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Just a reminder that the Ontario Brick Builders (k, just me) will be displaying
the Classic Space layout at the Boats, Models and Train show at the Hamilton
Steam Museum tomorrow and Sunday. The public hours for both days are from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m..
Address--
900 Woodward Ave
Hamilton, ON
L8H 7N2
This is a free event for the public, so if you want to spend time checking out
the craftsmanship of old steam engines built 150(ish) years ago, or want to take
a ride on a miniature train, or just want to hang with me for a while, come on
down!
I am planning on live streaming the event around 1 p.m. Check my facebook feed!
Hope to see you there!
Dave K
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This is the one I've been personally trying to get into for a few years now.
Not just because it's in my own 'back yard', but this place is one of my
favourite places to visit--
The Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology National Historic Site
<https://www.hamilton.ca/attractions/hamilton-civic-museums/hamilton-museum-steam-technology-national-historic-site>
Sandy and I took Josh a few years back for the Boats, Models and Trains event---
<https://www.hamilton.ca/attractions/events-calendar/boats-models-and-trains?view=0>
and it was a blast. They have a relatively large outdoor permanent train
layout. I don't know the scale, but you can ride the train cars--I think its 8
inches or something.
They also have a raised train track layout at the same scale, on which a
'scratch built' functioning steam engine will pull a few people around--that was
awesome!
The model boat builders set up a temporary pond, and kids can RC boat race and
stuff.
The Meccano guys have been there in the past, and their creations are pretty
great.
But the tour of the pump house...
I was like Iain with his trains...
<https://museumshamilton.com/#/pano/hamilton-civic-engine-deck-controls>
And, also knowing the history of Hamilton a bit, and knowing the role this pump
house played 150ish years ago...
K, enough gushing about the location.
So I'm bringing the CSL to their Boats, Models and Train event--it's 2 days--the
25 and 26th of May. Public hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. You can do
the other stuff as well, and get a tour of the pump house.
I'm going to try it out this year with the layout, mostly because we don't have
alotta 'lead time' to get others signed up for a bigger display, but I really
hope this one is successful, not only so we can have a bigger turnout next year,
but the person I'm working with would love to see basically an 'all lego' event
in 2020 that they can market it and it'd just be us :)
Now that would be awesome!
Anyway, I'm excited, and if you are interested in displaying on May 25/26th, let
me know and I can check with the organizer--I'd love to see you. Our display
will be inside the building, which gets locked up at night with security and all
that.
As an aside, I didn't want to do more than 4-5 shows a year when I started
getting back into it, and I'm already at 4 now--2 done, 2 confirmed for May. I
did these shows to see how the CSL can be packed and how quickly it can be set
up.
I'm tentative for the Greater Toronto Train Show in October, so that's 5. We'll
see what else we can do. Leaping back into this, I already have around the same
number of shows this year that we used to do back in the day.
Dave K
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I'm going to go all rtlT 'old school' on this one.
I contacted the organisers at the Greater Toronto Train Show and they would like
to have us at their train show October 5 and 6th in Brampton, Ontario.
Now I'm ONLY going to do this show if I get some people committed to bringing
*something* for displaying. I will be bringing the CSL, so we already have a 5
by 7.5 spot filled.
I'm thinking about a 10 x 20 foot display area, set up all old school with
tables around the perimeter and us all in the middle, having a grand old time.
So if you have anything that you want to display--doesn't have to be trains or
space,--ANYTHING LEGO would be fantastic--and you can attend for the weekend,
let me know.
The web page for the show is here--
<https://www.torontotrainshow.com/>
Details--
SHOW LOCATION
Brampton Fairgrounds
12942 Heart Lake Road, Brampton ON
SHOW HOURS
SAT - OCTOBER 5, 2019
10:00AM To 4:00PM
SUN - OCTOBER 6, 2019
10:00 AM To 4:00 PM
50,000 Square Feet Of Model Trains Including A New Third Building!
Operating Layouts
New & Used Items For Sale
Play Area For The Kids
Free Parking & Fully Accessible Building
ATM & Food On Site
The good bit is that if we're exhibitors, we get 'food credit vouchers' for the
on-site food vendors. I don't know what they are, so there may be a Wendy's run
in there at some point, but hey, free lunch for 2 days.
I'll need to know soon--like at or before the lego dinner in May. I'd like some
confirmation so I know what I have to arrange. If 3-4 people at minimum sign
up, I'll just ask for a 10x10 area--that'll suffice. However, if we get the
attendance that we used to get 'back in the day', I'll ask for a 10x20 foot
area.
We've done it in the past and always had a great time. Forward to all your
friends (those that don't check LUGNET) and let me know
Thanks
Dave K
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Wow--2 shows scheduled!
