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I've been awfully busy, but I finally found time to build and shoot something. The Sialia fighter is not-quite-studless and has some SNOT work that is probably more complicated than it needs to be. (5 URLs) (.schleim included because they don't get (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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| | Sticks and Stones....
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Stick & Stones will break my bones, but Whips & Chains..... (URL) "Friday Night"> (3 URLs) Blogged> Warning! Entire blog may contain language not suitable for Lugnet These "One night builds" are all part of my "Satiated Sculpture Series" starting (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !!
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| | Factory Set: Checkerboard Boxcar
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For a while I'd been thinking what I really need is a good boxcar for my layout. When I saw Christopher Masi's LDD (URL) "Old (Millyard) Boxcar"> I knew I had found what I was looking for. The only problem was Chris' boxcar was in 8-wide and all of (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | More vehicles
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Hello, Here's a little update of what's been added to my vehicle folder since my last announcement. Some time ago I added a (URL) heavy weight tow truck> and a (URL) tractor truck> with a (URL) tanker trailer>. I just uploaded 2 new MOCs, a (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Dark Red Hogwarts (teasers)
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This is the culmination of a project that began years ago. Ross first built his version of the Hogwarts Express in time for me to bring to Brickfest PDX back in Feb 2004, but he always wanted to convert it to dark red when the necessary parts became (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Still depressed about MB Gundam?
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Don't be. Make your own. (URL) Partslist> (URL) Instructions> From this stock GM design you can build almost any Gundam-type MS. Many thanks to Tim Gould for CAD-wizardy. Soren (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Optical Illusion Mosaic - Thanks Corey
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Here is my version of a LEGO optical illusion mosaic: (URL) All credit for this great design goes to Corey Sanders. This is one of several optical illusions he has created and shared with the community: (URL) Corey's original design uses black and (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX) !
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| | The Exo-Force Build Off
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I'm proud to announce (URL) MechaHub's> first contest! (URL) click on pic for the full rules page For the click challenged ;) Ladies and Gents and Kids of all ages. I’m very proud to announce a new Mecha contest. The Exo-Force Build Off. The theme (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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| | The Brick Testament - The Teachings of Jesus
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A new section of (URL) The Brick Testament> website has been added today, illustrating the (URL) The Teachings of Jesus>. We start with the following nine teachings: (2 URLs) Love> (2 URLs) Forgiveness> (2 URLs) Giving> (2 URLs) Lust> (2 URLs) (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Re: A 3-way switch
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(...) well apparently i was a dummy and forgot to post this in other groups. oops. additional pictures of this mod can be found here: (URL) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Mars attacks giant robot
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Hello everybody, I'm not sure it's a mecha as it's is called "Giant robot"but it has a pilot? It's an old idea I had in my mind and finally concretised after Mike Crowley / Count Blockula published his Mars attacks custom minifigure which was so (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Change in ILTCO rep for MichLTC
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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 Steve Ringe will be a new ILTCO representative for MichLTC taking Ken Koleda's current representative (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.iltco)
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| | US S@H Phone Specials July 12--July 18
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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 July 12--July 18 3297 Scoop and Lofty at the Building Yard 29.99 15.00 (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Wedding Cake Tower
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Not the WC, it's the Wedding Cake Tower (WCT) thanks Bob for the name ;^) This is a MOC from approximately 18-24 months ago, where I tried to incorporate as many Belville pieces as possible, in the end you can probably only see 30% of them and in (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.belville) !
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| | New MOC: Polar Express pics
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A great time was had by all at the NMRA show this past weekend, but more on that elsewhere. At the show, my son Ross and I unveiled our latest (and I think greatest) MOC: our version of the train from the book (and motion picture) The Polar Express. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | The brig Seatop
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Ahoy! The Seatop is a 12 gun brig operating in the waters around Port Brique. She is of an older design, but is an exceptionally seaworthy craft and handy sailor. (URL) Built on a three centre section hull, the Seatop uses a double row of inverted (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jul-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Canal Street
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In addition to meeting lots of builders I admire and getting tons of inspiration to build, my trip to NMRA in Philly enabled me to pick-up the bricks I needed to complete this street on my layout. (URL) It is supposed to replicate a busy industrial (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Bank Vault
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Security cam view of bank vault (3 URLs) Only problem now is building a bank for it! :( AC (18 years ago, 10-Jul-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | New newsgroup lugnet.robotics.nxt
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A new newsgroup/list lugnet.robotics.nxt has been created for the focused discussion of LEGO NXT issues. Feel free to crosspost between .robotics / .robotics.rcx and .robotics.nxt, as appropriate, or just to .robotics if you feel your topic is of a (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jul-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics.nxt) !
