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  Re: Statues
 
In lugnet.announce.moc, Johannes Koehler wrote: (URL) Jojo, simply beautiful! Your attention to detail makes these more than charming, well done. Janey “Red Brick” (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
 
  Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
 
(...) I did enjoy it...but is it some kind of instructional or managerial mech? I'm assuming that thing in its right hand is a laser pointer of some kind, because it looks far too sissified to be a Robertsian weapon. Perhaps you should have posed (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Hello everybody
 
(...) Concerning the weapons I don't think it'll be me who makes .mecha a hippy colony. Primech just wasn't stable enough to hold a gun! I'm looking forward to posting no. 24 which is "slightly" more armed than Primech. (...) Well I had some trouble (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Statues
 
(...) Great stuff, especially the deer. How well does the lever part fit in a minifig hand? Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
 
  Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
 
(...) that thing is sweet, soren! i always enjoy seeing your new moc's. is this another fss mecha? i remember someone once mentioning that bionicle torso's were not very useful as mecha torsos using brick. apparently that person was mistaken. i'm (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Yeah, I'm not really sad. I was just trying to bribe him with guilt(1). It's cheaper than bribing with money ;-> -Paul (1) I think I learned this technique from my Italian grandmother... (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) -- snipped the rest of my goofy reply --- (...) Aw, you know I'm just kidding. Please, don't stop! I'm not really upset. I was just trying to guilt you into making me instructions... :-) (...) Okay, maybe I've been too pushy about the (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Cheer up, Paul, he's done instructions for some of his other models. Perhaps if you bribed him??? (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) VERY cool. GREAT news. Presumably you are under NDA and maybe shouldn't have even said that much (smile) but... go you! Congrats and we'll all be waiting to see what happens... (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Statues
 
(...) Really very nice, Jojo!!! I'm sorry for you... I've already sold my white hairpiece... I suppose you would have bought it, because it costed ONLY 74,99$... ;-) Bye, Luca (URL) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
I DO hope you are going to accept that invitation? Couldn't see anything bad coming from that. (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Hey Steve! How are you doing? Actually I can't give you a satisfying answer because I don't know how I do that. I just do.... :-P However I'm always convinced that sets do have a nice piece selection with which you can achieve great things! (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) It uses only one set to build! That's the challenge for me ;-) Nate (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) <snip> (...) :-S Are you sure you want me to share more of this??! It seems like it's not good for you and I really don't want to get you upset or something. Actually I feel a bit ashamed I didn't help you out more to reconstruct the models... (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Good models without good pictures is a real pity. Would be great if LEGO would support that! :-) If not maybe I should consider publishing a book with many of my alternate models.... (...) The pictures don't do it justice. The turning radius (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Well in a way you are correct. I haven't seen the black unmarked vehicle but do have received an invitation to cooperate with LEGO as a freelancer for at least 1 project... :-) Nate (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Thanks Nathan! It's always good to explore new things. That's why I try to build new and inspiring things all the time. It's also good to get a clue what your limitations are and I'm still making progression... I don't have the excavator. I (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Hi Philo, Thanks for your kind reply. I do my best. I've spent a week to come to this model and it still has some minor flaws that might need improvement, but maybe that's just my thought.. Nate (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Archangel Preview
 
(...) Well, I took those pictures, edited, and uploaded them after posting. PRetty fast moderation on b-shelf these days. (...) Yeah, blocky it is, I should probably fix that if I rework the model like I usually end up doing. The chicken-thing is my (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: That can't be good.....
 
