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(...) Last reminder: All people who would like to still preregister for NWBrickCon, the deadline is that your registration form must be postmarked by Monday September 15th. There's still a good chance that you'll get an engraved nametag if you do (...) (21 years ago, 12-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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| | Brick Separator tutorial
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Chatting with LEGO friends, I realized that even seasoned LEGO builders often ignore all the possibilities of the Brick Remover... Here is a (URL) little tutorial on this cute device>. (URL) Enjoy ! (URL) Philo> PS: If someone knows other usages, (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Scarface
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Yet another new poster on our website: Scarface (URL) one was a lot harder than i thought, but I managed to get it pretty right on the target. I hope you like it! Don't forget to rate it and also take the time to see the new Memento and Casablanca (...) (21 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Lego Color Chart added to the Color Tree
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I've added my 'best guess' matches from the Lego Color Chart provided by Peeron into my Color Tree. Here's the link: (URL) Color Tree separates colors by groups. Each group has 2 or 4 rows. The top row of each pair is the original names I used in (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce) !!
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| | ED-209
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Here's my ED-209. I put it up a while ago, but never announced it. The body rotates, the hips move, the "arm turrets" spin, the knees use locking hinges and the foot articulates a bit. It's mostly pieces from the smaller x-wing set. (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | The RobRail Yard at LIC Orlando
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Well it’s time for the next monthly installment of GFLUG/GFLTC displays at the LEGO® Imagination Center (LIC) in Orlando, Florida. This display features a mix of My Own Creations (MOCs) and available LEGO® World City sets. So here is my new LIC (...) (21 years ago, 9-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.org.us.gflug, FTX) !
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| | Casablanca and Memento
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2 New posters at LEGO Movie Posters ((URL) (by Kristian L. Sandberg) (URL) (by yours truly) (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | LEGO, Conan O'Brien, TODAY SHOW
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Folks, wanted to give everyone a heads up to this before the fact so maybe someone out there can get some nifty screen captures for me... On the NBC TODAY SHOW, Wednesday morning (not sure what time the actual segment will air), there will be a (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Announcing Michiana-LUG's First Meeting - September 13th, 2003
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To All, I am happy to announce that Michiana-LUG will have its first meeting this Saturday, September 13th, 2003 at my house (a.k.a. LEGO Storage Facility or LSF) Here are the details: AGENDA: 1) Discuss upcoming GATS Show in Fort Wayne in November (...) (21 years ago, 8-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.in) !
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| | Batman Batcave, Wayne Manor, Batmobile, Batboat, and Figures now Online!
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After nearly 7 months of off and on building, I've finally finished my Batman creations. www.blockaholic.com/...tmanpg.htm Here you will find pictures of my Batman and Robin mini-figures, Batmobile, Batboat, and a giant Wayne Manor and Batcave! (...) (21 years ago, 7-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Announcing LDraw.org Relaunch
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We are pleased to announce we've thrown the switch on our new content management system. This system will make it easier to add news and updates to the (URL) LDraw.org> website, and it will also allow for more people to get involved with content. (...) (21 years ago, 6-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis -- now in stores!
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I am thrilled beyond words to announce that the first ever Brick Testament book is now available at bookstores nationwide and also through internet retailers such as (URL) Amazon.com>, (URL) Powell's Books>, and (URL) & Noble>: (2 URLs) The Brick (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.books, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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| | Announcing: SCIBRICK
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(URL) The premiere organization for science fiction themed LEGO events! Our mission is to support the fun of LEGO® building in the science fiction genre and publicly display LEGO® models created by adult fans in that genre. SCIBRICK’s first public (...) (21 years ago, 5-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.scibrick, FTX) !!
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| | Attn: Trekkies! Trek Original Series Lego Page now online!
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For those of you who may have missed it, I've posted my Star Trek Original Series LDRAW creations on the net... they can be found at www.blockaholic.com/tospage.htm Included are: The Enterprise Crew The Enterprise Bridge Romulan Bird of Prey Klingon (...) (21 years ago, 4-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Yet another Technic 9V motor comparison update
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I have updated my (URL) motor comparison page> You'll find data on the new clear case motor included in (URL) 4094 motor movers set>. (URL) There is also a new comparison: how to maximize mechanical power extracted from a single RCX output And as a (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, FTX) !!
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| | Re: BricksFest PDX CD-ROM Creation Call 4 HELP
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(...) BUMPING and x-posting to announcement to see if a broad range of viewers sees my post for help. I know it's only been a week since my original post but I want to make sure I have all my "ducks" lined up before the event and the sooner I get (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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| | NWBC Registration
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Just to make everyone aware, NWBC registration has gone up to $20 effective 9/1/03. Shirts will not be available for perorder after today. I will be planning on getting some extras so that they are available at the event, so hopefully this will be a (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general)
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| | www.blockaholic.com up and running! (Formerly Marlon's Lego Page!)
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Hello! I've finally gotten around to getting a decent address for my site... www.blockaholic.com The redesigned site has all my old pages, plus some new ones, including: Batman Page: My Batmobile and Batboat are already online, with my Batcave (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | L3P Enhancer 0.2 Beta Released
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Hi all, Well a 3 day weekend does wonders for your side projects. I've decide to release a partially finished version of my L3P error fixer and post processer. Right now you can only fix errors and generate L3P files. You can download it here: (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.announce)
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| | Official LEGO Color Chart
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Thanks to Jake and TLC, we just posted an official LEGO color chart, with RGB, CMYK, and Pantone colors, and a danglish name! Take a look: (URL) will be working in the next few weeks with LDraw to associate each of these colors with our current (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad, lugnet.db.brictionary, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.ray) !!
