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[Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
Followups to .duplo?]
http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
--Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
Wow kinda like flintstones and Dino-topia meet Blacktron 1 and
Transformers...very innovative...Jurassic techno-mechs " It's got'a good
beat and I can dance to it... I give it a 10"
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Wow, those are AWESOME!
I love that 2nd shot of the Kaimetsu, reminds me of Patlabor, with the pilots
head sticking out. Very cool... Hope to see more...
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~milovan/index.htm
In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Mladen Pejic writes:
> Wow, those are AWESOME!
Well, glad you like them! Your pages of LDLITE-rendered mecha, BTW, were
very helpful as well as inspirational.
> I love that 2nd shot of the Kaimetsu, reminds me of Patlabor, with the
> pilots head sticking out. Very cool... Hope to see more...
OK, here's another look at Kaimetsu (back when he was named Zenkai):
http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/test/zenkai.html
and some other early test-photos...
http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/test/
(this was back before they got Ninja head transplants. :)
After taking those, I bought some white felt fabric, which is what I used as
a backdrop on the photos that went up last night. I plan to take a bunch
more close-ups and side-views maybe later this week if I can squeeze it in...
One thing I definitely also wanna show more of is standalone shots of the
owners/pilots/riders -- especially the Chokugeki pilot -- she's the baddest
and toughest! :-s
I'm still also struggling with trying to make mounts for the baby dinos. Got
character names for all of 'em but no good way yet to mount minifigs! :-I
--Todd
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Bravo, Todd!
Todd Lehman wrote:
>
>
> I'm still also struggling with trying to make mounts for the baby dinos. Got
> character names for all of 'em but no good way yet to mount minifigs! :-I
Hmm. Have you tried using chains? If you got the girth right,
you might be able to chain a small platform to their backs. Plus,
the chains would make 'em look tougher.
Don't forget the spikey bits.
Jeff Elliott
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WOW!
I'm not normally that much into figures and/or Mech type stuff, but these
are really fantastic!
I really like the bright combination of colors. Your photography is
beautiful as well.
Keep it up!
Brad
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Wow, that's cool! Great job, Todd!
Those dinosaurs really are more of a m-f scale than duplo scale...
Hmm... <scratches head> maybe CW will see some new creatures soon... LOL!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make.
They are hilarious to view. Very anime. Grim warriors on ludicrous beasts with
massive weaponry.
++Lar
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In lugnet.duplo, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> > DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> > Followups to .duplo?]
> >
> > http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
> >
> > These were a lot of fun to make.
>
> They are hilarious to view. Very anime. Grim warriors on ludicrous beasts with
> massive weaponry.
I love the way the bright colors of the happy duplo dinosaurs contrasts with
the big ol' guns and the mean warriors.
And I love the names! Are they real japanese, or pseudo?
eric
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> > In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> > > DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> > > Followups to .duplo?]
I also meant to say, I'd have gone with followups to .build.mecha - after all,
there's only one Duplo element in each one, right? :D
eric
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In lugnet.duplo, Eric Joslin writes:
> > > In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > > [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> > > > DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> > > > Followups to .duplo?]
>
> I also meant to say, I'd have gone with followups to .build.mecha - after all,
> there's only one Duplo element in each one, right? :D
Prolly, but this is more excitement than .duplo gets in a month, usually,
right? They say it's good to take your machinery out and floor it every once in
a while, cleans out built up gunk and carbon. So we're giving .duplo it's
monthly spin.
<grin>
++Lar
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In lugnet.duplo, Eric Joslin writes:
> I love the way the bright colors of the happy duplo dinosaurs contrasts
> with the big ol' guns and the mean warriors.
I hafta admit, that was half the fun in the early prototype stages -- couldn't
stop giggling at the sight of that smiling orange bronotosaurus [sic] with
guns on his back. :) That's what inspired the others...
> And I love the names! Are they real japanese, or pseudo?
Mostly -- yeh -- they are real Japanese words, but they're not typical used
as names from what I've been told, because most are nouns rather than proper
nouns. A couple are suitable as real names, though. More details:
http://www.lugnet.com/loc/jp/?n=46
--Todd
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Todd,
Those are fantastic! I have to agree that they have a Flintstones-like
quality to them, which makes them even more fascinating to me. I'm especially
fond of Yatsuzaki, as the blend of green, orange and grey actually works! I'd
love to see more of these lovely beasts in the future....
