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| I am very proud to announce that Bricks for Brains (<www.BricksForBrains.org>) has just received word from the IRS that our application for tax-exempt status has been approved. This will open doors for us in areas such as facility usage, grants, (...) (16 years ago, 8-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.edu, FTX) !
| | | | | Herding Sheep Over a Minefield...
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| Yeah, I'm kind of in an odd mood - this is the second creation, a vignette this time, in what I've decided to call my "Animals At War" series - a pathetic attempt to give credibility to a sick subject. So here we see some sheep being herded across a (...) (16 years ago, 6-Aug-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce, FTX)
| | | | | LEGOdometer
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| As is my tendency, here’s an absurdly long treatise describing the development of a LEGO Train Odometer Car (a.k.a. the “LEGOdometer”). (URL) A Little Background. After religiously attending them for several years, I stopped going to LEGO train (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
| | | | | AT-ST Alternate Micro Models: Three Well-Known Starships
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| Here are (URL) for a trio of popular starships you can build with pieces from the (URL) 7657 AT-ST> set: the Battlestar Galactica, the USS Enterprise from Star Trek, and the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars. You can build all three at once. (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
| | | | | Military MOCs
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| Hi all, I haven't posted my MOCs to Lugnet in a while. My newest military vehicle is the Griffin heavy lift helicopter: (URL) has motorized rotors and interior lights, retracting landing gear, a side door, a rear ramp, and side guns for defense. It (...) (16 years ago, 4-Aug-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc) !
| | | | | B-Wing "Viper" Instructions and an Ode to Contemporary LDraw Tools
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| Hi folks. Here is a little model loosely inspired by the Vipers of Battlestar Galactica. As with some of my other models, it is built with a single copy of the B-Wing Fighter ((URL) set 6208>). (2 URLs) What I'd really like to share, however, is my (...) (16 years ago, 2-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac, lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
| | | | | Voting for "Model Of The Month" is now open
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| Hi folks, we've a new round of models and parts in our MOTM contest. Have a look at: (URL) cast your vote! Willy Tschager LDraw Administration Team (16 years ago, 1-Aug-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
| | | | | 5866 Piece Helicopter
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| Lots of pictures are on the Bodville website, click ARH Tiger link in the main menu (2 URLs) (16 years ago, 30-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
| | | | | NR 28 "Indian Pacific" and a boat
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| (URL) NR 28>> Hi all, It's been a long time since I built anything train related but I was in the mood last night and managed to build this baby. It's one of the locos of the Indian-Pacific ((URL)) which operates on the East-West trans-continental (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !
| | | | | Newest Buildings
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| Here is my latest round of buildings. Some of them were built specifically for the NMRA 2008 show. 7-Eleven (no interior yet) (URL) Books (URL) Boutique (URL) Packing House (URL) 1 (URL) (no interior yet) (URL) Stuff: bread & cheese vendor, turkey (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.us.baylug)
| | | | | One Week Left for Discounted BrickCon Registration
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| Remember to preregister for BrickCon 2008 this week to secure the discounted price. On Tuesday, August 5, registration fees rise from $40 to $50 (through September 8). To get in on the adventure: (URL) is an annual Lego enthusiast convention and (...) (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community) !
| | | | | new mocs
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| An apartment over garage/carport from (URL) set 4886>: front: (URL) back: (URL) interior: (URL) tv, fridge, sink: (URL) sink: (2 URLs) gallery post-mod> A house made from (URL) set 4956>: front:(URL) right: (URL) left: (URL) back: (URL) 1st floor (...) (16 years ago, 29-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone, FTX)
| | | | | NMRA 2008 report
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| As no one else has posted as of yet, here's a brief report on the NMRA's 2008 National Train Show held earlier this month: Location: Hall D, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California Dates: Exhibition July 18-20, 2008 Space allocation: 65 x 70 (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX) !
| | | | | Superscooper!
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| It's been a few years since I posted anything of note here on LUGNET, so it feels good to be back. I saw one of these on TV and the idea of a plane that could scoop up water and dump it on a wildfire kind of appealed to me. So did the idea of using (...) (16 years ago, 28-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !
| | | | | Bricksmith 2.0: Mousing Around
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| (2 URLs) Bricksmith 2.0> adds the following features: Use the mouse to drag parts within the model, and into the model from the Part Browser Global color list is read from ldconfig.ldr Anti-aliased drawing (much prettier) Lines are drawn with a (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.mac, FTX) !
| | | | | SCLTC photos from NMRA 2008
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| (URL) from the Southern California LEGO Train Club's contribution to the 8-club ILTCO layout at the 2008 NMRA National Train Show in Anaheim, California on July 18-20, 2008 are now posted on the club's (URL) website>. (9 URLs) -Ted Michon SCLTC (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !
| | | | | Mona Lisa
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| The Mona Lisa uses a pointillist style that I first saw in Roy Cook’s Aayla Secura Pointillist Mosaic winner of best mosaic at Brickfest 2006. My method differs slightly from Roy’s. Roy attached his 1x1 round plates to Technic bricks. I attached my (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
| | | | | 8-Wide Rutland Gondola
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| Here's my first attempt at 8-wide, a scaled up version of my Rutland gondola. (URL) For the full story, see my post on the (URL) Trains-n-Town> website. -Elroy (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
| | | | | Jimbo has a rough day
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| (2 URLs) flickr> - (URL) linusbohman.se> When the one-eyed snaked attacked, the two friends forgot to check their footing. Jimbo lost an arm and a leg to a mine, and it looked like his buddy Frank was about to lose even more. One could argue that (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
| | | | | Mazda LEGO sculptures & contest
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| Hi everyone... This past spring, Mazda commissioned LEGO sculptures of their sporty hatchback car, the MazdaSpeed3... one for every dealership in Mexico. They are currently on display at auto dealerships across the country throughout July and August (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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