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(...) I liked the chain guns, if not a tad oversized, (if the body were to match those guns it'd work, but then wieght is always an issue isn't it?) I thought the big gun on the back might be better served if replaced with a head. Especially when I (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) These Pics suck? I enjoyed muchily. They are fine, really. The mecha is however beautiful. I appreciate the posability and positionaniblity, from standing to prone. Very nice. Neck motion was particuraily interesting for me. I wonder though if (...) (20 years ago, 4-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) well, sort of. i had to stiffen the click hinges by placing some metal wire between the plastic tabs (which is a reversible process, by the way). i also had to add a couple of 1x1 clips on top of the ankle guards to keep the model from tipping (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Wow it is very well done. I especially like the head and ankle guards. I also see we come to same idea of using red wedge 2 x 6 for the foots. Does it stand stably on those click hinges? You should have cross-posted to announce.moc. I almost (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) oh, stop...i'm blushing! it's an honor hearing that from the master of the powered armor. (...) you know, i've been contemplating that for awhile. i've checked other gm shields like this one and they seem to be the same proportion as this one, (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey great job Jason. (...) Well, the pictures are good enough to see how it is put together so its all good I say. (...) I keep toying with the idea of buiding a gundam just for fun, especially when MOCs like yours make it look so good. (...) Sure (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) First of all, I am not an islander and don't object to your design. But where are the green plates, those pylons don't sit in water ! Unless it's post-global warming and the rusty coathanger sits above the new sea-level. By then everyone may (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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I've been looking at my small collection of Islander rope bridges for a while, wondering what they could be used for... and finally it struck me: (URL) After I put it together, I spent a moment thinking it would be a good idea for Lego to release (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.au, FTX) !
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| | Echo Base Entrance
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The (URL) main entrance to Echo Base> is zealously guarded by the rebel troopers. Rotating shifts of infantry scouts are sent on reconnaisance patrols to scout for any signs of Imperial activity within the active perimeter of the base. A tauntaun (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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i finally got to take pics and post them for my new mecha (sorry they suck--i took them during two different times of the day and i am still trying to get used to photoshop). anyway, i decided to finally make a gundam. "gunjin" was my first attempt, (...) (20 years ago, 3-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Looks fine - like a futuristic scout vehicle. The suspension is interesting. Does it have 4 whell steering? (4x4x4) What kind of weapons is it packing? Christian (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Yet another mosaic....
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In my haste, I made huge error by not mentioning that Dave VinZant (from the club formaly known as PNLTC, a fellow club member) spent 30 hours (minus 4 for sleep) helping with setup, managing the build, and hanging the mosaic. I really could not (...) (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: 12-foot bridge built in 2 hours on live TV
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(...) That's what Xacto(r) knives are for! ... Er, did I just say that? (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Thanks, yeah, I guess I meant stanchion. :) Gosh, I always called them "sanctions". Gasp, a faux pas on the .arch group. :) That's OK, I think I called them "pylons" on the TV show, so it's all good. :) Sean (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Bruce: (...) Yeah, the bridge is a little too wide; I would have liked to used narrower base plates, but I didn't have any other sizes in gray. The real Ben Franklin Bridge has 4 lanes of traffic each way, plus two sets of train tracks, one on each (...) (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) A smack-free post. I'm honoured ;) "those legs... stand out" hur hur. Very punny. The legs you see weren't the original final design. I built one I though I was happy with and ordered 56 1x2 ladder brackets to make the rest of them. I only (...) (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I think he meant stanchion ;) Nice build, Sean! ROSCO (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Sean, You're one of the folks I look up to... but what is a "sanction"? I think you meant tower... otherwise, Othmar Amman would be proud! Sid (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Microscale castle by Uli Myer
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Hey guys, This great castle was recently put on Brickshelf by Uli Myer: (2 URLs) Looking around his gallery, he's also go this one: (URL) Bruce (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hey Sean, This is awesome! Cool MOC and great exposure. One critique - are those 2-wide cars to scale? It may just be because of the light traffic, but they seem a bit lost in among the gray. Bruce (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Waswillbe - The RG Mech 2.0
