Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | antant7  | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 09:48 | | Subject: | Re: 30388pb015 breaks the part catalog download | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, BricksThatStick writes:
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Thanks for spotting it - try again now.
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Looks good. many thanks!
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Mar 16, 2024 08:26 | | Subject: | 30388pb015 breaks the part catalog download | | Viewed: | 78 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Dear catalog admins,
part 30388pb015 seems to have extra line breaks at the end of the part name,
which appear in the tab delimited download and break the formatting.
My guess may be wrong but the Parts.txt export file currently looks like the
attached image.
I tried using the Change Item form but the name of the part is too long and won't
fit in the name field.
If you could have a look at this, it would be appreciated.
Regards,
Antonios
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2023 07:36 | | Subject: | Re: BL Protect Sellers? or do own Detective Work? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| In General, infinibrix writes:
| | However at the same time when sellers refund a buyer for lost package I think
Bricklink ought to be keeping a record of how frequently sellers are refunding
a buyer for lost package claims?
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Some other places *cough cough* do, allong with a couple of other stats, and
it's visible right there on the order page. If I understand correctly, the
count is maintained automatically when a refund for the order is issued.
It would indeed be a useful statistic to have, not for anything drastic like
stop-listing people but just as a guide on whether to send an order tracked or
not.
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2023 21:31 | | Subject: | Re: Complicated Mathematics | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Off Topic, Fr0stByt3 writes:
| | I have gone around and around with this problem for a while now.
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Simple answer (but 3AM here):
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Somehow I'm relieved I'm not the only one that can't resist a math
question at 3am 
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jan 27, 2023 21:29 | | Subject: | Re: Complicated Mathematics | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| For a problem like this, I would first of all start with "standard" coordinate
system with origin at the centre of the circle and 0 degrees are on the positive
side of the x axis and increase counter-clockwise.
I assume that you have (or can calculate) the x,y coordinates of the plotted
point.
The general solution for n number of sectors would require you to calculate the
vector angle from the origin to the plotted point and then decide which 360/n
sector it resides on. One of the first google results here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46387747/find-angle-of-point-on-circle
For your case though, the 8-section circle makes it much simpler. In the first
quarter (positive x and y), x y means your point is below the diagonal, x
y means your point is above the diagonal.
The same method can be applied to the other 3 quarters. First decide which quarter
you are in (positive or negative x & y) and then if you are above or below the
diagonal |x| |y|.
Good luck!
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2023 10:58 | | Subject: | Re: Listed as NEW SEALED every pack opened | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Feedback | |
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| In Feedback, gazzabrickstore writes:
| | Watch out for the store (Bricktown Wuppertal)
his listing was for series 24 NEW SEALED
I bought 30 of them and 11 other ones listed as COMPLETE but everything came
opened poured in to one big bag all mixed together
I should have read his feedback as he's got a lot of negative for this sort
of reason
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Mixing even the 11 complete ones is already unacceptable. I guess you are talking
about collectable minifigs but there is still no lower limit to the size of sets
a seller should ship mixed.
Unpacking and mixing in sealed sets is just mind boggling.
In my opinion, you should get your money back (or settle on whatever price you
would consider reasonable for what you received), otherwise I would start an
NSS. What you received is not what was advertised. Sellers like this should be
weeded out.
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jan 23, 2023 11:08 | | Subject: | Re: Looking for Tech. part w. 3 axle connections | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | In Help, hpoort writes:
| | In Help, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | Hi,
I'm looking for a Technic part similar to
but then with a axle hole instead of a pin hole. Or another solution that gives
me the possibility to connect a central axle to two connectors 90 degrees rotated.
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Very interesting, thanks for the example! I'm trying to make telegraph poles
with horizontal bars connected to the pole on which I can build the lines...
Like this (but this has the wrong part with pin hole so won't be stable).
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it sounds like you're looking for the double-sided version of one of these:
or
How about this one?
The horizontal would be off-center but the only "loose" part would be
the part poking out the top.
