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(...) Samarth, perhaps you missed this one: (URL) A 4-car British Pendolino, using bevel gears for the tilt. This means it can cope well with double bends (the Hornby APT rises up on double bends because it relies on a tilted curved track on which (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I'm a few days away from posting a MOC, although it's not Castle in the "classic" sense. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Made a decent dent in the benchwork framing yesterday. Turns out I was short a 2x4 for the narrow connector between the two loops. Since I had done the drywall finishing myself, I went ahead and bolted the framing directly to the wall studs. I went (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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Congratulations, Esben! Thats a fine looking train. I find the tilt mechanism very interesting! Only one other tilt train I know of is James Mathis' APT, which from what I know, uses a similar mechanism. It's a pity that this doesn't have interiors, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Supposing that post was meant as a reply to mine rather than nathanael's, here is a render of a half-completed RX-8 chassis... (URL) Misha (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Couple of Comments: Love the forward section, looks like it could detach and connect on to other vehicles. The detailing and curviture to the front gives it a smooth connection to the hanger portion. I don't think the mechs are too small. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hey everyone, Just returned to my pile of Lego bricks after half a year on exchange at the University of Queensland in Brisbane... Australia is awesome, I reckon! Anyway, I came across this wonderful train with a name that says it all, the Tilt (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.au.qld.bri, lugnet.loc.au.qld.bun, lugnet.loc.au.qld.cai, lugnet.loc.au.qld.roc, lugnet.loc.au.qld.mac, FTX) !!
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For your viewing pleasure: (URL) where near as humourous as some of the other animations but ofcourse, that's not its intention. Thanks for the comments regarding the original designs. (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.space) !!
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(...) Not just coincidence, it was pretty much inspired by all arguments going on at the moment, hence the "silver lining" comment. (...) People seem obsessed with the scale. I knew when I was building it that it was a pretty huge monitor, but I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I fully agree with Geoff! However, I do have a highspeed internet connection, but it still takes ages to load. And I do not have the site in the temporary cache, as I don't visit this site daily. So I rather stick with the fast loading sites. Take (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.admin.curators)
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(...) I'm sorry if I was unclear. Earlier in the thread I put forward Bens wheels as an example and continued that example here. I realise they would not be eligible for inclusion in the official Ldraw library, and would not submit them. This thread (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ok, so the LUGNET policy towards discussing leaked images has changed. Fine, there's one less thing to worry about. Fredrik (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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I notice that you only use one single shock absorber for each wheel. Is that enough to carry the weight of the car? Fredrik (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Maybe I'm missing the point here, but if this whole discussion is about Ben's excellent independently produced wheels, then whether or not they are modelled appropriately for inclusion in the official LDraw library is academic. The official (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) HAHAHAHAHAHA! That's a funny MOC! It couldn't have come at a more appropriate time than this either... the chatter levels of garbage are very high this time. Also, I think its good that the vignette is larger in scale to the fig... it adds a (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Hmm, would that look something like (URL) this>? (URL) Bruce (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX) !
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(...) (I'm going to try not to sound like a jilted lover here, bear with me) If you're not already a parts author, you have to ask for permission to submit a part to the Parts Tracker. I've been told translated-from-other-CAD (i.e. messy) parts (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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SNIPPY (Written 2 days ago) Disagree. Samarth Moray (16) (No idea how much he spends on Lego, but the amount is decreasing as the number of cool sets reduces.) Ive avoided stating my views on this situation for a looong time now, but this is the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.people.teens, FTX)
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I am not sure exactly how many pieces are in this model. I know that there were about 2000 before I detailed the engine. Each valve cover consists of 36 pieces. I added about 150 pieces to the engine. While it may not be exactly 2500, the count is (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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I absolutely love it! I am such a Bond fan. I've been thinking about doing some Bond MOCs, and am a bit jealous that you beat me to it. I bought the rerelease of the Breezeway Cafe specifically to get the waiter torso, to make Bond in a tux. And, (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Here is another article: (URL) the FARK comments that go along with it: (URL) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.events)
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Too bad they aren't taller, so you could put large baseplates vertically in them. Note - if you belong to Ebates, or search online, you will find $30off150 coupons, netting you 14 boxes for $123.58 plus tax. Free shipping at that point. That knocks (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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What little I have I place in Ziplocs and label "new lt grey, new dk grey, new brown". Of course, I'll be selling most of it off. I tend to sort by part, then by color anyways, so it only adds at most another 3 Ziplocs to a drawer or larger Ziploc. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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Something... It's been about 2 (two) dayz since the color scandal took over, and still .castle is quiet on all fronts. Surely we've got somethin' interesting going-on up in here. The Vikings are on their way, a few of the KK2 sets are not so bad, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle)
