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(...) Anita Great job and the "Smurfs" blend in wonderfully. It brought back great memories as my Ex collects Smurfs and we used to hunt them together. Thanks for the time travel and keep up the good building. Also how about you put some comments (...) (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Mladen. The way I used those dishes was inspired to a degree by some of your designs to be honest. (...) Yeah, they're about 50% too big, and I realized that during the final stages of building, but I wanted them to be strong enough to (...) (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Marcus. I'm sorry about the confusion on my part. Anyway, your ankle design is one of the most innovative construction methods I've seen in this forum. I can see it catching on like wildfire, Thanks again. Later, Todd (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Wonderful mecha Todd! I especially like how the colour scheme and repeated 6x6 dishes unify the whole. You achieved excellent harmony with this one. I also like the gun. :-D The hands, although ostensibly sturdy, are out of proportion with the (...) (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Heheheh...great minds think alike! ;) -- Nathan Wells (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Wow, thank you! (...) The forced pe (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! :D (...) I will! (...) Yes, you should! ;) -- Nathan Wells (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I was highly inspired by your Discovery I and it's little pods, but since I had no wrenches, I had to do it with droid arms! (...) I actually had this setup built for a very, very long time. Ever since I got my first R2 way back (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I agree with Bryce..this mech has a very clean look to it. The color scheme also looks great. I am glad to see that you were able use an idea from the frame I designed. Eric gets credit for the spine and the hands and we worked together on the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Why not smaller & more affordable for all? was Re: LEGO Factory sets
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(...) SNIP (...) I think the grouping together of designs reduced the company's risk of getting left with shelves full of the least popular one. I'm not sure how many of you buy for parts like I do, but if I were just out for sand green bricks and I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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I ran a Lego Storytelling workshop at my church camp (<www.suusi.org>) last week. We came up with four stories: a depiction of the teen vs. young adult capture-the-flag water fight (ninjas vs. pirates), interpretations of The Man Who Planted Hope (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.events, FTX)
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(...) Rocks it nice and clean Todd. It's good to see an "old timer" still around :-) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Hi, With the new upcoming sets of Lego Factory ((URL)) i thought i'd give Lego Digital Designer a try. This is the result. (URL) It works fine i think, especially for microfig building at work ;-) I think i might use it some more. please let me know (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Hey guys, These are great! My fave is probably Gil's, because (URL) set 487, Space Cruiser> was my first "big" set as a child and holds a special place in my heart, and this is basically a vig version. All of them are uber-cool, though. Good (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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Well hello Spacers! BrickFest is fast approaching, and to tell you what, I am as excited as a fleebnork in a pile of power converters!! But maybe you're not feeling the excitement as much as I am, so I thought I'd drop some killer information on (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
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(...) I have actually worked out some pretty cool micro-scale MOC's using only the Titan XP. The theme of them is War Of The Worlds - but based in London (closer to the HG Wells version, not the Tom Cruise/Speilberg version). I have been brushing up (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Hi Todd, this is the first creation I see where gray and blay are mix, and don't look totally displaced. You managed to mix them in a way making them match in most cases. Especially the rifle is really good looking. I appreciate the dismantled (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hello Jon, I like the approach of a tripedal. It's not seen that often. The color scheme is perfect. Special thanks for (URL) this shot>! Now to the criticism. On the MOC I've none. But your photography is like mine, it needs improvement. I myself (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Kyle, I had a lot of fun trying how poseable Shiko is. (...) I've a new camera. And I'm not yet really used to it. Up to now I couldn't manage to get bright pictures w/o using flashlight. Which often results in ugly spotlights on the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Check out the "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha- (URL) at 14.5 inches tall, the Traikon is my first mecha with Gundam-style hip and leg armor. Special thanks go out Eric Sophie and MC7- the ankle assembly is a modular version of their recent mecha frame (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space) !