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Dec 27, 2022 06:08 | | Subject: | Re: NO FEES SAVE UP TO €62,50 FOR YOUR ORDER! | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Sales | |
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| In Sales, Brick_professor writes:
| | LIMITED ACTION AT THE BRICK BREWERY: NO HANDLING FEES NO PAYPAL AND NO IBAN FEES!
FOR ALL SETS, PARTS AND FIGURES, NO EXCEPTIONS!
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Fees up to €62,50? And then to proudly shout it out like this?
Wow! Just wow!
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Dec 8, 2022 11:31 | | Subject: | Re: Obviously lying sellers: can anything be done | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | General | |
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| | | If before purchase, report and least favourite if you don't trust them. If
after purchase, complain direct, then NSS and PayPal complaint, then feedback.
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This! All the right processes are already in place. If buyers would follow the
process, in time, the problem would solve itself. Such sellers would get NSS'd
out of BL or it would become uneconomical for them to try and scam people.
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2022 13:03 | | Subject: | Re: About rubber bands | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| In Selling, Hal8472 writes:
| | This is an interesting long term question. Rubber degrades over time. Eventually
it will not be possible to replace this original part.
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This is currently the case with the rubber part of some old train wheels.
At some point they were marked for deletion from the catalogue because of reproductions
being sold and the a lot of the current listings mention stretched, cracked,
dried etc...
I would expect modern rubber bands to last quite a bit longer than those old
ones because they seem to be made of something silicone like, but time will tell
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jul 25, 2022 08:08 | | Subject: | Re: About rubber bands | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Selling | |
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| Starting with the basics, if you don't have the correct rubber bands, the
sets must be listed as incomplete since not all the items in the inventory are
present.
For the slightly more complicated part, according to the rules, you are not allowed
to sell non-lego items so you can not sell the generic rubber bands by themselves.
What I'm not sure about is whether it's OK to include generic rubber
bands with an incomplete set so that the buyer can actually play with the set
and doesn't have to look for a rubber band - genuine or otherwise - themselves.
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jul 17, 2022 20:56 | | Subject: | Re: I'm Going to Attempt a 375 (6075) Replica | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, SomeRandomUser writes:
| | Such an iconic set that I had my eyes on for a while. I'm not willing to
buy an original copy because the bricks might be stiff even in the best condition
and that's likely to cost me an arm and a leg. I figure modern counterparts
wherever possible would be ideal so I'll likely replace the heads with hollow
stud varieties.
My only concern are the stickers... How would I go about getting a decent reproduction
set, if sharing that sort of information is allowed on these forums?
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It sounds like a fun project but besides the stickers I would check how well
modern yellow blends together with 80's yellow since you can't get modern
versions of at least these three:
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jul 6, 2022 10:17 | | Subject: | PostNL form EORI field? | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| Hi all,
I'm trying to send an order to the UK without a business account at PostNL.
On the "Douane" page I can see a "Btw-nummer" field but in none of the steps
can I see an "EORI" field.
Does the EORI go in the BTW field or is the form incomplete?
Customer services couldn't tell me. They never heard of EORI before and suggested
I take it to a PostNL point...
Thanks,
Ant
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jun 20, 2022 14:05 | | Subject: | Re: What grey is this? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, peregrinator writes:
| | In Colors, ryanaitch writes:
| | In Colors, PlanetEarthToys writes:
| | are the 3 in the middle Sand Blue...?
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Nope, check the other comments
It's a version of light gray from the 80s. Looks different than normal because
it's nylon.
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Came with this set, at least:
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Thanks for your help everyone! Very interesting to see that on the moon buggy
the difference is visible on the cover picture
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jun 19, 2022 10:25 | | Subject: | What grey is this? | | Viewed: | 139 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| What shade of grey are the 3 middle clips?
For comparison, the ones on the left are light grey, the ones on the right are
light bluish grey and below are dark grey and dark bluish grey.
thanks in advance.
