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Memories, memories..... I don't want to bother you with that... Wonderfull MOC Gil! At first glance it looks basic, but plenty of details caught my attention : the propeller and the rudders, the guns on top of the craft, the mines (are they mines?) (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Of course! Captain Cool-Guy has to stop Dr. D's evil plot to dominate the world with his mice minions....but he has to convince Major Attitude he's serious :-) howzat? And where's lunch? Chow! That Joe Meno Guy (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Bruce: (...) The cement truck is actually my favorite :) I was thinking of the newer-style trucks, (or is it just a different design?), where the mixer is reversed and hangs over the cab. I see a lot more of them nowadays - either it's the "latest (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) The rat only took one night to build- as compared to about a week and a half for the others. Actually, Major attitude is my favorite, but her picks came out the worst. I think it was my choice of a yellow background. What can you do? I have (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Dr Dopamine is actually a spoof on my boss. Elements of the character are poking fun of things inside the lab. But the funny thing is that I showed him the picture and he said the same things. "I love it. Lets make a poster of it and hang it (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks. Working at this scale has been a fun experience. I certainly look at the potential of pieces in a new way (probably the same thing a lot of micro builders are saying). Felix (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Hey Sean, Nice MOCs. I'm not as big a fan of the cement truck (it looks a bit like a mobile missile launcer to me) (perhaps the cement part should be angled the opposite direction?), but I really like the other two trucks in that setup. I actually (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) It looks great! Having the toy, I have been wanting to build one myself. I have a couple of suggestions if you trying to make it a little more accurate. You could make the missle launchers smaller, just by using 2x4 bricks and sticking the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Alternately, you can use the 3 and 9 keys on the numpad, which is really useful considering all the viewpoint controls are there as well. All this is detailed in the manual (Program FilesLEGO Digital Designerdocumentatio...eng.html). I hope (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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I know they are not modern town entries but they are sort of town. :-) Castle Gate, Wall, House, and Stable (URL) (yes that's a giant black sheep) Castle Wall, Corner Tower, and Barracks (URL) They are both modular and so can be joined together for (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) I never had any GI Joe stuff as a kid (pretty much just Lego), but this is a cool model in its own right. You've got a lot of nice details- I especially like the mounted machine guns and the beautiful rocket launcher boxes. The hidden (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) I've got a suggestion- try wings. I (very) vaguely recall seeing a MOC, likely a castle one (Anyone in castle know what I saw?), that used a roof design very similar to what you're trying to make but the builder used plates, wings and hinges (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hey Shaun, Thanks for doing this. Any progress to report? -- Thomas Main thomasmain@myrealbox.com (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Wow! Thanks, I'll have to try that!! I never would have known there were keyboard commands... Is that stuff documented somewhere? I was wrongly guessing all sorts of things like holding down Control or Alt while I dragged parts. ... I just use (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) great stuff! I especially like the doc, and the rat army. Especially the rat army, very well done, I'd like to see more of them. -Dan Rubin (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Switch to a top-down view and place the cars where you want them. Then switch back to a side view and press Page Down to set them down on the road. Nice trucks! Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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All: Here are my creations for this weeks' competition. I hope you like them! The images are a little "broken" on the LEGO Factory web site (missing pieces!) so I thought I'd re-post them here. If you like them, you can vote for (URL) in the LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Hi all! I am building a building, with octocal walls. I use hinge bricks anf plates, which gives me almost 45 degrees walls. (URL) am looking for a way to add a roof, and found this: (URL) small though, but then I saw this part: (URL) took me some (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build)
