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Hi all, here's a Nativity Mosaic I recently built for a client in South Carolina: (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general)
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(...) For that, I'd recommend sculpting a rounded roof out of plates. But, if you want something made from slopes, I have another idea I used on my Mediterranean windmill. Try to imagine what a series of 45° corner slopes (or even 30° corner slopes) (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
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(...) The key thing is keep the center of gravity of the ring at the drive axle. If it is 1mm off then you will need a lot more torque, and the rotation speed will be non-uniform. (...) You can just use 3 bevel gears or this piece (URL) to do (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
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(...) There are a couple of option without resorting to mods: (URL) Use a large technic turntable. This is probably preferable, as the ring will be large and it will give you a better mechanical advantage, and allow a much more sturdy connection (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
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(...) Cool! But don't knock yourself out trying to get it to run off a single motor - unless you only have one!! You'd probably find on the real craft, they would be driven independently, with computer synchronisation. (...) LOL don't worry it (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
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In lugnet.build, Leonard Hoffman asked: (...) Alas, the Technic toolkit has nothing in the way of planetary gears, or a means to do coaxial shafts. But if you're willing to do brick-modding, you could carve out the center of a 48-tooth gear (so it (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I just figured how to do the different directions on a single (URL) (forgive the MSPaint drawing). And speed is actually something I don't want - the HabRing has to be very slow since I'm going to have detail I want people to see inside of it. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
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(...) Most probably - assuming the rings are both balanced all you need to overcome is friction. And they won't be spinning all that fast. (...) Yes you can - you can connect as many motors you like in parallel. Their output shafts can be connected (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Need Help: Rotating Sections of a Spaceship
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Heya guys, Right now I'm planning on building a large "science factual" spaceship with a rotating centrifugal-gravity hab-ring. (URL) Drawing> I was wondering if anyone could give me some hints/suggestions/how-to for powering the rotating section. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: Cornered roofs
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(...) Here's one: (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build)
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2 of these painted red or change the color ot the existing roof might work (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: You know you love it.
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(...) SNIP (...) LMAO :) Anybody want to take a guess on measurements for these "pinups".... 44,24,24 Ron (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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SNIP (...) OH MY GOD! Did you see the other stuff the guy's made???: (URL) actually surprised they made the brickshelf mod, especially this one: (URL) need to make one of these for myself. He has a bunch of other neat stuff too: (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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(...) Yes. In the documentation folder you can find it. On my PC that's: C:\Program\LEGO Software\LEGO Digital Designer\documentati...exeng.html (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) I too remember seeing a round(ish) building using wings to create a round roof. However I'm pretty certain it was a railway water tower and was in a fairly recent Bickshelf gallery of a show. Anyone point me in the right direction? Tim (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: You know you love it.
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Nice. So... black (URL) palm tree segment> for the ankles, (URL) fruit-cherry> for the shoelaces and minifig-neck-bracket for the sneaker-tongue, sand-green (URL) dino neck/tail> for the arms, silver (URL) mugs> for hair ornaments, spigot-knob for (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: LMHoF Published in Brickmasters Magazine
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I found a low res preview of this magazine (looks like it uses Flash): (URL) to pages 18-19 and 20-21. Nice. :-) My MS-02 from about four years ago looks so ancient! I'm working on MS-11 now and I can't think of one structural design that I've (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Horodris the mech
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(URL) Dis here is Horodris. Treat him real nice and he'll do the same. Some points of notes: I made the neck move on all three axis, if the head looks funny, it probably because it is at a strange angle. mucho gearing in the legs. This is what is (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: LMHoF Published in Brickmasters Magazine
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(...) The pics were provided by the artists. Nah, no photo shoots for us in Einfield. (dang) (...) yeeee HA! (...) Cool! That'd be much appreciated. (...) yeah, I'm sort of with you on that. (magazine quality) For those that didn't get the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: LMHoF Published in Brickmasters Magazine
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(...) snippity snip (...) Hey Mark, Congrats to all of you guys that were featured in the article. It was pretty awesome seeing all the mechs in a double-wide fold out. Rad! Question: Did you guys have to bring your MOCs somewhere to be photographed (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: B.I. Joe: Killer Whale Hovercraft
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | Re: 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | Re: 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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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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| | Re: B.I. Joe: Killer Whale Hovercraft
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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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| | Re: 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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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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| | 2 More entries for the contest
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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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| | Re: B.I. Joe: Killer Whale Hovercraft
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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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| | Re: Cornered roofs
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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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| | Re: MOC: Brikington Manor
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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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| | Re: 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | Re: 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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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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| | 2 Micro MOCs : Heavy Haulers & Shell gas station
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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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| | Cornered roofs
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | LDD Micro Car Dealership for LF
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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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| | Re: B.I. Joe: Killer Whale Hovercraft
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | LEGO Factory - Week 2: Weekend Holiday 2 & 3
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: USS Constellation
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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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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | B.I. Joe: Killer Whale Hovercraft
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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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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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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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| | LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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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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| | Republic Heavy Armored Artillery Tank
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(3 URLs) Click this for more pics...> AC (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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(...) (snip) (...) Felix, Great DIFFERENT stuff! Am waiting for mderation on some of the folders - but becoming rather impatient... Do you plan to do a comic on the gang...it certainly looks like a setup to me :) Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe
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Captain Cool-Guy: The Expanded Universe ===...=== (URL) Captain Cool-Guy 1.2 He's got new hands! (URL) Dr. Dopamine and the Rat Army Former roommate and mortal enemy of Captain Cool-Guy. (URL) 6C6C Automated flirt. (URL) The Sultan of Sea Monkey (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | Re: You know you love it.
