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While breaking down some sets from a recent clearance run, I came across an interesting new part... 42607. It looks like a wing 12 x 6 with notched corners, but it has the distinction of having a technic brick (2 x 4) molded into the inboard end. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | ISCC entry: Luna Spire
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It's up! (URL) Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.space)
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| | RE: Here is some Photography help!
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(...) I've found that if good light sources are not available, you can still get a great picture if your camera has some manual settings. An aperture of f5 to f8 or so will keep the entire model in focus while still blurring the background. With a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | Re: Here is some Photography help!
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sun yun also has a few nice tips for digital photography on his website. you may want to check this out: foundrydx.com (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | Re: Here is some Photography help!
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(...) photographing extreme closeups, though, which is a big thing with Lego. Plenty of the correct amount of light is the key for me when taking pictures. I could focus all the incandescent bulbs in the frame I wanted and it would always come out (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | Re: Here is some Photography help!
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(...) *If you want a plain white background, try getting some newprint leftover rolls from your local paper. Ours gives em out for free, and they usually have a TON of 'extra' paper on em, Glossy sometimes too ;) *Use Skylight lighting! Our house (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | Here is some Photography help!
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I have been listen to several mechers saying that they need to better their digital photography skills. Well, I had some free time today, so I found some good helpul info for them. This site here covers all the photography basics. Be sure to read (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish.photography)
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| | Re: Ideas for Brickswest sessions
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(...) (color notwithstanding, of course) (...) build.sculpture?? (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) Oh, yeah... I remember reading once a long time ago that you'd designed a minifig scale World Trade Center. Did you ever make a CAD model of it or anything? I'd love to see it! Sean --- Sean M. Kenney The Brick Apple - New York City in Lego (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) Actually, my math was only off a little, but I didn't include the black plates. Here's the whole thing, with tiles and plates: The facade is built in chunks that are 24 studs tall (sideways). A chunk uses twelve 2x2 tiles, three 2x8 plates and (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) Yea, almost as crazy as me settling on a design that used 2500 light gray tile grilles - when Bricklink was only showing about 1500 total available for sale! (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Highlanders!
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(...) Yes, but so far I've only got a single turban, and that's purple :) With turban's coming out this year in white, black and red, I'm likely to build the odd lancer... unfortunately, with the black and white turbans only in the scorpion palace (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) computed as I added things to my shopping cart. Maybe they just decided to give to to everyone, regardless? (The thread mentioned is from a year ago..) Sean --- Sean M. Kenney The Brick Apple - New York City in Lego (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) The code is "AFOL23" see (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Which 1x4x3 is better for skyscrapers: clear or transparent?
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I was leaning towards the clear ones since they're a "neutral" color. Do the clear ones make the skyscraper look goofy? "Amy Hughes" <lugnews@amyhughes.org> wrote in message news:H8znBt.JF@lugnet.com... (...) one (...) the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Which 1x4x3 is better for skyscrapers: clear or transparent?
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(...) I've used both in my buildings, but the blue ones are most visible in the one tower I built. I think the color helps with scale. In a real building, in the sunlight, you can't see inside very well. (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) the one in that post. If you search for "bulk discount" you'll probably find it. I think the maximum discount is 15%. Amy (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Which 1x4x3 is better for skyscrapers: clear or transparent?
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I want to buy some 1x4x3 wall elements for building a skyscraper. What looks better: the clear ones (3507) or the tinted blue ones (3447)? (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New WTC design prototype
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(...) Okay, I'm a bigger loon, so I thought it might be do-able, but unless you can get tiles a lot cheaper than I can, or I've done the calculation incorrectly, it'd be $2500 *per side*, and that's just the tiles. Not as bad as my minifig-scale (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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