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(...) Whoa there, cowboy:-) *micromodeling* is a whole 'nother ball of wax! I actually admire folks like you and Karim-- your stuff is cool! I was taking a shot at TLC for making *minifig* vehicles 4 wide. In fact, I have tried modeling 4 wide (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) I stumbled upon this truck yesterday when the only pics on there were 3 of the Quint itself. Now I see there are pics of a school bus, U-Haul, and a medic unit also. Its a nice apparatus, with lots of detail, but its quite wide, a full 8 studs (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) Thanks. Another cool aspect about building mechs with Throwbot limbs is stability. All of my anthropoid mechs built with Slizer elements are stable enough to stand on one foot if you can believe it. C-ya, Todd (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hey! I sure hope you have your bestest asbestos suit on :-) As an avid 4-wide microfig modeller (those oversized minifigs are just too big), I can assure you that building detail into a 4-wide model is often a good way to explore new uses for (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) I agree; Bill's creations are even more spectacular in person. Those pics were taken by John Gerlach at our (GMLTC) meeting last week using his new digital camera. Although not a new MOC (I think Bill built it last fall), this might be its (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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Nope - Never been there. Sounds cool though! I got the idea for the periodic show from hotels in Las Vegas like the Mirage, the Belagio, and Treasure Island. These hotels put on lavish (and undoubtedly expensive) shows every hour (or even more (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Amazingly detailed 6 wide fire truck by William Toenjes: (URL) is one of the best minifig scale town vehicles I have ever seen. --Bram (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !!
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(...) Hmm. Hey Brad, have you been to West Edmonton Mall (world's largest) up here in Edmonton? I ask, since they recently (a year or so) added a fairly large mechanical dragon in the "Silver Cities" theatre complex. It puts on an interesting show (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) and (...) SUPER! that's the one I was trying to find! -Kyle (URL)He does a pretty good 6-wide nose, too. (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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I have only just read lugnet for the first time in aggggggeess. Shaun, what can I say?..COOL!! I think my tanks have something to shoot at now! ;) Regarding scale, I think if anything, the halftrack is slightly too long. Other than that..perfect. I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) There's another one at: (URL) does a pretty good 6-wide nose, too. (...) Can't wait to see it! Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks for the compliments. I'll try to post more detailed shots when I do another "official" photo shoot of the city. In the mean time, my fiancee is only letting me take a couple of shots for free on each of her "snapshot" rolls. Brad (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Eric Lanteigne <elanteigne@home.com> wrote in message news:FtnKuB.62L@lugnet.com... (...) story (...) Thanks There's more on the way. The main castle (on the west edge of town) is in the process of heavy upgrades. Also, you might have noticed the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) in (...) Yep - I've been trying to aquire more columns in odd colors. I used 2 pink ones on the cutie store ( (URL) ). I don't have any others! (...) That sounds like a great idea! I was originally going to use Shiri's columns in my main (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) this is the first draft, I want more features, the walls are a bit plain, but at least the tower works, you need a lot of Belville sets to get the appropriate cream elements. The girls at McDonalds gave me a strange look as I was going thru (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Some hate those columns,but I reckon they're great. In Belville they come in cream, white, pink, brown (at least). Maybe think about a bigger castle-like structure in a similar style, using black as a very skeletal structure...(mmm,perhaps (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) at your ninja-themed building I took another peek at Lego City 2. You have done a fantastic job of putting the pieces together. It all seems to fit so well together with all the color and "bustle" of a large city. Bu-Ra-Do is a great addition (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) This? (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Wow! That is a really great web site. I like your castle Peter. I can't wait to see it done! Brad Shiri Dori <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:FtnLwp.9yu@lugnet.com... (...) link? (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Your models are always really neat. Which stations are new? 2 & 3? My favorite is #7 Brad Tom Duggan <legotom1@aol.com> wrote in message news:FtnGAu.F1w@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) here ya go: (URL) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Well- it was just some footage from a DixieLUG meeting that never got made into a site, AFAIK. But you can see the pics here (must copy&paste link): (URL) the number to 2-8 and you'll see a few "suspects" there... These are creations by Eric (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! (...) I LOVE those black column parts. I was originally going to have a mirror of the white tower on the east side. In fact, I had a 6 story tower prefabricated and ready for installation, but then I received Shiri's package including (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) doesn't (...) attacking a (...) Thanks - Where is that "penguin" site. I want to see it! (...) I fixed it and reposted the page. Please refresh on it and see if it looks right now. Sorry about that! (...) viewable, (...) I'm kind of a slacker (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Your city 2 is great (and growing fast). I had a good laugh reading the story of the Bu-ra-do complex (giant hands) and the motorcycle factory. Your description are as entertaining as your construction. Bravo! Eric. (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) LOL! I guess I wasn't paying attention to the original post... good thing I don't own a car... ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Another superb addition to Lego City 2. I particularly like the dragon's forge, very malevolent and sinister, just lucky the dragons are computerised and not real, for those workers enjoying the lunchtime sun. Nice use of the black columns, I (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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First off I saw a pretty cool F-18 or F-16 lego fighter out there somewhere and cant't really remember where. I am starting a project on a Mig-29. One of the things that annoy me with LEGO is that there arn't any really good ways of making a nose (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) I love the way you manage to combine themes in such a flowing way, it doesn't seem at all out-of-place when you do it... (unlike some red forces attacking a penguin that come to mind <grin, duck and run>) Just a tiny nitpick... you have a typo (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) First, it isn't real, it's a parody of aftermarket tuning for real cars... and if you hop around to some sites regarding that topic, I think you'll find that $6499.00 is a reasonable price for a complete twin-turbo kit :) J (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Hi, I just finished off my first Ninja-themed building. It actually ended up being the largest building in my city (at 13 stories). Here is a picture: (URL) is a link to my main web page: (URL) me know what you think! Brad (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Hi all, I just updated my web site for the St. Lego Fire Dept. I have added two new station designs, and a few new truck designs. So stop by and check them out at (URL) thanks Tom D (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Is that price right? $6499? Or should that be, maybe, $64.99...? Just wondering, not criticizing, yah? I don't have a super-car, so I don't count anyhow ;-) -Shiri (25 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Supercar? (...) Hopping up my real car is bad enough. Now i have to tweak my lego ones as well? This could get expensive. I realy like the design. Cale (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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I did this for one of my 'figs... it looks really creepy. If anyone caught the Simpsons(US) this past Sunday: "Yar! That's going to replace the whale in me nightmares!" -Cheese (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Amazing stuff! I've built a remarkably similar jeep (in black), but mine is a little bigger and uses lots of curves and tiles for a smoother finish. I guess it's still a work in progress, though, since I've got one big problem: I need a 6-wide (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) While attention to scale certainly is important, the appearance is probably even more important. And your models really look realistic! Given the choice to incorporate minifigs at all, there is probably no other solution than to build at (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yeah, but that doesn't really work for soccer players. Who'd play soccer in a thong? Never mind, I don't wanna know... Steve (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Unfortunatly, that head has a mustache... :( I'd also need a facial-hairless one to do a minifig portrait of myself. Of course, I'd also need a Qui-Gon hairpiece sans sideburns and with a thinner ponytail. ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) Yeah, but nobody wants to see someone who's 3 feet wide and 6 feet tall wearing a thong. Although, there is something very 'Murphy's Law' about that. -Adam 8^O (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) You could always give them blue/black/red/green hips and yellow legs; then they'd be wearing thongs... (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Hey all, I'd like to do a minifig self-portrait one of these days, but I'm in need of a head that has glasses (not sunglasses) but no facial hair. I know that some of the divers heads fit this description, but they have a microphone to get rid of. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) I think the first mod I will make to any LEGO pieces will be to take some minifig legs, and turn them from pants to shorts. Anybody got a good paint-match for LEGO Yellow? Steve (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Cool! Now you need an appearance package: - low profile wheels from the 8848 - the smaller technic shocks (for lowering the ride height) - some ground effects (maybe using some body panels like in the 8448, but in black) - a coffee-can sized muffler (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here I am, already correcting myself. Looking at the dimensions for the real world halftrack (2.10 m wide), it is painfully clear that even the width is too large - so the conclusion is, my halftrack is *about* minifig scale, and (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) You're right ... I think some smaller wheels would be more accurate in terms of size, but I had made the decision to go with the big old' tires 'cause I thought they looked cool. The overall effect is very similar to the original, but the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Wow, five, huh? MMMmmmm reactor core.... I need to invest in more bricks before I can build anything bigger than about 3 feet long. It's going to exhaust most of my blue, gray, and black parts to finish this destroyer. If only TL would release a (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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I like how your mecha all seem to be very no-nonsense and technical-looking. The ThrowBots parts also add greatly to the poseability. I like the shoulder cannon :^) I'm going to have to get cracking on a new mecha. Dave Jr. has got me interested in (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Check out the "Sasquatch" in the U.E.S.F. Heavy Mech section. Some jpegs may not load but at least 10 jpegs will. See it at (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Having looked at the jeep a second time, I had kinda forgot why I used that somewhat strange setup for the front axle. But I believe that I needed a lot of half-stud offsets for the bumper mount and the grille and the headlights, and that was (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Thanks for all the positive feedback. As noted in other posts, Fredrik has already made the Jeep chassis dat file that served as the basis of the Willys MB. I'm not currently planning on doing the armored car (sd.kfz 222) since the angle and (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) The chassis of the jeep basically follows my model posted below: (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Yes, you are are right. That's the part you asked. The other Lego truck (smae design but in yellow and with different stickers) has also the same part in opaque yellow. Selçuk (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Looks cool. Now make a pov ray of the whole car with the enhancements installed :) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Just thought I'd let you guys know if you haven't already see it, but at Ken Tucky Works, (URL) , when you go to the bottom of the page, there is a new guest section with some near-perfect renditions of some Gundam mechs. He also has a new mech, the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) No problemo muchacho! Can't wait to see some more pics! P.S.: Gotta love your Blacktron Page! ~Nick (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Looking to get a little more performance from your stock 8880 Technic Supercar? Take a look at the first upgrade made available from a renowned German Racing Tuner: (URL) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic) !!