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| | AHHRR! NCLUG does a Pirate Display...
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Hi all, (URL) bandanna by Sabrina Gravatt NCLUG just opened its display at the Raleigh Grande Theater for "Pirates of the Caribbean" - and it was a blast to do! Here's some pics: (URL) Treasure Cove by John Riley (URL) Black Sea Barracuda by Mike (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jul-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Three metres long heavy beam transport
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Of the same Actros I already put some pictures on the net but now I've added the longest model so far to my website. It's a three metres long heavy hauler of Mammoet based on the (URL) Actros with stepframe trailer>. You can read the full (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Kind of a streamliner
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Hello, I would like to show my second engine, which I have designed. It was aimed to look a little bit oldfashioned. (URL) It does not follow any real model, since (to be honest) I do not have any idea about trains, except the fact, that they are (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | Mini-fig scale F-16 Fighting Falcon
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I recently built a very detailed version of the U.S Air Force's famous F-16 Fighting Falcon. It was built entirely with Lego and I spent about 20 hours perfecting the design. No glue was used. I welcome all questions and comments. Check it out on my (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | The Corinthian
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Ahoy mates. It has been a long time since I've managed to put together an MOC, I guess it was a lack-of-time induced dark age, but I have finally put a little something together. (URL) The first production from the yards of Port Olympic, The (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jul-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, FTX) !
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| | Lego S@H US Phone Specials, June 28--July 4
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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 US Phone Specials, June 28--July 4 P3509 Santa Carabiner Pen 5.99 3.00 4287 Santa (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jul-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Loch Ness Monster
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This model is dedicated to my Scottish chums. An eight piece rendition of one of their most enduring hoaxes, Nessie. (2 URLs) All together now, 'MacToot plays on his bagpipes...' Enjoy! Pete (18 years ago, 2-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.uk, FTX) !!
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| | Two New Lego Landmarks MOC's
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I recently added two new LEGO Landmarks to my collection. Hope you enjoy. Feedback is always appreciated. Arthur Roman Coliseum (URL) The White House (URL) (18 years ago, 2-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build) !!
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| | A *really* random vig
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I must admit that this is a really weird idea, and I must also admit that not there wasn't a whole lot of skill involved. Anyways... here is my latest vignette: Trapped in the Giant Vegetable Garden (2 URLs) Feel free to reply with any thoughts, (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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| | 2006 LSC: Call for Nominations
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It has been a year since the last election of the LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC). Nominations are now open. All nominations must be received and recorded by July 15. Elections will be held from July 20 'til July 25. The LDraw.org Standards (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jul-06, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | BrickFest Bulletin: Less than a month left to register for BrickFest®! And Other Stuff...
