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(...) Bruce, I was glad you mentioned these again. I think the models are fantastic. I especially love this one: (URL) It makes me think that a construction equipment theme would work well for a future series of X-Pods. :) Best regards, Allan B. (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: RTS LEGITOR a single-turret seagoing monitor (Passaic Class)
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(...) -snip- (...) I surely did! It was awesome seeing this, and your other creations, at the meeting. Very nice, detailed work. I hope to see you again at the next TexLUG meeting. best, TJ Avery <www.texlug.org> (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Actually it looks like the whole thing is a larger diameter too. That would require a significant skeletal redesign because of the worm drive gear placement. Maybe I'll get that #8436 Truck set with this new turntable and mess around with it. (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Very interesting. I did not know about those sets at all. Both for the headlight mosaics and these macaroni patterns, one really needs a lot of bricks of said type to make a real-life version of these. Fortunately in this day and age of (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Mmmm...gundam head. perhaps you should make a gallery of your heads, or some scenario where some evil hunter has gundam heads hanging from a trophy wall... I like the gundam version of the Teknomeka. I would be tempted to build that one, but I (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Oh, that. That's just a display stand for the head. ;-) K (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You're talking about this: (URL) Versus this: (URL) The biggest difference is that the three mounting holes are closer to the face of the turntable. It would take a bit of re-engineering to use these. You might be able to make a sort of (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) The superficial similarity is striking. (...) I don't know that much about tiling patterns, but I can see that all my LEGO patterns so far have been based on a certain pattern of bricks being turned by 90° angles. And I also wonder if someone (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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Hey Brendan, Another good chapter. Comments: 4:4-5 - Did you spring for the hair for this, or did you already have it? Good use of a rare part to set off a distinctive figure (though it might have been better for Sarah if you had had it back in (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Gundam Head
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(...) Thanks for posting these pics and head instrutions. I have been studying your work for some time now. I was interested in getting a set of the Teknomeka instructions. I have a question about that. I was wondering if the new style turntables (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: VERY cool car by PLUG---instructions?
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(...) Hi Jeff I am Sergio from PLUG - Portuguese Lego Users Group, a legalized association of AFOL in Portugal. I am also the author and owner of that car. It was presented in an Expo for toys and children accessories in a Portuguese city called (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Shoot, I was gone for the weekend. Let's try the links in plain text: Jorge Fernandez: (URL) Sava: (URL) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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| | Re: Microscale vehicles by Shinya Fujita
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Hi all, Just to update, it looks like he's added several more (URL) microscale vehicles> to his gallery. Including: (4 URLs) Bruce (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hey, the rest of the Gundam is worth noting, too! Very nice. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: RTS LEGITOR a single-turret seagoing monitor (Passaic Class)
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(...) Kurt, It seems like just a few weeks ago I was wondering why I couldn't find any good MOCs of Civil War era (and later) ironclads, and voila, you post one. This is great, I'd like to see it in person. Thanks, George (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) PLUG is Portugal LUG (...) I don't, but Pedro1 read Lugnet daily. Maybe has he some details ? Didier 1 Féliciations pour la publication des statuts officiels de PLUG :-) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: RTS LEGITOR a single-turret seagoing monitor (Passaic Class)
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(...) Thanks (...) Davits (...) The "ship's wheel" was below deck in the engine room, see photo NH 59444: (URL) The observer in the armored "pill box" on top of the turret. Would callout info down to the Captain who would order the engine room... (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) This is magnificent! You've really captured the monitor look well. I love the turret (and the guns, of course). Really impressed with the tackle for the boats too. Is there a wheel? (I couldn't spot one, but my knowledge of such vessels is (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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I saw this on B-shelf last week or so & thought it was VERY cool: (2 URLs) it's in 'PLUG's folder (a train organization apparently): (URL) I was wondering if the owner of the folder or someone from that group or show had any more pics or intructions (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | RTS LEGITOR a single-turret seagoing monitor (Passaic Class)
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My new ship the product of months of lego work was at all-TexLUG meeting 4/3, in San Antonio. (URL) The RTN is proud to announce the RTS LEGITOR a single-turret seagoing monitor. Modeled on the Passaic Class Monitors. (URL) gallery at: (URL) enjoy (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.boats, lugnet.loc.us.tx, FTX) !
