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Well I have given Lego Digital Designer a try and build a virtual lighthouse. Personally I found the tool somewhat frustrating at times. I used the 2005 Factory brickset which is quite limiting... but that just adds to the fun. I modeled my (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | How to do Long Wheelbase 4-Wheel Wagons with Turning Wheels
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I have some long wheelbase wagons (8x32) with four wheels, which turn on the curves. Here's a new pic of how it's done: (URL) This is the wagon the right way up: (URL) On the lower wagon in the underside picture, which goes last in the train, the (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: A small car
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(...) I agree--I grew up thinking all cars should be four wide, but six is where it's at if you want it to be more detailed. (...) I think this is the key--it's the illusion or pinching of shapes to make them look different than what they really (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Palace Stairwell
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The palace stairwell used in the (URL) Theed Palace Chamber> has been deconstructed to show details that were obscured by the palace walls. (URL) Front view (URL) Top view (URL) More pics on (URL) gallery> when moderated. AC (21 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Octagonal building technique: help!
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I used the parts linked above to make some octagonal towers in a large castle MOC I built recently. At the bottom, I attached two opposite sides (parallel) to the supporting pieces below the tower, and then let the other 6 sides "float", just (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: A small car
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(...) It's a solid first attempt. I'd recommend using tiles on some of the studded surfaces if possible. Spoilers are tough. I haven't come up with a satisfactory solution beyond the big racing type spoiler found on my Mustang. For detail, I think (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Removing dots from baseplates
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"Mike Kollross" <kollross@nospamcomp...art.ab.ca> wrote in message news:ID9o14.1ztJ@lugnet.com... (...) Haven't done the soccer filed baseplates, but I've used Nevr-dull ((URL) with success on all other projects of this nature... -Rob (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Removing dots from baseplates
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I know this is a bizarre request but has anyone had any luck with removing the white dots from certain baseplates? I have a quantity of the 48x48 green baseplates with soccer field dots and I want remove the dots. I was thinking laquer thinner but (...) (21 years ago, 13-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Octagonal building technique: help!
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(...) On that note, there's a few particular sizes of 45 degrees that work well enough within Lego tolerances. Like, a 45 degree wall of length 7, 17, 24, 33, or 41 will all join up with the hinges Ondrew mentioned, and be pretty darn close to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Octagonal building technique: help!
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(...) unfortunently the faset brick isin't very usefull past using it with another faset part. the easyist way to acheive the octagonal look is to use hinge bricks or plates and angle the walls. here's the parts that will be most usefull: (2 URLs) (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-05, to lugnet.build)
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