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(URL) inspired by the motorized mocs of mcbricker (barbara werth): (URL) pavillion of dancing> and peter edwards: (URL) dodgem cars>, i wanted to combine my interest in architectural mocs with movement. i had read about an outdoor ice castle rink (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX) !
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Wow, Deborah. You've posted so much great stuff just now, but this one in particular really caught me eye. It's a brilliant idea and very nicely executed. I really like the design of your minifig ice skaters, the rink itself is classy, and it's (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) i have been on a posting frenzy, i admit and i'm almost totally caught up. there are so many great mocs out there, i wish more people would take the time here on lugnet to tell us about them. glad you enjoyed the moc. more mesmerizing i think (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Deborah: Kudos to you for getting this to work! I had a terrible time trying to do this a few years ago ((URL) ) the thickness of the "ice" (or "road" in my case) coupled with the friction of the tiles and the strength of the magnets, agh! I really (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thanks, sean. kudos must be shared with jason who got my idea to work and used all his parts to do it! now that you've shown me the link, i recall seeing your moc! i agree that it's tricky to work with that thickness and get just the right (...) (17 years ago, 28-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi Deborah, (...) I am really impressed by this MOC, I highlited it without reading the text carfully. Today I saw, my pavillion of dancing inspired you. It is very nice to read that! You're MOC is a great and with attention to detail made building. (...) (17 years ago, 31-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thank you, barbara. i'm glad you enjoyed it. finding a decently scaled ice skate for the minifigs was a challenge, but the levers don't like being squeezed into the lever base and i've gone through a lot of "blades". good thing the ice is (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That's beautiful! Love the teeth as icicles on the edge of the roof Love the stairs (that we had a preview of a few weeks back) Love the fact that it moves! Very nicely done! Dave -who now has a new YouTube subscription (17 years ago, 2-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thanks, dave! actually the teeth weren't put on the roof as icicles, more like some victorian decorative element, but icicles works for me! as for the moving part, yeah, i felt the peer pressure to bring something to toronto that didn't just (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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