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(...) That's really cool, similar to this method: (URL) as long as everything LEGO made neither you nor your mom are evil or unpure. -Orion (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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Nice work Soren. I like how you made it all bulky and tough looking. The colours work, as do the greebles (gotta love those smoke dischargers). However, I think it needs a vision block. Or maybe more optical sensors, preferably in blue or cyan. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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(...) I'll go with "C", it's valid but you're evil anyway... But I'm not very pure, I already cut flex system tubing. (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Who's using electrostatic foil "stickers"
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M. Moolhuysen wrote in message ... (...) for (...) discovered (...) I use what I think is the same stuff for the "leaded glass" stickers on the Half Timbered Shops kit. The exact brand is Xerox Inkjet Window Decals and there's what looks like a (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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Hello fellow Schleimers, while working on my six-wide Ford F-150 (1 stud to 1 foot scale, seen (URL) here>) I discovered a SNOT technique that I wound up not using...mainly because I'm not sure how "pure" it is. It uses a tiny piece of tubing: (3 (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Huh. Having not actually tried this, I was not expecting that result at all, but it does make sense (not that there's any point arguing with practical experience). (...) Another posibility might be to fill a page with some unpopular torsos (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) snip (...) Very cool, I like the shape, and the colors. I think it's greebled really well too. I feel like maybe it could use a ladder or something on the back, it seems like it's kinda a long drop from the hatch to the ground. -Dan Rubin (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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Cool! I, too, like the colors, and the shape and size. Very swoosh-along-the-floor-able. The stack of 2x2 dishes reminds me of a bellows - like giving it a good bop would launch some ordnance. James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) I like. I picked up some 30-compartment pages for $0.69 apiece, and three fit nicely into a 1" binder. (URL) did find, though, that they wanted to spontaneously pop out (I guess most coins aren't 1 stud thick :-), so I stapled each flap after (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) right? I do use similar boxes (although I'm a Shimano man, myself) for torsos of which I only have 5--10 (Dragon Masters, etc.), but when you only have one or two of each type I think that most tackle boxes are too deep---half the torsos will (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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(...) snip Very good moc. I like the colors, the slick exterior and the precise detailing. What I think is really missing are headlights. Does it have a detailed underside, to? I also had a close look at your other great mocs in your gallery. I must (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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(...) Not as much as you might think. The Animatrix has an extremely informative look at what is involved in the anime tradition, and a lot of the uniquely distinctive characterstics are merely byproducts of the many budget-saving techniques that (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Not much of a name, I know. (URL) (Click on the image, my puppet! Click it!) There's no real interior, I focused mostly on the exterior while building. The half-stud plate to the left of the hatch is for mounting weapons, but at the time of these (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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Okay, my $.02... Mladen: Agree, CG+anime=ugh, 99% of the time. See Blue Submarine No.6 or Vandread for good examples. On the other hand, there are anime like Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell that use CG very well. Jason: I think what Mladen's (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) Not to mention that the Anime had CG in it way before it become popular in American cartoons (e.g. Ghost in the Shell) -Orion (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) dude, how can you say that? anime is all about cutting-edge animation! the japanese have always pushed the envelope with intriguing story lines and awesome graphics. to use cg is just a natural step toward the evolution of the genre. in fact, (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Cool, rocket-pack equipped hardsuits... drool Awe-insipiring mobile platform plowing through a city... major drool New CG-intensive anime trend... vomit LOL! I love Appleseed and will probably watch this, but I am severely disappointed in the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Who's using electrostatic foil "stickers"
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Hello all, I've read somewere that a buider used some kind of "electrostatic foil" to apply a stained glass print on his church windows. This foil was adhesive by glue, but had the special propperty to cling itself on smooth sufaces, and could just (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Check it out: (URL) cannot wait! (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Building Robots is Fun...