C'mon ride the train, the duplo-dino train
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Wow, great MOC:s! They remind me of an anime I saw once, called "the planet of
the dinosaurs". That was about man and dinosaur living together, but it was not
hi-tech, it was more like the Roman Empire.
Anyway, I really like the way you've used DUPLO elements together with bricks to
make those war-machines. There's just one thing I wonder: Can that triceratops
really move? He looks like he's stuck in there :-) On the other hand,
Triceratopses are very strong, perhaps that's why he's carrying the heavy
artillery?
I also have to make a comment on those *fabulous* photos! They're sharp, they
have great colours, and they're all really enjoyable to watch! What camera are
you using? A digital one? Or a normal camera? judging by the photo quality, the
camera seems expensive.
--Tobias
In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Tobias Möller writes:
> Wow, great MOC:s! They remind me of an anime I saw once, called "the planet
> of the dinosaurs". That was about man and dinosaur living together, but it
> was not hi-tech, it was more like the Roman Empire.
I'd love to see that! Maybe I can find it in my local video store. EricJ
also mentioned there is some short animated series called Cadillac Dinosaur
(or something like that) which is similar too.
> Anyway, I really like the way you've used DUPLO elements together with
> bricks to make those war-machines. There's just one thing I wonder: Can
> that triceratops really move? He looks like he's stuck in there :-)
He can move just as well as the others! :)
> On the other hand, Triceratopses are very strong, perhaps that's why he's
> carrying the heavy artillery?
Well, he's actually not carrying heavy artillery...he's got two SRM-3's but
those big things on the side are plasma turbine drill cutters. (That's how he
gets his name Yatsuzaki, which means "to rip apart limb from limb." :o) The
way it works is that the drill spins at high speed and cuts the flesh, hide,
or shell of the opponent while the spinning plasma lasers emit a molecular
disruption pattern to break down the structure for easier grinding.
> I also have to make a comment on those *fabulous* photos! They're sharp,
> they have great colours, and they're all really enjoyable to watch! What
> camera are you using? A digital one? Or a normal camera? judging by the
> photo quality, the camera seems expensive.
It's a Sony Mavica FD-91, which takes 1024x768 and exports them as JPEGs on
floppy disks. The sharpness comes from using a really bright light, which
increases the depth of field and puts more of the subject in focus. I also
post-processed the images using The GIMP[1] and cleaned up some of the larger
dust particles and scratches that become more visible under brighter light.
The shadows and the light-brown gradient background are completely fake.
--Todd
[1] http://www.gimp.org/
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> I'd love to see that! Maybe I can find it in my local video store. EricJ
> also mentioned there is some short animated series called Cadillac Dinosaur
> (or something like that) which is similar too.
Perhaps you can find it. I´ve looked all over the web for info about it, but
only found some pages telling me about where I can watch it. AFAIKm the only
way to watch it is by watcxhing the German channel "tm3", where they air a
German dub.
> Well, he's actually not carrying heavy artillery...he's got two SRM-3's but
> those big things on the side are plasma turbine drill cutters. (That's how he
> gets his name Yatsuzaki, which means "to rip apart limb from limb." :o) The
> way it works is that the drill spins at high speed and cuts the flesh, hide,
> or shell of the opponent while the spinning plasma lasers emit a molecular
> disruption pattern to break down the structure for easier grinding.
And I thought I was creative when it came to LEGO weapons :-)
> It's a Sony Mavica FD-91, which takes 1024x768 and exports them as JPEGs on
> floppy disks. The sharpness comes from using a really bright light, which
> increases the depth of field and puts more of the subject in focus. I also
> post-processed the images using The GIMP[1] and cleaned up some of the larger
> dust particles and scratches that become more visible under brighter light.
> The shadows and the light-brown gradient background are completely fake.
Well, since I post-process my images too I can't say anyrthing about it.
Thanks for that bright-light tip, my images are usually quite blurry, perhaps
it's because I never have a light good enough. I fake backgrounds too, the
star-cluttered sky on my HUGO(1)-pages are completely fake as well.
--Tobias
http://m1.876.telia.com/~u87609425/hugo/index.html
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Tobias Möller writes:
> > Wow, great MOC:s! They remind me of an anime I saw once, called "the planet
> > of the dinosaurs". That was about man and dinosaur living together, but it
> > was not hi-tech, it was more like the Roman Empire.
