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Hey, This looks great and I look forward to seeing the combined display. One question: The standard only talks about streets and sidewalks. What about the rest? I assume that buildings should be on 32x32 baseplates, built up to the height of the (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | MCP - Mecha City Project
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The MechaHub has announced the specs for its MCP (Mecha City Project). The idea of the project is to build a large war-torn city to use as a diorama to display Lego Mecha at BrickFest 2007. (Yes we know it hasn't been announced but have faith that (...) (18 years ago, 21-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: More military MOCs
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(...) Hi Magnus, Dave, I guess it's this element? (URL) It's called "Timing Wheel" or "Tacho Wheel". It was sold in a bag of 20pcs. in 2002 (where?) and comes in these sets: Pcs. Color Set 2 Light Bluish Gray [LEGOSet 8434] 1 Light Bluish Gray (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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Dave, (...) Thanks for your kind words. Interiors on any minifig-scale vehicle are tricky. because as soon as you want to fit minifigs inside, you start wrestling with all sorts of scaling issues. Ultimately I go for a compromise between aesthetics, (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I think that I like these quite a bit! The color scheme is rich and eye-pleasing, and I particularly like the design of the treads. Also, the presentation is good and gives a nice view of the the vehicles from all sides. I also like that you (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Laptop cooling platform MOC
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I like the way you haven't wasted any useful parts on it :-). (18 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.znap, FTX)
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A year back I got a new laptop. One of the first things I noticed was how close it was to the table surface and how little air got to the bottom side for cooling. A couple of design attempts yielded this platform, which yields a vary cool running (...) (18 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.znap, FTX) !!
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Greetings all, Here are a few more military vehicles I've built recently. The Raider and Invader light armored vehicles rely on their size, low profile, and speed to keep their crew safe - their armor will defeat small arms and shrapnel, but offers (...) (18 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | New blog - MicroBricks
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Hey all, I've thought about doing this for a while. I'm starting up a new blog as a companion to VignetteBricks. Please visit (URL), a blog highlighting microscale creations. Bruce (18 years ago, 25-Nov-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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(...) SNIP... (...) Have you considered hooking it up to an RCX or NXT to alarm when the roll is getting empty? You could use a rotation sensor... Jude (18 years ago, 24-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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And now for something completely different... I got tired of the old one, and wanted something a little more functional and LEGO based. This is what came from it.. (2 URLs) link to brickshelf pictures> There are four pictures that show how the (...) (18 years ago, 24-Nov-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: Miniland scale Napoléon
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(...) Hi Didier, I just wanted to post a quick note about your great model. It's nice to hear that ULBG provided some ideas. But I think it's obvious that you've used a lot of your own skill and imagination to create a really unique character. It's (...) (18 years ago, 24-Nov-06, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Miniland scale Napoléon
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(...) Thank you Richie for such encouragement :) Didier (...) (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Nathan, AFAIK, the painting is in Versailles, France - Let's have a visit :-) (...) thank you (...) Napoléon was "only" 1m67 tall (about 5'6") - I guess Miniland scale is enough for him ;-) Didier (...) (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) Just a print ; ) Seriously, a nice Napoleon. I think he may have preferred a larger model however. God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, FTX)
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(...) Great work Didier, nice to see such character being captured in such a scale. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (18 years ago, 23-Nov-06, to lugnet.build)
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(...) (Side note : I have a print of Edward Hopper - the long leg : (URL) - funny how we have both choosen trans-atlantic painters for our dining room ;-)) (...) Yes, my colleague gave me a picture of a figurine. It look more or less like this one : (...) (18 years ago, 22-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Miniland scale Napoléon
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(...) Good stuff, Didier! Thanks for sharing - I'm a big Napoleon fan as well. I have a print of (URL) David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps> hanging in my dining room. Was your depiction based on a particular image of Napoleon? It's a shame that his (...) (18 years ago, 22-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Sliding Picture Puzzle
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(...) Thank you. As a kid, I found the sliding puzzles almost impossible to solve without cheating (taking them apart). But now I found them easier to solve... God bless those years of playing computer games. :D --Mike. (18 years ago, 21-Nov-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | SW Attack Frigate - Engines and Side Details
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Pics of the (URL) three engines> and the (URL) side details> have been added. (2 URLs) More pics can be viewed in the (URL) gallery>. AC (18 years ago, 21-Nov-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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