 | | Kung Fu Vignettes + Rocketman Escapes!!
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(URL) I've been watching Wuxia and Kung Fu films lately, and these are some scenes inspired by them. (URL) Count Blockula (aka Mike Crowley) made this totally awesome (URL) jetpack>. Well, its wicked cool. So I stole the design and then had (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Review: 7477 T-Rex vs. T-1 Typhoon
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Greetings, all. Ever since I saw the 7477 T-Rex vs. T-1 Typhoon I’ve been wanting to take a closer look, and I finally got my chance when it arrived in Anchorage this week. I didn’t quite know where to put this review because Dino Attack is such a (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.military, FTX) !
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Jephthah!
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(...) One part is called the Soccer Goalie Stick Holder Pivot, part: 41733b. I only remember as it is also in the Arc170. Anita (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Jephthah!
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(...) I believe they're from hockey^H^H^H^H^H^H soccer sets. D'oh. (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Jephthah!
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(...) I believe they're from hockey sets: (2 URLs) HTH ROSCO (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Jephthah!
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(...) Just the human sacrifice story? I mean, it is the Bible afterall ;o). -Lenny (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: How'd he make this hot tub?
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(...) I know what you mean. I use the plates so much in building that I forgot that the quarter rounds come in brick form also. Ken (19 years ago, 31-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Joe Vig Loses His Head
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Joe chooses the wrong day to read his paper in the park!! (URL) Gallery (when public) (URL) Comments welcome Greg (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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| | Re: Riverside Rebuilt
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This is nice. I missed it the first time (hmm...) but I like this revised layout better than the one I didn't see : ) Something about this MOC captures a certain 'legoness' that I really appreciate... Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Seaside Castle
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You go offline and look what you miss... I really like this MOC. With yellow or red subbed for the black roof it would work for the impwerial guards as well... Keep up the great work. God Bless, Nathan (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: How'd he make this hot tub?
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(...) Wow. Eventually you can even forget that a piece exists. I've used the bricks but forgot all about the plates (despite having parted out a thousand of them!) (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: How'd he make this hot tub?
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(...) (URL) Not necessarily>, hence Erik's "think bricks" (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: How'd he make this hot tub?
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(...) Aha! I was searching for variations on "circle," and so didn't find these. Thanks for the tip! Best, – Joe (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: How'd he make this hot tub?
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(...) The parts in question are these: (URL) Ken (...) (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: How'd he make this hot tub?
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(...) Think bricks! (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | How'd he make this hot tub?
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I'm stumped by this one. Vance Quantum's hot tub appears to contain quarter-circle plates. But I can't find any such piece. Can somebody give me a clue? (URL) Please be kind, I'm just a newbie. Thanks, – Joe (19 years ago, 30-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Mecha Contests at BrickFest 2005!
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BrickFest is fast approaching! I hope everyone is finishing those last minute MOCs for display and preparing for all the events! Speaking of events, we are pleased to announce a Timed Building Contest for the mecha room! Participants will be (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: Drake MkIV - final refinement and backstory
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(...) Marco, This thing is an absolute beast! It looks like it could take some serious punishment, so much so, that I think it should be classified as a heavy mech at the very least. I know you said this is the final refinement, but it looks to me (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Drake MkIV - final refinement and backstory
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Hey great!, mmmmm, oooh, reading... (Highlighted!) brb e (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Drake MkIV - final refinement and backstory
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Hi out there, in the end I managed to finish what started more than two month ago! (2 URLs) Drake MkIV> The final refinement of Drake. See the details (URL) here>. PLMKWYT (URL) Marco> (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Re: Teknomeka Instructions
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Do the instructions come with just one set skin pattern or is there a selection? I fell in love with the Classic Gundame look and I'd love to be able to recreate it. (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Riverside Rebuilt
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Nice job on the castle! And I am not just saying that because I am your brother :) It is nice to see a full size castle again on lugnet. A couple of those pictures make me feel dizzy, but overall the post is pretty cool. I especially like the (...) (19 years ago, 29-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | New Republic Troops
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Just some simple mods to the weaponry for the troops to be used in the next MOC. (URL) AC (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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(...) With due respect, Dan, I think that an eleven-question essay test is a bit of a turn-off. I speak only for myself, but I've already articulated their likes and dislikes throughout this forum, and I'm reluctant to go through it again. I suspect (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: The LEGO Revival Survey
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This is my final plea and I will be silent about this (I will post the results though) from now on. Lugnet isn't filled with little children. There are thousands, I think, of members here who have jobs, families, children, spouses and other things (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.western)
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| | Re: "Open the {mini} pod-bay doors, HAL..."
