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(...) I like yellow just fine - after all, I have a 3033 Blue Tub full of yellow pieces. And I sure understand the lack of "real world" colored bricks in bulk tubs like the 3033. (...) Of course! And now that the Shell™ Exxon™ and Esso™ oil (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Oops.. sorry, should have searched first (...) Personally, i like the consistancy, like its an actual production line. I think there's 2 ways to go, use variety and see how many radical design you can come up with, or, as in this case and (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yeah, those Life On Mars fan housings are doing a pretty good job up there, aren't they. :) Thanks Adrian (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey, don't be badmouthing the yellow :) And the fact that the Bricksburg Hotel and the Octan HQ are the same color is strictly coincidence. Since I was modelling the Octan HQ after a real building (and I didn't have 50,000 tan bricks) I built (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks. I wanted to try and emulate the sloped front of the real building as close as possible. The best way to do that, since I used all my thin walls for the roof panels, was to use car windshields, similar to what I used on the Museum ((URL) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Love it! Man, I wish you would have done this minifig scale. Either way mechs like yours make an old man like me keep coming back for more. PS: would you have instructions by any chance? I would mess around and see if I can change it around (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Crazy! thanks, man! (...) anytime.... ;^) s (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) WoW! What a nice BIG building! And it's yellow too! Just like a certain hotel from a little while back... I think I saw an Octan press release indicating something about the falling prices of oil have caused them to consider putting the new (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks, Sun. I don't know if it's '_very_ different', but I'm glad you like it. I'm curious to see what you might come up with, since I admire your technique so. regards, stuart (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey, cool. If by clean, you mean 'unadorned', then we're talking the same language. thanks thanks (...) haw! Perhaps I need to create a hungry predator mech. Is the BMW safely boxed away? more to come... stuart (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Congrats! What a great huge office building. I'll echo Jason's praise of the windows. The fans on the roof are nice too! Very nice! Jonathan (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow, that's big. Very nice. I like the use of your car front windshields for the front glass. The roof details are a neat touch. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks. I really wanted to duplicate the unique shape of the building as much as I could. The facets on the roof and the bend in the middle were vital to that. I was bummed when I dove into the project and realized just how many bricks it'd (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Consider it done. Even though I'm 6'5", it still looks extremely impressive next to me. (...) Heh, thanks. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. My Ninja guys built this on the Isle Of Mist. :) Okay, maybe not. Adrian (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well, you captured the BP Building perfectly! Just needs twice as many floors, as you said. That said, it's still huge! I can't wait to see your latest stuff IRL. The vents/fans at the top and the entire glass section are excellent too. --Bram (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) That is amazing! Not only is it realistic, but it is also huge! Could you stand next to it and take another picture to give us more of an idea of its size? I guess I will pick my jaw up from the floor now ... -- Pawel (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Hey gang, here's my latest creation, and a contest entry in the Creativity Contest too. It's part town building, part sculpture. You can find the Octan World Headquarters on the town page. Cheers Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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Straight from the Confederation Shipyards... The following ships have been uploaded to the database: Scimitar-Class Arizona Variant Remora-Class Light Frigate Tsunami-Class Heavy Frigate Valiant-Class Tactical Cruiser Viper-Class Light Escort Here's (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Interesting. I bet the pictures you show from your honeymoon and when your wife has a baby would be pretty intense than also, since you wouldn't want to water down the most significant parts of those events. :O) I also doubt you would teach (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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Here is my new MOC - a lighthouse that will be connected to the castle town of Blut'Ader. I wanted to create something small that wouldn't steal the thunder away from the city, yet fairly realistic. (URL) also included a little link section for (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !!
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