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(...) So, is it a hoax or not? Any idea when these may be coming out? John R. Beck (returning fan) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Do you have Adobe Acrobat or Macromedia Fireworks? These are NOT freeware or shareware programs, but can get a trial version of Macromedia Fireworks to use for 30 days by going to the Macromedia Website. Macromedia Fireworks is a graphical (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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I wholeheartedly agree. Chris McNamee (18) Portland, OR (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Having built a number of prototype "clone" bricks, I feel reasonably certain that the RCX's internal space is not the limiting factor. The surface area occupied by 2x2 I/O connectors is the true limit. (Assuming you dedicate a board to hosting (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Hey, The monitor is a bit huge, but the shape is really nice. I like your mouse solution particularly. Bruce (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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on a very nice model (URL) hope I'm not stealing anyone's thunder but I saw this train in the new folders on Brickshelf and had to post. As well as simple but clever tilt technique it looks really good, with a complicated front well rendered in the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Yea, new rule. If you want to express something controversial on lugnet, then do it using bricks, rather than words. :) -Alfred (21 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I have used LPub in setting up the instructions. Could you tell me how you have used these other programs (Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks) to create the backgrounds and arrows and how you create the box call out things? I am not very well (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) No DAT part can provide a perfect render without using some substitutions - flat polygons just can't do perfect curved surfaces. But that's another issue. I have recently finished re-authoring Ben's wheels (URL) (waiting for his OK before I (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I've seen this topic come up several times, and am curious why no one suggests that the input and output ports be extended from the RCX to pods. Using the same form factor constraints limits the possibilities. Using a more condensed cable connection (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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I pretty much love LEGO unconditional. But the supply of the old colours will eventually run out. A lot of parts will not be available in the new colours for quite a while, so it is a problem for Moccers. How would you feel, if you had a car (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) (snipped image) Evan, great MOCs. The Rolls is my favorite. KR (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I should probably find then for what is LDraw library aimed at. If it's something like as perfect as possible renders or some quick mockup prototyping. (...) Wouldn't it be possible to be the parts as accurate as possible and then (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Well I'm kind of of pissed. ** begin rant ** Curious to find an acceptible substitute for Java, I was looking into cross platform GUI toolkits. GTK+ came to mind but alas no Mac support for the latest version. Then I thought of Qt. I visited the Qt (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Tim, That is great. And I know exactly what that feels like. Last week, a coworker and I got buried in 6 feet of code vomit. The monitor is a little big for MF scale but that's OK, it's very nicely made and believable. KR (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Me too! Light grey is light grey. Occasionally a new color piece really stands out so I simply discard it back into the tub and grab for another. My collection is still mainly old, so that procedure works well. The only real problem is my (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(URL) Every cloud has a silver lining. ...Oh wait I guess that's a comment isn't it ;) Cheers Tim (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Guys (and Janey) This is probably old news, but my local Zellers has the Space Shuttle (URL) On for $29.99!! I hope it's not a local misprint, but I got the last two here for Christmas/Easter/Bday gifts for my nephews this year. Cheers, Ralph (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I too mix all my greys. Having a mostly technic collection, I don't have much new brown, but it will be mixed in too. I have already built MOCs that mix the greys, and have no problem with it. If I build something that just has to be (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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THANKS EVERYONE! Not only for the compliments but for the courteous exchange! I have to admit that it feels good too! :) It was just one of those MOCs that just came together. I guess I have been so obsessed with building in rare colors that I (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Silly me, I missed your post. Thanks for the Link. Shame you don't have a S.P.E.C.T.R.E. website to back it up like Evan does with is LEGO07 site though. You super-villian-wannabe you. You probably don't even like persian cats. That's why (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi there, good question! I have most of my parts sorted by type and then also by colour for the most common types. I have most of it (what is not kept in the original box, of course) in storage boxes with many (four types: 13, 17, 15-23 or (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) All three of these are good, but Tapatio is my favorite. It's got the visual impact of an all-red color scheme, the proportions are good and "beefy", articulation and posability are excellent, and it's got character. I'm especially impressed (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) One of our Sears in Ottawa has a few new Technic, X-Pod and City sets, and since they have 25% off this weekend I got a few sets. It is a bit disappointing that the turn table in 8419 is a new stud-less version. (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Compressed air can either be expensive (from the little cans) or sometimes has traces of oil in it from the compressor. What I have had good luck with are camelhair brushes. If you buy makeup brushes it is sometimes possible to get rounded (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Congratulations, this is an amazing achievement! I've been seeing "Johnny's" progress on Brickshelf from time to time. It would be cool to see this one in person, to get the full effect of the massive scale. I even picked up some good (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Well, rendering time gets affected too, right? It's harder to build a model if it takes MLCad 20 seconds to redraw once... Oh, you mean for the rendering in POV when doing the animation? Well, file loading time, memory consumption, etc. etc. