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(...) Oh hey thanks, really it is pretty plain (just a black background) and was just an excersize. Plus maybe to small for a wallpaper, its only 640x480. Cool, though, glad you dig it! werds :) e (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Other Historical MOCs at NWBrickCon
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I'm posting on behalf of Jon Rasmussen, the Other Historical Coordinator for NWBrickCon 2005, who currently doesn't have access to the Internet[1]. If you'd like to bring a MOC featuring anything from the past that isn't Castle[2], let us know! We (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.castle.ninja, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.western, lugnet.build.ancient) !
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| | Re: Beeesh Art
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Pretty cool E. Is this for folks to use as a background? (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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Holy... Needless to say, that rocks, and the photography is wonderful. Looks like a render. -Stefan- (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Welcome Home,Daddy!
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Very nice, and for a good cause too. As far as critiques go, I have none, except for the photography. Flash + Lego = Pain. Try turning off the flash and using natural light, or reflecting the flash off of a surface (ala those people that come and (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.loc.sg, FTX)
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| | Beeesh Art
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(URL) Beeesh>> (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: The LEGO Colosseum Project
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(...) Hi Erik, I'm not too sure about that because I was too busy building =P, but I managed to get an answer from our designer who happens to be a trained architect =) "There were no special techniques required, but I first counted and measure the (...) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.loc.sg, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | Welcome Home,Daddy!
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Hi all, Here is my first vignette attempt. Not much, but I hope you all will like it . The purpose of this MOC is to commemorate the Yellow Ribbon Project launched in Singapore this month. (3 URLs) (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.loc.sg, FTX)
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| | Re: The LEGO Colosseum Project
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(...) That is nice! Were there any special techniques used to build the curves? It does look like regular square grid - and large enough to be smooth. -Erik (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.loc.sg, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events, FTX)
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| | The LEGO Colosseum Project
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Hello LEGO fans, Last weekend, members from a Singapore Lego Fan Group, S0937FG, came together to recreate 2 quarants of the Roman Colosseum out of LEGO bricks. The installation was done on-site in the Asian Civilisation Museum(ACM),Singapore.The (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.loc.sg, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events, FTX) !!
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| | WIP: Unnamed Minifig Scale Ship
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This is not an official SW starship, though some design elements were derived from the Venator. It's more of an escort/attack cruiser much smaller in size but fast, deadly and deploys frontline clonetroopers. The light gray with dark gray and dark (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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It's MOCs like these that put me to shame... Great job!!! God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Today's offer from JJ's Furniture Store: A cupboard
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(...) This is so clean it makes me slightly sick : ) Another piece of great small furniture that makes my own interiors seem yet more cumbersome... 'Thanks for sharing'? :-) God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Samson -- the early years
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Hey, Bruce. (...) Thanks, I'm pretty happy with the new look. Easier to read, and hopefully a little nicer to look at. I also dispensed with the two letter abbreviations for the books of the Bible. When I started the project, I mistakenly thought (...) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Teknomeka build
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(...) Oh, it's difficult to say. I would usually work for and hour or two after work over a period of two weeks - but I was very inefficient in building. I would say it could be built comfortably in a full 12 hour day. Chris (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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----- Original Message ----- From: "LeGogh" <jeh@legogh.com> To: <lugnet.announce.moc...gnet.com>; <lugnet.build@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.build.arch@lugnet.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:14 AM Subject: Studless Brick Wall Study (...) Hello (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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That is so awesome! wow! wow and WOW! Excellent work. e (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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This is just plain impressive. I bow down to you oh master of mysterious and wonderful brickwork. (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: Samson -- the early years
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Hey Rev, Awesome! I'd been wondering when the next installment would come. I like the new background, BTW. Izban, Elon, and Abdon - Hmm, not a lot here. Not sure why you chose to illustrate this. I never knew how much of a ladies' man Elon was. (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) That is so amazing that I feel compelled just to post and say wow. Thanks for sharing. Hope to see how you acheived this genius. Brian (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) Excellent work. It reminds me of this one from BrickFest: (URL) (Caution, large image) I'll definitely be using this technique. I also like how you modelled the street corner. Nicely presented. I look forward to the finished building. Build on (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Birth of a New Faction: Rising Suns
