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(...) Hello Jas, the lime bricks were around for some time. Never found a good chance to use them. So when I started with Viper those lime, green and blay bricks were the only usefull around. I was surprised myself how it came out. (...) Thank you. (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi Matthew, (...) Well they are what it's all about. I started with the legs. It took some time to get them to work. (...) That was the second time killer on Hyena. When the legs frame worked I had some problems to get it covered without too (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(URL) Keynote, Registration, Logo and Odds and Ends Keynote Speaker Confirmed I'm proud to announce that the keynote speaker this year is Tormud Askildsen of LEGO Community Development. He has been one of the many people in the LEGO Group (...) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.loc.us.va, lugnet.build, lugnet.events, lugnet.people, FTX) !!
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Just a simple vignette, as my third entry in my Great Moments in History series. Shakespeare pens his famous play: Hamlet (URL) whole theatric gallery (including other historical moments): (URL) (19 years ago, 10-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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(...) Oh hey, thank you. I can arrange that. (...) Actually, I got the idea from LEGO. They sell these neat picture frames that are faced with a large plate and cut out. So I started making them a couple of years ago as a way to use up bulk plates (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I was saddened to hear of the death of Dana Reeve this morning, which prompted this vig: (URL) May she find rest and healing. Bruce (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !!
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(...) Eric, Lego picture frames... That's an awesome concept. I really enjoyed how you were able to integrate pieces that would glow under a black light with the rest of the frame. If you ever get a picture of the frame under a black light you will (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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All in a good days work at the (URL) involves buying and selling vehicles/parts with no questions asked. Doesn't matter for what purpose the credits go for and there's always somebody looking out for a piece of equipment to repair their vehicles. (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Commissioned for ADAL. (URL) Lego Picture Frame side detail by Eric Sophie>> I like to keep the picture frames I build simple, as to not distract from the art inside. (URL) Lego Picture Frame by Eric Sophie>> Just some fooling around with photoshop (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I'm feeling it. You know, mecha's really not my thing, but every once in a while I'll see something just makes me say "awwwwwww, yeah". Gotta give a shout out to that wall in background too. And your photos of this guy are really sharp too, a (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hi, Here is my Black Titan ( Color-MOC of 7701 Grand Titan )! Just replaced a lot of red bricks with black and also the ugly tr-green with tr-red ones. :) (URL) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cool new theme, and a very nice vig! -Matt :) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: The End of the World (and more!)
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Hi, Bruce. (...) Yeah, it feels good to be back in the swing of things. I hope to start in on the final installment of the Life of Jesus stories soon and keep this momentum going. (...) The dark gray thing? That's the same ball-joint piece I used as (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Jas, Kick butt slope usage. I was posting earlier that you need the backpack and a weapon or two. Soren has some good gun ideas, especially with his more recent NemoII. Also check out David Rabahan's BS folder. He has a folder named "weapons" that (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: The End of the World (and more!)
