 | | BrickJournal Issue 1, Volume 2 is available for download!
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Hi all, The next digital issue of BrickJournal (renumbered to reflect going to print) is available for purchase ($3.95) (URL) Articles include: Event reports from Northwest Brickcon Event report from LEGO World Spotlight on Stephan Sander Spotlight (...) (17 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !!
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| | Help writing LDraw's history
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Hi folks, as you might know LDraw's history: (URL) been updated for a long time. With permission from BrickJournal publisher Joe Meno I'm going to mirror an article published in BrickJournal, Spring 2006, Volume #1, Issue 4, which covers also the (...) (17 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Renault Magnum with stepframe trailer laden with a CAT D7R dozer
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Hi all, It has been a while since I finished a new MOC. But the model I've added to my (URL) website> today took me more than two years to build. And it has a different color than the previous ones: oranges. That was also the main reason it took so (...) (17 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | SLICE-T
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Taking a quick break for the moonbase project I put together a new SLICE after the (URL) December went crash> and took some other MOC's with it. This is the SLICE-T, a hack job by the EB R&D team to create a quick and inexpensive way to deliver some (...) (17 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Nominations closing in 1 week
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in a week, at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 February 2008 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (17 years ago, 22-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Urban Pool Hall
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Hello, I had been uninspired lately but broke out of it (for a little while, anyway) to build this Pool Hall. I hope this is the first of many more buildings for my new layout. (Urban Landscape 2008/2009) (4 URLs) After mod: (URL) This was built on (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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| | more vehicles
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More vintage vehicles for my retro layout... (6 URLs) Disclaimer: work in progress, some part are substituted with odd colors... Akos (17 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Three MOCs - space, trains and a vignette
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...although only two are actually new. Estonian Hopper (URL) Well this one isn't new but I've finally taken photos of my old Estonian hopper design. Seven-wide and mixing new and old brown. Street Fashion (URL) My attempt at capturing the (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | It's the machines that control the surface now...
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Over at CS there is a black fantasy contest generating some interesting biomechanical models. I was able to generate a few myself. The more difficult part is not designing or building but photographing an all black creation. I usually depend on the (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | The Quillion
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(Came across this over on (URL) Brickiwiki> and had to repost here.) (URL) JeremyLego's> entry in Brickiwiki's February (URL) Mixed-Theme Mashup> building challenge: (URL) Quillion>> (URL) The Quillion> (a mashup of Space and Castle) Jeremy always (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | The Beetle and the Lion
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I’ve built two more armored vehicles, the Beetle armored recovery vehicle and the Lion self-propelled artillery gun: The CBU Beetle is an Armored Combat Engineer Vehicle. It is used to repair damaged armored vehicles in the field or, if need by, tow (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | The Brick Testament - Rape, Murder, Revolt, and Strange Advice
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WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may be considered inappropriate for children. (URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with seven new illustrated stories following the continuing saga of (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Stonehenge and Chichen Itza
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These were built for the upcoming March 2008 "Around the World in 80 Days" themed TexLUG display. I think I did a pretty decent job, considering I'm working with inventory scraps and leftovers. Stonehenge (2 URLs) Flickr> (URL) Brickshelf> I was (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX) !
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| | Report from Toy Fair 2008
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Toy Fair this year was so-so. A lot of the companies chose to go with the box set-up which meant a lot of standing around waiting to get to meet with the PR agent to be shown around the showroom. One of the highlights that I thought would be (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Brick Bash 2008 Reminder
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(URL) Great Lakes AFOLs, come on over to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Brick Bash on Saturday, March 29! Brick Bash is an annual public LEGO-building exhibition where we have a lot of fun showing off our creations. This is a one-day event, so you can (...) (17 years ago, 18-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.brickbash, FTX)
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| | Indiana Jones Lego Store Display
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Since it's very unlikely that the tank would be done for the Indiana Jones sets, I tried to do my version of it based from pics that I found in the book From Star Wars To Indiana Jones. Now it's on display in the LEGO store at Bridgewater Mall in (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | RAILBRICKS #2 is out!
