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(...) Yup, it was a Rose Parade float. And they only allow organic material to be used on the flots. So no bricks there :( (URL) the one in the Macy*s Thanksgiving day parade was made up with fake oversized Lego parts. Here is one of the few (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) with plant fibers (flower petals, leaves, beans, roots, whatever has the right color and texture) as the outside surface and is almost certainly glued. Pasadena, CA (home of the Rose Bowl(tm)) is not THAT far from Carlsbad, CA. Would be (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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I got this from someone posting at the forums of a game site. (Thanks Darth Mawl) That must have taken FOREVER to build. Probably glued, too. (URL) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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ah much thx for the extra pics what a sweet construction so simple and so effective :-) -paul (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Very nice... a little reminiscent of that bipedal robot in Robocop. Jeff J (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) with Lego" around the house. Mainly, I like to fill up various glass containers with 1x1 bricks - looks cool and gives me more storage space. Lately, though I had also been thinking of doing some wall hangings similar to yours but basically (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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Richie- Thanks for the comments. I'm just waiting for the next incarnation of the Famous Mister Snottler to appear--they've been getting to be quite amazing, and given the extreme flare of the bows on those types of warships I'm looking forward to (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Mattias- Thanks so much for the feedback--I think selective compression plus the minifig scale meant that some details (for example, using triple TT instead of the real ship's quads) were in fact sacrificed. But I'm sure it would be very possible (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Phew! That's a relief. I was afraid I'd just prattled on ceaselessly. :) I'm sorry the picture of yours that I liked so much and included was the last one on the Expo page, but those pictures had to go down there to encourage everyone to stick (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) ...and that's why I probably wont show this to my SO :) /Tobbe (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) That's funny. @8^) I'd love to see your take on a cat sculpture. Do you have the willpower to keep from turning it into a mecha cat? @8^D (...) Thanks. I took a set of photos with a plain white background first, but it didn't capture the white (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Took you some time to finish then? :) (...) <<snip>> (...) LOL! (...) Bummer, the video cam should always be keept ready for launch :) (...) I don't think he would approach another obecjt with such care. Reminds me of our cat that was (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Those are dark gray antennae. It would have been more accurate to use white antennae, but I don't have any, and the only person on Bricklink who has them is in the UK, so I knew they wouldn't get here in time. I'm pretty happy with how the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) SNIP (...) Very accurate & simply done-captures the look successfully. Are those clear antennae for whiskers, and if so, what set(s) are they from? Jeff (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Very nice! The way the ears are done is really neat! Now Cindy is all over me saying "You gotta make me! one now!" So I can take it to work too! As she cheers in the stands behind! Nice pictures too. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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That's a pretty sweet looking mech Gil! Keep it up! Mark (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I decided something needed to be done to cover up the horrible wood panelling here in my living room, and seeing as I've been on an 8-bit building kick I decided that a bit of LEGO artwork would be just the thing. It's the Onion Kid from Final (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build)
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Will Chapman wrote: > Does anyone know the color distribution in the (4) prepackaged mosaic sets? > #K34434 - Tiger see: (URL) J. Spencer Rezkalla (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Looks great--you really caught the essence of the real cat (as seen in the comparison shot) in the pose that you chose to model. Derek (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) I'm planning on getting one of each just to do that very thing and will share the results when it happens. Will probably be 2-4 weeks though so if anyone beats me to it or has them handy then speak up! John #388 (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Thanks so much Paul! The intention of this guy was to go into mass production to allow the a.c.e.r. Custodians a way to get as many troops to the trouble as possible with overwhelming force. The small wing nose piece finally made this canopy useful (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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The highest praise from a true mech master...thank you sir! I don't thing the K-55 has anything to worry about however....this shrimp would barely be a snack :) Cheers, -G (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Andrew....the little guy just seemed to leap right out of the bins! Cheers, -Gil (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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that is the coolest li'l mech i've ever seen it looks ez to build, and ezily replicatable i.e. one could have multiple copies of them post some instructions if you can plz the hinge/canopy connection on the nose is one of the most useful ideas i've (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) What's up dude I think I've met you i live in atlanta too. You probably don't remember me though because everytime I buy lego I act as if I'm shopping for a kid...it's pitiful. Awesome moc though. I find that while i don't like bionicle sets i (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Does anyone know the color distribution in the (4) prepackaged mosaic sets? I'm getting antsy to build my custom mosaic, and since they do not appear to be offering custom kits, I thought I'd try to see if the prepackaged sets would suffice. I tried (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Truly magnificent, Lindsay. The LEGO scaling is amazing, the attention to detail