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The (URL) dynamic duo> aboard the consular starship are bickering again. The astromech droid R2-D2 insists on going on board one of the escape pods against the prodding of the protocol droid C-3PO. Eventually they embark on a mission that will take (...) (18 years ago, 18-Feb-07, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Hinge wall alignment
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I have one other technique that I haven't documented yet. I saw William Howard doing some slanted walls for shop fronts, and had to work out the maths behind it. The technique is for fitting in a wall that slants in or out by two studs. The slanted (...) (18 years ago, 18-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Rhino Armored Vehicles
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Soren, Thanks for the tip, I'll have another go at it when I can, although I'm about to move so it may not be for a little while. I'm thinking maybe some kind of large raiseable antenna or something. On a side note I'm a big fan of your tanks and (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: Rhino Armored Vehicles
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Jude Thanks for the comments! I just moved the Rhino to a display where it will be for a month, so I can't take pix of the suspension system, but it is basically a variant of what I've done in the past - I groups wheels in pairs - a little like (...) (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Riva space car
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Here is a space car I made recently: (URL) Click on the pic = BS folder post-mod. This MOC was strongly inspired by (URL) Jerac's Auriga> Enjoy! JP. (18 years ago, 17-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) It is true that UBT does not update anymore, but one of its contributor is now involved in (URL) The Brothers Brick>. The content from UBT will also be ported to that blog (if it hasn't already). TBB mainly highlights good mocs, but we also do (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) Didier, this is a fantastic piece of work - even better since the last time I saw it. I'm terribly sorry in case you tried to reach me again; way back when I slipped of the 'net, my e-mail also went haywire and I completely forgot about this. (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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Great resource Didier! It's wonderful to have so many techniques compiled into one document. This would be perfect for handing out hard-copies of at LUG meetings, among many uses. A couple of things that occurred to me while reading it... 1. Minor (...) (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: Rhino Armored Vehicles
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(...) (URL) Here's another vote for more stuff, with some useful bits thrown in. Soren (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) Why do you think I need to read more about it??! :-D Oh, I can transport them just fine... so long as you'd like them to arrive in many, many pieces... - Kelly (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: Rhino Armored Vehicles
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(...) <SNIP> (...) Magnus, I really like these, I think you have continued to progress since BF. Do you have more detailed photos of the suspension? Thanks, Jude (18 years ago, 16-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) I have a few plans to expand but not in the ways you quote. I'd like to read about these themes from you. Eventhough since I've seen the setup of the"window into the community" in Portland, I'm not sure you're the one to speak about (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) I've read your document, there are some very good techniques described, some of which I've used in a MOC I'm currently working on. I notice it seems to focus quite a bit on SNOT, are there plans to expand beyond that (like determining (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim)
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| | Re: 6-foot-tall freestanding Chase logo
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(...) Sometimes the more fun ones are the boxy ones.. except for the blisters. Nice job! :) -Anne -- There may be 50 ways to leave your (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. leave your lover, but there are >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. only 4 ways out of this (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: 1 metre tall xmas tree
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They're both very impressive! Makes me feel left out ; ) but I would miss the real tree too much... God Bless, Nathan (URL) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: 1 metre tall xmas tree
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(...) Very cool Pete. I too had a LEGO tree this past Christmas. Mine stood just over 9'. Here is my father in-law standing next to it: (URL) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) of a brick, and three plates on the other. Here are my 4-stud-vertical fonts, including all the alternatives that were cut from the (URL) Brick Issue> (URL) #3> article. I've added numbers too: (URL) I've provided the thin type, with some (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: The Unofficial LEGO Advanced Building Techniques Guide
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(...) The brickwiki (or the trains bit anyway) is linked from the .trains sidebar and for its first year or so had a bigger mention higher up the page too. Tim (meaning you need to check out .trains :-) ) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| | Re: Four New 6208 B-Wing Alternate Models
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(...) Thanks! You're right, those guns can be kind of conspicuous. I tried to mount them like cannons are mounted on real fighters: internally, with only the end of the barrel, if anything, protruding from the body. (...) Thanks again. Here is yet (...) (18 years ago, 15-Feb-07, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Galaxy Explorer the Way it Should Have Been ;o)
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Ever since I got my first Mobile Lab (6901) and Galaxy Explorer (497/928) as a child, I always wanted to build the Explorer in the Lab's colors. Finally, after--what?--more than a quarter-century, I've achieved that long-held dream. :o) This Galaxy (...) (18 years ago, 14-Feb-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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