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I’m proud to announce the release of issue #2 of RAILBRICKS! It's a little later than we had hoped, so we crammed in 16 more pages! (2 URLs) Download issue #2 at the following links: Single file download: (13.5 mb - Adobe Reader 5.0 or greater) (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.publish.railbricks, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | GPLR to show at GTX show February 16th & 17th
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The Greater Portland Lego Railroaders is planning to exhibit at the Great Train Expo this Saturday and Sunday, February 16-17, 2008. We have a number of new members and this will be a first show for many of them, with much of the 26' x 26' layout (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) !
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Nominations closing in 2 weeks
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Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in 2 weeks, at 11:59 PM GMT on 29 February 2008 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | More Updates at Jain's Guide
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Jain's Guide was updated with a string of new features recently, just thought I'd share! FBTB's now has a MOC Report, just like CSF's: (URL) FBTB MOC Gallery> New user profile pages that add more data such as published reports and MOC Report Posts: (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Balrog v. Harry Potter
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I didn't start out to build a (URL) Terror of the Deep>, it just sort of happened. (URL) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Old Dark Grey Train Track available in Online Pick-a-Brick
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It appears that "Old Dark Gray" 9V Train track is available in Pick-a-Brick again! Stock up while it lasts. (URL) (17 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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| | Update on Engineerig with ABS - Liebherr A 314 Litronic
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Hi all Just recently I finished work on the latest homepage update for Engineering with ABS. A new model has been added: Liebherr A 314 Litronic Mobile Excavator (URL) Read its story and about all the details on my homepage: (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | More military MOCs
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Hi all, It's been a while since I last posted MOCs, but I've been very busy building into the new year. The Central Brick Union (CBU) and the Northern Brick Republic (NBR) continue their endless struggle for world domination, and have added various (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Severe case of Spam congestion solved
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All, I am terribly sorry to announce that it took me almost a week to resolve another severe case of Spam congestion in the LUGNET mail system, resulting in a significant amount of authentication emails not going out and incoming posts not being (...) (17 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Phoenix
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(2 URLs) Youtube link of a video of the ride in action> The Phoenix is a funfair ride run custom made for (and partly by) Ben Helgi and Hilde Sigrún. Hilde designed the mechanics, while Ben was responsible for the look of the ride and the paintjob (...) (17 years ago, 9-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | St. Peter's Basilica
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My next Lego landmark: St. Peter's Basilica. Or should I say a cathedral based on St. Peter's Basilica? Clearly the colors are wrong but that was a matter of economics coupled with the amazing pieces I found at the Disney pick-a-brick. Also, by (...) (17 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale) !
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| | PCS Industries Agro Lab
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The second module for my moonbase project is now done! The old greenhouse was a big hit at the shows, so I had to do a new one! (2 URLs) PCS Industries (PCSI) Agro Lab is a small facility located on the eastern edge of Moonbase Alpha near the cargo (...) (17 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | One pile o' announcements from BrickJournal
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Hi all, BrickJournal Issue 1, Volume 2 is being printed right now, and is on target for shipping the last week of this month. There's been a lot that has gone on during the preparation time, so here's a release of sorts: A Chat with Jørgen Vig (...) (17 years ago, 9-Feb-08, to lugnet.publish.brickjournal, lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !!
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| | Brick Fair Announcements
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Hey AFOL's! Brick Fair is well into it's planning phase. We have an Event date, a venue, and themes that we will be focusing on. (Please drop by the official website, (URL) We even have some Coordinators that have already volunteered! Sadly, we (...) (17 years ago, 8-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Hoth LEGO Store Display
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Due to the great feedback on the (URL) first MOC> that I've done for the LEGO store at Bridgewater Mall in New Jersey, I've been asked to build a new one to replace it. The theme this time is Hoth which many will recognize as a composite of previous (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | GP-9 Locomotive & 136-Stud Truss Bridge
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Just finished up a couple new Train MOC's this week and figured I'd share with the community. First up is my take on the EMD GP-9. The EMD GP9 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New mecha: Tyr
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Hello, all Finshed my latest Mech on Sunday. I call it Tyr. There are two variants: Tyr Primary: (URL) Variant A (URL) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less
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Inspired by the recent FBTB Steam Wars contest, I wanted to do my part to keep the excitement going about the Steampunk Building theme. To that end, I'd like to announce: (URL) My Steampunk Challenge is to build something in the theme using 50 (or (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !
