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I like it! Especially the unique face choice! God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 2-Jun-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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In which Aladdin rubs the lamp, erm, teapot, and is granted three wishes... (2 URLs) Dr. S. (16 years ago, 1-Jun-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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Hi guys, this is just a bit of fun, hardly so exacting and impressive of some of the works in .build.military. A tank, half-track, armoured cars and jeeps, and some handy towny scenery. (URL) Enjoy!> :-) Richard Still baldly going... (16 years ago, 1-Jun-08, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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(...) Last year we had a (URL) motorized dinosaur> rampaging through the town. Hopefully stacks of four 2X4 bricks won't cause too much trouble. =-) Just to make sure we're all on the same page, the Distance part of the Fling Things Contest will be (...) (16 years ago, 31-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) It scares me to answer this question... The plan is to have it in the ballroom. But, if this becomes dangerous to MOCs in the room, then we may need to reconsider. Regardless the ceiling in the ballroom is about 25 feet up. Good luck :) Bryan (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) A VB app (assuming vb6) should run everywhere and wont cause any problems. (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch)
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This has replaced the previous (URL) Hoth display>. (URL) AC (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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BTW, feel free to mail me at: blockcad AT gmail DOT com if there's anything you want to ask/discuss about Sweden, Lego or anything. (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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(...) :-) My parents were born in Tibro and Hjo, so I'm quite acquainted with the neighbourhood (Skövde is just two or three stops away on the railroad from Eskilstuna). What's your line of work? Why would a Netherlander stop in Skövde of all (...) (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Anders! That sounds great! If the get together is somewhere in the neighbourhood (I live in Skövde now), I'm definitely interested. I'm originally from the Netherlands, so I might have some difficulties understanding the Swedish forum, but (...) (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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(...) If this is going to be held inside one of the ballrooms, can you tell us the height of the ceiling? (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| | AMCP at Brickworld 2008 Reminder
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To make things less parts intensive and more universal, we will go with tiled road plates, similar to the style found in Market Street and Cafe Corner sets. If any returning attendees recall from last year,we ended up combining that style with the (...) (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX) !!
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I'd like to announce the Castle contest for Brickworld this year. Fling Things! There are two basic machines of war that can be used to fling the brick missiles: catapults and trebuchets. (Catapults use torsion skeins for power and trebuchets use a (...) (16 years ago, 30-May-08, to lugnet.events.brickworld, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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(...) I'm in Eskilstuna (~1 hour from Stockholm). You're welcome to ping me if you want to visit! You're also welcome to lugnet.loc.se - it's not very active for the moment, but there is talk about a Lego meet sometime after the summer. You would (...) (16 years ago, 29-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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Ley Ward visits a bomb-shelter community on an artificial peninsula. A BBQ ensues. Enjoy! (2 URLs) Thanks for looking, -Keith (16 years ago, 29-May-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Anders. Even though it's not up to LEGO standards, in my opinion the model is holding together fairly well. Of course there are some weaker spots here and there, but that's in almost every model. Because the model is slightly bigger (...) (16 years ago, 29-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks Anders. Even though it's not up to LEGO standards, in my opinion the model is holding together fairly well. Of course there are some weaker spots here and there, but that's in almost every model. Because the model is slightly bigger (...) (16 years ago, 29-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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(...) VB is as good as any other language as long as it does the job! Why spend time recoding something that works? (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) how is it holding together when playing?). No room for a motor inside, I suppose? (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Mike, No problem with VB. I just didn't know if it was still commonly used. (Microsoft now has VB.Net etc. ). I've been programming from when Fortran was the language of choice and everything was done on punchcards. I still use QBasic to write (...) (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) This looks very useful. Do you have a problem with VB? I think it is a wonderful and powerful language. I am coding with VB since version 1.0 and it is getting better and better. For most application VB is a very good language. For me the (...) (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Paul! No surprise to see a reaction from you. Nice to hear you like it, although I'm not completely satisfied with it myself. I think that after the almost 3 years that I worked for the LEGO company, my quality standards went up... Oh (...) (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) Hey Nathanael!!! Holy cow, another awesome alternate! I'm blown away... yet again. I guess I'm going to need to start pestering you for building instructions and/or "exploded-view" pictures again so I can build it myself ;-) -Paul (16 years ago, 28-May-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Nicely done tree. Thanks for sharing! God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 27-May-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, FTX)
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(...) Erik The program is written in Visual Basic. I currently have clean up some of the bugs (usually division by zero errors and others) and then I'll turn it into an .exe file. I hope to have a working copy for Brickworld in Chicago (June 19th) (...) (16 years ago, 27-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Hi Arthur, It seems very interressant and promising. Is there a place where to download your software and try it? Erik (16 years ago, 27-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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I’ve seen a number of sphere generators but many of the domes I need to build are not spherical. After working, reworking, and re-reworking a few domes I decided it was time to computerize the process so I wrote a program called Dome Creator. So (...) (16 years ago, 27-May-08, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: "Mighty Lizbet" Railway Cannon.
