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  BrickFest™ PDX 2007 Event Identity Design
 
(URL) BrickFest™ PDX 2007 is coming! Where: Portland, Oregon, USA When: March 30th - April 1st 2007 This year's BrickFest™ event identity is celebrating the "basic building block" of the LEGO® system: The 2x4 brick. (URL) For most, the 2x4 brick (...) (18 years ago, 6-Feb-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, FTX) !! 
 
  Canon Story
 
Hi, Recently I built a pirate canon after having seen some pirate stuff while surfing on Brickshelf. Here is the result: (URL) 1) You can visit my Brickshelf galery for more pictures: (URL) 2) I also wrote an article on the Freelug (French LUG) site (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.pirates, FTX) !! 
 
  Monon FM H10-44
 
I finished this up about a month ago, but have been too busy to post it until now. (URL) Read about it (and see prototype pics) (URL) Again, comments are appreciated! (I apologize in advance for the dark pictures. I'm still trying to figure out how (...) (18 years ago, 5-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !! 
 
  Hartford Hosts England's Loudest Band
 
(URL) NELUG> was proud to rock Hartford at the Great Train Expo this weekend. We truly turned it up to eleven. (URL) Spïnal Tap was (URL), eagerly cheered on by a horde of Vikings and a bunch of bodacious babes (some of royal blood). Throw in one (...) (18 years ago, 5-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.ct, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !! 
 
  NXT controlled Red Quad
 
(URL) NXT controlled Red Quad> - completed 2-3-07 (URL) controlled Red Quad>> Motorized tail - neck and head (3 URLs) Ultrasonic - Touch and Sound Sensors (URL) Sensor>> (URL) Sensor>> (URL) Sensor>> Custom eye lights courtesy HiTechnic - 68.8 x 36 (...) (18 years ago, 4-Feb-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: Eastern Block Space Patroller
 
"Wolf Read" <readw.at.oniddotorstdotedu> wrote in message news:JBtzB1.ozB@lugnet.com... (...) Looks like an up-armored Beta-1 Command Base (6970) with Hovercraft (6875) inspired canopy. With that kind of heritage, it'd be hard not to be a classic. (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc)
 
  Re: Spaceship Surface Transport
 
"Wolf Read" <readw.at.oniddotorstdotedu> wrote in message news:JCwpLo.1A2@lugnet.com... (...) Nice. The women seem to be without helmets and tanks. Surely they're done for. :o (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
 
  Spaceship Surface Transport
 
Designed to move spacecraft as large as the LL 924 from the landing pad to on-site maintenance facilities, this "big rig" has also proven useful for other endeavors. During the first human-experienced 24-year megaflood on the planet Circlet, the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) ! 
 
  Michiana-LUG Meeting / Sorting Party - Saturday, March 10, 2007
 
To All, We've a special meeting planned! The first meeting at our club President's new home. We also plan to have a sorting party going on during this meeting. Here are the details: When: Saturday, March 10, 2007 Time: 12:00AM EST / 1:00PM EST - ? (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce)
 
  NCLUG Show / LEGOPalooza at Morehead Planatarium in Chapel Hill
 
On February 3rd and 4th NCLUG in cooperation with the Morehead Planatarium at the University of North Carlina Chapel Hill hosts LEGO Palooza. The 3rd LEGO Palooza expands to a 2 day event running from 12-4 both Saturday and Sunday. This year the (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.loc.us.nc, lugnet.org.us.nclug, lugnet.trains.org.ncltc, lugnet.announce)
 
  New inline 4 cylinder Pneumatic Engine - No valves.
 
Not quite the same old inline 4 underneath - this engine is only single acting, because to make it double acting would mean double the amount of t-pieces and cables, which is already a lot. anyway, no valves in this engine at all, just a mechanism (...) (18 years ago, 3-Feb-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  New modded parts
 
Here's an update on my parts experiments. I've added quite a few Technic parts: (URL) expansion link (URL) , based on a 1x3 thin liftarm, allows an axle or peg to slide in the 1x2 slotted hole. Very useful for steam engines: (URL) (It would go (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.technic)  
 
  New Train MOCs in 8mm scale
 
Here's an update on the Train MOCs I've built recently. Finally completed the British Class 14 Diesel loco with BBB wheels and extending rods. Added the green grille tiles too: (URL) piece of ballasted track, with AWS magnet (UK train stopping and (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc) ! 
 
