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...title says it all... (URL) I'll have a spare minute or two, I'll put them up on my site with captions... but I think the context is pretty clear :-) -Shiri (URL) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general) !
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Those are high intensity flame throwers. They redirect waste fuel and heat from the reactor and spew it out all over unfortunate enemy soldiers. These mechas run very hot, and need to dissipate heat. I liked this method of heat dissipation as it (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Cool looking stuff. That one with the big gun reminds me of one of my favorite Macross Mechs. pat J (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) The grader is cool. I think this site has been around for a while, I remember seeing it some time ago last year. My only (humble) criticism of the grader is that the front end looks a bit bulky. I would consider using some Technic angle beams (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Man, those are sweet. You gotta browse around to see them, and unfortunately there aren't a lot of pics you can download for later reference, but definitely some cool designs. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) I've come up with. However, what really got me about the models I saw on Brickshelf is two-fold: they have the "Legoland look-and-feel", and they're easily within my budget to build. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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By the way, you have to follow this path: Front Mission 3 --> Features --> Customization Unfortunately, the screen pics are a bit simplified. If you really want to see the mecha, you should try to find pictures of the toys. I'll report back if I (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Buy extras. :^) I just bought my second X-wing set this week. I just love the new Star Wars parts... lots of good parts. I finished a new mecha last night. Turns out I have a wealth of red slopes, so I decided to build a red mecha with black and (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) Well, I've just tried to build a Mech and dismantled it again because it was tat compared to yours. I've done another one now, a sort of cross between the PatLabor Mobile Police Suits and Marvel's Transformers. You can have a look, just as (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(...) not been officially build yet (for example: Bespin Cloud Car). Or do you think the model must be Pre-SWLego!? (...) No, I would say keep the 'Best never built before' category, to encourage people to make new models. The Pre-SWL idea was (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Have you seen the grader that James Mathis did? (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Sure. Here's a snippt of HTML from your Gladiator page: <HTML> <HEAD> [...snip...] <TITLE>TurboSled - Light assault vehicle</TITLE> [...snip...] </HEAD> All of the model page have this. The effect is that, in Netscape anyway, the words (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Thanks for taking the time to check my site out. Your comment brings up an interesting point. I had some friends over and they were looking over some of my creations. They commented on how nice they all looked, but they were most attracted to (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Of course I did, I found one of the better ways to learn is to leave yourself open for critquing. You may not always like what you hear, but if the person is being honest, you might learn something to help you in the future. (...) Can you be (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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You know... the thing I hated most about Timmy was his freaky nose. That sucker was just meant to be removed. Out came the X-Acto blade and off went his nose. He really does look 100% better, more like a normal, healthy, noseless minifig... ok... (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs)
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It looks like a great start! I like your compact fighter designs. Brad Jim Foulds <jim.foulds@att.net> wrote in message news:FtwuJw.BBL@lugnet.com... (...) things (...) The (...) a (...) investing (...) it (...) and (...) much (...) the (...) (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I do have to agree that the Quint is not bad. I do like the new additions to the page, using the ResQ sets. I am especially impressed with the snow mobile and Snozzel. I too, have been building the 6 wide apparatus for sometime, but until (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn, lugnet.loc.us.va)
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(...) Well, you asked. :-, All of the HTML pages have "TurboSled" as the title. Then again, your TurboSled is my second fave from these pages, second only to the Snub Fighter. I like their style; they have a utilitarian feel to them. When can we see (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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"AMIGOoooo! ! AMIGOoooo! ! " Nice to meet you! I am Masaki"INOSUKE"Kikuchi of Japan. Mr.Todd! Mr.Paul! Thank you for the word to mysterious "the crystal train" of Japan! Give the feeling valve although my sentence is useless translation English (^^; (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks all for the kind words! When John Gerlach brought his amazing new 3.3 megapixel digital camera (with 340 MB Microdrive!) to our weekly G.M.L.T.C. meeting he kindly agreed to take pictures of some of my MOC's. He even burned me a CD with (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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Tobias Möller <tobias.moller@telia.com> wrote in message news:FtwD94.FAL@lugnet.com... (...) but (...) and (...) you (...) imagination (...) Count me in. How would you like to structure it? Or do you just want to leave it open ? It would be/ will (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build, lugnet.basic, lugnet.general)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) [...] (...) Good for you, Mark! Don't be afraid to speak your mind. It promotes a very friendly atmosphere the way we all give words of encouragement to each other, but it's also very refreshing to see a bit (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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(...) (except (...) Good idea! This sounds better than my attempt with "Best nerver build before model". It means that one can enter an "old" X-wing that is build before the official model came out (judged by the use of its parts) and that you can (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think you can get the upgrade with 65 of the green 1x2 $100 tiles. ;-) Mike (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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Hi Everyone! This past weekend I finally had some quiet time to focus on various things that I had been meaning to get to. One was to get some pictures of some of my lego creations onto the web. The result of my work can be found at: (URL) page is (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) reminds (...) it (...) Looks great. Reminds me of teh Rifleman from Mechwarrior. One question. What are those two 1x1 cylinders under the cockpit, antipersonal weapons, sensors, or something totally different? Rob Drechsel (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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(URL) could see TLC selling these as sets, before the Town Jr. virus. They definitely have a "Legoland" feeling, but still look fairly true to their real-world counterparts. That grader is awesome. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build) !