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| | LDraw.org's January 2008 Model, Scene and Part of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the January 2008 Model/Scene/Part Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM/POTM) contests: (URL) MOTM, Hooklift Truck with Crane by Norbert Taxberger> (URL) SOTM, Performance by Owen Dive> (URL) POTM - Best Part, Minifig Accessory (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Remote Switch (was: Scale Modelers Aren't the Only Ones . . .)
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(...) I love Rick's awesome spear switch idea. I kept running it through my head to see if I could make it any smaller. I came up with something this morning: (2 URLs) Full Gallery of my prototype> I only have technic motors, so I wanted a solution (...) (17 years ago, 2-Feb-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Jabba's Steampunk Barge
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Contest entry for the FBTB Steam Wars loosely based from the (URL) initial concept sketches of Jabba's Sail Barge>. (URL) AC (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | MOC: Falco II
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Em português no meu blog: (2 URLs) This is my last MOC. Is a hydroplane inspired on the original Falco that appears on the Conan, The Future Boy, a anime TV series from the 70s. The main reason to do this adaptation was the general shape of the (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.loc.pt, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | New LDraw part author tool and tutorial: Ytruder
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(2 URLs) Ytruder> utility creates a sheet of triangle and quads from a set of lines. This is done by extrusion in the LDraw Y direction (hence the name). Though somewhat similar to (URL) Coverer> it has a few other possibilities, such as the (...) (17 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | The secret of Google.
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All- I figured out the secret of the universe tonight! GOOGLE is actually just an anagram for GO LEGO! If you want proof, just look check out their website. (URL) -Ted Michon (17 years ago, 28-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | Brickworld 2008 Call for Presenters
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(URL) Planning for Brickworld 2008 is well underway. We have expanded presentations to two meeting rooms to provide more opportunities for registered attendees to share & learn from each other It is your participation that will help make Brickworld (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | New Tutorial - LDD->LDraw and LDraw->LDD conversion
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Hi folks, The LDraw and LDD libraries differ in color numbers, sometimes in part numbers, the fact that LDD parts are measured in millimeters while LDraw uses LDUs - LDraw Units, but most notably in the part's origin point. Learn how LEGO Digital (...) (17 years ago, 27-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.ldd)
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| | Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
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Norfolk & Western Y6b 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive After tackling a few rigid frame steamers I decided for my next challenge to build an articulated. So I chose one of my favorite Mallets the (URL) N&W Y6b>. (3 URLs) Brickshelf Gallery> after (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Grunts - Episode 15.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Brickverse Today Update
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I have updated the Brickverse Today daily email format to now include the new AFOL History and CSF MOC Report. (URL) Also, as of today there are 53 different online feeds being collected and since October 12, 2007 it has sent out 2804 articles to (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Power Function control with RCX and BrickOS
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Now you can use your RCX to control LEGO Power Functions. That's right the RCX can act as a PF remote control but it can do something that the PF remote can't do yet. The RCX can do PWM with your PF reciever moduals. You do not need to install (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Power Functions infra-red RC protocol released!
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(2 URLs) The LEGO company just released a document detailing the complete protocol used by Power Functions RC receiver. I host the document on my (URL) Power Functions presentation page>. As you can see this opens up a new world of possibilities... (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | AFOL History Project
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At the behest of CSF members I have sought to create a repository of events in which I had a few minutes to burn tonight and so I whipped up something quickly. (URL) this page you can view and add events from the past, I have added a few to start (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce) !!