  Re: Contributor Agreement License details - updated version
 
(...) hi folks, taking into account all your valuable input the steerco has reworded the initial CAreadme.txt file in response to concerns which have been arisen in the disussion. please learn that we haven't changed a single character in the actual (...) (18 years ago, 2-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) ! 
 
  LDraw.org's January 2007 Model and Scene Of The Month Winners
 
Congratulations to the winners of the January 2007 Model/Scene Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM) contests: (URL) MOTM, Mindstorms NXT cup collecting robot by Henrik Dalsager Christensen> (URL) SOTM, My Room by Jan Folkersma> The voting for the February 2007 (...) (18 years ago, 1-Feb-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)  
 
  Dirty Brickster Is Returning To BrickFest™ PDX 2007!
 
(URL) BrickFest™ PDX 2007 is coming! Where: Portland, Oregon, USA When: March 30th - April 1st 2007 Public Hours: April 1st 2007, 10am – 4pm (URL) Dirty Brickster Is Returning To BrickFest™ PDX 2007!! “Dir-ty Brick-ster!....Dir-ty (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !! 
 
  Neoclassic Space Cutter
 
Many thanks to Aaron Sneary who's own Neo-Classic-Space creation started me down this road... Mostly utilized in cislunar space as fast-response vessels for satellite, space-telescope and other priority repair missions, a small fleet of Lunar (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) ! 
 
  BrickFest PDX 2007 Mosaic Event
 
BrickFest PDX 2007 Mosaic Event This year at BrickFest PDX attendees will witness the on-site construction of a giant color mosaic built out of 1x1 LEGO plates. All attendees are invited to help and/or compete in the construction of this mosaic! (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX) !! 
 
  Imperial Airboat and Launcher
 
(2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> (URL) Hi all, Presenting the Berlin launchpad for Tsar Alexander II's Imperial Air Navy. I haven't done any "steampunk" in a while mainly because I'm a (near) total pedant when it comes to viability of the designs. (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !! 
 
  My first castle MOC
 
Hello everyone, Here is my first ever castle MOC (barring an almost direct copy of the Yellow Castle in multicolour exhuberance). (URL) :) -Stephen (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle)  
 
  BrickFest™ PDX 2007 - Robotic Easter Egg Hunt
 
BrickFest™ PDX 2007 LEGO Mindstorms Robot Competition Robotic Easter Egg Hunt ===...=== The Challenge: Build a robot that will look for chocolate Easter eggs, and deposit them over the edges of the arena. The Rules: A judge will tell each contestant (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !! 
 
  BrickFest™ PDX 2007 Mindstorms Events Announcement
 
(URL) BrickFest PDX 2007 is coming! Where: Portland, Oregon When: March 30th - April 1st 2007 Public Hours: April 1st 2007, 10am – 4pm There will be plenty of Mindstorms at BrickFest! Here is a list of just three of these events. Robot Easter Egg (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !! 
 
  Bridging Sydney - Complete!
 
(URL) Well, after months of planning and 2 weeks of building, the project is finally complete! With lots of help from Anna (LEGO Aus), Carmel (HHT), Richie & Steve (STUDS) and the bunch at the Museum of Sydney, it all came together relatively (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !! 
 
  Introducing RACHAL - the Raytracing Challenge
 
Hi all, If you keep an eye on new articles on LDraw.org you may have noticed two new ones with the title RACHAL. Well, we haven't got a replicant working for us but we are relaunching my old raytracing challenges as part of LDraw.org. (URL) brief (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce) !! 
 
  Another style Garbage Truck
 
Hello, This is my a truck I built over the weekend. It uses much of the the Mack style cab design developed by Tim Gould late last year. It is a design I really like and I am using it in forthcoming vehicles in a variety of colors. (URL) I am (...) (18 years ago, 30-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !! 
 
  A LEGO Price List with 4,000 entries!
 
