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(...) -snip- (...) the better pics... (URL) The Cub>> (URL) Pilot (URL) Back Brain Case with coverings removed. (URL) Desktop (URL) ....and other Art work...> (URL) e (URL) Bricks>> (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The World according to Harshbarger, Lambrecht, and Lowell
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(...) was thinking about doing a small one myself, or a decent size virtual one, but I never got around to it. Did you consider doing more colors to create a 3-D mosaic? Perhaps a more realistic color scheme with forest, desert, and clouds...I (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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It would be nice when you where able to use SNOT for the underside of the arches, buiding these curves from normal slopes placed upside down. The more versatile range of slope gradients that normal slopes show, would allow one to build a much (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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--SNIP-- (...) --SNIP-- (...) Thanks for posting this. I saw it on BS and was wondering if it was posted in response to my query. It's a nice solution and should work for double doors when the space can be left free. Tim (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) snip (...) I saw doors, on somebody's bus MOC a while ago, that opened using only one droid arm and thought they were cool. So I added them to one of James Mathis's Club Trolleys that I had built. It took me about an hour to add (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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Hi Mark, (...) However if we reduce the width of the door by one plate as I suggested we free up the 90degree requirement (which is why I suggested it). As such, I can't help but feel that a dual pivot solution should be available. (...) Hmm, I (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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(...) There are two key differences between the plane and your solution: 1. The plane's door is a lot thinner and does not require movement in one straight direction at 90 degrees to the body as your train door does for the first 1L of opening (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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Dear all, I was looking at the pictures of (URL) 7893> today and noticed that it's doors open by using droid arms as hinges. I wondered if such a technique could be employed in a train an found that yes it could... but with limitations. My first (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Gundamy is the word for the day! Thanks Chris! I am so glad to hear from you. The Mecha looks better in person. I really want better pictures. I'm working on that. Hey, we BOTH made a Gundam! :) (...) Be sure of it. We Rock, He She It, Rocks, (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Right on man! I was cruising Brickshelf thinking, "Man, I haven't seen anything new that's caught my eye in a while..." then I see this dark grey head. I think, sleek design, good photography, I'll give it a look-see... and then I notice (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Sergeant Destroy - Greco Stylin'
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G'day all, I've long been a fan of our man Felix's (URL), and find it fairly surprising that no-one else has adopted building people in this scale. So, I did it myself. I based my effort in no small part on this little figurine I found amongst my (...) (19 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) I still need to photograph most of the used sets and update the prizes page. All of the used sets have instructions and are in very good to excellent condition without smoke damage. I can't say when I will have time get the sets assembled and (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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(...) Awww, swizzle sticks, I was just thinking about you! Hahahaha, to tell the truth, I always wanted a distinctive Anime looking Mecha in my Biomechanical Ranks. This did it for me. (...) Thanks, I feel much the same way. I am very happy with it (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) You're too sly Eric... you know how to build Gundam after all! Stop fooling us! Show us what you got up that sleeve of yours. ;-p I gotta say Eric, this is one of your best mecha yet. Hmmm... Maybe I'm just liking it so much 'cause of the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Yay! (...) Meee 2! (...) When I was building the Mecha, I introduced some stops around the joints to cope with the stability issues. The loss of poseability in some places, in my mind, makes it more of a sculpture. (...) Thanky. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Right on right on E. I got to say, I'm loving the CUB. There's a lot of brickwork here that I'm loving. The hip especially, the angles and shaping of the body. That's where Mecha meets sculpture right there. Very impressive with the click hinges, (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) From the categories & prizes page: "See links for actual photos of used sets." What links? The pictures themselves aren't links. I'm not sure where to click. (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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(...) WOW times a million Spencer. Amazing! I'm mostly into technic building but always apprec. other works of art. THAT my friend is a work of art! Again, very nice and well done. Take Care, Glen Bell (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I introduced stops around some of joints to help. Once the weight of the Mech exceeded the joints abilities, I surrounded some of the joints with bricks. Limiting some of the posability, yet continuing to use the rotational click hinges as the (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Did you really get a 20 inch mech to support its own weight using only rotating click hinges? Really? Are you serious? No, really? That's a rather tricky thumb, as well. So you say both the heel and the toe pivot? Maybe future pics will make (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Submitted as an entry to the Castle Room Interior category of the CCC III. (URL) AC (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Colossal Castle Contest III
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Hello all, Classic-Castle.com is pleased to announce (URL) Colossal Castle Contest III> our third annual large contest. There are nine categories, ranging in size from customized minifigs to large castles covering multiple baseplates, so there are (...) (19 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !!