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(2 URLs) (Click to view)> (This is my first attempt at a story. I hope this doesn't disappoint.) MOCS: (2 URLs) Jin Dui fighter> (2 URLs) Hai Po Space Probe> (2 URLs) Shinzo's Garage> (2 URLs) Rice Racer R> (2 URLs) Uncle Yamane's Residence> Enjoy! (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) I know how he did it--with model shop glue! Ha, just kidding, it looks incredible...miniland scale, I presume? Derek (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Jonathan, This is awesome, very realistic. I'm not sure how you've done, so enlighten us when you get a chance. I can't wait to see the finished building. Thanks, George (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) And dalek (5-stud) bricks, and technic 1x1 one-hole bricks, too, one presumes... It's very neat, what with half-plate spacing everywhere, but you'd have to be very carefully moving it if you didn't want to have to re-set loads of tiles! I have (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) Simply fantastic. I'd love to hear how it was done. It looks as if you used dark red, and if so: kudos! IMO a realistic building method like this would be done a dis-service if done with brighter colors. Also, I love the windows. I was very (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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----- Original Message ----- From: "LeGogh" <jeh@legogh.com> To: <lugnet.announce.moc...gnet.com>; <lugnet.build@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.build.arch@lugnet.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:14 AM Subject: Studless Brick Wall Study (...) Hi (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) ...... Impressive..... For a second I thought this was a huge model to get such beautiful brick work (ie: 4x2 with tiles on top for each brick), then I realized how you did it, and was even more impressed. What more can I say but wow. It's a (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: New Ship: Harlequin
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(...) They are some compact, well designed buildings. I echo Bruces sentiments on hoping to see these finished. Aaron (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| | Re: Studless Brick Wall Study
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(...) Freaking amazing, this is the coolest thing I've seen since Nick at Night started re-running Murder She Wrote. Yes, I know it is outrageous to say, but this wall is sexier than Angela Landsbury. -Keith (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Help on custom kit in honor of Brian Kelley's son Joshua's life
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Brian Kelley, who is having difficulty posting to LUGNET, asked me to post to LUGNET asking for assistance in creating a commemorative model to celebrate his late son Joshua's life. I did a quick search for a post from Brian regarding his son's (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.people, lugnet.cad) !!
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| | Studless Brick Wall Study
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Hi All, Here is the beginning of a studless brick wall study I just started. I have more floors to build and details to work out, but you get the idea... (URL) Build On! (URL) Jonathan Eric Hunter (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Today's offer from JJ's Furniture Store: A cupboard
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Jojo, that is beautiful (if small)! The objects inside the "windows" really make it stand out. I have started to do interiors as a result of seeing your stuff last year. -Erik (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Today's offer from JJ's Furniture Store: A cupboard
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(...) Very well done, this is one of those brilliant little creations that shows how impressive a small MOC can be. Will you be building more pieces of furniture in the same style? Derek (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: The Gothic Cathedral
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Hello! I like that cathedral. It captures the Gothic building style very well. So I like it both for its architectuural appearance and its more traditional LEGO building style. The choice of red bricks certainly was due to their availabilty but (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Today's offer from JJ's Furniture Store: A cupboard
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Hello! Sometimes MOCs look rather strange from behind: (URL) me, I'm a link!>> The front side is supposed to look like this: (URL) me, I'm a link!>> (Photographing white bricks is a pain in some lower part of the body. Even if the bricks looked (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Teknomeka build
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(...) "awww man now what?" "Wait, Do you have On-star on that thing" :D "Oh yeah!" sound of cell phone being dialed in "Teknomeka ON-Star" (husky male computerized voice) "Yeah I locked myself out, and the key fob is in the seat" "Very well, your (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | The Brick Testament: Samson -- the early years
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with five new stories from the Biblical book of (URL) Judges>, chronicling the early career of Israel's eleventh and most famous judge, Samson. (And just for completeness' sake, the somewhat (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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| | Escher preview (Re: Gold (Re: My collection of colours))
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(...) Yeah, it's a pain in the neck to photograph--especially the leftmost pillar. But here's another shot, I think it's the best I'll get: (URL) here's a larger size image: (URL) background on this project, I'm building a series of Escher models (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | Jabba's Royal Box
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Awnings give shade to some bettors on the front box where they can conveniently seek refreshments inside the (URL) cantina> directly under (URL) royal box>. Gardulla the Hutt lounges just inside the royal box attended by a slave Twi'lek while the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Teknomeka build
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"I think I know how to get up to the cockpit!" "Great! How?" "On the remote lock key fob there's a green button that makes it automatically kneel down, lower a hand and lift the pilot up." "Cool. So let's try it!" "Aww man! I think I left the remote (...) (19 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Teknomeka build
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this is pretty cool Chris. Thanks for the write up. How long did it take you in actual build time? (once you had the neccessary parts) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Buzz! Sting 'em!