One of the features of my Unofficial LEGO Sets/Parts Collectors Guide that I haven't mentioned much is a LEGO Price List. I included this for folks who want to insure their old LEGO sets, but have no reference source to do so. Well my "Insurance (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains)
 
  F-15E Strike Eagle
 
Recently I completed building a 1/36 scale model of an F-15E Strike Eagle. The brickshelf folder is: (URL) I hope you like it. I've spent quite a bit of time on this one, and would appreciate your comments. Cheers, Ralph (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc) !! 
 
  MORE Trains at BrickFest PDX '07
 
[______] [______] [_______] oo oo = oo oo = oo oo I spoke with Dave VinZant (train coordinator) and I plan to have a static display of ALL of my train MOCs (rolling stock)! Since I'll be a bit busy at the fest, I was racking my brain what MOC(s) I (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains) !! 
 
  Seasprite
 
It's been a while since I have done undersea models, so it seemed time to get back:-) The Seasprite (URL) Built as a response to the Sea Monkey and OGEL threat, this Alpha Team submersible is a redesign of the SeaHorse. Bascially this is a faster, (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.aquazone, FTX) ! 
 
  ULUG Train Show
 
Over the weekend ULUG (Utah LUG) participated in "The Ophir, Tintic and Western" Train Show at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah. We are a newer LUG (under 6 months) with 9 active members and this is our first Train show as a LUG. We were pleased to (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
 
  Post office
 
Hello, I finished this building a little while ago and wanted to take pictures of it before my elevated subway hid it. It is a post office for my town. It is really nothing much in my opinion; just a corner building. I did want to point out that the (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) ! 
 
  Hail to the Chief!
 
Seems that James Mathis and I were thinking along similar lines this past week. I, too, designed some streamliner cars of my own using the LEGO Factory parts palette, although I modeled mine on the "Metroliner" paint scheme rather than for the Super (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.ldd, FTX) ! 
 
  Ambassador Cycle 5 - Applications Open
 
It’s been another great Ambassador session but its time for us to begin Cycle 5 of the program. This will be a new step for the program as Cycle five will be an entire year instead of only six months to get the Ambassadors even more involved and to (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce) !! 
 
  Jaguar Main Battle Tank and variants
 
Hi all, Here is the my newest piece of military hardware - or I should say newest family of armored vehicles. There are BS links when public further down - in the meantime here is a deeplink of the Jaguar to get started on: (URL) Jaguar MBT is (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc) ! 
 
  YG 3415 of the Royal Orient
 
(2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Hi All, This is my version of the lead engine of the (URL) Royal Orient: YG 3415>. As a typical Indian steamer this train offered huge amounts of small details to add. Every time I thought I had all the important details (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  US S@H Phone Specials Jan 24--Jan 30
 
1-800-835-4386 B194 Web of the Visorak 4.99 2.50 7476 Iron Predator vs. T-Rex 39.99 20.00 3445 2x4 Ridge Roof Tiles Steep Sloped Red 4.99 2.50 (18 years ago, 28-Jan-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
 
  Torii Gate vignette
 
Having now already been highlighted on (URL) and (URL) (thanks!), I thought I'd try to get around to posting my first vignette; and first lugnet posting. A Torii gate marks the entrance to a spiritual place. Hundreds of these structures can be found (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX) !! 
 
  Micro Scale Notre Dame Cathedral
 
In an effort to spend less money and save some space I began to make a collection of micro scale landmarks to compliment my other MOC's My most recent MOC is a micro scale Notre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame photos (URL) Photos of other micro-scale (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jan-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc) !! 
 
  Alsthom Z6300
 
Hi, Built in 2004 but never presented on Lugnet, my reproduction of the french train Alsthom Z6300. 8-wide, 50 studs long cars, it runs rarely on our layouts :) (URL) Erik (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) ! 
 
  Castle and other Historical at BrickFest™ PDX 2007 (March 30th-April 1st)
 
(URL) Here we go again in Portland! Just over 2 months till (URL) PDX 2007!!> Frank Filz, Brendan Mauro, and I are coordinating the Castle display along with other Historical (Pirate, Adventurers, Wild West, etc.). We’ve got plenty of room in (...) (18 years ago, 27-Jan-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.western, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !! 


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