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| Here's one of my favorites. It's not an airlock per se, but a hatch that closes flush and doesn't take up much space. Could easily be the outside door of an airlock. It's (URL) Todd Trotter's Sighthound Recon>. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Hi Tim, I'm glad you like it. I will remember to post to announce.moc next time, I wasn't sure what to do with either that or the followups....so many choices ;) Thanks, Cyndi (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Hi Terry, thanks for the compliments. I was happy with how it turned out. The roof and overall design came out the way they did mostly because I ran out of bricks too soon and had to improvise ;) I began with the intent to make a better Privet (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Joe, you are just too kind, as always. Thanks for your support! Cyndi (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Is the house for sale? Not the lego one, but for real :) I would happily live in it. It is so compact, yet so well designed. And I must agree with the others, I love the use of the burnt orange/grey colour scheme. It really works well. I can (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | y-wing, no capital letter
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| Here is an y-wing, with a small y, not a capital Y. Cheaper than the original Y-wing. No weapons, no AC, no stereo. Just plain ride. For the budget space racer. Some say for the purist. (URL) Click on the pic = post mod folder. Enjoy the ride! JP. (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Cyndi - Wow, I love the modern look of this house! Great job. I'm used to seeing more traditional LEGO houses on layouts, this is a pleasant twist. I like the burnt orange exterior, too, and the overall choice of color. -Tim PS - I know this (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: lattice windows
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| (...) Here are 2 pictures: (URL) are almost the same as Erik Amzallag did (see other message in thread), mine is using an arch, and head light holders give the 1/5 offset I need. They are for a project not yet released, normally I would not public (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Cyndi, I must say that for a first MOC, it's impressive! You used SNOT for the roof and the design is quite original, You used a fairly rare color, which limits your possibilities, yet it is very fluid. As an experienced builder (experienced, (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| Hey cool, I like the white one and my Mom does too. e (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| (...) You turn it of. JP. (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| (...) Nice Retro looking robots too. I like. I recommend to anyone who like this kind of Retro Science go see "Steam Boy" if at all possible. It is Katsuhiro Otomo's first feature film since "Akira" and I believe that Sony is distributing it. I saw (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
| | | | | Re: My First MOC
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| (...) Cyndi, it's about time you posted this as yours :-)! This is a great first effort...the thumping sound that was heard at the GATS show this year from our table was all of our jaws dropping after looking at this home! This is one of those (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| (...) In seriousness to a joke of a post, via air. I am a air computer maintainer. Professionally. So, I maintain a analog computer. Hence why if you look around, you will find my posts sometimes tagged as :analog computer programmer: or suchlike. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| (...) How do you run the control algorithms on steam? Is it all open-loop mechanical activation? --B (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| (...) Sometimes I think you build stuff just so you'll have an excuse to create those crazy captions and commentaries. Well played. Do they ever shoot blasts of steam as an attack? (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Steambots
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| You don't know my mother. Thanks for explaining steam as a power source. My favorite steambot is the short legged one. And I like steamrice. JP. (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Steambots
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| (URL) Steambots aren't powered with fancy-dancy unobtainium power-fusion or uber-posh magic crystals. No. Steambots are powered by STEAM, yeah, thats right, steam as in evaporated water for all you science geeks out there. And when they run out of (...) (20 years ago, 19-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
| | | | | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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| (...) Yep-- and one of the biggest problems was the fact that the paper, although made by Lego, didn't QUITE line up with the studs at the lengths we were dealing with, because supposedly it gets stretched in the printing process. Made for quite a (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: ToPleSs : the Art of building between the studs
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| (...) Matt Chiles used this technique heavily in his roller coaster, and referred to it as "pony-eared" (the 2x2 plate is pony-eared into the 2x4 plate). This comes from the old castle sets, before there was a horse element. The ears of the horses (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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| Hi all, As someone who has never participated in a large group build I'm very curious as to how this works.. Could you answer a few questions? I see the buildings are arranged on large gridded paper, and each team has several reference photographs. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks
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| In addition to the cool circular airlock that Dan Jassim posted, here's one from Chris Maddison a couple of years ago: (URL) message> and (URL) Folder>. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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| Here are some more pictures of the Phase I building session that took place this past weekend. These pictures represent progress up until 1pm on Sunday as I had to leave and missed the rest of the Sunday build session. When I left 2 structures were (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Vignette - Admiral's Quarters