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| | New license for the LDraw All-In-One installer
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Hi folks, we’ve been granted all the permissions for the new All-In-One-Installer we’ve sought and based on these permissions a new license scheme for the installer has been chosen. The text for the new installer dialogs can be found at: (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | LEGO Star Wars Anniversary Set - Help Decide
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LEGO has asked the Ambassadors to gather information for a new Star Wars set. Please leave your comments/ideas, and we will pass them on to TLG. Thanks. LEGO Star Wars will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2009. It is been 10 fantastic, very (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | tiny house (half timber) and child
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Hello all, Our son Hillel was born on Dec. 30, 2007. In the couple of weeks before his birth, I seized on the notion of building a tiny house out of Lego. Maybe the AFOL version of a nesting instinct? (URL) moderation, you can see more pictures (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Saunaspeeder
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(2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Well a bunch of other people have posted theirs here so I may as well follow the trend. My version of the snowspeeder. Tim (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | RNAF1 - How to smoke a monkey in a far far away galaxy...
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Hi, This is my entry for the Steam Wars competition, thought I'd post it here too. (2 URLs) Cheers, Mark. (17 years ago, 22-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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| | Tormod Askildsen appointed Head of LEGO Community Development
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The LEGO Group is boosting its support of the LEGO Community by appointing Tormod Askildsen as the new dedicated Head of LEGO Community Development. Tormod takes over from Richard Stollery who will now focus on the LEGO Club and other consumer (...) (17 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce) !
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| | (Steamwars) Darling Apollo IV: Machina Nosejob
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This was built for the (URL) contest on FBTB. (2 URLs) Flickr> (URL) Brickshelf> The Darling Apollo, here in the Machina Nosejob edition, is a craft without equal. Made of the finest wood and iron, it's not only a beauty a look at - it also pack a (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jan-08, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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| | Steampunk Millenium Falcon
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Hello, all. I just completed a build for a Steampunk version of the Millennium Falcon for the Steam Wars contest over at FBTB. Attention whore that I am, I wanted to share my efforts here as well. ;) (URL) Click the picture or (URL) to see more, (...) (17 years ago, 19-Jan-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | SCLTC finishes up year sixth winter show
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SCLTC finsishes it's sixth winter show at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum this weekend. An initial batch of photos have been posted on the club (URL) website>. (4 URLs) -Ted Michon Southern California LEGO Train Club (17 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | LDraw NXT parts kit overhaul
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After several weeks of patient work, I am finally finished with a major redesign of all NXT parts. All these parts were submitted to (URL) LDraw Parts Tracker> but for your convenience I have updated the (URL) kit> available on my website. Using (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.robotics.nxt, FTX) !!
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| | Lego Universe Update
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The Lego Universe project continues... Recently a reporter from BBC had a chance to attend a special session with the LU team to see how things are progressing. You can read about it here: (URL) you haven't already, please visit www.legouniverse.com (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Grunts - Episode 11.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | New Mech, The Pitbull
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Hello all, Just finished my newest mech last week, The Pitbull. I promise, this will be my last yellow mech for a while! It is the latest creation of Clan Coyote. There are five variants, I have pics of three of them below. Variant A (URL) C (URL) D (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Brickworld 2008 Registration Open
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Hello Everyone!! We at Brickworld are thrilled to be bringing a second event to the community. We have made changes to the event based on feedback we received last year to try and make it more rewarding for the attendees. Here are some of the (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | Grunts - episode 10.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | The Brick Testament - David loses a new son, gains a new hat
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(URL) The Brick Testament>'s first update of 2008 includes seven new illustrated stories from the continuing saga of (URL) King David>: (URL) Mourns the Eye-Gouger>, (URL) Aramaeans Killed>, (URL) of the Ammonites>, (URL) Commits Adultery, Murder>, (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Grunts - Episode 9.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Grunts - Episode 8.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: List of candidates
