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My entry for the lugnet.people.teens LeVig contest: (URL) Who> (URL) These images are also on (URL) Bruce (19 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Childhood Dreams Come True...Classic Space Homeworld Mod
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I'm sure most of you swooshed your ships all over the house, and imagined them dodging through space, adventures aplenty. Well now, they really can have those adventures. (URL) Consider this a very small teaser of things to come. A demo of the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.cad, lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) Sweet! Thanks for also linkin' to the entry gallery! (...) Yeah, it's fine either way. (...) Personal preference on the photos is fine, as long as there's one standard isometric (3/4) view. I'm gonna save and rename a photo from each entry (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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Hey, I put a notice of the LeVig contest on (URL). Just for clarification, it is okay to use the lever base without the stick, right? Or the stick without the base? Also, do you want just one photo of each vignette? Or would you prefer multiple (...) (19 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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In lugnet.people.teens, Nathan Wells wrote: Thanks for your interest. (...) No, it is open to ALL. It is merely sponsored by .teens (and therefore it's curator, Stefan) (...) Depends on how many entries we get. So keep building! (...) No size (...) (19 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) Sounds cool. *brainstorms* I have a few questions, though: 1. Is the contest open only to teen builders (as implied)? 2. How many winners will there be? 3. How big (or small) can the vignette be? 4. How will they know if the contestants are (...) (19 years ago, 29-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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I have a page up displaying the current entries. (URL) -Stefan- (19 years ago, 28-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.off-topic.test, FTX)
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| | New Homeworld Ship - Blacktron Invader
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(URL) The wings animate on the way out of the mothership. Comments, critiques more than welcome. I've crossposted to several groups that I thought this might be of interest to. One "AdamS" helped out on this mesh, mainly resolving manifold issues. (...) (19 years ago, 26-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.games, FTX)
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(...) Ah, Thanks. Well, I seem to be back now (I cleared my cookies, so I wasn't able to correct this myself, since I lost the posting privs cookie and... well nevermind. Legoswami (19 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.off-topic.test, FTX)
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At the behest of Samarth, crossposting our contest to the various groups (I hate when I forget to crosspost the first time). (2 URLs) -Stefan- (19 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Announcing the LeVig contest! Yes, that’s right, Samarth Moray and I are holding this contest as a way for teen builders (even those with small collections) to make a new impression on the rest of the community. Eh? Wazzat? Wazzit mean? It means you (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | Re: Two Vigs
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I dunno, a hammer's 'bout fittin' for my feelings towards school. :^) -Stefan- (19 years ago, 21-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Yeah, that was supposed to be a pencil, since I don't have any screwdriver pieces at the moment. Andrew (19 years ago, 17-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Hey andrew, nice MOCs! The racing track one is nice, I like the use of djred. I'm not sure what the hammer is supposed to be in the second one though. Thanks! XFUT to people.teens Legoswami (19 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.people.teens)
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| | Homeworld MOC
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But I don't think this goes into Announce, proud as I am of it. I've created the first of what I hope to be a massive series of Lego ships for the PC (and Linux, kinda *) game Homeworld. This ship is based on a simple little Mini I built. Here is (...) (19 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Homeworld 2 Mod Poll
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I've put up a new poll to gauge interest in a Homeworld 2 mod, and potentially root out some help. (URL) you can think of a newsgroup that would also have a pool of interested talent, please feel free to crosspost (if that's the correct term). (...) (19 years ago, 18-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.people.teens)
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For any HW2 players out there: I've created some HW2 badges for the three main Space factions. Pre Classic Space: (URL) (PCS) Star Rangers: (URL) Eastern Block: (URL) Jade Empire: (URL) Badge files: (URL) Enjoy! -Stefan- (19 years ago, 7-Feb-05, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | TGS-712 Walter Curnow
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I built a ship to haul Chris Giddens' container design: (URL) Named the Walter Curnow, after a character from 2010. Hope y'all like it! -Stefan- (19 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) We could have a 1 x 1 lever contest with Vignettes as a subcategory. That way, no one is specifically limited, but at the same time, the Vignette category prevents anyone with a small collection from getting pwnzr'd or whatever by the (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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1x1 Lever...Sounds Good! So, 1x1 Lever, used in a vignette style scene? Or just 1x1 lever? -Stefan- (19 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) I've had my think, and only one part keeps coming back to me (drumroll please) 1 x 1 Lever! I think its perfect, mostly everyone has at least ONE, if not hundreds. And its not as bad as the 2 x 4 (or the like), either. But if anyone else has (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | Re: New invention instructions
