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I’ve built two more armored vehicles, the Beetle armored recovery vehicle and the Lion self-propelled artillery gun: The CBU Beetle is an Armored Combat Engineer Vehicle. It is used to repair damaged armored vehicles in the field or, if need by, tow (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | The Brick Testament - Rape, Murder, Revolt, and Strange Advice
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WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may be considered inappropriate for children. (URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with seven new illustrated stories following the continuing saga of (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Stonehenge and Chichen Itza
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These were built for the upcoming March 2008 "Around the World in 80 Days" themed TexLUG display. I think I did a pretty decent job, considering I'm working with inventory scraps and leftovers. Stonehenge (2 URLs) Flickr> (URL) Brickshelf> I was (...) (17 years ago, 19-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.org.us.texlug, FTX) !
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| | Re: Roof question
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(...) I have tried 2 workarounds for the lack of such a piece: 1. Fill in the valley where such piece would go with one 1x3 slope plus 1x1 plates and tiles to approximate. (I like Tim's mention of the new 1x1 slopes here). Result: not too great. 2. (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Dome of the Rock
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In lugnet.build, Arthur Gugick wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] Really, really nice work. I wish there were a group for folks interested in Islamic architecture (that's what I like to build), and it's great to see someone do such fine work based on a (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: AMCP and Mecha at BrickFair
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Hi Magnus, that sounds like a wonderful plan. I think the AMCP is a fun project and I hope this year you have great display. Kudos to the builders, and the Mechahub for helping to bring this all about. Glad to see the folks who build town help out (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | AMCP and Mecha at BrickFair
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Hi all Mecha builders, I have been asked to organize a Apocalyptic Mecha City Project (AMCP) display for BrickFair in Northern Virginia this summer. As a military builder and having participated in the hugely succesful AMCP at BrickWorld last year, (...) (17 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town, lugnet.events)
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| | Indiana Jones Lego Store Display
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Since it's very unlikely that the tank would be done for the Indiana Jones sets, I tried to do my version of it based from pics that I found in the book From Star Wars To Indiana Jones. Now it's on display in the LEGO store at Bridgewater Mall in (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Roof question
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(...) And my apologies for responding to myself but... aren't you somewhat of an expert of multi-layered, multi-hinged shapes? You could probably do something really neat by hiding a multi-angled shell under plates stuck on studs up (or even with (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Roof question
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(...) Angling some wing plates is the only solution I'm aware of and it's not that great IMO. Basically it's a nasty problem. You may be able to try something tricky with 1x1 slopes too. Tim (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Roof question
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(...) Duane, a 3x3 (double concave) 33 degree "valley" slope has not yet been produced by LEGO. Neither has a 1x2 (triple) 33 degree half pyramid roof peak, nor the parts needed for an "L" or "T" roof ridge. So that makes it difficult to produce a (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Roof question
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I put this in lugnet.town, but then found this group as well, so... I’m working on my first house-type model and have a roof question for you experienced town-builders. Unfortunately, I cannot use the roof slopes for this project, because the roof (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Dome of the Rock
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(...) Very, very nice work, Arthur. That curved wall under the dome is the highlight, certainly, but the rest in magnificent as well. Spotlighted! Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Re: Dome of the Rock
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(...) Arthur, Well done! I like how you did the 4 frame windows on the second floor with grill tiles. Nice. Have fun! C-Ya! Rich (17 years ago, 14-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | My first MOC of which I am rather pleased-not really sculpture
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I was contracted by Wichita State Shocker Mindstorms event to creat some trophies for their event. They wanted me to incorporate some of my WoodStitches (TM) which are LEGO bricks covered with wood veneer. In the 21 unique trophies used over 20 (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.build)
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| | Dome of the Rock
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I swear I didn’t build this in 4 days. I had started a number of projects over the summer but they all took a back seat when I was commissioned to build a model of a local church. The church was completed in early January and I’m finally getting (...) (17 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.arch) !
