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| When critiquing I try to do a few things, most importantly provide encouragment, for some people its a big thing to present their new MOC to the world. I try to gauge the level of the builder (which isn't really an age thing) from the tone of their (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | The virtual Cube has come alive !
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| Hi all, A few months ago I created (virtually) a Lego version of a wooden puzzle (a cube later converted to a sphere). When we visited LegoLand Billund, I was lucky to find many brown and tan tiles to construct a real Cube (dimension 20 studs, 12 (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.be, FTX) !
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| (...) I reckon you're pretty fair with your critiques, Paul. But you're right, they can be difficult, mainly because one is always unsure how they will be taken. Here's what I reckon: If you want your work critiqued, ask for it, even to the point of (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Critiquing is tough. I've been giving ad-hoc critiques of almost everything for years and I still haven't got the hang of it... in fact, I often get the feeling that it has worked against my favour. I don't think I'd recommend it. Then again, (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Why I kept my age a secret
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| snip (...) I think this important to note. I think alot of us, or at least myself, get stuck in a "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" mentality. I will keep this in mind and try and do more critiquing... says the guy (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Maybe part of it was that .space is simply BIG. Maybe part of it was that I've split energies between models and the Starship game. I don't know. But I just didn't feel the warm reception others seemed to get. Don't get me wrong--I'm not (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: PCS Magnolia
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| (...) Very sleek! Great use of slops and stripes. I don't like the horns on the nose, though... I realise it's the concept, I just think it detracts from the sleekness. Your call, of course. Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (22 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Building vs. Unbuilding
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| Bryan Wong wrote in message ... (...) of one (...) and (...) "overbuilding", it (...) LOL, I admit I was thinking of that incident among others when I mentioned roofs! Kevin ---...--- Farmhouse kit: (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) Lego parts (...) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | For those of you who soon will be parents...
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| Hello! (URL) me, I'm a link!>> Bye Jojo (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.parents, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Building vs. Unbuilding
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| (...) I hope you drop it on a carpeted surface! (...) I still remember, a couple years ago, my gf accidentally knocked the roof of one of your buildings off of a table! Fortunately, it was at the end of a show and you were planning to take it apart (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build)
| | | | | Re: Building vs. Unbuilding
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| Teddy Welsh wrote in message ... (...) I usually unbuild carefully, sorting and storing as I go. But occasionally I go for the shock horror factor and deliberately drop something. This sometimes backfires when my "overbuilding" has been so overboard (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build)
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| Hello! Hui, some shocking pictures in this thread! My MOCs were made in the fires of My Room™. Only there they can be unmade. And so I do. Usually I simply take them apart how I put them up: Brick by brick. (URL) me, I'm a link!>> (URL) me, I'm a (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A window using SNOT and SNIR techniques
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| (...) Hi Stefan, Thanks. I used two 4x10 trans-yellow plates instead of the grey plates. Erik / brickerik (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Really cool window!!! How did you get it to be transluecent on the back but still hold together? -Stefan- (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Cookies
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| (...) Either that or they need a Lugnet/Brickshelf sponser... :) - I have a page on my Brickshelf area just for my nephew's creations (some with a bit of help from me or parents at times) He and I built a few 'bases' for playing with last time he (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Building vs. Unbuilding
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| (...) My proudest moment - convicing the PDX build team to drop it :) (...) My unplanned unbuilds usually happen during construction when I do something dopey and don't pay attention to what I'm doing. My (URL) P-51> suffered a catastrophic failure (...) (22 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: PCS Magnolia
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| Tom, this is teh cool! I can see how some might not agree with the use of X-Pod here, but i think you incorporated it very well. Some clean and creative snot here, I like the use of those hollow 2x2x2 slopes. A very curvy and sleek craft that fits (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Building vs. Unbuilding
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| (...) My Luna Spire fell over[1]: (URL) and (URL), (URL), (URL), (URL), (URL), (URL). A year earlier Jon's Shpleem rocket was hit by a Q-wing and then eaten by sheep: (URL) and (URL), (URL), (URL), (URL). (The Shpleem got his revenge) --Bram 1) (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Building vs. Unbuilding
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| (...) Well, most of my "un-builds" have been spectacularly un-planned and un-wanted. Here are a couple of examples: (URL) crane>> (URL) But that's the great thing about LEGO bricks, you can always build it better next time ;) ROSCO (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
| | | | | Building vs. Unbuilding
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| Yeah, yeah, we all build cool stuff. But how do folks unbuild? I just received a very sad photo of a toppled moonbase module, reminding me that stuff like this happens all the time: (URL) And of course, many of us have seen the ISD Drop from PDX. (...) (22 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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