>
> I'd love to see that! Maybe I can find it in my local video store. EricJ
> also mentioned there is some short animated series called Cadillac Dinosaur
> (or something like that) which is similar too.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. It was, I beleive, a comic book first, then a toy
line and an animated series at the same time. It's only kind of vaguely like
them though, in that there are dinosaurs with armor and weapons strapped on
them. The style of the armor in C&D is much less flamboyant and, IMHO, much
less cool.
eric
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In lugnet.duplo, Eric Joslin writes:
> Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. It was, I beleive, a comic book first, then a toy
> line and an animated series at the same time. It's only kind of vaguely like
> them though, in that there are dinosaurs with armor and weapons strapped on
> them. The style of the armor in C&D is much less flamboyant and, IMHO, much
> less cool.
I am (mis?)remembering being at a con and playtesting (or trying to, it wasn't
very baked yet) a version of an RPG based on the comic book. Circa late 80s
early 90s??
Can't remember clearly, someone was filking nearby which of course washed away
the memory. :-)
++Lar (whose favorite RPG has GOT to be Paranoia)
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In lugnet.duplo, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Eric Joslin writes:
>
> > Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. It was, I beleive, a comic book first, then a toy
> > line and an animated series at the same time. It's only kind of vaguely like
> > them though, in that there are dinosaurs with armor and weapons strapped on
> > them. The style of the armor in C&D is much less flamboyant and, IMHO, much
> > less cool.
>
> I am (mis?)remembering being at a con and playtesting (or trying to, it wasn't
> very baked yet) a version of an RPG based on the comic book. Circa late 80s
> early 90s??
Probably yes. I was going to include it in my list of versions of Cadillacs
and Dinosaurs, but I was unsure if it ever existed, or if *I* was
misremembering, so I left it off. With your hazy memories added to mine,
though, I think we can officially say it existed.
> Can't remember clearly, someone was filking nearby which of course washed away
> the memory. :-)
Damn filkers. Do what I do, douse them in gasoline and light them on fire.
> ++Lar (whose favorite RPG has GOT to be Paranoia)
Paranoia is pretty good, actually. It's a fun time. I think every group of
gaming friends should play at least one adventure of it, because it will
forever make you realise what a bastard is sitting next to you playing an elf.
My favorite RPG, though, is currently Champions. Role playing superheroes is
about as good as it gets, and the system is the most adaptable I've ever seen.
I actually started *running* a Champs game recently, because my life wasn't
nearly busy enough. Shudder.
eric
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I vaguely remember a group of coders that called themselves Rocket Science
and were supposed to be the next big thing in gaming. It never panned out,
but I think they did a title called Cadillacs and Dinosaurs...
Build On!
John Matthews
Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message
news:FsGGL7.wE@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.duplo, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.duplo, Eric Joslin writes:
> >
> > > Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. It was, I beleive, a comic book first, then a • toy
> > > line and an animated series at the same time. It's only kind of vaguely • like
> > > them though, in that there are dinosaurs with armor and weapons strapped • on
> > > them. The style of the armor in C&D is much less flamboyant and, IMHO, • much
> > > less cool.
> >
> > I am (mis?)remembering being at a con and playtesting (or trying to, it • wasn't
> > very baked yet) a version of an RPG based on the comic book. Circa late • 80s
> > early 90s??
>
> Probably yes. I was going to include it in my list of versions of • Cadillacs
> and Dinosaurs, but I was unsure if it ever existed, or if *I* was
> misremembering, so I left it off. With your hazy memories added to mine,
> though, I think we can officially say it existed.
>
> > Can't remember clearly, someone was filking nearby which of course washed • away
> > the memory. :-)
>
> Damn filkers. Do what I do, douse them in gasoline and light them on • fire.
>
> > ++Lar (whose favorite RPG has GOT to be Paranoia)
>
> Paranoia is pretty good, actually. It's a fun time. I think every group • of
> gaming friends should play at least one adventure of it, because it will
> forever make you realise what a bastard is sitting next to you playing an • elf.
>
> My favorite RPG, though, is currently Champions. Role playing superheroes • is
> about as good as it gets, and the system is the most adaptable I've ever • seen.
> I actually started *running* a Champs game recently, because my life • wasn't
> nearly busy enough. Shudder.
>
> eric
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
what can i say that others haven't already!? i could tell something cool
was brewing in your lego world, from various mentions in your posts over the
past few months. you mentioned playing with duplo-saurs and culling fierce
names. who could tell they were part of the same project!? i love it when
themes colide!! great job!
later ~ craig~
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Cool creations Todd. I can
imagine an animated cartoon
series with them flying about
already. The next Power
Rangers?