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(...) Thanks Kyle, I'd have to agree with you on the cockpit piece, but I gotta build stuff that doesn't use it so my Mechs don't all look the same. I especially liked how you incorporated it into your quad mech. Keep on building! -Jon (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi Marc, Thanks! My wife is a fan of Clikits, and we've found several interesting pieces. I used (URL) one> as an (URL) inner tube> for pool-goers, and my wife used it to help (URL) connect a fountain> to the baseplate. As for the Octan (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Doug, that thing rocks! All of the detail! The very picture of what Micro should be! Make sure you shoot an email to Janey Cook so that she can reserve space for you. I can't wait til I can see this thing in person! -Lenny (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) snip (although, typo...it's Anomaly24.) (...) Hi Bruce! It's me. Pretty funny you are the one to point out my gallery, as I was inspired to exit my Dark Age and rejoin the world of Lego after a friend forwarded a link to your Lord of the Rings (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hello! Thanks. (...) Hehe, yeah. But only when I had uploaded the picture and was looking at it I realised that, hm, goats have merely two teats.... (...) The problem with everything that small is: How to attach it? (...) animal. It's too big to (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Nathanael Kuipers wrote: SNIP (...) Cool! Now I've got to cook up a cool 4403 alternate by August 10th to get instructions for that Heli... -Paul (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.cad.dat.models, FTX)
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| | Re: SKUs (was: Re: Why not smaller & more affordable for all?)
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(...) I, for one, like some TLC's non-brick offerings. This one sticks out in my mind: (URL) (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Just looking at <shop.lego.com>, I find: 13 keychains 4 pens 4 backpacks 15 books 1 watch and 55 'other' - mostly Bionicle shoes, t-shirts, and costumes Even this listing leaves out tons of other items that can be found in a Brand Retail store (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Nope, I don't know who he is - but he's pretty clever. Check out the (URL) rings> used for a water fountain, or the (URL) logo building>. Sharp! Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hey all, I was just wandering around Maj.com, and figured people might have missed this (URL) Futuristic city> by Anamoly24. (5 URLs) Anyone know who this builder is? Bruce (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
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HAHAHA! Awesome! Cute lil' guy too. Now you just need the Designer Set T-Rex chomping on one or two of these. :D "The goat? He's going to eat the goat?" "Excellent!" -Stefan- (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Hi! The last couple of years I have tried to inspire many people to build there own alternate MOCs. Although I've seen quite a lot of these cool models there are still many people only asking for instructions or CAD files. Before I am going to work (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.cad.dat.models, FTX)
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(...) This might be the first mech I've seen that will literally (URL) bend over backwards> to get the job done. I see he's also into (URL) and (URL). That's a lot of posability. BTW, whatever lighting/editing you used for the sit-up shot, try to (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) snip I think the three-leg design helps contribute to the angular theme of the mech, which makes it more interesting, IMO. Four legs would almost give it too much symmetry. I like the gray color scheme, and the use of the printed slopes really (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Johannes Koehler wrote: SNIP Have you considered using technic flex straw? It just might work.... or even pneumo tubing.... although I'm not sure that exists in white. I like the model otherwise, especially how you did the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) And a nice (or should I sey menacing?) one! Play well, Jacob (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) lol! That's adorable. The head is particularly fine. I love how the ears, if viewed on diagonal, look as though there may be heavy, bushy eyebrows. The udder is very clever. Butt, you do know that goats have only two teats, right? (^^) I can't (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Hello! When I got my first Viking the first vague thought looking at those horns was something like "....goat....". So I built one. I quickly made several designs for the goat's head and for its body.Then I faced the problem: Hot to attache the head (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| | The First Joe Vig Contest - Comments
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I wasn't going to post any comments on the contest entries, but there were so many good ones that I felt that it would be wrong for me NOT to do so, or at least the winning ones - so here goes: (...) The dual-hulled construction technique on the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Peter, I'm still working on my photography. :) I agree with you , that movement for the T.A.U. would be far from efficient (that's why it's a LONG range fire support mech...LOL)! Thanks for your comments! -Jon (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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