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Awesome stuff Felix! I love how you get such simple graphic and cartoony shapes from the brick. More please!! Jeff (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Micro Car Dealership (2 URLs) 2> (URL) 3> (URL) 4> (URL) lxf file> For all of you who would like more "realistic" town sets, here's a micro car dealership. Three models of cars are sold here, the jeep, the van and the convertible. Also included is a (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Very nice, brings a tear to me eye. As for contestable entry, feed me the dimensions, maggot! Rick (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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(...) Also, forgot to ask this as well: does the entire vertical area have to fit within the 16x16 "knob" area? (I'm so used to saying "stud"...) For example (URL) entry> is pretty cool but the bow and stern appear to hang off the baseplates. Is (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Felix, I <3 Dr. D. He's the epitemy of everything I strive to be and more. I need a full sized poster of him in my laboratory for inspiration! Definitely good stuff...Reminds me of my other alter ego - Dr. 3mel (URL) "Brickmurderer" Hendrix (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Don't be lying Jake - you know you be bowing to ALL of my mad skillz. I be all rooling yu like timmy roolz lassie. yo. -Da Mastah (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) How'd you know?? :) (...) Duh. I see what you're saying now. I was thinking something different... I bow before your calculatin' skillz. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) In the tutorials I think it explains it fairly clearly. (URL) Especially in this one. (URL) At the top is states: "How to get started… using the new roadplates Want to build a cool building for the LEGO Factory competition? To help get you (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Silly Jake, you must not have done well in teh m4th ;) (...) 8 8 = 16 _ _ 8 |_|_| 8 |_|_| =16 Total of 4 8x8 Baseplates. 8 8 8 8 = 32 _ _ _ _ 8 |_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_| =32 Total of 16 8x8 baseplates. (...) Thanks! -Lenny (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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Since I realized that we can enter more than one entry per week, I decided to go ahead and finish up my "Weekend Holiday" series this week. WH2: The Lake (URL) I know this is a rather plain model, but I felt like I needed a place for my mountain (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) Each 8x8 baseplate has an area of 64 studs. Combining them in a square would give you a 16x16 square, with an area of 256 studs. Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) That is strangely worded. Thanks for the heads up. On one hand I'm not sure how you'd make 2 8x8 baseplates into a 16x16 area (since you'd have 8x16 if you only use two). On the other hand, using 4 8x8 baseplates results in a total surface (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] As long as you are looking into things, can you check on Tech Support Request response times? How long should one expect to wait for follow up regarding a Tech Support request? I followed the Tech (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Hi Jake, That's one of the issues... this seems to be a requirement, based on the (URL) official rules>, but it's fairly buried: As part of the LEGO Factory Element Pallet, the Entrant will be provided with three different (3) 8 knob x 8 knob (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) From (URL) this post:> The official rules say: As part of the LEGO Factory Element Pallet, the Entrant will be provided with three different (3) 8 knob x 8 knob base plates which have a road pattern on them, and two 8 knob x 8 knob plates in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) I know there are some things with the voting that needs double checking. I've talked to the team working on the site and they are currently looking into it. As far as the 16x16 requirement, I looked through rules and I'm not finding anything (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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I like that, and it goes to show, not all Lego Factory® MOCs have to be Town buildings. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Excellent question, I'd also like to see what the deal is. I also still have some concerns from the first few days of voting... this entry received more than 200 votes when the image was garbled. Halfway through the week the image was fixed, (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Very tacky to respond to my own post, I know. But I posted this late and forgot to give credit to (URL) Takagaki> for the hands on Major Attitude. He is an extremely innovative builder. Felix (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Greetings! After a little forced hiatus, Joe is back and he's hoverin' to glory! (URL) I actually had this mostly built for quite some time, but just recently finished off the last couple details. If the our iron-booted overlords think it qualifies (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX) !
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(...) Thanks for the kind words. The phrases are meant to augment the personality, but I don't have any comics in mind. Got a script? We'll do lunch baby. Chow. (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I guess TLC is not enforcing the rules of its own contest: (URL) The winner in the Senior category ("Deluxe Building" by GabrielLee) was built on 16 baseplates, as opposed to the 4 specified in the (URL) contest rules>. Can someone from TLC explain (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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