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oh, cool....wow....(jaw hits floor)... One question, though. I'm not too well versed on track, but how did you get all the curves in the track done (i.e. curving up and down?) It's truly an incredible piece of work... -Scott Lyttle (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Matthew & All, (...) That is simply one of the most amazing creations I have ever seen, Matthew. Outstanding job! I never thought LEGO could ever get rollercoasters right, but you proved me wrong! Now all you need is to put a camera on one of the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Ohhh, looks sleek! uh oh, my transmission is being intercepted, what is is! Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.ks)
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Well, your a pretty darn good builder, so chances are if you are going to use cloth, it will be done nicely. Mayby a whole slew of SW capes, like from Qui-gon and the red ones from the Imperial Shuttle may judt do it for you. They have little holes (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I wanted the same thing when I started working on the DR8CO and Razor. One thought I had, maybe you can make it work, is capes. The little minifig capes, all overlapped. Could make a cool feathering effect. I thought of using the Ewok hang glider (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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That's amazing! Literally jaw-dropping. I saw the title of your post, and I thought, "OK, somebody made a cute little roller-coaster shaped MOC." But little did I suspect that somebody could pull off an actual *working* minifig scale roller coaster! (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmmm. I'm somewhat of a purist when it comes to building. No altering of pieces and no un-Lego parts allowed. What's cool about buiding with Lego is the challenge of creating something with such a limited pallete. Have you ever thought of (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I don't know if this had been addressed before, but since I'm kind of new, here goes: Has anyone else experienced a random yellowing of white bricks and plates? Some pieces turn this color, while others adjacent will not. Because of this I don't (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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I would like to know what you think of using cloth in MOCs. This applies primarily to the dragon I'm working on. I'd like to make the dragon entirely out of LEGO elements, but the feathered wing designs I've tried have had serious flaws. I've (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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My new UCS A-wing is up in Gareth's Section of www.fbtb.net. Enjoy, and please post any comments! (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) The guns look good too. (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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February 26, 2001 900 hours Final schedueled tests for the BD4 Powersuit started smoothly. The unit was air dropped over Sector 34 to perform routine systems tests. 1000 hours Test pilot Gary Hatcher reports electronic systems malfunction between (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.us.ks)
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(...) Wow, I really like the look of your BRICKHOUNDS. The use of the fire fighting hoses as night vision headgrear is really cool. I'll definitely have to try that out. You've also made some really nice looking guns. I look forward to seeing more (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) 2 1/2 feet Gundams + a huge mobile armor + your other things (falcon, etc.) + all the prototypes you have for your new line of mobile suits. Altogether very nice! I can't wait to see the group shot of all 4 Dark Gundams and the MA-01 Cardinal! (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hello guys. As you may have checked and known about them, lastday I updated My Own Militaria "BRICKHOUNDS" the S.W.A.T for anti-Terrorism. (URL) you wanted to make secure your LEGOLAND city perfectly and safely, you would buy and hire some of these (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I've never heard of the show, but that's a very unique shape. I like it! -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Excellent work, and thanks for sharing the details of the spire. Very clever. Amy (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Very nice Eric. It's good to see that LBB has a playmate! Really though the black looks great. Maybe a brown or green one now??? Later, Bryce (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) lost in a mess of greeblies. Very nice work indeed. (...) It was great to see you again. Seems like you and Chris were exchanging technology ;-) (...) I hear ya. I'm in the busy groove. Later, Bryce (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm trying to post it. She's proving to be difficult to photograph. I'm tryint to show that she can kneel and hold a "walking stance" as well. I have the first pose done though. I was working on the second last night. I'm hoping to publish (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Great Cathedral. I admired this greatly when I saw the pictures of the PNLTC layout at Legoland. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears Michlug - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Yes I now have your tech! Including sound effects I made out pretty good, back comes the Mech full of Ranjo fodder! Parts upon parts gleened form your supply of mecha bits. I was supposed to take a break and not build for a while, well now I'm (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Eric, That's what I saw the other night!! I was in my studio sorting (ugh) and I swear I heard this "ping-vorp" sound. When I turned around, I see this black bot with my tub of black bricks in his grubby little mits. Then he "pong -vorped" (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey everybody, I have an older moc to unveil to masses. My I present the Gunboat (URL) was inspired by Faye Valentine's Gunboat from the best anime show on television now, Cowboy Bebop!! Sorry about the fuzzy photos 8( PLMKWYT out tk (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey cool! I 've encountered mechs like this before in "Armored Core" and some Japanese import game I don't remember the name of , but they're a pain to get past!!! I like how you got so much detail on the base with those tiny parts. Build a (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Sun Yun writes: >>These are just studio shots since I suppose people have seen some of the pics already from Brickswest. Oops! Sorry Sun. I didn't mean that on purpose! I just threw all my Brickswest stuff up in a hurry. I (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey Kim, I really liked the cathedral! It's very impressive! Thanks for sharing how you did the spire. I may have to try that sometime. Also, it's a nice site you have. It's the first time I've seen it. Keep up the good work and keep sharing (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Mmmmmm, juicy details. I can fit more, really I can! (...) I almost called this guy Linebacker because of the shoulders. I felt a nice heavy shoulder armor was in order (while buiding I saw the piece fit and ran with it...) But otherwise the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! I feel like I get just a little better each time I do this. For some reason I Got the Bohrok and thought to myself, "very cool. Not really scary, but cool." So I got the urge to do the little shot of Gunslinger turing one Bohrok into (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! My wife says it "makes him look loved". --Bill. (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) An excellent little mecha, and an outstanding first attempt. I can't wait to see what you come up with in the future... Later, Chris (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That mech rules! I love the action shots w/ the Bohrok! I'm very impressed by the size and design of your creations. Definitely among the best in the reverse leg mech design... Have you ever considered building and AT-ST? One day I'm going to (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I've actually been thinking a lot about LBB since BricksWest; I guess the biggest surprise for me was how fun it was to pose LBB and make it's waist bend back and forth. I've always had and inherent distrust for worm gears, due to the fact (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I regret not getting to play more with your mecha, for fear of encouraging the onlookers! ;-) Your red mecha is very cool indeed; I really like how well the legs are sculpted. The Monster was sort of lurking behind Eric's big mechbot, so I (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Kim, A very nice cathedral, and good technique in making the octagonal steeple. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) wielding the croquet mallet of divine retribution. Techno medieval. Very beautiful. "K" (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow! Nice Pictures. I can't believe noone else has commented on this yet. Those things are HUGE! Good Job. The pictures are even better *because* they're big! They're worth the DL time. I might have to make a trip to the HomeShow this week... (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Oasis from Sluggy Freelance
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(...) Thanks Shiri, I aim to please. Working in those colors was kind of annoying though :) Adrian (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Well since they are exactly the same, I'm not sure! But, since the LSB is designed to retrieve parts it may just have a bit more greedy-ness built into it's nueral makeup, so I think the LSB may just win! Thanks! Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks sir, you notice the coolest things! I can't wait to hang with you when I visit! Yo I just looked at the Gun Slinger again! Whooooooo hooooooo!!!! LBB has the same kind of pilot as LSB, like two peas in a pod. Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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====Eric (...) ====Ha, I know, I took 1 day and then it's back to work! Naww, you had me so pumped up about LBB that I had to make another in a color I knew I had enough of. Black. I made the LSB in about 12 hours, mostly it was hard just locating (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yes! Here's the deal, the fins on the arms help with mid air control when the jump jets kick in. The antennas on the back of the Mech are sensors that work with the jump jets and the Mechs topographical displays and automation. The Antennas on the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yes, non-comformist, anti-establishment mecha. Really I was thinking that when you are building a new secret mech and I want to know the specs, I dispatch the Little Stealthy Bot to embark on a covert mission, gather intelligence and report back to (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) with. Nice colors! And sluggy... good choice. :-) -Shiri (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Oh my Gosh!!!... I've been dreaming of something like this for the longest time, but haven't been able to figure an affordable solution to the track, and let me tell you, your solution is gorgeous, but no way I can consider that affordable. GREAT (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Well, now that the PDX GATS is over and I've finished my taxes (YEAH!) I'm taking some time to do a long overdue update to my web page. The first installment of this update is a page with pictures of my new cathedral that went to LegoLand with the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains) !