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Hi folks, I have put together a summary of the LDraw Steering Committee (SteerCo) candidates for your reference. I’ll do my best to keep it up to date as new nominations or acceptances are coming in. You can find it at: (URL) are listed in (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Minifig Vending Machine
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No it's not a machine that vends Minifigs...although that would be a sweet concept. I'd go broke if we had one of those at work. :-) I might just be on to something here. A Minifig vending machine. It could revolutionize Minifig distribution. (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | PCS Industries Cargo Center
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(URL) PCS Industries (PCSI) Cargo Center 03> is a small cargo facility located on the eastern edge of Moonbase Alpha. Originally it was a supply station for the PCS government in the First Lunar War and was purchased by PCS Industries as part of the (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | LDraw.org's December 2007 Model, Scene and Part of the Month Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the December 2007 Model/Scene/Part Of The Month (MOTM/SOTM/POTM) contests: (URL) POTM - Best Part, Technic Beam 5 with Two Ball Sockets by Michael Heidemann (mikeheide)> (URL) POTM – Most Desired Part, Minifig (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Braiding Machine
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Greetings All, I built a three strand braiding machine that can be seen here: (URL) a video can be seen here: (URL) pleased with the results and hope you enjoy it. Regards, Tom (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Grunts - episode 7.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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I am pleased to announce that in 2008 the Bay Area LEGO Users Group (BayLUG) turns 10-years-old. We hope to have some special things planned for the year which will culminate with a birthday celebration in October. Keep watching our website for (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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| | Grunts - Episode 6.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Sliding Puzzle - NOTW Logo
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I really enjoyed this post about mosaic kits and a LEGO sliding puzzle design: (URL) As a Christmas gift for my daughter I built a slightly larger sliding puzzle design which completely covers a standard square green baseplate. Since she will (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Grunts - Episode 5.
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Got the navigation at this level sorted now. :-) (URL) S. (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | New Small Train Station MOC
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Hey there all you train-heads! I finally got around to doing another train MOC while I had some time off over X-mas. I went for a small train station like you might see in a little town in Europe. I did a bunch of image searching on the web and (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide
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I'm having a book signing this month for my new book The Unofficial LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Inventor's Guide (No Starch Press), and I decided to officially announce the book here on LUGNET and invite everyone who lives in the Round Rock, Texas area to (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.tx, FTX) !
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| | Small change in the top menu of news and guide pages
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Hi all, following a very useful suggestion, I have finally implemented a new button in the top menu of the news and guide pages. Signed-in members will now be able to easily access their member profiles through the click of a "Profile" button next (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce)
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| | 8272 Snowmobile named in Canadian Toy Testing Council's list of best toys
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A friend sent me this link: (URL) CTTC also asks about 1,000 children test toys in their own homes for six to 12 weeks and then asks the families to provide a report of which are the most fun, and innovative. Among the Top 10 Children's Choice picks (...) (17 years ago, 3-Jan-08, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic)
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Call for Nominations
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Per the LDraw.org Bylaws at (URL) Subsection 6.03(a), the 2007/2008 Steering Committee hereby calls for the community to nominate individuals as candidates for the 2008/2009 Steering Committee[1]. Please post nominations in response to this message. (...) (17 years ago, 3-Jan-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | new moc: water tower house
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i vowed to myself to post this before the new year. i have berated fellow lug members for not posting their new mocs but then i distinctly heard mr. pot calling to mr. kettle, something about the colour black. back in april i completed a new moc, (...) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX) !!
