 | | Civil War!
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Let's do this! I'm tired of this debate. I'm sick of the contention between individuals. Enough!!! Let's just 'throw down' and go to war. Let's just put the civility aside and flame the hell outta each other. C'mon, bring it... I like the old grey, (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.announce)
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| | MOC4100: Cranetruck
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Before I continue building alternate models of the new designersets I still wanted to build another one of the 'old' 4100 Maximum Wheels designerset. I tried to use as many bricks of the set as I could and this is the result: (URL) (Click the pic to (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Sacramento Brick Builders January Meeting 1/29
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Hello all, I hope everyone had a good holiday break and a fun New Year! It's time for the first Sacramento Brick Builders meeting of 2005. We will be meeting on Saturday, January 29th, 2005 11AM - 3PM at the Arden Dimmick Library 891 Watt Ave (cross (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.us.ca.sac, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sacbb)
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| | "Aggressor", power armor dropship
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This summer I built a team of power-armor mercenaries, and I wanted to build them a ship to get to the battlefield with, and here it (finally) is: (3 URLs) Click any pick for the Brickshelf gallery, or click (URL) here> for the Mocpage. I looked at (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | micro St. Basil's
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Hi all, I recently completed a microscale model of St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow. You can see it at (URL) based my model on several photographs, mostly on postcards. From the postcards it appears that the bell tower is a separate (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Microscale battleship
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(2 URLs) Here's a microscale battleship (aka Maritime Museum) that I was working on as a Factory entry. It was rejected within hours of being uploaded :( but thought I'd share it here! The hull shaping is 1/2 plate offset SNOT with sliding tiles to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.boats, FTX) !!
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| | MarbleWorks
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Greetings, I have posted pictures and a video clip of a Marble Factory. (URL) factory passes marbles around on a series of conveyors. The pictures were taken at Supertrain, February 2004 in Calgary, Canada. I'm currently working on a new marble (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | "Found at Last" Vignette
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"Found at last!" The world-famous and legendary dinosaur hunter, Dr. Zoglin has spent his life hunting dinosaurs. Today, he returns to his cottage with his latest find and life-long pursuit a live baby T-rex. (URL) I am a relative "newbie" at LUGNET (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX) !!
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| | Pit of Despair - New MOC
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Yet another mayhem filled MOC - The Fifth Conspiracy Pit of Despair! (URL) (20 years ago, 17-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | 4883 Gear Grinders - First play
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Well done Lego. 4883 is even better than 4100. I think the 4x4 looks just like a Land Rover Discovery. So I had a bit of a play today and at the risk of seeming obsessed with aviation tractors: (URL) Psi FUT .basic as I don't know where Designer (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Moongrazer
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(URL) Next in the Gallery>> Click "Next" in the gallery above for the cinematic experience. It's a sequence of 74 pictures, so grab a bucket of popcorn. :-) (Maybe standardized moonbase docking ports aren't a good idea after all...) K (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | An amazing builder
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Okay, so I thought that I might share with all you lugnetters the work of my friend Paul, also known as brickbaron. He doesn't spend too much time online so his work may have gone unnoticed by many. I figured it was time he was discovered. His mocs (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Jeep para Aventureiros / Jeep for Adventurers
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|English in the end | Viva a todos Aqui estou a apresentar mais um MOC, na mesma linha do anterior. Desta vez é um jeep do estilo "adventurers",mais uma vez como o camião carregado de acessórios para um efeito mais realista (pelo menos é esse o (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | (MOC) 36-gun Frigate RTS LEGOMALEE
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36-gun Frigate RTS LEGOMALEE (URL) at (URL) (photos by Tim Rueger) modeled after the Leda class frigate (URL) what do I like with what I did with this MOC, I like that the hull has sheer. why pirates? (recall what Sam Houston said about us) so what (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | New Presentation of an old MOC
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Hello, I have just started to dable with creating wallpapers and scenes of my MOCs using photoshop. Here are some of my initial results so far: (2 URLs) brickshelf folder> The original moc photo that I used is (URL) here>. I was able to sucessfully (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.publish.photography, FTX)
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| | It's not too late to enter the X-Pod World competition
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X-PodWorld.com has teamed up with the X-Pod team at LEGO in Billund to bring you the chance to win a set of the 2005 X-Pod sets, signed by the set designers! To enter, simply submit your photographs to (URL) by the end of January 2005. Three prizes (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Super-Agent Vignettes
