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I found this absolutly gigantic page of brilliant mecha designs while atttmpting to navigate through some japanese lego pages. Just thought you might like to take a look, if you haven't seen it before, but beware, if you have anything below a T-1 (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha) !
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| | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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(...) [...] (...) It has been helpful in a few situations, where there was a cheesy set that I didn't care much to see built - but it turned out that this cheesy set included some cool new construction technique which I was able to add to my (...) (24 years ago, 30-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hehe..I've found pieces I forgot I had doing this. ;) ANd yes, finding new ways to do things is fun - it gets me out of the rut caused because "That's how I've always done it." :) Joel J (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I've got one of these as well. Sometimes I'll sit down and try to turn multiple junkyard fragments from different models into one model. I've not yet attained success with this, but it's good for ideas. -JDF (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Building habits
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(...) Bram, I don't build anymore because is messes up my parts sorting! Bob (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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(...) I still build my first copy of any particular set. Most get torn appart immediately, if I have time. Sometimes, they hang out somewhere around the house for however long a time it takes me to disassemble the set for parts. Rich -- Have Fun! (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Tips on building
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(...) Hi Jason. I believe Joel may be referring to the hip assembly of my "Thunderlasher" mecha in the Venusian Colonies section of my site- "Silicon Psyche"(formerly "Moonbase Io") at http:moonbase-io.web...efault.htm . Also, Colin's Lego Tech has (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Cyclone ride armor
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(...) Thanks, Tony. Coming from a fellow Cyclone builder, being told I succeeded means a lot. I can't tell you how many hours I spent studying your pics and the drawings and scratching my head. (if I HAD hair, I'd have pulled it out..<G>). If you (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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(...) Actually, most roboriders do have one unique trick. Power and the Boss have the same function, but the others I have are different. Swamp and Dust are cool. (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Building habits
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"paul hanson" <pghanson@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:GAxJ25.2Az@lugnet.com... (...) MOCs (...) collection. (...) the (...) on (...) Guess we're a minority Paul.... I took me about four months to build my crane, and as soon as it was (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Lego Ninja Theme Chess Set
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(...) Nah, you're not being nosy at all :-) I've posted pictures of my chess sets before, they're on my website: (URL) Misc, Chess) One of them is a mini-set, on a 16x16 baseplate: (URL) second is a Forestmen vs. Wolfpack set: (URL) your guess (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Cyclone ride armor
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(...) Joel, Those look great. Those of us that have tried to build Cyclone ride armor around a whole minifig know how hard it is to do (that's why I gave up on it and took a different route). I think you've succeeded. I love how you used the binocs (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Lego Ninja Theme Chess Set
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(...) Very cool...I like it =8^) (...) I will say that micro-fig scale is growing on me, as well... I like the subtle difference between the red + blue roof desgns. (...) Marc's nagatina is elegant in its simplicity...I think the inclusion of this (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun)
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| | Re: Building habits
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(...) I typically build, photograph, cad, then let the model sit around until I need a piece from it. I put them into cad so that I always have a record of exactly what pieces were used, and how the model was configured. There are some MOCs that I (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Cyclone ride armor
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In lugnet.space, Eddy Madjid writes: <snipped> (...) Indeed I did! Todd's creations were part of the reference material leading up to my efforts. I love his creations, I just wanted to give it a go with a whole minifig. :) Sadly in Minifig scale (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: BLAST debut - Thank you
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(...) Hi Jay! Checked out your site and it was excellent! I especially liked the trainer Mech you built... way cool! BTW, can I suggest two things? 1 - add a what's new page, so we can get to the new stuff quickly..personally I can't wait for (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Cyclone ride armor
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(...) Hi Joel, Have you checked out this site yet? (URL) cool renditions of the ride armors, no bike mode tho =) Cheers! Eddy (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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To All, (...) Interesting question. I used to build every set I got, for awhile, I think all I got sets for was to build, and that went on through most of my LEGO collecting years, let's say from when I was 4 till at least 16 or 17. When I went to (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Do you build every set you buy?
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(...) I used to build every set at least once, no matter how cheesy or ridiculous. I broke that compulsion, though, when I purchased all of the Roboriders at a nice clearance. Once I built the first two, I realized they're all pretty much identical, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Build, not finish, photograph, build some more, photograph, repeat ad nauseum. Even the stuff I thought I was done with gets expanded. :) -JDF (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.build)
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