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Hi All, There has been a press release by the NMRA about our up and coming layout, thought I'd share it with you. (URL) more generic info on the show visit www.iltco.org and there is a news blurb and linked article with all the detailed information. (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.iltco)
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| | Another tram / light rail from Turin!
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(URL) After my first attempt to build a tram from Turin ((URL)), I've decided to make another one in the same scale (1:37). The model I've chosen is the "Fiat ML 7000", a tram that I use very often. This tram is about 28 meter long and it is someway (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.org.it.itlug, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Pullman Style Passenger Car LEGO Factory
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Here is a (URL) Pullman style passenger car> built with LEGO Train Factory parts inspired by some pics of such a car on English rails. (URL) to this Pullman car at LEGO Factory>. (URL) Thanks for checking it out. later, James Mathis (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | MegaBloks announces Mobile Suit Gundam License
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(URL) MegaBloks announced the license for Mobile Suit Gundam on their Japanese website today. This doesn't come as much of a surprise to me, considering they've had Power Rangers for a while, not to mention a few other anime properties, so they've (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Mecha Presentations at BrickFest 2006!
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Okay folks, we've got a few Mecha presentations to announce! MechaHub: Q&A With the opening of the MechaHub website, Lego Mecha builders have a single point they can gather to discuss and display all aspects of Lego Mecha building. Join Bryce (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Marvel Madness: 16 Vignettes featuring ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ !!
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(2 URLs) Click for the Gallery> This is a collection of 16 vignettes (some are “Bignettes”) featuring Spider-Man, as known and loved in the pages of Marvel Comics' “The Amazing Spider-Man" - Volume 1. As a fan of the original 1960’s Comic Book and (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Beam me up Scotty!
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Hello everybody, Some of you may have saw some photos of the Star Trek transporter I made in 2003 but never published them on my website... Maybe I thought it was too big and too gray?! Recently I made a new version which is much compact and better (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | News subscriptions fixed!
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Okay, this is probably worthy of an official announcement: I have identified an error in the newsgroup subscription setup that prevented subscriptions for immediate delivery from being sent out to all of you. The error has been identified and fixed. (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Juggernaut Vertical Tank Mecha
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Steel Battalion (URL) Vertical tank> (2 URLs) BS> (when moderated) (URL) Flickr> Comments and crit.s appreciated. Tim (18 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Lego S@H Phone Specials June 21--June 27
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1-800-835-4386 (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). US S@H Phone Specials, June 21--June 27 4752 Lupin's Classroom 19.99 10.00 3295 Roley's Road (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Several new MOC's
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I have uploaded pictures of quite a few MOC's to a web picture gallery. Among them are: • A front-end loader and a dump truck at minifig scale with working technic mechanisms • Technic 6-legged walkers, a Technic vehicle that automatically circles a (...) (18 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | USCG Cutter
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(URL) So here is really my first MOC on a large scale and I really need some feedback. I started with the intention of building a USCGC 270 but then once I got into realized that the scale was more appropriate for a USCGC 210 (URL). I have a lot of (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Change in ILTCO rep for IndyLUG
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In accordance with the public consensus process as outlined in the ILTCO Policies and Procedures document, this is a public announcement that Mark Peterson will be a new ILTCO representative for IndyLUG taking Brian Darrow's current representative (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.iltco)
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| | 2nd Joe Vig Contest entry - the Clocktower Engineer
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Finally, I've taken part in this great contest. (2 URLs) My Brickshelf - Joe Vig> I wish you and LUGNET people would enjoy My Own Joe works delivered from Japan. (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | BrickFest Bulletin: Town/Train Contests
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(URL) Town/Train Contests Announced for BrickFest! The BrickFest Staff is happy to announce the Town and Train Competitions for BrickFest 2006: There will be 5 awards for train, and 5 for town. Train 1) Best Steam Engine-Themed MOC --Must be (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Bricksmith 1.4.1
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(2 URLs) Bricksmith 1.4.1> fixes the following bugs: Lines are colored much more consistently Fixed crash when referenced models had missing pieces Fixed problem with decorated elements getting incorrect coloring Fixed bug where typed-in part names (...) (18 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX)
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| | Fabuland Housewives Episode IV
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We're getting sophisticated with Roman Numerals. Speaking of numerals, this latest installment in the Housewives saga is only 101 pictures long. I've taken into consideration people's social lives and in the interest of attention span am trying to (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Fabuland Housewives Episode IV
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We're getting sophisticated with Roman Numerals. Speaking of numerals, this latest installment in the Housewives saga is only 101 pictures long. I've taken into consideration people's social lives and in the interest of attention span am trying to (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Addressing concerns about Outsourcing LEGO Production
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This is the response Consumer Services is giving in response to today’s announcement: “LEGO Group to outsource major parts of its production to Flextronics” Thank you for letting us respond to you regarding our recent announcement about changes in (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Canadian Flag Sculpture
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After playing around with Digital Designer for a bit I thought I'd try and actually design something using the available parts. Here's one of the results (URL) a small sculpture of the Canadian flag>. (URL) Note that I did cheat a little when taking (...) (18 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.ca, FTX) !!
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