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  Video about Emerald Night Train
 
Together with the information below, here's a video about the new Emerald Night Train #10194 (2 URLs) all, As a follow up to the LEGO 9V Train Communication lll, there is one change we would like to inform you about concerning the LEGO Transformer. (...) (16 years ago, 28-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains) ! 
 
  Things to Remember for BrickFest 2009
 
Just remember a few things you may want to bring to BrickFest: The draft set (8632: Swamp Raid) if you want to draft. The Build-in-the-Bag set (8119: Thunder Racer) if you want to participate in the Build-in-the-Bag. (Make sure to get one that's (...) (16 years ago, 25-Mar-09, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community)  
 
  new mocs: doorway studies 5-8
 
in keeping with my newest building theme, i continued the (URL) doorway studies>. there are many advantages to doing these studies: i get to use a variety of architectural styles, a wide of variety of colours, they take up much less space to store (...) (16 years ago, 22-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) ! 
 
  new mocs: doorway studies 1-4
 
last year i dismantled one of my favourite creations, (URL) st. paul de vence>. i had intended to keep it around but i was going through a building slump and decided it had to be undone. as i did this, i realized i was more emotionally attached to (...) (16 years ago, 22-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !! 
 
  Luxury Motor Yacht
 
Luxury Motor Yacht based on LEGO cargo ship hull from set (URL) 7994: LEGO City Harbor> (2 URLs) See the (URL) Flickr photos> or (URL). For the full story, be sure to read (URL) LEGO Luxury Motor Yacht> on Brickpile. (16 years ago, 18-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
 
  "Wasp" Droid Host Unit & "Versus" section @ Brickshelf
 
Check out the "Wasp" droid host unit (starfighter type) (URL) also added a "versus" section to my gallery where I've posed some of my U.E.S.F. vehicles and mecha along side their Vedraan counterparts. (URL) (16 years ago, 17-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic.bionicle) ! 
 
  Mechahub Civilian Mecha Contest
 
(URL) Pilots and service crews, gather around! We at Mechahub are pleased to announce an exciting new contest. The theme for this contest is Civilian Mecha. The only real restrictions are that the mecha possess no weaponry (i.e. not for military (...) (16 years ago, 14-Mar-09, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce, lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX) !! 
 
  NXT based 3D scanner
 
(URL) As a LDraw parts author, I am always interested to find new ways to model LEGO parts. Many parts have a clear geometric structure and are relatively easy to create, but parts like minifig animals or wigs have no defined geometric shape and are (...) (16 years ago, 14-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.robotics, FTX) ! 
 
  New Flexible Track Pieces (was: Has anyone considered molding track ourselves?)
 
(...) Here is a further picture, showing 64 flexible track pieces in set 8867. The gaps between the two halves of each track piece are smaller than in the previous picture, and there are fewer studs for attaching ballast: (URL) To ballast it means (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce, FTX)
 
  Virtual Lego Room Tour at BrickFest 2009
 
BrickFest 2009 will see the first Virtual Lego Room Tour. When LUGs have a meeting at a member's house, the one thing that everyone always wants to see is the owner's build area. A Lego Room, a Lego Garage, a Lego corner-of-one-table-...-rec-room. . (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.storage) ! 
 
  Build in the Bag at BrickFest 2009
 
This year at BrickFest Jon Rasmussen will be running the popular Build in the Bag competition. The way it works: you bring a copy of set 8119: Thunder Racer (URL) the event, still in it's sealed polybag. Jon will have ten copies at the Fest if you (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community)  
 
  Draft at BrickFest 2009
 
There will be a draft at BrickFest this year! The draft set is 8632: Swamp Raid (URL) draft is a fun activity that turns sets into the parts you want. If you are unfamiliar with drafting, Dan Sabath gave a good description here: (URL) 2009 will be (...) (16 years ago, 13-Mar-09, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community)  
 
  Brickworld - Build On The Spot Challenge
 
(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team has arranged to create and execute a Build On-The-Spot (BOTS) challenge at this year's event. This challenge will be completed in addition to the regular Mindstorms displays and events. As (...) (16 years ago, 12-Mar-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.people, FTX) ! 
 