superb. (One of my favourite details are your spoked wheel drums. I've already built a few - it's always good to find new uses for common (and seldom used parts). (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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After building a sculpture of a minifig ((URL) wanted to make more. However, since it could take a while to get enough bricks together, I decided to see what a smaller scale would look like. So I designed an LDraw version: (URL) I'll be able to (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) Yeah, the exaggerated size of the head compared to the body and the little pink cat smile provide the charicature elements, I suppose. (...) LEGO Ringo is a lot better about holding still for photos, it's true. @8^) Our secret for (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) She was very surprised and liked it very much. @8^) It's now residing in her office cubicle. (...) Well, the real cat *was* that size at some point a few years ago, so it could have been a perfect 1:1 model, except he grew up. (...) I didn't (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Thanks! It helps to have an extremely cute cat as your model. @8^) (...) You mean, like, if I ever finish illustrating the Bible? Heh, heh, heh... (...) It was really weird for me to think about how to model a large three-dimensional object. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) could not spot a mechanism. (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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Woah, Gil's moving in build.mecha territory... I'm getting nervous... ;-) Dude, this little guy is awesome! I love how the legs flow so seamlessly into the rest of the body. Plus, it's compact form makes it ideal for transport and mass production. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I think it's a darn pretty nifty likeness. Just enough caricature to make it interesting. But I want to know, how did you get RealRingo(tm) to pose alongside LegoRingo(tm)?? We can never photograph our cats, they won't hold still long enough. (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Wow, that's a really smooth design. Everything fits perfectly. It looks tough but compact. Great work. -Andrew (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thank you sir! I'm glad you recognized the SM-388 in this as it was indeed an inspiration for it. Actually, I first had the thought to do this mech after I built the Bodkin fighter using the JSF canopy and 'miniboat hull' wedges. With a workable (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks John! You nailed it with the notice of the oversized hips. I found I had to puff them out a bit to make up for the lack of upper appendages. Some of the design is inspired from the Zetradi mechs of Robotech Macross, smooshed together with (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mnay thanks Stephen....the levers were an afterthought, but I liked how they looked. Originally there were hoses from the knees to the back of the thigh area, but it restricted the posability. I have to marvel at how those mecha guys get these (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks Thomas! I tried to keep the size down so I could hopefully employ it in larger platforms. Now onto those larger platforms....yikes. Cheers, -G (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Solid...good to hear! That was the goal for this - a little machine that could take a beating in any situation. Thanks, -G (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thank you sir. The legs were the jumping off point for this little guy....I had them sketched out before the rest. Must be an after effect of poking around in .mecha..... Cheers, -G (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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That's a nifty little Mech you built there. It reminds me of my SM-388 robot I built a while back only this is 10 times better. I like what you did with the hip joints. Looks very good. Good to see a moc show up under the a.c.e.r. banner. Jamie (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very cool, Gil. The legs really work well with the cockpit- its hard to make an armless mech that looks right. The use of the dish and round brick design for the hips also is nice. You are the master of things that stick out! You really did the back (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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On 02:31 01/28/2003 +0000, Gil Shaw wrote (...) control-handle knees are great touches. (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I'm totally late on the boat with this one, and would have missed it entirely had I not done a search to see what you've been up to! Boy am I glad I did...this absolutely astounds me Mladjen. The sheer size of the beast alone knocks me down, but (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hello All, This is a MOC I did a few months ago while working at the Lego Outlet in Atlanta (for a short time). I started out with a few sets with the intention of seeing what I could come up with. The main idea was to try and understand what it was (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) It bristles with weapons although it's so small and mobile - that's what I love about it. Great model, Gil! Regards Thomas (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Just a quick post to say say that the prizes are winging their way Stateside as we speak. Expect them within "two to four weeks", except for Reed's, that is, as I haven't had a reply from him with his address details. So, Reed, if you're out there (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) make it all out. It's a shame, really. I guess I'm spoiled :) (...) Wow, how do you keep that dicipline? :) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) What a great idea! What did she think of it? <<snip URL's>> (...) I was blown away *before* I saw the real thing, but it's even more amazing when you see how close it is to the original (however not in 1:1 scale :-) ). Also, what did the cat (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Dang that's good. Very solid and compact. It looks as though even if it ran out of ammo, it'd do a fair amount of damage just by ramming the opponent. Nice one. Allister ...thinking mecha thoughts... (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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It took a little while but after my first mosaic last fall I finally have pictures of my second effort posted. See it all at (URL) are also a couple improved pictures of my first mosaic including the final result of the viola in raised relief. Sucks (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general) !
