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(...) Just kidding. I think you'd need about a million bricks for that. But if anyone could build it, it'd be you. Nice job! --Dave (jot and jab) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Thanks. The torch indeed looks good in the dark, but does not photograph very well at all. Plus, I was out of batteries for the torch light on the day I was taking these pictures. Nonetheless, thanks for looking. (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Indeed I do enjoy Nathan! What is the internal structure like? The guys at LLW said when they are doing buildings they put 2x bricks as bracing roughly every 10 studs, have you done something similar? If so I bet they aren't tan as you appear (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Liberty set #3450, a pedestal kit for her to stand on. I would also hope it looked as nice as the one you built. You have shown (as many of the creative minds that post their pics. here) that one does not need to wait for a preformed kit - (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Yeah, I keep fooling with this leg setup. I think I got it pretty good here though. The legs tilt and swivel at the hip, making it so no matter what the angle of the legs, the foot can stand flat. Also, because of the hip mobility, the body (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) demonstrates a need for LEGO to get more of the new colors into circulation. While I'm fond of reducing specialized parts, I must admit that I'm also terribly fond of some of the new colors. They allow for much more realistic structures and (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hey, Richie, bearing Bryce's comment in mind, can I issue you a challenge? I use a 1:1.8 compression factor (effectively I work around 1/75 scale or so)--could you build the next Snottler iteration at that large a scale? I'm drooling over the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Oh, now that is just too cool...awesome job! (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I have been following the creations of the 1592 like sets since they were started. I think yours is a wonderful variation on this theme! Welcome to the fold and show us what other Belville creation you make! Greg (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.build)
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I've said this before but the Snottler really is one of my favorite lego warships around. I particularly like seeing the design lineage of the various versions on the website. Judging by the Snottler's rate of growth the HMLS Snottler 4.0 should be (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I agree...the landscaping is absolutely gorgeous, and isn't an eyesore... talk about a master-piece!!! WOW!! I think a neat aspect of it, has to be the battery operated "boat" ... which comes out of the "falls" on the track... It must be (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Nice job with the base... It looks very detailed but not over-powering. Very good idea with the electric wiring. It must be very cool to see this in the dark!!! Ben (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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¡!¡Un-be-lie-va-ble¡!¡ jus’ spectacular… ~Silver Falls is exquisite. Takeshi Itou's the Grand Master of integrated landscaping. His buildings merge into the rock formation with such fluidity. (URL) ÎÎÎ...ÎÎÎ Takeshi Itou's BrickShelf gallery: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.general)
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I decided it was time to add a pedestal to the Statue of Liberty set #3450. My results can be found here: (URL) also revised the torch by building it with clear bricks and then wiring it to light up. The wires run up the middle of the statue and (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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(...) The downside to denormalizing is you have to remember to update your data in several places whenever you update it. Depending on how complex you want to make your code it can be worth it to denormalize in some places to allow quicker searches. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Normalising makes things more space efficient (by reducing storage of redundant information), denormalising makes things more efficient at runtime (by reducing joins). Storing the tree total against each category is an example of keeping (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Forgive me if two of these messages come through. I sent one the other day, and it still hasn't shown up. So, I'll assume that I hit the wrong button or something. Shaun, I saw your train at the April Greenberg show, and I was very impressed! (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Can you explain this a little more? I intrigued by the concept, and completely confused. My (limited) knowledge of databases tells me that normalizing the DB is a way to add efficiency. What I am missing in your suggestion? (...) Well, the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build)
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Arielle Détraz wrote: [ (URL) ] (...) Welcome onboard. (...) It looks great. I am not much into Belville myself (although the transparent spires are good as space ship cockpits ;-), but I really enjoyed your creation. (...) It's a great way to put (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.belville, lugnet.build)
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(...) The thing I really liked that isn't captured so well by the WWW page is the highly modular nature of the Snottler 3.0. Seeing it broken into chunks is quite interesting. Kerry (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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