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Hey, that is very cool. Makes a great puzzle, but I'm also immediately intrigued by the patterns it could provide for minifig floors or walls. Neato. -Brendan (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(URL) The streets outside the Cantina are teeming with various activities as natives of Mos Eisley go about their daily life.> There are however a couple of droids that try to conceal themselves from the prying eyes of the Imperial Sandtroopers as (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) I was aware of that while writing but figured it would just confuse the issue more. Let's face it, if we cared that much about scale (some excepted) we wouldn't be building with Lego, we'd choose some other medium. Tim (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Hi Welshie, (...) On the contrary, your question is the crux of the issue, that being scale in the LEGO Minifig world. I am going to base my answer on a few assumptions, so please forgive me if pass along some data which you already know. "Studs" (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I know that this is going to be an "idiot" question, but when you say 1 stud= 1 minifig foot. What does that look like? I know I know that sounds stupid, but I am currently not at home and thus do not have my Lego pieces in front of me, so I (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.build, Timothy Gould wrote: <snip> (...) Yes, but 1 caveat. 1stud/foot is actually 10 wide, and probably the best scale given the gauge of LEGO track. The problem is that the LEGO train wheels are too tiny, and the train motor wheels set (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) In any event, I can't believe that you didn't suggest your awesome little applet, (URL) Lego Scale Converter> as a resource! Very useful. And Geeky:-d Thanks again for creating it, Dave! (not to be confused with Dave!!:-) JOHN (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) In terms of numbers, somewhere around 1:38 to 1:44, depending on your preference. Most people seem to use one of: 1 stud (8mm) = 1 minifig foot 3 studs (24mm) = 1 minifig meter 1 minifg (42mm) = 6 feet tall But then again, many models are (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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(...) To elaborate slightly on Lenny's statement above, a layout with 8 wide trains will usually use about 1stud/foot whereas a layout with 6 wide trains will use a smaller scale. Depends on whether your figs are tall and wide or short and normal (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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(...) There really isn't anything "generally accepted." But since figs are so oddly shaped, it makes finding a standard scale practically impossible. What I've seen the most is 1 stud=1 foot, but that makes figs only slightly taller than 5 ft. But (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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Hi, folks, I'm sure this question has been raised many times before, but what is the current, accepted brick-to-foot ratio, if there is such a thing? My reason for asking is relatively simple; I am constructing (actually just finished) a lighthouse (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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Not yet. I have the parts, but they're scattered throughout the shed, I'm not sure what drawers they are in from our move. I {do} plan on building it in yellow, especially with what the yellow arches cost me on BL! (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-06, to lugnet.build)
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Here is the latest vignette in my biblical series... I'd planned on doing Noah, but this idea came to me, so I threw it together tonight. (URL) The whole gigantic/demonic gallery (including other biblical stories): (URL) Steve (20 years ago, 1-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.build)
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| | Underground Level - Imperial Garrison
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The (URL) underground levels> of an Imperial garrison conceal the various facilities that make the base fully functional. Accessible on either side by lifts connecting the different levels, rotating shifts of Imperial units go about their duties to (...) (20 years ago, 28-Feb-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) WOW! Now that's something LEGO should make as a set! Adr. (20 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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Very impressive! I remember when Mr. Powell presented the headlight brick patterns. This new technique reminds me of how exciting that was! Wow. e (20 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.build)
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I was fiddling around with some panels a while ago and discovered an interesting way of meshing them together. In addition to looking kind of neat I found the technique also lent itself to making puzzles... (URL) You can find more details (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.fun, FTX) !!
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(...) Dear Mr. Nelson Jr., Thank you for all the great ideas and links. At first I thought you didn't understood what I was trying to say, but as I kept reading you understand what I was trying to say, and you even took it a step further. I really (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I recently had a similar thought - that it would be great if there were an encyclopedia of part uses. Something like the (URL) Brickopedia> in Allan Bedford's (URL) LEGO Builder's Guide>, but with links to real-life uses of each part (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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I have had the internet for quite sometime now, but it was about four months ago that I realized that the online Lego community was massive in both size and Lego techniques. Since I first came on the online Lego scene I have been doing what every (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-06, to lugnet.build)
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