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Hi everyone No, it's not quite military, but I think it could just be a matter of time before the K-MAX is given a combat role. The K-MAX is built by KAMAN Aerospace and has a logistics role in some armed forces - at least the promotional video (...) (19 years ago, 27-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Sumo !!
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(URL) (Many thanks to Mike Crowley (aka Count Blockula) for the (URL) BrickFA building technique>!) I've been pondering the idea for an Ozumo (Sumo) vignette for awhile now, and with Mike's technique, this has now happily come to be. Not only is (...) (19 years ago, 27-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: An "almost Joe Vig" time travel vignette.
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(...) I was there then, *and* I'm here now, so I have time travelled in the opposite direction. It takes longer, and you grow old from doing it, but it's fun. :) I wouldn't enjoy going back to basic 1970's Lego either. I only miss those small (...) (19 years ago, 26-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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| | Re: An "almost Joe Vig" time travel vignette.
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(...) I like it! And the 'double time' scenario shows that Lego has really evolved. I'm not at all sure I like the 'good old days' better... (19 years ago, 25-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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| | Re: New Mecha: The Tribunal
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(...) umm.... guess it's been a while since I posted let's try this deep link thing again shall we? (URL) (19 years ago, 26-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | New Mecha: The Tribunal
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I just finished my latest Mecha, I call it Tribunal. You WILL be judged!! I warned you all with my last Mecha post that I might decide to make another tripod at some point. This project was much more ambitious than TAU, and incorporates a few new (...) (19 years ago, 26-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: My first mecha
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I like it. its a good representation. For those in the dark on this - the original looks something like this: (URL) weapons look the part, although I think the fins only need to be on one shoulder. I think that you could get the look a bit closer (...) (19 years ago, 26-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | An "almost Joe Vig" time travel vignette.
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Hi, Pictures are here: (URL) call this an "almost Joe Vig" vignette because I built it with the intent of entering it in a Joe Vig contest but I never got around to buying the proper pieces to build a "correct" Joe Vig minifig (on top of not having (...) (19 years ago, 25-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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| | Re: My first mecha
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(...) Snip (...) As you have no doubt noticed, Sean, building mechs gets a little tricky at times. However, I can tell you that as a total Battletech junkie you have done very well with this one. (...) Actually, I wouldn't be too upset about the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | My first mecha
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Hi, everyone! I'm normally all about architecture, sculpture, and whatnot, and I've never built any serious sci-fi. I was recently commissioned by a woman to build a model of a mech called "Viktor Hannan" for her brother. He's a total Mech nut, and (...) (19 years ago, 25-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Re: Plasmic Bricks dot com
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Bryce - what is the creation you are wearing as a hat - is it the rack? Interesting use of Lego anyway... I like the site - however I noted some links are target blank, and others arent. I would generally say to make sure external links out to (...) (19 years ago, 24-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Mongols Attack
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An entry for the Siege Scene category; (URL) AC (19 years ago, 24-Nov-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Plasmic Bricks dot com
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plasmicbricks.com OR (URL) Links are now fixed. (...) Thanks Mladen. Although I'd be flattered if anyone said the same thing it means so much more coming from you, one of the "OG" mecha guys. (...) Thanks again. I was kinda debating whether to write (...) (19 years ago, 24-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New Mecha: The Cub
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(...) It's spelled 'counsel', and no, your apparent (and deeply wrong) belief to the contrary, I am fully capable of disliking you for my own personal set of reasons. For myself, I was just curious to see if you'd fly into one of your little (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Half-timbered houses
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(...) After searching exhaustively on Google (well, as exhaustively as 1.5 minutes allows), the "half-timber" was a contrast to using complete logs -- the timbers were split, or (more often, I think) squared-off. Steve (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Half-timbered houses
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(...) created around 1850 that wooden buildings were not allowed to be more than two stories high (because of the risk of fire). To get around this limitation a unique (for Sweden) house style emerged: the lower story made of stone (or sometimes (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Half-timbered houses
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"Sonnich Jensen" <sonnich@hot.ee> wrote in message news:IqF0FD.pII@lugnet.com... (...) I can't speak for American-English, but in British-English, half-timbered refers to houses which are entirely made of timber-frame-with-infill. I think the "half" (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Half-timbered houses
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(...) I add some pictures from 2004, of "full timbered"* houses. They do have a fundament, thourg small. (URL) links: (URL) Does "half timered" means, that the 1st floor is stones only? (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Half-timbered houses
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(...) I'm not a medievalist - I'm more of an aesthetic castler (going for the look, not accuracy) - but I did take a trip to England. Most houses were either all stone, or all timber, but there were a few that were half and half. This one for (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Half-timbered houses
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(...) Sonnich, I know I've seen pictures of half-timbered houses in older German and French villages, they may be more common there than in Denmark. The medieval city with narrow streets and half-timbered houses overhanging the street at higher (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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