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(...) I really like it! It looks like a real building. The colors are perfect. I would have attempted to use brown 1x2 log bricks instead of 1x2 regular bricks for the corners to add some (more) detail. The inner court yard is impressive. I like the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Wow, very nice work Chris. You've created a impressive sturcture with a simple design. I'm sure it will make a great addition to the club layout. jt (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hello peoples,here is one of my latest buildings.It will be appearing in our next train show in 2 weeks along with being entered in the ISCC. The building is based on one in downtown Detroit that my company is helping to restore.After seeing John (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.town) !!
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(...) I must say, the model does successfully capture the "feel" of a Le Corbusier building. I went to Clemson Univ. in Clemson, South Carolina for architecture (or "architorture" as we called it); a lot of the professors were heavily into the (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) One word: Marvelous! The design is innovative, and the way you were able to capture the feel of the model and sketches in Lego is amazing. I am not a big fan of "modern" architecture, but this building is spectacular. Henry (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.contests)
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(...) Bram, Wow, what an original MOC, I like it. I don't think I've seen a MOC anything like it before. The only minor quibble I have is that the studio area could be bigger. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.contests)
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Well, after 5 days or so, my entry still isn't up on the ISCC website, so I decided to go ahead and post the pictures on my own site. My entry is a modern architecture studio on the beach, designed in the style of architect Le Corbusier: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 26-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general, lugnet.town) !!
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Nice work, Brad. I especially like the look of the white half domes inside the transparent domes. I love those LEGO public transportation systems that keep minifigs from walking those one, two, or maybe three blocks they would otherwise have to. (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hi Jonathan, Thanks for the compliments. Unlike a lot of other models of mine, this one could actually be built (except with more "normal" colors). I didn't use any special pieces. Alas, I don't personally have enough roof pieces to build this one, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Thanks for the feeback Ross. If you check out the Mayor's "palace" you might note that no kitchen is shown. I guess that one can assume that the kitchen is situated in the other "half" of the building that is not modeled! "Ross Crawford" (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I would love to buy that house, but my house costs less than 1/10th that price! "Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:GoGuo9.2En@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Last year, around this time, I introduced my "Cathedral of Ice" MOC. This model proved to be quite popular and I still get requests for the .dat files to make this model. To make this process easier, I've now posted the .dat files on brickshelf at (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.ray)
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(...) life: (...) Another excellent addition! Can't wait to see the mayor's kitchen! ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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This is the latest addition to Bricktopia. It is another train station on the far side of town. This one is significantly smaller than the primary transit terminal, but still has some interesting architectural features to it. (URL) usual, on the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) I like it a lot. Great job. Great detail. I would love to see it actually built with bricks. Your stuff always blows me away Brad. great job. Jonathan (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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"Jason Spears" <spearjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GoGu3u.s5@lugnet.com... (...) looking (...) the (...) The window above the front door is done by using 4 1x3x2 half arches. The bottom two arches are flipped upside down. They are held in (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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"Carsten Schmitz" <casz@gmx.de> wrote in message news:GoGEz0.A6A@lugnet.com... (...) Hi, Thanks for the compliments. I never use the gaps when rendering LEGO stuff. I agree with you that it de-LEGOizes the model a bit, but I've had a lot of (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) <snip> Wow! I want to go there for the winter. Some refreshing detail work around the porch. (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) <snip> (...) Well I have two things to say about this model Brad. First, as always a beautiful model. The front porch is neat. And I am looking forward to checking out the dat file to see how you did the window above the front door. Second, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hey... looks very nice... well done... What happened to the gaps between the bricks? Imho some lego style is lost that way. The Walls look very slick if there are no bricks. Play well Carsten "Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> schrieb im (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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"Pedro Silva" <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote in message news:GoGA0r.J72@lugnet.com... (...) open?) Hi Pedro, Thanks for the compliments. I tried to stay accurate to the original within the confines of LEGO colors (OK RARE LEGO colors). However, you are (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) ! I wonder if the French original is even close to that! (...) Ok, here goes: I LOVE IT! Well, maybe not the colours... but the design is very, very good! I looked at the wireframe, it must have been difficult to see through all those lines. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hello all, Here is my latest creation: (URL) is a large mansion styled after a French chateau. This is actually a model of a real house in Palos Verdes Estates, (Los Angeles CA). The actual house is currently for sale. I found it in a high-end (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !
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Sorry for the double post. Rendered Instructions and DAT file now available, if anyone is interested. (URL) sure that I made FAR too many steps, but I figure using BrickShelf, people can just skip to what they want to see anyway. Thanks to Jeff Boen (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) (snipped doubts and replies) (...) Way better! Thanks, Adrian. Keep up the good work! Pedro (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks. Not too many people have built buildings that aren't pretty much variations on the box. I enjoyed the challenge of making this thing bend in the middle. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Nope, the wings are what sets the angle. Thanks to the size of the building, small misalignments from one end to the other are eliminated, and everything can line up nicely. (...) As a matter of fact, as you can see from this image: (URL) is (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) HEY, watch you comments, Amoco™ has 60% of my city's business (there is a Shell™, & Octan too...) Josh (look for traveling Amoco tank trains & gas stations if I finnaly get to show up at a train show...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) WOW! Great use of yellow!(me who traded alot of his yellow to Jason S.) I like the way you put it on angle.Great! (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Actually, I meant "is there any mathematical model to follow, so that the halves' roofs fit together nicely, without 'holes'?" I did notice the clever use of the wings on the rooftop. What I was trying to know is whether or not you had (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm not sure what you mean by this, but the angle of the building is set by the large Star Wars wing <part:30355> and <part:30356> which are parts of the roof panels. Once I had that part in hand, figured out how big the windows would be, made (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Hi Adrian, Very nice building. I especially like the angle between the two halves, is there any model to follow regarding proportions? How stable is the building, while resisting horizontal forces (ie, "shaken")? Pedro (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) I like yellow just fine - after all, I have a 3033 Blue Tub full of yellow pieces. And I sure understand the lack of "real world" colored bricks in bulk tubs like the 3033. (...) Of course! And now that the Shell™ Exxon™ and Esso™ oil (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Yeah, those Life On Mars fan housings are doing a pretty good job up there, aren't they. :) Thanks Adrian (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey, don't be badmouthing the yellow :) And the fact that the Bricksburg Hotel and the Octan HQ are the same color is strictly coincidence. Since I was modelling the Octan HQ after a real building (and I didn't have 50,000 tan bricks) I built (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks. I wanted to try and emulate the sloped front of the real building as close as possible. The best way to do that, since I used all my thin walls for the roof panels, was to use car windshields, similar to what I used on the Museum ((URL) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) WoW! What a nice BIG building! And it's yellow too! Just like a certain hotel from a little while back... I think I saw an Octan press release indicating something about the falling prices of oil have caused them to consider putting the new (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Congrats! What a great huge office building. I'll echo Jason's praise of the windows. The fans on the roof are nice too! Very nice! Jonathan (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow, that's big. Very nice. I like the use of your car front windshields for the front glass. The roof details are a neat touch. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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