So we have the '80's Toy Expo on April 7th, 2019
<https://www.ontariocollectorscon.com/80s-toy-expo-2019-is-april-7th-in-mississauga-ontario/>
(which I asked for more tables for others to display their stuff :) )
and now we are scheduled to appear at the Ancaster Collectorfest on May 5, 2019
<http://www.collectorshows.ca/Shows/TOY_2019-05-05.php>
I'm looking forward to both, and I love the idea of just doing shows :) (1)
If you have the time, stop on by--these shows have pretty inexpensive admission
fees, and I'll be there talking myself hoarse with the public...
Dave K
1 - So if you have a show at which the OBB CSL would be appropriate, please drop
me a line--I'm looking to do more shows!
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I've now signed up the OBB CSL for the '80's Toy Expo on April 7th, 2019
<https://www.ontariocollectorscon.com/80s-toy-expo-2019-is-april-7th-in-mississauga-ontario/>
It's at the same hotel convention room as the last show--
6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario
I've also requested an additional 'display table' so others can display their
stuff. I've had a few people voice interest in bringing something for display.
I don't know how well this'll go over, but I'm going to try it and see what
happens :)
I'm also hoping that I'll have at least a bit of time to take some good pictures
and video of the layout this time--I didn't have any time last show for this.
Hope to see you there!
Dave K
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Hello Space People!
After the new Benny Spaceship came out for LM2, I thought I could build a 918
using the BUWP (Big Ugly Wing Piece)
So I tried. At first, I just added 3 x 6 wing plates to the front and back, and
added other wing plates on top to get the required depth for the minifig inside
the cabin.
Last week it hit me--many spaccers are doing the 'DWD' (double wing deck) thing,
so I tried to build another modified 918 using the BUWP and DWD
<https://flic.kr/s/aHsmAD2LeE>
I've included all my interations of the 918 through the years (okay, one from a
decade ago and 2 from this year)
As we got a Cricut cutter for Christmas, I've created stencils for the registry
#, and, following my favourite sci-fi series of all time, labelled my subsequent
builds from the original 918 as A, B and C. The font I used--I asked elsewhere
and the response was Microgramma--that works well.
Having fun with the BUWP--i'm going to get a few more sets and try some other
ideas.
Dave K
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Good morning!
Easing back into the 'Doing Shows', I've signed up the OBB CSL for hte Ontario
Collectors Con--
http://www.ontariocollectorscon.com/
Details00
January 27th, 2019
Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale
6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario
10am - 4pm
The cost for visitors?--
Early admission tickets (10am entry) are $20.
General admission tickets (11am entry) are $10.
Kids between 5 and 12 are $5. There is no charge for children under 5 years of
age.
All tickets are available at the door. All prices are in Canadian dollars.
Hopefully I will have a working layout by then. I was in the middle of
recreating the entire layout for easier storage and moving.
I'm looking forward to the show!
Hope to see you there!
Dave K
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In lugnet.space, “Douglas R. Clark” dclark73@sbcglobal.net wrote:
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Voting has stated today in the Lego Ideas “Moments in Space” contest. The
winner may have their design turned into a promotional give-away set.
My entry is the Cosmic Sentinel - a small neo-classic space scouting/fighter
ship
Link to Contest Entry
Thanks for looking! If you like the Cosmic Sentinel, please register and
vote for it.
drc’
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That is a very nice looking ship!
Dave K
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In lugnet.space, “Douglas R. Clark” dclark73@sbcglobal.net wrote:
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Voting has stated today in the Lego Ideas “Moments in Space” contest. The
winner may have their design turned into a promotional give-away set.
My entry is the Cosmic Sentinel - a small neo-classic space scouting/fighter
ship
Link to Contest Entry
Thanks for looking! If you like the Cosmic Sentinel, please register and
vote for it.
drc
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Crud - had wrong link embedded in original post.
Correct Link
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Voting has stated today in the Lego Ideas “Moments in Space” contest. The
winner may have their design turned into a promotional give-away set.
My entry is the Cosmic Sentinel - a small neo-classic space scouting/fighter
ship
Link to Contest Entry
Thanks for looking! If you like the Cosmic Sentinel, please register and vote
for it.
drc
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I posted my MK II Viper a few years
back. I finally got around to doing the MK VII version in LDD and rendered in
Bluerender.
It is built in the ~1 stud = 1 foot scale I have built my other models to. It
is slightly longer than scale, but that is to compensate for the extra width
that our overly obese minifigs require.
brickshelf gallery
when moderated
In my research, I realized that there are two subtly different versions out
there. The original has the wings blending into the fuselage all the way out
toward the nose and has different shaped wings. The “MK VIIB” has the wings
blending into the fuselage about the midpoint of the nose (and remind me a lot
of how the wings on an F-18 blend into the forward fuselage). I chose to try to
model the “B” model and used this
site put up by one
of the VFX modelers for the show as a reference.
