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Whoa, that's pretty neat there. A tiny machine like that could lift such a large piece of equipment? Incredible, remarkable... -Harvey (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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I've built a window exactly as you describe. Pics at (URL) The inverse arch is held from sliding back into the building by protruding pieces behind it, but it can (and does) fall out the front. Roy (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Woah, lotsa kind remarks, thanks Geordan! (...) Heh, you just gotta use those parts if you got'em. (...) Well, it was one of few remaining colour schemes I never used. I think Chris Madison did it before me. (...) Thankya! (...) LOL! Yes... (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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"Mladen Pejic" <mladenpejic@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:H15o29.vH@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) Love those red guns - as if to make sure the enemy knows just exactly what it's about to mess with... <snip> (...) The towed ELF antenna ads a lot (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks Chris, always love hearing what ya got to say! LOL, I never really thought of the tan wings as a spoiler, but now that I think about it... smart! ;-) (...) Heh, thanks! I was going for a strange, undersea look to it. BTW the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) :-D (...) Heh, thanks Gil! I think that's the best compliment I've ever read... ;-) (...) Heh, yeah I was a doing a bit of surfing, looking at the www.naval-technology.com site, and saw all the wonderful sensor equipment. A lot of inspiration (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Wow! this is amazing! this has to be the best hovertank to date I think, it's beautiful. The rail guns are awesome, and the way they pivot and everything is so cool, very clever idea. The hover pods are PERFECT. They blend so well with the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) approach; very ingenious. And all the different and contrasting shapes make for an interesting overall design. The red pod fins look a bit out of place, but that's just me. Love the rear spoiler. :-) Overall, this is the best hovertank I've (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks Matt, so glad you liked it. Yes, the saucers are anti-gravity drives, and the red unit in the back is a heat sink. (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Air! Air!....incredible...coolness of....MOC's...cutting off...air! Oh man - where to start. (...) absolutely LOVE it. Everything. All of it. I can't say any more. (...) (lil' snipping) (...) making an appearance in one of my dioramas (with full (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Yup, definitely a departure from the conventional "tank" design! The Mammoth is very obviously born for battle. Great idea MP, I really dig the repulsorlift saucers (I'm assuming that's what they are...either way they're cool). The aft red (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) I think Mark gave me more credit than was due - all I have is a simple barrel and ammo drum, just like your pictures indicated. :) I could fit a longer cannon in (using a technic axle), but I don't know how it interacts with the drum so that (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hi all, I've been wanting to build a hovertank ever since the beginning of this year. For me, hovertanks are one of the most interesting land warfare vehicles to design. Setting about to make my tank look futuristic, and aggressive, I disposed of (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.aquazone) !
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Amy & All, (...) I think Amy's definition of "small" is bigger than most people's projects! : ) ou are an awesome builder, Amy. I continue to be amazed. Congrats on the CLSOTW also! (...) Wow, that is looking awesome! I love the angled window (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Amy & All, (...) I think Amy's definition of "small" is bigger than most people's projects! : ) ou are an awesome builder, Amy. I continue to be amazed. Congrats on the CLSOTW also! (...) Wow, that is looking awesome! I love the angled window (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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My next small church project... (URL) be a little larger than the GATS Church. I intended this would be portable, but it's pretty fragile. I'll probably not finish it until I've disassembled the Abston Church of Christ, so I can use that table, and (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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(...) Thanks Eric! I am glad that you like it. I can't wait to see your comments on my next Eva because when finished, it will be the most bizzare MS I have ever built (oh yeah, and it is going to have a big axe also). (...) Yep! You are absolutely (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Neat device Roy! Just for a sense of scale, I dug up this pic: (URL) another pic showing a larger section of the track arrangement: (URL) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks, George (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Do you mean 2 pairs (4 tracks, 8 rails) or just 4 rails (2 tracks, or 1 pair of tracks)??? The picture only shows 1 pair of tracks (in each direction... there's another pair running the other way) Neat device, thanks for sharing! (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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OMG! Dude!!! Professor Snead strikes again! WOW WOW WOW! Shuuwweeet!! Ok, where to begin? Notable Sneadified Mecha