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On Sat, 13 Nov 1999, Hari Wiguna (<FL591H.2HA@lugnet.com>) wrote at 16:13:16 (...) When you've built a large number of new sets, you get to know which pieces tend to be in which bag. When I realised this, I knew I was an addict :-) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) ROTF-LOL !!!!! 8-D The "google-eyed" professor as a terrorist ?!? A cop armed with a _CROSSBOW_ ?!?!? Another with a Pirate ship _CANNON_ ?!?!?! LMAO !!! 8-D Ow, ow, ow! My gut's hurting! Can't breathe! _LOVED_ the chopper's mini-gun! Franklin (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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I think 14 hours is typical build time for the Technic Space Shuttle. I actually was disappointed when it was finished, because I was having so much fun building it. The "Aha!" moments were wonderful! I intentionally took time to savor every step. (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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I, too, buy LEGO sets for the parts, but I normally build the main model anyway. If it's a small model, I try to build it without looking at the instructions. When the model is built, I tear it down again almost immediately and sort the pieces into (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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The first time I built the Model Team 5542 Black Thunder I substituted black bricks for all non black bricks in the set. It looked real nice, but it just sat on the shelf for a year. I just dusted it off and created a scene where it might fit in: (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish, lugnet.modelteam)
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(...) display. Every so often, I may move them around, or take them apart for "storage", but I haven't built a model from scratch since I was 10 or so (I'm 22 now). Unfortunately, I don't have much of anything resembling an imagination. I just like (...) (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Vague Lousy Page is Finally Up...dated
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(...) Thanks for the kind words (and the nightmares). There's much more up now--more captions, better attributions, and a dozen new .jpgs-- check it out, feedback welcome (besides "get a colour scanner" ;) ). LFB. (25 years ago, 13-Nov-99, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.build)
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Great minds think alike, I guess [grin]. Nice set. BTW, I like the yellow with the white trim. eric ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO Chess Set
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(...) project: (URL) question/comments welcome, ditto (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: LEGO Queen Amidala
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(...) henry ~ more photos?! oh, yes! please!! i really want to see a detail shot of the inricate patern down the front.8-) get a picture of your introverted mug up, and i'll (gulp) do the same in my next update before christmas. i can't wait to see (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) Does that make me the second? ;) (...) <snipped stuff> (...) I almost invariably build the model first. There is typically something there that gives me a neat idea, or a springboard for similar ideas, and so forth. The only exceptions to date (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I always build the main model even if it is a very small set that I bought just for parts. My interest is in Technic and MindStorms. Even though I have been building my own models for quite some time, I can find a helpful building tip even in (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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I'm the first to admit that I buy LEGO sets just for the parts. I never actually build the model in the instruction booklet. Until a recent post by Ralph Hempel about the 8226 Mud Masher that sent me on a bit of a building rampage. The Mud Masher (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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Thanks y'all for them kind (and humourous) words. I've got some more pictures, including one with yours truly for size comparison. But I'll include it when I feel more extroverted. Craig, your Queen Amidala and other creations are marvels to (...) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) I tried it at home. I didn't have a choice. Marvelous work, Henry! Only one question: That must be some disguise for the Queen to masquerade as Padme with such a size diferential....;) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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This is cool. One photo with an adult human next to it would be helpful, just so the scale of the model sinks in. -- dave (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) Astounding! A masterpiece! (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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(...) This weekend I may get them up on my AOL account which may not have the bandwidth problems. I will also try and reduce the file sizes. (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Henry, That is quite impressive. I can imagine how heavy it must be as my Alice model was quite weighty and only 4 feet tall. Maybe one day we'll be able to pose my LEGO R2D2 next to your Queen... quite a LEGO-moment it would be. Good work, eric (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Microfigure wheeled vehicles
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(...) Ah, but that would make the trailer a semi-trailer! ;-) (...) Yes, I've seen it before, and it is a nice one with good attention to details. I think perhaps that the 1x1 trans plates as headlights are a bit too large for a 4 stud wide vehicle. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.build)
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