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(...) You don't say whether you're scanning prints or scanning negatives, but I wonder if your scanner/software combination is delivering a higher resolution than you were expecting, say 150dpi, rather than the 72 or 96 usually used for web (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) *GOBBLE fwooosshhhhhhh KABOOM* Sweet. ~Grand Admiral (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) This may be a combination of lighting and focus - where lighting is poor, it's difficult to get a clear picture. Also if it was cold your lens may have had condensation on it. (...) Use an image manipulation program to crop / resize it. I use (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) There's some info on Wayne's ZNAP bridge here (URL)A suspension bridge can easily beat any other bridge type for main span (...) Agreed. (...) <boast> Well, the only non-LEGO on my arch bridge was the Aussie flags! <plug href=(URL)</plug> (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I am no expert, other than what I have seen on the History Channel, but I think it should be clarified that not all tanks can fire while in motion. That was one of the advantages of the M1 Abrams during the first Gulf War. With it's high-tech (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Yes indeed! I've been looking at pictures of armor, and I couldn't figure out the specific differences, though I'd noticed the greater range of howitzers. Some of them are just downright scary, shooting over the horizon and whatnot. Thanks for (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) From what I know (as a guy that used to ride in those howitzers :), tanks are much more heavily armored, faster, and can shoot while in motion. In contrast, howitzers have very light armor, and have to be "deployed" in order to fire - they (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hello all you military-savvy folks out there! In my ignorance, I have a simple question for your expertise: What distinguishes a tank from a self-propelled howitzer? Thanks for your insights--please redirect follow-ups as necessary. Dave! (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.military)
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Check out our latest MOC from our homepage, Multi-Purpose Mobile - Compact Recon Tank; (URL) started with the use of the part hinge cylinder 2 x 2 x 6 with click rotation socket and pin that came with the Ogel Shark Sub and the windshield from Sam's (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc)
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(...) Very cool. it's quite reminiscent of a Jawa Sandcrawler in its general profile, or maybe a futuristic RV. I bet the crewmen would have a blast buzzing across the landscape in this. Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Saw this at Brickswest, and thought it was quite nifty, and I still do. Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Bwahaha! Well, since the company's Riff Industries, it's pretty clear that I know what you're talking about. (That, and I've already made one Sluggy based MOC) Unfortunately, though, this turkey doesn't really have a crotch, so I had to settle (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That's quite a reaction. (...) It's the beady little eyes and the cocked head, isn't it. It's like the turkey's saying "what, I'm a horrific weapon of mass destruction? Nah, couldn't be, I'm just an innocent little fowl trying to make its way (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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ooookay, now who's lost their mind? Dude, this thing's less than a foot tall. Jama could probably crush it with one finger :) Anyway, your bots have nothing to fear from my mechanized turkey of death. Unless they do anything naughty around (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Removing the White Meat Missiles and the side hatch weaponry would open up a lot of space, yeah. The only internal place where there actually NEEDS to be anything is in the center where the cockpit is, and the bottom rear portion where the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Hehe, yep. When Jon posted that piece as the seed part, I thought of using it as a hatch cover. Then, when the turkey idea was formulated, I realized that they would make nifty missile covers. In fact, after the basic shape of the mech and the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Larry, The overall length may be longer. But the record may be the main span - or length between any two supports. In that case my suspension bridge falls short of the record. I'm sorry I don't have the exact figures at hand for the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I absolutely love it. Hilarious, yet incredibly well-built. Just one query, though. "At the base of the neck is the location of each of the Bert Class MK2 Laser Cannon Clusters." ((URL) they be built into the crotch? (People who know what I'm (...) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mecha Turkey? Once a Trojan Horse, always a Trojan horse.... -Dave (who loves it btw..) :) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) What I can say (or write as it happens) is that of all the things I love about the turkey I love this pic the most: (URL) looks alive good damn it! Freak! :) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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