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(2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> It is a little known fact that Australia (along with its sidekick New Zealand) won World War II which is why Johnny Thunder is an Australian digger. Unfortunately because it is a little known fact I am yet to see much in (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | BNSF SW1500 and modded set 10170 by Matt Forcum
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Posted on behalf of Matt Forcum Hello All, Here is my first Lego MOC. My favorite railroad, my favorite engine, in Lego form! Does it get any better? Working lights and a detailed interior are key features here. Thanks to everyone whos techniques I (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Don't like sawtooth roofs?
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I was thinking of ways to 'decorate' the underside of roofs & came up with these. I don't rember seein the snot ones before, but have seen the 'duh' one (URL) Jeff (18 years ago, 12-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Peeron and PICSL updates
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Just a quick update on what's going on with Peeron and PICSL recently: - With the new year, Peeron is now able to show instructions from 2003. 36 were made available at midnight on the 1st, and since then, 11 more were added. See all available 2003 (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.peeron, lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.db.scans) !
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| | Classic Space Fly-In at BrickFest PDX
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This year at BrickFest in Portland we will be doing something a little different. We will attempt to display every single Space set, 1979-1999, Classic through Insectoids, in one giant and beautiful layout. So we need you to bring a few of your (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | 10133 BNSF Loco now sold out at S@H
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I guess I was bored at work Friday and somehow thought to order two more of these. They appear to be on their way to me now, but it looks as if they were of the last 10133's available thru USA S@H. Best, A lucky Jonathan (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.trains)
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| | Aliens Style APC
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Hello All! Thank you for your many comments / ideas on my last moc (shag wagon). Much appreciated. Some of you may have seen the "Aliens-Movie inspired Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)" for the rest of you, here it is! (2 URLs) I found it difficult (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Sudoku...
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...or actually, (2 URLs) Sudooku>... Count Dooku's favorite game! "Big Daddy" Nelson (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | MGB Roadster
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Hi all, (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Hi all, My version of the classic car. Five-wide is a bit big for it in my usual scale but I think it was worth it. Tim (18 years ago, 9-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | My first train7 project
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This is my first rtlToronto/train7 project (about two shows too late), an underground train station. Since the new layout has a +20 brick ground level, we have an underground layer (well, JeffVW and I do) which we can build stuff underneath. I think (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | US S@H Phone Specials January 3--January 9
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1-800-835-4386 4688 Team Construction 24.99 12.50 4963 Police Patrol 9.99 5.00 4869 Rahaga Pouks 3.99 2.00 7474 Urgan Avenger vs Raptor 9.99 5.00 I could have sworn that those Duplo sets listed for $20 and $7.50, respectively, when they first showed (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jan-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Mech Bay 03
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As a friend requested yesterday: (2 URLs) Mech Bay 03> Mech Bay 03 It was on display at Bricking Bavaria last december. Read more details (URL) here>. Enjoy (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Mech Bay 03
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As a friend requested yesterday: (2 URLs) Mech Bay 03> Mech Bay 03 It was on display at Bricking Bavaria last december. Read more details (URL) here>. Enjoy (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Bad Axe Theater and Generic Theater
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Hello! So, I had a little time to do some building and finishing of quite a few MOC's over the holiday break. These two, like firehouses and diners, represent another interest of mine: old time, neon marquee'd theaters. There is something really (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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| | My first street scene
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I just recently finished creating my first street scene. The Scene features my City of Manchester trolley car that I designed for the LEGO Millyard[1] Project and a brownstone that I built for NELUG's[2] display at Brick Blast 2006[3]. I am hoping (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | The L’Administraeur Rouge (a two decked brig in Port Brique!)
