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(...) I'm looking forward to it, the bridge was my favourite element of the layout Tim (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: ILTCO at National Train Show
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(...) This is my creation. Now that MOCPages is back up, I'm working on putting together an expose of all the MOCs that I did for the NMRA show including the trestle bridge and roundhouse as well as my 8-wide train creations. Stay tuned! (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Ulmaris Castle
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(...) Very nice. The molted look works well. I like all the different arrow slits, the cross one in particular. Recessed walls with arches over windows is a nice effect. Good randomization of the path (inside and outside the main keep). I need to (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Re: Tutti in vacanza?
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(...) Io nemmeno sono in vacanza, anzi lavoro tutto agosto! Comunque ne approfitto per finire la mia MOC, anche se dovrò affidare l'esposizione per il 3 a un mio amico e venire il 4 a vedere se ha fatto un buon lavoro di esposizione :D. Guarda te (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: My latest Ldraw Work -- 588 Police Headquarters
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(...) It's actually 0.25LDU out from the brick. Of course unless you render an extreme clos up that will be less than a pixel and will thus look as though it is directly on the brick. (...) One trick is to add a blank quad a little out from the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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I figured it out finally. I was putting a "}" where I wasn't supposed to, and that was causing the errors. The grass and sky textures are working now. Whew. Now I need to figure out how to make string. (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: 2005 LDraw.org Standards Committee Vote Results
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(...) c:\ongratulat.ion!!! bye, w. BTW. has the LSC ever deliberated upon the ldraw specification draft: (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: Tutti in vacanza? OT
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(...) Finlandia? Bellissimo, ci sono stato per lavoro ......... molti anni fa buone vacanze Giuliano (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.org.it.itlug)
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| | Re: Exporting for use in LDraw?
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(...) You might want to take a look at this post from a few weeks ago: (URL) Cobbs (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Anyone live near AL/FL state line, but OUTSIDE of FL?
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I know this is a strange question, but I need to find someone that lives relatively near Pensacola, FL, but OUTSIDE of FL, as I am trying to get some dwarf hybrid fruit trees, and they don't ship to FL. Anyone? I can pay for receiving them and (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | "We're not sinking! We're crashing!"
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Another in my series on Indy inspired vignettes: (URL) Indy Gallery: (URL) Vignette Gallery: (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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(...) I thought more about the proportion of the hands and decided to redesign them, and take new pics. Check out the improvements. I appreciate the constructive criticism. Later, Todd (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Exporting for use in LDraw?
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(...) You might try: (URL) never used it but it looks like it has promise. -Orion (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Droid Gunship
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The Confederacy developed this dish-shaped (URL) droid gunship> in response to the victories won by the powerful Republic attack gunship during the Clone Wars. These droid gunships were deployed at such engagements as the Battle of Kashyyyk. (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | CLB & NILTC take part in the National Trust Celebration
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In cooperation with LEGO®, Wonderworks, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust, members of CLB and NILTC volunteered to help 'LEGO day'-- a family building event held in Oak Park, Illinois. A great time was had by everyone. (URL) Ken Nagel (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX)
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| | Exporting for use in LDraw?
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Hey guys (and gals) - I'm a level-one software engineer at Electronic Arts Tiburon, based in Orlando, FL. I don't know how up on the videogame industry you guys are, but EA Tiburon currently has a team working on a Superman game to be released some (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | PCS S.C.U.M.
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Took a classic design and added a PCS twist to it (I broke a few (URL) doing it though...whoops). PCS S.C.U.M. (URL) LMKWYT Jamie (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO Factory sets
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(...) well speaking of the instructions.... since i am using dialup i figured i would check out the liberty instructions with the picture version of them. unfortunently there quite hard to follow due to there small size. now granted i'm using 8x12 (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: This van is more than meets the eye...
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In lugnet.space, Stephen Pakbaz wrote: snip Cool Transformers, all three. It's hard enough to make a posable mech out of Lego, but then figuring out how to fold it up into a vehicle? Amazing skills, man. (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Set 10030 ("Imperial Star Destroyer") re-release comments
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(...) At first I wanted to say, "Man, that's criminal that they'd do that." Then I reflected on the hour of seething rage I had, between ten minutes of fixing it after getting it from my apartment to my car, thirty minutes of fixing it in the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Set 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer re-release comments
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(...) That's a good idea - I'll keep that in mind should I ever get fired from my job and have to transport it back out of my cubicle. However, I don't have any plans for that, so as far as I'm concerned it can sit and rot right where it's sitting (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Drake MkIV - final refinement and backstory
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(...) There was something that seemed a little off about the upper body in the previous version, and your latest mods fixed it. Now it looks a lot like a Neumann mech (which is a good thing). Maybe I'll try out some worm gears in my next mech. (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: How do you change the floor and sky in POV for grass and clouds?