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In lugnet.duplo, Rick Kujawa writes:
> Cool creations Todd. I can imagine an animated cartoon series with them
> flying about already. The next Power Rangers?
I noticed that the LEGO DUPLO Little Forest Friends (a.k.a. "fleshy dough-blob
kids with upturned noses and live among flowers and toadstools and insects")
have a few creatures (ladybugs, caterpillars? I forget) similar in design to
the DUPLO Dinosaurs...
If I can overcome the disgust of the theme, I might buy a couple and make some
"Flower Rangers." :)
--Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Rick Kujawa writes:
> > Cool creations Todd. I can imagine an animated cartoon series with them
> > flying about already. The next Power Rangers?
>
> I noticed that the LEGO DUPLO Little Forest Friends (a.k.a. "fleshy dough-blob
> kids with upturned noses and live among flowers and toadstools and insects")
> have a few creatures (ladybugs, caterpillars? I forget) similar in design to
> the DUPLO Dinosaurs...
>
> If I can overcome the disgust of the theme, I might buy a couple and make some
> "Flower Rangers." :)
>
> --Todd
Or, you can buy them, and because you don't like them, let your dinosaurs loose
among them :-)
--Tobias
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Todd,
These look great! The incorporation of the two themes looks amazing, and some of
your details are jaw-dropping. Now to convince you to bring some to the next
Brikwars game ...
Can't wait to see more ...
shaun
Todd Lehman wrote:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Shaun Sullivan writes:
>
> Todd,
>
> These look great! The incorporation of the two themes looks amazing, and • some of
> your details are jaw-dropping. Now to convince you to bring some to the next
> Brikwars game ...
>
> Can't wait to see more ...
>
> shaun
Where are the Brikwars events held? Anywhere near the eastern U.S.? And when
are they held? Monthly?
LegoMasterLuke
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In lugnet.duplo, Drew Lawrence writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> >
> > Todd,
> >
> > These look great! The incorporation of the two themes looks amazing, and • some of
> > your details are jaw-dropping. Now to convince you to bring some to the • next
> > Brikwars game ...
> >
> > Can't wait to see more ...
> >
> > shaun
>
>
> Where are the Brikwars events held? Anywhere near the eastern U.S.? And when
> are they held? Monthly?
Wow I almost missed this in .duplo. Followups set to lugnet.fun.gaming
Well we just had our first NELUG Brikwars event last Saturday in Waltham
Massachusetts so we are on the East Coast all-be-it the Northern end of the
East Coast. We are planning on more meetings soon so watch lugnet.org.us.nelug
for details.
Here are some pictures from Saturday.
http://www.nelug.org/bw040100/
There is a link on that page to the Brikwars web page as well.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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> > Where are the Brikwars events held? Anywhere near the eastern U.S.? And when
> > are they held? Monthly?
>
> Wow I almost missed this in .duplo. Followups set to lugnet.fun.gaming
>
> Well we just had our first NELUG Brikwars event last Saturday in Waltham
> Massachusetts so we are on the East Coast all-be-it the Northern end of the
> East Coast. We are planning on more meetings soon so watch • lugnet.org.us.nelug
> for details.
Massachusetts. Ugh. "Mom, can I have $90 for a bus fare to Massachusetts to
meet with some strangers I hardly even know?"
What sort of event is Brikwars? Are you supposed to bring your own Lego
models, or are Lego peices provided?
How long is the average event? I might be allowed to go to Massachusetts .. if
I paid the bus fare myself .. that would be really fun.
I live in Ohio, BTW.
LegoMasterLuke
>
> Here are some pictures from Saturday.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/bw040100/
>
> There is a link on that page to the Brikwars web page as well.
>
>
> Eric Kingsley
>
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
>
> View My Creations at:
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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In lugnet.duplo, Drew Lawrence writes:
> Where are the Brikwars events held? Anywhere near the eastern U.S.? And when
> are they held? Monthly?
NELUG held one this past Saturday (4/1/2000) in Waltham, Massachusetts, but
there's no set schedule. We're talking about another one soon, so if Ma isn't
too far for you, you're more than welcome to join us. You can follow the
discussion in the lugnet.org.us.nelug group. You can also find links to
pictures from the last one there.
If Massachusetts is too much of a hike, I think Stephen Roberts was trying to
organise one further south, around DC. Check the DC area group for that.
eric
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
Todd,
These are very cool. I love the happy dino faces with the machines of mass
destruction slung on their backs. Its very similar to having a classic smiley
going off to war just on a much larger scale.