This was a difficult build to try to make all the angles come together and look
“right” at this scale. The core is a 2x2 structure using the many bricks with
studs on their sides that are now available. The model literally has “studs up”
in all 6 directions to achieve the form.
I did look at this excellent
MOC of the MKVIIA by
atomictoaster85 somewhat in the build process as it appeared much smaller and
“true to scale” than other MK VII MOCs I have seen online. Given the shape of
the rear fuselage behind the cockpit, there are only so many ways to achieve the
“stepped” look with LEGO bricks at this size.and that portion of my model does
look very similar. I don’t know if I am satisfied with the large sloped wedges
on the sides of the rear of the fuselage relative to the MK VII reference I was
using and may continue to twiddle with it in the future.
A minifig does barely fit into the cockpit, but as a result, the controls and
instrumentation are not as detailed as I would normally like. Yet another
compromise when trying to build at a smaller scale.
I have been challenging myself to include fully retractable landing gear in
these Viper models that closes cleanly. On the nose gear, I didn’t quite
achieve the effect I wanted. I had another nose gear design planned (similar to
my LL919 model) but the nose structure became too compromised when I started
deleting bricks to make room for the nose gear assembly. So I ended up using a
simple hinge piece with a 1x2 brick. It works, but does interrupt the clean
lines of the bottom of the craft.
Lastly, I’m not sure I like the minifig surfboards for the wing/tail tips. I
thought they would look cool, but are too wide for the scale I’m working at. I
would also like to eliminate the gaps on the wing/tail cannons. Again, these
are some things I might continue to experiment with. But overall, I believe the
design is 90% there, and I am happy with it for now.
Thanks for looking,
drc
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In lugnet.space, “Douglas R Clark” dclark73@sbcglobal.net wrote:
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Link to brickshelf
gallery
Builders Notes:
This MOC is proof that a build is never done. I have had different
variations of this build in LDD for several years and I was never quite
satisfied with the look. The new T70 xwing canopy struck me as perfect for
this build so I recently re-designed the canopy section to include it. There
is a “design progression” picture in the brickshelf gallery that captures
many of the iterations of this design over the years. The nearly studless
exterior features significant SNOT construction techniques. Total piece
count is 343 bricks including the pilot minifig. The design is obviously
inspired by the Buck-Rogers Earth Directorate “Thunder fighter” with the tail
section somewhat inspired by the A-wing. For now, this MOC will likely
remain a virtual creation as acquiring some of the pieces in the colors
needed will be difficult.
This is my first attempt a using “Bluerender” and I just want to say a big
thank you to those who developed it. I found it very easy to use on my first
go-around and can have the satisfaction of a more realistic visualization of
this creation until I can find a color scheme I like that where all the
elements are commonly available. One of the next things I need to try is to
figure out how to include the classic-space logos in the render.
Anyways - thanks for looking
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This is gorgeous, and I especially like the the alternat Classic color scheme.
Thanks for sharing!
Dave!
Check out The Bloks Forum
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Well lets see if I still remember how to post here and if anyone is still
here...
Backstory:
In order to combat the increased incursions from the Blacktron forces and
protect against their raids on commerce lanes, the Legoland Space Forces
commissioned the development of a new scout and patrol craft. A decided
departure from earlier, lightly armed, exploration craft, the LL919 is a
high-endurance, single seat combat vessel designed to fill commerce escort,
interception and interdiction roles. The Galaxy corporation developed a series
of prototype craft from the successful LL901 light scout vessel. The basic
spaceframe was stretched to accommodate an advanced high-power compact fusion
reactor, a FTL jump drive, high performance sublight drives, additional
armaments and an advanced AI system to assist with target tracking and
identification and navigation on long patrols. The wing area was increased to
accommodate additional radiator capacity to dissipate the heat generated by the
advanced combat systems as well as improve trans-atmospheric performance.
Armament features dual high rate blasters on each wingtip to engage smaller
craft. Dual forward particle cannons and 6 under-wing hard-points carrying
auto-seeking anti-matter torpedoes allow the LL919 to effectively engage heavy
vessels.
The FTL jump drive capabilities are classified but experts estimate that a jump
drive in a craft this size would be capable of around 6 intersellar jumps before
requiring maintenance and refueling. However, the craft does appear to have
dorsal Bussard scoop which might allow the LL919 to extend its maximum endurance
by travelling through dense clouds of interstellar hydrogen gas to replenish its
fusion reactor.
The craft features retractable nose gear and the ventral fins pivot to serve as
the rear landing supports.