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(...) Wow, that is really helpful. Thanks to all. I also found something interesting (URL) contains many inventions) (URL) also contains many creations) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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Hi all, This is the first time I actually post MOCs. You can see two at (URL) admit the web site is not very active and I have only photographed a few MOCs. I will add an other model as soonas possible (I have photoes). Currently i am working on a (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) for me it's more like: "so, WHEN will you clear up your room??" "I did so just this morning." "No you did not, I can see that without even entering your room!" "Well, I just started to build this cool car..." (...) considering that I have (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Seven: Here are two documents which show exactly how to build working components which I think go beyond what comes with the kit. They are free to download .pdf files. This one is written by Fred Martin, who designed the original RCX brick: (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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(...) Six: Check at your local library/bookstore for one of tha many books now in print. For example, (URL) here is a list of titles at amazon.com -Rob A> (19 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) After reading your post at 12 am today I started laughing like a madhouse patient. It was the middle of the night for gods sake. Anyways. I wish I had that brick to do the vignette (believe it or not, I bought my first SW set only a few months (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) Spacey, Bacon, Kline, I can't keep them all straight. (19 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) You will find that was the decline of Kevin Kline (until then he was fine). (19 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) I'll say! You should do that one, it would be TRES funny. (or maybe the scene from the end of "A Fish Called Wanda" where Kevin Spacey gets rollered into the cement?) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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SNIPPY (sorry bout the late reply, I missed this post when the uncivil war started, and then my net connection got lost, too) (...) Well, IMHO, whether we like it or not, thats the way it is. My logic is that a builder who's been around on planet (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) No, that's the our NLSO's job. Steve (19 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) We want to dispel that notion that age and skill and parts are interrelated. I'd say it's more the ability of the person and their character. I'm only 17, but I've got more bricks than some of the adults I know (85k to their 60k). He's a (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) He most certainly does, that Lamborghini is pretty nifty! (...) "Why is your room always messy!?!?" "I'm building." "*sigh*" It's always neat to have a parent sit down and try to build with their kid. My rather meandering and random 2 studs, (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) "Neal":-) Ross, I daresay, is quite a good builder, but he has never had the interest to read LUGNET or even browsing Brickshelf for that matter. JOHN (19 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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In lugnet.people.teens, Thomas Jollans wrote: snip (...) snip (...) Hello Thomas, I read this thread and thought about my own son, pushing 15 and his friends. Of course, just being his "Mom", I have no clue what they say at school (and truly, I'm (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Oh no no! course not! what I was talking about is merely a contest that would allow teens to feel comfortable in displaying their MOCs, and not necessarily exclude others in the process. I only don't want the builders with higher skill levels (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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would you be interested in working offline with me on a (...) Are you talking about holding a teen only contest? I'm not sure if this is such a good idea. Most contests are held around a theme and reward building ability alone - including age as a (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) Wonderful Idea Kevoh!!! A small addition to that: We should also allow dioramas too, and put a size limit on them so that teens with insane piece counts can't rule the roost. The reason I say this I so that anyone wanting to be more ambitious (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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In lugnet.people.teens, Kevin Blocksidge wrote: Something about spaceships Small addition: If you want to see budding TFOL's, mocpages.com is THE place to be, IMO. Now I don't have facts to prove it, but I do know that a large chunk of builders (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) Vignettes should be good. They cover all themes, and the small size allows people of any collection size to participate. ~Kevoh (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) Yeah right. Easy for you to say. We need something which will encompass ALL themes. Teen builders lurking in all themes need to be woken. Else, I could just as well say TRAINS! and someone else would say CASTLE and we'd all be in a fine mess. (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) Spaceships. ~Kevoh (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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SNIPPY (...) SNIPPY WAIT! Your'e a teen??? and here I thought you were older :-) (...) Yes, but it seems like there isn't much to say; I come here everyday, but hardly ever post. (...) I agree. Maybe some sort of a contest? which is open only to (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Ever heard of Ross Neil? :^p Even besides him, many of us TFOLs, I should daresay, are as good as the adult builders in some cases. And for me at least, I make no qualms (or however you say it) about being a Lego fan. Not that anyone ever (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Hi everyone, I couldn't agree with this more. Probably the only reason this happens is because the mind of a 6th grader if far more sensitive to peer pressure and teasing in general than a teen. Getting older as a person, a teen becomes more (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | LEGO Mindstorms competitions
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Does anybody know of LEGO Mindstorms competitions for teen-agers in Germany/Europe that don't impose any limits on the used programming language? FFL looks O.K., almost no limits (except motors, RCXs and sensors), but that's only fair. RoboCup (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.loc.eu, lugnet.people.teens)
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Thomas- As a member of SCLTC, I can tell you there are plenty of teenage Serious LEGO Builders out there (forgive me, I dislike the term AFOL). I meet a lot of visitors at our LTC shows who are teenagers and/or in college. The teenage issues are (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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| | teen FOLs: do we actually exist?