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jun 19, 2022 05:53 | | Subject: | Re: Glued Minifgure legs (Boba Fett) | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Problem | |
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| In Problem, stearns writes:
| | I know from sad experience that nail polish remover dissolves
minifigure legs, so I'd be careful with that one.
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It seems to have the same effect on Falcon legs too, as well as other Star Wars
parts, so I would definitely not use acetone 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUTTzXHbFVo
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | Jun 8, 2022 07:45 | | Subject: | Re: Is it too good to be true? | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Buying | |
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| In Buying, Dinosaur writes:
| | I happened to find a deal on a local market, 10261 (Roller Coaster) is only asking
for approximate usd $230, new and unopened but the box is quite creased and damaged.
But only $230, is it too good to be true?
He lives near me so we can meet up, but I have never bought a big or expensive
set from an unreliable source. We have agreed that I will open up the box and
check everything, is there any other advice?
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I wouldn't say it's too good to be true and you've already agreed
the most important part (check the contents). €230 is not far off the €300ish
prices here and if the box is in a bad shape, the seller knows they can't
get that.
Of the top of my head, that set doesn't include any valuable minifigs worth
the effort to open, re-seal and try to pass as new. If all the numbered bags,
the plates and the rails are there, I wouldn't worry.
As preparation, you can look up online how many bags of each number and how many
unnumbered ones (rails, big plates etc) you should expect. Some review video
must have all that information
Good luck!
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | May 29, 2022 07:18 | | Subject: | Re: Time to remove realistic guns from Studio? | | Viewed: | 92 times | | Topic: | My Own Creation | |
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| In My Own Creation, crxefx writes:
| | In the US hundreds of people meet their untimely fate everyday due to
vehicles. Are you also suggesting that they stop modeling cars and trucks? You
mention historical weapons, I can't even imagine the carnage that was dealt
throughout history by swords, axes, stones, etc.. Thinking about castle sets
here... If we don't learn from our history we are bound to repeat it. I feel
that banning or hiding things do the human race no good.
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In my opinion there is nothing wrong with responsible gun ownership, just like
there is nothing wrong with responsible drivers. Look at Switzerland for example.
1 gun per 4 people compared to 1.2 per person in the US but they seem to be a
lot more responsible with them.
No matter what you do, there will always be some nutjob that decides to run their
car through a crowd and then there are accidents. You have to admit that if we
all rode bicycles instead of driving cars, the death toll on the roads would
be a lot lower. Unfortunately, we can't do without cars...
Gun control is something for the voters and their elected representatives to
decide. I am however fundamentally opposed to toy guns. They make kids accustomed
to them and don't teach them anything about the effects of their use. I don't
have kids but if I did, I would never buy them toy guns but if they asked, I
would buy them a slingshot/catapult in a heartbeat.
They would quickly learn that being in control of a projectile is a great responsibility.
You can break a window, hurt your friends, siblings, parents and pets and you
can break your other toys with it. Before you know it, they would have nothing
to aim it at, other than empty cans. At that point I would be more comfortable
with them handling guns in the right setting as well.
Even though it's ultimately down to the parents, because of all that and
because LEGO is above all a toy, I would argue that gun MOCs should at least
be in an adult section.
How far fetched is a headline like "Child holding gun made of LEGO shot by police"
in the current climate?
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| Author: | antant7 | | Posted: | May 28, 2022 12:46 | | Subject: | Re: NSS | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | LANG Nederlands | |
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| In LANG Nederlands, wivwi writes:
| | Wat is de procedure bij een NSS, als de order verstuurd is met track & trace.
DHL heeft het niet afgeleverd, ook na een onderzoek niet gevonden.
Wat zijn mijn opties als verkoper.
Dank vast voor jullie respons.
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Judging by the feedback left and received, this is about an EU order, in which
case you don't have many options. The buyer is entitled to a full refund
if the order is not delivered. The risk of shipping an order without insurance
is always with the seller, not with the buyer.
Beyond that, you can file a claim with DHL and hope for the best.
Mvg
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