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Well, I got brave and made a trebuchet yesterday. It will launch a 2x2 brick about 8ft. And the weight box is filled with old 30pin simms. (URL) (under the military section) or (URL) David "Scooter" Lukens O- dml6@po.cwru.edu KC8AGZ - Technician (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Saturday pictures of MICHLUG/LTC at GATS
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Again, sorry for the quality. the camera holds only 20 pics. Larry P and Scott Sanburn will have more, better quality ones. Consider the following *teasers*. Head-on shots of the sloooow monorail and ++Lar's Bullet train (URL) Ringe's Bridges (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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Hey Mark these are nice, I have always liked the Helldog, very very cool! Anubis is interesting, the head is wild looking, I like how you used those pcs. like "ears" on the top of the head. Dang you just remined me that I hav'nt seen M2 yet! Good (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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(...) How is it not true? Chris and Brian have come up with some ingenious ways for strengthening their joints, but I don't see how that disproves my assertion. They have created ways to conbat the instability is all. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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(...) also like your spider mecha, your Space Police hovercycle, and The Neverwhere. I have a few suggestions for you, though, Mark. I think that the base for the Arachnoid Star Base would be an excellent idea for attaching eight REAL mecha legs and (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Ice Planet Babe Minihead Picture Needed
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(...) The best way to obtain the head piece of the female Ice Planet 2002 personnel is to check a catalog scan of either the Deep Freeze Defender or the Ice Station Odyssey LEGO Space sets but other than those sets, I do not know how to scan that (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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Not necessarily true. Check out: Brian Cooper's Mecha: (URL) Snead's Mecha: (URL) mecha offer tons of articulation and look cool to boot. ;-) (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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(...) Thanks. :^) (...) He doesn't need to swing his legs back and forth since: a) He won't be walking and b) I don't plan to make him sit down. My Hardygun mecha utilizes the same construction, which is enough to move the legs around a bit for (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Updated Train/Monorail Transit Terminal
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Thanks for the compliments. I've been trying to use those mars tubes for about 6 months now and finally figured out how to put them in something. I cross-posted to town, as you suggested. Dan Simonson <chefcooks@home.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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(...) Very nice, I like the subtle angles on the side walls. Question though, how is it for strength? Building the entire car 'snot', I'm wondering how it keeps from collapsing or sagging in the middle? Too bad it wouldn't fit through the GMLTC (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Ice Planet Babe Minihead Picture Needed
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(...) Catherine of Aragon didn't originally lose her head but was quite willing to lend it for this purpose. Unfortunately my wimpy scanner conked out at anything colour over 150 dpi, but there's a 95x75 BMP in your mailbox. Hope this helps. Cheers, (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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Great Train. Very interesting building method... I would love to see some internal structure pictures. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GGt52D.DEv@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Friday GATS pictures (Setup)
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Here are some pictures from setup, more of saturday later. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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(...) Beautiful! Really inspired work! Excellent colour and sense, and creative head designs. Simply great! The Helldog ][ appears to have two ball joints at each knee-- is this right? This would restrict movement to two dimensions, if I'm thinking (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Ice Planet Babe Minihead Picture Needed
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Hey Y'all: Well, the subject line says what I need. Can anyone send me a large scan or digital photo of the Ice Planet Babe's minihead? I have one, but I cannot find it (its probably in storage) -- and I was wanting to make a custom of it, or play (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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(...) That looks really cool. *sigh* the fond memories of traveling across the country via train are coming back to me now......... (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: D.C. Metrorail Car
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(...) It's as long as angel hair pasta, but very well done. It reminds me of the Flexiliner (with the big rubber bumper/diaphram in front.-Harvey (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | D.C. Metrorail Car
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I have finished my D.C. Metrorail car. It's a bit long for use on LEGO curve geometry but it is a realistic length. I think the actual cars are 75 feet long. (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mark's Lego Creations Update: Another Good Day for Mecha
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(...) Thanks. I modeled the head after the Zaku mecha from Gundam. (...) Thanks. I learned that technique from Colin Gutierrez. I never would have thought to use thin walls in that way. Sometimes the best solutions are the simplest ones. (...) Erm, (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Jumping on the Motorcycle Bandwagon
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Um... what link? Gary Anthony Babington <hottsnoz@swbell.net> wrote in message news:GGsIoE.6B@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) and (...) surprise (...) prevails (...) prototype (...) us (...) (23 years ago, 21-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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