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(...) *wince* Ouch, Susan. *grin* Actually, what I did to differentiate the goalies from the regular players was to make the goalies with TimmyTorsos with green arms and white hands, green waists and black legs, while the other players have (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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Shaun, I loved it all. My personal favorites were the jeep, SAMAS armor, skeletal warriors, and the various gun emplacements (Howitzer, etc.). Trying to place a Green Willy's Jeep into my LDraw community, I must ask: A. Have you built your jeep on (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Aye, that Skelton Army is dern nifty! I like the rangers and jester too. -Chris (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Amazing WWII stuff aside, I love your characters! -Shiri (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Amazing detail, building techniques, and trueness to the prototypes! You're getting way too good at this--I'm beginning to get discouraged ;) --Bram (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Hey, nice work. I also really like the fighter designs, you have some great-looking models there. I can't wait until the Suffren is complete. What I really like, however, is the background setting you're giving all your space stuff! :) It has always (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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Hey Y'all: Is the element above the cab on the truck the following element: (URL) that normally one sees this element in a trans windshield color and not opaque black? -- Richard (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Wow, fantastic stuff! I love Lego war models. -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman www.theforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Star Wars www.filmforce.net | Your Daily Dose of Film News Shaun Sullivan <sullis3@mit.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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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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| | Re: MOC: Starship "Suffren" Fighter Module; Basic Page Now Up
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I LOVE your new "snub" fighters with their little docking module. That is a very elegant solution for a destoyer-size capital ship that doesn't have the luxury of a landing bay. One technical concern: It appears that the whole module serves as an (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Yup. One lamp reflector is slid down the neck in bowl fashion, then a brick, then the other lamp reflector sits facing down atop the brick stud. The feather is poked into a hole in that stud. %(|:^|) ;^) -Suz. (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) These guys are really nice. Great use of the Naboo Guard torso and the Knight's Kingdom torso- I had written the latter of as only being good for heavily armored troops, so I'm impressed by how lightly-armored the bald Ranger looks. And the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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Hi All, I just loaded a whole cartload of new pics onto (URL) . Included are pics of the following: Sd.kfz 222 German Armored Car (North Africa) and crew Sd.fkz 251 German Halftrack (North Africa) and crew, with Howitzer Willys MB Jeep (North (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build) !
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(...) The URL for everything BrikWars is: (URL) there and read all about it. FUT lugnet.fun.gaming. eric (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.gaming)
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...The fighters are excellent. I like the vertical design and may incorporate some of that idea into my designs :-) (...) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) ...Yea... Ive had a mention of that. I'm not sure what's happening, since it wurks for me and all the files seem to be intact and all. I reloaded everything again so maybe it will fix it. I also included all the papers zipped up in one file (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Mike: Thanks. Actually, I plan to make the building in 3 seperate chunks that can be stacked together. This will also help me move it around. My Empire State Building is all one big chunk, and at almost 6 feet, it's pretty darn hard to move it when (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | New MOC from Brikwars: Dragoon MK2 and Rampage
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Hello all. I've updated my page to include the model pages for the two MOC's that I made for the Inaugural Ohio BrikWars event. The Dragoon MK2 is a 4 legged spider-mech inspired by the Dragoon from the Starcraft game. The Rampage is a heavy assault (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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Hi everyone, Well, I finally have a mini-page up for _Suffren_. It contains much backstory, so page down to the bottom half if you need either the links for the old command module shots or the thumbnails/image links to the "new stuff" and don't (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build) !
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Very nice. Are you going to add any type of structural supports on the inside to keep this thing from cracking when it is opened up? I think that hinging smaller buildings is great, but very dangerous with the really big buildings. Mike Poindexter (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Sorry i pushed the wrong button. Published it twice...woops!! =o) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hi everyone, everyone seens to be talking about Brikwars?? It sounds fun, but i am new to this. Is it something like a RPG?? Please if someone could explain it would help alot!! Thanks. (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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In my DACTA Control Lab manuals, there are some graph papers as well. Pitsco- LEGO DACTA still sells the books ($87/set ouch!). The one titled, "Control Lab: Technology Investigations and Inventions" has paper. All 1:1 Here's the text. Invention (...) (25 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.edu)
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