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(...) Thank you for the kind words. I should have done this on Sunday when I first wanted to but I guess better late than never? (...) Hmm...? Though not designed as a JLUG response (since I didn't know of its existence until yesterday) I have to (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I hardly agree with you, things like this are a good excuse to build something new, and a 4-legged mecha no less (quadras have not been too popular lately and its nice to see a whole army of them introduced all at once)! I think you did a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi. Thanks for the comments. I'm just a lazy bastard. Membership in Keithlug can be particularly draining. Here's some other pics of the Thundersnatch in action in its current state. (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello! That's beautiful. It's looking very Japanese (as fasr as I can judge that). You are truely a master of atmospheric details! Bye Jojo (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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(...) More great work, Jason. I have one question about the harrow though: (2 URLs) Is there a reason you placed the technic 1/2 pin that way round? I would have thought the 1x1 round plate would attach better to the studded end? ROSCO (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hello Bobby, thanks for taking the time to bring all the entries together. (...) Thank you for the praise. (...) I had a fine time while building (a least most of the time) and I built my first quad. This is my personal price. So if you now have a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I am worker201. Thanks for the honest criticism and much-appreciated praise. Also, it is nice to see a collection of all the contest entries in one place. Thanks again to Mark for holding the contest, it was an enjoyable learning experience (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) ROFLMAO Touche, touche (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Nathan Proudlove wrote: Hello Nathan, hello LUGNet, hello who ever will read this! When I read the initial post by Eric, I thought to myself he's right in some of his points and he's off in some others. I didn't want to chime (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Chuckle, whoops. Thanks for pointing that out. I guess we are all guilty of a little trolling. Nathan (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Fantastic work! I have built some minifig scale farm stuff and it is difficult to make that look nice, and you have succeeded in the much more challenging micro scale. One of these days I may have to try micro scale myself... -Matt :) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) --SNIP-- I noticed it. You forgot the last rule 5) Reply to a controversial thread Tim ;) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Eric,hey,look... if you're going to leave, then leave. Don't keep replying to this thread or making secondary or tertiary posts about leaving. If you're going to stay, then stay. Keep posting and building and amazing people with your (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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So, my guess is that this post will go generally unnoticed by the majority of the established fan community. The reason, I believe, is that my name is not known very well yet. I have been developing theories about the number and nature of responses (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Matthew Evans wrote: -snip- (...) -snip- (...) I missed your entry when you first posted it, but I still wanted to comment on it. I just want to say I really like your IM. The version with the strip of red colour is my (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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"Eric Sophie" <mylegomaster@aol.com> wrote in message news:IuAnsz.A36@lugnet.com... (...) <MAJOR SNIPPAGE> Thank you for bringing this from one forum to another so we all can discuss it. It is very appreciated to have a chance to read this (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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-snip- (...) I've added the builder's name where appropriate. Props Bobby for making the list and bumping the appropriate rant crap. -snip- (...) 2. Almac Allister McLaren (URL) (...) and(URL) (...) 9. element42 Matthew Evans (URL) and(URL) (...) (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) you are a very nice man. (...) element42 = molybdenum = mo = me! (=Matthew Evans, officially) (...) why thankyou very much. I don't really know how impressive the articulation is but I'm quite proud of it. Colourwise, as I mention in the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Jason, These are terrific. I particularly like the use of the battle droid arms for the front loader and the disk. Your solutions to attach the small end of the stickshift piece are very clever. Bruce (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) No, don't worry about it Steve. You put forth an effort you thought was fair and you judged on your opinion and input. It's fair. I'm still waiting on our final judge's returns, he's been out of town (London I think) so we'll forgive the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'd always planned on coming back to System Lego eventually. (...) I agree. It's too "buff" or built up. Maybe it's just the caliber of weapons isn't balanced with the rest. (...) I was following the picture. I can attach it any way I want. I (...) (19 years ago, 5-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'm disappointed that you feel the need to question the integrity of the judges. Originally, I wanted to talk with Mark about adjusting the number of entries that passed to round 2 of the judging, because there was one that I think should make (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Daniel, good to see you online! I like this vignette (alothough as you poined out, the photos aren't very strong) Nice work on the Apple logo, and also on the computer and iSight. The most important thing on a vignette is to make a setting in (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Wow! GREAT detail work - I'm really impressed with all the equipment! Joe Meno (yes, I will probably ask for these for inclusion in BrickJournal) ed.pub,BrickJournal (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, that bike is sharp. How about some instructions?? Seth (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Bobby Marinov wrote: SNIP (...) Megs = Megan Rothrock. This is imposing in real life too. I think it's the clickits paperclip for a mouth! :) SNIP MORE (...) I didn't follow all of the links but I think you may have missed me. (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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I recently made 20 centaurs for a Narnia layout. (Narnia is the land from the story of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.) (4 URLs) I've seen many kinds of LEGO centaurs on (URL). The main difference between them is the legs. Here's a list of the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
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Awesome! I made a couple of farm tractors myself several months ago for a micro contest that IndyLUG had. Mine were a little larger scale than your's, but still used 1X1 round bricks for the people. I love the amount of detail that you fit into such (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) (URL) Bandolero> The Bandolero story, with stylized images that obscured all the model details, and Spanish dialogue, was intended to show how the imagination can make something more real and interesting if it is given fewer precise details. (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I prefer my eggs fresh, straight from the chicken[1]. And scrambled, please. ROSCO 1 - Actually I've found duck eggs are way better for cakes, but that's going a little off topic. (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) --SNIP-- (...) This is really cool of you to do. Thanks for all your comments. Tim PS. Two JLUG responses in a row... conspiracy? ;) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) But if we owned it, how would we get that special Keith brand of douchebag love? Answer me that Mr Smarty-Two-pants. As official (in my mind) backpedaller of JLUG I will say that I only backpedal from the things that need packpedalling and (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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How inclusive :). Thanks Bobby, like a lot of the entrants I'm guessing I wasn't really a mecha person before, and probably won't be now to any great extent, but things like these are a good excuse to build outside of one's zone. Btw the link to (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Congratulations to everyone who entered the Iron Mecha Contest. The number and variety of the entries has exceeded my wildest imagination!!! One million thanks to the people who organized this event!!! Due to the fact that my materials are about 600 (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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Shortly after posting my micro tractor I started thinking about what kind of farm equipment I could build to go with it. Here are the results. Click on the images or start at my (URL) page> for more info. As usual instructions and LDraw files are (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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(URL) "Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We have some great products to show you today. Oh, and one more thing..." At an Apple Keynote session, Steve Jobs's breaks out his reality distortion field and takes hold of the audience for an hour or so. I (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Ya, you missed your induction at last week's Mecha Elitist World Chapter meeting. Steve McQueen was there. You would have been hip to all the latest Silly Mecha Guy™ Mui Importante' Informationals Especiales. Tah, you would have known that the (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Inspired from Steve Martin's "The Jerk": (that and my buddy Keith and I know, posts saying "I'm outa here man...:( are corny) I don't need nothing. Except for this (URL) Scala Lamp piece> and this (URL) chair>. I don't need nothin. That's right. (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie wrote: [...snippy...] (...) Are you serious? Did I get higher billing on the elistist list than you, Eric? Rock on! I've always wanted to be mistaken for elistist. Surely they mean a different Aaron?!?! And to (...) (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Greg Hyland, you crack me up! (19 years ago, 7-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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