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(...) hopefully the others will understand there are so many variations of what people think are "good" builders ..towns , technic, trains...space .... we are all at our own level( me being beginner )and everytime I start to check out new creations (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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Check it out at: (URL) model does need some refinement and in some areas it isn't finished, but the general shape has been defined. Help me figure out which of Karims models are on a similar scale. The M. Falcon of his is too small but I'm not sure (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 15:34:53 GMT, Karim uttered the following profundities... (...) I'd seen them on cad.dat, and think they're brilliant! (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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Interesting theme. There are lots of talented builders out there. Personally, I'd love to sit down at the same building table and build some rolling stock with: - James Mathis - John Gerlach - Ben Fleskes - Will Chapman - Zonker Harris - Steve (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) We were just discussing this old garage kit in LUGNET.GENERAL. It is truly one of TLG's best ideas. I have 4 of these (2 of them are fully functional), and I agree, they are pretty fragile. The garage door frame is especially delicate. It was (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Well, I spent a lot of time examining the trains at LegoLand MiniLand Some nits.... which should be taken as constructive criticism because in general I LOVED it. - The nonworking switches are very obviously non working. So much so that they're (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Good point. I'll shift things around next time I add pictures. (...) It still amazes me that that garage door survived without being broken all these years, since it got heavily played with by my generation (3 kids) and my (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) First, be sure to give the mini-fig some sort of painkiller... <grin> It works easiest if you turn the arm up towards the head, the arms will pop off easier that way. JG (of course, remove the ".nospam" to reply...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Whoa, but I think you have those two switched. Karim is *the* mecha master -- I just do microfig-scale mock-ups :-, (...) Sure would! :-, Some more names to throw into the pot: Suzanne Rich - you name it, she's built a minifig for it! Joseph (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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Kevin, Nice pics of your town. I would put the complete town towards the top of the page rather than at the bottom, though, just in case people only have time to see one or two pics. Also, you have some very old, classic elements in your town. I (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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I wanted to say my favorite is the X-Wing. I love to use of the 1x2 "gun" parts for the wings. The A-Wing is also one of my favorites. I need to post my microfig Millenium Falcon. It is smaller than the one Karim did. (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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What kind of wheels does this front loader use? (URL) picture is from Legoland, CA, taken by Tom Stangl. The wheels look slighly like the old, large Technic wheels, but seem to be more rounded along the edges. But the bucket is from 8459, right? (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) trouble (...) other (...) that, (...) Essential Guide to the Vehicles and Vessels can be very helpful, for the other ships introduced to the SW Universe, after the films. Selçuk (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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Karim wrote in message <36F5119D.71FC1AF6@m...ng.com>... (...) Starwars (...) in (...) Maybe we should call this Bonsai Building, because it's not only about small scale (Microfig scale), but also about purity, restriction, simpleness, elegance. (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars) !
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Out of all the original creations I've seen so far on the web, Karim's are the best. No one else has a deeper understanding or how to build and how to overcome the "stacking" problem of Lego bricks. The man is a master. Dave (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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Karim wrote in message (...) trouble (...) other (...) that, (...) While not from Episodes 4,5,and 6, I have a soft spot for the Z-95 Headhunter. The R-41 Starchaser and the T-wing from the games are ideas. Look here for a large list of vessels (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) not a ship.. but there's always luke's landspeeder... and the sandcrawler... hmmm.. what else???... the corellian corvette (leia's ship taken hostage at the start of episode IV) jabba's sand barge (and the little craft that luke, han and (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I really like the A-Wing, too. It captures the concept of the vehicle very well. The Imperial shuttle is great too! The detail you managed to capture in that tiny model immediately reminded me of the one the LEGO Purists made at a much larger (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks! I think everybody has their own favorite ships from starwars. I also like the Slave 1. Though I really impressed myself with the A-wing (it took me no more than 2 minutes to design it). (...) Wow, Pat... that will be big! I (briefly!) (...) (26 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars)
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