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Inspired by the game (URL) Evil Genius>, I decided to build some Vignettes based on the killing, hurting and maiming of those pesky Super-Agents. Some of the vignettes are from the game, and some are not. Enjoy! (URL) Click the image, silly (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | Power Station LP13 - New MOC
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Hello All... Here is the second MOC of the Fifth Conspiracy... Thanks muchly for your comments on the first one. Mucho Appreciated... Here is some general chaos at the Power Station to soak in: (URL) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | MOC: Egglift, a Lego Appliance to cook soft-boiled eggs
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Hello all! I wanted to introduce you my last MOC. This is a Lego appliance to cook soft-boiled eggs powered by an RCX. You can find pictures, video, NQC codes, CAD files and documentation (in English and French) on my BrickShelf folder: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Pirate Tree House
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Hello all! My Pirates have constructed a tree house! (URL) Click Here For Pics: (URL) They’ve hoisted the pieces from some wrecked ships up into three large trees. The Captain’s cabin serves as the main storage, while various platforms, huts, and (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | New Year's Eve Fundraiser
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On New Year's Eve I was asked if I'd like to help David Jolley with a display in Irthlingborough (UK) to raise money for charity. I was visiting my parents nearby at the time, so took along as many of my models as I could fit in the car. David had a (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Castle Chess Set
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I finally got around to taking some pictures of my first Chess Set creation, originally created for the Toronto Hobby show in 2003. It features slide out drawers to store the pieces. (URL) Click on the image above to go to the Moc Page or (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX) !!
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| | 9 ft Television Tower
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(2 URLs) Hi all, I am happy to announce my first MOC in 2005: Stuttgart's Television Tower in scale 1:80 with a total height of more then 9 ft. The Television Tower in Stuttgart was the first of its kind and was build 50 years ago. The real tower is (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Command Bunker SN45 MOC
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The Fifth Conspiracy Command Bunker MOC... complete with 100 soldiers. Comments welcome! (URL) got back into lego after a long absence... here's a MOC for you to enjoy that I created a few nights back. And I do so apologize for the robot legs on the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | World's Greatest Train Show:
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I have posted my pics from this last weekends exhibit at the World's Greatest Train Show: (URL) you enjoy. -- Don GtwLUG St. Louis (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events)
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| | New MOC: K-Siren
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(URL) (click for gallery) Enjoy! Soren (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | OutroMundo: A2-Transport Biplane
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(em português no fim) (3 URLs) Another MOC of the OutroMundo theme (URL). A2-Transport Biplane For this MOC i was inspired in a real airplane, the Farman F.60 Goliath. It has the look of flying bus/tram. For the support of the superior wing I used (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.adventurers, FTX) !
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| | New Omicron Republic Senate Chambers
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This is my first posting of a MOC so hopefully this will all work out. I got out of my dark ages about a year ago and promptly started building and setting up the universe in which my MOCs would inhabit. When I was a kid I had a big city / universe (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Alienforcer (and Bug)
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There's a new machine making the scene... (URL) Looks like Mune Buggy has some competition. The AliEnforcer is an organic racing machine, piloted by a unknown Martian driver who seems to have tamed it. Its plasma laser makes it a serious contender (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | MOC: Taun-Taun
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Hello, I finally got some motivation to update my website after a few months. I built a taun-taun, so enjoy: (2 URLs) Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks. (2 URLs) (Bruce) (URL) LEGO @ Bruce's Homepage> (URL) Kus-Numa Comics> (20 years ago, 9-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | LDraw.org's December Model and Scene of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the December Model/Scene of the month contests: (URL) MOTM, Pratt and Whitney R-2800 radial engine, Jorgen Andersson> (URL) SOTM, The long journey home, Tom Beattie> The voting for the January Model of the Month and (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | The Great Ball Contraption
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In an attempt to provide Technic & Mindstorms builders the same cooperative building opportunity that's available to Moonbase, Castle, and Town/Train builders at Brickfest, we present to you: The Great Ball Contraption. When it's assembled at (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Updated, enhanced LDraw shortcut images in FTX (Re: LDraw shortcut images in FTX)
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Can you see them now? Good. Thanks to Dan Boger for setting up a feed between the Peeron and LUGNET servers, allowing the live LDraw parts images to be shared by both sites. So now the LDrawPart tag can not display all the current LDraw parts, it (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !