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(...) Looks good! Always makes me happy to see mosaics make with my program! bob (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: The Gothic Cathedral
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(...) Hi Gary, Do you have any better photos of this? It is almost impossible to see the details of the cathedral and I would very much like to as they all look very interesting. The crossribbing in the two top towers in this pic ((URL)) looks (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Fujita micro town from Japanese fest
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Hey all, Apparently the annual LMO festival was held this past week in Japan. Shinya Fujita (of the LEGO Star Wars Trilogy fame) has a great (URL) microscale town layout> (3 URLs) (cross-posted to .trains because there some great micro-trains and (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: A familiar uniform on a minifig MOC
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Hi Adrian (...) It is an extraordinaryily useful substance, isn't it? :) If you haven't seem my discussion on making custom elements, have a look here for lots more techniques and suchlike: (URL) When painting that small, do you use stencils or (...) (19 years ago, 14-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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| | Teknomeka build
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Hey all, In March, I decided I wantd to build Brian Cooper's Teknomeka; well, it was either that or an ISD, and the Teknomeka has a smaller footprint. (URL) I'm about 99.5% done with this model, and I have to say it was really a fun to build. It (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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| | battle angel
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i made this for a bzpower build contest i hope people like it (URL) we had to build a femme fatale she's super poseable, super feminine, but will definitely kick some butt. hands are glagla style, and are surprisingly strong and agile, i just put (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Military MOCs in LMO -- WWII Russian Tanks
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Hello everyone! Last weekend(Sep.10-11),a special event for AFOLs was held in Tokyo,called "LMO JAPAN 2005". About 40 Japanese AFOLs with MOCs(military,mecha,...ace,train, etc...) gathered from all over the Japan. I brought several MOCs following (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.jp) !
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| | Re: Who built Solomon's Temple at Brickfest 2005?
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(...) Yes! Now I see. (...) Ah, thanks for the link to that photo. (...) Orion was able to supply me with a hi-res photo of it, and from that it was clear that the builder is Mike Gibney, who I looked up on LUGNET and got in touch with over e-mail. (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | SF LEGO at Philcon 2005: call for participants
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LEGO programming will be returning to the 2005 (URL) Philcon> SF convention! This will be the second year with an official exhibit and events. (And the third year as part of the Children's Program, but don't let that scare you, AFOLs.) Plans include (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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| | Buzz! Sting 'em!
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Announcing Buzz, the wily mascot from Georgia Tech: (URL) I made this for my wife's 30th birthday last February. I guess I hadn't gotten around to uploading the pictures. Anyway, this creation was made with the help of (URL) Bricksaic>. Many thanks (...) (19 years ago, 13-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl, lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX) !
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| | Re: A familiar uniform on a minifig MOC
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Excellent work! I've never thought of using epoxy putty to build up a custom lego element, but it seems perfectly suited to the job - I do use it for all sorts of other household repairs. Love that stuff. When painting that small, do you use (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Smallest "chicken walker" Mech?
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(...) ummm.. No - I would figure that Lego created that.. A two peice Moc would count though. Still - amusing chicken walker mech. (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Mana Cat
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Congratulations Eric! Maybe this is the dawn of those outside of the hobby taking Lego seriously as a tool for creating sculptures and robots. I will admit being disappointed to see such a promising project left, but then I am still heartened to (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: It's here.
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In lugnet.trains, Philippe Label wrote: (URL) (...) Look at the centre of the picture carefully. There's an old style white-coloured 9V battery box (8x4x2 studs) placed upside-down with the help of 2 1x2-1x4 brackets (note the grey strip adjecent (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | A brand new web page, with 7 creations to go with it!
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Well, after 5 years and almost 2 million page views, I decided that brickfrenzy.com's late 1990's design had worn out its welcome. So I set out to design a new one. But since I am no good with PHP and CSS, I needed help. So with the assistance of a (...) (19 years ago, 12-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Smallest "chicken walker" Mech?
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(...) Dang! You got me there Kyle :) I don't think that I could reduce my piece count to 1. Well done! Nice design too :) (Zen mode on) Is a one piece moc still a moc? (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Mana Cat
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Thanks guys, I wanted to say, I have been avoiding LUGNET, but I'm glad I came here to read these two nice replies. There are others who only come out when there is something nasty to say. I also wanted to mention that I have been certified as an (...) (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Who built Solomon's Temple at Brickfest 2005?