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Hey Nate, Awesome MOC. I especially like the sphere and the radar dish parts. Something seems a little off about the engine part at the back, but it's been a long time since I've seen the movie to compare. Bruce (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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(...) Oh very smurfacious Anita!!! cute!!! Back to work... Mel :) (19 years ago, 28-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Riverside Rebuilt
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(...) Ha! LOL! Sorry about the spelling error. (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: "Open the {mini} pod-bay doors, HAL..."
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(...) wicked cool! great use of the minisphere! now, . . . . . . . . . . . . let me in! (URL) jeff (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | Re: T.A.U.
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(...) Thanks Marco, I included the shot in question so that others could see my solution to getting the legs to be 120 degrees from each other. Once I figured it out, the simplicity of it was astounding. Don't be too suprised if you see another (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | SCLTC OCF pictures are up
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(URL) SCLTC> has posted the first (URL) pictures> from (URL) current show> at the 2005 Orange County Fair. This is our largest layout ever and is part of our overall contribution that also includes a static display in the theme building and a world (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | "Open the {mini} pod-bay doors, HAL..."
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(2 URLs) Please let me know what you think! -- Nathan Wells (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Riverside Rebuilt
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(...) Hmm.... I'm not seeing the wench for hte portcullis - is it one of those rare Trans-White/Clear pirate wenches with the very expensive white pigtails?? (that's a joke) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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(...) Hi JoJo, I keep meaning to comment about this goat but getting distracted. It is great, fantastic, wonderful and funny. It doesn't look like its too big and besides,Minifigs are too big in there own way anyway. Perhaps its a Chernobyl goat and (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | Lego Spheres of various radius
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I know that everybody has done a sphere... I've seen a sphere calculator (very very cool, not studs-up, and instructions somewhat hard to follow). I thought that I would be thorough... So here are plans for studs-up sphere sculptures of radius 2 (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.org.us.sealug, FTX)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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(...) Nice work! Smurflighted. Thanks for smurfing. Richie Dulin (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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"Anita Eenink" <anita_eenink@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:IK8GM3.yw8@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) the (...) in the (...) brickshelf and (...) that (...) (Which (...) That is so cool Anita. I wish *I'd* thought of it :) cheers SAB (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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(...) Cute ! (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | War Of The Worlds MOCs
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I have been lurking, and occasionally commenting for some time on mecha, without posting any mecha of my own (more stuff usually on lugnet.robotics). Anyway - this week I opened my Titan XP kit - and before I even built any of the instructed models (...) (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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(...) No apology is needed. I am glad you were able to use the idea. Eric and I had worked on the frame together to improve it. When I built the original, it had its flaws but served its purpose as a frame to build over. Eric mentioned some ideas (...) (19 years ago, 26-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: A smurfy place to live
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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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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | Re: 2001
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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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| | Re: 2001
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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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| | Re: 2001
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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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| | Re: 2001
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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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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | Lego Storytelling Workshop
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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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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | first attempt at Digital Designer - beachhotel
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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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| | Re: Space Awards at BrickFest 2005
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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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| | Space Awards at BrickFest 2005
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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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| | Re: Alternate MOC files with a challenge
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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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| | Re: "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | Re: T.A.U.
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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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| | Re: Shiko
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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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| | "Traikon" Heavy Assault Mecha
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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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| | Re: T.A.U.
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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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| | Re: Futuristic city
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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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| | Re: Futuristic city
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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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| | Re: Futuristic city
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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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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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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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| | Re: Alternate MOC files with a challenge
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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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| | SKUs (was: Re: Why not smaller & more affordable for all?)
