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(...) I actually voted for the pirate ship model but I have to agree with you that it is both wrong and suspicious that that person won for four entries. It was wrong, as you said, to allow one person to win more than once. It is suspicious that out (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Razor
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This is cool Brian. The missle racks balance out the body and help "round" out the form. Though the spines alone do give Razor a nice brutal feel. Cool Yellow on black. Nicely done. Lots of spines and twisty bits applied to break up the straight (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego Factory Contest results
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(...) MEGA CUT (...) At this time I have to add nothing that I didn't write in my post ((URL)). I agree 100% with you. I hope TLC will do something because a builder can't win 4 times... it is not right. Regards, Luca (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Tieran Marine Core Gear
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Hello everyone. I have been posting some minifig gear for the TMC and would like to hear what you guys think. Please click on the following images to visit my Brickshelf folders: Non-Mecha Weapons: (URL) Power Armor Sniper Riffle: (URL) Jump Packs: (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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(...) Yes, well. Let's see if I can enunciate what my brain is thinking. Holy mother of.... I am always particuarily amazed at how closely you get to Geiger's imagery. The Rack proper is a feast. I imagine you got a healty dosage of straw elements (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Soren's School Girl Mech
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Soren, as always very cool. The school girl is incredible. But what really got me going was the bag, cell phone, and hair. Simple creations wonderfully executed. Right on man. Mark (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Latest build after a long break!
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Woah. Ok, studless cool factor going on there. (ok, a few studs here and there I know, but I'm calling this studless.) I like the head, plenty of personality in a compact space. It seems a trifle small but that is the Mecha style. (huge bodies, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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Wow...Simply Wow. I can definitely feel the Geiger influence, and the use of pieces in this is beyond inspired. From a distance, I doubt it's recognizable as Lego, and looks more like a ready made sculpture. Simply amazing techniques and design. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Lego Factory Contest results
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Hi all, I'm sure most of you know that the Lego Factory contest ended on Monday and the winners have been announced. My son's design (car dealer) was in the running and it looked as if he was going to be one of the winners until early Monday (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Razor
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Sorry, about the broken MOC pages link. Here is the correction (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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(...) (URL) (...) Amazing. Visual overload. Black MOCs are the hardest to capture with a camera. I would love to see this in real life. (...) Time Restrictions? Is that a joke? Dude you put 60 hours into this MOC. That alone should win you the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Silver Squidy, Medieval Bot, and new Mr.Ham
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(...) Lenny, I am sincere. I love your style. As a newbie to Mech and bots, your work is so vast that I cannot comprehend it all. You have to realize in my mind, a joint is a round gear with a worm to hold it in place. However, your joints run the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Razor
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Emtech Enterprises proudly announces the z24 Minifig version of the PlatforMech ABD-I class Razor. (URL) The Mech 120 Total Missiles – BRING IT ON! 48 Long Range Warheads 48 Short Range Warheads 24 Fireball Warheads Dual 4 Barrel Gatling Guns Dual (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.org.us.cedarlug, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: A few rendered MOCs
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In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Chris Dobbie wrote: snip (...) Hi Chris, These are all very nice. I especially like the Naboo SF and the Oilfield rig, but I think like the bonsai tree is the best. In fact, I found it quite ironic, since I posted my own (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Norbert Black wrote in message ... (...) you're (...) start to (...) I just took a look at a pirate sail I did several years ago, and as you say I'm not seeing any cracks. Since I dilute the PVA glue and it soaks right into the fabric there's no (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Fences 101 using #30056
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The latest moc using (URL) 30056> to create a diagonal fence got me started on these designs. (URL) Here are some designs for a straight fence starting from the left with a basic configuration, followed by some variations. (URL) With a 32x32 (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Silver Squidy, Medieval Bot, and new Mr.Ham
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(...) The design came partly from looking at Tim Deering's (URL) Chesty MacBarrels>. Actually, now that I look at it, I used exactly the same arm design as he did. Well, I thought that was original. Someone shoot me in the pants and call me Sheryl. (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Silver Squidy, Medieval Bot, and new Mr.Ham
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(...) Haha.. I think you are being fascetious. But thank you anyways. -Lenny (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Hi Kevin (...) Thanks! (...) I'm not surprised you got similar results - PVA adhesive uses the same carrier medium as acrylic medium, with various gunk added to increase adhesion. For what it's worth, I recommend acrylic medium over PVA, because (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Hi Janey! (...) You're welcome. I think of it as casting bread upon the waters. :) (...) There's a multi-page "Creating Custom Elements" essay to come that's just waiting on a couple of images being uploaded. It covers a lot of my "hard material" (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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(...) When I saw this on brickshelf I thought, "almost nightmarish perfection, except they head doesn't quite seem to have the right evil aura". It needs a reworking in the future to do the rest of the model justice, or would that be injustice. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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WOW! This thing is SO cool! First time that I saw it on BS I was floored. I immediately noticed the Giger influence. It's amazing how close you are getting to recreating his style, and how nicely you are integrating some of your own ideas into it. (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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(...) (URL) Best. Bionicle. Ever. [1] I still can't quite figure out some of it-- just above the little row of hard-plastic tires in this picture (and all throughout the MOC): (URL) It looks like there's some sort of cord, laced with protruding (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Big Bionicle Model - "The Rack"
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As some of you know I've been building mostly Bionicle stuff the last couple years. I know it's the lil' red haired stepchild of the Lego community but whatever; I'm sure you can get over it. Anyhoo BZPower (a Bionicle duh fan based website) is (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Widowmaker Mk. II
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Nice, Kyle. This is a huge improvement over an already excellent mech. I love the missle racks and the feet are just perfect. It looks like something you would actually see out on the battlefield, not some frilly anime mecha. Very clean, nothing (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Latest build after a long break!
