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(...) first (...) 4.5V (...) At the age of maybe 5 to 7 I built a paddle steamer too, but I used the red swimming hulls of set 311: (URL) I built it with a gap in the middle for the paddles shaft and placed my 103 motor avove that. (I dared to use (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Ben, we have _got_ to hear the story of this! I used to make paddle "steamers", using Electical tape and Lego (the tape seals the Lego up quite well...except across the bottom...) I don't have any pic's here, and I doubt there are any at (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Well, no actually. My next water project will be a ferry (Kinda like the ferries that are located in Estonia). When I built Seaborn Brick, I was hooked on the "real life scale" Type of model. I can never go back to the "six wide building" Lego (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) Of course. That applies without saying. I was thinking more in a historic perspective, not with the recent years in mind. Fredrik (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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Fredrik: (...) Minifig scale, but with "selective compression". (...) It applies to non-technic models too, even though it probably isn't quite as difficult. (...) Mmmm. (yes) But <long complaint about juniorisation/> Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) Do you mean at minifig scale or not? I mean: Shall the boat accomodate minifigs or not? I would agree with you that building a small model to have basically the same features would be an interesting challenge. Sure, building large models is a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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Erin: (...) Nice work. I suppose that the next challenge is to see how small a cruise ship it possible to build, while still keeping all the essential features. Play well, Jacob (who is working on a vessel for the bad-guy-adventurers) ---...--- -- (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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I know about the cutoff, it was supposed to say "Not shown in the picture, a scaled down model of the ship in the confrence room." Glad you liked it though! Erin -- (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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Hi Erin! I absolutely love it! The amount of detail you managed to put in such in enormous ship is simply amazing, excellent job! I especially love the cabins and the kitchen area, as well as the curvature of the bow. Also, the hot tub looks great! (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) That's a big boat! I like the interior detail you put in. This caliber work makes me feel a little insignificant. Keep it up! -Chris (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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Okay, um.........I have a feeling that I'll have alot of grovelling to do in the next few days, oh well. Heres the link!!! Seaborn Brick is @ (URL) Enjoy! LMKWYT!!!! Oh, and thanks to Silas Pierrot, Randy Anchikoski, and Lindsay Fredrick Braun (For (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats) !!
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Hi Mark, I've tried to reply to your offer but keep getting the message below: Hi. This is the qmail-send program at one.net.au. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. (...) (25 years ago, 23-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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Hi All, I'm trying to track down the following floating boat sets that I need to be boat complete. 310, 315, 709 and 775 Thanks Mark H. (25 years ago, 21-Apr-00, to lugnet.boats)
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(...) I've used them, but in "wrap" form--sandwiched into some other construction. But the cording seems too thick to hold well between bricks. The thread, as you noted, will work between 'em--the problem is that I only had one piece of unused (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) Have you considered taking Lego string out of convenient unused winches? I've found that in general, clamping the end of a string between bricks is as good a hold as the little 1x1 round ends. Come to think of it, you could actually even use (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'll see if I can get any. It is a bit threadbare--I don't have enough TLG-approved rig to do what I want to do, not to mention not having any sails cut! :) The problem with the rig is that it's very hard to photograph, being black and in a (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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On Sat, 11 Mar 2000, Mr L F Braun (<38C9E463.30D9169A@....msu.edu>) wrote at 06:14:59 (...) Brilliant! Can I request more pics of the rigging? The ratlines(?) look a bit threadbare, but the overall effect is very shiplike :-) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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Having no sizeable pirate collection (yet!), I can't add any blustery piratey nonsense to express my awe, but you've done a fantastic job! -- Paul Davidson Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message news:38C9E463.30D916...msu.edu... (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The year at Port Block (Re: Ironclad 'La Gloire')
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Erin Windross wrote in message ... (...) I kind of pitch for 1770-1830. That gives me 'discovery' of Australia 1770, settlement 1780, Rum Rebellion 1808, HMS Victory, Hornblower, the naval battles of the Nile, Trafalgar and Navarino, the American (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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(...) I don't know how I figured it out--must have been realising that you need to hinge them above the bottom (third peghole up). From there, it's just a few bricks away to working davits. I'd wrestled with that one for a long time--in fact, since (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-00, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.boats)
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