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What glue will hold a LED bulb to a hole drilled in a brick? ABS glue from Ace Hardware does not stick to the bulb. (18 years ago, 13-Jun-06, to lugnet.build)
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(...) John, you are very kind. I've sent you an e-mail. (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Is this is a inside joke??? You can't be serious? All I read were some valid reasons as to why a head was not the "right one" then read the "sorry, rulz is da rulz" reply. I'm just a lurker (in this forum), any maybe I'm missing the inside (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Brickshelf Find: Tsukiusagi by Sugegasa
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Purple rain, purple rain. This lil gem deserves notice for its clever use of not one, but TWO Catwoman motorcyle shells. Its the cat's meow, bub. (URL) (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New Custom Molded MODERN Minifig Weapons from BrickArms
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(...) I take that back. I've checked my schedule and I just might make it over this year - as long as the "purists" don't give me a beatdown for being "non lego" ;) --Will Chapman • BrickArms LLC (18 years ago, 12-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) That's a shame. I don't even use my little yellow friends [1] anymore (our train club, the TCLTC, only uses "fleshies" (unless we need to show that a fig is jaundiced;-), so email me your snail addy and I'll send you one of mine! JOHN [1] (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) I figured as much, but thought it was worth a shot. I probably won't be able to get a head in time, but I'll get one for the future. Thanks for the reply, Nelson! (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, Linus. Our Contest Rules specify that "The Joe Vig minifig must be made as described on The Joe Vig Page, and made clearly visible in at least 1 photo." (Rule #4). The Curators suggest that you check Bricklink for the proper minifig (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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During a tedious argument with his girlfriend, Joe Vig finds an unexpected release... (2 URLs) Mocpages> - (URL) Brickshelf> One should probably have seen (URL) a certain movie> by the aptly named Stanley Kubrick to get this entirely. Note: I know (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - How Jesus of Nazareth Got Kissed, Got Crucified, and Came Back to Life
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(...) I would love to see this stuff get published in book form, but that will likely depend on whether sales of two more recent Brick Testament sales pick up. (...) Thanks! I do hope I'm getting better at this over time. I see a world of difference (...) (18 years ago, 11-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - How Jesus of Nazareth Got Kissed, Got Crucified, and Came Back to Life
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(...) Thanks. (...) I triple checked that to be sure, but every translation I could find does indeed haves "Mary the mother of Joses". There are so many different Mary's in the Gospels that it gets quite confusing. Who is Joses? Impossible to say. (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - How Jesus of Nazareth Got Kissed, Got Crucified, and Came Back to Life
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Fine workmanship, Brendan. IS there a typo in the name of Jesus, in Crucifixion, last line of John 19:41, Mark 15:47, or is it realy the mother of another person in that verse? With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (18 years ago, 10-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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| | Re: New Custom Molded MODERN Minifig Weapons from BrickArms
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I'm very impressed by your work, Will...just a few potential ideas for lines of expansion, not so much specific weapons as useful parts LEGO is unlikely to ever make. Grenades. These don't have to be pineapples or anything complicated; a short (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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I was watching my Police Academy DVDs and I saw some guns to suggest. Firstly, the shotgun they use in the shotgun scene in the first Police Academy movie would be perfect IMO. And secondly, in the scene in Police Academy 6 where Tackleberry is (...) (18 years ago, 10-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - How Jesus of Nazareth Got Kissed, Got Crucified, and Came Back to Life
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Brendan, I sense your next book. Truely amazing work. Hard to believe that after all this time your work has maintained it's consistant high quality. Good thing for all of us that the Bible is such a long book. Congradulations again. Scott (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | The Brick Testament - How Jesus of Nazareth Got Kissed, Got Crucified, and Came Back to Life
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with seven new illustrated which complete (URL) The Life of Jesus> section of the site. Five of these are new version of stories I first illustrated four years ago (with significant added (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Re: I took the liberty of mentioning The Brick Testament on another forum
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(...) Wow, thanks, Dave, for speading the word. It always pleases me to see comments from folks that enjoy the site, and to see which illustrations struck a chord. Best, -Brendan (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) That or a tennis racket... (...) Yes, of course ... but what do you say? Just kidding, some groups are more difficult to find than other ones, I just need to practice. Eric / BaronSat (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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(...) Unfortunately, I cannot make Brickfest this year :( I suppose I sould see if I can setup a distribution channel (wholesaler) for Brickfest. I'll see what I can do. I will be at NWBrickCon in Seattle, in October this year. Can you make that? ;) (...) (18 years ago, 9-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Will, These look great. Any chance of us being able to buy them at Brickfest? Jude (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.military, Chris Paton wrote: <snip> (...) The M107 is huge! I don't see how a minifig could hold it, and still have it look as though it could actually fire it. ;) (...) No offense, but the Sten is ugly! It looks like a tinker-toy to (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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What Chris said. I ordered 3 six-packs (er...of the new weapons, that is) Pat Hough (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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My current WW2 German minifigs consist of a the Imperial Officer from the Classic Star Wars set. (URL) It works fine, but I'm having a heck of a time finding/creating my WW2 US minifigs. Does anyone have a good example of a "natural" minifig torso & (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.military, Selçuk Göre wrote: <snip> (...) ---Will (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Curator Highlight: Diorama Level 034 by Tac
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(...) This one appeared last night and I like it even more than the above. Tac is a superb builder. (URL) Tim (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) No problem with that..:-) (...) What about this one then. Similar in function to your assault carbine, with much more power (7.62mm, can take your arm of in close combat). And for your convenience, it has also a folded stock version. If you (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Spider Mech type A - Anti-aircraft model
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--SNIP-- (...) I think I caught two of the missing parts in my updated instructions but not the tear... I have a bad habit of pretending that 1x2 technic bricks already have the half-pins ;) I believe that the gun is unbuildable as is since the two (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) No worries...I've made a couple of changes (1x3 curved bricks in dark red, 1x1 slopes in red, 1x2 tiles on feet in red) due to part limitations in my small spares collection, and am about to remove the yellow from the turrret as it doesn't fit (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Lifesize human sculptures for Space Gallery
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(...) Dan Sabath (URL) posted> his photos from the (URL) gallery> opening. -(URL) David Winkler> (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: New Custom Molded MODERN Minifig Weapons from BrickArms
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(...) Thanks, Ben! From someone that has "been-there-done-that" with your own high-quality train wheels, this is high praise. :) <snip> (...) I hear you! Those kinds of molds are a bit more complex than my current one as they would need to have a (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: New Custom Molded MODERN Minifig Weapons from BrickArms
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Hi Will Your custom minifig weapons are amazing. I too think they will be one of my first non-LEGO purchases to supplement my LEGO collection. A few thoughts on future weapons: Like you have mentioned I think you should stay away from add-on (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Crocodile : amphibian machine for adventurers
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--SNIP-- (...) Build a larger Viking ship :D (...) Nothing wrong exactly. Just figured an adventurers model should go in .adventurers too. For future reference posting should go to .announce.moc not .announce as well as whatever else and follow-up (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim, Thanks, these damn' parts have now a place out of my stock where they slept for a long time. I wonder what I could do with the mast from the Vikings boat set now ? ;>) Sorry but I didn't get what you wrote in your PS, did I miss posted (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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(...) rather see than an MG-42 (the MG3 referenced above be indistinguishable from an MG34 or MG42)! I've mentioned this elsewhere, but this is a great service you're providing, Will. Thanks for the initiative and hard work! Shaun (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce, Will Chapman wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Congratulations on the start of BrickArms and your first product. I received my first order yesterday and I can say the quality of these parts is excellent. I highly recommend BrickArms (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Crocodile : amphibian machine for adventurers
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(...) I like it a lot. Great use of those silly parts too. Tim PS. X-posted to .adventurers (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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| | Re: Spider Mech type A - Anti-aircraft model
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(...) Hehe. Cool. Thanks for building this and especially for all the advice. I'll fix the problems, add steps and make some instructions. The order is usually the order I build, copy-paste, add new parts etc. which is really not the way things are (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Spider Mech type A - Anti-aircraft model
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(...) Not a bad little mech...Just built one from the ldraw file on brickshelf. A couple of minor issues: 1) the 1x2 plates with handles in the upper leg are the wrong sort to fit the lower leg portion onto. 2) Replacing the yellow 1x2 plates, 1x2 (...) (18 years ago, 7-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) May I suggest the use of black minifig hands for a Bipod stand?? Somehow, though, the enthusiasm which greets your (admittedly well-crafted) product disturbs me. Must we include violence in our dioramas? Doesn't violence somehow stand in (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Curator Highlight: Diorama Level 034 by Tac
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Hey guys. I'd like to take a minute and draw everyone's attention to this mecha diorama by Tac. Its a super keen studless backdrop moc in it's own right but in conjunction with an already cool mech, they both enhance each other's presentation. A few (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jun-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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