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Ahoy, Since the settlement of Port Brique in 1801, there has been a wide variety of vessels calling it home. But no two deckers. Until now. Although wide and ungainly, brig-rigged L’Administrateur Rouge packs a broadside seldom matched, while her (...) (18 years ago, 4-Jan-07, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | (MOC) 3-gun Gaff-Rigged Sloop RTS Am-a-realego
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3-gun Gaff-Rigged Sloop RTS Am-a-realego (URL) This a a Gaff-Rigged Sloop like the Black Pearl-lite (URL) in the RTS (Republic of Texas Ship) colors, with my now infamous black and white electricians tape on the small brown bow and stern. (why (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Evolution of garbage (truck)
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Hello, Over the long holiday I decided to revisit my garbage truck and use the newish large wheels on it. I thought it might be fun to look at how my garbage truck has evolved over the years. Version one, from (appx) 2000 or 2001 (URL) two, from (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Evolution of garbage (truck)
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Hello, Over the long holiday I decided to revisit my garbage truck and use the newish large wheels on it. I thought it might be fun to look at how my garbage truck has evolved over the years. Version one, from (appx) 2000 or 2001 (URL) two, from (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Manhattan's Engine 14
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Hello, I have completed yet another NYC firehouse. (URL) This one from 17th street in Manhattan. I had walked by this firehouse many times and always thought it had way to much detail to be recreated in Lego. I guess it would help if I had a picture (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Sequoia of Secrets
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Hello and HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!! It has been a very busy holiday for me, as I’m sure it has for most of us. Thought I’d share with you-my first building The Sequoia of Secrets! I’ve built it for the Colossal Classic Castle Contest 4. For some (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | FutureBoston Mashup Camp
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I'm posting this on behalf of Thomas Piper of MIT. He was at Brickfest last year and was blown away by the experience. The LEGO community seems to be a model for the type of collective work that can be accomplished by passionate users. From the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Cheap focal blur tutorial
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Hi all, I discovered a really neat trick with POVray and GIMP yesterday that I thought might be of interest to other CADders so I've written the below tutorial. Hope you like it and feel free to ask me questions. Tim Requirements: POVray 3.5 or 3.6 (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | New homepage for LUGNET - draft #8
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Happy New Year! We had warm discussions about a new homepage for LUGNET last year, and I would like to show the next provisional result, draft #8: (URL) reference, please see also: Initial post by Todd: (URL) by Tim: (URL) discussion: (URL) (latest (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions) !
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| | BrickFest PDX '07 Registration Open
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(2 URLs) BrickFest PDX ’07 Registration is now open! We had a great pre-registration period waiting for the new year to click over and now you can register at (URL). Also the Red Lion hotel at the Convention Center is taking phone reservations for (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | GFLTC at GTE Tampa – Images
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Train Fans, The members of the Greater Florida LEGO Train Club had a display the Great Train Expo in Tampa Florida over the New Year’s weekend (December 30-31, 2006). The 18 x 18 ft layout featuring the downtown Tampa skyline with three running (...) (18 years ago, 3-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.gflug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.trains.org, FTX) !
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| | Moonbase - Medical Station
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After it has been shown on two events - now it's online finally. (2 URLs) Medical Station> Medical Station A corner module offering two corridor connections. See more details (URL) here>. PLMKWYT (URL) Marco> (18 years ago, 2-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | The Shag Wagon Urban Assault Vehicle
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Hello all, and happy new year for 2007! A new moc from my downtime during the holidays: (URL) A simple, yet effective stealth weapons truck that I built for my son. Cannons pop out, roof opens to reveal big gun, missles slide out... all deadly stuff (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | ClueGo: Detective work was never so messy
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Hi all! ClueGo is an idea I've been toying with for some time now. It mixes the game of Cluedo (a relativly boring detective game) with Brickwars. After a few plays to see if the game balance was playable and making a few props, Christmas provided (...) (18 years ago, 2-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.fun, FTX) !
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| | Tugmaster
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Hi All, A (URL) little intermodal oddity> I turned up looking for shunters. (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Tim PS. The MPD is provided to show how it all sticks together. There is only one direction (backwards) that the studs don't point in some part of (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jan-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
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| | Call for Nominations: 2007 LDraw.org Steering Committee
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Per the LDraw.org Bylaws at (URL) Subsection 6.03(a), the 2006/2007 Steering Committee hereby calls for the community to nominate individuals as candidates for the 2007/2008 Steering Committee[1]. Please post nominations in response to this message. (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | LDraw.org's December 2006 Model and Scene of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the December 2006 Model/Scene of the month contests: (URL) MOTM, Tyrrell P34 six wheeler by Luca Rusconi (RoscoPC)> (URL) SOTM, Frauenkirche Dresden by Holger Matthes (HoMa)> The voting for the Januar 2006 Model of (...) (18 years ago, 1-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Whexoid - my last Mech in 2006
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(URL) White Hexapod> - two pilots - 19 inches tall (URL) Whexoid>> Completed on the last day of 2006 -eric (18 years ago, 31-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward
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(2 URLs) Brickshelf (when modded)>. Here is my latest. It is a 4-8-8-2 Cab Forward. It is not modeled completely from a single train. But the most influential is the cab-forward(4294) that resides at California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. I (...) (18 years ago, 29-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Berlin tram - class GT6N
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(4 URLs) BS> (when modded) (URL) Flickr> Hi all, Decided to have a play at with trams. This one is an (URL) ADtranz low floor> in Berlin city livery (class GT6N). The most challenging element of this was to incorporate the wheelsets properly given (...) (18 years ago, 28-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | US S@H Phone Specials December 27--January 2
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1-800-835-4386 B194 Bionicle Adventures #7: Web of the Visorak 4.99 2.50 5481 Shape Sorter House 12.99 6.50 3495 2x2 Roof Tiles Steep Sloped Black 7.99 4.00 (18 years ago, 28-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | WW2 era Steam powered airship
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(URL) This was shown at Brickfest DC 2006, but I hadn't finished it until now. More (URL) here>. Cheers Adrian (18 years ago, 28-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.adventurers, FTX) !