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It's not mine, I just found it. I thought I made that clear? Soren (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | USS Constellation
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Here's my entry for Week 2 of the (URL) LEGO Factory> contest: (URL) Page>> (URL) LUGNET Page> The (URL) USS Constellation> is a historic ship docked in Baltimore's Inner Harbor - if you've never been to Charm City, you might recognize it from set (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| | Re: You know you love it.
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OMG... LOL. Very anime though. Absolutely hilarious. Execpt you usually have some kind of kick A$$ gun with your mecha. So where is it? Mark (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Oprah's Favorite Things: LEGO Mosaic
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Prepare for a run on (URL) LEGO Mosaic> sets this holiday season. Oprah Winfrey, whose purchasing advice can make or break a small company, has listed LEGO Mosaics as one of her "Favorite Things" in this month's "O" magazine. She might feature it on (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | You know you love it.
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(URL) New MOC from "ayucow". Sooo cuuuute~ Soren (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: LMHoF Published in Brickmasters Magazine
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(...) snip Mark, congrats to you and the other featured mech builders! If the photo spread appears on-line anywhere, would you post a link here? I don't get the magazine, but I'd love to see the layout. Thanks! (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | The New Face of 3vil
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M3! (URL) Perhaps you've been wondering lately, "What has become of 3vil?" Or maybe you've been thinking something absolutely ludicrous like, "We have finally ridded ourselves of teh 3vil!" Thoughts such as these are hallmarks of the foolish. Did I (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: tartan paint?
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Hello Isaac Thank you so much for taking the time to post. I greatly appreciate it. (...) I'm flattered that you'd go to such trouble. A bit boggled, mind you, but flattered. :) (...) This is going to sound a bit odd, but 8 hours is actually kind of (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: WIP - New Mini Dropship
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Hey Miklos, You may not be totally satisfied with it, but I think it looks great! The shape is very interesting, especially the large "fin" on the underside. The assymetry of the greebling is also excellent. I tend to ignore assymetry in my designs (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | My 6 Entries (well so far at least) for the CC Contest
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In benfit for those who are not on CC members I want to show you my entires: Yellow Castle Expansion Pavilion (2 URLs) Forestman's Hideout Da Vinci Flying Machine (2 URLs) Alligators Chariot Alchemist Workshop (2 URLs) All small pictures are links (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Competition
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(...) Thank you, that is great ROSCO. So now we just have to get Ashley to work on the sidebar. :-) Thomas (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Competition
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(...) Au contraire (click for full image): (URL) ROSCO (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hey Kelly(BZPBinkmeister), it looks like your going to pass me in votes here soon. (URL) Last I checked, you've got 36 and I have 38. I think you've been getting about 2 for every 1 I get. I don't know if it's possible but I think it'd be kind of (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hello friends, We’ve sort of been keeping this under our hats, but now that I just got my “Brickmasters” magazine in the mail I can’t hold it in any longer. The Mecha Hall of Fame is a centerfold! A small selection of mechs from the LMHoF were (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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(...) Thanks! I thought about your suggestion and came up with a solution that not only made the "black hole" suppressors, it reinforced the tail, which I say, COOL! Of course I didn't take pix yet, but they will posted soon. I really appreciate the (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | WIP - New Mini Dropship
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I am working on a new MINI dropship or something: (URL) I am not totally satisfied with it, so any comments will be welcome. MiC (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest MOC: Weekend Holiday
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(...) Hi Joe, Thanks for the compliments. I do wish that there was some way of uploading a larger image for the competition; the size that they give you on the website just doesn't show enough detail. I have a couple more "sets" for this series in (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest MOC: Weekend Holiday
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(...) Sean, Thanks for the compliments. This is actually the first of what (if actually produced) would be three or more "connected" sets, which would create a larger scene. I'm going to try to have the next two ready next week's voting. Stay tuned! (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Tatsumaki
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Welcome! Wow what a first Mech to post! I know this is not your first Mecha Construction, but I still want to wlecome you to lugnet.build.mecha! Yikes, this Mech is super cool. I think the style and form are great. The colors are all new and the (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Tank-killer..
