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    The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Jon Palmer
   You have about a month to get your Moonbase Modules ready. If you are coming to the Fest, bring a Module! Remember that the standard was changed last summer to rase corridors by 2 bricks. Check out the website for more info: (URL) still need to work (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space) !! 
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Jon Palmer
     (...) But if you like big modules: (2 URLs) j o n (URL) zemi.net> (URL) moonbase> (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Ryan Wood
     (...) I'm working on at least one module for PDX, in conjunction with Mark Sandlin and 3vil. First con, first moonbase. Should be fun :) --Ryan (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Ryan Wood
     One question while I'm at a pause in my building- what type of module do you guys find you usually need more of: 1, 2, 3 or 4 corridored-modules? I'd like to help out by building my model however best it can be used, though I do have a stipulation (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Mark Sandlin
     (...) Muahahaha. I think my 3vil Skullmodule will have one connection, and then I will make a 4-way connector behind it, perhaps with some greebles or a tower or some such. That would leave 3 connection points for others to join me in my 3vil ways. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Ryan Wood
     (...) The extra 4-connection module makes sense. A veritable hub of 3vil. Me likes. Consider my module a single-connector. --Ryan W. (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Ryan Wood
     As of two days ago: (URL) Definitely not much there, but I keep plugging away at it. Buildings are a completely new project for me, and coupled with a general lack of good black pieces this is turning into one of my more challenging models. But (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Mark Sandlin
     (...) Indeed it is. MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (URL) (That photo is about 50% completion, and the eye won't have the printing when all's done.) Your Lord and Master, 3GA (URL) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Scott Lyttle
      (...) <snip> (...) COOL!!! A Castle-eating moonbase module!!! (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
     
          Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Thomas Rafert
      (...) Hey now! Just watch out for those Moonbase eating sheep! Just ask the Shpleem. (URL) And another thing to look out for, the sheep seem to be evolving. Thomas "Beware of the Sheep" (20 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Andrew Saada
      (...) *see deleted picture* Ah heck no! Umm, Admiral Giddens...mesa tinkin wesa needin the rest of those Space Rangers to get with da program! *gulp & self-slap for speaking Binkish* Scaredly, ªþ§ (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
     
          Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Chris Giddens
      (...) Dang it, boy! Where's that Frapp-o-matic blaster? Don't worry about that base... When we locate it, it will become the magma filled crater of JUSTICE!! We believe the signals of the 3vil one are coming from here: (URL) Probes are being (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Ryan Wood
     (...) And here's my module as of today, still undergoing heavy work. (URL) It's going to need a couple of parts orders before its public debut at PDX. While it features a totally different color scheme than 3GA's 3vil Skullmodule, a happy joyful (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Anders Isaksson
   (...) In fact, we built a moonbase with 64 modules at the latest meeting of Swedish Lego Nuts, but that was cheating as we used my half-scale standard (16x16 modules): (URL) Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Mark Sandlin
     (...) This is what a moonbase looks like, right here: (URL) -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) P.S. Help! I'm trapped in an 3vil petting zoo! (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Tony Hafner
      (...) Ew, there's some Pooh on that table! (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (20 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
    
         Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Anders Isaksson
     (...) (URL) So what's the difference, excepting color and module size :-) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Jon Palmer
   (...) with Mark that that isn't a Moonbase. (a tighter color scheme, or some "neighborhoods" could help too) However, to spin this into something positive I'd like to talk about the long discussed Micro Moonbase standard. Maybe we could even have a (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX)
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Anders Isaksson
   (...) Sure did! And that was only a little part of the fun we had, even though I didn't win the ULV competition (my non-lego-building wife did!). (...) Well, we don't have too much Lego (only Tobbe can build in 48x48 size), and this was our very (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up! —Tobbe Arnesson
   (...) Putting some pressure on me to do that translation huh? I'll get to work. (and for those of you who don't want to wait, here's the write-up from that meeting in Swedish: (URL) and a direct link to the page about the moonbase (Månbas): (URL) ) (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space)
   
        Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Jon Palmer
   "Tobbe Arnesson" <StPnAtM@lotek.nu> wrote in message news:HrIyFx.1DCu@lugnet.com... <snip lots to think about> The only thing about the 16x16 baseplates that bothers me is most of them are in green. It's very hard to get these in gray and somewhat (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Tony Alexander
     (...) Workable, though, as you pointed out below. (...) Cool! (...) I thought it was made of green cheese? (...) I had quite a fun time building this: (URL) (although it's CAD,not ABS) Like the Portable Bot Factory, building in a smaller scale makes (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Adrian Drake
     (...) How about 16x16 built on a layer of grey bricks? So you have the green baseplate, and put a layer of bricks on that. Then you can move the corridor connections to the baseplate itself and simplify the corridor connections. Adrian (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Nick Kappatos
     (...) I agree with Adrian, 16x16 baseplate with minimum 1-plate thickness in grey (original light grey, not super-terrific schizo grey with hints of gunmetal blue that took away our precious light grey like some cheap floozie). Instead of plates, (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
    
         Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Ley Ward
     (...) I agree with Nick and Adrian (with Nick's sugestion about corridor height added). 16x16 with plates on top will make it more accessible to more builders. I haven't built a moonbase module yet, due to lack of time and space; I can hardly wait (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Anders Isaksson
     (...) I never thought about that, I just selected something and went along... Also, it divides 32x32 evenly, something which is not possible with a 12x12. And there's the 32x32 crater bases too. (...) Too small to make interior details, I think. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Kevin Wilson
     Jon Palmer wrote in message ... (...) Just cut up a 48x48 baseplate and bingo, you have enough for NINE mini-moonbases! As has been pointed out before, TLC makes smaller baseplates by cutting larger ones, so there's no reason why we shouldn't. Kevin (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Ted Welsh
     (...) I'm thinking about false perspective, a la Disneyworld (or Flemish painting), with more "distant" modules raised up. A layer or six of gray bricks would be perfect, and yeah, it would hide green quite well. Both a 16x16 and a 12x12 standard (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —David Gregory
     (...) I think it would work despite the nonabundance of gray 6X12 plates. There are plenty of other ways for making a 12X12 gray plate area. We all have plenty of 4X4's, right? As long as the microbase is able to be picked up all as one solid item (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Tobbe Arnesson
   (...) As is obvious from our photos of the meeting, we skipped the baseplate all togheter in the layout (for the most part). This worked for our needs but having a plate is better. We didn't even bother connecting all the corridors with pins. Mostly (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Tony Alexander
   (...) Don't like. I don't wanna break my toys. (...) DIG IT!!! Now THIS I like!!! * You could make anywhere from 1-9 Mini-Mods, or one Mega-Mini-Mod * The baseplate fits right in with the full-size standard * No breaky my baseplate * Only 1 person (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Tobbe Arnesson
   (...) You have the option not to do so by making super modules. (...) The 48 x 48 baseplate investment should be affordable for most at $10. If you can't afford that then perhaps you should not spend the money to go to a gathering either? Still, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
   
        Re: Micro Moonbase Standard (was Re: The Brickfest PDX Moonbase Build Up!) —Tony Alexander
   (...) Or 1/9 of a super module, or anything in between...there are always options. That's what I love about all this! (...) For me, it's not economic so much as personal preference...I can afford the plates, but I don't like the idea of breaking (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.space)
 

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