points: The Head: Very Snead. I like the flat and rounded contours of the head. The Shoulders: Oooohhhh! Look at the curves and smooth (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Cool, As before I like all the shapes, the spine is so cool, really excellent. Legs and knees looking cool too! Hey nice Axes. One thing I wanted to mention, When I went to Georgia, Scott Lyttle lent me the whole Evangellion Series. I was blown away (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words and encouragement! I was hoping you would approve of the final product; after sitting with the model in my room for a couple of months, I beging to grow weary of it. At that point, it's hard to tell how it will be (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks! I can't wait to see what you do with these joints. You're mecha are all so different...one never knows what to expect from Neo-Oz next! ;-) (...) The central region just sort of happened by accident. I'm glad it did, too! I feel like (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks, Chris! I tried using other kinds of feet for this mecha, but as it turns out, the bevels and overall shape of the foot help this mecha achieve more realistic poses than the brick versions, so I went with them. "product line" (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks, Geordan! I'm just trying to keep up with you and Mladen, with the studless mecha look. I probably would have made this mecha completely studless if Lego came out with 2x3 tiles... (...) Thanks again! Can't wait for your next mecha! (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks, Mladen! I'm glad you like it. This mecha doesn't have a skirt because its thighs are so big, and because I've always admired your "skirt free" designs! (...) I'm not sure; Atmospheric flight would be cool, but we'll see. (...) Long (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very, very nice base you've constructed Gregory. I particularly like that you've chosen to model military buildings, as most other military modelers (myself included) build only the sharp edge of a military's warfighting potential without any (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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just an imho about moonbase standards flexibility since i've been seeing a lot of misinterpretation lately. the goal of a standard is to provide 100% flexibility for the builder EXCEPT where the module needs to be able to connect to the next module. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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I noticed this evening from email I've received that my site was selected CSOTW. Yeah, I'm kinda slow :-) Thanks to everyone who requested it, and thanks to Todd for the kind review. I've since added a couple pictures of the Abston Church project, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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Hi all, I just posted pics of an interesting vehicle I am hoping to build. It is a special rail-mounted vehicle for picking up and moving the giant radio antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. The pics are at (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Alan, The tie fighter pilot in set 7146 has a brown head, with no printing. That and a Sharpie might do the trick for you. HTH. Good luck. Henry Durand (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Advice and ideas are needed. One of the ways that we are celebrating the move to new office space is by having me "lego-ize" our personnel (plus families). For most ethnic groups its possible to get away with using the stock minifig faces -- yellow (...) (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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In the great the great southern jungle, beyond the desolate concrete spires of the City State... there are a series of helecopter bases. Around the clock, the Air Cav protects the Pantheon from seperatists, undead, fugatives, enemy troops, and (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Well, Chris, after waiting forever with only those "sketchy" teasers to satisfy me, I must say that finally seeing this mecha it did not meet my expectations. No chris, it EXCEDED them! I can's believe it! That creation is just amazing. Now that I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow! I am working on Super Battle Droid MS as well and is it is two shoulders and a head short of being finished! I completely agree with you, the Super Battle Droid set is nice, but with those hinges it could have been a lot better! You have (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Two versions of my Crusader Light Infantry/Melee Mecha: (URL) shot of a small tank that I made: (URL) group shots: (URL) mecha for my mecha recharge bay: (URL) ALC guy (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha) !
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(...) Keith, I've never played Fortress America, but that is a lethal looking laser tower.' George (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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xp to .mecha Trevor, that's pretty cool! I like the color scheme and all the little details, like the overhead beam-structure-things and the little spacemen hard at work. The mech is killer too - love how you used that cockpit. -Chris (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Chris, this is just stellar. I really dig the spiney lower torso and the hips. And your use of the Bionicle feet really works well with this mecha. I also agree with Mladen; I like how you keep features consistent with your mecha. Not only is it (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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