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(...) Plus I used 79,002 left monkey arms and 65 front end buckets from the Back Hoe and 2 2" hoes, and 48 bicylces, all the seed parts and it has Moonbase connections. (...) Thank you, makes an ugly Mech huh? (...) Heck ya, I took his stuff and his (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Announcing: Space Wheels Contest
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Hi All, In co-operation with Gil Shaw I am pleased to announce the next big building contest. Get out that bin of unused wheels! You're gonna need 'em for the (URL) (click the banner for more information) The only rule is that your model must use at (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
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(...) Red. Red Brick. Red Bricks in robot. (...) The gavel was struck! It shall be. Make it so. (...) Thank you, thumbs too! (...) Sure is ugly, right? (...) Yes, I will. (...) Thanks Janey! (...) e "Blue Bricks" (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Rubino! Long Tyme (TM) no hear! I heard you were working on an epic creation. How have you been? Thanks for the feedback. The word proboscii didn't go through my head. Funny because that's just what they are! e (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Yes, I still have to stop by there with Mr. Krinkle. I parked my Car for the summer, so I have been staying local. (...) Man, you moved to Texas!?!? Darn, I wanted to hook up in NYC and shoot the Bricks. Give me a heads up next time your (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) LOL, that's a riot. (...) I think I'll make a vid clip at my Art Show this weekend. (...) Thank you. (...) Cool, I try. Sure is an ugly bot though, right? (...) oh man, I had no good inspiration for the name. Really its just a sort of working (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) LOL :) Thanks, Eric. :) By the way, a new LEGO store just opened up in your neck of the woods -- at Bridgewater Commons. I had to make a few stops there in the days preceding the event to stock up on blue pieces (which, I was very lucky, they (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Thanks Jah-son, I don't often re-do a robot, so this was fun to do. Really though it seems smaller to you? It's not though. It's bigger, taller and has thumbs! LOL! (...) I should do that. Funny thing I noticed about the Record and Play unit. (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Pictures of the completed GMLTC Plummer Building model
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I was checking these pics out last night. This is a great build and a huge success. Great job. BTW, I think the images of the build in progress are great. Thank you. e (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build)
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That is FANTASTIC! You are my hero! e (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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-snip- great post - excellent write up. Wow, the sheer amount of parts on this thing is staggering. Yikes. You used some excellent parts at the tips of the legs on the feet. That really is a choice part for the job of the toe spike. I think its (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Z797
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Brayton Orchard wrote: snip (...) I think it looks super cool. I like the colors and it looks like it has lot's of mechanical stuff with all the greebs. Very cool. I think the feet are cool and I like how you used those parts (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In July 2004, I was contacted by Nicole Fox, one of the hosts of "Your Morning on CN8", a live morning show based out of Philadelphia. We decided it would be fun to build a model of Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !!
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| | Re: military models by nyu
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(...) His web-page is here.(only for japanese font set) (URL) you can see the dioramas with his creations in LMO-Japan at... (URL) Ayumi Hayase (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Pictures of the completed GMLTC Plummer Building model
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(...) The corrugated bricks were from Bricklink. Go get some! <grin> JohnG, GMLTC (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks very much for the all info and the reply, JohnG (and Steve). Again, congrats on a great accomplishment! Tan 1x2 corragated (grill) bricks....mmmmm. Lucky you! (GMLTC) Best, Jonathan (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I designed it specifically to support the upper walls - each of the various ever-smaller stories above the main part of the building has columns supporting the walls all the way down to the ground. We used rubber mallets to pound on the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Z797
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(...) The stuff I saw was in an H. R. Giger retrospective book that I got as a gift. If you Google "H. R. Giger Alien concept art" you'll get a bunch of links you can check out if you're interested. His work has been described as "Biomechanical", (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Pictures of the completed GMLTC Plummer Building model
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(...) Really sharp all the way around.Really enjoy the top sphere.The level of detail is great not only floor level(or face of building) but roof edges as well(something I need to work on in my buildings).Great job guys!! Chris MichLTC (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) As we were building it, we would tell people the internal structure is to prevent the walls from going ( ) , as well as keeping all the floors straight and level. Since this model will probably be moved around between different Mayo Clinic (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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