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| | Minifig Scooter
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Hi all, For quite some time I've rather fancied giving my minifigs scooters. There are a number of perfectly acceptable designs floating around Brickshelf but they all seemed a little too big to me. After trying to come up with ideas with alarming (...) (18 years ago, 27-Dec-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Red fighter plane from WoH
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(2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Well I seem to have found a new fad (after some prodding by Mladen). This fighter is the major aeroplane for the 'good guys' in the final battle of the film. It's far from perfect and I've already started making some (...) (18 years ago, 27-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Additional LEGO CD Chapters to Download
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Well the LEGO CD website is still a work in progress, but additional chapters are now available to download. Someone asked about the sets and parts chapters, so there are now 4 things that are available to download.... 1) The Table of Contents 2) (...) (18 years ago, 25-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Armoured Personell Carrier from Wings of the Honneamise
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(2 URLs) Flickr> (URL) BS> Hope you enjoy it. Tim (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Mech Repair Facility
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Greetings all, I finally finished the project I have been working on for three long months. It is a Star League era Mech Repair Facility from the Battletech Universe. My concept was to make a structure that had interchangeable repair gantries so (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Get a Sample Downloadable Chapter of the LEGO CD
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Even if you don't want to purchase a copy of the LEGO CD, I strongly urge you to get a free sample chapter.... because this is a very interesting chapter.... "CHAPTER 13 - LEGO SETS/PARTS NOT PUT INTO PRODUCTION" (URL) on VIEW A CHAPTER FROM THE CD (...) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | SW Attack Frigate Completed!
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(URL) Happy Holidays!> (URL) AC (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | New Quad - Quadra Mech .3
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(6 URLs) enjoy. (URL) (18 years ago, 23-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | (MOC) The Black Pearl-lite a gaff-rigged sloop
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The Black Pearl-lite a gaff-rigged sloop (URL) at (URL) In his post (URL) Mr. Dulin said something that set me off. (...) I too had mostly a very low opinion of the short ratlines, but I thought to myself it would have to be a very small ship, wait (...) (18 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | A Colored Merry Christmas
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(URL) I wish you a Merry Christmas. Special thanks to BS user Maskatron for sharing Santa's sculpture building instructions. Didier Enjary (18 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | US S@H Phone Specials December 20--December 26
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1-800-835-4386 B194 Bionicle Adventures #7: Web of the Visorak 4.99 2.50 5481 Shape Sorter House 12.99 6.50 3495 2x2 Roof Tiles Steep Sloped Black 7.99 4.00 (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | The First Yule
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Holiday Greetings! For your seasonal pleasure... (Follow links after moderation of the entire folder to get the whole story...) (2 URLs) ...A little behind the scenes commentary: It's funny what you can do with a big box of white brick, a bunch of (...) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.vikings, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | The Brothers Brick has a new home!
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Hey All, In order to serve you better, the Brothers Brick (TBB) has moved to its own domain: (URL) most of you already know, TBB is a Lego blog showcasing the finest MOCs from all themes, communities, and genres. All MOCs are posted and reviewed by (...) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general) !
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| | New homepage for LUGNET part 4
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Hi all, please see former discussion here: (URL) Thanks to all who were contributing ideas and suggestions. So here is -without much fuss- the 6th draft of a new homepage: (URL) Known bugs: Upper header section isn't displayed correctly in some (...) (18 years ago, 21-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !
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| | LEGO CD Mailings....