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <<Talking as the LDraw Help Desk Coordinator>> Are you using LPub to create your building instructions (BIs). LPub has some functionality to make your BIs look more like LEGO Offical BIs with the call outs and such. I would suggest you start (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) We noticed this set in TRU in Toronto plus a few others. (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) A nice thing about open source would be that it would be possible for other people to work on ports to different architectures other than the microsoft-based platform. While emulators may exist to allow people to get by for the time being, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Ciao a tutti, giusto due righe per dirvi che domani, lunedì e martedì finiscono le mie aste su ebay: (URL) il link non funziona, andate su ebay, cliccate compra, poi ricerca avanzata, poi per venditore ed infine scrivete gianpoldo. Ciao Gianluca (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug.market)
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(...) If for nothing else, to permit them to be used as the basis for the manual creation of similar parts, and abstraction into resuable sub-components. Not a strong reason, but worth considering. (...) To use just one example - the STUD primitive (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Yes, since it is text based. Also, a most new authors learn by examining the code. (...) Unneccessary memory usage and file size. (...) L3P (and other converters/viewers) detect these primitives and convert them to smooth objects (e.g. L3P (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) The newer 'Stone' colors tend to have a more obvious blue component, while the older classic shades of gray tend more towards a yellow shift. For the browns, the original shade is the darker of the two. The new shade of brown has more red. I (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, FTX)
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(...) Why don't you create your main scene file that never changes and then just include the l3p output file into your scene file. I believe Lars is working on options that leave out the povray code that is required to be in the main file (like (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Congrats Paul!! You did a fantastic job! This Enzo is the real deal. You certainly did prove a point! You say the car has still some flaws, but don't be so hard, enjoy this moment of what you did achieve! Because you two (Paul and Misha) make these (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I agree with DkStone<->DkGray and RedBrown<->Brown cases. But I can't make a difference between MdStone and Gray without some serious staring. But I still have them mixed, because I have the parts sorted only by type, I don't have enough space (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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Hey Paul, Like I said before, so far the best supercar made! It beats the shit out of my viper, but I hope to catch up with my Mazda RX-8 ;-) Still, I'm quite a busy guy lately, due to my study, so it won't be finished soon. 2500 parts!!?!? is that (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That Rolls is awesome! The building instructions are very nice. Cross posted to .Adventurers. -Elroy (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for sharing these! I especially liked the Phantom and have snagged a copy of your pdf... (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I just toss them in with my other greys and browns. They are pretty easy to spot once I start building. -Elroy (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) It was funny though. And made the point. (...) Apology accepted on behalf of just me. But we're still not mailing you the instruction manual. (because there isn't one!) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Why? Is the .DAT file supposed to be readable by humans? Why? ;) What's wrong with the larger number of polygons? What positives (from the side of the automated rendering process) does bring the existence of primitives? What's wrong with the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Here's a moronic ditty I remember from a few decades back... Ronald McDonald stuck his Big Mac into Wendy's Hot-'N-Juicy, shortly after Burger King was born - he was a Whopper! -Patrick (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Hey Steve, nicely done. Traditional, detailed, clean design, and RED!!! Spotlighted! Looking forward to following the developments in TCBL. Janey "Red Brick" (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Err...Ummm...did you miss something, Mark? I did that last week: (URL) By the way, love the Bond MOCs. As you can see, I have a particular affinity for the genre, though from the other side :) Adrian (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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This is a really awesome idea! Someone else said it, and I agree, it would be awesome to see this in MR. I'll bet they never expected their design to inspire someone to this end. The truck hood is a neat idea and the stairs on the caboose are nicely (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I'm finally getting around to putting together a website for my models (with the help of Todd Thuma) and I'm looking to the lego community for your help. If you have any good pictures of either my cathedral at Brickswest 2002 or Brickfest 2004, or (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) K, that was a little too snarky, even for me. I apologize. Dave K -note: no admin or anyone else e-mailed me to tell me to rethink my post. I just read it again and realized that it really was too snarky. (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Hehe, allllllRIght! There's some huge potential for MOCs here. Are you planning on doing viginettes? I'd presonally love to see a Bond minifig on the table with the lazer coming to get him. ("No Mr. Bond. I expect you to DIE!") Or perhaps the scene (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) small snip. Evan, Went over to the link above and was expecting some pics and a small set of instructions....but got a lot more! You did a great job on building the models, but the best things were what you wrote about how you built each (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Not