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I like this idea! There are some really cool models done before the official sets came out. Color accuracy no counting. Pat J (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I have a suggestion - best Pre-Official Star Wars Lego Model. This would be for all models built from elements from sets which pre-date the official Star Wars Lego models. That means: no smoked canopies; no wide wings; no large disc bricks; no (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I disagree. This would result in too many categories, or be restrictive on entries - you'd have to have the right sets to enter. Instead, the judge should consider the difficulty, detail and ingenuity in making the alternative, whichever set (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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Thanks Jason, you are too kind. I'm designing the cad version of the walker now, so stay tuned for some cool renderings. Pat J (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Okay, I wrote this is build.contests a long time ago (er, well, 2 weeks) but no one seems to be interested. I therefore post it to build and general, and (off course) to basic: (...) build.contests (...) BASIC (...) it, (...) like (...) and (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build, lugnet.basic, lugnet.general)
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(...) That Mecha is outstanding! Congratulations. I can't believe that is your first attempt. Sets a new standard for everyone else to follow. JJ. (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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Suzanne D. Rich <suz@baseplate.com> wrote in message news:3908F5A2.80E697...ate.com... (...) July 1985. (...) pair (...) get (...) well, (...) LEGO. (...) Susan, thanks for all for the research and sharing of info. Rob and Gary scans of the whole (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.books, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks! It _does_ take some getting used to, but I was trying to keep the diagram compact. (...) I can definitely understand. When I thought I was done, I realized I had made a counting error abouteight levels from the top and had to rebuild (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) ...Well, its past easter, but I sat down this weekend to build an egg. It took a bit to get used to the instructions, but once I got used to them, your instructions were excellent! It took me about 5 hours or so to build it (plus another 2.5 (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.build)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message ... (...) Now THAT is a brilliant train. Sheer genius. SUGOOOOOOEIIII!!!...!!! "As for the LEGO train way of playing, is more colorful and more attractive in comparison with other railroad models and railroad toy. "I (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.build)
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(...) He's still there. See the last picture: (URL) can't wait to see what monument you decide to tackle next. May I suggest (...) I think I'm making a new space hotel that I just dreamed up. Its 3 inter secting rings sort of like 3 STDSN stations (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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It's still as beautiful as when you showed it off at the March LUGOLA meeting. Is that minifig still standing at the base, or did you replace it with something else? I can't wait to see what monument you decide to tackle next. May I suggest San (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Yes it supports itself fine. Glad you like it. Thanks for the feedback. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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The base is from the blue one. The top is 99% the same design. Just some minor tweeks. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Thanks. I found that out before you replied. What I was curious about (after Americanizing the steering column) is the gun fixture in the back. Otherwise, it adds perfectly to my Transformers-based LDraw elements. If you like, I'll show you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks. I found that out before you replied. What I was curious about (after Americanizing the steering column) is the gun fixture in the back. Otherwise, it adds perfectly to my Transformers-based LDraw elements. If you like, I show you some (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks. I found that out before you replied. What I was curious about (after Americanizing the steering column) is the gun fixture in the back. Otherwise, it adds perfectly to my Transformers-based LDraw elements. If you like, I show you some (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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(...) The <set:5848 Belville yacht> has two of these in white. -Shiri (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Several sets - 5542 off the top of my head. (...) 5571, 5541, many others (...) 5533, 5563, several others (...) Hm, can't remember, sorry - possibly a Bellville/Scala set. -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) --Todd (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.jp, lugnet.build)
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Looks pretty good! Is the design the same as your blue one or did you tweak it? Brad Rick Kujawa <spacerocks@iname.com> wrote in message news:FttyAp.JA7@lugnet.com... (...) eiffel (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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In lugnet.build.minifigs, Shiri Dori wrote a while ago: (...) You've got some good points -- I guess specialisation is more of a continuum than a couple of categories. There's also a fairly clear disinction between your average SPUD and a piece like (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) eiffel (...) Tell me something. Does the use of stepped bricks (aka corbelled arch?) really support the weight of the lego? I love the use of different coolrs to match the french... and the way you have well-placed gaps to create the effect of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Check out the head turning (#3) photos of a 41.5" tall Red White and Blue eiffel Tower: (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.arch) !
