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| Brad, Great job. The storyline about the cafe was great! Building looks amazing. Thanks for sharing it. - Steve (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| (...) Great job. I really like the way the trans-green and the white go together. Those windows are great too. I had been think about mounting some windows that way, but hadn't gotten a chance to fiddle with the attachment yet. As always a treat to (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| (...) Thanks John, for sharing these great pictures with us. I love your building and for some elements I wasn't aware that they exist at all and you have used hundreds of each of them... Regards, Ben (I myself was not too busy at work last week: (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| Thanks for sharing the pics and for the great presentation (as always!). My favorite part of the tour was meeting the CEO's son and learning about how the nerd he shares an office with sends out bad vibes that destroy his psychic predictions. I also (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the stories. Mark Sandlin <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:sandlin-8036EE....net.com... (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| (...) Excellent as always, Brad. I think I enjoy your descriptions almost as much as the MOCs :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| Those are both really great. The use of color is nice and they both have a good level of detail. They don't look "flat" like many 2nd rate LEGO buildings. Christopher Tracey <ctracey@enviroweb.org> wrote in message news:GJrz07.2JH@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch)
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| Josh Baakko <shi_web@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GJs1r7.7v7@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks for the compliments. I'm glad you enjoyed reading the story. In truth, I rarely read the stories on other people's sites. I guess I like to write stories (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| (...) wow! i like the little TV anttena on the top, great story behind it. i loove to look at your buildings, they have a sertain charm to them. Josh (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| Since I haven't posted any creations in quite a while I thought I would share a few buildings I have been working on. The first is my movie theater. This is a rebuild of what I submitted to the Town Building Contest(1) last year. Some of you saw (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch)
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| This is my latest sky-scraper for BrickTopia: (URL) was finally able to put together a large number of special parts I had sitting around and make use of much of my big Life On Mars set. Here is the entire city skyline: (URL) I added a few more (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
| | | | | Re: New Building (brown)
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| (...) That's all well and good but the *post* is primarily about buildings. Review the trains.org charter. Review the building and building.arch charters. If everything that was tangentially related to train organisations was posted there it would (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.admin.general)
| | | | | Re: New Building (brown)
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| (...) hometown of Hancock, MI. I'm also drawing many new ideas from you, like the hinge brick idea at the top! It looks like i'll have to use some of these ideas for my bank. Josh (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Those are two very nice buildings. The extra details, the cornices for example, really make the buildings interesting to look at. Keep up the good work, Chris (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) John it looks great!Love the details. I myself have a brown/tan building in the works.Like my airport (and using LD bricks/clear 3x4 windows)it is based on a building that i am working on in my real construction job.(It's called Griswold (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) What did you use to cut the pieces? ;-) J-2 knows cutting LEGO pieces is a pet peeve of mine. Although, I have to admit I <gasp!> cut a few pieces in one of the buildings I've posted recently... :-O JohnG, GMLTC aka 'J-1' (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks. I use that technique in 3 other buildings I have yet to post. (...) As I think I mentioned, these are buildings that will appear on the Twin Cities LEGO Train Club layout. They were built for the purpose of displaying on a train (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: Large Baroque Palace
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| Thanks for the compliments. Yeah - Although this doesn't use any exceptionally rare parts, it uses a lot of semi-rare parts in large quantities. Manfred Moolhuysen <moom@nospamchello.nl> wrote in message news:GJq5Mx.5F4@lugnet.com... (...) as (...) (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: New Building (brown)
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| In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes: <snip> Both the brown AND the tan buildings are VERY nice. I especially like the sloped window sills in the brown one. But why is the post to trains.org? Worse, why aren't at least the FUT pointing away? I set (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) realism. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Large Baroque Palace
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| (...) Ghasp! This is screaming to be build in real bricks, on the same grounds as such buildings where erected in the real world, namely being Insanely Expensive. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| Below is a pic of a plain old brown stone building. I started this one right after the brown bulk bricks became available, but it took a long time to collect enough of the brown arches to complete. I must say that I have really becoming a fan of (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) Thanks. That's high praise coming from a couple of guys whom I consider to be truly amazing builders! You make me laugh with the 5 finger hinge question-- I am only aware of it in one set. It took at least a half a year of searching to (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Large Baroque Palace
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| (...) Agghh... I am on sensory overload this morning. First I see John Neal's Tan Building and now this. Very cool Brad. Once again you have made a building that will inspire future Town builders (myself) and amaze them at the same time. I love the (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) Wow. As the picture loaded, I keep seeing each new detail and saying to myself, "That's cool, oh, that's cool, that's cool." Very Impressive. I don't know what a cornice is but, I love the way you detailed the roof, and the window line, and (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| John Neal wrote in message <3BA23747.8301523B@u...st.net>... (...) A man after my own heart! "miniland detail in minifig scale" is how I'd describe what I try to do too. And a really beautiful building John. My only nitpick is that I find the door (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| I saw this on brickshelf earlier and felt it to be one of the best buildings I've ever seen. The level of detail is great as is the color combinations. The numerous different types of bricks used on the facing give an excellent sense of texture and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| If I can ask, but where exactly do you work, & how much free time do you have!? Josh (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| "John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3BA23747.830152...est.net... (...) Each of us in our own way will come back to our enjoyment of the brick. For some it may take longer than others but I think that play and building with the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| John & All, (...) I know the feeling, my Shell Gas Station was eating up obscene amoutns of yellow tile, I had to go through many Brickbay orders and the like. I got the last shipment 3 days befor MLTC's GATS Show in Grand Rapids. My next project (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) Thanks, Scott. Very perceptive-- that 1 element was indeed the most difficult for me to obtain! I forgot to mention that this building will be sitting on the TCLTC layout, hence the crosspost to trains.org. -John (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| A very nice piece. I wish I had the time for doing something like that myself. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do not necessarily express the views of my employer...) BRICKFEST 2002 IS JUST AROUND (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) That cornice design is *stunning*. Bram's right, that's a great use of obscure parts. The 1x4 tiles with 5-finger hinge are also really neat--what set did those come from in bulk? (...) I see! I hope you'll produce more--the tan/brown/white (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) LEGO is always appropriate :) (...) And an incredible cornice it is...great use of obscure parts! If you need 14 more trapdoors, I have 'em :) (...) You sure this is your first? I remember plenty of other detailed models from you :) (...) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| John & All, (...) have been trying to get some of those parts, like the 1x4 tan hinge. It is truly a great building! Can't wait to see more! Scott S. -- (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| Timing, as they say, is everything, so in many ways even the idea of playing with LEGO seems a little absurd in light of recent events, but life will go on for us and there's nothing that any despicable coward can do that will conquer our (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general) !!
| | | | | Re: New Cathedral in XXL-size
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| (...) Sorry, but for the moment that is all. But for sure there will appear lots more pictures in late october, when the cathedral will be first time shown in public. Regards, Ben (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de)
| | | | | Re: New Cathedral in XXL-size
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| Wow, Ben. That is a pretty impressive structure... Any more pictures of it? I'd love to see some more. :-) -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> (...) me to (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de)
| | | | | New Cathedral in XXL-size
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| Dear all, Frank Deuter - a German Co-AFOL - has built this cathedral and asked me to publish a first picture of it. Take a look at it here: (URL) think it is one of the most georgeous buildings I have ever seen! The cathedral will be displayed at (...) (23 years ago, 30-Aug-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.de) !!
| | | | | Re: Wedding Chapel
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| (...) Hey Brad, sorry for the delay... you know how wedding plans go... I'll drop you an e-mail ASAP. It's a pretty model, that's for sure. (23 years ago, 28-Aug-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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