 | | ULUG will attend The Wasatch Rails Train Show in Salt Lake City
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To all, ULUG will be attending the Wasatch Rails Train Show in Salt Lake City this weekend. This show officially kicks off our train year. Ironically, this will be our first year anniversary train show. Reed, as President of GBLT&C, has been (...) (17 years ago, 31-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce)
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| | Scania LS141 towing truck on scale 1:13
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Hi all, Again a new model from my side. Allthough I built this model somewhere at the end of 2005 I now add it to my website. Taking pictures of models always take more time than expected and I also wanted an extra tractor to carry. Yes, it's an old (...) (17 years ago, 31-Oct-07, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Scania LS141 towing truck on scale 1:13
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Hi all, Again a new model from my side. Allthough I built this model somewhere at the end of 2005 I now add it to my website. Taking pictures of models always take more time than expected and I also wanted an extra tractor to carry. Yes, it's an old (...) (17 years ago, 31-Oct-07, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | A different Holloween treat for the kids
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Kids who come around to my door this Holloween will be getting something a little different then the usual candy... (URL) (Ok, so it's also a shameless plug for my club's upcoming show.) I'm making around 50-60 of these small 'kits'. Through (...) (17 years ago, 31-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Happy Halloween
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Just spreading a little holiday fear! (URL) (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.western, lugnet.fun.holiday, FTX)
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| | Reminder: 2007/2008 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) Election closing tomorrow
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) election will close tomorrow, at 23:59 EDT (GMT -0500), October 31, 2007. Willy Tschager On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | The most famous German sofa.
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Hello! It's the sofa the best German comedian Loriot and his no less best assistant Evelyn Hamann sat on when presenting their TV sketches in the 1970s. ( (URL) ) (URL) me, I'm a link!>> The reason I built this is a sad one. Evelyn Hamann died the (...) (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Trick or Treat
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Not a terribly original idea, but I needed some Halloween decor for my living room. (URL) Happy Halloween! -Elroy (17 years ago, 28-Oct-07, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci Style
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Here's my new take on The Last Supper, this time attempting to stay as faithful as possible to (URL) Leonardo Da Vinci's original>: (URL) Hundreds of years of deterioration and poorly executed "restorations" have left it uncertain exactly how the (...) (17 years ago, 26-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !
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| | Garbage container truck
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(URL) Prototype: (URL) These trucks are seen near the main garbage transfer station on the Harlem River in the Bronx. Typically, four of these containers would be placed on a rail flat car (MOC to come) and transported to a land fill out of state. I (...) (17 years ago, 25-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Scott Wardlaw's GE AC4400CW in Canadian Pacific Trim
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(URL) After several versions, I think this one turned out pretty good. Please take a look at the pictures and let me know what you think. (URL) Thanks for looking, Scott (17 years ago, 25-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | LEGO Robotics Competition XI
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:: Competition XI Press Release - For Immediate Release! The School of Technology at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and the Evansville Chapter 73 of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers announce the student Lego robotics competition XI (...) (17 years ago, 25-Oct-07, to lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.events, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.bimp)
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| | Reminder: 2007/2008 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) Election closing in a week
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) election will close in a week, at 23:59 EDT (GMT -0500), October 31, 2007. Willy Tschager On behalf of the LDraw.org Steering Committee (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Four-stroke pneumatic pump
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Here is my last creation, a four-stroke pneumatic compressor. (URL) only special parts are the small pumps and the crankshaft pieces. This compressor can also be build up partly. I mean you can use one or two pumps instead of four. Depending on the (...) (17 years ago, 25-Oct-07, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce) !
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| | News from California
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LEGOLAND California is closed today due to the fires in Southern California. Interstate 5 and the associated railroad tracks from Oceanside to San Clemente were shut down at 02:00 this morning, cutting off access to the park from north of San Diego. (...) (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.legoland.california, FTX)
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| | Building block cake recipe from Betty Crocker
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Want to bake a Lego-style cake? I just found this online: (URL) it's safe to eat Lego :) Roy (17 years ago, 24-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Eternity Puzzle
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Hi all, When I was showing my interlocking puzzles during the 75th anniversary of LEGO, one of the employees asked me if I'd already heard of the (recently launched) Eternity II Puzzle: the first one who manages to solve it, wins $2million. He (...) (17 years ago, 23-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | New MOC: Legoland Spacelines 979
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As seen at BrickCon 2007: (URL) Some construction info: (URL) forums> (URL) Flickr set> --Bram (17 years ago, 21-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Walker useing new leg design
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After a few long weeks of tinkering, I think Ive settled on a final design that I would like to display at the (URL) Toronto Hobby show.> (URL) This is a six leg walker, that uses the leg design of (URL) Theo Jansen> After seeing his video (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Weren't we all expecting this??