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made from designer set 4100: (URL) enjoy! Jeff (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Gundam Head
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A sample of Teknomeka SNOT head technology, with a Gundam style skin. Click "Next" and enjoy the show. (URL) Heads are inordinately fun to build. K ps - Hey, what's that japanese text that google ads inserted in the brickshelf gallery... Seems to go (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | New MOC: Multi-Terrain Analyzer ACR-10
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I finished this two weeks ago and finally got around to taking and editing all the photos. Glad it's finally done: (URL) I originally made the wheel/suspension setup last spring, but didn't get around to working on the body until this past winter. (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | The Brick Testament: Judge Deborah
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(URL) The Brick Testament> continues its illustration of the Biblical book of (URL) with the story of Israel's only female judge, Deborah: (2 URLs) of the Canaanites> (NOTE: For anyone unfamiliar with The Brick Testament or the Bible, please take (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Re: Macaroni Brick Patterns
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(...) Very interesting..... This reminds me of the first 2 Lego sets ever produced that did not involve a building. That was the #1300 and #1301 Mosaic Sets from 1956. These Danish only sets contained a lot of 1x1 round bricks, 2x2 (quarter circle) (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Macaroni Brick Patterns
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Hi, (...) It clearly reminds me some Penrose Tilings (URL), Escher works (URL) and Alhambra art. Unlike Penrose tilings, your tiling is based on the number 4 and 90° angles. (due to the Macaroni part geometry). Quite the same for Erling brick (for (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I was messing around with some (URL) macaroni bricks> the other night and made a cool pattern, but I didn't have enough bricks to fully flesh it out, so I fired up ldraw. Once I had the first pattern, I couldn't help but try my hand at a few more: (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: Japanese Restaurant and Home
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(...) Yes, in a way I did. I don't think that Lego had something like this usage in mind when they decided to change the color of the minifigs! While not a big fan of the color changes, in this instance I believed the use of a 'fleshie' was (...) (20 years ago, 2-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(URL) Landing cleared!> Be sure to scroll down... (URL) AC (20 years ago, 2-Apr-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Autumn
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Seasonally inappropriate (except for y'all Southern Hemispherians), but very nice, Bruce. That first photo captures the vignette particularly well. Definitely a cool new tree design. I'd like to compare it to its inspirations, but the two links in (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Autumn
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Hi all, No figs getting blown up, crashing cars, or getting eaten by sharks here, just a nice peaceful (URL) in the forest>: (URL) This began as a study in tree design. I don't know of other plate-built trees using 1xn plates like this. It was (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: Sweet chopper by Josh Jenkins
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Sweet indeed. I can see the gangs forming now. The minifig rider needs a T-shirt with this message on the back: "If you can read this, my old lady fell off." (seen on an actual biker in Austin, Texas) James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Hello all, I would've made this an 'I found this' post, but Josh kindly gave me his permission to post this here. Its an extremely cool chopper: (URL) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Japanese Restaurant and Home
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Hello! That's a beautiful MOC. Very well done in all aspects of LEGO building. I like the many little details, for example the hair decoration of the tradionally habited lady ist great. I've never been to Japan, but from what I've seen on TV you (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Patrick! As many mornings I started my day with browsing through the recent galleries at brickshelf. But it was not a normal morning. Between all "standard" stuff I found your creation. And I had to klick through every single picture. Just (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | New MOC second try
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Hidey ho everybody, So, some of you may have glanced at this (URL) and this (URL) my first attempts at creating chicken walker style mecha. (Believe it or not, I was not consciously aware of 4789 Aquatic mech when I built the yellow one, though I (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) -snip- This is one of the most beautiful town MOCs I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing! Makes me hungry! (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> :: lego weblog :: creations :: moonbase (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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That's wonderful. I loved the typical Japanese items (such as the electricity pylons and vending machine) which are so noticable to the western visitor to Japan. Colour scheme was also spot on. And I'll defintitely be copying how you did the roof (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) You hit this dead on- it has an absolutely astounding level of detail. Wonderful work! (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Patrick Yrizarry wrote: (snip) TOTALLY rocks! This may be the best town creation I have seen in a VERY long time. I love how you got the building to split open with an overhanging roof. I've only been to Japan once so I guess (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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