  Fana'Briques 2009, 27th and 28th June
 
It's time for the 4th edition! Fana'briques, that's LEGO in all its forms, meeting fans like you, sharing experiences, shopping parts and sets, enjoying your time, snacking and more! This event takes place in Rosheim, Alsace, East of France, the (...) (16 years ago, 11-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.be, lugnet.loc.ch, lugnet.loc.de, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.es, lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.nl, FTX)  
 
  Michiana-LUG Super Weekend / Meeting + Show March 14-15, 2009
 
To all, We have a very special weekend planned, with a big meeting at Chad's house on Saturday March 14, and our annual display at the SJVRR Swap Meet coming up on Sunday, March 15! At the meeting, we'll be discussing future shows for the club, as (...) (16 years ago, 11-Mar-09, to lugnet.org.us.michiana-lug, lugnet.loc.us.in, lugnet.announce)
 
  Rodeo Rider
 
Here's a quick little MOC I put together last night. I was playing around with characters ideas using the newer fedoras, and my wife was watching bull-riding on TV, so the two ended up melding into one. (URL) -Elroy (16 years ago, 9-Mar-09, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  Little Red Thing!
 
(URL) LRT>> Little Red Thing - THE LAST Reproduction of the Little Blue Thing. Started by playing around with the Mahri face shield and a Hockey Player helmut. (URL) Group Photo> (URL) Brickshelf> (URL) MOCpages> (URL) Instructions> (URL) LBT> (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 8-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) ! 
 
  Galactica (RDM) Update: 2 new MINI models from the reimagined series
 
Hello dear LUGnet people! As some of you might know, I run a small (URL) Battlestar Galactia side project> besides the larger Star Wars collection. Today I want to present 2 new models from the Reimagined (RDM)¹ Battelstar Galactica TV series to (...) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) ! 
 
  BimPCast 26 is now available
 
Enjoy the show using link below: (URL) (16 years ago, 7-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp) ! 
 
  Brickworld and Westin Strengthen Ties
 
(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is very excited to be strengthening our ties to the Westin North Shore Hotel. The staff of the Westin has been invaluable to making Brickworld the success that it is by providing a (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX) !! 
 
  Detailed Additional Information on Emerald Night With Photos
 
The below information was forwarded from the LEGO Train Club Sites. The orginal text was translated using Google: (URL) Thanks for a heads up on that review Dan! -Matthew On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Danny <316danny@gmail. com> wrote: The set has (...) (16 years ago, 4-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce)
 
  BimPCast 26 Schedule
 
Find all the info you need at: (URL) look forward to seeing you there, Steven and Nikki (16 years ago, 3-Mar-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp)  
 
  2009/2010 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Result
 
Hi folks, only five people have accept their nomination for the election of the 2009/2010 LDraw.org Steering Committee[1] in response to this message: (URL) election itself has therefore become obsolete. Congratulations to the new 2009/2010 members (...) (16 years ago, 1-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
 
  LDraw.org's February 2009 Part of the Month Winner
 
Congratulations to the winner of the February 2009 Part Of The Month (POTM) contests: (URL) POTM - Best Part, Technic Excavator Bucket 14 x 8 with 7 Teeth by Philippe Hurbain (Philo)> (URL) POTM - Most Desired Part, Technic Excavator Bucket 14 x 8 (...) (16 years ago, 1-Mar-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX)
 
  PRESS RELEASE - After 30 years…it's time to return.
 
March 2009 sees the 30th anniversary of the original Classic Space sets from LEGO. Now, three decades on, it’s time for a celebration of spacey goodness at (URL) www.neoclassicspace.com>. (URL) Neo-Classic Space is a reimagining of the LEGO Classic (...) (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, FTX) ! 
 
  BimPCast 25 is now available
 
Come give it a listen and leave feedback at: (URL) (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp) ! 
 
  BimPCast 25 Records Tomorrow
 
We'll be online at TalkShoe at 10:00am CST tomorrow morning (Saturday 28 February 2009). Come by and visit us at: (URL) or you can click on the TalkShoe widget on the right-hand side of our home page ((URL) a part of the show! We'll be taking (...) (16 years ago, 28-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp) ! 
 
