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(...) Very nice, but some of the internationals beat you to it. Is it any wonder your map is to scale with my map of the UK (a miniscule 48 x 64 studs) j/k lugnet.loc.uk:8040 (URL) though, yours has an impact that mine could never achieve. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Ahh, thanks much. Adrian (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Adrian, You...are a madman. A very creative madman, but a madman nonetheless. Wasn't the ISD big enough to satisfy your hunger? ;-) -alex (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Nice mosaic, Adrian. eric (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Hello all, A new fighter has been put on the ULF website. The link is here: (URL) Quasar is considered by many Starforce Engineers to be the Transaerospace Forces' finest achievement. The Quasar features a cockpit made out of very high-grade (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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(...) Sure, you're welcome to visit me if you're ever in the Cleveland area (the same goes for any other lugnetters.) (...) If it comes to brickswest, you can add one then. Otherwise, you'll just have to make the drive to DC in July. (...) Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I did it in 5 colors because, well, I wanted more color. Had I enough purple or teal, I'd have done 6. And no, the colors I chose for each state mean nothing :) Adrian (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) NEATO! Um, why 5 colors? Just for fun? The US map *can* be 4 colored you know... (I want to pick the BROWN states! :-) ) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Adrian! Wow! that is really fabulous! You are one serious Lego Builder, nay, Lego Artist! I just finished looking through your page and I just can't find the words! Well just one.....WOW! What a great addition to your Building room. Can I come see (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: OFW IV "WolfSpyder" and the FCS ESAT "SpyderNest"
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Wow. This is really cool stuff - the research is evident in the believability of the backstories. And the mecha suits are cool - great use of antennas. The coolest thing to me is simply the way the suits mount to the SpyderNest. That just strikes me (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well sure, but we're only 12 days into the year, so that's not saying much. (...) Yeah, me too. Too bad the internationals aren't recognized, but a world map would be, well, monstrous. (...) Reminds me, I forgot to dot Cleveland with the first (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Oh, you mean like, Wild the Suit is, refinements are good they are. (hrrmmmm) Lego leads to building, building leads to thinking, thinking leads to twinkies. Strong are the forces of Dark Chocolate. Trully wonderful is the mind of a Lego Builder. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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Jason, the gears would work if I had a motor, but I am affraid right now it is purely cosmetic aside from having all 6 wheels spin together. Thank you! out (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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That is absolutely stunning. This is the coolest thing I've seen so far this year, lego or otherwise. Great idea for a subject matter too - cool and functional. It'll be interesting to see the map after everyone's stuck their dots on. Eagerly (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Eric you kinda sound like Yoda! :^) I am glad you enjoyed it, It really isn't that new of a concept, I need to get out of that suit rut! out (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks. I was thinking of using a different color of dot for each fest. Or not, I don't know, I hadn't really thought that much about it. I figure they're really cheap on bricklink so I might pick up a few hundred before the fest. The flag (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Thank you! I had been playing with those handle bars for a while trying to think of a new way to use them. out (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
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(...) What does that rank mean, in the overall hierarchy of a ship or a naval station? (I presume it means something other than "you have to stand on the prow for the entire voyage, or the fantail if we're going backwards". :) ) best LFB XFUT - (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) One of the benefits of building big is the pixellation of the edges between the states is minimized. That, and I spent a great deal of time while I was making the images tweaking the borders so they looked good. (...) If I really felt the urge (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: MOC: German WWII halftrack and armoured car
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(...) Yes, but first of all that was a public post (not a private email), and second you made a value judgement about adults who *are* interested in the military and show this with LEGO in your words. Just as you did in this post. I responded to it (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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