey & beige classic space-style spaceship like Galaxy Explorer
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: hopefully my forthcoming auction
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: software development, interface design & usability
engineering, music, writing
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Name: Jonathan Van Matre
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1973
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: Inner child well-fed, well-cared for, and
well-supplied with new diversions. :)
Location: Austin, TX
E-mail Address: jvan...@io.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): none at present...too busy building Lego to build a
webpage
Marital Status: Single
Children: none
Occupation: Computer guru-of-all-trades
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: About a week ago (2-27-99)
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 7
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
# of LEGO Pieces: about 3800
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0
First LEGO Set: Can't remember exactly, but I recall it had a red 16x16
baseplate (or baseBRICK, actually--it was brick height). It had some of the
little red cellophane windows, and a couple of Esso / Esso Service 1xN
signs. Also, the red wheels with grey tires that plugged into the white
brick, and a lot of basic bricks. Some kind of 60's/early 70's service
station set maybe, or else just a grab bag miscellany inherited from a
previous owner. Now that I'm thinking about it, this question is gonna nag
me....guess I'll pester the parents for clues.
LEGO Dark Age: 1981ish to late 1998, when I first laid eyes on the
Mindstorms RIS
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: Mindstorms RIS. First non-Mindstorms:
Technic Turbo Command. First Lego System: 641-piece Freestyle Bucket.
Never had many theme sets as a kid, and they were always small, so Freestyle
is definitely what's in my blood.
Favorite Theme(s): Isn't it sad? Just rediscovered Lego and I think my
favorite theme is the discontinued Pirates. :( But soon Star Wars will be
out to fill the void.
Favorite Set(s): Love that Mindstorms. Drool drool drool.
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Tempted to say Mindstorms RCX, but to
avoid being a one-trick pony, I'll go with arches. Any excuse to use an
arch is fine by me. Minifigs: The monkey from Time Cruisers was cool,
despite not being able to remove his head or legs.
Set/theme you would like to see: What I would really *LOVE* is to see
*themed* Freestyle sets. Especially since themes come and go pretty quickly
these days, I think it would be great if, for example, they made a big tub
of freestyle bricks and plates matching the color schemes of the various
themes. So, when they phase out your favorite theme and you're looking at
all those preformed pieces wondering "What do I do now?", you have a big tub
of imaginative opportunity waiting to be taken advantage of.
Current LEGO Project: Assorted proof-of-concept stuff with the Mindstorms,
in preparation for the masterwork taking shape in my head.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Not famous yet....but I'll get there. :) I'm
going out there a lego maniac, and coming back a star! ;)
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Music (acoustic/electric cellist), writing,
swing dancing, film, avoiding the computer when not at work (except to
program the RCX).
Hank Zimmerman
<Pine.GSO.4.05.990303...@lily.csv.warwick.ac.uk>, Duckie
Dave <es...@csv.warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
>This could cover the 10m in under 5 seconds from a standing start, and go
>on to run over 30m on one run.
This is rather impressive. Some of the measurements I did were the
following (using the bungee cord from the Bungee Blaster as the
propulsion):
.4 seconds for 1 meter
1.37 seconds for 10 feet.
More details can be found at
<http://www.dejanews.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=339179804>
The farthest I ever had a Bungee propelled vehicle travel was about 10m.
Steve Bliss
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Steve Bliss
Gender: M
Year of Birth: 1965
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 10/quiet and alert
Location: Lowell, MI, USA, North America, Earth
E-mail Address: bli...@worldnet.att.net
LEGO/home page URL(s): home.att.net/~blisses/index.html
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2 boys
Occupation: Software developer
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: late 1995
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: 100+
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
# of LEGO Pieces: more than some, less than others
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: no parks, but I went through LIC@MOA
First LEGO Set: can't remember
LEGO Dark Age: never had lego as a kid. Started as an adult around 94
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: DUPLO bucket
Favorite Theme(s): Divers, currently.
Favorite Set(s): Explorien Starship
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): 1x2 plate. In white or black.
Set/theme you would like to see: Theme buckets.
Return to Universal Building Sets
Current LEGO Project: Improving LDraw Add-On;
writing parts for L-CAD updates
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Grand Prize Winner in 1998 LEGO
Christmas Challenge, the lighthouse advent contest on www.lego.com.
Won five sets, all very cool. :)
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Family, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Odyssey
of the Mind.
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www.lugnet.com/news/ <-- great LEGO discussions
Duckie Dave
>
> >This could cover the 10m in under 5 seconds from a standing start, and go
> >on to run over 30m on one run.
>
> This is rather impressive. Some of the measurements I did were the
> following (using the bungee cord from the Bungee Blaster as the
> propulsion):
Ah, thats the reason, remember mine was powered by a large rubber band,
approx 10cm x 6mm unstretched. No number of bungee cords could compete -
well I had 4 but ousted them in favor of the rubber band.
> .4 seconds for 1 meter
> 1.37 seconds for 10 feet.
Being built whilst prototyping for an engineering lab, I was able to test
it on the computer monitored track with physical start, and end switches -
useful but archaic, it should have had light sensors to measure 1m and 10m
times.
I did get precise times to 100th of a second, but what with 3 runs
each of my Lego car, my teams card design, my teams model (we did not
build our own designs), and all the other times in the lab I cannot
remember other than all cars I was involved in consistantly ran under 5
seconds.
> More details can be found at
> <http://www.dejanews.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=339179804>
>
> The farthest I ever had a Bungee propelled vehicle travel was about 10m.
Our 10m track consisted of a roll of brown parcel paper along a row of
benches in the lab. This helped traction, but failed to eliminate
wheelspin, some vehicles barely leaving the startline.