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| | Space Wheels Contest - Winners
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And the winners are : Best Large : Mobile Hospital by Kalman Nagy (URL) Best Medium : Power Armour Motorcycle by Kyle Vreize (URL) Best Small : UM-89 'Razorback' by Jamie Neufeld (URL) And finally... Best Overall, and the People's Favourite : The (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | US S@H Specials, Jan 5 - 11, 2005
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(URL) (hit 1 when the recording starts, then hit 1 again when the S@H Specials recording starts, to skip the listings and get to a representative) 4Juniors/Jack Stone/Max Creator 4612 Super Glider $ 3.99 $ 2.00 Baby/Duplo/Primo/Explore 3588 Heavy (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | NEW Brick Testament book: The Ten Commandments
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A new year brings a new Brick Testament book... (2 URLs) The Brick Testament: The Ten Commandments> is the true sequel to (URL) The Story of Genesis>, retelling the epic saga of Moses and the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt to their climactic (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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| | My Second MOC
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This is my second MOC, a castle I built for BrickFest 2004. (URL) was inspired by the amazing work of Johannes Koehler, which can be seen particularly in the trees and building details (i.e. the balcony). Inspiration also came from Brendan Powell (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | My Moonbase Chess Module
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I have finally set up a page for my moonbase project that originally appeared at Brickfest 2004. (2 URLs) The Module> (URL) The Chess Pieces> Always looking for feedback... Jeff VW (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.games, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX) !!
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| | 2005 - The Year of 3vil
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I don't know how many folks are still actively reading here after the mass exodus to (URL) Classic-Space forums>, but for those of you who missed it, here's my latest: (URL) Brickshelf> (been up for a couple days) or (URL) the Mocpage> I just (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Red Dragon
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So, some of you may have seen a couple pictures floating around of this guy from BrickFest 2003, but I figured he was long since due for a web page of his own: (URL) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | 1965 Suicide Lincoln
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Well folks. I have not posted in a few months I believe. So I thought I would share with you one of my favourite MOCs to date. This lowered 1965 Lincoln Continental is modeled after one of the greatest cars ever. You should all recognize it from (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | NGLTC Festival of Trees wrap up report.
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For the forth year in a row the North Georgia LEGO® Train Club (NGLTC) has sponsored a holiday tree at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s (CHOA) Festival of Trees. (6 URLs) The NGLTC tree is decorated with LEGO® ornaments built by patients of (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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| | MOC: F44-03; alternate jet
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This time another alternate model of the 4403 set: (URL) This F44-03 is inspired by the F-14 and the idea of the jet in the official 4403 building instructions. The wings are linked and can be folded or unfolded by pulling or pushing the grey slopes (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, FTX) !!
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| | Stairs built with 1/10 offset
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Hello, These stairs are my last creation based on a building technique : (URL) During the last days I worked on the 1/10 offset. In the past, Jason J Railton showed us how to obtain a horizontal 1/10 offset [1]. My work began with the study of the (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Clue
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Clue Vignettes (2 URLs) Brickhelf Folder> / (URL) MOCpage> (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Tilting garage doors
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Hi, here are the pictures of the second prototype of my tilting garage doors. They're big enough for the new fire engine and easy to get (opposite of old town roller doors, which are too narrow and rare). (URL) file just displays the final model, in (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !
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| | Pre Classic Space has a home on the web...
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A bunch of you kind folk have berated me for not havin a site for PCS... whelp, here ya go!! (URL) Please visit, enjoy and lemme know whatcha think. Not all my stuff is ported over, MUCH more to add. But this here is a good start. Check the credits (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | A new year, a new LEGO fan site!
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To celebrate the birth of 2005 I present my very own LEGO fan website: One Brick To Rule Them All! (URL) -- Nathan Wells (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | The LDraw.org Contributer Agreement
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The LDraw.org Steering Committee is pleased to announce that the Jessiman family has given their consent to go forward with the LDraw.org Contributors Agreement. For those who don't remember, here is a link to the current version of the Contributor (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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| | 3D-puzzle: the Sphere
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Hi all, 1) In April I designed a LEGO-version of the wooden puzzle-cube (in MLCad). (URL) 2) In May it was followed by the spherical version of that very same puzzle (also in MLCad). (URL) 3) When I got back from Billund with lots of tan and brown (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, FTX) !
