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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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