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| | Re: St. Peter's Basilica
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In lugnet.announce, Arthur Gugick wrote: [snip] (...) Nice work! I think your dome looks really good, and I'm planning on borrowing your technique for a MOC currently underway. I have to admit, I was so psyched to see a usable dome technique that (...) (17 years ago, 12-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | Ley Ward Vignette series
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Because of some serious time restrictions I decided to get small (as Steve Martin once said) for a while. I think it's a mixed bag of vigs, but it was fun building some tiny tributes to our own Ley Ward (aka Professor Whateverly), and definetly an (...) (17 years ago, 3-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less
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Can I re-submit my Steam Speeder Bike? Heh. -Matt (17 years ago, 6-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | More military MOCs
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Hi all, It's been a while since I last posted MOCs, but I've been very busy building into the new year. The Central Brick Union (CBU) and the Northern Brick Republic (NBR) continue their endless struggle for world domination, and have added various (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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| | Re: Has Lego begun producing "war toys"?
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Hi all, A good, intelligent, and civil debate here, I'm sorry I didn't see it earlier. There is no doubt that LEGO has moved away from their diehard position against violent toys. I'm not sure the new Agents line is really any more military looking (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military)
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| | St. Peter's Basilica
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My next Lego landmark: St. Peter's Basilica. Or should I say a cathedral based on St. Peter's Basilica? Clearly the colors are wrong but that was a matter of economics coupled with the amazing pieces I found at the Disney pick-a-brick. Also, by (...) (17 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale) !
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| | Re: Sheldon Brown (1944 - 2008)
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(...) Ah yes. There's nothing quite as funny as a good April fools joke. Sheldon's were among the best. (...) Thanks for the feedback, and for the spotlight. Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 8-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Sheldon Brown (1944 - 2008)
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(...) He will be missed, especially his April Fools posts. A fittingly simple vignette. Very touching. Spotlighted. (17 years ago, 8-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: New mecha: Tyr
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(...) Hey, Eric The colors are tan, white, light gray, and a small amount of black. glad you liked it! Jon (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New mecha: Tyr
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Hey, this is a good one! Is that tan, or dark tan or something? I like those white slopes too! I started to realize more about this build when I looked at the pictures of the side view. Good work! Eric Sophie (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: New mecha: Tyr
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(...) Thanks, Richie As far as the shoulders, they were made oversized on purpose. There are a couple of old Battletech designs such as the Charger, Griffin, and the Hatamoto that had armor baffles on their shoulders. Glad you liked it!! -Jon (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Sheldon Brown (1944 - 2008)
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(URL) The cyclist is gone, but the cycle remains. (URL) Sheldon Brown> 1944 - 2008. To the cycling community he was a leader, a hero and a guru. And a little eccentric. I take my cycling helmet off to him. Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !
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| | Re: New mecha: Tyr
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(...) Nice work, Jon! I particularly like the choice of colours - subtle, but interesting. One minor criticism: the shoulders seem a little broad, a studs width of two off each side would help, I think. Spotlighted! Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Hoth LEGO Store Display
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Due to the great feedback on the (URL) first MOC> that I've done for the LEGO store at Bridgewater Mall in New Jersey, I've been asked to build a new one to replace it. The theme this time is Hoth which many will recognize as a composite of previous (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | GP-9 Locomotive & 136-Stud Truss Bridge
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Just finished up a couple new Train MOC's this week and figured I'd share with the community. First up is my take on the EMD GP-9. The EMD GP9 is a 4-axle diesel locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division between January 1954 and (...) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | New mecha: Tyr
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Hello, all Finshed my latest Mech on Sunday. I call it Tyr. There are two variants: Tyr Primary: (URL) Variant A (URL) (17 years ago, 7-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less
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(...) You're not the first to ask; I'll be posting a couple of examples to clarify things. The answer is that I'll be counting minifig parts the way LEGO does in their sets. A "naked" figure would be three parts - legs, torso, head. Hats, weapons, (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less
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Do minifigs count towards the piece count, or is it 50 plus fig? Adrian (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.contests, FTX)
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| | LEGO Steampunk in 50 Bricks or Less
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Inspired by the recent FBTB Steam Wars contest, I wanted to do my part to keep the excitement going about the Steampunk Building theme. To that end, I'd like to announce: (URL) My Steampunk Challenge is to build something in the theme using 50 (or (...) (17 years ago, 5-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, FTX) !
