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Is it efficient to replace plates w/bricks in a plates studs up mosaic? I always thought it was and have been trying to think of a way to implement it in Bricksaic for about a year. I was trying to come up with a smart and efficient way of doing it. (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Zombie Survival Guide - Supermarkets
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(...) Hurray indeed. Once again Keith you prove to be a sick and twisted individual. Don't ever change ya big lug. I got one beef however. With a set up like this, where is Ash??? You use Snake in the Yellowed hazy lands of the Reich, I think Ash (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Gladius - My First Mech
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(...) Pardon me for beeing so late! Welcome to .mecha. It's only a few days I posted my first mech here, getting a fantastic and warm welcome. So I feel a bit strange writing this right now. Tim please tell me you were building for several years and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I've chosen this pic as it's the one I like most too. (...) I like this idea, because I don't really want to change the torso (maybe different or more weapons). But up to now I couldn't find a way to bring the hips closer together without (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thank you! I apreciate this, especially as it's coming from you. (see reply to Mark Neumann) (...) Hey, I wasn't begging for compassion. I enjoyed this time. Building is what LEGO means to me. I just wanted to give a figure for the time it (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mosaic, Corey Sanders wrote: <snip> (...) Hello, Corey- I have enjoyed checking out your BS folder with all of your mosaic creations-- they really look fabulous, as does the real life one of your daughter! (daughters are good (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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(...) My dream of hearing someone say "Brendan-style" has been achieved. And it's (seemingly) not even in a negative context! (...) It's true, my work does include more executions. Great job on the overall supermarket look and environment, (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Gladius - My First Mech
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(...) You're right of course. Why settle for demolishing a mere 50 targets when you can obliterate 100. Or 1,000! Muhahahahahaha! My next mech will eliminate the torso and arms altogether and just be a mass of 1x1 cone bricks on legs (...) Thanks! (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Error Diffusion Dithering in LEGO (ministeck) mosaics
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(...) Here are the colors I used: black, blue, brown, dark gray, dark orange, dark red, gray, green, lime, very light gray, light yellow, medium blue, orange, red, sand blue, sand green, tan, white, yellow, dark blue, pink, and medium orange. I (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: Gladius - My First Mech
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(...) Wow, thanks! (...) Thanks for all the compliments, I've certainly been admiring your mechs for quite a while now as well. (...) This was actually somewhat tricky just because I really didn't have any examples to base it of off. Hips and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I guess I can see what you mean. On the plus side, this Mech receives the SciFi Channel! (...) Yeah, you got me there. Originally this mech was not going to be nearly this big. The original leg joints used doubled click joints, (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Zombie Survival Guide - Supermarkets
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(...) Amazing stuff! Nice MOC, nice article, nice idea! I wish I had this idea first! Now all I'm thinking about is transforming my (in progress) city in a zombie-infested warzone! Terry (20 years ago, 2-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) While I'm dissapointed with the lack of a chainsaw armed Ash, this is an excellent MOC. I think I'll have to pick up the book to get some advance knowledge of what's coming. -Dan (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Among the best stories on MOCpages EVER! Any chance of follow-up's? (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well done! Nice departure from the yellow skies of Empire. I just read the first two collections of Robert Kirkman's "The Walking Dead", which make the timing of this impeccable. I don't know what impeccable means, but you'll do. Nice detail (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Error Diffusion Dithering in LEGO (ministeck) mosaics
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(...) Just for fun, I downloaded your image and tried to find the colours you used, and I came up with the following list: pink, tan, earth orange, orange, white, medium blue, light yellow, light grey, grey, dark grey, sand green, dark orange, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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I just checked it out on MOCpages, LMAO, what a hoot. Great pictures and references, you mag bas. e (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I just checked it out on MOCpages, LMAO, what a hoot. Great pictures and references, you mag bas. e (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I thought I'd take a shot at some Brendan-Style storytelling. Although this is not nearly as narrative (or as well executed) as the Reverend's work, it was a blast to make. The ongoing 'plot' will be based off the classic work: The Zombie Survival (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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(...) Xposted to cad.mlcad Perhaps Michael L. could speak up about whether MLCad reads that file, what the proper superset of colors ought to be and other topics. (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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(...) Bricksaic is using the ldconfig.ldr in it's directory but the problem with the unused colors seems to be that MLcad does not recognize the following colors: Reddish_Brown, Stone_Gray, Dark_Stone_Gray, and Dark_Green. there may be more colors (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | A hockey coincidence
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Hello Bianca Thanks for your very interesting followup post. When I get a bit more time, I'd like to comment on some of the aesthetic issues you raise, since I've had to deal with similar ones in my own customization work. However, for lack of time, (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Latest MOC: F/A-18 Hornet