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| | SOB Tapestry Shop for CCC2
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Greetings, I have a little something to share with you. It is of course, my entry for (URL) the current CCC contest.> (URL) Do click the image, there is more there than meets the eye. (URL) Look closer, there are a few details of which I am quite (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Minifig - Monk
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Viva a todos Este fim de ano tem sido de algum modo produtivo, assim apresento uma minifig, baseada numa personagem de um amigo dos tempos em que jogava Dungeons and Dragons. A personagem é um monge chamado Temujin. (URL) bom ano novo para todos P (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.castle)
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| | NYCLUG In The New Year
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Ladies and Gents: Hello... fearless leader here... fearless because I know that NYCLUG has sorta gone into a slumber over the past few months with nary a word from me, and yet, here I am, about to try and get all of you psyched up again about our (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | RAID
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(3 URLs) Click this for more pics.> Entered in the (URL) Military Hover-Vehicle Contest> for the Medium category. AC (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Contest Entries for CCC2
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(URL) Wizard's Cart> (2 URLs) Bulls Siege Machine> (2 URLs) Yellow Castle> (URL) More pics of the Yellow Castle can be found (URL) here>. AC (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Star Wars Chess Set MOC
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I've finally finished a Star Wars chess set MOC which I've been slowly building over the last year or so (Though it's more like 'purchasing in small batches', since there's very little actual construction.) (2 URLs) (After mod) (2 URLs) It's quite (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Minifig-scale China Clipper flying boat complete!
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Good evening! I've just posted some photos of a minfig-scale, Really Big Flying Boat that I finished yesterday. To see the pics, go to (URL) been working on a variety of Golden Age flying boat MOC projects and this one is easily the largest I've (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Project Building and Sorting Table
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Off and on for the past week I've been building a table for my Lego room: (URL) info: The total table area is 48"x48". There's a building area of 30"x40" with area on two sides of it for either part sorting or for easy availability of parts being (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.storage) !
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| | Shiny new things
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(URL) Tachikoma Special> (URL) Hoverbikes> (URL) Fuchikoma Special> (URL) Hurricane MkII> (URL) Small Arms> (URL) BGC Hardsuit 04> Enjoy! Soren (20 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | LEGO-decorated Christmas Tree
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For some reason, it never occurred to me before to decorate my home Christmas tree all in LEGO ornaments (1). I didn't go crazy, just a few designs, but the overall impact was quite effective. Non-LEGO parts included: Tree, tree stand, electric (...) (20 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.basic, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | LUGNET Posting Policy Update
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LUGNET administration has always had the ability to temporarily or permanently suspend the posting privileges of a user or member. In the past this has been only very rarely used. The mechanism for doing so was such that only Todd (or for a time, (...) (20 years ago, 28-Dec-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Bullfrog: My entry for the Military-Hover-Vehicle Contest
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Hi there I proudly present you the work of my x-mas weekend: The Bullfrog, a heavily armoured but agile Infantry-Support-Hover-Tank with high precision Twin Turbo-Laser. The vehicle goes for the small one-man class of the Military-Hover-Vehicle (...) (20 years ago, 26-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space)
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| | Christmas MOC: Overgrown Vignette!
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Merry Christmas all! On Christmas Eve (Last night) I built a little vignette-style MOC, though on a larger scale: (URL) Enjoy, and thanks for looking! Merry Christmas!, -John "J1A3L5" Langrish. (20 years ago, 25-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | MOC: Night Owl
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(URL) I've always been a big fan of this time of year. But my favorite holiday is New Year; the revelry and debauchery always had more of a draw for me than warm family fun. (URL) Picture 1> (URL) Picture 2> Night Owl was inspired by the artwork (...) (20 years ago, 24-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | Homemade Xmas Gift: Magazine Rack from LEGO Bricks
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A couple of years ago, I got irritated by a stack of magazines laying around the house and decided to throw together a quick little holder for them using some DUPLO bricks. Later on my mother-in-law spotted it and asked if I would build her one. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX) !
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| | NELUG at Greenberg Train and Toy show December 18 and 19
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The gallery on the NELUG web site has been updated with pictures from our appearance at the December Greenberg Train and Toy show in Wilmington MA. We had a couple new Skyscrapers in this layout in our growning Downtown area. We seem to be growing (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general) !
