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(...) I think that they can best be seen in this one. (URL) Roller (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) office building, and where are you hiding the silver bricks? --Todd (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) post it, they will come" Cheers, Ralph Hempel - P.Eng ---...--- Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Indside of a dog, it's too dark to read... ---...--- Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com ---...--- (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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John J. Ladasky Jr. wrote in message ... (...) the (...) joint (...) disassemble (...) 45-degree, (...) No, we don't know this for a fact. When I said "my rule of thumb" I probably should have said, "the assumption I work under". It is a (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hey: I just made some quick and dirty scans of an Alien figure composed of Technic and Throwbot parts. View the steaming pile of plastic at: (URL) Richard More stuff at: (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Faceted beads scoop well with the LEGO front-end loader, back hoe, and Technic seat. The 8mm size works better than the 6mm size. LEGO Shop at Home (telephone 1-800-453-4652 anytime) sells the front-end and backhoe scoops in Service Pack #5284 for (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) O.K., I did it, and it WORKS! Here are the details (I wish I had a digital camera, or LDRAW right now): On a 32 X 32 baseplate, I constructed three walls using several 1 X 4, 1 X 6, and 1 X 8 bricks, four 1 X 4 hinge bricks, and two 1 X 8 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) The easiest way for me to answer this would that I would certainly consider making another clock (or any other sculpture) for a commission. You are right, the cost would be high... not only to cover the bricks, but just for the time involved (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) Once again, it's proved that while special pieces are cool, nothing beats a massive quantity of good ol' bricks to build something great. So now... what are you going to do with BLUE bricks? -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake was rationed in (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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At the risk of being pilloried, (but I gotta know), would you consider selling the clock (or a clock)? [ok, so that is really two, quite different questions] Actually the real question I had in mind was... had you thought about putting it up for (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(...) You should post a few pictures of your clock mechanism. I would really like to see how you incorporated the RCX with the pendulum in your design. This idea seems more practical for a long term running clock then having to wind up weights every (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) It looks like a Belville part. 5890 has two, one yellow, one white. I've also seen it in a few other sets I think (5808 has one I think, 5895 has one, 3117 has two), 3115 has an even bigger table (which is in two halves). (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) that (...) Yep, thanks for that! I really liked all your creations, especially the Jusar Keep and the mountain. I was wondering about a couple of things, though: -How did you make that double staircase? It's truly amazing and if you could (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Good idea, I have built a prototype pendulum clock using the RCX that has a realistic tick tock sound and swinging pendulum. Instead of weights it uses the RCX to give the pendulum a 'kick' every second, this allows it to run indefinetly. Now I just (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Great job Eric! Until now, I had never thought of LEGO as practical furniture, but you have proven otherwise! I really like your "broken pendiment" chippendale top. When LEGO Direct starts selling Bulk LEGO, I might have a go at it with brown (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Correct, the top is open... to allow some access in case there is some trouble with the gear assembly or something. Plus, at 7 feet off the ground, you can't see the top anyway. eric (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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This is probably not the first time its been mentioned, but I have a complaint about the rounded arches LEGO makes. Has anyone else noticed that the arches with the side plate don't all play well together? The two smaller sizes can be used together (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) That's what I'd always figured. I would love to see all of your sculptures together, perhaps with you standing in the middle. That would be cool. One question about the clock, from your second set of photos I got the impression that the top is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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I do not take any of my sculptures apart, no. eric (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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craig hamilton wrote in message ... (...) pun! (...) Exactly. I was quite impressed with how you use plates and bricks sideways, and these Roman numerals are great. Excellent work! BTW, you're not planning to take your clock apart to supply pieces (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| | Pics of MOC Lego phone!
