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  Joe Vig: Inside, Outside, Opened, Closed
 
Here's my latest vignette: (3 URLs) Inside, Outside, Opened, Closed features Joe, a few fleebnorks, and doors that open and close. (2 URLs) Enjoy! (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (18 years ago, 11-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, FTX) !! 
 
  HoB 2006, one month away
 
(URL) This is a friendly reminder that Chicago House of Bricks is rapidly approaching. Come join us May 12-14 in Downer’s Grove, Illinois! Please be sure to register soon if you plan to attend. (URL) Visit our website for more information.> We hope (...) (18 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.houseofbricks, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.ky, FTX) !! 
 
  Pimp My Mech WINNERS
 
Sorry for the delay in posting this here - I did have the winners posted at my site on the 8th as promised. The turnout was exceptional - 35 entries were received by the deadline (not counting my sample Mech) and things were turned over to a panel (...) (18 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !! 
 
  Question about Colour
 
I thought as a matter of interest just what colour my wife's latest MOC actually is ? It was unvieled at the latest of our club meetings. It was inspired by parts from the space set 7190 Millenium Falcon (URL) Some say new grey, others; old grey. (...) (18 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.color, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fun.party, lugnet.space, FTX) ! 
 
  POV animation of walking minifig
 
In POV-ray, I programmed a general animation for a walking minifig. (URL) It originated several years ago, but now I intend to clean up and publish the file so everyone can use it to make minifigs walk. I'm almost finished with polishing it up for (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, FTX)  
 
  Pneumatics: LEGO High or Low?
 
A new section is added to LEGO On my mind. The Highs & Lows section will offer very personal reviews of LEGO products which I consider interesting Highs or Lows in LEGO history. Be assured, even Lows can be interesting and the reviews are certainly (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce)  
 
  ZNAP: A LEGO High or Low?
 
A new section is added to LEGO On my mind. The Highs & Lows section will offer very personal reviews of LEGO products which I consider interesting Highs or Lows in LEGO history. Be assured, even Lows can be interesting and the reviews are certainly (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce)
 
  Kagurazaka
 
The FF7 train was just a warm up. This is the main course, under construction since January; there is a small sidestory under the MoC pages link. Kagurazaka is 104 studs long, about 20-30 wide, and weighs in at 7 pounds. (3 URLs) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
 
  Brickfest Bulletin 2
 
(URL) Badge, MOC Cards, and Brick Bazaar Forms are Now LIVE! I am happy to announce that registrants can now edit their badges on their BrickFest account. Unlike previous years, BrickFest 2006 has a new design: (URL) Attendees can edit their name, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.org, lugnet.events, lugnet.build, lugnet.people, FTX) !! 
 
  TexLUG Austin meeting Sunday 4/9
 
All, The next Austin TexLUG meeting will be this coming Sunday, April 9. Come on out and show off what you've been working on! If you have questions about Mindstorms NXT, come by and we'll see if we can help you with the answers. (The library's wifi (...) (18 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
 
  Rusty Bucket Transportation Services
 
My entry into the (URL) Civilian Space Contest>: Rusty Bucket Transportation Services is proud to present: The Rusty Bucket People Mover, "The Cheapest Transportation On The Planet"™. (URL) Anyone and everyone is welcome, whether organic, (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  The Polar Express
 
(3 URLs) Post Mod Gallery> Here is my finished MOC of the Polar Express. I plan to populate it with minifigs, but that will come later when my bank account recovers. The train is based off of the Movie "The Polar Express" (duh) and the real (...) (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !! 
 
  BrickNebula Episode 14: Going Batty
 
I am pleased to announce the (URL) BrickNebula>PodCast, (URL) Episode 14: Going Batty>. In our latest podcast, Dave & I talk about the new Batman, Mindstorms NXT, V-Pods and more! Thanks for listening & have fun! --Mike & Dave (18 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, FTX) ! 
 