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Sun, what can I say that hasn't already been said before? You have a way of almost sculpting with bricks instead of building. All your models are so refined, clean, and playable!! Temple is really flashy and brash. I like huge hammer, reminds me of (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) After hearing you drop hints about this thing for so long, it's great to finally see it- I just wish I could have made it for GATS last weekend. Wonderful engineering! -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com www.pnltc.org (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Hey that is cool! I like the idea of a Guard Mech type. Like they would be swarming around and parting through the feet of a passing Mech with clearence to enter the facility. Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Good job Sun, these are great. I really enjoyed checking them out during the event. They have all sorts of design qualities that I like very much. I look foward to seeing more detailed pix or more to the point, it will be cool for others to see just (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Glad you liked it. A photo op presented itself when I unpacked 03. This is the first time I've had four of them standing up together, though 06 doesn't have lower leg armor yet. (...) The load bearing on the turntables is good, but it seems (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey, that's REALLY cool! But I gotta say, I'm sure glad I'm not one of them minifigs... you wouldn't catch me on something that steep! hehe Great job Matt! Mel (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Hey all. I just finished my 2 latest Star Wars fighters, bringing the total up to 8 so far. I'm going to refer you to a slightly different address this time: (URL) Oklahoma address is a mirror for this one but its been very slow lately. The Dallas (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars)
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Two of three(maybe 4) new mechs that will be posted when I finish redesigning my site. These are just studio shots since I suppose people have seen some of the pics already from Brickswest. (URL) Brickswest was fun guys. Sorry I didn't get a chance (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! I appreciate that. --Bill. We missed you at BricksWest, by the way. I hope you can make it next year... I almost didn't make it due to financial reasons, but managed to get a ride and arrange to share a campsite to keep costs down. But (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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That's one heck of a first attempt man!! I like the execution on the legs, it look really utilitarian and tough. All the greebles around the base rock, they go together well. You started to lose me on the turret. It seems a bit too tall, I think it (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That little guy's adorable :) Good job. I'd love to see it next to my Pooh bear. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Looks like someone's been watching Patlabor 2. ;-) Hmmm... This is pretty good for a first mecha Jamie. The "Guard Dog" definitely qualifies as a mecha (not the FASA "mech" <shudder>), since it bears an uncanny resemblence to the quadruped, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well this is my first attempt at a mech lego creation. I'm not even sure if you could call it a mech. I don't know what it would be catorgorized as. I call it the "Guard Dog". www.jneufeld.20megsf...icles.html LMKWYT Jamie Neufeld (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) with the new AT pieces, and the little "power crystal" engine is cool. The arms look a bit short and awkward in comparison to the rest of the model, however. I don't know... maybe it's the way they start big and then get skinny and have little (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Brian, Very very nice new MS. The yellow really pops out the details. Especially the yellow on the face. I had the pleasure of putting your 03 together at BricksWest. I am still amazed at how large AND solid your mecha are. 03 Came right out (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Oops! Thanks for pointing that out! The correct address should be www.insidethevault.c...rcoaster/. And this time I checked it! I also just put up a link for anyone else who clicks the old bad one... (...) If I hadn't been finishing up the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Yes, yes, the roller coaster is totally awesome, but am I the first person to notice that the letter "c" is missing in the link to click on? I know that everyone else must've had to type the c in because otherwise, they wouldn't have seen the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Mindstorms is definately something I want to add to this roller coaster. I like the idea of automatically replacing trains. Other spots for mindstorms are stopping at the station, opening and closing loading gates (if I had them) (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Go for Triplets!!! Mark Neumann (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks Ted! (...) The biggest unexpected thing was the energy loss that is constantly occuring. Everything has to be really tight to prevent that loss. The other thing this project taught me was how incredibly complex real roller coasters are, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Sometimes they do, this one took a while. Maybe four/five days, working five+ hrs each day. The thing is I get into it and can't stop. I just, ..., <<sob>>, can't help myself. I get completely obsessed and the thing just builds itself really. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) looking for is a system that could be automated, or that would make it easy to take minifigure in and out when needed. I would imagine the rubber retraints would be a little tricky from that aspect... but they sure would cut down on my (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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You can almost hear the old western music in distance... A new gunslinger is in town... Sheriff, I'd get the heck out of Dodge!! Oh my gosh, that is one monsterous mech, where do I start!?! The legs are by far the coolest, the shape and greebles (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Ahhh, Eric had twins!!! Here is a question... If the LSB and LBB were to armwrestle, who would win? Seriously though, that is really cool!! I bet alot of brickenering went into those bots!! (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Imagine if someone made this....