The LL919 has had nothing but praise from the initial test pilots and it is now
being rolled out to the LLSF’s elite units. The photo below shows an LL919
wearing the famed “Scarlet Vipers” squadron colors. It is expected that the
LL919 will be sent to equip all of the LLSF’s patrol squadrons, replacing the
current issue X-1 patrol craft, Cosmic Cruiser, FX-Starpatroller and other
units, once Galaxy Corp. completes the initial Low-Rate-Initial-Production
models and is authorized to begin full scale production.
Link to brickshelf
gallery
Builders Notes:
This MOC is proof that a build is never done. I have had different variations
of this build in LDD for several years and I was never quite satisfied with the
look. The new T70 xwing canopy struck me as perfect for this build so I
recently re-designed the canopy section to include it. There is a “design
progression” picture in the brickshelf gallery that captures many of the
iterations of this design over the years. The nearly studless exterior features
significant SNOT construction techniques. Total piece count is 343 bricks
including the pilot minifig. The design is obviously inspired by the
Buck-Rogers Earth Directorate “Thunder fighter” with the tail section somewhat
inspired by the A-wing. For now, this MOC will likely remain a virtual creation
as acquiring some of the pieces in the colors needed will be difficult.
This is my first attempt a using “Bluerender” and I just want to say a big thank
you to those who developed it. I found it very easy to use on my first
go-around and can have the satisfaction of a more realistic visualization of
this creation until I can find a color scheme I like that where all the elements
are commonly available. One of the next things I need to try is to figure out
how to include the classic-space logos in the render.
Anyways - thanks for looking
drc
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren wrote:
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Is that Eddie in photo interior8? I didn’t see the HOG itself in there
though, complete with a nice hot cup of tea.
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No, no. That is stuff that is “almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea”.
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In lugnet.space, “Tony Hafner” lego@NOSPAM.hafhead.com wrote:
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In lugnet.space, “Todd Lehman” tsl@tsl.bu.edu wrote:
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In lugnet.space, “Fazoom” cgidd1@aol.com wrote:
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In lugnet.space, “Todd Lehman” tsl@tsl.bu.edu wrote:
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Awesome, Tony, thanks for posting these pics!!!!
--Todd
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SPACE
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SPACE!!!
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Space indeed! The space was practically filled with SHIPS. The judges had a
difficult time choosing. ‘Twas nearly a multi-way tie. Everyone did some amazing
work.
Cheers,
Ley
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In lugnet.space, “Todd Lehman” tsl@tsl.bu.edu wrote:
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In lugnet.space, “Fazoom” cgidd1@aol.com wrote:
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In lugnet.space, “Todd Lehman” tsl@tsl.bu.edu wrote:
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Awesome, Tony, thanks for posting these pics!!!!
--Todd
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space.
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SPACE
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SPACE!!!
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In lugnet.space, “Fazoom” cgidd1@aol.com wrote:
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In lugnet.space, “Todd Lehman” tsl@tsl.bu.edu wrote:
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Awesome, Tony, thanks for posting these pics!!!!
--Todd
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space.
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SPACE
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In lugnet.space, “Todd Lehman” tsl@tsl.bu.edu wrote:
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Awesome, Tony, thanks for posting these pics!!!!
--Todd
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Awesome, Tony, thanks for posting these pics!!!!
--Todd
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Wow, what a turnout of SHIPs at BrickCon 2015. I counted 28 SHIPs in the
display this year, and of this set 17 of them were SHIPtember projects.
What is SHIPtember? I’m glad you asked. It’s a challenge to build a SHIP in
one month. Specifically, starting and finishing in September. This is perfect
timing for BrickCon, as it allows you the instant gratification of being able to
show it off in the real world right away.
What is a SHIP? I’m glad you asked that too. It’s a space vehicle that is at
least 100 studs in at least one dimension. SHIP = Seriously Huge Investment in
Parts (and other interpretations of the acronym, but this is the most common).
What is the real world? Do you really need to ask? Well, since you did I’ll
tell you. It’s where you can easily see Lego builds in three dimensions, walk
around them for a better view, and maybe even get to handle them to see how they
are put together.
Without further ado, here’s the BrickCon 2015 SHIP roll call (and no more of
this starting each paragraph with “w”).
First, the SHIPtember builds:
Astral Voyager
by Chris Perron
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by Simon Liu
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by Andrew Lee
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by Jason Head
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by Christian Benito
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by Tony Hafner
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by Jason Head
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by Eli Willsea
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by Chris Roberts
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by Drew Ellis
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by Jason Head
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by JJ Williams
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by Gerard Joosten
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by Daniel Fortine
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by Ryan Olsen
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by Sam GroovyBones
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by Daniel Fortine
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USS Ticonderoga
by Ryan Olsen
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by Andrew Lee
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by Ryan Olsen
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by Steve
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by Jason Ruff
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by Gerard Joosten
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by Steve
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by Daniel Fortine
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by Kyle Vrieze
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by Hot Trash
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by Jonathan Walker
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