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| | Jabba's Steampunk Barge
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Contest entry for the FBTB Steam Wars loosely based from the (URL) initial concept sketches of Jabba's Sail Barge>. (URL) AC (17 years ago, 31-Jan-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Brick Testament image used on LEGO.com?!
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Warning: this post contains language concerning and links to LEGO depictions of materials that some may consider offensive and/or inappropriate for children. A fan of (URL) The Brick Testament> alerted me via e-mail last night to the apparent use of (...) (17 years ago, 30-Jan-08, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.fun, FTX) !!
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| | Re: Lego artist needed
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(...) Hi the pro builders are a good lot, Nathan does custom work (called the brick artist), you can also check with the clubs, some of them do amazing work as well. www.brickmuseum.net Dan (17 years ago, 26-Jan-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)
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| | Re: Has Lego begun producing "war toys"?
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(...) A crying shame really, since WW2 models precisely like those would guarantee them my money. ESPECIALLY M1 Abrahms and Apaches! (Aircraft carriers would rock, too) (17 years ago, 26-Jan-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Grunts - Episode 15.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 25-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Lego artist needed
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Hello, I work for an event planning company in Philadelphia and we are in need of an expert Lego artist for an event in Orlando on February 25-28. We are looking for someone to construct either a 6'x4'x2' bridge or a giant seashell (approximately (...) (17 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)
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| | Re: tiny house (half timber) and child
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(...) Thank you, George! Maybe it's good to clarify, though? Hillel's daddy is my husband Allan. David is a kind benefactor who remedied my inept posting of non-active URL links. Judy (17 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: tiny house (half timber) and child
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A beautiful small house! Has a great 'cuteness' quality to it which is so hard to achieve... Congrats on the building and more importantly your child! God Bless, Nathan (17 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Model submissions want for Military LEGO modeling book!
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UPDATE: I was forced to postpone a lot of work on this project for several months due to personal reasons. However, I am now back on track to completion within the next several weeks. This message is to let people know I still have room to include (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Re: tiny house (half timber) and child
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(...) Judy, David, That house is adorable, nice use of the Technic parts as gingerbread. I bet your son is more adorable though, congrats, George (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: tiny house (half timber) and child
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(...) Links should click through now. (...) Just in time to be a dependent for the 2007 tax year! ; ) David (17 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) Thanks for sharing this MOC again, Eric. It's always good to see the full range of poses a MOC can achieve. I find (URL) this pose> particularly striking, although I wonder if it would look more dynamic with the right arm up a bit higher (is (...) (17 years ago, 21-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Square with fountain - WIP
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This is still not the "final product", I just connected my slightly rebuilt church to the park. There are some odd-color pieces I will change. (Mosty fences.) I have more people, vehicles and plants - I just did not heve them here at the moment. But (...) (17 years ago, 20-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Tiny Cartman Mosaic, mostly from set 6163
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I was bored yesterday, and decided to finally put my recent clearance purchase (set #6163) from Target to use, making a (small 16x16) Eric Cartman Mosaic: (2 URLs) All the pieces (except the tan pieces) are from the 6163 set. I didn't even have (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| | Re: How to color a source image for building a mosaic?
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(...) Hi Maarten, Many thanks for your suggestion. Unfortunately, I'm no programmer, but I think that it would be possible to perform the calculations you describe in a spreadsheet, if provided with the RGB values for each pixel in the image. I do (...) (17 years ago, 18-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Grunts - Episode 11.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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I got a chance to take some more photos of the Grelnix. I also learned a bit about how it can be posed, check out the photos: (URL) to visit the main Gallery>> (URL) Eric Sophie> (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: How to color a source image for building a mosaic?
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(...) Tony, I don't think there's any kind of software that can do just that for you; you'll need some programming skills to do it yourself: Just suppose you want to make a grayscale mosaic --> 5 colors --> 20% of each color. Calculate the "degree (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | How to color a source image for building a mosaic?