  TTX 66ft Heavy Duty 4 Truck Flat Car
 
TTX 66ft Heavy Duty 4 Truck Flat Car Designed with a load limit of 240 tons, these cars are equiped with a pair of high-capacity trucks at each end and have a large, flat center deck. Each pair of trucks is connected by a span bolster, which pivots (...) (16 years ago, 27-Feb-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  Tonight's the night for our first BimPCast test
 
Don't forget, tonight is our first "proof of concept" test for the BimPCast using TalkShoe ((URL) While it won't be a full show, we do need folks to pop in and assist us in running some tests. We are also looking for some feedback as to what our (...) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp)  
 
  Latest MOC
 
Hi all, I've posted my latest MOC on brickshelf: (URL) (16 years ago, 25-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
 
  Brickworld - Esther Walner Memorial
 
(URL) Share - Learn - Explore - Discover The Brickworld Team is sad to report the passing of Esther Walner. Esther served as Brickworld's newbie and FFOL coordinator. We send our deepest condolences to Esther's family. Esther's smile and enthusiasm (...) (16 years ago, 24-Feb-09, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.space, lugnet.people, FTX) !! 
 
  The BimPCast is Back Baby!
 
That's right folks. We're finally coming back and we've just posted the gory details: (URL) be recording live and we need the LUGNET community's help. So visit the site to learn how you can help us relaunch the show. “Keep on Building” ---...--- (...) (16 years ago, 23-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce.bimp) ! 
 
  Clone Wars Era Update with 4 new MINI models
 
Hello dear LUG network community! With Clone Wars gaining more and more popularity, it's about time to present some new vessels from the Clone Wars era to you. They are from Attack of the Clones, Clone Wars (TV series and movie) and Revenge of the (...) (16 years ago, 22-Feb-09, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX) ! 
 
  2009/2010 LDraw.org Steering Committee: Nominations closing in 1 week
 
Hi folks, As outlined here: (URL) for the 2009/2010 LDraw.org Steering Committee election will close in a week, at 11:59 PM GMT on 28 February 2009 and elections will start the 1st of March. Only those candidates that have been nominated, seconded, (...) (16 years ago, 21-Feb-09, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce)
 
  Pennsylvania RR #8971 Baldwin AS616
 
For those of you who may not be aware. The (URL) Flickr Train Group> is holding a Building Challenge for the (URL) Baldwin AS616 Diesel Locomotive>. So I thought I'd take a break from my usual steam shenanigans an build an entry. Pennsylvania RR (...) (16 years ago, 20-Feb-09, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) ! 
 
  10194 Emerald Night Announcement
 
As per my Ambassadorial duties (and because I'm really excited about this set): ---...--- February 18, 2009 – In acknowledgement of the many fan blogs and posts in the last week we are writing to confirm that The LEGO Company will be launching the (...) (16 years ago, 18-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains) !! 
 
  Starting to Run
 
I really don't know what to say about this one... I built it, I really like it, and it's not like anything I normally envision: (URL) Pic=link Thoughts much appreciated! God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 17-Feb-09, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.loc.ie, FTX)
 
  LEGO(R) Universe Won't Arrive This Year
 
LEGO(R) Universe Won't Arrive This Year (2009) By Brian Crecente- Feb. 17, 2009 Online multiplayer game LEGO(R) Universe won't be coming out this year as planned, the LEGO Group told Kotaku this morning. "Within the company we have made a strategic (...) (16 years ago, 17-Feb-09, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.announce, FTX) ! 
 
  The Polar Express Mark II
 
Just a few weeks shy of three years ago, I announced my MOC version of the Polar Express. Since then I've upgraded it many times, adding more and more detail. Tonight I sat down and photographed it. (2 URLs) Flickr> Gallery Post Mod (URL) Gallery (...) (16 years ago, 16-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX) ! 
 
  Little White Thing
 
(URL) I found a white hockey player helmut in a canister behind my couch! (URL) MOCpages> (URL) Brickshelf> LMKWYT! (URL) Eric Sophie> Legomaster Biomechanical Bricks (16 years ago, 16-Feb-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) ! 


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