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(...) Me too. I also like the way the fighters fuse with the ship when docked--there aren't any big open spaces. As soon as I read your message (even before seeing the pics), it made we want to take a shot at building a docking fighter--but mine (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Eric Good job getting some other use out of them wheel hubs. Yet another fine "useful" model. Henry (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeremy H. Sproat writes: Thanks Sproat! More below.... (...) see (...) Yeah the powder burns were unintended but very cool. Sometimes the best aspects of a model are completely accidental. I'll get some more pictures of the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Eric Harshbarger <eric@ericharshbarger.org> wrote in article <3905C65E.BD8DBCDC@e...er.org>... (...) Proof that models do not need to contain thousands upon thousands of bricks to be ingenious. Well done.... again! Regards, Allan (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) reminds (...) Good golly. Pat, this rocks. I'd definitely call it a mecha. I'd love to see some pics showing the leg articulation. And that's cool how you used the coloration on the X-Wing nose piece to simulate powder burns from the guns! :-, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) *smirk* I'm hoping that there are at least 3 left when said box comes to me; that's all I need to finish my TimmyTeam. The rest of the team looks pretty cool, even if they are slightly shorthanded right now. -Cheese NOTE: (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Hey, thanks! I like the fighters too; they came out nicely. Unfortunately the engines don't like to stay on as tightly as they should (grumble). Ah well, they do *look* nice. (...) Yeah, I've been aware of this since I built it (in fact, the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I think you may become a bit disappointed: It isn't nearly as great as the Willys. But it was the first model of the two, so it gave me some inspiration for the latter. Feel free to try to improve it if you want to. Right now I'm working on a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) No worries! I'm happy to see that you liked it. Especially since you appear to make so extraordinarily great models... ;-) Fredrik (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Shaun, I love the WWII stuff. Any chance we can get some dat files for at least the smaller stuff? ie jeep, howitzers Keep up the good work. Ryan (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Oops! Sorry, Fredrik, I forgot to mention you - I've been good up to this point, but it seems I skipped over appropriate crediting this morning. Anyhoo, the Willy's MB is borrowed heavily from Fredrik's design, detailed in other posts in this (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Me too. I only have two, in black, and I have to admit that I fid it indispensible for minifig designing- things like heavy weapons a la _Aliens_, angel wings, duel katana holders, etc etc etc. It's a pain to have to keep swapping them out for (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I was inspired by it, as well. Shaun pointed me to the file after our first BrikWars game, when I couldn't stop slavering over his Jeep. As a Jeep owner, I found it to be especially cool. So, of course, I went and made some further adaptions (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) All very slick. (...) Arg. I really wish they'd bring this backpack piece back! :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'm happy to hear that you were inspired by it! That's why I post models on the web (and LUGNET), in the first place! I didn't add the tools myself because I found them a bit too large (and many weren't available in LDraw). I thought about (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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aw, man, i love it when we get a .dat file (to see the making of a great model so i can make some at home). i particularly like the way you used the hinged plates to effect the fenders of the jeep, fredrik. your original model is an excellent basic (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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All, To pass a couple of hours, and to use up some of my many extra wheel hubs, I decided to construct a LEGO abacus: (URL) Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build) !
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(...) You can find the specs at: (URL) mostly. I didn't include all the minifig tools.) Fredrik (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) That jeep looks familiar: (URL) I modeled it after a Vietnam era jeep, not a WWII one. But they are quite similar! Also, I don't care much for minifig scale, so I didn't model it for the minifigs. But it appears to work pretty well anyway. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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hey shaun, i'm a fan of wwii models so i particularly like your jeep and half-track...terrific recreations!! is there any chance you know the approximate piece count for the jeep? it doesn't look like you used a lot of parts but the model is very (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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