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(...) I said a Pink Hotel. Think Art Deco. I grew up in the area around Tampa Bay. On St Pete Beach there is a large hotel, built in the 20s I believe, called the Don CeSar. Its pink. It should be modeled someday. Although to do so, I suspect I'd (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pythagorean Triads and Almost-Triads
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(...) should be "...edit your program to give..." I really should proofread. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) How difficult do you think it would be to edit your program give one (or more) sides in integral plate heights instead of stud widths? That might give some useful results, too. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I believe Eric Brok has something like this on his site. (...) Part of the difficulty of creating these triangles is how you make the angles...for example, with Technic beams, you have to measure from the center of one end hole to the center (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Pythagorean Triads and Almost-Triads [DAT]
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G'day all, Most of this will not come as a surprise to "real" expert builders, but this post is also, in a way, an invitation to confirm what I have found. I certainly haven't seen any sort of data like this posted on anyone's web pages. Hopefully (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) awesome as usual, pawel! the wolf's head is a _great_ detail! i've always wanted to see a big wolfpack castle, and this is it! i like the way the red roofs, and lots of dark grey stone keep the original wp color scheme. your dungeon has all (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Well - I got all the pictures us. There is a link from it on both my main site: (URL) then go to "structures" or directly here: (URL) with this model I tried to fix one main problem: accessibility. As you will notice, there are really four main (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Who has customised (sorry customized) their 8448 supercar? I have just completed giving mine a significant makeover (like its now a V12 mid-engined supercar, sort of Ferrari F50) and will post some pictures this weekend. I wanted to see what others (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 4x4x3 cone! (was: Re: Reference Site Inconsistencies)
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(...) Yes it really is - and yes I have two in white. Chris (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.build)
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(...) That's the set I got mine from as well. The rocketbase set was perhaps my most desired set during my early childhood that I didn't end up getting. - chris (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Grecian Urn
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(...) from (...) I used anything that came in the standard tubs and buckets, so that would be both 1x's and 2x's. The picture showing the 3 parts also shows reasonably well the alignment pieces that aid in mating the top and bottom to the middle. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) from (...) Great! I'm happy to leave the SW building to others and work on more novel things. (...) The vision of a blue and white one had previously flashed through my mind, but the barber pole stripe pattern looked odd. (...) Actually, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 4x4x3 cone! (was: Re: Reference Site Inconsistencies)
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(...) Yup I've just checked it (I have two of the cones from the 725 freight train) (URL) the cone is three bricks tall, the size 4x4x3 is correct. -Frank (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 4x4x3 cone! (was: Re: Reference Site Inconsistencies)
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(...) I do, but it's back at my mom's house in the SF Bay Area, and I'm here in sunny Cambridge, MA. If memory serves, it is indeed three bricks tall. It's a cool piece, and I'm surprised TLC has never brought it back, since they seem to have a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.build)
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| | 4x4x3 cone! (was: Re: Reference Site Inconsistencies)
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(...) Whoa! Wow! (URL) learn somethin' new about LEGO every day! :) --Todd p.s. Question: Was it really 3 standard bricks tall (most likely) or perchance was it just shy or just over 3 tall? Anyone got one for real? (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.build)
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Kevin, Prepare your ISP - you've just been slashdotted.... Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Check out pbFORTH for LEGO Mindstorms at: (URL) ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Grecian Urn
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Hi Brian :) Looks great! for the most part you used only 2x4 bricks? I see 1x's in the pic with the 3 parts are they just for stability? I'm always amazed when I see "square" bricks making a circular creation! 2x4 bricks seem to be what I lack most (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) ~ah! it's beautiful! thanks for all of the details and building tips! i'm very inspired now! are you going to make a blue and white one with what's left of those buckets, maybe? "say..how much does this grecian urn?" ~sorry. i just had to get (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Over the Christmas holidays I built a Grecian Urn using only basic bricks from blue tubs and purple buckets. Images and details are at: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Dejuniorization of 6464 Super Rescue Complex Project
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(...) You've got the right idea here, and unfortunately TLC has once again passed on to the builder the responsibility for fixing the problems with their models. These kits should come with a "punch list" in the instructions that has everything (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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