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| | Lego Performance Art - Stealing the "T" at NELUG Greenburg show
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Hello everyone! As many people know, I have a model of Tech Tower from Georgia Tech. One of the cool traditions about Tech Tower is the act of Stealing the "T" from the group of letters on the top of the tower. Many attempts have been made over the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.publish, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | A Couple of Castle Vignettes,
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Hi all, though I haven't been building much at all lately, due to having my collection packed up for a couple of months, I did make a couple little vignettes for the (URL) Colossal Castle Contest>. The first is pretty simple and straight-forward (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | A customized minifig and a question
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Hello everyone As some of you may know, I do a fair amount of custom work involving Lego minifigures. I've got a recent project I'd like to share the results of, and also a question arising from that project. You'll find an image of the figure in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | MOCs from ParLUGment Secret Santa project, 2004
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Hello to one and all I promised the members of ParLUGment I'd post something about the Secret Santa project that we undertook this year. Since Christmas day is approaching like an oncoming express train, I suppose I'd better get around to it. :) (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) !!
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| | US S@H Specials, Dec 22 - 28, 2004
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(URL) (hit 1 when the recording starts, then hit 1 again when the S@H Specials recording starts, to skip the listings and get to a representative) 4Juniors/Jack Stone/Max Creator 4667 Loadin' Digger $ 7.99 $ 4.00 4668 Outrigger Construction Crane (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Another big house of my little town
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Hi friends, I've got another moc of my litlle town. It is a big old house of my hometown, called "the german house", build by the merchandiser Jobst Wulfert. One the best representives of the "Weser-Renaissance"-period. Built in 1560. Here are the (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | MOC: Space Wagon
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Here is the Space Wagon, sort of an update to the (URL) 918 Space Transport>. It is basically the same overall size and shape, but features a more powerful thruster, folding wings and landing gear, and larger crew and cargo areas. (5 URLs) I'd like (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | BrickVEGAS??
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I was wondering if there would be any interest in a BrickVEGAS? I have always wanted to go to either BrickWest or BrickFest but with a wife and a small family (I have a 2 year-old and new born), it really isn't feasible to drive nor economical to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX)
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| | new moc: holly berry wreath
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my christmas holidays have officially started and i can tell because there's a long list of things i should be doing and instead i'm building with lego! this is the fastest moc i've created and only my 2nd non-building moc. i've got christmas music (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | new moc: rudolph and his friends
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at our december parlugment meeting we had the honour of presenting a member with a small moc after having picked names for a secret santa gift (thanks to fellow member norbert black for this idea). members who participated put their names and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | The Most Powerful Jedi Ever
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This statue is entitled "The Most Powerful Jedi Ever". This is a phrase that Anakin Skywalker speaks to Padmé on Tatooine in Episode II. I have created the statue to be set during Episode III. Which combines Anakin as the person we know with who he (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, FTX) !
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| | Vorton Battle Midget
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Mmm...tank. (URL) Click the picture to learn its little secrets. Adrian (URL) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Micro 18 Wheeler
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Greetings and salutations, An 18 wheeler truck for the Lego™ Factory contest: (URL) Deep-link images: (URL) Wheeler>, (URL) from above>, (URL) end>, (URL) the side> I built a real MOC that is very similar, except I don't have any 1x1 slopes yet. I (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Shade, Mech for the SnowLeopard Clan Ninjas
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(URL) Here's a new mech to start your week off. (URL) Shade>. (URL) Deep Link> I've been trying to push myself lately, trying mecha stuff I don't feel that I am particuarily good at. (read: small stuff) So how do you think I did? What could be (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Three new microMOCS - Houses and a Container Ship
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Hello all. I have created three new micro MOCS for the Lego factory contest, and I thought I would share them with you. The first is a Micro Container Ship. I built this mostly to do a test submission on the LegoFactory, but I ended up liking how (...) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !
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| | Announcing Classic-Space Forums
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Hello fellow Spacers and maniacs who like space stuff! Since I know we can't ever talk about Lego Space enough, there's a place set up just for it. (URL) -Tom McD. (URL) (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2004, FTX) !!
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| | Esso Garage
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I am pleased to announce the latest MOC to be added to my Web site, an (URL) Esso Garage>. It was included in the recent (URL) GATS> BayLTC show and is currently on display at the Museum of American Heritage show in Palo Alto. Click this image to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Darkred Factory
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Following in line with building with my favorite color. (URL) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !