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(URL) BrickFest Registration Deadline is Less than a Month Away! Final registration deadline is July 29 for BrickFest, so now's the time to go to the (URL) website> and join in the fun! 250 people are already registered, and we have a cap of 400 (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jul-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Legend set of Royal Knight's Castle
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I noticed that a new Legend set appeared on Shop at Home: #K10176 - Classic Castle, a recreation of set #6090 - Royal Knight's Castle "with updated parts and colors". At this moment only for the European/Oceana side, will ship by 14 Jul 2006. With (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jun-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Wildwoods Doo Wop Motel
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The summer weekends spent along the Jersey shore have been a constant getaway for my family when the kids were younger. We'd essentially drive down to the Wildwoods and stay at (URL) various motels> that lined up the beach. These motels had the (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jun-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Classic-Castle Story Telling Contest
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(URL) Text from Classic-Castle.com Purpose: The object of this contest is to encourage the creation of castle theme stories. Subject matter may be anything within the castle theme, including historical and the fantastical. All stories must have a (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
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| | MOC: Blacktron (1) Arms Dealer
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Hi, I just finished this small ship of an interplanetary arms dealer. Its pilot makes sure that every space criminal gets fresh weapons every morning. (URL) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.space)
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| | Storm drain puzzle / Keep Them Rolling
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Hello All, First, a small quiz for you lot: Can you figure out what parts I've used to build the inlet grating of the storm drain seen in the following picture? And how I've attached those and the lid of the drain? (URL) I'm trust that many of you (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.fun, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | New Zealand "X" class loco
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Well it isn't Australian, but we always seem to commandeer all the good stuff from NZ and call it ours. Widely believed to be the first 4-8-2s ever built, these were built for use on the north island of New Zealand in the early 1900s. (URL) Enjoy! (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | New LEGO city at FAO Schwarz
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Hi everybody! A few weeks ago, Dan Parker, Nathan Sawaya, and myself -- along with members from The LEGO Company -- unveiled a new LEGO display at FAO Schwarz in New York City. The minifig-scale city of "Bricktropolis" is built on a 6-foot (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX) !
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| | Sea turtles
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Recently I recieved my posting privileges and would like to say Hello to LUGNET with a small project: some sea turtles and a school of fish. (URL) The turtles have limited capabilities: they are able to turn their head, move their flippers and wag (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !!
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| | LDD Signal Box for Save 9V Trains Contest (and John Neal)
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Here's an LDD model of a British railway signal box. (URL) Signal Box>>(URL) The roof layout comes from one at Oakham, theough the steps are turned around here and the door set back to allow for a wider view from the windows. The roof lifts off to (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Announcing the new LUGNET Link List
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Hi All, I would like to announce the new LUGNET Link List: (URL) former Link List, Michael Dorneichs great "Everything LEGO Link Page", is located here now: (URL) this list was last updated more than 3 years ago and it has too many broken links to (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, lugnet.trains.org) !!
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| | 2nd Joe Vig Contest Entry--When the fish go fishing...
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... Joe goes swimming. This is my final entry for the 2nd Annual Joe Vig Contest. Enjoy! (URL) Cunningham--The Great Sly Pig (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Come build at LEGOLAND on the Fourth of July
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To celebrate the Fourth of July: Red, White, and Boom! event at (URL) LEGOLAND California>, all park guests are invited to help (URL) SCLTC> build the world's largest US Flag made entirely from LEGO bricks. Construction gets underway at 10:00. (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.legoland.california, FTX) !
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| | Private Porkrind
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Greetings. You may or may not remember (URL) Sergeant Destroy> from last year. Well, I figured he needed a sidekick, so here it is - (3 URLs) folder when moderated> It's Private Porkrind. Not the brightest fellow on the block, but then he is only (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Scaffolding
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Here's some scaffolding I made at the weekend. I'm mainly a spacey kind of guy, but I guess you could use this in a townie/train scenario. (2 URLs) Pete (18 years ago, 26-Jun-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | 4 new Space Police MOCs
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Hi, I just added four new MOCs on my website: (URL) Space Police I: Hopper: For this model, I wanted to try and use some newer parts in a Space Police I - themed glider. Moreover, I tried and built something which would actually make a small set. (...) (18 years ago, 26-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.space) !
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| | 7-Wide BNSF & TTX Intermodal Train & Crane
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Here's my custom 7-wide intermodal train based on the popular Lego sets 10133 & 10170, as well as a crane. 7-Wide EMD GP38: I built two of these locomotives. I find that building in seven-wide is a fun and interesting experience! (URL) Brickshelf (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | 2nd Joe Vig contest entry: Joerassic Park
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Joe's visit to a certain theme park is about to take a turn for the worse... (2 URLs) Brickshelf> - (URL) Mocpages> I'm eternally grateful to John Neal who very generously donated me the proper head. Thanks a lot John! You are a very kind! Linus (18 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | New newsgroup for LEGO Digital Designer
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A new group dedicated to LDD has just been created. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.cad (group and hierarchy): Discussions of CAD software/models/animations, LDraw, LDLITE, LeoCAD, L3G0, L2P, L3P, BlockCAD, etc. -> lugnet.cad.ldd (group): Focused (...) (18 years ago, 25-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.ldd) !
