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The chest plate armor element came from an Armada soldier in the Pirates theme. You can see him in this set, far right: (URL) are just dk gray body parts and a hook hand (also from Pirates). With so many more chrome elements, I bet it'd be possible (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Wow. I have two of those three. I thought it was a more common part than that. Weird. eric (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) That's correct. The town head is smiling, while Anakin has a very serious expression on his face (straight-line mouth, that is). J (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) The Armada Flagship, one of the Pirate Mini-Figures sets, and I *think* Pirate's Perilous Pitfall. Not sure if there were any others offhand (It may also have been in one of the Time Losers sets, they have a lot of random parts.) Unlike the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) No, it's a special piece. Came in some Pirate sets with Spanish-Influenced figs. Don't know which they are off the top of my head, though. eric (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I'm not positive about this, but it seems like Anakin's head is *not* the same town/paradisa freckled head. Is that so? (...) Same with my paradisa+town+train figs, until recently - I realized they have great potential when used in the right (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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I was re-cruising baseplate.com after meeting Suz in person... it was fun remembering how I first saw those kits and ideas. (At my mom's office in Israel, every picture took about an hour to download... :-) Well, it took me a *long* time to figure (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Thanks! Yep, I was referring to the cross vault. Now I have to go check out the rest of that page! Thanks for the link! -Shiri (XFUT .build.arch) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) (URL) sounds like you're talking about either (C), the Ribbed Vault, or (B), the Groin or Cross Vault. :) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Hey, I still don't have one! Not one... (no, that does *not* mean I want one! :-) -Shiri XFUT .o-t.fun (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Just one? :-) I was LOL the whole time! (...) ...now I'm sad I don't have that TIE bubble piece.... (...) LOL... Doesn't that sound familiar! (...) Wow. It just occured to me, for a split second, that I could make a very very cool creation (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) solves the problem of what to do with the TIE window. Cool design, and a great idea! -Chris (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Believe it or not, I had to *dig* to find a Timmy head! (...) Hmmm...well, I'm sure I could muck that up too. ;) I'm using a digital, a Fuji DX-10. best Lindsay (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Oh, I did, Lindsay! Thanks! "Friends don't let friends Time Cruise"? It would make a great motto for an AFOL T-shirt! BTW, what kind of equipment are you using to take your photos? From your earlier posts, I would gather you're not using a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Hi everyone, I'm not really a .castlehead, but this "proof of principle" has taken a Castle flavour so I'll post it there too--maybe you'll get a chuckle out of it. ;) The backstory is that I recently bought some Znap, and I happened to put two (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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Great mech. I like the face, it reminds me a lot of Optimus Prime. I have some of those pieces that you've used for the "mouth" laying around wondering what to do with them, well now I know. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I usually build castles, but this is my first foray into building microfig (or maybe nanofig?) scale MOC spaceships: (URL) are two ships, a gray and orange cruiser named the Ares, and a green and gray tanker named the Neptune. I plan to create a (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build) !
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(...) Okay. Alan (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Cool mecha, and great, clear, photos, especially: (URL) camera did you use? (I'm sort of looking for a digital camera) --Bram (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.publish)
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(...) That's a given! :) My will fall over, guarenteed, if its rocket pack is attached. :) (...) Thanks! I went with green because it is my favorite color. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 19-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) k. :) (...) Oh yeah, well mine's bigger (freaky-bigger?) and more-unstable-er. Especially if I attach the MT-5 to its back ;^) Nice green parts, though. The head has an interesting shape, and I like the way the green and black contrast on the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Hehe... thanks. ~Mark (...) ek (...) k award.(at (...) site if you (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) It's always difficult to say when you can't see the kanji for something. I know that 'ryu' can translate as dragon, though, so you're at least half right... J (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Actually, I was distracted by (URL)... Jen's kitty. Heh. Cracks me up. :-, Great mecha too. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) ...We kept calling it Optimus Prime tho :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) ...Hey! We almost took it down with pistols! :-) (instead we enraged the pilot and he proceeded to slaughter us :-) (...) ...Hmmmm... u should do a write up of the battle for Jain's (wildlink.com/lego/jain), I'll do a write up too could be fun (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) nieces (...) Ahh, forgive my Brain Fart. It's been a while since I played FFV. -Chris (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for the praise! Hopefully, I'll get it done by this weekend. My nieces are coming to visit, though, so I may not be able to. :( (...) Actually, Kodotai (sometimes spelled Koudoutai) means "Zodiac". :) Shinryuu is what I'm wondering (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Very nice! I like the use of the green elements; not something you see much of in mechs. You're right, though. You need to build up the thighs and hide those throwbot joints on the hips better. I was also impressed with the head of the mech. The way (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Well, my mecha was unleashed upon the unsuspecting troopers of Stephen Roberts in the first Wamalug Brickwars event on Saturday, and proceeded to slaughter them mercilessly! :) Anyway, a few pics can be found here: (URL) It still needs a little bit (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha) !
