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(...) I'm planning to travel to places like Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Japan. In Northern Europe, probably Sweden and Denmark and Finland as well. Depends on airfares and fests and things. After I get back from BricksWest I'll (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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I look foward to this book, however I have one concern that the photographs may end up being very US centred. While my gut feeling is that probably about half the AFOLs (not that it is just about AFOLS) are based in the US there are many other (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) Incredible!!! Looking forward to buying it! (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) < </excerpt> I'm so happy to see this announcement! As you already know, I have absolutely zero doubt that this project will be a stunning success. Your sense of photographic esthetic is remarkable, and it's no coincidence that most of the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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Todd, This is a great idea and I wish you the best of luck on the project. Bryan Kinkel "Todd Lehman" <tsl@tsl.bu.edu> wrote in message news:HA6ADL.JD1@lugnet.com... (...) humanity. (...) Harshbarger's (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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Todd, this is a fantastic undertaking, If I can put in my two bricks worth, I like these two titles, depending on the feel of the publication, light hearted or more serious, respectively: (...) The Photography is fantastic, Sign me up for a copy. If (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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Way cool! I'd love to have paper printed high quality photos of AFOL creations and people! (...) I don't know about US but here in Sweden photos of people in the background is OK, but as soon as they become one of the main things in the photo you (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) WOW!! Oh, I love this! You know, this project is better than pre-sliced bread!! Being on the inside and having the exposure and experience that you do Todd, this should make for a must have in the same line as all the official sets we consider (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) ABSolutely! I can't wait to take more photos of pods. I want to explain the whole theory behind pods and how the whole thing evolved. I think I took enough Moonbase photos to fill a truck. But it never hurts to take more. (...) I was planning (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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Hey Todd! Sounds awesome! Don't forget community fads (Spiffcraft, Pods, minis, etc) community projects (Moonbase, Medieval Market) and community slang (MOC, SNOT, BURP, etc)! Jeremy (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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Wow. This is going to be amazing. Your pictures look even better than they did in Seattle, and that's saying a lot. I absolutely can't wait to see how this unfolds. This book is going to be an amazing boost to an already excellent LEGO community. [ (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.books)
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I'm constantly amazed by all the great things people build with LEGO. Our eclectic hobby is a rich and expressive nexus of art, science, and humanity. I've often wished there were a simple way to share this amazement with people outside the hobby. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.books, lugnet.publish.photography) !!
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(...) Excellent; yes - that appears to be precisely the book. It seems it's also available in paperback too. I'll have to see if I can track down a copy (even a signed used one on Amazon market place). Peter (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.books)
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(...) I've never seen it myself, but as a librarian I have found this information: Richard Pawson : The Robot Book, 1985 (192 pages) It's comparing Lego and Fischertechnic. Could that be the one you're looking for? Arne, Copenhagen (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.books)
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Ok, put your thinking caps on. I'm looking for a book on Lego robotics. This book was probably published in the mid or late 80s and featured robotic ideas with Lego and Fischertechnic. It was possibly American in origin. The motors featured in it (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.books)
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LEGO Software Power Tools is reviewed in the current issue of the upFront.eZine e-newsletter, a "weekly source of news and opinion for the computer-aided design (CAD) industry": (URL) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.books)
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Hi James, I made the publisher work out all the legalities of the software on the disk. He and his lawyers sorted it all out. Kevin (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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Hi JT, Lars Hassing reviewed the L3P chapter for me. Jennifer Clark created the LDraw power drill model for us. Willy Tschager did a lot of LPub testing for me. Beyond that it was Miguel and myself writing the books, and our publisher Jon Babcock (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey, it was a fair question! =8D (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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I was just curious to see who all helped or where mentioned in the book, I wasn't looking to get a free copy or anything. jt (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.books, lugnet.general)
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