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I haven't tried the sky sphere yet, but I'm still having a problem with the grass texture. I did as you said and put "4" in for the "floor_height". I even tried "4 Hollow", since that was the figure original there. What happens is that I get an (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: "Bluebell" Assault Gunboat
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(...) I love that thick wedge shape, that's so hard to do with Lego. I like the engines, but I agree with your MOCPages comment, they would look better in recessed housings. Very creative, as usual for you Kenn. Beautiful work. (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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The Space Nazis™ are here! Here we see the Space Nazi Grand Fuhrer boarding the Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz: (URL) Saluting the adoring crowd: (3 URLs) Here he is, snug in the Hakenkreuz's pilot's seat: (2 URLs) After a bad landing (not really, I just (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Re: How do you change the floor and sky in POV for grass and clouds?
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(...) OK here it goes: (...) Note the number '4' in the above line? Remember it. (...) At this line, replace 'floor_height' with the number noted above. (...) Now delete the original 'floor' section of the code. As far clouds are concerned, you'll (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: "Bluebell" Assault Gunboat
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Hey Kenn, Inspired use of the Vorzakh lids! I'm green with jealousy and speechless with amazement. Darn geniuses! I love the blocky, stocky, thick, wedginess of it. Kinda reminds me a bit of the U.S.S. Defiant. A tough, no-nonsense bulldog-type (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Painting one of my Xlarge base plates
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(...) Seconded. I would suggest an acrylic hobby paint, such as Tamiya, Gunze Sangyo, Testors, or Polly Scale. There's other brands, as well -- see your local hobby shop (bring the baseplate and explain what you're trying to do, and they can (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | How do you change the floor and sky in POV for grass and clouds?
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I've been doing some browsing on the internet and I found some great "macros" that add grass for the ground (or other types of textures) and also blue sky with clouds for the sky. I've been experimenting with this in POV, but haven't had much (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: My latest Ldraw Work -- 588 Police Headquarters
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(...) Actually, it is quite good! Thank you for the link. I was working on a sticker also, but whenever I rendered it, the sticker kinda stuck out rather than blending in with the brick behind it. I went as far as making the sticker background (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Looking for robosport 9730 and extreme creature 9732 cd´s
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Hey Im a guy from denmark, who are looking for the cd´s to the Lego sets - 9730 and 9732 ( Robosport and extreme creatures). I have tried to contact Lego - but they can not help me. Can anyone help me with a copy of the 2 disk´s, or make a disk (...) (21 years ago, 4-Aug-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: My latest Ldraw Work -- 588 Police Headquarters
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Sorry to reply to myself, but here is what (URL) the piece> (URL) looks like. (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Re: Questions: Building for transportation
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(...) Personally I set myself limits. I am currently building a modular train layout. No section is larger than 20x40, which is what I am comfortable with carrying. All of the buildings will come off and hopefully fit in computer paper boxes. All of (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Set 10030 ("Imperial Star Destroyer") re-release comments
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In lugnet.general, Ryan Holtz wrote: snipped (...) Lemme guess, you've never seen an ISD get tossed have you? (URL) check> (URL) these> I very enjoyable sight to see at Brickfest. Adr. (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Set 10030 Imperial Star Destroyer re-release comments
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(...) I've transported an ISD in my car a couple of times, and I can say from experience that you should definitely remove ALL 4 panels before you set it in your car. The 4 panels can be placed sideways on their straight edges pretty easily. The (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: The End of 9 Volt? (was: Re: Train motors half price via S@H weekly special)
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(...) That's a highly overrated phenomenon... I'm into modelrailroading too and for instance Fleischmann used this in their MSF controllers. However there's very little difference between that system and regular DC systems. What would work much (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Fun with the Hot Rod
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Hi, I built two MOCs based on this set. The pictures are here: (URL)(note: there are three pages in this gallery). -First I built an alternate using parts from this set alone. It is a yard tractor, used for moving semi-trailers in intermodal yards (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.modelteam, FTX)
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| | Re: the begining of something better?? rc trains (was: The End of 9 Volt?)
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(...) i beleive what some of you are deaming of is what allready exists. Brian Willams, formarly of the niltc, created a rc engine in febuary of 2004 using the guts of an rc car and one modifyed train motor. if i remember correctly the rc unit (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: My latest Ldraw Work -- 588 Police Headquarters
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(...) --SNIP IMAGES-- Hi Chris, Nice work although I do recommend setting your camera angle a little narrower. I mocked up a dat for that part using my sticker converting program which you can find (URL) here (dat file)>. The header material is a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.cad, FTX)
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| | Set 10030 ("Imperial Star Destroyer") re-release comments
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Forgive me if this is a rehash of what was said three years ago when the original run of the set made its debut, but being as I was 17 then and I didn't have a job that paid well enough to feed my Lego addiction (or any job at all) at the time, I'm (...) (21 years ago, 7-Aug-05, to lugnet.general)
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