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| | ILTCO @ NMRA Nat'l Train Show Press release
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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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LEGO Train Factory Constrained: Latest to the yard is an attempt to model the (URL) German DB 103 locomotive and an intercity set> (think LEGO train set 7740). While this version is red and tan, the colors are inverted due to part shape (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Important: Index rebuild under way and some other issues
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Hi all, we are currently rebuilding the indexes of the LUGNET news server. This affects display and performance of the news web pages, but does not affect the NNTP access. We expect rebuild to complete by about 7 a.m. EDT, and reported search issues (...) (18 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | This is it: We're moving!
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Hello everyone, this is the "last warning": I will be switching servers tonight (CEST), if all goes well, the switchover will take effect around midnight CEST which will be around 6 p.m. Eastern Time in the U.S. (Daylight Savings Time of course ;) ) (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Rat hardsuit: Maschinen Krieger
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It's made from bricks and from (URL) this>. (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Tim (18 years ago, 15-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Crysilons Love - a dark space tale!!
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Hi, I've been building Alien spacecraft recently and wanted to flesh out the Aliens a bit. I call them Crysilons, they are made by sticking a Clikit butterfly (the ones with a hole not a connector) on top of a minifig body. Crysilons love clashing (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space) !!
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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 14 to June 20 3733 1x4x3 Gray Train Windows with Clear Panes 5.99 (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jun-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | MechaHub - Global Lego Mecha Database - Site now Live!
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In the last 6 years the Lego Mecha genre has produced thousands of models. Until now Lego Mecha models were spread across the web... alone... scared... (but well armed)... and... homeless... Until now. It is my pleasure to announce a new website (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | BrickFest Bulletin: Mindstorms/Technic Contests
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(URL) Official Rules to Two Mindstorms Challenges Released! And odds and ends! ===...=== We are pleased to release the rules to two of the upcoming Mindstorms challenges. PDF Rules to these are the (URL) Sumo> and (URL) Ball Gathering.> “Great Ball (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jun-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Colt Vertical Tank
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A vertical tank mecha based on (URL) this>. (2 URLs) Flickr> (URL) BS> Comments and crits appreciated. Tim PS. Knee joint may require double bracing for a real build. Other joints should be OK. (18 years ago, 14-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Save 9V Trains entry - how many more LDD hoppers do we need, anyway?
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You may have seen my dark grey hoppers before. They're a two-axle design. They are based on a real prototype, though I was inspired to do these after seeing some big ones at Legoland Windsor: (URL) Grey Hopper>> Anyway, I tried doing this in LDD and (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Joe Vig contest entry - Joe and the Identity Thief.
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I hope this fits within the rules (URL) (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | US S@H Phone Specials, June 7--June 13
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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 7 to June 13 7330 Dora's Treasure Island 9.99 5.00 KC860 Hagrid (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | A Few Firehouses
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I decided to put all my firehouses into one folder on brickshelf (though, I forgot to take photos of one of them). Here they are: (URL) Some have been seen before, some have minor adjustments to previous versions and a couple haven't been shown (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !
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| | Fabuland Housewives Episode I redux
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Or reduction, that is. I've been studying the traffic patterns at BrickZone.net and have realized that a lot of people stop viewing the first episode about halfway through. So I've condensed the first episode from 346 pictures to just under 200. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.fabuland, FTX) !