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These are just a few thoughts that I have had: You can easily divide LEGO fans into groups. first of all, the little kids from about 0-9 that just play with LEGO. this group is becoming the only group LEGO (r) cares about, if you look at the impact (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens)
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| | RE: New invention instructions
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(...) Participating the state FIRST LEGO League Tournament is a great idea. However, the challenging effect varies greatly. I guess it really depends on who holds the events. I went to one held in my state, I was completely disappointed. It turned (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) Four: -If you're between 9-14, ask teacher at school to join First Lego League. Five: -If you're not, participate in a local LUG or organization that has regular robotics challenges, etc. Calum (19 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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(...) three variations: ONE: a) look around you room, dig in your LEGO boxes, have a walk through the cellar or the attic b) build the facinating idea you just had. TWO: a) turn on your computer, start the web browser b) find something facinating (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab)
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| | New and old to lugnet at the same time :-)
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Hi Everyone, I'm Samarth Moray, and I'm 16. I've been playing with Lego, like most of you, since I was a kid. I'm new to lugnet because this is my first post, but I'm 'old' to lugnet because I've been lurking around for a year now. That basically (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) hey, I wasn't speaking for .space but generally! I didn't see where the FUT had been set!. However I do look into .space and other places quite a lot (although I mainly read .trains and .cad) so I'll keep an eye out. If a MOC is good its good (...) (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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Sure is true! -Joseph (14) (20 years ago, 26-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) When I joined Lugnet, I was around 13 too. And now I'm 15. At first, I just joined as the little immature kid I was, posting a bad rendering into .trains and then posting crummy webcam pics into .castle (oddly enough, after a month I've never (...) (20 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) You speak the truth, brothah. (recently turned 15) -JHK (20 years ago, 25-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Cool! I wish more teens realized they CAN participate in the adult world if they only try. Sure, it's cool to be a teen with your friends most of the time, but it's also cool to be an adult. I had a similarly empowering experience as a teen. I (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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When critiquing I try to do a few things, most importantly provide encouragment, for some people its a big thing to present their new MOC to the world. I try to gauge the level of the builder (which isn't really an age thing) from the tone of their (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Very nice MOCs! Also the layout of your galleries is excellent Lester (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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(...) I reckon you're pretty fair with your critiques, Paul. But you're right, they can be difficult, mainly because one is always unsure how they will be taken. Here's what I reckon: If you want your work critiqued, ask for it, even to the point of (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Critiquing is tough. I've been giving ad-hoc critiques of almost everything for years and I still haven't got the hang of it... in fact, I often get the feeling that it has worked against my favour. I don't think I'd recommend it. Then again, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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snip (...) I think this important to note. I think alot of us, or at least myself, get stuck in a "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" mentality. I will keep this in mind and try and do more critiquing... says the guy (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Well, hello. I've posted in .space a couple times, but rarely had any of my MOCs actually reviwed. I discovered this site when I was 11, amazed that there were so many LEGO fans from all over the world. I didn't start posting until a couple months (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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Hi everyone. You know, I feel so glad that there is a .teens group! I never thought about it before, but I have a real, physical feeling of relief now that I can post here! I wonder why this group wasn't created earlier. Let me introduce myself, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) Maybe part of it was that .space is simply BIG. Maybe part of it was that I've split energies between models and the Starship game. I don't know. But I just didn't feel the warm reception others seemed to get. Don't get me wrong--I'm not (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Hey everybody. (follow-up to the first post in .teen (URL) discovered Lugnet when I was about 13. It was the single coolest website I had ever seen. I wanted to join in as soon as possible, but while lurking, I realized certain things. Firstly, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens) !
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Hi y'all, Stefan Garcia, 17 I'm a displaced Texan...but I like it in Michigan. Except it gets cold. I like building Space and Trains and Big-A scenery modules (when I can scrounge the bricks for them). No dark ages yet. Look for me as Sastrei or (...) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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(...) And here I was thinking you were 25. Not much more point to this post, other than I'm also a TFOL... Yeah... ~Matt Sklar (20 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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Hi. The way I figure it, we can make self introductions here, so why not; My name's Sebastian Persson-Pyykkö, I'm 15 years old and I live in Sweden. I've been doing LEGO since I was 3-4 years old. I've had my fair share of dark-ages. I use LEGO as a (...) (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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Hey everybody! It's Kevin Blocksidge! I'm 17! Yay! (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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TERMS OF USE FOR LUGNET.COM OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS lugnet.com ("LUGNET") is a privately owned Internet site designed and run primarily for the benefit of those who enjoy building with, discussing, collecting, buying & selling, trading, and (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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Welcome to lugnet.people.teens, a LUGNET discussion group. CHARTER/PURPOSE: lugnet.people.teens (group): All about LEGO® people who happen to be teenagers: Introductions, anecdotes, neighborly discussions, helpful advice, etc.; what it means to be a (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens)
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