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Hi folks, The LEGO CD's are 2/3 mailed out. I got sidelined with a nasty sinus infections (taking antibiotics), and that slowed me down. The ZMAX (antibiotic) makes me soooo tired. zzz...zzz When the first person gets their LEGO CD, please post (to (...) (18 years ago, 20-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Seahorses Mosaic
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(URL) My latest MOC is a SNOT mosaic. It's mirror images of seahorses facing each other. This was made as a gift for my sister and my brother-in-law :-) Since Seahorses were their wedding theme, they're pretty happy that I made this for them. :-) (...) (18 years ago, 19-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Michiana-LTC to display at the RMRC Show - Saturday, January 6
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To all, The Michiana LEGO Train Club is pleased to display at the upcoming RMRC Show on Saturday, January 6. Event Details: 10:00AM - 3:30PM CST Address: Home School Building Gym 5625 Burlingame Ave Wyoming, MI 49509 Admission: Adults: $4 12 & (...) (18 years ago, 19-Dec-06, to lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce)
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| | NXT candid camera
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LEGO has posted two short movies of NXT robots playing tricks to people in a toys store... (URL) Don't forget to click on the thumbnail below to watch the second video. Have fun! Philo (18 years ago, 18-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Old MOC; New Twist: Pics and Video
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When I first announced this MOC (URL), I promised better pics to come. Finally, here they are, with a twist: (URL) for more pics>> This also was Ross' first time behind the camera, which explains the profusion of pics-- and this doesn't include the (...) (18 years ago, 18-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | The eBrick Gallery (TeBAG)
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Many of you all know about my passion for art and one of my favourite types of builds are of the more artistic endeavours. For the last number of years I have been book-marking and saving Lego pics to my hard drive that are of that nature. When I (...) (18 years ago, 17-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.community, FTX) !!
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| | Barbarian Prison Wagon
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Hey All, Here is a Prison Wagon I built for the CCCIV. Let me know what you think! (URL) (18 years ago, 16-Dec-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build) !
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| | The LEGO CD as a book, and other ramblings....
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I inquired into making the LEGO CD as a book. All I can say is YIKES!! I checked with www.lulu.com ... a company that specialized in produced books for authors who don't want to go thru a publishing house.... and the price of making the LEGO CD (...) (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | 3D-puzzle: Wooden Knot
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Hi all, With the new (URL) SNOT-method> I designed last year, I created some more interlocking puzzles (only using bricks, plates and tiles). Lots of tan pieces were ordered, but I had enough old brown bricks to make the first one already. (2 URLs) (...) (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Several Save 9v Trains Announcements.
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Announcing the LEGO Digital Designer Database at (URL) Many LEGO fans have asked for a place where they can post reviews for LEGO Factory models and find models rated highly by other builders. In response, Save 9V Trains is rolling out its LEGO (...) (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | First SNOT spheres, now SNOT bunnies?
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(URL) Click the pic for more info Here's some more examples of my software at work, rendered in POV-Ray: (URL) Here's how studs-out building compares to studs-up: (URL) Enjoy! --Bram (18 years ago, 15-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.cad, FTX) !!
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| | James Jessiman Memorial Award for 2006
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The James Jessiman Memorial Award was established by the Jessiman Family to honor an individual who has contributed to the furthering of LDraw, the DAT format, and James' memory. This year the LDraw.org Steering Committee is please to announce the (...) (18 years ago, 14-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw) !!
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| | Unlikely Society -- Chapter 3
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Hey everyone, We're pleased to announced that Chapter 3 of our Lego superhero comic, The Unlikey Society, is posted. This chapter ended up being longer and a lot more complicated, special effects-wise, then previous chapters. That's why this one (...) (18 years ago, 14-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
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| | How to make stained glass in 2007
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So there's these new Mosaic sets that everybody's all excited about. "The baseplates are transparent!" they say. Well so what? What's so great about a transparent baseplate? Here's one answer... (2 URLs) Gallery> (18 years ago, 14-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | Ordering THE UNNOFFICIAL LEGO SETS/PARTS COLLECTORS GUIDE Information for Ordering
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Some folks who missed the earlier posts about the LEGO CD.... here's an update.... Since there were extras of the Limited Edition CD's produced, here's the info: Total price (including Air shipping): USA: $28.50 Canada: $29.00 Europe: $31.50 All (...) (18 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New homepage for LUGNET part 3
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Hi all, Reference: (URL) and: (2 URLs) Thanks to all who were responding to the previous draft, here is another one: (URL) A few comments: --- Ted Michon wrote: I notice that if I have already visited a top 10 item that it's compacted and expands (...) (18 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !!
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| | NXT Snake game
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(URL) Oops almost forgot to post this on Lugnet. Read about it (URL) here>. ROSCO (18 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | The Aroma of Ginger...