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I am planning a mosaic and have parts in 6 colors (an equal number of 1x1 squares in each color). I'm trying to convert my source image (using Photoshop) into my 6 color in such a way that the source image contains an equal number of pixels of each (...) (17 years ago, 17-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) Thanks for the comments on the Pitbull, E! The wraith I was referring to is this one. (URL) you can tell, this would be a bit more difficult to do justice to. -Jon (17 years ago, 16-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) Hey Jon, thank you checking out the Grelnix. As your collection grows, you'll be making bigger and bigger mechs too! About the Wraith, I checked online and I found a few different ones, so I am not sure which one you mean. Is it this one: (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: New Mech, The Pitbull
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Hey this is really cool! You did great with all those wedge plates and the colors. I like me some Omni Mech, so this is very good to me. The way you mounted those guns around the front of the mid section is a nice touch. Good to see what you made as (...) (17 years ago, 15-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) -snip Lookin good, E ! In answer to your question posed in your last post to me, I gave it a lot of thought, I think the Wraith would be a challenge to build, not sure I'm up to it yet! -Jon (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | New Mech, The Pitbull
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Hello all, Just finished my newest mech last week, The Pitbull. I promise, this will be my last yellow mech for a while! It is the latest creation of Clan Coyote. There are five variants, I have pics of three of them below. Variant A (URL) C (URL) D (...) (17 years ago, 14-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Grunts - episode 10.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - David loses a new son, gains a new hat
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Exquisite work as always, Rev. My favorite bit is from (URL) Commits Adultery, Murder>: (URL) Hahahahahahaha! Best use of a green snake ever! (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Amazing (non-lego) bridges
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I came across this page on amazing bridges and wanted to show it to all of you lot. (URL) checked with Rosco first and he said it was alright to post here and suggested I set the .futt to .build.arch (17 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: new moc: water tower house
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(...) thank you, eric. glad you enjoyed it. more to come, hopefully with less time passed. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008
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(...) Dang. Thanks for this, I hadn't heard. It's a nice simple vig, to remember a nice, simple man who once stood somewhere extraordinary. My son once made a vig of the ridge with Mallory's body partially buried beneath it, and the ice axe just (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.vignette)
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| | Re: Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008
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(...) Nicely done, Richie Dave K (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Edmund Hillary, 1919-2008
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May 29, 1953.... (URL) A vig hardly sums him up... but is a way to mark his passing. Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX) !!
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| | Re: new moc: water tower house
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Oh my goodness! I really enjoyed seeing this creation! I am impressed by all the details and the overall structure. Wow. Great work....and very unusual! Thank you for the write up too, it is always fun to learn about why a builder chose to create. (...) (17 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | The Brick Testament - David loses a new son, gains a new hat
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(URL) The Brick Testament>'s first update of 2008 includes seven new illustrated stories from the continuing saga of (URL) King David>: (URL) Mourns the Eye-Gouger>, (URL) Aramaeans Killed>, (URL) of the Ammonites>, (URL) Commits Adultery, Murder>, (...) (17 years ago, 10-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !
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| | Grunts - Episode 9.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Gla Gla's Lego König Monster (looking for pictures)
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(...) The last two pictures have been located. I've placed them here: (2 URLs) Thanks, Carl (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Grunts - Episode 8.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Keeping Your Priorities Straight!
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(...) hehe. I got the set for Christmas and after a brief period helping my kids build their sets, tore into this one. Showed this to my wife yesterday and she thought it was brilliant. She also commented that my Lego building hadn't quite got to (...) (17 years ago, 9-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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| | Re: Gla Gla's Lego König Monster (looking for pictures)
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(...) Thanks. I have those images already. I was hoping to track down someone that had saved all the original brickshelf images. Carl (17 years ago, 8-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Re: The Brick Testament - David Joins the Philistines
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(...) Hi, Bruce. Thanks for taking out some time from the holidays to comment. (...) <snip> (...) I forced myself into a corner on that one. It's the chance you take using a relatively rare color like dark blue for a minifig's outfit. I would (...) (17 years ago, 8-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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| | Re: Gla Gla's Lego König Monster (looking for pictures)
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(...) The (URL) Mecha Hub Gallery> has some images of this... Sorry that it's not exactly what you were looking for. "Big Daddy" Nelson (17 years ago, 8-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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| | Gla Gla's Lego König Monster (looking for pictures)
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Hello, I'm new here so I hope I'm posting this in the correct location. Back in 2004 Gla Gla posted pictures of his Lego König Monster on Brick Shelf. Sometime in 2005 he closed his account. I've been able to locate most of his pictures in the (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Grunts - episode 7.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 6-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Grunts - Episode 6.