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| | 2nd Joe Vig contest entry - How Joe learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
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During a tedious argument with his girlfriend, Joe Vig finds an unexpected release... (2 URLs) Mocpages> - (URL) Brickshelf> One should probably have seen (URL) a certain movie> by the aptly named Stanley Kubrick to get this entirely. Note: I know (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | NXT electronic additions
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Here's a link to my NXT electronics folder: (URL) , which contains two experiments: My first experiment was to get the NXT to light an LED, in a similar way to the way the light sensor works. My thanks to Philo for sharing a tutorial of how to (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Motor Technique
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Here are some pics of a technique I've used for many years, driving a technic axle from a 12V train motor: (URL) the advent of the RC Car motor, this was the most power that could be obtained from a single LEGO motor and used on a Technic axle, 12V (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Latest track features and layout module developments
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Here are pictures of LEGO representations of the TPWS and AWS train protection systems used in the UK, which use equipment mounted between the rails: (2 URLs) both cases I've used translucent orange wands, in the absence of opaque ones, to represent (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Space MOC: the PX-1 Personal Speedercraft
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I just made this last night. It's a personal, one-man speeder, designed for maneuverability and speed, which makes it a popular choice for races among the young and reckless. Here are the pics: Front Angle: (URL) Front View: (URL) Side View: Notice (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Space MOC: The Victory Storm
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This is my latest mini spaceship, the Victory Storm. There was no particular reason for the name - it just sounded good. :) I enjoy making mini ships, partly because I don't have enough pieces to make SHIPS, so look out for more from me in the (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | The Brick Testament - How Jesus of Nazareth Got Kissed, Got Crucified, and Came Back to Life
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with seven new illustrated which complete (URL) The Life of Jesus> section of the site. Five of these are new version of stories I first illustrated four years ago (with significant added (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | TexLUG Austin meeting cancelled; line follower contest postponed
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All, This Sunday's TexLUG Austin meeting is cancelled. The robotic line follower contest scheduled for 6/11 has been postponed. Look for an announcement here for a future date. Future TexLUG Austin gatherings will be announced as they are arranged. (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.loc.us.tx.aus, lugnet.loc.us.tx)
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| | The Move Is On...
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Hi all, I think it is time to let all of you know that LUGNET will switch servers - as some delinquent computer firm liked to put it - "real soon now". We are currently sorting out the domain re-routing procedure, but after that it is anticipated (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Aoyama
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Hello, an actual MOC this time. Presenting, the Confederate Ship Aoyama: (2 URLs) (The photographs are somewhat poor, I didn't notice I had the camera set to "landscape") Any feedback appreciated, Derek (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Manga styled street cleaner
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Although I wasn't intending to do so at first I mucked around with the pictured rear end. As suggested by Aaron Sneary this is a street cleaner model. I've also taken Didier's suggestion into account for the presentation. (2 URLs) Flickr> (URL) BS (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Manga styled ute
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Take this (URL) art>, hack off its back and get a little futuristic ute. (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flikr> Please let me know what you think. Tim (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | BrickNebula Episode 15: Marcon Recap
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I am pleased to announce the (URL) BrickNebula> PodCast, (URL) Episode 15: Marcon Recap>. This is a quick podcast -- it's a audio recap from our club meeting about the Marcon display. It might be boring to the casual listener -- and if you're a fan (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.loc.us.oh.col, FTX)
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| | Crocodile : amphibian machine for adventurers
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Hello everybody, A new moc : a 19th century machine for exploration. For more, follow the link. (URL) Comments welcome, Enjoy, Eric (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | The Hyperion Hawk
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A ship I just finished building based off the (URL) Hyperion> from a show called (URL) SkyLand>. The Hyperion Hawk: (2 URLs) PLMKWYT Jamie (URL) Pope's 7> (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Ugly brute...
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Bulleid Q1 class 0-6-0 (URL) The Bulleid Q1 locomotive is an obvious choice (to me anyway) for a Lego train MOC, angular, uncomplicated, and as an added bonus a little bit unusual. The Q1 was designed during WWII and as such dispensed with any (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: German DB v200 and others for LDD/LEGO Factory
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis wrote: (snip a lot of errors) Ugh! I'm sorry. I found another error in the model. I had some part collisions inside where the fake diesel motor sits. OK, round three: The DB v200 without the 9 volt train motor (504pcs, (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | School's Out For Summer!
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To honor of the end of the school year, I've built a six-wide school bus: (2 URLs) MOCpages> (URL) Brickshelf> No more pencils, No more books, No more teacher's dirty looks... Enjoy! Spencer (18 years ago, 6-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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