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Henry congratulations, this is a stunning work. I remember seeing it partly completed and I was blown away at the sight of it. Wonderful subject matter. The scale alone is fantastic. As others have said, the shinyness of the plates stacked upwards (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New mechs for your approval
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(...) Heh! It's my favorite as well. Expect to see me use it heavily as I 're-invent' my M-Tron Commandos idea. I've decided that they need to be grittier and meaner so more dark grey is a must. (...) No problem. I'm pretty certain I've got it (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas! Candy Cane Sculpture
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good job (as usual), Adrian. I had actually been thinking that a Candy cane sculpture would be suitable for LEGO... but you beat me to the punch. Plus, I have a separate Xmas LEGO sculpture that I will announce soon. eric (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Sounds cool. I'll have to look for it at Scarecrow Video. Hey, I was curious. Did you see the "Spider Platforms" in Project Appleseed? If not, I'd think you'd like them. They're 80' tall walking robotic gun platforms. (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery)
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(...) Yes, I figured the 33 degree thing would come into play somewhere. I've always thought of these as "roof bricks" and I think it's primarily because of how I aquired my original supply of them. See the following link for pics: (URL) also put up (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann writes: snip (...) Sorry, no pictures. I tried to find some on the net, but didn't couldn't get any. I was referring to the two Patlabor anime movies. In the beginnings of both of the movies there is some awesome (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas! Candy Cane Sculpture
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(...) Not much, no. The wall of the entire thing is about 4 bricks thick, including the hook. There's a support rib in the very center of hook that keeps everything together, but otherwise it's completely hollow. Adrian (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Hey, thanks. It's always good to know that there are others out there with foot fetishes besides me... But really, I don't know if you saw, (I know the pictures aren't that great) but the foot is only standing on the heel, toe, and side (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Merry Christmas! Candy Cane Sculpture
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That's a cool cane. :) Does it need some sort of support structure in it so the top 'hook' doesn't break off from the rest? (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) I've been pretending what I'd look like to be in that cockpit. Can you imagine all the red buttons? But really though thank you. Like I said in some of the other message replys I've been refining my mech design. I think so far this is the (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks, I try to make them intimidating. Also, I've been improving my look, mech by mech. Trying to get a nice balance and proportion vs. beliveability and playability. Get all that and try to have enough colors to make it look good. It's a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Has anyone attempted making molds for custom parts for minifigs like hairpieces, helmets, or weaponry? If so could you please point me to some images or let me know what kind of products you've used and had success with I'd appreciate it. After (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hey gang. It's a little early, but it's time to get into the christmas spirit, don't you think? (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Thanks, I went a little overboard on this one. It felt goooood. (...) You know me, These things really should look like they could take a punch. (...) Right on! I too look like I'll be able to attend this time. Trust me Titan will be there. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks, I've always had a soft spot for chainguns. I just can't seem to help myself. I'll say to myself, "ok, enough. Lets move on." And as soon as I abandon the idea for something a little less, (shall we say) dramatic, BOOM! The ideas roll (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: FDNY--3rd street station
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jonathan, you were wishing for a "brick colored brick". How do you think the sand-red works as "bricks" for this MOC? It's a subdued color like the other sands, and until I printed it out I thought it was gray and your photograph had a red shift (or (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) I think Kevin discussed this in the past. IIRC, I thought an image is counted based on the hits to the image page but a folder is counted based on the hits to the folder PLUS hits to all the pages in the folder. So a folder with lots of pages (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: we want....a shrubbery! one that looks nice... and not too expensive
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(...) Yes you're right except it wasn't Steve I don't think, it was the designer, I still have his card somewhere. (...) Yes... I think bringing out one pack of 4 colors was better than bringing out a pack that just had one. This is a kind of part (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery)
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(...) I call them "low slopes" or "33 degree slopes" (even though they are not EXACTLY 33 degrees, just like the "45 degree slopes" aren't exactly 45) I forget what LEGO calls them. I don't think any have ever been sold as a single part bulk item, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)
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| | Jack Stone figs and Minifigs . . .
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I was looking at these Jack Stone figures in a display the other day and was surprised to find that they were much smaller than I imagined. I have not purchased any of these Jack Stone sets yet nor do I intend to but I was wondering are the hat's (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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