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Here are some pictures of the Lego phone I built. I have a couple of problems with it, which will require buying another phone for parts to fix, but it dose work, and I'm proud of that! Click on the picture of the phone (URL) to our homepage (Lego (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pythagorean Triads and Almost-Triads
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(...) Oh great, another one of our geeky debates! 8^) (...) Do we know this for a fact? The LEGO hinge bricks are pretty snug. The joint is a Technic peg, but it is fixed to one brick. And you can't even disassemble the hinge plates. In spite of (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Well I must say along with everyone else... Wow! That's bloody amazing! I would love to see that in person. Have you thought about applying to Lego yet? (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | another small house (a la David Eaton's Teeny Shack)
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Here is a small house built after viewing David Eaton's Teeny Shack (URL) I tried to build this to display the idea I had for a thatched roof using the stickered piece from 6033 Treasure Transport. I also tried to make a window with brown shutters (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Too much trouble to thread monofilament thru the chain... if I'm gonna use a non-lego element (the filament)... I'll use it as simply as possible (w/o the chain). Plus the thread chain would not mesh well with the gears. eric (...) ---...--- Eric (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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I think I'm with the rest of the group when I say WOW!!!...!!! Eric, you want to come to my house and play??? and hopefully some of your wonderous talent will rub off on me? When are you going to go work for Lego and build us some truely awe (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Eric, I can only echo the sentiments of the masses and say..."WOW!" Well, OK...maybe I can add a pointer too. You said that you wished to use lego chains for the weights but had to use monofilament because the chains weren't up to the job. Why not (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Glad you all liked it, I'm waiting for a nicer (warm, sunny) day here so I can take it outside and get some better pics, They are pretty dark :( I did lighten them up some in Paint shop pro.. though I think they are still a little to dark, if I go (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) i'll second that, tamyra! i'm inspired!* your curved double staircase is amazing, and the tile floors through out are wonderful! everything is so incredibly well built and just as beautiful. the buildings have such great personality, it's easy (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Eric Harshbarger <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in article <388763A0.80858BCE@e...er.org>... (...) I'm having trouble seeing the pictures of your clock. But not to worry, it's probably because I keep shaking my head every time I look at it. :) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Mr. Harshbarger Uh. I'm awely amazed. This is such a magnificent blend of engineering and art. You've mustered the mastery of the finest potential provided by what mere mortals would call "just LEGO". It looks nice and works. It's rare that the two (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Wow! This is fantastic! I was still in awe over R2D2, Alice in Wonderland, etc., but this... Wow! Keep 'em coming! EC (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I love the instructions, the raytraced art, and the site as a whole. There's some great stuff here to be sure. I think this will be on my list of recommended castle sites from now on. Do please keep us all informed of updates. I thought the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Per requests, I have added a few more photos of parts of the grandfather clock. The first may be found at: www.ericharshbarger....ages/clock eric (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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All kidding aside, if he put in an RCX that would do that, he could also have it chime with it's built in sound ability. Mike Poindexter John Gerlach <john.gerlach@bestbu...om.nospam> wrote in message news:FonKH5.GIJ@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Very, very nice! Well done! Now, your next project is to hook up a MindStorms RCX with a rotational sensor, to calibrate the grandfather clock with the RCX's internal clock. And, automatically wind the clock after a certain number of hours... (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) The clock does make a rhythmic tick-tock sound... actually closer to a click-clunk sound. I thought about a strike-train/chimes... but didn't want to go overboard [grin] -- the mechanics would be that much trickier... plus LEGO bricks don't (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Wow. I can only repeat what others have said. Wow. I have one request - details of how the two hands are driven through the clockface. A closeup of the outside, center of the clockface would answer my questions. Thanks, and great work. -Wes (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) we can tell how pleased you are with your creation! you almost cracked a pun! this _is_ your grandest creation so far! the inner workings are fascinating! your homespun gear looks like it could be an exhibit in ashley glennon's mini-fig museum (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Hmm. Maybe Eric's only 12 inches tall, and the clock's not that big after all... I mean, do we have any independent verification of his height? In all seriousness, that is one amazing piece of sculpting. And to think I was thrilled when I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow! That is incredible! Now all you need is a little cuckoo to jump out every hour! :) Excellent job, I love the way the escapement gear looks-- did it need to have exactly 12 cogs, thanks to our backwards timekeeping standards of multiples (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Nice piece of work. Certainly impressive given the height and functionality. I like the doodads up on the top too. Nice touch. One thing I wonder about is what it sounds like - how much of a Grandfather-Clock-Like-Sound does it make? Does that great (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Eric, Wow, Wow, Wow, Wow!!!!!!!! Just awesome! Talk about a candidate for working at LEGO (TLC, LC, TLG, LG)! Scott S. (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Eric, Once again... Amazing! I am at a loss for words. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) My Creations At: (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Wow! Now you need to build a LEGO mouse running up it. I would love to see the gearing mechanisms you built into that thing. Perhaps I could build one as well and put it into my LEGO train room. I especially like the picture of Parker Posey as (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Folks, All had been quiet with my LEGO sculpting recently, but now I offer my grandest creation to date... [drumroll]... (URL) tock, eric (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) vehicles (...) with (...) I'd been meaning to email you personally about this, but lately I've been too busy collecting free, informative pamphlets on how to lower the dust mite count in my home. -Tom McD. when replying, off-camera, Squiddley (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Yellow inverted slopes?