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| | Micro-scale Main Street
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I finally completed my first micro-scale model. I chose to render one of my favorite minifig-scale Lego sets in miniature scale: 10041/6390 Main Street. (URL) A MOCpage featuring the model: (URL) Brickshelf folder (once public): (URL) And, yes, I (...) (20 years ago, 18-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
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| | Worlds Greatest Hobby Show St. Louis, MO
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The Gateway LEGO® User Group (GtwLUG) is going to be at the Worlds Greatest Hobby Show here in downtown Saint Louis, MO at the Americas Center from 10:00am to 8:00pm on the 8th and 10:00am to 5:00pm on the 9th of January. The show features vendors (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.mo, FTX)
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| | MOC: Half-timbered house
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Hi Lego-friends, this is my second big town-MOC. It is a half-timbered house, built after a real model from Germany. The model is located in Alsfeld/Germany. This building gripped me because of his details and his roof with all the towers. Here are (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Good Grief! It's Snoopy
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Finally, I did something for 2004. :) I have been working on a Snoopy sculpture. This is the "base" model, as I have to build a bride and groom Snoopy (let's not get into the logistics of this) for a friend's wedding. I needed something to work (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !!
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| | LEGOLAND is NOT closing
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Why is it that some people just love to pass along bad news about TLC -- whether true or false (I think it's related to their jealousy that we obtain so much joy from the bricks and they cannot bear to see such happiness)? I'm not talking about the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.legoland, FTX) !
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| | Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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Ol' Santa Brendan's got a couple of Christmas gifts for his friends at LUGNET! First is a sneak preview of the new website version of the "Jesus Is Born" story (as featured in my new book (URL) The Brick Testament: The Story of Christmas>): (2 URLs) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun.crafts, lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX) !!
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| | POV-Ray animation tutorial
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I made a small POV-Ray animation using Anton Raves' library and Jamie Neufeld's Couriership and posted the source code here: (URL) animation is nothing special, but a lot of the POV-Ray code I used in the PCS dogfight animation are in this tutorial. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.animation, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Lego Models of Fenway Park, Wally the Green Monster to be Auctioned at MLB.com
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From my colleagues in PR: ===...=== For Release on Wednesday, December 15, 2004 Boston Red Sox, LEGO Company and MLB Properties Create a Holiday Hit for Red Sox Fans Lego Models of Fenway Park, Wally the Green Monster to be Auctioned at MLB.com (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce)
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| | Going away for the holidays? Pack an X-Pod for your chance to win!
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Even if you are not going away, you can still enter the X-Pod World Christmas competition! X-PodWorld.com has teamed up with the X-Pod team at LEGO in Billund to bring you the chance to win a set of the 2005 X-Pod sets, signed by the set designers! (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce) !!
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| | MicroMOC: Hot pursuit in the city
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My entry for next weeks LEGOfactory contest: (week 6) (URL) "We've lost the suspect out of sight... Where could he be? Is he on the monorail or station?!? Maybe he reached that big building over there, or did he run into this alley?... Do you still (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.cad, FTX) !!
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| | US S@H Specials, Dec 15 - 21, 2004
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(URL) (hit 1 when the recording starts, then hit 1 again when the S@H Specials recording starts, to skip the listings and get to a representative) 4Juniors/Jack Stone/Max Creator 4668 Outrigger Construction Crane $14.99 $ 7.50 (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | GFLTC at GATS Tampa this weekend
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Hi all, The Greater Florida LEGO Train Club will have a layout at the Great American Trains Show (GATS) December 11-12, 2004 in Tampa, Florida. The 28ft X 16ft layout will feature two main lines of trains, a Monorail line, a large yard area, a large (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug)
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| | StahlcFaust Heavy Hovertank--Entry for Military Hover-Vehicle Contest
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This is my entry for the Military Hover-Vehicle Contest: The StahlcFaust (Steel Fist) Heavy Hovertank (2 URLs) The Starforce Engineering Corps was commissioned by the Imperator (formerly the Supreme Commander of Starforce, formerly the (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | New mosaic: Portrait of 3 boys
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Hi, everyone! In early November 2004, a woman commissioned me to create a mosaic of her children as a gift for her husband. (2 URLs) Read all about it on MOCpages.> The mosaic is about 3.5 feet wide and 2 feet tall, and uses about 7000 or 8000 (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | My first MOC in "bley"....
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Hi all, I just wanted to present my first and so far only MOC in the "cool" colour bley: (URL) These (bley and therefor otherwise useless) bricks substitute the trashcan holder which is available from IKEA for 2.99 Eur. And no - I do not mind (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Military Hover Contest Entry: Eastern Block Ka-110
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I'm not one for talk, so: Brickshelf Gallery: (URL) -Matthew (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc)
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