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(...) That's me. I've got diddly squat for display area, so the vast majority of what I build (especially big stuff) comes apart when I'm done. Currently built is... umm... James Jesiman Memorial Park, and the watertower behind it. (URL) my Colonial (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I think this rocks. Rocks Hard. Brings back memories of my 67 Impala... 2 door coupe, tiny mag wheels (it was "low" although I didn't know what low riders were) 2 speed slush box tranny, tiny steering wheel, fuzzy dice and all that I caused a (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.build)
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(...) I agree, although I usually try to put that phase off as long as possible now that I have a digital camera. I cannibalize models when I need the parts, until at some point my models get too dusty (ie, up to two years :P). Then I tear them (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Good question! (...) You left out: Build, copy with improvements using another set of pieces, cycle till you are happy, then keep the final iteration together "indefinitely" That's me. I have everything I've ever built that was any good (and some (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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I guess I fall into the "Build, photograph and tear down to build anew" category. Putting ones MOCs into .DAT file format greatly eases the heartbreak of having to destroy ones models for future creations. Or so I think... ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.starwars, Joel Jacobsen writes: (To everyone) Do you keep models built until you have no choice but to tear (...) I try to keep my models together as long as possible. The more models I can have built at the same time the better. : ) Since (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Well, I build stuff then keep them built as long as posible untill I need the parts for a new MOC. I often just take off the parts I need, leaving the model all messed up so I eventually just go ahead and disassemble the rest. I currently only have (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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After looking once more at Dan Jassim's latest minifig carrier, a question came to mind I wanted to ask him but it could also be posed to everyone. Just to satisfy my curiousity, of course. :) (To Dan) Did you have to tear down your original carrier (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Moonbase Io update: New site name & 2 new starfighters
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(...) Webjump's doing, not mine. But go back and check out the rest of my site when you can. BTW, I definitley plan to attend the next TennLUG meeting, I wish I could have made the last one, but I had plans for that weekend before the meeting was (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.tennlug)
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| | Re: How to get apart that structure?
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(...) tough, (...) Putting it together isn't all that bad, you push the 3L axles in as the LAST step...at least on one side. Taking it apart would be much more of a challenge... James (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Ahh...! I gotcha. Thanks, Joel J (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) That's pretty sweet, Wes! (I couldn't get the geocities page either, but the one above worked) Joel J (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Jason, I'm not an 'expert' on mecha - I haven't actually built one yet - but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night... ;) As for tips, I can't remember which site it was (anyone? anyone?) but one of them had an 'exploded' view of the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You can see a side stud of that one poke downwards in this view: (URL) above that is the 1x1 technic brick on its side. The 1x1 brick headlight is on its back somewhere behind the 5-stud. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) That's odd... it shows up on my comp. Try again; if that doesn't work, try here: (URL) on my own personal server, and it probably can't handle too much. So only use that as a last resort. ... I just did a quick test... the akamaitech proxy (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I figured you had a 5 stud brick in there someplace but I couldn't quite picture it. I think I can take that info and sort it out from there. Thankya! Joel J (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Why, thank you Mr. Jacobsen. :-, (...) I almost have the explostion scene ready....just need some more gasoline... ;-) (...) I can do that. I'd actually like to do that with all my models, but it can get real time-intensive. Lemme think about (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Uh, I'm not getting anything there--Yahoo is saying no such page. Peter (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That's some awesome work, Mr. Sproat. :) I don't suppose it would be possible to make some sort of an 'exploded' view of your attack copters? For those of us not using modeling programs... :) I think I understand most of what you did but there (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) No, but it might be the other kind of fire control, of course buckets are more suitable to that than cooking pots, but we don't have a decent minifig bucket... (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.pirates)
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