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Well it had been a slow couple of weeks for new train MoCs, but I see that trend has already changed in the last few days. And now here I am to add my 2c to the pile. I'm slowly clearing through my backlog of creations and getting them up to (...) (17 years ago, 13-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Wind turbines
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Inspired by the last FLL theme, I figured out it would be nice to have wind turbines as part of the layout... even if they actually might not produce energy. At first I thought of having one (micro) motor on each of them, but that would get a bit (...) (17 years ago, 12-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Adventures of the S-Team #500
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It's almost here! The Adventures of the S-Team ((URL) LEGO fandom's longest-running daily superhero webcomic, is less than three weeks away from reaching the epic #500. And four weeks after that, the beginning of the S-Team's third year. Help (...) (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | Trogladyte V 2.0
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Hello again! As I mentioned in my prevoius post, I had a VERY productive week. I'd been meaning to revisit this beastie for a while now, and yesterday's blizzard gave me just the impetus I needed. I present to you the new and improved Trogladyte V (...) (17 years ago, 10-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | New Mech, Basilisk
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Hello all, Had a very productive week. I built a new mech that I have dubbed the Basilisk. There are 5 variations of the design. Primary Config: (URL) config A: (URL) B: (URL) C: (URL) D: (URL) mech was designed to work in conjunction with both the (...) (17 years ago, 10-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Maryland & Pennsylvania RR NW2 Diesel Switcher #81
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Maryland & Pennsylvania NW2 Diesel Switcher #81 (URL) Originally formed in 1901 from several narrow gauge lines, the now standard gauge Maryland & Pennsylvania RR railroad (Ma & Pa to its fans) traced a meandering seventy-seven mile route to connect (...) (17 years ago, 10-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| | iBook stand
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(URL) iBook stand made of ZNAP> I have been meaning to do this project for years and a reasonable solution popped into my head as I was driving. It took about 5 minutes to assemble and adjust once I had the brainstorm. The edge of the iBook is (...) (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | GMLTC to display at La Crosse & Three Rivers Model Railroad Show
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The Greater Midwest LEGO Train Club will be showing this weekend at the La Crosse & Three Rivers Railroad Club 27th Annual Model Railroad Show. Come see the GMLTC’s 18’x30’ ever-expanding modular all-LEGO town & train layout. Club member Judy Payne (...) (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.wi, FTX)
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| | Captain Lucky
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It's been awhile since I made a vignette. I found a new use for those Rebel minifig heads today: (URL) "Big Daddy" Nelson (17 years ago, 7-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | La Crosse Model Train Show - March 8th & 9th
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Just a reminder that the 27th annual La Crosse & Three Rivers Railroad Club's Model Railroad Show is this weekend (March 8th & 9th) at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, WI. Show hours are 10 am until 6 pm on Saturday and 10 am until 4 pm on Sunday. (...) (17 years ago, 6-Mar-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | Ghost Train
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(URL) Point Brique Ghost Train, as seen at Brickvention 2008 (where it won second prize) and on (URL). While I’ve built hundreds of MOCs over the years, it’s only recently that I’ve become interested in building amusement rides. Inspired by Stump (...) (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | The Return of Space, part 2
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I invite you to listen to the Spamcast “The Return Of Space”, part two of an interview with Mark Sandlin and Chris Giddens, set designers for the yet to be released Lego Factory Space sets. (URL) -Tom (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | The Return Of Space
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I invite you to listen to the Spamcast "The Return Of Space", part one of an interview with Mark Sandlin and Chris Giddens, set designers for the yet to be released Lego Factory Space sets. (URL) -Tom (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Call for Participation: Disney-Themed LEGO Display
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A little back story first: GFLUG/GFLTC decided last year that a few of us will try to make it to NMRA in Anaheim in 2008 -- the attraction of making side trips to Legoland & Disneyland is just too great to stay away. Being a Disney-geek as well as a (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.disney, lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | AuctionBrick is closed
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(URL) It is time for the official annoucement that (URL) is now closed. I would like to extend a BIG thank you to those of you who stopped by, looked, listed and bid over the years. But my heart hasn't been in this project for some time now, and it (...) (17 years ago, 4-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.auctionbrick, lugnet.market.auction, FTX) !!
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| | Captain Winthrop's Personal Air Conveyance
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As my first foray into both announcing an MOC and entering a contest, I present this little flyer. It's an entry in ReasonablyClever.com's LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less contest. [Captain Winthrop's Personal Air Conveyance] (URL) [LEGO (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Town diorama and a few new MOCs
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Our club is doing an Exhibition in Budapest, so finally I had the opportunity to assemble my town diorama I've been building for over a year now. The whole layout is much bigger, my stuff is just 25% percent of it. (2 URLs) A club member suggested (...) (17 years ago, 3-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee: SteerCo reconfirmed for new term
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Hi folks, since only the LDraw Steering Committee members already in charge are running for the election of the 2008/2009 LDraw.org Steering Committee[1] and have accept their nomination in response to this message: (URL) election itself has become (...) (17 years ago, 2-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Post Apocalypse roundup
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The Flickr Apocalego contest sent me into a building rampage, and these are the results: For the "No Survivors" category, the Empty Swingset: (URL) Only the wind pushes the swings anymore. It doesn't really scream "apocalypse" to me as much as I had (...) (17 years ago, 2-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Voting for March 2008 contests is now open
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The voting for the March 2008 contests is now open. Visit the (URL) page> to cast your vote. Willy Tschager LDraw.org Administration Team (17 years ago, 1-Mar-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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