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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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| | Re: Futuristic city
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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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| | Futuristic city
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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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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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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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| | Alternate MOC files with a challenge
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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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| | Re: Shiko
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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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| | Re: T.A.U.
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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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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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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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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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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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| | Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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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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| | A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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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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| | Re: T.A.U.
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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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(...) I understand your position, Allister, and appreciate your input, but the idea of building this Mech was more about having fun building and trying something truly " off the wall" than focusing on what could be done in reality. However, it (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) snip (...) Actually, Dave, I like your design quite a bit. So, you didn't take pains to get your legs at 270 degrees which I as a glutton for punishment did, big deal!I also think that your design would walk a lot better than mine. Your stuff (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Congrats winners! All deserving vignettes. And thanks for the honorable mention! Hoping to see another of these contests again soon! --Ry (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Very nice! At first glance I notice a passing structural similarity to the (URL) Quadwalker,> of which I am also quite fond. I tried my hand at a (URL) tripod mech> a while back with, it must be admitted, less success than your design (it's (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) By that logic, humans would not be able to walk either. A tripedal unit could throw itself off balance, lift a leg, and catch itself in a more forward position--or balance itself on two legs before lifting a leg. I'm not claiming it's (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I know this is posted to many many groups, but I really need people from all interests to help take this survey. There are so many members here at Lugnet yet I feared too few ever check the home page or .general. So, I plea with all of you to allow (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.sports, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.western)
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Ross Crawford wrote: download the building instructions>, including a PDF or the .lxf file. (...) Um, there is. eg (URL) I want to know is why don't any of the sets have those new cool 8x8 road plates that were in the (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Very nifty. There's lots to like about this, but the problem i have with it is that a tripedal mecha in this configuration would never be able to actually walk. In order to do that it needs to be able to lift at least one leg in the air, which (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hello all, I submit for your perusal ( and hopefully your approval :)! ) the Tripedal Assault Unit, or T.A.U. for short. deep link: (URL) T.A.U. is a long range fire support Mecha equipped with energy weapons only. It was designed to be able to (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space)
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(...) I agree with you Jeff, These parts are VERY small, paying 5 cents per part for parts that are only a fraction of the size of 2x4 bricks seems rather pricey. And then grouping the designs together.... As a town person, I am disappointed that (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Felucia was a world teeming with fungal life-forms and immense primitive plants. Beneath the hazy canopies of the enormous pitcher plants and leafy growths is a surreal color-drenched landscape where an infantry unit of Republic scouts are on (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) Having a manufacturing background, and having worked a little ops management.. the more SKU's you have, the more associated costs you're going to have (for example--just boxes alone: -more boxes to design and print--adds money to product, (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) It's not a matter of simply adding more numbers to the system. As was pointed out elsewhere, each new product brings added complexity to the system, as well as additional development costs. Designing and printing one box, for example, is (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I think ones that used fixed burden accounting, yes, but many companies have switched to variable burden, or even Activity Based Costing. I believe the cost that LEGO fears lies elsewhere. FUT trimmed to just lugnet.dear-lego (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Nice catch, John. You figured out what I saw pretty quickly too. Possibly, LEGO will be able to track the submission of an individual copyrighted model design like Nathan's SoL, but you never know. The cat's out of the bag, so we'll have to (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) My congratulations to the winners, and to the organizers. This has been the most fun competition I haven't entered, ever! Finally a competition where the models are small enough that I can copy them, but still interesting enough that I want to (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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(...) I work for a publisher here in NYC and one of the requirments from our Editor in Chief is 'keeping the sku count low' (number of different books we produce, not quantities of each title that we print). I'm not 100% sure this is the reasoning (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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. (...) How much does it cost to have some more numbers?! Tim (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) OK, so 2 + 2 will give us 5... We have access to the .lxf files, we have access to the means of ordering the sets individually. Basically, what we'll need to do is rip out the individual models we would like and then order them as a single (...) (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) I'm 80% sure (guesswise) that the reason is "we don't have enough SKUs"... This seems to me a sign of internal breakage, LEGO needs to fix their systems so they can have more SKUs without it costing them a lot more. (19 years ago, 21-Jul-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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