The 30m run was outside on a quiet road, and unfortunately was probably
slightly wind assisted seing as the return trip was nearer 25m.
A VERY dodgy picture of my car can be found at;
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/4192/lego_03.jpg
And yes, the wheelie bars were absolutely necessary.
Hank Zimmerman
<Pine.GSO.4.05.99030...@lily.csv.warwick.ac.uk>, Duckie
Dave <es...@csv.warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
>Our 10m track consisted of a roll of brown parcel paper along a row of
>benches in the lab. This helped traction, but failed to eliminate
>wheelspin, some vehicles barely leaving the startline.
>The 30m run was outside on a quiet road, and unfortunately was probably
>slightly wind assisted seing as the return trip was nearer 25m.
>And yes, the wheelie bars were absolutely necessary.
You mention the two biggest problems with Bungee racing: Wheel spin
(traction) and the wheelie effect. My wheelie bar was almost as big as
yours.
I almost want to go out and buy one of the new Technic motorcycles for the
large, smooth wheels that they had. Based on your picture, it looks like
you used the knobbies as well.
Manjingo
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Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Name: Jay Jacinto
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 8/5/79
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 13
Location: Riverside, CA
E-mail Address: Robo...@aol.com
LEGO/home page URL(s): Trying to work on one
Marital Status: Single
Children: 2 Dogs
Occupation: Tired Physics Major(Junior)
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since: Mid 1998
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: Probably a hundred sets more than ships, from
the seventh fleet, that were destroyed by the dominion.
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 0
# of LEGO Pieces: 5,000-10,000
# of LEGOfests Attended: 0
# of LEGO Theme Parks Visited: 0
First LEGO Set: I think it was a little red fire truck, sorry no numbers. I
later turned it into Captain Indigo's car.
LEGO Dark Age: In 1991 I had a period when lego was not part of my life
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: A mail order lego set I order from the back
of a fruit loops box.
Favorite Theme(s): space
Favorite Set(s): 8680
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Any Ice-Planet Torso
Set/theme you would like to see: Temporal Enforcement Agency: The New Breed of
Time Travellers. (Sets designed in space like manner)
Current LEGO Project: Making L-Draw instructions for most of MOC's.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: I wish I had one
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: HP Calculators, Dave Matthews Band, studying
Physics, oh and Star Trek.
BOB!! Williams
Last updated on Jan. 25, 1999
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1967
Mental Age/Status of Inner Child: 12
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
E-mail Address: en...@pinn.net
LEGO/home page URL(s): http://www.pinn.net/~ender/piratepage.html
Marital Status: Single
Children: I support the LEGO habits of 3 nephews and 1 niece
Occupation: Naval Intelligence Officer
On R.T.L (A.T.L) Since:
# of Sets in LEGO Collection: ~170
# of Unopened Sets in Collection: 114
# of LEGO Pieces: ~30,000
# of LEGOfests Attended: none
First LEGO Set: 6268 Renegade Runner (and miscellaneous hand-me-downs
as a child)
LEGO Dark Age: 1967-1994
First LEGO set after the Dark Age: 6268 Renegade Runner
Favorite Theme(s): Pirates
Favorite Set(s): 6277
Favorite Piece(s)/Minifigure(s): Imperial Guardsmen
Set/theme you would like to see: Bring back Pirates
Current LEGO Project: Completion of ongoing set inventory/part census,
followed by completion of coastal fortress & village (larger than
Imperial Trading Post and El Dorado Fortress) with docked Imperial Ship
of the Line, under attack by pirates.
Greatest Claim to LEGO Fame: Neighbor kids all want to come play with
my toys
Other (Non-LEGO) Interests: Federal Writers Project Guides, Hiking,
Camping, Canoeing, Baseball, Role-playing Games
Duckie Dave
> >And yes, the wheelie bars were absolutely necessary.
>
> You mention the two biggest problems with Bungee racing: Wheel spin
> (traction) and the wheelie effect. My wheelie bar was almost as big as
> yours.
I also found some bungee racers had a tendancy to run off in some
direction other than that which they were aimed, ok, so 20 degrees to
either side might not be much on the floor, but on metre wide benches ;(
> I almost want to go out and buy one of the new Technic motorcycles for the
> large, smooth wheels that they had. Based on your picture, it looks like
> you used the knobbies as well.
I am hoping for 4 copies of the new bike, consider that there is only one
front wheel, and it is specific to that set. 2 would be acceptable, but
finances will probably only allow the one ;(
In the photos I had to substitute the knobblies as somewhere between the
end of the lab session, and getting home I lost one of my smooth wheels ;(
This means my 8422 now runs the knobblies from the second copy of 8838,
and my 8857 has a slick front tyre to match the rears.
Dennis Clark
: On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Hank Zimmerman wrote:
[snip]
: > I almost want to go out and buy one of the new Technic motorcycles for the
: > large, smooth wheels that they had. Based on your picture, it looks like
: > you used the knobbies as well.
: I am hoping for 4 copies of the new bike, consider that there is only one
: front wheel, and it is specific to that set. 2 would be acceptable, but
: finances will probably only allow the one ;(
: In the photos I had to substitute the knobblies as somewhere between the
: end of the lab session, and getting home I lost one of my smooth wheels ;(
: This means my 8422 now runs the knobblies from the second copy of 8838,
: and my 8857 has a slick front tyre to match the rears.
I just built the new bike in the Harley Chopper mode. This is a spiff
kit. I am forever amazed at the detail that Lego puts into these things,
astounding. Being a Lego kit engineer would be the coolest, and prolly
one of the most difficult tasks going!
DLC
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