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(...) Thanks! (...) I'm still on winter break. I didn't do much besides build and sort yesterday, and the same goes for Saturday (when I built the Diablo). (...) Since my two geared motors and two micromotors are in use (which means the rover's (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Excellent! Dude, you make me want to run out an buy a kit with fibre optics just to try something similar! (...) Maybe (to you), but it was instantly recognizable to me as soon as I saw the thumbnails, so it can't be THAT far off (speaking of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) ...Well, here's a comment: _Sweet_!!!! What a _great_ design. I like the whole thing, looks clean and simple and conveys the idea very nicely (expect some copied ideas from it :-) ...The mine delivery system is both funny and cool... momma (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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"Paul Cook" <astronut1@lycos.com> wrote in message news:G6yHtE.3K9@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) £6.75 (...) Unfortunately, my design uses 26 panes (2 1/2 packs) of those windows per storey. Hence the high cost per storey Either your design doesnt (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build)
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(...) My design for a tower block is working out a little cheaper, but not much. Starting from a similar sized base to your tower, I'm using my 3450 Statue of Liberty as a the source of all building materials, except the windows and some internal (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build)
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(...) I built something similar years ago... well, similar in that it used minifig leg articulation. I still have it assembled, and have been meaning to get better pictures of it for a while, but I entered it in The Construction Site's first (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Thanks Bryan! That was my intent, to use make a hardsuit that could really, actually be worn by an entire mini-fig. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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hello all, i've put up a lego website @ (URL) there is a section called "Aesthetics" wherein i will be putting up sort of 'tutorials', more like 'tips and tricks' all related to aesthetics, i.e. how to make yer stuff look cool. all of the ideas are (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Well the prices are a bit over the top especially when you compare the prices to the 3033 Bulk Tub we can get in North America or other buckets. Sure you can get parts cheaper second hand but those chanels are not reliable. The one advantage (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mladen Pejic writes: <snip> (...) thought it was really cool because it was built around a minifig. I tried to find it weeks later but I couldn't. I searched everywhere for it (except your site apparently... <G>) Thanks (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Thank you, Mladen! I'm glad to hear it when people like my models. In case anybody was wondering Aoi means blue and Akai means red... -John (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Great model. Many of the spider mecha looked "forced" and fragile. Yours is very natural looking. It also looks very sturdy. The whole thing looks complete...I mean without any rough areas that look like they still need work. The spider mine (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Great work Bram! I'd love to see this thing in person some time (the Diablo too) I'm hoping we can get together some time in the near future at Troy's place and have another buildathon. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) By far the coolest minifig armour that I've seen. As for those Stormtrooper ball socket things...just cut the top off one of the useless throwbot throwing arms (I believe this was Dave Johann's idea). Bryce (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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"Jonathan Lopes" <cityboy4k@aol.com> wrote in message news:G6yB4q.5AF@lugnet.com... (...) so (...) for (...) Except this doesnt work in the case of a large office block where all sides are exposed. Though in the case of mine, I do have the bottom (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build)
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Joel Jacobsen at jacobsen@oar.net wrote: <snip stuff about Arach> Never was there more truly a "spider" mecha. :^D I love the pose with the front legs raised, and the spider mines are just too sweet. ~Mark "Spidaaa...aaah" Sandlin (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Dude. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It's not *too* bad. The going rate on Ebay for standard colors is roughly $8-12 per 500 bricks. Other less standard colors (dark grey, tan, etc). And if you can find somebody that wants to get rid of 1, 2, maybe even 3,000 bricks it can be a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) It does get expensive. What I do is focus on the facades & all *exposed* areas of the buliding. For example: a city block is say 8 buildings long, so they are right next to each other, so those sides that are not exposed, don't need windows & (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build)
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Great looking mech. That's the best looking spider mech I think I've ever seen. Great work. What's next? (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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