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A bit of tinkering, and I now have full 180 degree movement on each gun. Have also made a few other minor aesthetic changes so it's wholly in keeping with the rest of the train. (4 URLs) It has proper train doors now, as do the troop carriages: (2 (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-08, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | Muscle car: 4896 alternate
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Hi. Another alternate. This time it's from 4896 Roaring Roadsters: (2 URLs) Folder> (when moderated) Nathanael (16 years ago, 25-May-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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(...) Thank you for your kind words. I didn't know that these models had such an impact that many people are recreating them. I'm amazed. Thanks for sharing these pictures! It reminds me that I probably should start to build some models again... (...) (16 years ago, 25-May-08, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) A very nice model indeed that I built 2 years ago - quite challenging for someone like me more used to Technic models than to SNOT... ((URL) never had before the opportunity to thank you for publishing the photos... Philo (16 years ago, 24-May-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hi everybody! I'm very excited to let you know that my latest LEGO sculpture has been installed at the top of The Empire State Building in New York City! (URL) This sculpture of the Empire State Building used about 13,000 LEGO elements and is (...) (16 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX) !!
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(...) good stuff, nathanael! (after more than 30 years i still haven't mastered technic building yet.) looking back at your brickshelf directory, i also like the 4508 'roxy' alternate and the 4099 transformer (been trying to come up with a (...) (16 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Freewheel Car
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Hi, I want to build a car that will be pushed by a motor for a short time and then will disconnect from the motor and coast. I have the gearing hooked to the engine and it gives it a nice boost, but I cannot figure out a mechanism (using any (...) (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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| | Skid steer: 8271 alternate
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Hi. After seeing more alternates here, I was reminded of an alternate I uploaded recently. I've been away for a while, and am now back with a small alternate for set 8271. This skid steer is the result: (URL) Here's the rest of the (URL) Hope to be (...) (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| | Re: Minneapolis All About Family LEGO(R) Restaurant and BBQ Grill Building Competition
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(...) Seeing that this has been posted I will say that I had a lot of trouble with my computer after visiting this site as well. I had to disinfect the spyware and reboot my computer a couple of times before I could use it reliably again. YMMV Eric (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) got a little pop-up, something about a security certificate. I have seen these before and I clicked ok. Then, my work computer restarted and gave a warning that I was infected with spyware. My IT department spent all day yesterday disinfecting (...) (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.build.contests)
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| | 8114 Chameleon Hunter - alternate model
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How about an alternate model for the 8114 chameleon hunter set? Click here to see details and instructions for the St. Martin mini-fighter plane: (URL) g (16 years ago, 20-May-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc)
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| | Re: Minneapolis All About Family LEGO(R) Restaurant and BBQ Grill Building Competition
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(...) mine yet. Thanks, Paul Sinasohn (16 years ago, 20-May-08, to lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: LEGO Technic F14A Tomcat
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(...) <snip cool features> (...) Now this is something along the lines of what Lego Technic UCS should be like. Reminds me of the space shuttle set -- just an F14A Tomcat (and of course bigger) -mark (16 years ago, 20-May-08, to lugnet.build.military)
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