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(...) There were two of the inverted extreme slopes in set #1896, Trauma Team. And 4 of non-inverted 1x2x3 yellow slopes, too. Source: Tim Vattima's set/piece inventory cross-reference at (URL). Thanks, Tim! I always meant to buy that set, but never (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pythagorean Triads and Almost-Triads
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John J. Ladasky Jr. wrote in message <38814540.ED2D820E@m...ja.com>... (...) John, how could I possibly have forgotten that? ;-) (...) Here we go again..... :-) I think I don't. You see, my rule of thumb is that the walls that form the sides of the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Please do show us some detailed photos. The overhead crane is in need of a design impovement to make it useful (able to pick up piggyback trailers). Jim --- (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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The grabber I made is designed to lift my 6 wide piggyback trailers as seen on my webpage. (it will also lift 4 wide trailers). It uses L shaped 2x2 plates in the 4 holes of the red grabber. Attached to the outside of the plates is a 8x1 block. On (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Disclaimer, this is not exactly mine, it's a reasonable facsimile that Mike put together by being very observant. I'm OK with that as long as it's disclaimed. :-) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) I just built the grabber. I extended it by 6x1 & added a 4x1 plate to the bottom inside. The only problem is that last year (99) I started to build trailer 6x?? so now I'll have to build 4x?? trailers for small trucks & 6x?? for large trucks. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey thats a good Idea. Due to lack of room its hard to have a switch track to a ramp. So I'll have to try that comcept. Just have to build a stout crain to support the weight. Thanks J.W.Hummer www.geocities.com/spincity999 (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) ~ but this ain't the piece you're lurking for, is it? i misread your dimentions. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) the one set i missed out on. later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) 6276 has a bunch also. (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Bravo, Mike! {:^D You beat me to the punch-- I had intended to build an 8 wide version of Lar's Hopper as well! It looks great! Don't you think the proportions look a lot better? I especially like the way an 8 wide is wider than its trucks-- which (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) Good luck... The black seas baracuda has some but that set is one of the most sought after sets ever. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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I am assuming John Neal is completely interested in this: I have just finished my first 8 wide train car. It is an adaption of Larry P's custom hopper. I widened it to 8 studs, added 5 plates height to it and lengthened it quite a bit. I might need (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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I am wondering if there are any yellow inverted slopes available and in which sets. I am especially looking for yellow inverted slopes that are 1x2x3 extreme slopes -- I need four of 'em. Is there such a piece? -- Richard (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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While experimenting with the red container grabber as used in 4555 I noticed that the holes for the black rubber are the same size as a stud. I have now modified one so that it has grab arms that can lift and load my grey piggyback trailers onto the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | My new Inn of many gable ends...