Now we just need to give Winne-the-Pooh a bazooka and we would have quite a
nice army.
Eric Kingsley,
(I agree with Shaun you have to bring these to the next Brikwars meeting)
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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In lugnet.duplo, Eric Kingsley writes:
> Now we just need to give Winne-the-Pooh a bazooka and we would have quite a
> nice army.
LOL!!!!
I wonder if Winnie-the-Pooh can hold things in his hand or if they're just
build for honeydipping...? I'm pretty sure Eeyore has a DUPLO stud on his
back which would convert nicely to a 2x2 SYSTEM brick or larger.
> (I agree with Shaun you have to bring these to the next Brikwars meeting)
OK
--Todd
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At 06:15 PM 4/3/00 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote:
>I wonder if Winnie-the-Pooh can hold things in his hand or if they're just
>build for honeydipping...? I'm pretty sure Eeyore has a DUPLO stud on his
>back which would convert nicely to a 2x2 SYSTEM brick or larger.
todd, i loved the dinotron creations & pictures! thanks for sharing.
i got curious about winnie-the-pooh so i pulled out my 15-month-old son's
2987 set.
(i don't know all the jargon here yet, so i hope this is clear.)
bad news about eeyore--no studs on his back. if there was a 3x3 duplo
brick, each of his feet would connect to each corner stud.
similarly, piglet-attached-to-a-blue-boucy-ball only has a lego connector
at his base; it sits on one duplo stud, and doesn't connect to system directly.
tigger has 3 ways to connect to a duplo brick--each foot & his
tail. winnie's feet each have indentions for duplo studs as well.
winnie & tigger both have hands that grasp: tigger's back hand, and both of
winnie's hand. either of them can therefore pull the blue wagon that comes
with the set. (in its center it has 2x2 duplo studs, and underneath it has
the same central post as a 2x2 duplo brick, so it can sit on duplo as well.)
i tried a few lego system items to see what they could hold, and didn't
have a lot of luck. the only thing i found that winnie will hold securely
is the hand of a minifig; the grasp is sufficiently tight to support the
minifig's weight. tigger's hand will surround a minifig's hand, but not
snugly. an axle fits in winnie's hand, but due to the angle of the hand
position, it wasn't secure. you might want to use a soft washer-type item
to compensate.
the only movable part on any of the four characters are winnie-the-pooh's
legs; they move together, hinged at the hip, so he can stand or sit.
michele
(with andre's assistance)
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In lugnet.duplo, Michele Evard writes:
> At 06:15 PM 4/3/00 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote:
> > I wonder if Winnie-the-Pooh can hold things in his hand or if they're just
> > build for honeydipping...? I'm pretty sure Eeyore has a DUPLO stud on his
> > back which would convert nicely to a 2x2 SYSTEM brick or larger.
>
> todd, i loved the dinotron creations & pictures! thanks for sharing.
>
> i got curious about winnie-the-pooh so i pulled out my 15-month-old son's
> 2987 set.
>
> (i don't know all the jargon here yet, so i hope this is clear.)
>
> bad news about eeyore--no studs on his back.
Nooo...? :-( :-( :-(
What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
> if there was a 3x3 duplo
> brick, each of his feet would connect to each corner stud.
>
> similarly, piglet-attached-to-a-blue-boucy-ball only has a lego connector
> at his base; it sits on one duplo stud, and doesn't connect to system
> directly.
>
> tigger has 3 ways to connect to a duplo brick--each foot & his
> tail. winnie's feet each have indentions for duplo studs as well.
>
> winnie & tigger both have hands that grasp: tigger's back hand, and both of
> winnie's hand. either of them can therefore pull the blue wagon that comes
> with the set. (in its center it has 2x2 duplo studs, and underneath it has
> the same central post as a 2x2 duplo brick, so it can sit on duplo as well.)
Ahh -- cool -- that's encouraging! What other sorts of things (if anything?)
can they grasp? Do they grasp the standard rod/pole thickness (for example
the classic 4-tall antenna with a round stud at the bottom)? Or, like LEGO
TECHNIC figures, do they grasp TECHNIC pegs or LEGO SYSTEM studs?
(I'm just thinkin' that if there's something -- anything :) -- standard that
they can grasp, there'd be some path to making a Winnie-the-Poohzooka. :)
> i tried a few lego system items to see what they could hold, and didn't
> have a lot of luck. the only thing i found that winnie will hold securely
> is the hand of a minifig; the grasp is sufficiently tight to support the
> minifig's weight.