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(...) you have sought and you have found, oh lost one. come, enjoy the the pleasures and ammenities of the mecha build newsgroup. may your thirst for mecha greatness never be quenched, nor may your cup of mecha creativity never be empty. true bliss (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | DS Imperial Docking Bay Details
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Check this latest MOC from our (URL) homepage> built in scale with the mini-line of ships. (2 URLs) ACPin & Sons (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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Hello all, My name is Peter, and I'm an AFOL from the UK. Amazingly, I've only just discovered this newsgroup (despite being a Lugnet user for years). I've been building Lego robots (and admiring the work of many of you) for a long time. Particular (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) Yeah... a really simple one and most of all, a totally free one - doesn'tcost a brick or a penny! For the heads, I simply stack them one on top of the other. I try to place them in a specific order, like all the female heads together, then the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) This is going to sound really strange, but given your specific needs, have you considered coin pages? You should be able to find some type that's just the right size to fit minifig torsos (I'd suggest getting frosted pages if you can), and a (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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(...) I use these for small parts, and I think they would work just as well for your application: (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Does anyone have any suggestions for storing low-repetition minifig torsos (and heads)? I'm thinking of those torsos (like those in Island Xtreme sets) which are sufficiently distinctive that you would only use one or two of each in a layout, while (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Biomechanical Bricks on LUGNET: An Online History of Lego Creations by Eric Sophie
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I developed this set of pages on LUGNET to help chonicle the creations and adventures I have, had, and continue to pursue and ejnoy. An online history of Lego Creations by Eric Sophie. Contains just about everything I have done and connects it with (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, lugnet.publish, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, FTX)
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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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(...) Wow, that's clever. Nice work! So I am wondering if it is even possible to go smaller. The geometric ratio seems to suggest not, but then I keep thinking that's the smallest you can go and someone goes smaller. (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Mark Riley wrote: <snip> (...) Bram and I were discussing this and we had both came up with this modification. If you take 4 1x1 tiles and put them end on into one of the 2x2 tiles you can use them to attach the tile to the (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Microscale Discovery One
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(...) Hey Nathan, I just put this together and I have to say it's pretty sweet. The gray half-pin isn't that big a deal as it actually comes in white in a few sets but it is too bad about the wrench. Your ship has two distinct advantages over mine. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Well done Nathan. This is proof that both ends of the scale range can inspire awe. (Though, I think it's more nanoscale. Anyone come up with a standard yet?) I'm glad you posted it alongside Jason's version. There must be something in the air. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Adorable! Ahem. I mean, brilliant! Jason's is astounding, but this can find a spot in my life. Thanks! (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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I had been working on a mide size version of this ship when Jason posted his Discovery One. Lacking the necessary pieces to complete my three foot Discovery, I came up with this, (URL) dark grey box end wrench and the light grey half-pin obviously (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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(...) Yeah, I've tried that technique before (for a different project) and noticed the same gap. How about using a small bit of flex tubing inside a bit of pneumatic tubing like so: (URL) No gap: (URL) And, it's still technically 100% Lego, though I (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Heh, that's what I get for toying around and calling "done" the first thing that worked. :) I hadn't even thought of that until just now, but yeah, could easily reduce that mess of 5 pieces down to a single 1x1 with side studs on its side... (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) It doesn't quite work. The flange on the stud-pin leaves a gap between the brick and the lower tile. (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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My challenge was even more challenging: building a die with smooth tiles on all six sides. You may have missed it when I announced it on Fri, 21 Nov 2003 (I didn't know there was a schleim-newsgroup). I started with a 9x9x9 die, very soon followed (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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(...) (URL) sturdy. --Bram (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) I actually didn't think I would be able to do it but I stumbled upon this configuration for a 2x2, smooth cube with four pieces. (URL) Nathan (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | PP 1444 X, my P-38 contest entry
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Greetings .spacers, I would like to present my entry to the P-38 Contest. Please find a comfortable chair. Whateverly Labs has produced the PP 1444 X under contract to Improbable Industries. The propulsion system is, unfortunately, classified at (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.space, FTX)
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