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If I took a big pile of white bricks and put a brown spear on top, would that count? Mark ~Legomeister~ Neumann (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I finally placed some of the video avi files of my motorized sopwith camel on brickshelf. You can check them out here: (URL) Ellermann (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Check this out, someone sent this link to me and wow, imagine a Lego rendition. (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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OHHH...HHH Maaa...aaaNNNNNNN!!!! I'm speechless, that is So!! XXXX(explexitve) Friggg;n Kick-@XXx (explexitive) awww wHoa, I, oh look at...ooo check out the...I like..der oh look at that part, nice. nice, umhmmm, nice...oh. haa ha. mhhh. ya ya Dang (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Check er out: (URL) highlights: head, torso, hips, toes, shoulders, upper arms, lower arms, fingers, missle racks, and gun turret are all mobile Cockpit features an ejection seat. (dig the explosive charges under the seat, pic (URL) ) Engine (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) LOL! Yes, a technifig is under his foot in the picture. I was wondering if anybody would notice that. Actualy, I considered building the technifig a powered suit and THEN putting him under the Swarm Warrior's foot. -- Mark Nelson LCC Command: (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Cute guy, I see how you mathematically figured out the reflection angles of the brick to make it stealty... er or something like that. I particuarily like the goggles on the clear helm. Great work as ever! Mark Neumann (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey, weren't you taking a break from Lego? Not that I'm complaining :-) This new stealthy bot would have been useful at BricksWest for those K8 boxes. I can see the looks of confusion on people's faces when they reach down for a part, only to (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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absolutely wonderful -p (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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dude, u need to add my 'crash couch' chair to your roller coaster train so the minifigs don't fall out ;-) here's view of the chair: (URL) here's the dir w/ the rest of the pics of it: (URL) build, matt -p (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Matt- Abosolutely fabulous roller coaster! Thomas, David, and I have thought about doing a roller coaster for as long as they have been building LEGO and we appreciate all the difficult issues you had do deal with -- and no doubt many more that only (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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Heh, neat Eric! This stealthy version seems sorta evil; it has those antennas and fins on the arms. What does it do with them? Sends jamming signals and cuts through enemy defences? And that robot piloting it, how do we really know he ain't crazy (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) Harris Evil 3D Modeler ---...--- You're not quite evil enough. You're semi-evil. You're quasi-evil. You're the margarine of evil. You're the Diet Coke of evil, just one calorie, not evil enough. Dr. Evil <Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me> (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Reminds me of the evil antimatter version of the Robot from Lost in Space. The blue bots build things. The black bots destroy things. Can't have one without the other in the lego universe, where parts are intended to be recycled. Lego (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) The yellow is part of the traditional gundam color scheme. It's very "festive".:) (...) As I said, I think I'm going to rebuild 05 before doing any more photography of it. It's supposed to be 06's contemporary, so they should have a similar (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I built a head and torso a few months ago but let it sit for too long and ended up redesigning everything from scratch. That gundam is part of a "lost episode", discarded on the cutting room floor. This new one is the same height as the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I still haven't made a waist that tilts forwards and backwards. I tend to do incremental improvements. What would be neat would be to combine both twisting and tilting in a strong, compact package with worm gear actuation. "K" (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | A Little Stealthy Bot
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A Little Stealthy Bot - Because you always need one. (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Gundam Reunion
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Oh snap!! Lean and new, like the high speed edition. Oh, I gotta go look some more!! Drool! Drool! Legomaster (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | New Sculpture MOC: Teddy Bear
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It's been a while since I've completed a sculpture, and though I debuted this at BricksWest, I am only uploading it to the web for the first time now. This is a completely original design, not based on anybody else's intellectual property (unlike (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build) !
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| | Two New MOC's: Tourism on the moon?
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I have uploaded two new MOC's to represent my vision for space tourism: an Earth-to-orbit passenger shuttle, and a lunar tour vehicle for exploring the moon's surface in style. First, links to my web pages and Brickshelf (same pics, but there are (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) May i suggest doing a search on the internet for the M1025/M1026 model humvee variants. I used to drive these in the Army. Joel (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | NELUG at New England Home Show 2/23/02 - 3/03/02
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Well I don't have a lot of time for a full debriefing but here is a little appitizer. NELUG was commisioned about 6 months ago to present at the New England Home Show in Boston MA. We were commisioned to build a replica of the new LPZ Bridge in (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug) !!
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| | Re: My finished building.
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(...) WOW!I like!The Columns look great.It reminds me of the Lincoln Memorial a little(I was waiting to see a mini Lincoln sitting in one of the pictures:-) ) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Sculpture/Mosiac: 2002 Olympic Games
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(...) Thanks Bill. The rings were definitely the hardest part; I fiddled around in Paint for about a half hour doing pixel-by-pixel testing. It helped immensely. -Chris (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: First Super Deformed Gundam
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(...) Good call... on both points. (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I went and saw black hawk down last night and its inspired me to have another crack at making a technic hummvee. Anyone got some pictures of one? (the vechicle I want to model is the one that has the machine gun on the top) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yes, the entire roof consist only out of 2x plates. Almost 1,100 pieces were used. I added an txt-file into the gallery with more usefull information. (...) I don't have a floor plan, but if you want it, i'll be happy to draw (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: My finished building.
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Wow, that is massive. Is the roof made from 2x plates? Do you have a floor plan? My suggestion (stop me if you have heard this one!) is to add just a touch of color to it. Also, what some Parthenon builders have done is to make a frieze from plain (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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