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(...) thank you. i made sure to photograph it outside on a sunny day, which was a first for one of my mocs, so that it would make me think of somewhere warm and exotic. maybe i should have waited till the dead of winter to actually make the post! -§ (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) thank you, nathan, for looking at something that really shouldn’t, according to your tastes, appeal to you! and while i did post in .town, i forgot to post in my more preferred group .build.arch. i have corrected that oversight. on your (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Very nice! You combine two of my least faviourite building styles (town and microscale) into a beautiful creation. I love the perspective and scale as well as the realistic layout. Keep up the good work! God Bless, Nathan (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Its absolutely adorable, I wanna go back to my honeymoon now, thanks alot. =) (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Its absolutely adorable, I wanna go back to my honeymoon now, thanks alot. =) (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Well, whattaya know. I didn't look close enough and just had cheese wedges on the brain I guess. (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) hi steve, thanks for checking it out, glad you liked it. i described the roof apexes in my reply to jonathan's post, so you can see the details there. as for public transportation, i'm thinking this is an exotic island in the caribbean not (...) (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) hi jonathan, nice to hear from you! glad you like my little getaway place. and yes, those are embedded fence pieces to get that little detail on what would have otherwise been a really boring roof line. in my post, i forgot to give credit to (...) (17 years ago, 23-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) thank you, i'm glad you "feel" the space! the lounge chairs aren't made with cheese wedges, although that is a really great idea, but i've just checked and they aren't made (yet!) in any colour that would have suited. instead, i used the 1x1 (...) (17 years ago, 22-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hi Deborah, I really love it! I particularly like the idea of thinking BIG and getting small! Too many great innovations to cover them all, but what are the roof apexes made from? SteveB PS in a property so large don't you think there needs to be (...) (17 years ago, 22-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Very nice! Excellent use of parts. Particularly the corner 1x1 panels as chairs. On the peaks of the bungalow roofs, are there fences embedded in there to give that cool effect? If not, what did you use to achieve that effect? Looks stunning. (...) (17 years ago, 22-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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That is really convincing. I want to go there! I especially liked the deck chairs using the "cheese wedges" and what inspiration to use those odd little corner thingamees for chairs! (17 years ago, 22-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(URL) i had originally wanted to build a minifig scale caribbean resort but the financial calculations on 6 bungalows in pastel colours ended that dream. someone suggested microscale (might have been my husband, who despite having no interest (...) (17 years ago, 22-Aug-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !!
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(URL) Hi Folks, I've never built a space ship, so where to start? LEGO Classic Space could be a cool theme to add jet another ship. The famous LL924 is godfather of my LL924 creation in XL or UCS format. The scale is nearly 2:1 and would work fine (...) (17 years ago, 18-Aug-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX) !!
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(...) If you want a utility to do graphics file conversions, try Irfanview. It's free and does everything I want in a graphics file browser, converter, resizer, printer. ;-) Jeff (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Travis. I'll have a new design done probably within the next week. Then I'll get a chance to use the PNG file. (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) PNG files are lossless, which means they'll look identical to the BMP files. Taking spartan01.bmp as an example, the BMP file is 1880KB (1.8MB), while a PNG of the same image is 74KB, and the two images are identical on-screen. When I posted (...) (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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From the front page of MechaHub.com: "We have closed our forum on BrickChan in favor of using (URL) to comment on models and generally stay in touch. (URL) We have a MechaHub Group on Flickr> The group allows you to see the lastest uploads on Flickr (...) (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) Exactly. I've never used a faucet, but I use the bases all the time. (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Hi Fradel. Thanks very much. Both of the parts you're asking about are found in the official parts list downloaded with LDRAW. The first piece I believe you are referring to is just a faucet base without the actual faucet attached. The (...) (17 years ago, 17-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I suspect the parts next to the chevron tiles are "(URL) Tap 1 x 2 Base>" pieces, which are part of these faucets: (URL) Tap 1 x 2 