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Ouch! I'm sorry Patrick I shouldn't have said it's pathetic, I mean for me it would seem weird, because I try (although not that well) to be kinda, sorta MODEST! I'm sorry, I take it back... Peace out! (...) from (...) for (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Okay... you're site has been nominated for the Freaky-Big-Mecha-Tha...f-The-Week award.(at (URL) ) Now vote for your site if you want the award. Alan (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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just some random fun. I was putting some parts away last night, and while I had my "misc. rounded parts" box open, I played around with some of the pieces inside... and came up with a remarkably good top (you know, those things you spin) take three (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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LOL! I'll nominate you, but if I remember corectly I nominated myself. I never stopped to think that it was pathetic, which it is of course. But, if/when you win it is all justified. Pat J (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I'd like to nominate myself for Freaky-Big-Mecha-Tha...f-The-Week Because I'm pathetic. ~Mark (...) would be (...) be the (...) NUDGE>! (...) Site of (...) (URL) (...) Judging from (...) good time for (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Sounds fun... although we may want to get some folks from over at lugnet.space to help us out with the voting, since there seem to be about 5 of us here who post regularly. :^) So who wants to volunteer for hosting? ~Mark (...) Judging from (...) (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) from back home. (As well as my Enforcer mecha) My mom UPS'd it to me last week. I expect it will get here before the weekend, at which point I will set about building all sorts of stuff. I don't know if I'll have anything by this weekend, but (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for this very detailed and analytical reply. I enjoyed reading it. (...) I will be putting some of these techniques on my webpage to be launched in 2 weeks devoted to Building Japanese castles with Lego. (...) Oops !! I got tired of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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You're too kind Pat! I would certainly enter such a contest, if you were willing to organize it. Speaking of quality model, a Cool LEGO Site Of The Week nomination would be swell too <nudge, nudge>, boy would I like a NOMINATION, that would be the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Nice work Mladen! You're site is enormous with quality models! Judging from the amount of high quality mecha MOCs being shown it might be a good time for a Mecha design contest! I don't have any real interest in running it, but I would love to see (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Thanks a lot Jeremy (and Mark, and Bram)! My favourite addition to this mecha was the stunstick, which is standard issue equipment for the Police Labors (i.e. Mecha) in _Patlabor_, I just wanted to through that obscure piece of info to ya'll! I'm (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Wow, what a piece of work! I'm not building on quite the scale you are, or the authenticity, so I quite respect what you've been able to accomplish here. I have a couple notes, both from my own experience buiding a small multistory keep more or less (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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I thought about downloading one of those, but I've yet to do so. Maybe this week sometime. ~M (...) inside (...) see the (...) might do (...) see how it is (...) mecha (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) ...Whoa... those arthropods are cool! :-) I like the use of the 3 blade rotor thingie as the basis for the teirachnid! Excellent symetry there. ...And the reversed 1x1 cylinder with fins as the thruster vectors is a great idea... will have to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Good use of POV-Ray, too. Thanks! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I gotta say, that was quite an experience--I hit the link and my senses were presented with what must be the oddest looking piece of mecha I've ever seen 'round these parts. The boat bow bricks really give it a surreal sort of angularity--when (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yeah, all of my mecha have entry hatches. I was going to do a pic of the inside but I was getting very tired and just wanted to put it on the net. But even if the pilot wanted to get inside the mecha, the chair would stop him, you see the chair (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Has anyone else come up with any unusual uses of the white boat bows? My last message should say "Mecha-nics" (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Mladen, I noticed your mecha has a door on its back. Do any of your other mecha have entry hatches? If so, I'd like to see a picture of a pilot entering or sitting in the cockpit... just one of those "RL" touches that I think are neat. ~Mark (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) excellent job of recreating the castle. Keep up the good work. I'm looking forward to interior pics. John Gramley (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Of course! Except they are in grey, black and red colour sceme. I'm glad you like it; I took up a large portion of Friday and Saturday building it, building it in MLCad, and they rendering it in POV-Ray! BTW How do you make a actual floor or (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I've had this idea for quite a long time, and now I've found the build.contests group so I can share it! I'm thinking of a BASIC building contest. You choose one of the available BASIC sets (perhaps those available last year, as well), and build (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Yes there most definitely an interior and it will be fully furnished with usable rooms and walkways. Furthermore, the whole donjon can be broken down into multiple distinct structural sound pieces. But that will have to wait till next week (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Well done! Do you build your models IRL before you LDraw (or MLCAD) them? --Bram (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(URL) go check it out if you wanna! Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I love all the little details, like the white bricks sticking out... and the little balcony... Excellent job, keep it up! I can't wait for the next installment! As for things I'd like to see-- is there any interior? If so, I'd love to see it. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) people don't _have_ to use transparent pieces for the windscreen -- sometimes they simply clutter the model more than needed in my opinion. I don't believe all those parts exist in pink, though! ;-) As for scale, I'd say the vehicle is more (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Excellent attention to detail, I especially like the roof design. I can't wait to see the interiors...Very good photography as well... I really like your combination of colors... (...) This is a great link with inspiring photos and great (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow... It's all big... and huge... and cool! I'm sure the minifig that owns it is very happy! Alan (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Here it is ... Next time I will not wait till midnite. Getting sleepy here ... The link for Kumamoto Castle MOC is .. (URL) for the inspirational photos that helped me complete the project goes to Mr. Yasuyaki Oka who has a web site for castles (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !
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(...) Nah, we'll just ascribe it to an impostor. ;) (...) It paid off! I'm still going back to the .jpgs and marvelling at the way it looks. Have you thought about doubling one of the struts, to make it a triangular support geometry? (...) No, no (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Cool! Thanks a lot! I knew about a few of these, but not the others. I'll have to check them out. Brad Steven Coallier <scoallier@ea.com> wrote in message news:Ft1pEz.GFC@lugnet.com... (...) to) (...) (URL) (look under the Exhibis heading) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Thanks to all especially Shiri, Craig and Justin for the very kind and enthusiastic reception. With this kind of response, a fella can't help staying with the castle theme and building them all day. Been taking photos all morning and afternoon (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) That's exactly what I did. I don't have any six wide windshields, so I constructed one: (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I've finished converting my hover car to a grounded vehicle: (URL) the original: (URL) a bit big for minifig scale if you consider a minifig to be 6 feet tall, but if you consider the fig's width, I think it's about right :) (Maybe this'll start (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I can't wait to see it. I'm working on my own Japanese castle, so I'm very excited to see what you put together. I loved the last one. (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) ~ yumm! i feel like the waiter just read me a list of great dishes at my favourite restaurant! now, i'm looking forward to being served! i've enjoyed what i've seen so far, kung khoon! later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) <snip a whole lot> Wow! Sounds great, I can't wait!!! (too bad I'll be out of town for the next few days, I'll be dying to see it!) -Shiri (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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... tonite at midnite. You won't be disappointed !! The Eastern Invasion begins from the Land of the Rising Sun. The Year is 1600...The Keicho Era... The Place is Kyushu, Japan... The Setting...Fuedal Japan It is a legendary time ...Samurai warriors (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message ... (...) I quite like both lens2 and lens3. I'd say "bigger sun" but you're probably right about lighting anomalies. On another note, I've never understood the fascination many people have with using those space (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I have looked for these as well, and similarly have looked up (or tried to) specific individual buildings (like the Transamerica building - (URL) some sites I found along the way, and just now by looking: (URL) (look under the Exhibis heading) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Brad: Great List! Well, I tell you... this is an issue that I have thought about a whole lot. Most of my buildings are at least 5 floors (one is 20!), and most span at least 16, 32, or 48 studs. Thats a lot of floorspace! I have tried a lot of the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) can (...) I'm jealous. It makes my Darth Maul look like a microfig! (URL) Wiguna (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) OK, I added some lens flares: (URL) one looks best? Are the flares too big? Too bright? Badly placed? TIA, --Bram (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Check out these new creations: -The "Nightowl" in the Pyralonian Starfighters section. -The "Trirachnid" in the new Arthropoid Assault Droids section. -The "Puma" hoverbike in the Civilian Vehicles section. Go to (URL) . LMKWYT, Todd (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I'm flattered! (...) Creates a problem if I ever build something you consider mediocre... (...) Thanks, I like it too. I spent forever wondering how I would make the wings at an interesting angle. (...) Any pictures? Reminds me, I need to get (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) It's rare that I can come up with such a detailed and multi-angled model without building it first. After all, building a model IRL is much more fun than assembling it virtually only... About the wing strength--you can only pick the model up (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I read part of Dune, but I don't remember the description of the 'thopters... (...) Thanks! I'll post a DAT file to cad.dat.models so you can see if you have the parts. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Thanks Mark, You have just helped me in my quest for more islanders! I just ordered some from S@H. But I still need those islander bods... Markus (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Bram Lambrecht <braml@juno.com> wrote in message news:20000413.215143...uno.com... (...) There's interest here. Can you explain more about what you did and how to use it in an L3P'd file? -John Van (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Holy Dingo's Kidneys, you're right! (1) It looks dead-on to what an ornithopter should look like. And I just happen to be reading Dune again, anyway... :-, Cheers, - jsproat 1. At Sproat Labs, we're always trying to invent a better "me too". (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'm inclined to give the kid a break. Claiming to have lost both a hugely complex model *and* the pics to prove it existed, both at the same time, must've been tough. (...) You've taken the modelling in this scale to a new level. The engine (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Jeez Drew, if you didn't like my first model, you are really going to hate the ones I made in sub-micro, nano- and pico-scale. Check them out at: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Nice stuff :-) Cant wait for more. The write ups are good too, makes it all much more real. Keep up the good building. ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Jaco, Thank you for changing the image to a legitimate one. The image that you were displaying on your page yesterday was a copy of this one: (URL) isn't part of the set of button images for people to use). Your <IMG> size attributes via (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) doesn't (...) Hi! The image is right, but the size in the HTML code is wrong! If you would view it by looking at it's URL (URL) you'll see that is is a legitimate picture. Greetingz... Sjaacko (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Your ship also resembles my vision of a "'thopter" from Frank Herbert's Dune series... Very cool....I wonder if I have the parts to build one?.... hmmmm (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) (sorry to reply to myself: I just saw this question had come up in the one reply I hadn't read yet. Figures! ;) ) LFB (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow, Bram. That ship is magnificent (but by now we expect nothing less from you!)--and the wing mount is very inventive; I like it a lot. A couple questions: does the geometry really work that conveniently in the "real built world," and do (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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in article 38F60E27.216E5E0@io.com, Sproaticus at jsproat@io.com wrote on 4/13/00 11:12 AM: (...) Yeah, the Armored Mobile Police division is new. Thanks for the comments. :) -Michael (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Thanks for the info Pete. I could probably use a couple more 6718s; what other sets are left in your typical Westen nest (apart from minifig packs)? An AUD70 6766 would be pretty tempting though. On a totally separate note, I reckon the bison (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I have Photoshop on a CD that I lost :/ I used Corel PhotoPaint, which has all the same features as Photoshop, to play with the lens flare (not only can I choose the brightness, I can also choose the lens type!)[1]. Right now I'm rendering the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Do you have Photoshop? You can place a lens flare anywhere and also adjust the brightness. If you don't, you could email me a pic and I could drop one on it for you. ~Mark (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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This is fantastic! Did you get paid to do this? granted, we all probably would have volunteered to be involved... :) EC (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Hey, I like that name! I just might call it that. Thanks! (...) I have built it. It does work :) (...) Yeah, I played with a lens flare glare off of the canopy, but it didn't look great. I'm afraid if I place a sun in the picture, the lighting (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Let this be a lesson to you, young Jedi. When building impressive models, get the pictures developed before you destroy the thing :) Adrian (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) feeling inside, a sublime shiver...like THEY'VE REALLY FINALLY FOUND ME AND I GOTTA RUN NOW!!! :-, Is the Armored Mobile Police Division page the new stuff? Anyway, I love your police. What a rush. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) Microfigure?! An E-3 Sentry deserves more detail then a microfigure scale model can provide!! I built a B-1 Lancer to minifig scale (I wrecked the model, and the photos got ruined.. :( ) once, so it can be done ... LegoMasterLuke (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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