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(...) The Holy-of-Holies is done entirely with (URL) gold 1x2 tiles> and the (URL) tile modified with a ball>. The anniversary bricks are actually not that shiny. They have more of a duly gold color with little sparkly bits. Mike Crowley took a (...) (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Who is responsible for this?
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(...) As I recall, this was the runaway hit of the mecha room on public day. "Look mommy, it's a Thomas robot!" The pics of the mayhem on the train layout turned out great! (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Smallest "chicken walker" Mech?
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Hah! Chicken-walker! Does that mean (URL) this> is the smallest "Spider" mech ever? (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Mana Cat
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(...) I have to say, I'm fairly well baffled by what you were up to here, but it sure looked cool. Having been to Brickfest now, I have an appreciation for the importance of seeing MOCs in person, particularly mechs. Did you know the cockpit on (...) (19 years ago, 11-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Chirality
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(...) Well, if you want to show the lone pair of electrons you could. (URL) is a link to a pdf. I didn't think that sending you a 385 kB e-mail message was sucha great idea:) I thought the model was a neat idea. Unfortunately, one of the reviewers (...) (19 years ago, 10-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Who built Solomon's Temple at Brickfest 2005?
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(...) After looking at the full resolution picture I took, the MOC card says Michael Gibney. My photo is here: (URL) 640x480 but the full res is 2848x2136. If you want the full res version shoot me an email and I'll send it to you. -Orion (19 years ago, 10-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Who built Solomon's Temple at Brickfest 2005?
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(...) I didn't build this, but I am guessing the gold is the gold 1 x 2 tiles, and it looks fantastic.... how many gold tiles would that be??.... Anita (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Who built Solomon's Temple at Brickfest 2005?
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Can anyone tell me who built the model of Solomon's Temple at Brickfest 2005? (URL) That's pretty sweet (and of obvious interest to me since I'll have to build it myself eventually). Are there more photos of it? What's the deal with all the shiny (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Chirality
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(...) Excellent Chris, what did you use for the bonds and what did you use for the atoms. And were you also able to show double covalent bonds. (which is something that would be hard to show) I would love to read the article if you want. I get so (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Chirality
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(...) [snip] (...) Actually, you can model Lewis Structures* with LEGO too. I sent an article describing the LEGO-Lewis Model to the Journal of Chemical Education, but they rejected it :( A reviewer suggested that I re-write the "article" as an (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, lugnet.edu)
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| | Re: Chirality
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(...) [snip] (...) Nah, you don't have to use a new piece (URL) [1] Chris 1. (URL) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Chirality
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(...) And we would call them what..... Yes! Diastereomers :) (...) not to the pedantic (...) Chris (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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| | WARNING: Minifigures under 18 exit now!!
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Hello everyone it's me again with another Starwars Vignette. This one is a rare sneak peak into the real Mos Eisley Cantina at its Peak. WARNING: Minifigures under 18 please exit due to some adult Preferences! If you are of age minifigures please (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Dreams: Ultimate LEGO Room
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Sorry to respond to my own post, but some ideas are flowing over at LEGOfan: (URL) by, check it out, and add your thoughts!! Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Chirality
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Hey, Awesome post! Larry has a point with the text on the studs, but when I teach symmetry and chirality and talk about everyday objects I always put in the caveat "this baseball has such-and-such symmetry properties, igoring all imperfections and (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Chirality
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(...) LOL! I'm a chemist in my day job, so I made (URL) this>, but I didn't tackle tetrahedral shapes. (URL) Professor Dean Campbell of Bradley University teaches (URL) chemistry with LEGO> and has some tetrahedral shapes, though they are pretty (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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Phoenix Battle Labs Presents: The Razorback Mobile Assault Platform (URL) In building this I drew heavily on this image: (URL) And my mental picture of this WWII era tank: (URL) Front (URL) Back (With turret rotated) (URL) All Hatches Open (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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Not completely satisfied with the (URL), (URL) this version> has been modified heavily on the front to get closer to the details of the actual gunship. The two twin swivel guns can now point forward and the nose has been trimmed by a couple of (...) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) There are also some DNA models (chiral superstructure) in Brickshelf : (URL) (19 years ago, 9-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.edu)
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(...) I find that animals and plants make some of the most interesting MOCs. There are families of plants whose leaves are chiral. There's one particular house plant that I can think of, but I can't remember its name. I think some types have leaves (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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(...) I will never look at my bricks the same.... what a great idea for a lesson plan, I have written it down to tell my sister (a secondary science teacher), I am a training early childhood so chirality isn't on the curriculum :(. Is there nothing (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Samarth Moray wrote: ...snip... (URL) ...snip... (...) Hello Samarth, Thank you for this very nice model. I also have few questions to understand how you made it. I can see a 9V technic motor on the picture I left from your (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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Thats a great model on two levels. It looks great and has SO many innovative design solutions. I really like the way you did the curved grill in the roof (and the the small one at the other end too) The sideways chassis give a completely different (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) Your post reminds me of my painful memories of organic chemistry from university... Never thought it could be applicable to things other than molecules! :) -Bryan (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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(...) Good stuff. Seems BrickWiki fodder! I would footnote that many paired parts are not TRULY enantiomers since the logos on the studs are not reversed. But that is a very unimportant footnote since they are functionally mirrored. (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts)
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LEGO and chirality Chirality is the property of an object that can not be superimposed on its mirror image. Examples includes both natural (biological) object such hands and cultural (technical) object such screws. A non-chiral (achiral) object can (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts) !
