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| (...) Well, Brad Pitt was so dedicated to his role as Achilles that he even went and tore his left achilles tendon! But seriously, I expect it to rank right up there with Gladiator. Fun popcorn movie, overhyped, probably get some Oscars...but still (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | New MOCs & better pics of an old one
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| 3 new Mocs: first, a red pickup from the Maximum Wheels designer set: (URL) & (5 URLs) another humvee from Micro Wheels creator set 4096(my first can be found 'up' in the folder): (URL) & (5 URLs) a little mech from the yellow Xpod: (2 URLs) & (...) (20 years ago, 29-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Text in walls
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| (...) I have added the letters you mention, and the T in your car (slightly different from mine) (URL) played a little around with the X. The M and N are great. The K and Z, partly R too are hard to read, a colleaque here could not figure it out. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Mycenae
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| This is a group of Mycenaean buildings such as might appear in Agamemnon's citadel. The battlement was actually intended for Troy (and adapted from CCC). All prototypes for further refinement. The buildings would all be flat on top. The battlements (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: [Update!] Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| Another update - To anyone who might be planning on going to the opening on Thursday (not sure anyone was), I was wrong about it being open to the public. Sorry, there was a miscommunication somewhere. As for the GeeBee (I always want to type that (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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| Hi there, Do tell more about what city you worked on! I just constructed 3 small Mycenaean houses based on Peter Connolly's illustration of Agamemnon's citadel in _The Greek World of Odysseus_. I had not realized how rich this book was, having read (...) (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | Re: X-Pod Dragons
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| (...) SNIP (...) These are really cool (i meant to post this right away, but forgot, then it just popped into my head). I really like the green one, it reminds me of the cartoon dragon in the Pete's Dragon Disney movie. great job on both! Jeff (20 years ago, 28-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | MOC::Crimson Knight
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| I am not sure if using Bionicle parts is fully acceptable in this group, but this is my first MOC Mecha. I found it easier to use Bionicle parts because of the joints. I am trying to learn how to use basic bricks to create the various joints, but (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | | | Re: PCS ROBRIQ
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| (...) Right-click picture....Set as Background. Perfect. -G (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Ghost Rider MOC
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| Ghost Rider...motorcycle....hero..! I blame that song for this 'road trip' as it were. When I got the ideas for the wheels it was off to the open highway, winds of creation in my face. (URL) I've tried in the past to make a hoverbike and it failed (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Text in walls
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| (...) There is a capital R and a small k in my hopper wagon: (URL) would do a Z like a 2 as people will still be able to read it. An smaller M would be like a W upside down with the two top corners filled in, with the advantage that it's only 5 (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Horatio Spike: Dragon
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| (...) Very nice. He's huge compared to a minifig, but has that adolescent feel to him, which makes you wonder how big he will eventually get. He facial features are so expressive. Good work. Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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| Well, I do not know much about the movie, heard about it first here. Yes, thousands of remakes, on big screen and little stupid box. Scrounging up somewhat authentic minifigs will be kind of hard, the closest I can think of are the knights with the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | Re: PCS ROBRIQ
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| Jon and all scientists at Robriq Research, Excellent build. PCSLabs built one ourselves and it operates quite well with the PCS troopers. We're ordering a few thousand of these to help battle the 3vil and the sheep. The sheep should be shakin' in (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | BrickTopia - Road & Rail Cargo Center
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| Here is the latest BrickTopia skyscraper - A road & rail cargo terminal: (URL) BrickTopia Page: (URL) are appreciated. (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Sssssss
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| A blue 27 segment (URL) Snake>, 8 and a half feet long I built last night for fun. I coiled it up onto a big 32x48 rock plate. (URL) Enjoy. e (URL) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The new movie "TROY" and MOCs
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| About Troy... I'm not sure about the movie -- I hope it doesn't suck -- but I have been following the comic _Age of Bronze_ for some years and prefer that for references for MOCs. Eric Shanower uses every real detail he can get, while trying to (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | Re: more shots of the mechs from my dropship
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| (...) Thanks, Bob, but that particular design is copied almost exactly from Karim Nassar's "Lightfoot". Here's the link: (URL) If you like Lego mechs, check out his whole site, you'll like it. (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Beware the Big White Robot...
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| (...) I did! I saw this on Brickshelf the other day, and was blown away. Incredible anthropomorphism, and SNOTtier than all get out! Great work! Peace and Long Life, Tw0nst3r tw0nst3r@earthlink.net (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | | | Re: foliage and structures posting
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| (...) glad you liked them. that was an idea that came together as i playing with the bamboo pieces. i really liked the shape they made when it came together. (...) i built them randomly but tried to make the trees all look a bit uniform for the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX)
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