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| | Re: After Eight
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Hey Jojo, More great furnishings! (Though I do not know the commercial) After all the great stuff (URL) in this folder>, you'd better be planning an entry for the "Castle room interior" category in CCCIII. Bruce (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: Notre Dame, Paris
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(...) I'm going to design everything in MLCAD, then build as I can afford it. The one flying buttress has about 700 parts. IIRC, there are about 18 buttresses in the actual building. Those will be a small portion of the actual size of the final (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Looks like it will turn out quite nice. Is the cathedral going to be all CAD, or are you using the CAD program to plan what you're going to build in real life? The crossposting you used for the message was exactly the way it should be. : ) (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hello All: This is my first post to the newsgroups. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to cross-post to other groups; let me know if that is discouraged. I've started working on a minifig-scale model of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. I've got a (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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| | New Mecha: The Cub
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(URL) The Cub> (2 URLs) New Hands!>> (URL) Cool Feet!>> Dark Gray Mecha. Rotational click hinges. Piloted. Heel toe pivot. 20 inches tall. 2 Week Build. Built from the feet up. I'll get some better pictures. (URL) Deep Link Preview>. Looks like a (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: Nova
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Nice work. I like this picture: (URL) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) You and (URL) JP Rignault> are making good use of some of the newer small parts like the Viking horns, 1x1 slopes, etc. Nice work! (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi Nathan! Thanks! (...) Haha, right! The Playmobil 1900 line inspires me a lot when it comes to interiors. In fact I had (actually still have) a fireplace play set from Playmobil. And before I became an purist/AFOL and before I had a Belville (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.build)
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Here are some (mostly) new versions of the Nova series mechanoid. (URL) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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Hi Janey! Thanks! (...) Yeah, me too. Unfortunatelly some dumb...erm... abolished the brown, so the handle isn't available in a suitable brown. I tried black, but that didn't fit, either. So I opted for tan. (...) Never would he! There is no brown (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.color)
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Another great MOC JoJo! I love the maid's skirt, the whole scene is well composed and has a certain 'playmobile' like feel.. I particularly like the bottles, the tea cart and the 'chocolates'. I must admit the clock is not my faviourite, though the (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Wow Jojo, you never seem to stop amazing me when it comes to detailed interiors and furniture. The mantel clock look great, and the fireplace facade is wonderfully detailed without being overpowering, and the tea cart is effective without (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | After Eight
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How do you do? Recently, when I built an antique armchair I found it would fit to a "state visit fireplace colloquy" scene. So I built a fireplace. A fireplace almost automatically requests a mantel clock, so I built that, too. Having built all this (...) (19 years ago, 12-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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Members of the Southern California LEGO Train Club (SCLTC) will display a large cityscape at LEGOLAND California on Friday November 12, 2005 during the finals of the 2005 Brick to the Future Contest. The contest is cosponsored by The LEGO Company (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.loc.us.ca, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | Brickshelf Finds 11/11/05
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(URL) Brickshelf Finds>: for Friday afternoon. Check out the form of the kraatawalker by: pukai I'm making something like this myself. Could make an interesting build for many of us. Give it a try... Also, check out WIP Deimos Gumdam by: Yellow13 (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, David Winkler wrote: A friend of mine was raving about how good (URL) Poser6> was. So I bought a copy. I have gotten a prototype to export from Poser6 to basic Lego outline. Most of this was just getting the model into a (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.cad.ray, FTX)
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(...) Derek is correct, the physical land mass of Antartica is actually almost the same as the USA (5.4 million sq miles vs 5.9 million sq miles). The ice shelves and ice mass are in addition to this area. Having said that, your creation is way cool (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Late night in the Moscow Metro
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Hi all, Recently I've become quite interested (a little addicted might even be more accurate) to Russian trains and Soviet architecture. Both have their own unique traits and styles which appear pretty much nowhere outside the former Soviet Bloc. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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