Assembly with Gray Spout>> I don't know about the other part. Jim (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Daddy likes, but I'm not feelin the red for the trans color choice. It kinda fights with the green. BTW, are those smoke dispensers midway the length of the legs? F (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Nice stuff. Yer mecha portfolio rocks. I was wondering btw, what are those pieces beside the part with the chevrons and what is with those inverted slopes as sideburns. They don't look quite right? Does MLCAD mod parts? F (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Travis, but it's far from my first major design. It's just the first that I announced here on Lugnet. I'm still finding my way around the new MOC pages posting method, but I see they do allow PNG, so I'll take your advice and try that (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) Whoops. Sorry about the link. As for the bmp files, I used them because they looked better than jpg files. However MOC pages doesn't allow them anymore anyway, so my latest design, and all my future designs will not be in bmp format. Reloading (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I do like the mech, and if it's your first major MLCAD design, I'm really impressed, since I know mechs can be a pain to model. (Even if it's not your first major model, I'm still impressed by it. I like the design.) But John's right about the (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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(...) I'll leave the Mecha critique for those who are more qualified (I, personally, am into trains), but I will offer this bit of advice to you. Don't upload .bmp files. Personally, I won't download them, as I know a lot of people won't, either. (...) (17 years ago, 16-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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Hello! Six new mosaics shown on (URL). Bears NFL Logo von David Gregory (2 URLs) Fairplay Hamburg Logo von Thomas Wesselski (2 URLs) Classic Space Logo von Bruno Kurth (2 URLs) Duplo Logo von Bruno Kurth (2 URLs) Primo Logo von Bruno Kurth (2 URLs) (...) (17 years ago, 13-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX) !!
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(...) Whoops. I should have posted this MOC announcement in lugnet.announce.moc and not lugnet.build. Putting this in its proper place, and sorry for the extra post. :) Adding some extra content to make this post worthwhile: I had been wanting to (...) (17 years ago, 13-Aug-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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(...) Not too long ago I became obsessed with LEGO food when someone observed that minfigs don't have much to eat. Most of my food I've bought through Bricklink, but it comes with a hefty price tag. I got very lucky one day when I was allowed to (...) (17 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Hello all! To get towards completion of the Colonial Rag Tag fleet, I here want to present the Colonial Prison Barge to you. It is quite often seen throughout the whole series. Here is a reference image of the (URL) Prison Barge> It comes complete (...) (17 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX) !
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(URL) NOX - Heavy Assault Mech My first multiped mech, built for the MechaHub.com Exo-Force contest from last year. This model features hidden cannons that retract into the body. Some of you may have seen a pic on Flickr before. This was built last (...) (17 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.space, FTX) !
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(...) It works well, too. I did not know there was an actual hot dog part, either! Tasty stuff. Jim (17 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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These look neat. My only comment is, boy that must be some great ice cream to sell for $100 a cone. ;) Rob (17 years ago, 12-Aug-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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Well, I was bored yesterday, and came up with this hot dog cart while I was "cleaning" my LEGO workspace. (URL) the cart form factor is so versatile, I decided to make an ice cream cart too. Of course, these little creations will be added to my (...) (17 years ago, 11-Aug-07, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Echo, echo, echo.... Actually I too would like to see some better detail of this. (17 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Hello. Is this thing on? (17 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) hi marc, many thx for the link. oddly LDD 2.2 refuses to load an old 1.3 file :-( w. (17 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Ahoy mateys! NWBrickCon is pleased to present a new theme this year: Maxifigs. The idea is simple. Take your favorite minifigure and build it at ten times the normal size. For most minifigures this is pretty straightforward: take the instructions (...) (17 years ago, 3-Aug-07, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.build.minifigs) !!
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(...) I couldn't find them in previous LUGNET posts. I know my own submissions don't show up in my LEGO.com account any more, so they might be gone. You can see pics and LXFs of my submissions (URL) here>. Marc Nelson Jr. (17 years ago, 2-Aug-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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