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(...) Now that's a real man's attack helicopter. Really nice design. -Semaj (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Those are definetely jaw dropping. Awesome stuff -Semaj (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I love the legs very powerful looking. I love the whole thing really sleek design. Definetely keep this trend up. -Semaj (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Greetings! Presenting a.c.e.r.'s latest (and first) mobile armed platform. Hopefully the start of a trend, returning to this too long delayed line. (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Brendan, That's really cute! If you ever leave .build.ancient, you have a real future in .build.sculpture. Bruce (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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For my girlfriend's birthday I made her a LEGO version of our cat so she could take him to the office while the real cat stays at home: (URL) a couple comparison shots: (URL) me know what you think. -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture) !!
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Wow. I think the keyboard is going to short out from all the drool. Mr. Braun, you ROCK. (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Thanks for pointing these bad boys out to us! I actually saw them the other day on Brickshelf, but it's nice to see Mr. Sanchez get some wider exposure. I wonder if he's familiar with Masamune Shirow? Some of the designs are eerily similar. (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hey there, Lindsay. Yes, the "Hyper Saw" actually spins...there's a micro motor under the hood. I figured if BrikWars makes you take up space for a propulsion system, it might as well do something. Besides, it's kinda cool to watch. As for the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Those are the spiral staircase steps from the Harry Potter theme. That was my favorite little build detail. I also really like the inclusion of the gears in the spires of 2x2 round bricks. Creepiest thing is the trans orange spiders attacking (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Who? Me? ;-) (...) Yep, I did. Appreciate it! (...) Sorry to hear about this year. Here's to 2004- it's a long way off, but lookin' forward to it! TJ (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) I'd been wondering who had the singular joy of creating that demented "Hall of Doom on a buzzsaw" (think "Superfriends")--was the Vader helm a part of the original plan, or did it just sort of get popped on top of it? And, well, how much (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | White Temple and Others
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<snip> (...) That White Temple is really cool! Great use of an otherwise almost useless peice. The entire design combines a simple look, while being structurally interesting. over all a great success! I look forward to more! -lenny (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.ancient)
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NELUG hosted a BrikWars game the other weekend. It was a superheroes themed game and I was lucky enough to be the one who created all the villains. Dreadnaught 2002 (twenty-oh-two) is a next generation weapons platform designed to destroy the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Nice work. Very interesting details. Good usage of those Harry Potter stair pieces. The tombs/graves are a good touch. I like the guards weapon, the gear cludgel is neat. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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Yay! My Creations Page has cool new effects. How's it look on your Browsers? (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.publish)
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I think we've all seen this guy before. Red M&M was built from a smaller M&M dispenser we have. Took only about a week to complete. Unsure how many bricks. I hope you enjoy. (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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I just worked up a sculpture of the fire flower from Super Mario World. And, seeing as I still haven't taken it apart, I took some photos of the mushroom I made over a year ago, but never photographed. (URL) not used Brickshelf since before the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Fine pictures Constantine I like the shorter back. I think its more true to the original. Mattias (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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Keith: Wonderful MOC. I love the details and the all gray color scheme. Very foreboding and ominous. One question, what piece is used for the "keyhole" shape which is inset on the third and fifth levels? Tim (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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Thank you for your effort, Mattias. Interesting that I have the same wheelbase but that one extra plate of height, and one studs' worth less length at the back, should make a difference. (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Whoa- Jaw-Dropper New Mecha
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Hey all- Browsing along through brickshelf, I stumbled across these. My apologies to the guy if he was gonna post them, but I hadn't seen him around here. (URL) WoW! NICE medium mecha designs, not to 'weaponized', great coloring, sweet use of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: MOC: WWII Japanese Heavy Cruiser "Takao"
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Once more, Congratulations LFB!! Your Takao is a most impressing model what more can you say. The detailed description of the planning and the construction on the new site is most welcome. It is amazing to look at all the onboard fittings. The guns, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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Hi For those of you interested to build the Willys Jeep I have now put up Ldraw instructions of the model on Bricklink (URL) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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"Keith Goldman" <legomankeith@aol.com> wrote in message news:H9BE9E.G1z@lugnet.com... (...) I love it! it's got a creepy, second-dark-ages beauty about it, so blatant in it's form. nobody who saw it could have any doubt that this building was (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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Dear Mr. Intercontinental Ballistic Pedestal Crane: :) Thanks for the comments and for helping on the logistical end that Thursday; I felt sure I was trying everyone's patience with that thing taking up most of my car and asking you to hold on to (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Thanks for the kind