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| | Moonbase Corridor Floor Height Should Be Raised 2 Bricks
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Wait. Put down that shovel. This is the deal: We will be adding some new features to the Moonbase Project standard soon. These include vertical corridors, higher horizontal corridors and a a permanent Monorail integration standard. All of these new (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | "CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD" CONTEST
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ENTER AND WIN A $5000.00 GRAND PRIZE ===...=== The Shrine in Belleville, IL is hosting a Christmas LEGO® exhibition featuring LEGO® toy model displays representing the spiritual aspect of Christmas through the eyes of a child. for more information (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | MichLTC - LEGO Roadshow - Chicago, IL
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MichLTC had a great time doing the roadshow this past weekend. Featuring one of our most unqiue layout plans yet, we had 2 trains running, 5 city blocks and a small area for misc MOCs. (4 URLs) MichLUG.org> -Jason Spears Webmaster (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
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| | NWBrickCon Registration Deadline
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Just a reminder that the early registration deadline for NWBrickCon is fast approaching. If you want to save money, and be guaranteed a name badge, I recommend filling out a registration, and putting it, with your check in the mail today or (...) (21 years ago, 28-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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| | Two new posters
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Hi all, Sometimes simple thing can take a while and/or cost more engery than one hoped for. Today I am proud to present you two posters of MOCs by Higasi Nakano. If you haven't seen his work, I'll advise you to take a look at his Brickshelf pages ( (...) (21 years ago, 26-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.announce) !
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| | *** LDView Version 2.0.1 Released ***
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LDView version 2.0.1 is now available, in both source and binary forms. You can download either from: (URL) of the changes in this release are bug fixes. However, I added support for arbitrary FSAA modes for newer video cards that support more than (...) (21 years ago, 24-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad)
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| | The Classic Castle City Standard
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(URL) I am proud to announce the official release of the Classic Castle City Standard developed at Brickfest 2003. Feel free to give any comments, thoughts, or ideas. The idea is that this will be a motivating point, around which castle-heads can (...) (21 years ago, 23-Aug-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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| | Help setting up a new LUG
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Sup all, I was wondering if anybody in the Virginia area would be interested in setting up a new LUG. I don't have to many ideas as of yet, but I thought it'd be good to have one for the more eastern part of the state as well as one that can (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | News from Switzerland - Major Site Update
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Hello all You may believe it or not - I finally managed to finish work on my newest webpage update. After more than a year, 'Engineering with ABS' features new MOCs and new building hints. So, what's new in detail? The first MOC I am proud to (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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| | COLTC Mall at Tuttle Crossing Show Report
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Following close on the heels of the inaugural show of the Central Ohio LEGO Train Club (COLTC), we had our 2nd display at the Mall on Tuttle Crossing, in Dublin, Ohio. Set up was on Friday night & the display lasted 2 days. Now to the picts! We have (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains) !!
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| | NILTC Show at Illinois Railway Museum - Aug 15-17 and Aug 23-24
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The Northern Illinois LEGO® Train Club is showing at the Day Out with Thomas event at the Illinois Railway Museum this weekend and next. Show dates are: August 15-17,23-24. For more details, see the Illinois Railway Museum site at (URL) site is (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.il) !
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| | New poster by Larry Pieniazek/MTW
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Hi all, I am proud to announce a new poster with some fine models by Larry Pieniazek. Please point your browser at (URL) and click the MOC poster item. De groeten, Jeroen (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | BrickFest 2003 Followup Survey
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I just sent out a message to everyone who made it to BrickFest and wanted to follow up here just in case we have your email wrong ---...--- Thank you for being at BrickFest 2003. To help make next year even better, we hope you can take a minute to (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events)
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| | New MOC's; MPBS Mk V and Diorama!
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Hi! Recently I completed a bunch of new moc's; The MPBS Mk V: (URL) Diorama: (URL) velcome critisism, comments & suggestions. /Sebastian -=The Black Legion=- www.geocities.com/cy...egion.html (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | Windows Vulnerablity - PATCH ASAP
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from Microsoft TechNet and forums.winamp.com: The following is an advisory for those people running the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Services Edition Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce)
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| | BrickFest(TM) PDX 2004 Announcement
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Hi All, There have been some responses to an announcement made at BrickFest 2003 about the 2004 west coast fest. I truly apologize that this wasn't accompanied by a post to LUGNET with more details. I have been a bit busy the last two weeks with the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | InfoWorld: Lego dumps HP for IBM
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(URL) article is interesting if you want to know how Lego runs its computer infrastructure. (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general)
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| | COLTC Cleveland Road Show Report
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The inaugural show of the Central Ohio Lego Train Club / Lego Builders Group (Coltc) took place during the Lego Road Show, in Cleveland. The location was nice, in the back of the Great Lakes Science Center, with a view of the lake and the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.trains.org) !
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| | Trackside Tower
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After seeing pics of a tower in a train mag I decided to give it a shot. The railings took the longest to figure out and I think they work pretty well. (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.announce) !
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| | B.I.Joe Deployment: J.U.M.P and The Polar Battle Bear
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Well the B.I.Joe site rolls out 2 more Moc's, albeit small ones. So I present the J.U.M.P.: (URL) The Polar Battle Bear: (URL) I hope our fellow .Spacers aren't too annoyed with us posting in .space. But we know you guys were and still are Joe's (...) (21 years ago, 8-Aug-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.military)
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