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This is a superb model. My only suggestion to get a little closer to the real thing would be to replace the last two plates worth of the engines with black, or maybe dark grey, instead of the current grey (part of the rear 1x1 grey brick) to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | This one's for you, Ashley
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Pre-NWBC, I didn't give microscale building a second thought whenever I saw a little moc on the recent pages of Brickshelf. Then I tagged along with a few other AFOLs to Ashley Glennon's Micro seminar at NWBC a couple weeks ago, and now I'm high on (...) (20 years ago, 18-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest MOC: Weekend Holiday
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(...) Joel: I love this model, it's one of my favorites I've seen uploaded to the competition. I originally thought I might decide to make a campsite or summer camp, but I guess I don't need to now. :) "Not much of a townie"? You should try it more (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Well, now LEGO factory has been launched I've really been bitten by the building bug. I'm working on a fairly sizeable display for my office, Basically a Christmas tree with gifts and stuff underneath it all including some stuffed animals and toy (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.sealug)
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| | Re: File A56-7W
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(...) James, Archangel is on the way (although the eyepatch is a problem) :-)..I would have thought that Hawk would have been the one to be here. And Blue Thunder? Well......maybe. I really like the Lady! Joe (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Tank-killer..
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(...) Oops. I should have looked this up. But it's easily fixed. Thanks for catching this. And if you noticed this, someone else would too. Thanks for the comments! Joe (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! That's about the best compliment one can give! I hope to see a micro from you soon! Joe (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Smoke parts have been some of the best things to come from LEGO this year! And that rounded wedge is a great piece! Joe (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Cyndi - As usual, the Apache was a bunch of happy accidents while building something else. Airwolf. The nose built itself, then the cockpit, then...the rest of it! A very fun build, as is Micro in general to me. and don't worry, (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LDD Micro Space Shuttle: Based on 1682
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(...) Great work, Johnathan! I like your shuttle and gantry, and the van is a nice touch. I'd like to see this one on my desk at work :-) Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory MOC: Medieval Castle
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(...) Nice work...I saw some more pix on your Bshelf account and like the playability I see..the microfigs can be on the walls and in the towers. Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest MOC: Weekend Holiday
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(...) (snip) (...) Joel, I initially looked at this yesterday and thought "hm, nice idea...everyone is doing buildings and you aren't!" I only saw the pic above and was pretty impressed with the work you put into the scenery. However, I just took a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | The Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows 2004 Lego Display
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Greetings, After a successful show last year, COLTC was again invited to display at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, in Belleville, IL, near St. Louis, MO. This year an entire building was dedicated to the Lego display, which again was featured (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX) !!
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| | LEGO Factory Contest MOC: Weekend Holiday
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I'm not much of a Town builder, but I have had a couple of ideas for the current contest. I figured that even the residents of micro-scale towns need a place to get away to on vacation, so I came up with this: (URL) Entitled "Weekend Holiday," this (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory MOC: Medieval Castle
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(...) Well thank you Mat. I spent about 2 hours on that on Sunday so I could have something for the first week. I'm hoping to spend a little more time on the next ones I create. I plan to load what I create to this folder... (URL) Unless I get a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Tatsumaki
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(...) I have been thinking about Tatsumaki and I plan to make some changes soon, but for now I am working on a new mech and I hope to have it done by the end of the week. Pics and a post on that mech soon. I also plan to add more pics of the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory MOC: Medieval Castle
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(...) Damn that's nice. I can't wait to see some of these sets in production. Mat (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Tank-killer..
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(...) Wow, that's a great job! It looks more convincing than many larger scale models. One critique: the tips on the main rotor blades should be swept in the opposite direction. Looking down on the helo, the main rotor blades rotate (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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