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(...) Very interesting. I did not know about those sets at all. Both for the headlight mosaics and these macaroni patterns, one really needs a lot of bricks of said type to make a real-life version of these. Fortunately in this day and age of (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) The superficial similarity is striking. (...) I don't know that much about tiling patterns, but I can see that all my LEGO patterns so far have been based on a certain pattern of bricks being turned by 90° angles. And I also wonder if someone (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Hi Jeff I am Sergio from PLUG - Portuguese Lego Users Group, a legalized association of AFOL in Portugal. I am also the author and owner of that car. It was presented in an Expo for toys and children accessories in a Portuguese city called (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) PLUG is Portugal LUG (...) I don't, but Pedro1 read Lugnet daily. Maybe has he some details ? Didier 1 Féliciations pour la publication des statuts officiels de PLUG :-) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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I saw this on B-shelf last week or so & thought it was VERY cool: (2 URLs) it's in 'PLUG's folder (a train organization apparently): (URL) I was wondering if the owner of the folder or someone from that group or show had any more pics or intructions (...) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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I finished this two weeks ago and finally got around to taking and editing all the photos. Glad it's finally done: (URL) I originally made the wheel/suspension setup last spring, but didn't get around to working on the body until this past winter. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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(...) Very interesting..... This reminds me of the first 2 Lego sets ever produced that did not involve a building. That was the #1300 and #1301 Mosaic Sets from 1956. These Danish only sets contained a lot of 1x1 round bricks, 2x2 (quarter circle) (...) (21 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Hi, (...) It clearly reminds me some Penrose Tilings (URL), Escher works (URL) and Alhambra art. Unlike Penrose tilings, your tiling is based on the number 4 and 90° angles. (due to the Macaroni part geometry). Quite the same for Erling brick (for (...) (21 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I was messing around with some (URL) macaroni bricks> the other night and made a cool pattern, but I didn't have enough bricks to fully flesh it out, so I fired up ldraw. Once I had the first pattern, I couldn't help but try my hand at a few more: (...) (21 years ago, 3-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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| | Re: Japanese Restaurant and Home
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(...) Yes, in a way I did. I don't think that Lego had something like this usage in mind when they decided to change the color of the minifigs! While not a big fan of the color changes, in this instance I believed the use of a 'fleshie' was (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(URL) Landing cleared!> Be sure to scroll down... (URL) AC (21 years ago, 2-Apr-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: Sweet chopper by Josh Jenkins
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Sweet indeed. I can see the gangs forming now. The minifig rider needs a T-shirt with this message on the back: "If you can read this, my old lady fell off." (seen on an actual biker in Austin, Texas) James Wilson Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Hello all, I would've made this an 'I found this' post, but Josh kindly gave me his permission to post this here. Its an extremely cool chopper: (URL) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Hello! That's a beautiful MOC. Very well done in all aspects of LEGO building. I like the many little details, for example the hair decoration of the tradionally habited lady ist great. I've never been to Japan, but from what I've seen on TV you (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Hi Patrick! As many mornings I started my day with browsing through the recent galleries at brickshelf. But it was not a normal morning. Between all "standard" stuff I found your creation. And I had to klick through every single picture. Just (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) -snip- This is one of the most beautiful town MOCs I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing! Makes me hungry! (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> :: lego weblog :: creations :: moonbase (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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That's wonderful. I loved the typical Japanese items (such as the electricity pylons and vending machine) which are so noticable to the western visitor to Japan. Colour scheme was also spot on. And I'll defintitely be copying how you did the roof (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) You hit this dead on- it has an absolutely astounding level of detail. Wonderful work! (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (21 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Patrick Yrizarry wrote: (snip) TOTALLY rocks! This may be the best town creation I have seen in a VERY long time. I love how you got the building to split open with an overhanging roof. I've only been to Japan once so I guess (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(URL) A restaurant and home somewhere in a back street in Japan influenced by watching too many Japanese television shows like 'Soko Ga Shiritai', 'Next Stop Discovery' and 'Sushi! Donburi! Ramen!'. I wanted to create a set that could truly be (...) (21 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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