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(...) Thanks for sharing! I laughed until snot(1) came out of my nose! I particularly enjoyed Dobbin. Is she a Belgian? Also if you get a chance, could you show her next to a molded horse for reference? Spotlighted! 1 - no, not SNOT, I don't keep (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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Enough of this 'Schleim' lark - it's time for some proper 'SNOT'. Another SNOT container and two classic forms of motive power for your enjoyment: (2 URLs) (With apologies in advance to HoMa... ;-) Jason Railton (21 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !!
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(...) Great looking army Ken! Any plans for them to have an enemy/rival military opponent aside from the armies of other people? Anyway these are mine. They're used to illustrate a fictional modern and near-future world conflict heavily based on (...) (21 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: FYI- Moving on -&- Mr. Krinkle in the Raw
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Eric, I hope you find the place that fits you the best. Life is rough and time makes it difficult to find profitable ways which we love that can support us. I hope to meet you one day you have been an big inspiration in my life. Unfortunatly, I have (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: B.I.Joe MOC: Water Moccasin
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(...) Excellent! I only have three complaints: 1. The bricks simply don't exist to do this in teal, the proper color. 2. Headlight bricks built into the running boards would be great for providing minifig-style "pegs" so two more can come along for (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: The Parable of the Unpopular Banquet
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Cool, a nice little Friday present. Unpopular banquet: I wish some of these had the background in sharper focus--it's pretty much impossible to see construction details on the settings. Of course, this may be your intent depending on how much detail (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Whoops, one more: Jesus and The Law
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OK, this is it for today, I promise. One last extra story: Jesus and The Law. (URL) Smith (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: Pictures from NILTC display at All American Railroad Show
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(...) Do you have any more information or pictures on the construction of this: (URL) I'm Intrigued... -John Rudy (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains.org.niltc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Bonus story: Jesus and the Rich
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I've just added a third new story from the Gospels to today's update: Jesus and the Rich. (see links from previous post) Enjoy, -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | The Parable of the Unpopular Banquet
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The Brick Testament has been updated today with two new illustrated stories from the Gospels: the Parable of the Unpopular Banquet, and the Use of Parables Explained. (URL) Rev. Brendan Powell Smith (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient) !!
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| | Mr. Krinkle in the Raw
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Ok, Now for the FUN!!! New Mecha - Quadra-ped: (URL) Krinkle> Raw pictures right from the work desk. Mr. Krinkle started as an idea to use the Canopies from the #4403 (URL) Blazers>, Make and Create Set. (URL) The head is built using a "krinkle cut (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: B.I.Joe MOC: Water Moccasin
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Sweet, I love the green and what a wicked cockpit. The shapes are cool too, I like the round mixed in there with the bricks. The fan at the back is nuts. Cool gun too, awesome stuff. -Geordan (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | FYI- Moving on -&- Mr. Krinkle in the Raw
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I'm moving on and expanding my horizons. I have now, and for some time, encountered trouble making ends meet. So I am moving on and I no longer work at LEGO Brand Retail. I am pursuing other opportunities. I hope to share them with you when I learn (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.people, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Cliffjumper
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Hey, my middle brother, Paul, made this wicked cool technic-scale Cliffjumper: (2 URLs) He said he made the head first to see if he could get it to look right, & then proceed: (2 URLs) There's lot's of SNOT here; i love the 1x2 45 degree roof peak (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: My army on field training exercise
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(...) Hello Bruce, Thank you for cross-posting. I knew it could be done, but wasn't quite sure how. Also, since this is mostly an array of minifigs... and a couple vehicles, it really wasn't all that ... I dunno, MOCish.. or perhaps creative or (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.build.military)
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| | B.I.Joe MOC: Water Moccasin
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Here's the newest addition to the B.I.Joe webpage. (URL) The Water Moccasin. Again this space is reserved for the apology to the spacers for posting to .space, so....I'm sorry, but it is a bit sci-fi ish :). Hopefully it takes a few of you down (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: DS Imperial Docking Bay Details
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(...) Thanks! Those two ISD's were actually last minute additions. I don't know of any dioramas that exist using that kind of perspective using the ships. But I've done one before using Hasbro AT-ATs. (URL) AC (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: My army on field training exercise
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(...) Hey Ken, I've seen and admired your military creations on Brickshelf over the years. Welcome to Lugnet. -I've cross-posted this over to lugnet.build.military, as most of your MOCs would be discussed there. Bruce (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.build.military)
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| | P-38 contest update
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I have a lot of entries I'll be adding in the next day. If you don't see yours on the site don't worry. There will be 4 awards. 1 award for best microfig P-38 1st, 2nd, 3rd for everything else. I'm building the prizes and I'll figure out just how (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: Microscale by bccook
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I do not have words to describe my reaction. I have been coming to LUGNET only a short time and seldom have I posted but this MOC makes me drool. Sorry to gush like a tween at a Hilary Duff Concert but OH-MY-GOLLY is this ever cool! The Santa Fe (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Microscale by bccook
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Hey all, I was away for a few days and was just skimming through the last week of Brickshelf and found this by bccook: (URL) it out--lots of classic sets in microscale. Bruce (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: DS Imperial Docking Bay Details