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Hey Brendan, Great to see new installments so soon. Canaanite Dogs - I like the building on the right in the first picture quite a lot. What's the bowl on the left in the second picture, by the way. It's nice to see a little bit of landscaping in (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Blacktron Crusader Robot
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(...) Nothing short of grawesome (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I don't know if I can give you much constructive criticism, because so far, I like pretty much everything I see. :-) The only thing that looks off a bit are the forearms. They look short. I'm not a big fan of GlaGla's minifig arms-as-hands (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Here is the fourth entry in my bible vignette series: Noah and the Ark (URL) The whole soaking wet gallery: (URL) The remainder of my bible vignettes (I decided to reorganize each story into subfolders, so I could keep everything in its proper (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.build)
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I found this LEGO graph paper here: (URL) then thought I could take a schematic of a vehicle like this: (URL) scale/overlay a transparent version of it on the LEGO graph paper to use as a template to assist in the creation of the LEGO. Then I (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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Thanks for all kind words and suggestions folks! I have moved the whole torso assembly back one stud and it works better for sure, thanks for the heads-up Soren! Also many thanks for the list of links, not seen GEARS before and there are some (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Whups. (Was Re: WIP)
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I've been informed that lugnet's URL redirection was choking on these so I"ve reposted the offending links below in plain text. (URL) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Looking good - not really saying ZZ to me, but that's just fine, because I hate the ZZ Gundam :). I do have a short list of criticisms and suggestions: Chest: I think moving the whole torso back about a stud on the hip assembly would make it seem (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Sorry I can't help you with suggestions on where to go next. I just wanted to chime in and say that is a very clean design so far, from what I can see. I would like to see more of how you used those mecha click hinges - did you use them for the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Magnificent. Suggestions? pfff. That's an awesome Mech. Back pack? Should be really nice to make. How? I'm sure you'll manage given the natural flow of the rest of the Mecha. I'd say just follow that. Great work! e (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hey, Good point about the angles, here's some more pics... (2 URLs) The rear is not really finished yet as you can see, thats why I was going to use a Back pack of some description but not sure what sort of style, winged or boosters, or a mix of (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) holy crap, that's a work in ~progress~?! it's wonderful! perhaps some more shots would highlight any areas of weakness - you said about a backpack and we can't see what the back looks like at the moment; but if that were mine, I'd be happy to (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: The End of the World (and more!)
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Hi, Tommy. (...) Gosh, thanks. I definitely think there are more impressive builders than me out there, but I guess I take some nice photos and tell a good illustrated story. (...) It pleases me that The Brick Testament has been enjoyed by people (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Hi all, Just thought I'd post a WIP of my latest Mecha. Its been a while since I've built anything and I have now got a pretty good storage system for my bricks, so it was a joy building this. (URL) The design is loosely based on the ZZ Gundam (saw (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: The End of the World (and more!)
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(...) You are perhaps the consummate artist in the medium of LEGO. I never fail to find delight in you depictions, despite the fact that I might not quite go along with all your interpretations. I think your book will probably be around until the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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I really like this new (URL) V-pod idea>... So much so, that I felt compelled to make one, and in the colors of Joe Vig himself... Presenting "Live Wire" - The first "Joe Vig" V-pod: (URL) "Big Daddy" Nelson (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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A little Birthday gift for Lia. (URL) e (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX) !
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A lot of you might know of my work as the brickengraver. I think I came up with a pretty good idea and have welcomed the feedback and orders that I have gotten. But I am really no LEGO designer-or rather builder and so I need a design and thought (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mega-Mecha-Master - Interview with Mark Neumann on Brickfan
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(...) Cool interview, but please... GIVE US MORE! NEUMANN... Tell us your secrets! :-D (URL) Mladen Pejic> (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(...) Nice job Marco! I really like the puke-green (as I call it) colour scheme! The octagonal cockpit windshield is also a nice touch and an homage to earlier LEGO Space themes. The weapon joint shouldn't be Bionicle ball-joints. LEGO is only using (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I am afraid not bud. I do like the idea though. If I start the process of building the dropship again I will keep it in mind. David. (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks dude. I posted an (URL) model>, sort of a prototype. (...) Oh yeah, I saw them on Bshelf but I was waiting for you to post. The hovercar, I feel, is missing something. I can't really say what it is other than maybe the engines need (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) hmmm... chunky legs. my favourite. This is one helluva mean looking mecha. It seems to me to be a quite complicated construction but you've made it look quite ... straightforward. I love the way it moves, especially the twisting nose. And such (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Viper - an Exo-Force excercise
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(...) love the lime - great colour scheme. I think the 'arms' are too stubby - one like that might have been okay. Apart from that, the shape is nice - simple, in a good way. I would certainly buy this if it were an exo-force model! mo. (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) shockingly brilliant. how you get all those little parts to behave so well is a wonder. (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament: The End of the World (and more!)
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(...) Please take and keep any discussion of the source material for Brendan's Lego work to the off-topic section of Lugnet. The .build area of Lugnet is for discussing Lego building techniques. Thank you, Clark .build curator (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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