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Happy Holidays, From our house to yours. Every year my children and I make a Gingerbread house as a holiday tradition. Sometimes it's a traditional house covered in candy, sometimes something crafted out of odds & ends or craft supplies. In fact, we (...) (18 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | Edo Castle
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Presenting (URL) Edo Castle!> (URL) My first Micro Scale creation, created for the LEAHI display at the Hawaii FLL on December 2, 2006. It is based on a (URL) 1/700 scale model kit> that I built back in 1999 (during my Lego dark ages). I haven't had (...) (18 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | LDraw.org's November 2006 Model and Scene of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the November 2006 Model/Scene of the month contests: (URL) MOTM, P-55 Exiled-Class Medium Fighter by Tom Kimsey> (URL) SOTM, Shipwrecked by Philip Heinrich> The voting for the December 2006 Model of the Month and (...) (18 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX) !
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| | The Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide
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For those of you who have prepayed for the LEGO CD, I appologize profusely for the long wait. I posted over 2 weeks ago that they will be going out soon, but they didn't. Lots of last minute changes, including the addition of another 200 images made (...) (18 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | US S@H Phone Specials December 5--December 12
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1-800-835-4386 3483 2x4 Black Plates 8.99 4.50 B194 Bionicle Adventures #7: Web of the Visorak 4.99 2.50 5461 Shape Sorter House 11.99 6.50 (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | The Brick Testament - David and Goliath
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As a final update for 2006, seven new illustrated stories have been added to the (URL) King Saul> section of the (URL) The Brick Testament> website: (2 URLs) Anoints David> (2 URLs) Torments Saul with Evil Spirit> (2 URLs) Attempts to Limit (...) (18 years ago, 12-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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| | Eric Harshbarger is interviewed
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Though my LEGO career has slowed significantly in these past years, someone still found it worth their time to interview me for their "podcast". Currently the top of this webpage: (URL) that the interview was done a month ago, I, at least, enjoyed (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | BrickWorld 07 Train Layout call for participation
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Hello Train Heads! I will be heading up the train layout coordination for BrickWorld 2007. I'd like to send a call-out for participation from both clubs and individuals in this display. I understand that this event falls close to the ILTCO NMRA (...) (18 years ago, 11-Dec-06, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | The Entrance To The Caves
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A MOCtale* part 1: (URL) Every legend begins with a little greed... This one begins with a lot... Tis a tale of two brothers; one wise and the other foolish... Foolish enough to believe a traveler's tale of a vast treasure horde... Nine chests, of (...) (18 years ago, 10-Dec-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.ie, lugnet.pirates, FTX) !!
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| | New Town MOCs: The Christmas Parade
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At our recent (URL) LEAHI display>, we created a small town display called the (URL) Christmas Parade>: (URL) Roy Gal provided all of the minifigs, and redecorated his famous (URL) San Francisco Street> for Christmas. (Thanks, Roy!). For my section (...) (18 years ago, 9-Dec-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | BrickFest PDX '07 Pre-Registration
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(3 URLs) BrickFest™ PDX '07 Pre-Registration is now available via the website.> Where: Portland, OR When: March 30th - April 1st 2007 What: An AFOL CONVENTION - for the fans, by the fans, because of the fans! Come join us for the fun at BrickFest (...) (18 years ago, 9-Dec-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Trust Bank
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Just another day at the (URL) Trust Bank> where customers from all walks of life conduct their own business... (2 URLs) AC (18 years ago, 8-Dec-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Steeple Cab
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It is getting cold here in Maryland - time to stay in and play with Lego. In the last couple of years there have been some great MOCs being made. I have been collecting a list of other peoples trains of which I want to build copies. I started (...) (18 years ago, 8-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Treaded Steam Vehicle
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It's been a while since I've built anything Adventurer's specific, so I took a little time last night to build a steam-powered vehicle for Dr. Kilroy. (URL) This is a total case of form following function. My goal was to make something that looked (...) (18 years ago, 7-Dec-06, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Red Drake Black Knight Flagship
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(URL) This has been in my brickshelf gallery for quite a while now, but I'm pretty sure I've never made an official lugnet announcement of it. I built the Drake during my dark ages (I still built during my dark ages just didn't buy anything) and (...) (18 years ago, 7-Dec-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.boats, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Re: Tis The Season-The Gift
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(...) < (...) Hello Again :) There has been some requests to see more of 'Gift' so I've got some studio shots-and a .gif showing the TRANSFORM process. (2 URLs) Let me know what you think! Happy Building!! Megan (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | The Whaling Brig 'Egregious'
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Ahoy! The newest arrival in the waters around Port Brique is the whaling brig Egregious. Whalers have tended to operate further south, but Port Brique was a resupply stop for Captain Warning in his hunt for a peculiarly coloured great whale. (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Super Chief Engine Available from S@H?