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Hey AC, Nicely done. I especially like the picture where you can see two ISD's flying by--playing with scales like that to imply perspective. Hmm, have you seen any dioramas that use system scale X-wings and TIEs in combination with mini versions to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | DS Imperial Docking Bay Exterior
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More pics showing the views from the exterior can be viewed from our (URL) homepage.> (2 URLs) ACPin & Sons (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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(...) Thanks. My inspiration was the 6X6 from Macross (Can't find a pic right now). I think someone else may have used those smoke dischargers too, can't remember. (...) Yeah, I agree, but all the vision blocks I tried just didn't work. Once I (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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(...) Thanks. I'm working on another Pirate SHIP, so we'll see if the lessons learned here can be applied. (...) Yeah, now that you mention it, it does seem that way. I don't think a ladder could be added without disrupting the flow of the lines (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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(...) No, the underside is pretty much featureless. Thanks, I was trying to apply the Space Pirate style to a ground vehicle, nice to know it worked. (...) (Blush) (...) Always, man, always. Soren (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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I personally love this style. The only time I've ever seen anything along the same lines is an upcoming capcom game called crimson tears, and that looks great. I can't wait. (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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(...) Sez YOU! How do you think LEGO gets it to be the right length??? >:-) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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(...) Ah, this is the thing. Cutting PNEUMATIC tubing is allowed, as Lego themselves advocated it from the very first pneumatic sets, and gave you cutting guides. Cutting FLEX tubing isn't, as they always supplied it in correct lengths. So, you're (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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(...) o.k. gotta counterpoint, folks. i agree that mixing cel-shaded animation along with cg is kind of tacky. HOWEVER, if you pay close enough attention to the appleseed trailer, you should notice that the movie is not alternating between cg and (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Just imagine...
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I own a 2004 Prius, and it doesn't look THAT much like Lego in real life ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Just imagine...
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(...) SNIP there: (URL) Jeff (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: The greatest MOC ever ! ?!?!
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(...) army knife. Hmmm.. I wonder which one is more useful? :) Now a swiss army knife with a brick separator integrated into it - that would be cool.... J (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Just imagine...
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur wrote: SNIP (...) i just looked at the link, and when i did, i notced the little toyota ad on the left-looks like it brought the off-topic back on-topic (maybe 'prophetic'-hehehehe!)--i thought it was funny i (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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(...) If you go to the main site (URL) check out god-diva devilman and steamboy....what is going on in japan! They are on another level... (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | The greatest MOC ever ! ?!?!
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Well maybe not ever :) But this is the greatest thing I have ever made ! I'm not sure if people have thought it before or not. I find it really great cause you never have a brickspliter when you need it, it seems. Really handy at public events I (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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(...) *drooling* My head hurts i think its about to explode....4-17-4????? (21 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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(...) I think it looks great. I didn't like cel-shading at first but this is a step in right direction. Also, I think that it mimics Masamune Shirow's artwork perfectly. Computers are just tools and shouldn't be considered a technique or style. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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(...) That's brilliant. Cutting pneumatic tubing is a 'pure' method IMO. Various lengths of tubing are one of the more usefull parts in fact, but this never occured to me. Well done. They'd also fit inside the tubes of 2+ wide plates wouldn't they? (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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(...) <snip> (...) Yeah, go for it! If you look around in .trains and .technic you'll find lots of MOCs with "non-standard" lengths of tubing. In fact, Lego fully condones the cutting of tubing (at least the pneumatic kind), as kits are supplied (...) (21 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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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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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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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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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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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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| | Re: New MOC- Pirate APC
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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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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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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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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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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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| | New MOC- Pirate APC
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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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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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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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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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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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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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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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| | Re: Appleseed 4/17/2004
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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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| | Appleseed 4/17/2004
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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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| | Building Robots is Fun...