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This is sweet. I love how you made it "smooth" yet still in scale! Jon (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) Maybe this one will do, it's not 2 by 1 but it's the smallest plane I can make :-) (URL) Teun (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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(...) Very nice and detailed! I love it. Now, if only someone could figure out how to build a plane in a space about 2 studs by 1 stud... Then it'd fit on my aircraft carrier. It looks very swooshable, and the total studlessness of it rocks. Great (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Bangobot
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(URL) please click the picture for more (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) Eric into a bucket* A few hours in the freezer and you'll be fine. Thanks. (...) No. Don't make me hurt you :). (...) Funny, I can't stand it. (...) Yes. Soren (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. It was a fun build, I'm pretty happy with it. (...) Heavier compression. (...) I'm sure they will when it's released stateside :). Although I should note that nothing I've built is "canon", and the film covers only a tiny bit of the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Latest MOC: F/A-18 Hornet
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(...) Anne, I have not seen a cute fighter before :-) ! Actually, this is pretty darn cool - you managed to get the shape and the feel of the plane in a brick manner. And it's cute! Nice job! Joe Meno .space paparazzi! (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | My Girl
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I've been a little burnt-out and unchallenged with sculptures recently and decided to try something I had no experience with... mosaics. Several ideas occurred to me. I was happy with the (URL) Grayscale Mosaics> I created and wanted to tackle (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Error Diffusion Dithering in LEGO (ministeck) mosaics
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Dither... schmither... :) (...) You talkin' to ME?! :) Just for fun, I took that image and converted it to mosaic form with the techniques I've been experimenting with. Instead of limiting the colors to the ones you did, I limited the colors to the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Latest MOC: F/A-18 Hornet
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(...) Very nice, Anne! And Happy New Year! ROSCO (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: Gladius - My First Mech
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(...) snip That's a heck of a debut, Tim. Let me be the first (and only) poster to complain about the inadequacy of Gladius' missile load-out. Who are you trying to impress with a measly pair of 25-tube launchers? I'm kidding of course. Seriously, I (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) snip Welcome (belated) to .mecha. I really like the dual cockpit, with the side cladding and the yellow internal details. I think the pic you chose for your post is the best view of this machine. My suggestion would be to leave the torso (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Soren Roberts wrote: snipped pic (...) You know we do. Few builders can match your skills or your rapid pace! Love the shoulder and hip armor, and the grill tile/jumper plate detailing on the shins. Cool Bionicle gearbox (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Would anyone like to help me with a grayscale mosaic?
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(...) something like this---sort of "posterized". On this example, I find it cleans up some of the "clutter" that other dithers give. It also allows you to use some larger pieces than 1x1 as you'll get larger areas of a single colour. Your piece (...) (20 years ago, 1-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: Bricksaic version 0.1.0
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(...) Larry, I looked into what you said and it is correct: Bricksiac is using the ldconfig.ldr file in it's installed directory and MLDraw is using a file named the same ldconfig.ldr in it's installed dirctory. Then if one of the other has a (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Hello everybody
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(...) This caused some problems, as I pointed out in my reply to Mark. (...) Yes. I first tried the Little Bot feet, but with the heavy chest and the different leg gears they didn't work well. Primech fell over at a whimp. (...) I don't mind if you (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) First of all, Thank you for this. I really do feel honored hearing this from you. I found two pictures on the NET 9 month ago showing LEGO mecha. The first was the Black Mamba MKII (you may have seen it from time to time) and the second was (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) Well it is quite impossible to build this type of mecha without having some Neumann-esque look in it. If you once have seen one of his chicken leged babies you don't get them out of your mind. (...) Please see my response to Kyles message (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) I thought of a mech for fast attack. That's the reason I kept the body rather small. I wouldn't call a 6" rotary cannon a small weapon. But I'm unsatisfied with the missile turret. I don't think it really fits the rest. Maybe I should rebuilt (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Statues
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Hello! (...) Thanks! There are two versions of this lever handle, an early one and a more recent one. The disc part of the early one is small enough to fit well in the minifig's hand. Bye Jojo (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Gladius - My First Mech
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(...) You honor us with your contribution! Welcome to the lugnet.build.mecha Builders Links! (URL) Laur> - Tim Ayres (...) That picture is so amazingly cool, its super uber x2 to the fith power, element and viscosity that lead to thermal break down, (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) Well dang! This so cool, you don't even know!..., and YOU made it! I gotta say, this is really very cool. Seeing this, I'm telling you, you are a great builder! Wowie. Look at the joint tech. Check out the coverings. Your use of slopes and (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) Every part of it is soooooo cool! *melt*. Can I have it! For my very own? I love (URL) this> shot! MH Swan Knight, MH Zephyr. Really great pair of Mecha. I thought the evolution of the type came out terrific. Do I assume correctly? e (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Hello everybody
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(...) 22 is a good number right about now. Trust me! Wow, so, you have been building and this is the 22! Awesome. Let's see: The head - interesting personality, ball jointed neck The chest - cool, piloted The waist - neat! - rotational click hinge (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Would anyone like to help me with a grayscale mosaic?
