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Hi Anne, and welcome to the hobby! Others have posted some good ideas. Here's my two cents. Remember that old joke: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, Practice, Practice" Well, it applies here. To be a better builder, you need to build. I (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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On Wed, 3 Mar 1999 10:19:47 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner uttered the following profundities... (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Tom's tips are great. I suggest starting slowly. Like drawing still life, start with simple, manageable projects. Build one room houses, simple trucks and planes. Things no bigger than 2 handfulls. My father taught me to build with wood by making me (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) There is something oddly compelling about a black pyramid - it just sits there and demands to be stared at. That brown tower is bizarre - not the design so much as just seeing it all in brown. That much brown seems to be unnatural somehow. :-) (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Interesting. We are exposed to 2 dimensional imagery every day that most people interpret as realistic: Television, color photography, movies, and even the images that are formed on the retina of our own eyes are two dimensional. Even if the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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For me 2d is an abstract concept, much the same as black and white photography. 3d is real, equating in some manner to color photography. Does that make sense? <shrug> Hope it was helpful somehow... John Matthews Anne Sullivan wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I have some, but the remainder of this post is a bit lengthy so bear with me if you can stand it :) I love to hear myself talk.. (...) Actually, that's not strange at all. If I can assume for a moment advantages that you may already have: 1. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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Hi all, I'm new to lego world, I never had them as a child but have gotten heavily into them lately. I really enjoy building my sets but now I'm looking to build my own things. Upon doing so I found out that I have a deficiency. I seem to have a lot (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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FYI, my pyramid is 26 levels high and growing ;-) I'm aiming for 64x64 before I stop. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer | (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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He's got headgear!! Ryan (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) I used an eraser to get the logo off of my one M-Tron trans-yellow-green 2x1x6H panel. It took a long time because there were two layers of paint for the two different colors. I didn't buff it at all, but the place where I erased became rather (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) This is beautiful, in a nightmarish sort of way. Great architecture. Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I didn't try it on clear pieces, so your guess is as good as mine. I would suggest that you test it out first on a clear piece that you don't mind ruining. Even if your disposable piece has no printing, try erasing it for a miute or two, then (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Did you use it on transparent pieces? I have some that I got from an Auczilla auction that I haven't found a use for yet because of the printing. The eraser technique sounds a lot friendlier than the sandpaper one I referred to earlier. I (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks for all the suggestions! There seemed to be a lot of support for the eraser technique, so I gave that a try. I used a Staedtler Mars Plastic eraser (commonly available at art supply stores). It took a lot of erasing, but caused very (...) (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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(...) In the left picture enlargement, look at the right white rook (right in the front bottom of the picture) and compare to the other rooks/ knights. Rob +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) Alright, I'm blind -- I still don't see it. What's the problem? Steve (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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(...) I don't know if the other cones will be as easy to fix as the 1x1x1. But I think they will (the main complication would be if the conic surface was interrupted by some feature). (...) Too bad; that one was aimed at you. ;) Steve (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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could i have the .dat files? (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build)
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Rob Farver wrote in message <36e0702b.23990668@l...et.com>... (...) Rob, where is the brown baseplate from? Eric (26 years ago, 5-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
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