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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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| | Re: Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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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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| | Storing Minifig Torsos and Heads
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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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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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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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| | Re: Microscale Discovery One
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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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| | Re: Microscale Discovery One
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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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| | Microscale Discovery One
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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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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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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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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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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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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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(...) (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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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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(...) OK...got it...but I don't feel like LDrawing anymore :P (...) whoops... and 4 x 4x6 plate --Bram (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) Ok, here are mine: (URL) is the minimum pieces 4x4x4, but it's kind of cheating. Next are the exploded and unexploded views of the center of the sturdy 4x4x4 that I actually built. (...) bottom which are built studs up, 5x5 bricks x 5 plates? (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) Doh! Yeah, I got a 3x3x3 that had 4 studs poking out, that was as close as I was able to get... DaveE (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) Closer than I got! That's pretty cool... (...) Yeah, mine turned out uber-simple: (URL) 1 1x4 brick to expose the inner headlight bricks, and minus 2 headlight bricks (not really necessary) for a lower piece count) (...) Ooo, neat! You'll have (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Fan Site focusing on Lego Military
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Yes Lego Military. Think of it as the Military Lego version of Classic-Castle.com, FBTB.net, or classic-space.com. I've come up with a few names, but was wondering if anyone else here would be interested in such a site to be created. No, this isn't (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Real World Giant Robot
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(...) (URL) That's not cool. This is cool. It's a (URL) Robotic Submarine>. It's like a robotic Jaws. Kids will tell their mommies that they don't want to go into the water because the C.W.R.S. might get them. Or not. Jason Spears | (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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| | Re: **New MOC**
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(...) Thanks for the comments Jason - I've always had an affinity for the proportioning tendencies of anime and mid-century american sci-fi robots of the future, and he came about as an amalgam of those influences. It is a mech of my own design, and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You may use it if you want. I can send you the BMP file if you want (much easier to edit). Mail me in interested! Still, I am looking for solutions for the 4 missing letters. I was playing around with non-english letters, got some, and was (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)
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(...) had the chance to photograph it! Jason Railton (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Back to the drawing board! I could have sworn that the droopy arm type was the older one. Oh well. Tim (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Hi all! Thanks for the help, it was very useful. I have made what I needed, and got the idea to add a font to those available - mine is smaller: (URL) have even added symbols for: - = degrees. This font is 2 bricks high (including a tile below). I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)
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(...) Then it seems there is a problem. The handles that don't droop are too long to place end-to-end like that. Jason Railton (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Using newer Lego elements, it's not all that fragile if you hold it in the right places, one of which is if you pincer the whole model between the twin black 1x1 plates with eyeholes on both sides. (...) Moonbase? Did someone say Moonbase? :-) (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I have a comparison picture of those in my BS galleries: (URL) schleim, Clark (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Tim, That piece sounded unfamiliar to me so I went over to Peeron, and it appears that you've spec'd the type 1 version (URL) They indicate that it was produced from '78 to '85, which was during my dark age, which is why it seemed (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Bruce. This was one of those situations where I felt I just barely had enough of the right pieces to make the scene work -- to give the illusion of a vineyard. I only have one brown baseplate, and just enough brown plates to make it (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Was there a giant rock in Life of Brian? I remember the stoning scene, but don't recall a giant rock. Or did you just mean that it was similar in that there was a stoning scene at all? (...) Certainly, -Brendan (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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(...) Oops...that's not quite true. It's actually 2.8 x 2.8 x 3 studs: (URL) 4 and 5 stud ones are exact though :) --Bram (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) Thanks. (...) I wonder how many people there are for whom that has come to be the case. Or, as I continue on, how many people will eventually be in the same boat. (...) Hey, that's not entirely true. I think I've cast Timmy in some (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: Smallest smooth cube challenge
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(...) Great challenge, Dave! I gave this a shot for about 45 minutes. I made a 3x3x3...but it has two tiny square holes (4x4 LDU) It uses 18 parts. (...) Hmm, my 4x4x4 took 24 pieces, but it's very sturdy. Half of those are 2x2 tiles though. It (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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