  Laval train show
 
English below Bonjour, Les 8 et 9 avril, avec un groupe d'amis, nous allons participer à une exposition de hobby et modelisme à Laval. Ce sera notre 10ème participation à cette exposition. Venez voir les nouvautées. endroit: Polyvalente Georges (...) (19 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon)
 
  New VicLUG site
 
(URL) Hey all, The new VicLUG ( Victoria, BC, Canada ) site is up and basically ready for public use ( these things are never totally done ). Please update your bookmarks, the previous VL sites are not being updated anymore, or add us a new one, (...) (19 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
 
  The street
 
I thought I'd show off some pictures of my recent MOCs - buildings are mine, roads and trees by my lovely boyfriend. (URL) are just facades but that makes them easier to transport to fests for display. (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc) !! 
 
  Finishing the Lego Part/Set History CD.
 
Hello, Most of you haven't heard from me for a while..... I have been busting my butt trying to finish the Lego CD. I said a year ago I would be done soon... and here I am... still finishing it. The saying "Biting off more than you can chew" is very (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)  
 
  Truck Cab
 
I wanted to try to use the new fender elements that come with many of the little racers sets on a truck cab. I was also feeling that my trucks with 4 wide cabs were looking a little wimpy. I wanted to beef them up a little. This is what I was able (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
 
  LEGOPalooza Display at Morehead Planetarium, Chapel Hill, NC April 1
 
NCLUG had its second LEGO event at Morehead Planetarium at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, April 1. The club had four dedicated display areas: (URL) a moonbase with modules from members Carin Proctor, Sam Cox, Adam Skelding, David (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.nc, FTX) !! 
 
  Save 9 Volt Trains
 
Now is our chance to take action and help influance a decision within LEGO before a point of no return is reached. In order to do that a web site has been created for the purpose of saving the 9v electric train line. Access to the site is free. At (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
 
  Alien Fish
 
This is a fish that I was working on yesterday. Just to re-iterate what is already on BS and MOCPages, the only reason I called it an "alien" fish is because it has an odd, thruster-like attachment on its tail. The only reason for that is that I (...) (19 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)  
 
  Final Fantasy VII Locomotive
 
I'm usually a lurker - and a space building lurker at that - but even us lurkers have to put up a MoC once in a while to prove we're alive. So here it is, a locomotive from the RPG Final Fantasy VII, I think anything else is explained in the (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !! 
 
  Better late than never, BrikWars 2005 is out of the gate
 
Wow! Lugnet sure is quiet when you put .admin in the skip-filter. I hope you guys don't mind me interrupting the cultured debate about who gets to be the foulest villain in the Friendliest Place on the Internet -- but I've got news! Ludicrously (...) (19 years ago, 2-Apr-06, to lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.announce, FTX) !! 
 
  Vignette: Passing Notes in Class
 
This is my second Vig. Two students passing notes during class - they'd better be careful not to get caught :-) (URL) Rear View: (URL) BS: (URL) MOCPages: (URL) MPD: (URL) Jeffery /* No Comment */ (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) ! 
 
  Mini-models: Vintage Radio & Airspeeder
 
Double duty on this post - they weren't significant enough to post by on their own. (Town and SW readers please bear with me) The first model is just a mini vintage radio that I made quite a while ago: (URL) BS: (URL) MOCPages: (URL) LDR: (URL) The (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.starwars, FTX) ! 
 
  Pimp My Mech - The Entries are IN
 
(URL) The deadline has passed - the entires are in! And what an awesome batch of entries it is...36 different takes on Pimping out a Base 7708 Kit! Winners will be announced on April 8th, but in the meantime come on over and check out all the (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)  
 
  Oscar the serpent
 
Hiya. The name is Linus Bohman, and this is my first post on lugnet. I've been lurking for three years or so. Last night I discovered that I was finally allowed to post here, and so I thought I would give it a try. Here is Oscar the serpent. He is (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.se, FTX) ! 
 