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| Very scary lobster, Mike. I love it! -Teddy (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks
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| (...) You can never have enough Lego. It's one of the basic laws of the universe. ;-) Jeff (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Community Church
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| I am a slow builder. This is the first model I have made since my "Great Wave" mosaic that I brought to Brickfest. It's a community church: (URL) Photos and commentary can be seen here: (URL) usual, a limited brick supply dictated some compromises. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | | | | Re: The Wanderer: a Clankbot
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| (...) a very creative mech, lenny. even without reading your post, i knew it had a "western" theme going. nice choice of colors and shapes; they definately give it a gunslinger look. all it needs is a long coat a-la william munny from "unforgiven". (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: LEGO Millyard model to cover 2,000 square feet, Sponsored by NELUG
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| I just wanted to say that I had an absolute blast on Saturday - one of the best outings I've had as a member of NELUG. Despite having to rebuild my one section repeatedly (thus creating "The Gash"[1]), we probably could have completed our building (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
| | | | | Calling all Sculpture, Micro and Mosaic builders for NWBrickCon
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| Calling all Sculpture, Art, Mosaic and Micro-fans! If you're heading to the NWBrickCon over the Halloween weekend, I would like to hear from you. I am serving as the light-duty-coordinator for these areas and if you plan to bring something please (...) (20 years ago, 18-Oct-04, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.sculpture) !
| | | | | Re: Vignette - Admiral's Quarters
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| (...) It's not just a craze, it's an epidemic; and, I think I caught it from you, Bruce! You really should wash your hands after working with so much SNOT. ;-) -Mike (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Vignette - Admiral's Quarters
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| (...) Wow, thank you! This vignette is how I wish they would have done the new Pirate theme. A nice classic, old world look would have made for some really super sets, I think, not to mention being a perfect way to add some nice chrome bits to all (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Some new window ideas
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| 2004/10/17 Inspired by the lattice window building of last week, I was intrigued by Joakim Olsson's sloped window idea ((URL) came up with the two following ideas, making the slopes inward instead of outward: (URL) first one is build as part of a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: The Wanderer: a Clankbot
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| Lenny, I actually like the Wanderer better with the weaponry, even though the pics weren't as good. Maybe it's because the shotgun and pistols show off the arm/hand posability a little better. They also add some detail to an otherwise somewhat plain (...) (20 years ago, 17-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
| | | | | Re: lattice windows
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| "Daan Bargerbos" <daan62@xs4all.nl> wrote in message news:I5n28D.1t91@lugnet.com... snip (...) Well.. I hade only "old" pieces to build with and needed some structure. =) I, myself like the fireplace a lot. It was not easy to build something that (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
| | | | | Re: lattice windows
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| The pictures aren't clear but these lattice windows... (URL) actually attached to the wall they're in. They just slide in some tracks. In fact, the top third of the window isn't attached to the bottom 2/3. Amy (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: lattice windows
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| ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonnich Jensen" <sonnich@hot.ee> To: <lugnet.space@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.build.arch@lugnet.com> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 3:12 PM Subject: Re: lattice windows (...) Hello Sonnich Jensen, you make me curious: (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: lattice windows
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| snip Very interesting. I am working on somthing like this myself, and got an amazing result using something like that - fences, and head light holders. For me that seems to be the best solution. I have 2 versions of my windows, one is ready, while (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks
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| (...) Unfortunately, I don't have any 1/4 cylinders, and have no means to get any (I'm banned from buying any more Lego (apparently I have plenty already)). However, I might well be able to use one of the sliding methods. Actually, at the moment I'm (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Library Scenes
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| (...) Thanks! (...) Yeah, she's about 5' 2". (...) I think that's the one. The (URL) Peeron picture> is a little clearer - at least, I think those are the same piece. I experimented (in my (URL) cicada>) with a couple of orange ones from (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Oct-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Closing airlocks
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| (...) original version here: (URL) can't find the module that I first saw it used on, but I think it was some sort of research or medical installation. (20 years ago, 15-Oct-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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