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(...) Oops! [1] - Robotech term for a Veritech in a state between battroid and jet modes, with the arms out and lower leg sections down on the ground. (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build)
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I finially finished modeling everything movable of my transformable fighter. So far it has only been seen in jet mode, but now it can be seen in guardian [1] and mecha/robot mode, along with its sword! I have rendered a bunch of images today in (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build) !
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I just finished up my second and best mech I've ever built: (URL) decided to ditch the female mech with hair idea, so this is the heavily modified version of the mech I was talking about earlier. Please LMKWYT! Greg Majewski (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Yep - I actually have a lot of LEGO electronics (lights, motors, fiber-optics), but I haven't yet installed it in the city. Dave Johann <hardcoredj@techie.com> wrote in message news:FtsLxL.Du7@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Finally a use for the insectoid battery operated annoyances. -Dave (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Shiri, That is the one downfall of older webcams. I can view the room just fine, but focusing on anything less than a foot away will be blurry. Hopefully, I'll have a nice new cam soon, but this is four year old equipment I'm using (eyeball (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) themes. I (...) UFO (...) thanks for the compliments! (...) Yep - I suppose that as I wrote the description, it evolved into something more like Dave & Busters. We have a Dave & Busters here in Irvine, CA (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Great job, Dave! Those look good, put the pictures are quite blurry... does your camera have any manual-focus option? If so, I suggest using it- it's a fabulous function, and allows you to take close-up pics without the blurriness. hth, -Shiri (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) the center link, and now you've got two long "dreadlocks". I've done this on a mech I built a while ago, and it works fairly well. -Chris (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) (can't remember who) use them on the head of a wasp to great effect. Good luck. (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I've been experimenting with different mech shapes and I've decided that I am going to build a female mech. I have the head already built and I thought it would look a lot better with hair. I tried using hinges and 1xX plates, but the head is too (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) That is great! It's a wonderful way to incorporate pieces from other themes. I really am liking the "Beat Up Jar-Jar" game aas well as how you used the UFO saucer section as a canopy. My only other comment is that it seems more like a Dave & (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: The Eastern Invasion (III) ends ...
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(...) John, Thanks for all your comments and support. One of the best things about lugnet is the fact that it brings a community of people together that likes the same things - ninja themes and Lego. I am sure it is true for me and others that this (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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As promised: (URL) is always appreciated, but won't be acted upon until I get the full site up and running. (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.loc.us.ca.la, lugnet.build.minifigs)
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(...) <STANDING OVATION> WOW! not only an impressive castle, but a Nina Castle to boot...lol Your website and your MOC are an excellent example of creativity and engineering. Amazing work in such a short period of time = ) I have been priveledged to (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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| | Suffren Page Update (Was: Re: MOC: Starship "Suffren" ...)