SNIPPIFIED This is just an update to let you know that I felt this was worthy of an MOCPage: (URL) Legoswami Samarth (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
 
  Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
 
(...) Wow Soren what a magnificent piece of .... Very knightly looking. I must say I prefer the accessories in this order, Standard (not seen very often, so I like it muchily. Pity couldn't get bigger, longer lengths of fabric, to match the pattern (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
 
(...) Huh, I don't think I've heard of minifig scale being more than 1:44 (making "standard" minifigs just over 6 feet tall). Except maybe for specific projects? 1:45 would make them about 6'2.4" (1.89m) tall, 2'3.5" (72cm) wide, and 1'2.2" (36cm) (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
 
  Re: Hello everybody
 
(...) Welcome to .mecha! (...) I can see the influences in Primech. And no weapons even, *agasp* what is this, .mecha becoming a hippy colony? Nah, not with people like Mladen and Soren to keep the aromory quotent up. (...) Marco, great 22nd mech. (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: Archangel Preview
 
(...) Preview? I saw (URL) this> marked as "final" and added your post to the sidebar. (...) Not too shabby Ryan. Pretty blocky, shoulders, hip armor, and lower legs (with rounded corners though) all seem really sqare. I'll give you credit though, (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
 
  Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
 
(...) That's really nice. I particularly like the feet and hands. Can we see a close-up of one of those hands? -- Dan Efran (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 
  New MOC: MH Zephyr
 
(URL) Enjoy! Soren (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) ! 
 
  Re: Statues
 
Very cool statues, JoJo. Now are you planning a temple to put them in? (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
 
  Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
 
(...) Yes, I have some problems I would like added ;] This program is great! I especially like some of the cool effects you can get with the "Nearest colour" dither. My suggestion would be to allow the user to zoom out (for those of us planning (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) That was from LEGOWorld, October 2003 in Holland. It was an automated car assembly line, consisting of RCX controlled work carriers that travelled from cell to cell across a number of cells. Each cell had a selection of parts that it added in (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) (URL) here> or on the pic for more... I can only echo what others have wrote - absolutely amazing work! You truly have a talent and a feel for the brick. Iain (This is unrelated, and I don't want to steer this topic away from your truck - if (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
Nathanial Kuipers- Very nice crane! Did you build it out of one or two sets of 8436? (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Some G.I.Joe minifig customs
 
Hi Norbert, I went through all of these when they came up on Brickshelf and they're really great work. I think the most impressive details are the braided hair on some of the anime figs, but all of the paint and customized head/headwear jobs are (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
Hello Nathanael, You are really an incredible builder! Everything here is outstanding: functionnality, design, quality of photography... I'd like to know how much time you spent on this wonder. I guess it would take me much more time simply trying (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Some G.I.Joe minifig customs
 
Once again Norbert, you blow me away with your patience and attention to detail. Awesome figs. Jude (...) snip... (...) snip... (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
 
  Some G.I.Joe minifig customs
 
Hello to one and all I thought that there might be some interest in the images of my customized minifigures now up on Brickshelf. Over the holidays, I was very busy with a friend's scanner, getting "record shots" of the majority of my custom work. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
 
(...) I always accord minifigs 1:35 scale, possibly 1:32, because those are the closest "standard military" scales. But also, I go by the average of the minifigs' dimensions, which sort of implies they are 5' tall and very, very broad. So I am (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
 
  Oh, wow. Wowowow. (was: Re: Project YAMATO)
 
(...) Jumpei, That is beautiful. Truly a thing of utter beauty. I am currently planning out a true-minifig-scale model of the battleship Fuso ca. 1944, though I am going closer to 1:35 scale given that minifigs are not truly to human propor- tions. (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
how do you do that? ???...??? With pieces from ONE set? I always run out of pieces or need another one of that piece (etc.). Yours look like they all belong there. Lego would have sold a lot more sets if this was the model I think. Steve (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) Oh wow... Great model, and great photography! I'm totally amazed at people who can build in Technic, and it's even more impressive that you only used parts from 8436! Looks like an official model. Instructions? :) -Bryan (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
 
(...) You really have quite a wide range of talent. Not only do you do good sports cars, but you have done robots, boats, people, trucks- all out of Lego kits. Maybe now you can start building construction vehicles. I assume you did not use a winch (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)


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