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Oh yeah... :) I couldn't really give any advice for creating your own. There are a few mosaic-making programs. You can try them and see if you really like one in particular's output. Seems some people like me have developed their own way to create (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Would anyone like to help me with a grayscale mosaic?
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Michael, I enjoy a challenge. :) Using that image, here's what I came up with using my grayscale shading technique: (URL) Feel free to use the image. If you'd like to make this, I can give you the mlcad file or false-color instructions to make (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: Statues
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Jojo, All I can say is WOW. Spotlighted :) I sooo love your work. -Anne (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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| | Re: Gladius - My First Mech
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(...) ?Cha! Is there any doubt I would? Rock on Tim, way to come out with a bang! You got a great mechwarrior feel here. The colors are good and the scheme of it feels gooo...oood. I kind of feel the radar dish inbetween the missle racks is a little (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) Yeah! I'll say I like it. Cool, here goes my commentary: looking "mechwarrior style" battle mech beefy weapons pretty darn cool Style cockpit with folding cowling! color scheme is good with yellow interior highights -Feet are too small -Body (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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THis mech looks very sweet. It appears to have some Neumann-esque inspiration in it as well, with the big worm gear legs. I must agree with Kyle though, the torso is slightly small, but if you moved the rotary cannon on the right arm onto the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New invention instructions
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(...) Wow, that is really helpful. Thanks to all. I also found something interesting (URL) contains many inventions) (URL) also contains many creations) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.people, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.robotics.rcx.robolab, FTX)
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| | Would anyone like to help me with a grayscale mosaic?
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First off, I would like to thank everyone for sharing all their knowledge and works of art here on lugnet. I've been reading about mosaics for a while now and think I'm ready to start my own project. I'm wanting to make a grayscale, 144 x 48, 1x1 (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: Some fun for Buffy and Angel fans (sorta long)
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OK! I finished the second batch and even fit in tweaking some series one faces. I now have a whopping 51 unique faces (12 are alternate faces, so 39 unique figs). You guys raise some excellent points. First, the technical stuff about decal paper at (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Gladius - My First Mech
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Greetings! This post marks several firsts for me, my first LUGNET post, my first Brickshlef folder, and my first mech! Anyway, here is Gladius, a heavy assault mech: (URL) (Click image for folder after moderation) Gladius sports the following (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Statues
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"(URL) "(URL) Magnificent! :) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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| | Re: Stormwalker
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(...) Hey Marco, looks pretty cool. I'm not much of a mech person, but it seems a little "unfinished"? For the size of the chassis, and considering it's got a dual cockpit, the "body" part seems very undersize. Mostly it just seems to be missing (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Stormwalker
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Here is the Stormwalker. (2 URLs) I thought of a heavy assult mech when I started building. As I knew it would become a bit bigger I had to chose light gray/blue color scheme (because of brick amount). Some facts: Its average hight is about 45cm (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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Oh, Soren! That is one SWEET design! Colorscheme=Fantastiqué! :) Not to mention it's adding to the already heavily inspirational building day I've been having...more on that soon. Take care, -Dave (20 years ago, 30-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Statues
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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)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Hello everybody
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Statues
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: New MOC: MH Zephyr
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) -- 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Statues
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) <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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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(URL) Enjoy! Soren (20 years ago, 29-Jan-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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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)
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(...) 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)
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| | Re: MOC 8436: Cranetruck
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(...) 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)
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(...) (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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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) !!
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| | Re: Is 1:40 minifig scale? (was Project YAMATO)
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(...) 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)
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| | Oh, wow. Wowowow. (was: Re: Project YAMATO)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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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