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(...) The reactor's not even close to being started, but I do have an update up--I've "treed" the page out, I have a lot more photographs, and so forth. It's starting to *look* French! (URL) I'll have a real burst of energy after 13 May and be able (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) to (...) 2nd (...) Thanks, LEGO City 1 actually just started out as a way to fill up half of an empty room, and I was actually more interested in having a train layout than any sort of town. I had the castle left-over from old Christmas (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Exactly! At first (when your first town was up), I found it slightly weird to have a castle and a pirate ship in the middle of the town... but as your 2nd town materialized and grew, you made very clear-cut (and reasonable!) unrealistic (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Dave Johann <hardcoredj@techie.com> wrote in message news:FtrGBE.7xq@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks - There is actually a bit of an interesting story on the history of this building. A while back I gave my fiancee a list of sets that would be "ideal" (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Brad, As usual, you manage to fit themes into your city that just shouldn't fit, but do. Fantastic! I'm especially impressed by the giant tree/ewok theme. Now where's the Hoth casino? ;-) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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This is a night club I built for my town modeled on an Ewok village. Everyone is dressed in Star Wars attire, and there are various Star Wars "games" to play in the club. Here is the link: (URL) is the link to my main site: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !
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Aw, jeez. How do these guys do it? Must have something to do with being immersed in the culture. ~Mark (...) Mech". (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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Sean, I had not seen any of your work before. Might I say, and of course I mean this in the best possible way, you are nuts. Six foot tall buildings! They all look great. (I haven't gone all the way through yet.) I really look forward to seeing your (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Hi KK! Great website, I like it a lot! (...) Well, I for one would love to see the pics (that currently appear on brickshelf) on your site, and with captions describing each one... it helps appreciate and understand what stands behind the structure. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build)
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(...) I know of the following: 6180 there are 2 black ones in set 5571 (might be expensive!). 6178 there is 1 red one in set 5533 Red Fury (easier to find). Bryan (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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Here's the last installment of the Eastern Invasion which is the webpage I created dedicated to Lego Japanese Castles. (URL) it you will find some history, some culture, some Lego set inventories, some web links to Japanese castle sites and of (...) (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !
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(...) (BTW) (URL)It looks great. Yeah, no kidding! :-, Ow, ow, ow that's good. It hurts. We *definitely* gotta get Kunimasa onto LDraw! ;-) (...) I'm looking forward to it. :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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I was just looking through this site and noticed there is a new "Heavy Mech". It looks great. Hopefully I'll get pictures of my mech stuff up soon. sun (25 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Re: Work in progress: World Trade Center. Some photos too.
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Sean: (...) The thumbnail on the main page looks good, but when I click on "Photos of the building so far", I get a completely blank white page. :-( Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL: (URL) > -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.publish)
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(...) I figure that any scale is fine as long as you stick to it if you want to display your models together. For example, one of my semi's (the tanker) would work well with <set:2448>, but still dwarfs a four wide. My eight-wide (the trailer, not (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) Hey, I'm a 6-8 wide fan myself! I would never build a 4-wide truck in "minifig-scale." I consider 6-wide to be a better minifig scale, especially for trucks. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mn)
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(...) Well, that depends on how much weight you have on those ThrowBots parts... ;^) My Enforcer barely stands up straight. (...) (Imagining Enforcer tipping over on head) Hmm... I don't think I'll try that. ~Mark (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Large Tiles - What Set?
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(...) There's two black 6180's in the Gungan Sub. Other than that, no clue. -Chris (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I'm proud to announce that I got to play with both of the afore mentioned vehicles at the Columbus Ohio BrikWar Inaugural Event. They are very cool vehicles, Jeff. :) Drew Lawrence (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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All this recent talk about fire trucks forced me to get going and take some pics of the apparatus I've had build for quite some time now. Most of the pictures are of my Vision Pumper II, but I've also got two of a rural style pumper, and three of a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Can anyone tell me what sets these parts are in? I've checked the parts inventories and no luck so far... I am thinking of building a platform tow truck from the pnematic tow truck set, 8462. 6179 Tile 4 x 4 with Studs on Edge 6180 Tile 4 x 6 with (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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(...) track of how many of each brick size I used in each layer. The results are on Brickshelf at the above address. In brief, I used about 1550 red bricks for the exterior and about 950 other bricks for internal support. HTH, John Gramley (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Ninja-Themed, Dual-Tower Sky-Scraper
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(...) Up near the top of the stairs, right? ;-). I remember at one point being able to stand right on the stairs, but I guess after a few too many singed (sp?) eyebrows, they close it now for each show. Still very cool ... or should I say toasty (...) (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) I think that School Bus is even better. I gotta make me one of those!! :) Great Stuff William!! Jeff (25 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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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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| | Amazing fire truck
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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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| | Re: Building an Areofighter
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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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| | Re: German Halftrack, Armored Car, etc. etc ...
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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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