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| | Holiday Train (MOC Style)
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Hey all, I know, it's been a loooong while since I've posted anything (let alone a MOC announcement). But I've been working on this since before Christmas, and I think that I've finally reached the point where I must stop, or it will take over the (...) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains)
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| | Stone Soup
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I always liked the children's story (URL) Stone Soup> since hearing it read on the Captain Kangaroo television show many years ago. This vignette illustrates one scene from the story. (URL) (17 years ago, 30-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Grelnix
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New Mecha: Grelnix ==== Completed X-mas Day 2007. (URL) 6 weeks to construct. 33 inches tall. Nearly 10 pounds. 6 Technic Turntables. 2 Pilots - Head / Chest. Ball joints for ankle splay. Jet Pack - 9v Battery Box. Quad ball joint setup / neck. (...) (17 years ago, 28-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | New LDraw part author tool: PlanarCheck
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(2 URLs) PlanarCheck> helps you verify that all quads of a part file are planar enough to fulfill LDraw.org Parts Tracker requirements. While a triangle is always flat, a quad may be warped. This can yield weird rendering results, as exemplified by (...) (17 years ago, 27-Dec-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Bovinius Minimus
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Ok, so I guess I'm in a strange old world naming mood this holiday season. Inspired by Siggurd's mini-quad (URL) decided to make a small octopod using small pistons. It uses two small pistons per switch, chained together as a 3 segment inchworm. (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Octomedius
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I was inspired by Philo's pneumatic wheel and his ratio of 1 switch per piston. (URL) right, in that when I did my Inchworms they all used two switches per piston, and he cut it to one. I wondered how short I could make one of my inchworms and still (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Inchworm 4
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I was playing with pneumatic piston and switch linkages trying to improve on the geometries I've developed in the past. This lead to inchworm 4. (URL) 4 has two waves travel down its body like inchworm 3 (URL) big difference is the design of an (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Inchworm 3
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Real life has finally slowed down enough to have time to build. After showing off my robots at an elementary school in another town for three days, I got a huge burst of energy. My first creation was a new kind of pneumatic inchworm. It uses the (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Care Bear Sculpture
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When my younger daughter was growing up she enjoyed playing with, and collecting Care Bears. One of her favorites was Love-a-Lot Bear. Now that she has grown up, the bears have been put away for several years. I wanted to make her a LEGO Christmas (...) (17 years ago, 26-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !
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| | Rebel Advance Lookout
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The rebels established a secret launch base in the Massassi temple of the Yavin system. Advance lookout posts surrounded the perimeter keeping track of ships that come and go manned by rebel troopers around the clock. (URL) AC (17 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Grunts - Episode 4.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 24-Dec-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Submission for MOTM/SOTM/POTM closes in a week
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Hi folks, we still seek some entries for the MOTM/POTM contest: (URL) currently have 4 entries for the MOTM, 3 for the POTM and many for the SOTM. As you might know we will run these contests only if there are a minimum of five entries. Please (...) (17 years ago, 22-Dec-07, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
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| | Skyscraper wip
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ok here is my skyscraper I am working on. I got the ground floor finished tonight and wanted to show it off a little. part of this project is the road and landscape around it. so anyway. (URL) after moderation: (URL) plmkwyt, Spencer (17 years ago, 20-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Rutland Gondola
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I'm slowly adding to my collection of vintage Rutland locos and cars. The latest is a Rutland gondola, based on an old photo found (URL), and an n-scale version pictured (URL) here>. (2 URLs) NELUG Gallery> The sides of the gondola are built from (...) (17 years ago, 20-Dec-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.us.vt, lugnet.org.us.nelug, FTX) !!
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| | Grunts - Episode 3.
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The final format change? (URL) S. (17 years ago, 20-Dec-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Displaying my set collections at LEGO-palooza
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Since I was a kid collecting lego, I've had a fantasy of setting up all my sets (at that time, 70's town) in an integrated display- I mean, how cool would that be?!? I have never had the luxury of room to do that at home, but the NCLUG LEGO-palooza (...) (17 years ago, 18-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Wedding Card Vignettes
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When my wife & I got married in 2006, one of our friends, who was aware of my AFOLness, gave us a fantastic, homemade card featuring two vignettes related to our hobbies. My wife loves to cook (URL) and I was a volunteer firefighter (URL) The cover (...) (17 years ago, 18-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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| | Grunts - Episode 2.
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I'm still feeling my way with this, but I've taken on board a lot of the comments so far from various sources. Unless this is still too big, this is probably the format I'll adopt: (URL) S. (17 years ago, 17-Dec-07, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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