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In someways I knew this would happen and I have been expecting this day. Hopefully, it means the downfall of MegaBloks forever! (URL) (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.ulug)
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| | Persian Caravan
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An oasis provides a refreshing respite from the scorching desert dunes for the traveling caravan making their journey to the Western hemisphere. (URL) AC (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Peregrine Dropship
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Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking. (URL) U.A.M.C. Peregrin CISM Dropsip> (17 years ago, 19-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Building in TLC standard
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Hi, Here is my first Building made in the Corner Café and Market Street standard: (URL) Some original details: The shade of the store is rolled up The light of the sign are made of shovel The carpet on the second floor is only one half plate high (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Fambaa
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Better pics of the beast... (URL) AC (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Updates to Sticker Generater
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(URL) Thanks to everyone who provided constructive input on my Sticker Generator Software. The following improvements / changes have been made: More keyboard-user friendly Ignore White Color is more accurate Ingore Black Color is more accurate (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | Re: BrickJournal 9 is OUT, as well as other news!
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I can't say that I'm terribly upset and that I didn't see this coming. Now that BrickJournal can have real subscribers, the magazine can continue to grow with more advertising. I do hope that the advertising will be cheaper for LEGO based (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | 2007/2008 LDraw Standards Committee (LSC) Election is open
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The 2007/2008 LDraw Standards Committee[1] election is now open. To vote, please visit (URL) and log in with your user account. Next, visit the ballot page on LDraw.org here: (URL) LDraw organization members may vote and you may vote for up to five (...) (17 years ago, 17-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Bridgelayer
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Hi all, Here's my newest armored vehicle, and one I've been meaning to build for a long time. I can honestly say that the Armadillo Armored Bridge Launcher is probably the most challenging MOC I've built in my 25 + years, and it's quite satisfying (...) (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic) !
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| | BrickJournal 9 is OUT, as well as other news!
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(URL) BrickJournal 9 is now available for downloading through its (URL) TwoMorrows.> It's 148 pages of reports and instructions, with event reports of 1000steine-Land, Brickworld, and LEGOFest. There's also interviews with a couple of Star Wars (...) (17 years ago, 16-Oct-07, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Brickfair is official....
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This was posted in the WAMALUG and WAMAltc yahoogroups earlier today: BrickFair 2008 is official. Plans have been in the works to bring the LEGO festival back to the Washington DC area. As of today it is official. Next summer's event is once again (...) (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Two more interlocking puzzles
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Hi all, I built them a few months ago, but couldn't find the time to place them online: The Altekruse puzzle (with 12 or 14 similar pieces): (click image) (2 URLs) A 6-piece Burr puzzle: (click image) (URL) Larger images in my (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Reminder: 2007/2008 LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) closing tomorrow
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Hi folks, as outlined here: (URL) will close tomorrow, at 11:59 PM GMT on 14 October 2007 and elections will start October 17. Only those candidates that have been nominated and have accepted as outlined (or volunteer), will be eligible for (...) (17 years ago, 13-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Surprise! ULUG will be attending the Train Show in Idaho Falls, Idaho
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To all, ULUG received a lated and surprising invitation to attend a train show in Idaho Falls, Idaho over the weekend. So Reed, David and I will be traveling to Idaho today to set-up. If you are in the area or attending BYU-Idaho, stop by and say (...) (17 years ago, 12-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.ulug, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce)
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| | Rutland Alco RS-3 #205
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After working out how to build the Rutland boxcar, I decided to work on one of the Rutland's diesel locomotives to pull it. An RS-3 looked like a nice challenge, and Rutland owned a few of them. (URL) I tried to capture the most distinctive (...) (17 years ago, 12-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX)
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| | NXT Power Programming
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I’d like to officially announce that Variant Press will soon publish my new book, NXT Power Programming. It should be available November 7th. You can pre-order it now at Amazon.com or Variant Press. I hope everyone who purchases a copy of NXT Power (...) (17 years ago, 11-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt) !
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| | Five micro skyscrapers
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After seeing Adam Tucker's amazing skyscrapers at Brickworld I was inspired to try my own micro-scale versions. To date I've produced five: 1.Sears Tower (Inspired by Adam Tucker, and SpencerR) (URL) 2.St. Louis Arch (URL) 3. Petronas Towers (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Simpsons
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The beginning of today’s Simpsons was a LEGO scene. Mike (17 years ago, 8-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Reminder: 2007/2008 LDraw.org Standards Committee (LSC) closing in a week
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Hi folks, we are half way down with the nominations. As outlined here: (URL) will close in a week, at 11:59 PM GMT on 14 October 2007 and elections will start October 17. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, and have accepted as (...) (17 years ago, 7-Oct-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Rutland Boxcar #104
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One of the positive sides of all the recent talk of 9v trains is that it got me building again. I don't usually post renders, but I liked the way this one turned out, and I don't (yet) have the pieces to build it. Here is my version of Rutland (...) (17 years ago, 6-Oct-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX) !
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| | Power Functions presentation
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I have updated my website with a presentation of the new Power Functions system, including: # Overview of Power Functions range # Description of working # Comparison with older 9V mini-motors # LDraw and LeoCAD part files (URL) motors comparison (...) (17 years ago, 6-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains) !!
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