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Hello! On October 23rd 1805 - that's today 200 years ago - the Austrian writer Adalbert Stifter was born. His novels are broadly considered boring, but at least he is the author of the book "Bunte Steine" (Colourful Stones) which title can - in (...) (19 years ago, 23-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | 1:20 scale Apache Helicopter
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Here's my MOC of an Apache helicopter, built to 1:20 scale, compatible with Technic figures. (URL) features the first ever fully working Lego helicopter rotor with collective and differential rotor blade pitch control. (URL) The rotor blades are (...) (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | New MOC added: Scania R143 with steered trailer and loading crane
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I just added this model to my website. It's not new because I already built it eight years ago. (URL) Scania R143H> (URL) (19 years ago, 22-Oct-05, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Technic fig scale Swiss tram
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(URL) Those of you that regularly surf Brickshelf will have probably already seen the pics, I have now written a (URL) description> at MOCpages. Sorry for the poor quality photos, I was going to take them again but haven't yet had a chance. PLMKWYT (...) (19 years ago, 21-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.modelteam, FTX) !
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| | Carbon Freeze Chamber
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The (URL) Carbon Freezing Chamber> done in Lego with built-in lights. Still a work-in-progress as the top part of the chamber under construction. (URL) AC (19 years ago, 21-Oct-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Reliable Switch Point Control with Pneumatics
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Here's a reliable scheme for controlling unmodified switch points with pneumatics. This scheme is for use on track that is raised up off the baseplate in modules. I have reduced the depth required below the track to a minimum of 9 plates in the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | LEGO®FAN.org is the New Place to Find the Shop at Home Specials!
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Hi all, LEGOFan.org now is providing information on weekly Shop at Home Specials at their website! Just go (URL) here> to see what is on sale this week! This is updated directly from LEGO Shop@Home, and will be available every Wednesday. If you want (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX) !
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| | BrickJournal Issue 2 is NOW available for download!!
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Hi all, BrickJournal #2 is now available for download at (URL) This issue's theme is Mecha, with interviews with Bryce McGlone and Jeff Ranjo. There's also a couple of how-tos by Adam Silcott and Soren Roberts. There's more interviews and (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX) !!
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| | BimPCast 16 - Short but SWEET
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This is a real short show that simply serves to update listeners about the next full-size show. This post also serves as a test of the new iTunes 6.0 video support. Listen to the audio file to learn more about this feature and my plans. I also have (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.bimp)
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| | Re: Vampire Bat
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(...) are organic, which is a word not normaly used in conjunction with lego. The body looks down right evil and once again organic, the creation of the lower jaw has me looking through my colection to see if I have any in black. but the wings. the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Group MOC Study 2-- Homeworld 2 Scout
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Most of this MOC was built in little over a day's time on seeing (URL) this> concept art drawing over at CSF. (URL) Some deep links: (5 URLs) Features Glow in the dark engines, inspired by (URL) Malloy's use of the same part in another colour on his (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | A dark blue starfighter
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There's no fancy name for it. I couldn't decide. Just call it whatever strikes your fancy. (URL) ^Brickshelf^ ->(URL) Mocpages><- It's new, but some of you may have seen it at NWBC in near-complete form. Or if you've been lurking on the CSF (...) (19 years ago, 19-Oct-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: When will the Lego CD be finished?
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(...) Hey Paul, Finishing up the text to the Lego CD as we speak.... When I started out, I was sooooo naiive! The thought that early Lego fits so nicely into different catalog years, was well... WRONG! Below I have included a sample sub-chapter on (...) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | New Sub Theme: Zoo Force
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"Zoo Force" a new subtheme of animal shaped space vehicles And it's first set is... The LionStar Piloted by "The Ringmaster" The King of the Jungle is now the King of the Galaxy (URL) appreciated. -Angus (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Military truck
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New MOC about military truck. Go to (URL) (19 years ago, 18-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Wedding Cake Topper
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When planning our wedding, my wife and I decided we'd like to have some LEGO figures on the cake. (URL) (Click the image to go to the MOCpages page) Please save your congratulations, the wedding was more than a year ago, but I procrastinate, so (...) (19 years ago, 17-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | NR-75 - The Ghan (The way it should have been done ;-) )
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As most of you know, it was my end of the 24 Hour Build Challenge deal to build a Ghan in 8 wide. So here it is: (URL) Gallery after mod: (URL) (Ignore the Playboy bunny on the side. It's a trick of the light and Tim R0x0r for teh renderz.) I'm (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !
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| | Pictures of Trial of TCLTC Sleeper Scheme with Wider Track Bed
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(...) A couple of pictures of my evaluation of a wider TCLTC-style scheme, prior to my experiments with sleeper colours and mosaic shading: (URL) used this piece to test stuff like clearances for BBB wheeled locos, feasibility of a wider track bed, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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| | Pictures of New technique: Cascaded Trinary Pneumatics (aka mid-stop)
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Bellis wrote: (SNIP) (...) Here are the pictures (at last!) They show the control stage, cascade stage and steering stage of Trinary Mid-Stop pneumatic logic. Start in the centre position: (URL) to the left: (URL) back to the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Omicron Spaceport Moonbase
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This is the Spaceport I built for the 2005 NW Brickcon. (URL) Some features: working baggage system (elevator takes it down to the tarmac, and a conveyor takes it up to the baggage claim are) monorail connection it was made to connect with my gray (...) (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.wa.sea, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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