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(...) Kind of funny that you should bring this up about the UFO hulls. I just purchased an alien avenger 6975 today at a great clearance price at ShopKo. Regularly $59.99 I got it for an astounding $7.99!!!!! To bad it was the only one left or I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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URLs corrected here: "(URL) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hi! :-D I've posted some visual instructions for making "flame" markers/counters at: "(URL) idea of using 1x1 cones with flames is one that I got from Steve Jackson when I helped him run his Lego Pirate Game ("(URL) came up with the variation of (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Richard W. Schamus writes: <snip> (...) </snip> In the movie an adult stood about the height of ED-209's hip, so I think it looks about right. ~Mark (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) supposed (...) Yep, dat's it... (...) Yah, some silly TV show theme, my sister used to see re-runs of it. (Ugh... :) (...) Should I take that as a... compliment? (I'm afraid to ask ;-) -Shiri (...) As Bill said, you'd prolly say Rotse... but I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) BTW, it might be that the recursive inliner isn't locked up, it's just slow. I need to put a progress bar on that thing... (...) Hmm. Are you rendering with LDLite? LDLite has a few bugs WRT MPD files. L3Lab and MLCad are better bets, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Removing side-hair from printed faces would be my first act with an Xacto knife, if I was ever to take up such a heinious life-style. I *hate* when LEGO prints hair on minifig heads, because it *never* looks good with wigs. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Thanks - Thpught they might have been LDrawn- POVed. (...) URL? Alex (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) supposed (...) Tov meod. (...) mother-in-law (...) Want is rotse, but you could've been spelling it as a child would say it, I guess. {:^D Bill (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I was originally aiming for minifig scale, but it wasn't coming together, so I just followed where the bricks led me. In addition, I really liked the wedge pieces for the nose, and the rest of the body's scale came from that. Maybe it's the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) This explains a lot. no wonder your creations are so good-you job must give ya a lot of interesting perspectives (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Brad Hamilton wrote in message ... (...) I bought 2 UFO sets about a year ago. The clear pieces made a top for my carousel. The grey pieces a base for my UFO Spin ride. Check out my "LEGOLAND with Western Theme Park" page to see photos, at the below (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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This is really my last post today, I just have to answer this! Yes! Eric Brok made excellent and creative use of the UFO pieces which lots of people shamelessly copied later (me included... need more UFO hulls...) Check them out, under 'buildings' (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Eric Brok used them in his dome creations. See "curved wall" about half-way down the page: (URL) pn (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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When the UFO stuff first came out, I scoffed at them (because I'm more into town than space). However, I decided that I wanted to build a merry-go-round and the circular pieces would make a good top. So, I bought two UFO sets. I never was able to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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The pumpkin graphics used in the contest site were made with Photoshop trickery. No minifig head were painted to make the contest graphics. I think Brian Nelson's entry had a pumpkin he made that was fairly elegant. Two side notes..... One: I built (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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Dave!, (...) Yes! Great representation of it! I just watched Robocop a few days ago, I love ED-209. Too bad we don't have a Robocop minifig to go along with it. :) "You are illegally parked on private property. You have 20 seconds to move your (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm no expert, but I think that conversation went like this... <<OK, see ya>> Bill, Master of <<Nonsense>> <<Everything is nonsense... Come and see... Come see how everything is supposed to be...>> -Shiri Shiri, is that last bit from a song? (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Not bad. I kind of like it. It just, (to me at least,) a little smaller than I would have expected, if it were mini-fig scale. Of course, you didn't say that it was, did you? Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Until I get an MPD put together for this thing, here's a POV-Ray image of the model in question. Thanks to Lars Hassing for L3P, of course! (URL) Feedback is welcome and appreciated! Dave! (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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