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Max is like my Dad... if there's something he wants and it isn't on the market, then he'll build it himself. This is one example of Max's latest work. He call's it the "Locomoto". It started as an old train that he bought from his neighbor. Then (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.announce)
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(...) market, (...) Wow! Hey that does look like it was fun! I almost like the idea of a *real* private railcar. (Wouldn't that cause headaches IRL :) And John Neal would be proud.. 8 wide! The bathroom mirror made me lol! I wondered what I was (...) (25 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) But not too much fun to load over a slow link. consider using height and width tags on your images if you aren't already, it really speeds up getting to see at least SOME of the page. If you are... mumble mumble ++Lar (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Not really. There are well over 100 privately owned railcars extant in the US. There is a club of "private varnish"(1) owners and there usually are a number of them that show up at national NMRA conventions, and they have their own club with (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) details. The SUV is cool too, but I would suggest bigger tires and a taller windshield. --Bram (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Cool! Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38AA032D.F359D4B5@v...er.net>... (...) The last batch didn't load for me either. Some browsers time out on the pictures (I've had this happen with both Netscape 3.01 and IE 4). Thankfully IE allows you to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And how! Not only is it 8 wide, but she made liberal use of the 6091 and 6081 elements as well{:^D Excellent work, Barbara! BTW, the images downloaded fine for me, but then again, *I* have a Mac;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Barbara: (...) The comments seem like it was more playing than "design". That is definitely a good way to build, even though some people shake their heads when they observe it. Play well, Jacob (whoose minifigs built a 1250 LU bridge - almost (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Asserting that it's due to having a Mac kind of proves the point that Macs cater to non technical users... anyone with half a lick of technicity would know that the true reason it worked for you is because you have a DSL line which is a much (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I've compressed the files more and added Height and Width tags. This should help in loading the page faster. Give it a try and let me know if it works. (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I used elements from 6091 and 6081??? I don't have these sets yet so which usefull part(s) did I use? -Barbara (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Sorry, didn't mean to ignore. I just thought you were speaking to the Greek members of LUGNET only (at least it sounded like Greek to me;-D) -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol Sorry for the confusion; I "know" my fav elements by their parts ref number: (2 URLs) great job! -John (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) number: (...) Oh, well... part numbers... I haven't fallen off that far yet. :) These are some of my favorites as well, as noted in some of my other models: (2 URLs) I just can't seam to come up with another way to put the roofs together and (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(X-post to lugnet.build) (...) I like the SUV. The small yellow "wing" on the hood gives it a "Land Rover look" and the cloth doors is a nice and creative touch. The wheels may look a bit small, though, but all in all you've done some very nice (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Much better Barbara, thanks! I actually got to look at it this time (I gave up after 20 mins before, when still nothing was actully visible). Very, very nice work. The awning has a great look to it, and the interior is faboo! Kevin (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) That "funky" stuff is rubbing off on to me from Jeremy. I forgot who he got it from, but it really opens my eyes to look at the bricks a whole new way. (sort of frustrating sometimes as well.) (...) This looks a lot more of what I was aiming (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I get most of it from Karim Nassar. He has an excellent description of this "scuplting" style here: (URL) most important item (IMO) is #1 -- "Don't get caught up in the 'bumps-up' way of thinking." There are just too many shapes you can get (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes: [...] (...) Clutterfication? :-) I remember seeing something (years ago) on TV that talked about ILM: a model-maker was being interviewed, and demonstrated how they had attached bits from battleships and (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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Perhaps obfuscation. -Wes (...) made (...) talked (...) close, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Or maybe just "camouflage," but it's not really disguising something IMHO: more like adding small details for a larger effect. Obfuscation (to me) would be adding bits to a model that make people go "and what the heck is THAT for?" :-) - Mike (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes: <snip> (...) <snip> As I understand it, the word used by the model builders around the shops at the time they were building all those cluttered ships was "greeblies". But this is pretty much 3rd- or 4th-hadn (...) (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I believe! (URL) like the term -- anyone second the nomination for Official LUGNET parlance? :-) - Mike (25 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I second the motion. If only just to put the word in a place where I can find it again. Do we have a vote? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) the (...) is (...) choice. (...) parlance? (...) What I meant to ask is: Shiri, do you feel that this would be appropriate for the acronym list? Perhaps expand it to be a list of terms? Cheers, - jsproat -- Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.faq)
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(...) It works! Nice SUV... I'll hafta steal^H^H^H^H^H borrow that design :) -Tom McD. when replying, for some unknown reason, spamcake breaks down in vodka. Note: Lugnet and rec.toys.lego are family forums The San Francisco Bay Area Users Group (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I can see it now, one of the train clubs touring the country with a layout inside a railcar tacked onto the back of the same trains that they are trying to model. :) -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In the interest of brevity, this message has been subjected to various snippage (...) Sweet... (...) Yeah, that's actually what I meant by the above.. using the same tracks to pull whole private trains and public.. scheduling conflicts causing (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) at (...) this (...) find (...) Hmm... I'd think it doesn't really fit in the acronym list... OTOH, someone (Franklin Cain maybe? I'm not sure) just started a lego 'terms' list. I suggest, ask them and I'm sure that'd be a great addition! (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.faq)
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Love it, Barbara! I really like the private home concept, it combined two things I love but don't often build anymore - houses and trains... I love the little details in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom... Not to mention the beautiful car. The (...) (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) What I remember about this is the rear engine cowling on the Battlestar Galactica was lined with tank bases and turrets along the bevelled corners of the rectangular exhaust. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) "kit busting" IIRC. I've seen it in "SW: Behind The Magic" CD. Selçuk (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) scratch-building a ship. The best bit was the Darth Vader TIE model kit in the components list for the TIE Bomber. :) Steve (25 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I assume you are referring to the problem of the gap between the loco and the car behind it. Using a spring mechanism between the two is the way to solve this - they pull together on a straightaway but can separate when going around curves. (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) This is also interesting and something I can use in the future. However, I was actually referring to the roof itself. I've been using more of the curved bricks rather than the slopped ones. The problem I have is coming up with a roof that (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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