next, but I did just get a Lego Supercar (Set 8880) just to convert to an Aston Martin DB5. Obviously, that will be a much larger project and may take some time. (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Brian, I thought this creation was a hoot. For several reasons it reminded me why I do this in the first place. You built a mech just because you wanted to and grow with it. Good for you! The legs are thin, could be filled in with brick or (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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(...) Looks like a good start. Is an Aston Martin next? (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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Hello all- As many of you may know, I have been working on a virtual crane since last year, managing to put pics up of th erendering just recently. Anyway, my question is this; does anyone know how I can set the instructions to look a lot like the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hi Kevin Thanks for your tip, but even though it seems to solve the amb/dif/reflection-problem, it unfortunately doesn't cover the need for special pov-ray objects like special lights, fog etc, as it's also based on L3p. Another thing I just (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev, FTX)
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(...) Super duper. I think that is a great caboose. You did a great job all around, and I like the way you installed the front and rear facing airplane windows backwards. Simple, subtle, and effective, cudos. Chris (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) We in rtlT have control over what is spotlighted? Wow! We in rtlT have control over who bringswhat thread into our NG? That's great! We in rtlT have control over who can post in this NG? Perfect! That'll make things much better for us--nowif (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I did say we were bothguilty of it. So there you are. (...) And you weren't interested in any of my posts that were not 'kissups to TLC' or me stating that I wasn't in the 'anti-colourchange' camp. So we're both doing it--where, in the end, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I have posted three of my James Bond Lego models at CommanderBond.net The models posted so far are the Lotus Sub from The Spy Who Loved Me, the Moon Buggy from Diamonds Are Forever, and the Rolls Royce Phantom III from Goldfinger. I have included (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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Given that the bleys and chocolate brown are here to stay, what is the best way to sort them into a large collection, whilst still maintaining the ability to distinguish light bley from light grey? I currently sort by type, since up to now it has (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.color)
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(...) An alternative to open source is to post process l3p output to change things the way you want. This is what I do in LPub. L3P output is simple text and extremely consistant, making it easy to modfiy the contents. Kevin (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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I don't know if this is besides the topic, but what I would really like was the ability to edit the "text" with the default settings l3p uses to create the pov-file (after all, it's a program that converts a textfile into another textfile). When (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Thank you, Calum, for putting so eloqently how mony of us feel about this ridiculous letter. Last time I checked, Lego is still a toy, not a commodity to be traded on the stock market. It's a toy, either build with it or don't, but quit whining (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) David, I managed to create a cockpit (URL), however, it's a little cramped in there :) (...) Thanks... although "Papa" is definitely headed for a makeover. (...) This one's a toughy... a longer snout may look funny when in robot mode, and as (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) PlatforMechABDI/1.jpg>> (...) Brian, I'm really not a fan of the ED-209 type mechs, but even then, this one isn't so bad. If you wanna continue to go in this direction, I suggest that you try some variation with your legs... I mean, try making (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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(...) =) Dude, you've got a lot of pent-up emotion towards me.... Lets go over to lugnet.people.lgbt and get it on!!! Have your way with me, but just get it outta your system. ;) No, but seriously... You're creeping me out. It's kewl though. Peace, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) It's a good idea, but I think Nathaniel Kuipers would win :-) I know the pic is bad - I was rushing to get this post up before I went to bed on Sunday so it would be the first post about 4883. I did have some other pics in my brickshelf folder (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.basic, FTX)
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(...) That is nifty! (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, just a line to let you know about my 94 lego auctions ending sunday, monday and tuesday: (URL) luck, Gianluca ___...___ Nuovo Yahoo! Messenger: E' molto più divertente: Audibles, Avatar, Webcam, Giochi, Rubrica
Scaricalo ora! (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) Thanks for your comment. It's all so true and I'm glad you do understand that. Building with a limited parts collection asks a lot of strong design decisions. Especially when building Technic in which there is so many basic stuff, parts can be (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks 'brother' Jeff! We're on a mission to show the potential of designersets. I've seen the many creations you made with the 4100 set. Building alternate models is so much fun, don't you think?! Nathanael (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) To be clear, i'm not the author of the Loader BI. If you have any question about rendering, I suggest you post here on Lugnet in appropriate newsgroup (lugnet.cad for example ...). I'm sure lugnetters will try to help you giving advices in (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Strongly agree with the above letter. This quote says it all for me. "And we are extremely grateful for all these opportunities, but unfortunately these praiseworthy achievements turn into almost nothing through the decision of stopping the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Unfortunately it is not possible to stop anyone from spotlighting any post they want to, so that request is pointless. ROSCO (21 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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