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(...) (snip) (...) Hey Jas, I love this guy! The beefyness is great! The head/face has alot of character too. My favorite part of your mech is definitely the legs. Solid. My least favorite part would be the forearms. I would add a little length on (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | ABScademy Awards vignettes and caption contest
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Hi all, From Hollywood, it's the annual ABScademy Awards ... (2 URLs) Since I couldn't come up with any witty captions, I'll open this up as a caption contest. Sorry, no awards aside from fame and glory, but I'll put my favorite captions (URL) on my (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | Re: Microfig Eiffel Tower
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(...) Hi Spencer, Verry nice model! But it seems to be that you aren't the only one building the Eiffel tower! See :(URL) and : (URL) Play well. Ludo (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Widowmaker Mk. II
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(...) Ummm. Now I better see why everyone wanted me to beef up my Kalate. For me a newbie, the Kalate leg design was very new but for everyone else they could see where I needed to go. Nice, thanks for the input. Brian (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Coast Guard Base
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For last November's GATS show in Pleasanton, CA our club didn't have the usual waterfront models, due to members being on vacation, so I built this to fill in the missing coastline. It's a United States Coast Guard base with helicopter and cutter (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.baylug, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.boats, FTX) !
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| | Re: Widowmaker Mk. II
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, Brian. The framework underlying the legs probably looks a lot like the bionicle legs on your Kalate OmniDroid--I just attached some bricks with Technic connections, and built the armor cladding from that base, which (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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(...) Snipped the "Awesome Guide to Clothing your Figs" Nicely written Norbert, and thanks for all the tips. Please keep us informed in other tricks of the trades you have learned through your process of fig modifications. Some of us (read:me) live (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Theed Capture
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The Neimoidians capture the city of Theed including it's highest ranking officials who are led away by Battle Droid units for processing. The Sith apprentice stands guard monitoring the decisions made by the Neimoidians are in line with the orders (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Norbert Black wrote in message ... (...) Lots of really cool information! Something to add: when I've made fabric pieces, instead of acrylic medium I used diluted PVA adhesive (white glue) and wetted the fabric completely in it. After it was dry, I (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Florist shop (part two) final stage "The Forest Florist"/making Clikit flowers
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(...) Yes, everything I used is LEGO or to do with them (Scala, System, Belville, Clikits etc). You should know me by now ;) NO CLONES!!! :P (...) Just like this: (URL) I didn't have a lot of time to figure out various ways of attaching the Clikit (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| | Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures ===...=== Norbert Black, February 2005 For my various custom minifigures, I've needed to make a variety of fabric elements. Lego produces capes in several colours, but what if you want a shade not (...) (20 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !!
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| | The Brick Testament begins the book of Judges
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with four new stories which begin its illustration of the book of (URL) Judges>: (2 URLs) at Bezek> (2 URLs) Massacred> (2 URLs) Massacres and a Wedding> (2 URLs) Chariots> (NOTE: For anyone (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Microfig Eiffel Tower
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Gorgeous work, Spencer. And very cool that it's in scale with your other great skyscraper MOCs. As with the others, I'd love to see some detail shots--your construction techniques have always really impressed me. Congratulations on this sweet MOC. (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Silver Squidy, Medieval Bot, and new Mr.Ham
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(...) Nice brown work there, Lenny. Where'd you pull this design from? (...) Mr. Ham is cute. I want to pet him. (...) Squidy is cute too, but I want to shoot him. (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | 2 new Mini Models: Lady Luck and Wild Karrde
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Hello again dear fellows! As I am approaching a busy time at work, I here share all not yet published Mini models with you. These being the Lady Luck, Lando Calrissian's personnel spacecraft (a SoroSuub Luxury 3000 Pleasure Yacht), and Talon (...) (20 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space) !
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