comments, Bruce; your interest in the vagaries of nauticality (pyratical and others) has been part of the ongoing inspiration for doing these things. Regarding a comparison page: On the FdG page there's a note that I'm (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Wow!!!! It's great to see the whole process and creation-cycle on your site! I loved seeing the real thing back last summer at BrickFest, but reading about the great lengths you went to in constructing that masterpiece was very enjoyable! I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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One thing that I would like to see is a comparison page so that viewers could see the progression of your construction techniques from the Gloire to the HMS Queen to the Frederick der Grosse to the Takao. I've always been able to recognize the ships (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) I'm glad I got to see this person at BF 2002. I really enjoyed it. I remember pouring over the 2001 'fest pictures of FdG, and really wishing I had been there. Also, seeing you arrive with this large dark gray monster packed in your Geo was (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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(...) Yeah, I've been sort of worried about that--I may have to tweak the pages to see if I can't get the "default background" to be something other than white. Dialup takes too long to load that pattern .jpg for the background, so you can't read (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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| | Cathedral Of the Gears
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Sinners Beware! If you transgress, God will grind you between the gears. Here is my latest MOC, submitted (as always) for your approval. Features inclued a pre-battle ceremony where the City-State's division of Spyrius Regulars receives the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) <snip> (...) Nice setup on the webpage. Just don't browse on a dialup connection:) And as for the ship, I saw it at Brickfest and was amazed watching it being constructed and seeing it completed. There are so many details that were really (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats)
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| | MOC: WWII Japanese Heavy Cruiser "Takao"
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Hi, everyone. Being lonely in South Africa without my LEGO has finally provided me the time to *finally* publish the site for my heavy cruiser _Takao_, which debuted at Brickfest in July 2002. For those who haven't seen it before (or for those who (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.pirates) !!
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| | Re: Samus Aran Millenium Edition
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Yay! e (...) (22 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Death Star Transports
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Check out our latest MOCs from our homepage, Death Star Transports; (URL) Death Star uses a fleet of transports inside the hangar bays to ferry Imperial troops and droids effectively. The transports are built with similar bases that can be (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Lego Mosaic 3443 - Build Your Own - Gone?
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I do not know what LEGO's current plans are for Brick-O-Lizer, but I will see what I can find out. eric harshbarger (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Crud. I just finished my .NET app that: 1) Converts any size color JPG to the grayscale mosaic palette. 2) Overlays a moveable, sizeable composite frame (1x1,2x2,2x3,etc..) over the image and crop the image to the frame size. 3) Allows you to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Yeah, I just noticed that this week as well. Bad time for that to be my new favorite LEGO hobby. The build-your-own 3443 with the Brickolizer was still available outside the US (I forget which country) so you could still use it to generate (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Does anyone know this minifig ?
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Hi all! In a second hand marked I found this minifig www.danbbs.dk/~hecto...cs/minifig picx er around 220 KB "Se og Hør" is a name for a Danish week magazine with news and rumors about celebs. Can anyone help me with a price on this Item or maybe a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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I can't find the "Build Your Own" Mosaic link on the Lego site. I only see the 4 pre-packaged mosaics. Is it gone? Are they not offering the do-it-yourself service any more? I have a 6 panel Legolas Mosaic, ready to go! ---Will (22 years ago, 24-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: New sculpture: Maneki Neko (Japanese good luck cat)
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(...) Congrats on the house! I've built a few town things for the BayLTC layout, but I've had trouble getting a sculpture idea to take form. I recently acquired a big tub of used miscellaneous LEGO, mostly basic bricks, and that was what got me (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: thePrisoner
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(...) [snip] (...) Yeah that's the one. Only worked on flat so they used the ballon after seeing one pass by (or so the FAQs say). Best DaveG"There can only be one and a half!" (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New sculpture: Maneki Neko (Japanese good luck cat)
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(...) I haven't had builder's block--just havne't had the time to work on my LEGO projects (in escrow on a house, don't move until March 8). But one of the only things NOT packed is my LEGOs :) (...) Yatta! :) (...) Makes sense. I do have one (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: New sculpture: Maneki Neko (Japanese good luck cat)
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(...) Thanks!! It's not as poseable as one of your mecha but one could replace the arms with arms in a different pose perhaps? hehe... --Bill. (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Thanks! Yes they are pretty ubiquitous in Japanese shops. Some Chinese restaurants have them too. There are actually several kinds; some are for good luck and some are for money; the kanji on the coin the cat is holding and which arm is raised (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Thanks. I've been wanting to build a new sculpture for almost a year but have been stuck with "builders block"... finally I got this brainstorm. (...) Sonna koto! The arms come off for transportation. I have had no end of trouble especially (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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