Ahh -- could you try something else?-- a minifig hand fits into a LEGO SYSTEM
tube (such as the bottom of a parro), which means that it's the same diameter
as a SYSTEM stud or a TECHNIC peg. Do you or Remy have any TECHNIC 2L gray
pegs or friction pegs that you could try out?
> tigger's hand will surround a minifig's hand, but not
> snugly. an axle fits in winnie's hand, but due to the angle of the hand
> position, it wasn't secure.
How about a bendy plastic ribbed TECHNIC tube? (Mmm, maybe those are too big.)
> you might want to use a soft washer-type item to compensate.
>
> the only movable part on any of the four characters are winnie-the-pooh's
> legs; they move together, hinged at the hip, so he can stand or sit.
Wow, so his arms and head don't turn then? Well, at least he can bend over
to poke his nose into the honey! :)
Thanks for the details!
> michele
> (with andre's assistance)
What does Andre think of the W-t-P characters?
--Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> Nooo...? :-( :-( :-(
>
> What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
Well, I don't have the Pooh stuff but the older tiger (yellow-striped)
definitely had 4 studs on his/her back. I'm 100% sure about this, I used to
have the best time with mommy tiger and little kitty on her back...
(That was a while ago, OK?! 8-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.duplo, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> > farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
>
> Well, I don't have the Pooh stuff but the older tiger (yellow-striped)
> definitely had 4 studs on his/her back. I'm 100% sure about this, I used to
> have the best time with mommy tiger and little kitty on her back...
> (That was a while ago, OK?! 8-)
Four -- wow!
Well, I found some of the animals that have 1 DUPLO stud on their back --
these are what I was getting Eeyore confused with:
From DUPLO Farm: sheep, goats, ponies, pigs, cows, etc. Some examples:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9137-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9174-1
From DUPLO Zoo: alligators, polar bears(?), striped yellow tigers, orange
lions, black panthers, spotted seals, elephants, etc. Some examples:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2659-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2668-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2864-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2865-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9190-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9192-1
It looks as though the DUPLO hippo and giraffe are just like Eeyore in that
they don't have any studs on their backs. I wonder how they decide...?
The creatures from the fleshy dough-blob kids all seem to have 4 studs on
their backs: spiders, flying yellow curly slugs, snails, and ladybugs.
Some examples:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2825-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2827-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2832-1
It's getting tempting to make a ladybug mecha. :-)
--Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> > > farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
> >
> > Well, I don't have the Pooh stuff but the older tiger (yellow-striped)
> > definitely had 4 studs on his/her back. I'm 100% sure about this, I used to
> > have the best time with mommy tiger and little kitty on her back...
> > (That was a while ago, OK?! 8-)
>
> Four -- wow!
Ouch, my bad. That's one... :-/
But the 2x2 [duplo studs] kitty still fits on it if you put it centered on the
stud.
<snip>
> It's getting tempting to make a ladybug mecha. :-)
Well, get to it! C'mon, get to work! :-)
-Shiri
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.duplo, Michele Evard writes:
> >
> > bad news about eeyore--no studs on his back.
>
> Nooo...? :-( :-( :-(
>
> What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
(In a slllooooowwww drawling bass voice) Oooooohhhhh, weeelllll. I guess it's up
to ole' Eyeore to take out the armored fortification. Not that anybody will
notice. *sigh*
;)
shaun
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
...I'm sorry... I just burst out laughing when I saw the pics (even with the warning! :-)
Its great! but those DUPLO dinos just look too cute, specially with all that dangerous
military hardware on their back! :-)
..."Awwww, what a cute little dino" (*BLAM* *BLAM*:)
...Great cross over idea :-)
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy (http://wamalug.org)
wildlink.com
lugnet #160
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These have got to be some of the coolest MOCs I've ever seen. Great job Todd.
They remind me of a cartoon from the 80s called Dinosaucers. In the show a
dinosaur race evolves a technoligically advanced civilization and then
something happens to their planet so they come to Earth for help. Anyway, the
combo of dinosaurs and technology is what reminded me of it.
Jason
In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message
news:FsDyLK.3w@lugnet.com...
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the • DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate • 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the • new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars • sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM • dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one • copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed • from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
These are great, Todd! What fun! Yatsuzaki is definitely my favorite. The
clip-on triangles make those arms look vicious.
-John Van
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