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(...) Cool, thanks for the tips Larry! Could I do the mailing list through my regular email or is there a program I would need to get? I don't have any Microsoft mail stuff, just the mail program that comes with Juno. Bill (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks for the comments! In the prototype I used 2 black 2x2 turntable plates. But since that part isn't made in brown (for the general public anyway), I used a well placed jumper with 1x2 tiles next to it for extra support. Then I was able to (...) (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) Nice job, Kevin. I've never seen one one these modeled in Lego before. Where did you get the idea? Somehow, the movie Waterworld comes to mind. My favorite detail is the wizard's hat. I guess it wasn't necessary for TLC to make a one-piece (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Very legolicious! :) Corey (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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(...) That's really whimsical--nicely done! Calum (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Lots to like there in a very small space. It's like an "air vignette"! I think my fave part is the wizard's hat. We get so used to using the cast hat that we all forget that there are other ways to make it! That's pretty clever. Are the rubber (...) (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) That's a great rendition of Taz in brick! Just curious; did you use this part: (URL) at the ankles to get the feet at the right rotation? (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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Hello. I made a one-man airship. The person peddles to make the flap-dealies move, causing the whole thing to move. I used Bruce Lowells sphere. This particular cycloplin has been around for a while, so the owner, a wizard, has had to patch a few (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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(...) You can always announce the new models in lugnet.market.auction which is a group especially for announcing stuff that you have for auction. But if it's a straight sale, announce it on market.buy-sell-trade or market.brickshops instead if you (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.build)
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Hey All! Thought I'd share one of my latest creations with everybody, the Tazmainian Devil from Looney Tunes! (URL) This was a fun one to make as I'm a HUGE fan of the Looney Tunes classic cartoons. This was made for a friend, so I just charged for (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build) !!
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(...) #7 is the best yet (...) That's crazy talk! (...) What is that in dog years? Cause your version of time and everyone elses is not the same. You are the Mag Bas of Mecha. (...) So much going on...its like a where's waldo scenario. Brilliant. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Belated Congrats to Snow Daddy! Hamburgers for everyone! -Keith (20 years ago, 12-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thank you. And I think I might have an answer to your dilemma. If you hit the alt key while moving the mouse, you can rotate the model to any degree. Granted, you can only look dead on while you are in the process of moving, so you will have (...) (20 years ago, 11-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I actually started with the shoulders. I knew I wanted somewhat rounded shoulders and the beard full and curved out. I laid down some 2x4s to judge the width of the shoulders, I kept moving them out until it felt right. I built (...) (20 years ago, 11-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) Very creative and original! I like the way you've added a lot of your own personal touch instead of modeling a generic Santa. It's very cute, and cute is hard to pull off in LEGO. Great job! As another perspective, I made a Santa bust last (...) (20 years ago, 11-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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Hi all, I noticed another anomaly today in the Lego Factory contest. One contestant has a total of six entries this week, even though the rules clearly state there is a maximum of five allowed per week. The reason I noticed it is that all six (...) (20 years ago, 11-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Thanks! Actually the hat was one of the areas I thought still needed some work. I was thinking it needed to be a little more full. What I probably should have done was actually put a hat like this on someone and seen how it lays and curves, (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) I think this is great. I really love the way the hat came out. Faces are hard thoa, and this one looks good, but he kinda looks like a gnome. I don't know if you were going for that or not. :) Anyway, keep up the great work! -Alfred (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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Hi all, Just a quick little (URL) microscale mecha>, built for a (URL) contest on Bothans>. (URL) Bruce (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hi all, I've posted a few more microscale MOCs in my folder. Two of them were done by my children for the Lego Factory contest. Enjoy, and let me know what you think! Car dealer (URL) Sneak: (URL) Marina (URL) Sneak: (URL) Zoo (URL) Sneak: (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi Mark, Thank you for your kind words about my models. These are really the first serious MOCs I've ever done. I usually build sets from the instructions. The software is pretty cool to use though, although it tends to be tricky at times. I think (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) XP--tone down the orange and black and crank up the sand blue. Love the hand-held weapons (design tips from Jason?) You got some nice shaping on the chest and shoulders, without letting it get bulky from too many parts. I especially like the (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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An (URL) alternate design for a TIE Fighter> entered in the (URL) SW New Concept Vehicles> built with a custom lift to carry the pilot to the cockpit. An outboard mounted droid controls the navigation and mechanical aspects of the vehicle so that (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Here is my first foray into sculpture. He's not master builder quality or anything, but I'm pleased with it and he will definitely join the holiday decorations around the house for the rest of the season. (2 URLs) or (URL) Comments, critiques, etc (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX) !!
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| | Re: New England Church - MOC for Lego Factory week 4
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I like the white chuch, and I really like the trees. Also, I'm always amazed at how many different ways there are to build a 2-wide car with the limited LDD Factory contest pallette. LDD is growing on me too - but I wish there was a way to view a (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Interesting. It probably depends on what Lego's definition of "entirely new" is, I suppose. As an example, the current Senior model vote leader this week is a blue baseball stadium, which I assume is from the same builder as another blue (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Thank you. I remember admiring the hospital and putting it in my personal top tier of entries. I especially liked the driveway cover made of glass, the red/white color scheme, and the wonderful micro-helicopter. To me, having good "playable" (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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Here, here, I was wondering what happened there and am glad it came out the way it did. My designs ended up in fifth and sixth place (waterfall scene with train and hospital). Pretty awesome considering those were some of my first ones. It seems (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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Hi all, I wonder if anybody else has noticed that some entries are showing up more than once. For example, the Dutch windmill which is currently in second place for the junior contest (week 4) is also entered as a model for week 5. However, the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Thank you! Yea, I really am enjoying the challenge of using the limited pallate. Some people are making cool details that I never would have thought of! Anyway, you can see lots of cool designs on (URL) . -Alfred (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Hi, they match exactly without any gap. Bye Ronald (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Can anyone confirm if part 30165 "'Brick 2 x 2 with Curved Top and 2 Studs on Top" fits into part 3659 "Arch 1 x 4"? Specifically, can I put them together like (URL) without a huge gap? -Rob (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) What a progressive church -- everyone attending seems to be driving a Toyota Prius! My kind of place. You created a lot of pleasing detail just by choosing different 1 x 1 brick elements -- a beam here, a headlight brick there. Nice job. (...) (20 years ago, 7-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Keeping with the common theme for this competition I like to see city/town buildings, like you did. I like to see stuff that's detailed and has interesting and varied building techniques. I look for things that not only look good but also (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Thank you, Kelly - that is very kind of you. I was wondering who had the great train station, and I'm glad to see it's a fellow LUGNETer. I told my wife I would have been happy to lose to your excellent train model (it was a small 4-8 vote gap (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Well done! The shape and style of this Mecha is very cool! I think it has cool features and uses very cool parts. All the cool things I would like to see on a Mech have been done very nicely on this creation. A super looking model! e (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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i have been given permission to post this moc from an up-and-coming young lad in the lego mecha business. he goes by "chopper dave" and has been looking to me for advice in mecha building. his first moc is a gundam and he has taken a few ideas from (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey, I just want to say, our fav web slinger looks pretty cool in this pic... (2 URLs) See full size> (URL) See original> (URL) e> (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) And you won Week 3! Congratulations, Mark! Why am I so happy about that? Even though my train station came in a fairly distant second, I don't mind losing to such a kickin' design like this. But the important thing was that LEGO once again (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Paul! It was fun and something a bit different as usual. Should build something new now and send it in for next week. It's still hard to figure out what people like to see... Any suggestions? Nate p.s. Already started to rebuild the (...) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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