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(URL) S. (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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| | Re: Sliding Puzzle - NOTW Logo
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(...) The removable piece and the fact that this is a working puzzle is just plain cool! (...) This is a really cool MOC. I hadn't seen anything like this before and I really like the idea. I always love seeing the ways that people find to (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | Re: Grelnix
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(...) Impressive work as always! Good to know that (URL) rumours> of your retirement were a little exaggerated. Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !
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| | Sliding Puzzle - NOTW Logo
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I really enjoyed this post about mosaic kits and a LEGO sliding puzzle design: (URL) As a Christmas gift for my daughter I built a slightly larger sliding puzzle design which completely covers a standard square green baseplate. Since she will (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Got the navigation at this level sorted now. :-) (URL) S. (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce)
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Hey there all you train-heads! I finally got around to doing another train MOC while I had some time off over X-mas. I went for a small train station like you might see in a little town in Europe. I did a bunch of image searching on the web and (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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Hi all, some of you might remember my first folding house: (URL) Now I'm building another one (just the front wall for now): (URL) The two golden tiles at the bottom of front door are brass stripes actually present at the bottom of some old doors. (...) (17 years ago, 4-Jan-08, to lugnet.build, FTX) !
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(...) well, i'll be sure to point out your comment to this person. i'm sure he's chuckling right now if he's reading this, as am i. not to worry, i didn't take him seriously. but thank you anyway. there is of course the possiblity that he may have (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) How could anyone even hint that you are repetitive. I wish I had the ability to design just one of your items. If I did, I think I would sit and do it over and over. you have a real flair and your stuff is excellent. John P (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) yes, this curve has been used for a while. i first played with it in (URL) 2001> and i've seen some afol's doing great things with it. i've also used it to teach some interesting math concepts to my students. but the most fun is making (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) no worries, i took yours as a compliment! the wink was meant for someone else who has said my style may be a bit too recognizable (read: repetitive) but i took it with the grain of salt that it probably was meant to be. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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One word: A-maz-ing ! I've seen this way of curve construction before, even tried it myself (it comes as a logical conclusion to having an abundance of 1*2 bricks around for no particular use) but I couldn't imagine something so architecturally (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) ooo, not implying a rut at all. Meant as a compliment. There are few builders that have a reconizable style in my opinion. You are one of them. I think it is a great quality. (...) You too! Jonathan (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) thanks, jonathan! your comment might make me think i'm in a rut if my work is so recognizable. course, there are some that do think i'm stuck in a rut, wink. i'm enjoying this rut, it's very comfortable. glad you enjoyed it. it was a fun (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Excellent. As usual. Love the stair case and the chairs! When poking along through 'recent' in brickshelf and coming across this moc, I knew whose it was before looking. OK, the tower did catch me off guard for a moment, but really, I knew you (...) (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) thank you. i'm hoping to get to those photos soon, and not leaving it another 8 months. a new year's resolution which i hope to keep. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) thank you, dave! you always have such kind words for fellow o.b.b.-ers. and i think you're getting mixed mocs, the cowbell was in the st. paul de vence tower! happy new year to you and the missus, -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) cows? there were no cows near anything as sophisticated as my mocs? i did not allow cows to invade my "space"! although i know some who tried valiantly. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) I saw this the other day when I was randomly flicking through BrickShelf. I must say, that is a magnificent building! I look forward to viewing the additional photos of the furniture within the building. Very impressive - spotlighted! A Happy (...) (17 years ago, 1-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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In lugnet.build.arch, Jude Beaudin wrote: <snip> (...) I did! Live and now here! It's a beautiful building. The Missus saw it at the last show and she loved it, too! (...) Yes--what this thread needs is more cow (bell)!!! Dave K (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) snipped (...) Finally... But where are the pictures with the cows? Jude (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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i vowed to myself to post this before the new year. i have berated fellow lug members for not posting their new mocs but then i distinctly heard mr. pot calling to mr. kettle, something about the colour black. back in april i completed a new moc, (...) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX) !!
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(...) Just thinking of what it would say, is um...scary! lol (...) Thank you, Mag Bas. You are brave as you are kind. PEACE! Eric (...) (17 years ago, 31-Dec-07, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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