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(...) Sweet work Swami! Looking very good and a nice new train base idea. Glad you've got over your builders block in such fine fashion. Now if only you could compress it into six-wide it would be even better ;) Tim PS. S-lit (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim)
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(URL) Deeplinks: (6 URLs) Full Gallery, post-mod: (URL) Well, it's been 5 months, and in the end, I got tired of trying to make a gearbox for this thing. The more I tried, the more frustruated I became, and as many over here have said, "If you're (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.in, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !!
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(...) Hi Chris, this is for sure not only the smallest Chicken Walker, I think it's in fact the only real one (pardon me Mark!). This thing looks so funny. Thank you for a perfect laugh in the early morning (URL) Marco> (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I didn't think you could come into such problems while building. With your skills I thought every building related problem could be solved. Seems with the skills even the problems grow... What I saw up to now was nice to look at. It made me (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey, Everybody! I've been thinking about this idea for some time, so it was interesting to see the subject of the ultimate LEGO room mentioned in this post: (URL) I replied by posting the text of my own idea file here: (URL) start the ball rolling - (...) (19 years ago, 8-Sep-05, to lugnet.storage, lugnet.build.arch)
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Hi All, My wife just bought the viking long ship and on seeing some of the parts in it I thought I could make the smallest chicken walker ever! (2 URLs) Also a heavy armed mini "chicken walker" mech... (2 URLs) Enjoy! Chris. ps. I couldn't get a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) *blush* Thank you for your kind words. (...) You're looking at the one and only. :) (...) Thanks. I think it came out pretty well. A fair amount of work to do, but not especially _hard_ work once you've cracked the trick of how to do the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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(...) This IS a fine art work! I love it! How many hundreds did you make so far??? ;~D I really like the hat. Congrats, JM (lugnet#98) (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town)
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A familiar uniform on a minifig MOC ===...=== Hi everyone. I thought that some of you might be interested in a recently completed custom minifig of mine - a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in dismounted full dress scarlet. Thanks to (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Re: "Name That Vig" noprize Contest - Surfin' USA
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We have a Winner!! Congratulations, Ben! The answers are: (...) I thought #6 would be easy, since it features the ever-oblivious Joe Vig. Also, for #10, I would have also accepted "Shoot the Curl" by The Honeys. Thanks to all for playing! (...) You (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Micro Sandcrawler with only 17 parts! (Mini Model No. 75!)
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Hello dear fellows! Time for another small jubilee! Mini Model No. 75 has just been updated! It's another version of the sandcrawler. This particular model is rather micro and consists of only 17 parts! :-) Click the small image for a larger view (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
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"Jeremiah VanderMark" <Doggybot_37@yahoo.NOSPAM.com> wrote in message > Yeah, it was me. I have a few shots of the Thomas-Bot having some fun on the (...) This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time. So much so I am actually (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) From reports on BrickLink some 10159's have one version of the fig and some have the other version of the fig. (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.inv)
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(...) Oh ya, I knew the feet sucked a long time ago, and they were wrong! With wrong lower limbs and feet, the Mana Cat still moved around in an interesting way. Thanks for the constructive feedback, I had to conclude the project with a overdue (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Sorry to hear it. It's always a little annoying when a creation doesn't work out. One thing you might want to look at for the next time is the proper anatomy of a cat, especially in the feet - your skeleton is missing a joint on each leg, and (...) (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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