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Sorry I am not as original as some of you when it comes to naming my creations so I had to try and put something in the header that would make you come look at my new Inn. Seriously I did use a lot of gable ends on the Inn as well as a lot of other (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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(Crossposted to lugnet.build because this is more about building vs. collecting than storage issues.) (...) I take care of inventorying the sets I've bought by cutting the UPC bar code (which contains the set number) from the box before I flatten (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: System Axles
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(...) (URL)) (...) I thought most people knew about that. I discovered it back in '87 or so... ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hey! Why didn't anybody ever mention that the tiny-peg axles on System vehicles (like this part: (URL)) are really just rods with slits? These thing fit very nicely in clips, and minifig hands, and so forth. This adds a whole new level of usability (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Well, one day I just stopped going for haircuts and...oh, you meant the minifig hair. It's Qui-Gon's hair from the SW Ep1 sets, no modification. (...) It's red, just like the real thing. The face was originally on a castle 'fig (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Very nice indeed! (...) I know Jeff a little from NELUG and if you are talking about "Jeff - The non-minifig version" I can tell you that is his hair. Totaly unmodified :). As for "Jeff - The minifig version" that would be Qui-Gon Ginn's hair (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:FoEonH.F8M@lugnet.com... (...) *plates*. (...) these (...) "animal (...) pieces. Doh!! I meant plate. Sorry! Yeah, 1x1 round tiles would be cool. "animal waste", heh heh Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Roman Villa MOC Updated
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[ reason for crossposting to admin at the end of the message ] Erik Olson: (...) I don't know if it is a home for the "ordinary" people. It looks more like the country residence of an ordinary senator. The ordinary people lived in "Insulae" iirc. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.admin.general)
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Geez, Paul, This is the second time I've bumped into you ,doing a project identical to one of mine! (The other one was the 3-D map of nearby stars, in case you've forgotten.) (...) Emerging from my LEGO Dark Ages last fall, we opened an Exploriens (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Neat. IS there such a piece? I thought that there were only round 1x1 *plates*. and the only round tile was the 2x2. Can't comment on scoopability but these are used a LOT by GMLTC for stuff like "spilled coal", "dirt clods", "animal waste" (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Would round 1x1 tiles work? Or maybe the hemispherical bases of the 1x1 "joystick" pieces. They wouldn't roll around *too* much. If you're not concerned about odd shapes, actually, it occurs to me that castle feathers (the small ones particularly) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Have you been thinking of dice? I am talking about the ones with 6 sides! My thoughts went in direction 8-, 10-, 12-, 20-siders. Maybe you can borrow some from a friend to try out. I would do this if I could (using the 8459) - but I lent mine away (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | Double Size YC#375 under construction
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I am in the process of building a double size Yellow Castle set #375. Please visit my site and see some pics of the work in progress. Link directly by going to: (URL) Ben Gatrelle (remove the spam dot from the yellowcastle to reply) FU set to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Roman Villa MOC Updated
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Hi all, I have posted an update to my second big building project. This one is a Roman provincial villa, and as Erik Wilson said about it, now the ordinary population of the Ancient Theme has somewhere to live. (URL) villa is a sprawling, modular (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Scoop what?
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What media works well for scooping with front-end buckets and back-hoes, e.g., the scoops in Service Pack 5284 "Loading Grabs" and set 8459 "Pneumatic Front-End Loader"? We need a medium that scoops easily from a flat surface, a pile, or a bin. It (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| | RigorMotor MOC
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Hey: Inspired by the Hot Wheels car Rigor Motor, I built a car of my own. To see it go to: (URL) Richard (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New MOC's on my websites
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Tamy, These are great!! I love the Keep and the circular staircase is great. I thought that the lugnet.castle folk might want to see this so I have added that group to the list. Eric Kingsley (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) IMO, if TLG doesn't cut it out with the "sell to the impatient ones" plan soon, kids will become more and more used to it, until the whole thing is screwed. I think TLG is making the kids impatient by getting them used to such juniorized (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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I think this is the right group to post this.... I put up the 2 things I was able to work on over the christmas break, the Keep isn't finished, I'm hoping to keep it together and maybe work a little on it during this semester... Otherwise I'll try (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Dan <jedi101673@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fo585t.Ho5@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) And this is the beginning of what I see as a vicious downward-spiralling circle - kids are more impatient, so TLG comes up with easier sets (presumably to keep (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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Henry: Once again, another masterpiece. You never cease to amaze me with your Lego Mastery. I can't wait to see what is next. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Whenever you know someone's name, but not their URL, check (URL) know Eric is there. (...) Not necessarily--especially if you use different hinges on either end. (...) Not all integer stacks of plates are integer stud widths tall. It's the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Okay. First I do agree with a little bit of what you said, no bulk sales. I beleive the Lego company was started by basic bricks. I think Town Jr. is sorry. Here are somethings to note: Lego is basically family owned. Town Jr. is aimed toward the 8 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)
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(...) TRIPLE A!!! ~ this is an absolutely amazing accomplishment, henry! the simple beauty of gray bricks really shines here! you did such a great job of capturing beethoven's famous brooding scowl and wild mane of hair. i LOVE the hair! and the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <20000109.104425.509...no.com>... (...) Ah, cool. I hadn't seen it before.... actually I can't see it now. What is the URL? :-) Wow, I'm almost embarassed to ask, I've been to Eric's site so many times, just not (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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My fellow LUGNET readers, After some technical difficulties and surviving the flu, I am able to present my LEGO bust of Beethoven (the composer). Check it out, if you'd be so wondering. (URL) yours, Henry Lim (25 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.build)
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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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(...) 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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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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(...) 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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