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It looks like the 10020 Super Chief may be available again in the near future. Currently the US Shop At Home site says "Backorders Accepted, Will ship by 15 Dec 2006". If this is true, it will mean the return of a favorite of LEGO train fans. It (...) (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.lsahs, FTX)
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| | WIP: SW Attack Frigate - Interior and Bridge
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(URL) Interior Details> (2 URLs) Command Bridge> (URL) AC (18 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Admiral Ackbar Instant Minifigure
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Hello dear fellows! Were you ever in the need of a quick Admiral Ackbar minifigure for a diorama snapshot? I would like to present you an easy and cheap way for constructing a recognizable Admiral Ackbar minifigure. Of course, as always, no saw, (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Mickey's Diner in St Paul MN
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Hello, A while ago, when I was deeper into my diner phase, I built a diner inspired by Mickey’s in St. Paul, MN. I was inspired to build it by looking at the works of painter John Baeder. (His work also inspired my AlMac’s Diner, which I later found (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
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| | Legcutus of Borg
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Presenting (URL) Legcutus of Borg!> (URL) After finding the instructions for set 3723 on Peeron, I decided to build a minifig sculpture for myself. But when I was told the theme for this year's Hawaii FLL robotics tournament (which I was displaying (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Tribute to Masamune Shirow II - GUGES
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In lugnet.build.mecha, David Rabadan wrote: (URL) Hello All. This is my second attempt at building a Masamune Shiro style power suit. The GUGES has always been a favorite of mine since the first Appleseed movie. Please let me know what you think. (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | LDD Train Station MOC
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Over the weekend, I designed a LEGO train station somewhat evocative of grand European stations using LEGO Digital Designer. The station has a rounded glass canopy and is large enough for a fairly tall (~12 bricks high) train to clear. The interior (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX) !
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| | AARRRROOOOooo...ooo!!!
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After seeing the pilot episode to Sci-Fi's "Amazing Screw-On Head" animated show I've been itching to make a werewolf. The Studios minifig version just doesn't elicit "terrifying" to me as much as "bobblehead", so I opted to start with the Fenris (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.vikings, FTX) !!
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| | New TCLTC Web Site: LUGNET!
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The new home of the TCLTC is....LUGNET! That's right; we've pointed our (URL) www.tcltc.org> domain to (URL) our LUGNET NG page> and are using it for our web site. I have seen other LTCs simply provide a link on their NG page to their web site (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, FTX) !!
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| | Call for BrickFest Event Graphic
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The organizers of BrickFest™ PDX '07 invite the designers and artists of the community to submit graphic ideas/artwork for the Official BrickFest PDX '07 Event Graphic. The selected graphic may be used on items such as event T-shirts, train (...) (18 years ago, 3-Dec-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Tis The Season-The Gift
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Hi all! Well it’s that time of year- The temperature drops-days get shorter-the stores are a madhouse, and internet gets jammed up with shoppers… Yup The Holidays are here! I guess since my birthday’s coming up next week I’ve got presents on the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Belgica 2006
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Belgica 2006: World Filatelic Exhibition. Another live-appearance. Approx. 27.000 2x4 LEGO bricks in 4 and a half days. (URL) Read the whole (URL). Greetings Maarten (18 years ago, 3-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | new moc: cantilevered house
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for parlugment's participation in ottawa's annual train show, railfair 2006, i built a cantilevered house hanging onto a mountainside. the group had decided to try a new concept this year, leaving each member to build their own section, which didn't (...) (18 years ago, 2-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Not really an announcement, but more of a group question
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Ebay and Bricklink are good, but here is a question for you to think about. Who really is selling lego sets? Have you ever bought a set and the person had no clue what bricks should be in the set? I have never sold anything on ebay or bricklink, but (...) (18 years ago, 2-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce)
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| | New homepage for LUGNET part 2
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Hi all, References: (2 URLs) I'm pleased to announce a first draft for the new LUGNET homepage. Before visiting the site, please note the following: 1) The site is formatted using CSS. It means, the final page could look totally different than this (...) (18 years ago, 2-Dec-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX) !!
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