  Down The Drain
 
I just got into the whole vignette thing recently, so this is my fourth model - more to come. Down The Drain is a 2(and a half?) level vig. You can see for yourself what it's about. Check out the rest of the pics on the BS Gallery (link below) - (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) ! 
 
  Red Sun Cruiser Mini-Model
 
I actually built this model a few weeks ago, as with the other MOCs that I'm going to post after this, but I've just *finally* gotten posting confirmation after two weeks of waiting... Enough with the rant! :-) The Red Sun is a mini-model with no (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
 
  Mos Eisley West End
 
Various structures located on the (URL) end of Mos Eisley> include a (URL), (URL) warehouse>, (URL) spaceport>, (URL) hotel>, (URL) bank> and (URL) several dwellings> encompassing streets that teem with locals and alien species under the constant (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)  
 
  9v Train status report.
 
OK, we have been given a limited amount of information that we have been authorized to share. Now I am a fan first and Ambassador second so I am going to give you all the nuts and bolts first. After that I am going to break down each statement as I (...) (19 years ago, 30-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !! 
 
  SCLTC Thomas the Tank Engine Weekend at LLCA Photos
 
First photos of SCLTC's Thomas the Tank Engine display at LEGOLAND California on March 25/26 are now up (URL). (6 URLs) The weekend was an enormous success for the park which enjoyed two of its four highest attendance days ever! -Ted SCLTC (19 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !! 
 
  2006 LDraw Steering Committee Election will conclude tomorrow
 
As announced in this thread (URL) by Orion Pobursky the 2006 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will conclude at 2359 EDT (GMT -0500), March 29, 2005 and the winners will be announced shortly thereafter. You are still in time to vote, please (...) (19 years ago, 28-Mar-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)  
 
  Leggo My LEGO EGGO!
 
We've all heard it all our lives (most of us anyway), "Leggo my Eggo!" Here is a LEGO EGGO waffle. The idea just kinda came to me suddenly and I had to build it. I think I wanna add bacon, eggs, juice, etc... (2 URLs) Here> is the MOCpages page. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, FTX) !! 
 
  "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
 
(URL) The (URL) TCLTC> exhibited at a train show in LaCrosse, Wisconsin last weekend where we debutted our newest modules which featured an homage to the cult classic Caddyshack. I did most of the landscaping, while Ross did the heavy lifting, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !! 
 
  The Undulating Undulator
 
A while ago I had created a bunch of alien minifigs with weird heads. (URL) Then I wanted to figure what they would get around in. Here's what I came up with: (URL) Created shortly after watching "War of the Worlds" at the movies. The driver is a (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !! 
 
  "Izanami's Revenge" - space pirate vessel
 
(2 URLs) Brickshelf> (URL) MOCPages> This is a space pirate ship, inspired by the menacing, spiky ships from Harlock and other anime. I started working on this back in December but didn't have time to finish it. After sitting in a box for three (...) (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates, FTX) !! 
 
  COLTC displays at GTE, Cincinnati, March 24 & 25
 
This weekend, the Central Ohio Lego Train Club will display a ~30 x 30 foot layout at the Great Train Expo show in Cincinnati, OH. The show is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM - 4 PM. We will show many new creations, and this will be the first (...) (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) ! 
 
  Robofig
 
The first phase of robofig is completed: (URL) This is the (URL) cult's> ( full platoon minus a few on remote 'assignment' ) multi-purpose doozer utility, Mr. Mechalecha H. Mechahineyho. It will be essential in further make work endeavours, most of (...) (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  Mos Eisley Oasis Hotel
 
The (URL) Oasis hotel> provides luxurious accomodations to the demanding travelers visiting Mos Eisley. Located on the west end, it boasts of amenities that are unheard of but at a price that only the wealthy guests can afford. (URL) AC (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)  


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