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All I can say is ingeniously, unbelievably, beautiful. DJ Zorn Eric Brok wrote in message ... :Added pics on curved walls to LEGO on my mind. : :(URL) from menu: Buildings: Curved walls : : : :Eric Brok :Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: :(URL) Control (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: ¡Legopalooza!
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(...) Yes. Are you building one? The pix aren't very clear, but I can tell you every minifig accessory I used, how to make microphone stands, the loudspeakers, etc. I've still got the concert mostly together. -Tom McD. when replying, wail on the (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 5151 Steep Sloped Bricks (45 deg)
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(...) Yep. Most of my old red roof bricks have warped, especially the 2x4x2 ones, they give a sort of scalloped efffect to the edge of a roof <g>. (...) Could be. At this point it's hard to remember, but I don't think we bought any roof bricks (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Kevin, The earlier pieces that you describe (a hint of orange in the red color) are made of Cellulose Acetate. That was the plastic that LEGO used in the early years. Unfortunately it has a tendancy to warp. I have many examples of early LEGO (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Steerable town rig
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(...) Doesn't matter. Ed Boxer won more than once for different sections of his site and deserved it each time. Gary Istok won for stuff he gave me that's on MY site. So I think an award specifically for this page is just fine and justifiable. (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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I recently bought a digital camera and have finally updated by webpage, Brickenplate. It's still a pretty small site, but I hope to be adding a lot more now that I have a camera. The "Brickenplate Tour" features town-themed MOCs and the "Scrapbook" (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | RE: Curved walls
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Yes, but I did a little calculation and figure I will need: 1x3 Brick 215 White 1x1 Cylinder 215 White 1x3 Brick 143 Blue 1x1 Cylinder 143 Blue to do a decent 28 stud high cylinder for an R2-D2 "body". I guess I will watch for the next Auczilla to (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: ¡Legopalooza!
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Tom McDonald: (...) Cool man! Any chance some of those bands (no, no, not the Timmys) can be "hired" for the opening of a new theatre? Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I have made proper instruction, mostly in TLG style, but a bit more "compressed" for a bike at (URL) I found the work to be a bit tedious. So this time I thought: "People don't need all these steps, and it saves me a lot of work (as well as (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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Mike Poindexter wrote in message ... (...) Several sets contain gray 1x1 cylinders as cannon bullets (Pirates, Western) or throw stones (Castle, Ninja). If you look for that, you may find comparetively many cylinders in small sets. E.g. the Western (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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If you don't mind Gray ones, I think there are 32 in the pod racer set. Mike (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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This is a really cool model. I built one myself tonight. It was fun! Thanks for the great instructions Fredrik, and of course the great design as well. John Matthews Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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Wow. I actually went and looked at this. This may be the absolute high point of presentation at the amateur level, EVER. People NEED to check this out, even if they are not town modelers, to see what is possible/creatable/publishable with our (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.publish)
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In the better late than never department. Your prize for the first competition is in my basement. At last. I finally did the pitsco order I needed to and I have 3 packages of chain links for you. Just have to send them. (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) and the LDlite output. (might have to borrow that idea). And the instruction page looks great. The addition of the background really adds to the quality. Great model, great presentation. Well done. I am assuming that "Everything between two (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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If you can find any, buy the anniversary tubs (set# 3761) it has eight of them (not much I know, but probably the best you can do with what's out there today) Silas Rich Thompson wrote in message <000401bea12a$3f39bf...rr.com>... (...) wall (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | ¡Legopalooza!
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Pictures from Legopalooza have been posted, so all you concert-goers can see what you missed last weekend. This page will later be incorporated into my town section. Relevant questions/comments/criticisms are welcome. It's a bit slow-loading, but (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: 5151 Steep Sloped Bricks (45 deg)
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(...) My red roof pieces come in two kinds of plastic: the ones I had as a kid in the 60s are slightly translucent and the moulding is marginally less crisp. The newer ones I bought for my daughter about 1990 are a more opaque red plastic. I just (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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Wow!!! ..... "mixed cylinder curving" ... I like the curved walls, but I love the "radiating chapel" effect that you built. What a great idea. More proof of the "power of the brick". Eric, I like how you took the problem of curving in LEGO, and (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.build)
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