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Amy, The church is magnificent. The photo realism is incredible. I hope to get a chance to see it in person. Although I have never been inside a church, I must express my admiration for this project. I am glad that Precious was able to take part in (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Abston Church of Christ
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(...) That is amazing!! I can believe it toke 20 months!!! All that glass, it must cost a fortune. Also, i thank you for sharing those wonderfull pictures of "Precious". I know you will always remember her, and carry her in your heart. Thank you. (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Abston Church of Christ
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Conceived 20 months ago and a year under construction, the Abston Church of Christ is now complete... (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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| | Re: I'm back - and my website has moved
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Yeah - he is definitely cute. Unfortunetly, he doesn't play for too long usually and its back to "No playing with your LEGO daddy. Come hold me!" "Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> wrote in message news:GtC9ME.66D@lugnet.com... (...) always (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: I'm back - and my website has moved
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(...) Wow Brad... the little Lego-maniac is adorable... he has the look of "leave me alone, I'm playing with my bricks!!!" :) Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.publish)
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| | I'm back - and my website has moved
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As some of you may have noticed, I've been pretty much out of the LUGNET scene for several months now. Contrary to a lot of folks lately, this had absolutely nothing to do with the political climate on LUGNET (which I think is just as good as it (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.people, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.publish)
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| | Re: New MOC: Grand Haven Lighthouse
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(...) Cool! Go for it. Models that have a lot of good memories behind them are always the best. Adrian (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New MOC: Grand Haven Lighthouse
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(...) Nice lighthouse Adrian. :) Comes from the good side of Michigan! j/k Detroitees! It's a very nice representation of the lighthouse over in Grand Haven. Using your technic for the round-ness of the tower, I might make South Haven's lighthouse. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New MOC: Grand Haven Lighthouse
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(...) That's cute Adrian! I like the shape of the Lighthouse and the lookout. Best of luck for the comp! Mel www.brickzine.com (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | New MOC: Grand Haven Lighthouse
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Here's my entry for the 2002 town contest. It's a model of the Grand Haven lighthouse in Grand Haven, Michigan. I don't know what category it should fit in, since it's basically two small buildings on 4 baseplates. I guess I'll let Kevin make the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !
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| | Cathedral of Ice - In the ABS! (Posted for Brad Hamilton)
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Note: Due to a technical problem, Brad Hamilton is unable to post and asked me to post this for him. A little over a year ago, I designed a virtual cathedral using MLCAD that caused quite a stir. Thanks to some recent set re-introductions from LEGO, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !!
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| | New MOC - Minifig sized Titanic
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Hey guys, I took a break from building space creations, and decided to take a stab at something I had been wanting to create for some time now. It took me about two weeks to build, and took up every single one of my black bricks, which wouldn't be (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.arch) !
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| | RE: New MOC: Windy Point Inn
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(...) I think it looks great! Nice architecture, great use of color and details. I like the subtle bricked landscaping. Does it have a complete interior? --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Town Building Contest: entries close midnight PST Sunday 17th March
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Last call for entries!!! The Town Building Contest closes on Sunday 17th March, at midnight Pacific Time. I'm eagerly awaiting all your breathtaking creations! Go to: (URL) read the rules and enter. I will post voter registration info and rules on (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Skyscrapers
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(...) Is it done within roughly a 6x6 stud footprint? If so, then I am definitely interested. I have seen a number of pictures of wonderful "giant scale" models such as this one in NYC: (URL) J. Spencer Rezkalla (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Skyscrapers
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The Chrysler Building has already been done. If you would like to see the model, grab a copy of The Ultimate Lego Book. It will give you a fairly good illustration of the spire. Good Luck if you decide to proceed. (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Abston College Christ Chapel
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(...) Ah, classic Hughes architecture. My only question is when will the first church be unveiled to the public? (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Skyscrapers
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(...) Let's just say that Bricklink, Lego Shop at Home, and 1x2 tile grilles have become very close friends of mine ;-) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Skyscrapers
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(...) I have a few ideas floating around. Not everything out there translates well at the common scale I am using. For instance I would love to do the Chrysler building - but if the famed spire doesn't look right, there's no point in even doing the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Abston College Christ Chapel
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Hey! That looks pretty good thus far. Is that the front section of the chapel, or do you plan to add more to it? You should put some gargoyles over the roof to look down at unsuspecting citizens. That would be cool. <<_Matt Hein_>> Lugnet member no. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Skyscrapers
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(...) Hey! These are awesome! Excellently done too. I've just one question. Where did you get all those gray bricks?! (...) Hmm...so they are. You should try making a model of a large Boeing Jet. Just kidding :) <<_Matt Hein_>> Lugnet member No. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Skyscrapers
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(...) Spencer, Those are great. They all have amazing detail in that scale. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Town Building Contest progresses
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So far we have 48 entries at the Town contest site: (URL) note - I have extended the deadline from Mar 15th (which was a Fri night) to the 17th (so you have the weekend to finish off your entry!) Keep them coming, all! Kevin ---...--- TOWN Lego (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: New Cathedral MOC
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Awesome! Now that's the kind of model I would place in the front of my medieval town, now if only I could get some bricks... <<_Matt Hein_>> ---...--- Read the Draken Chronicles , my lego story @ www.lugnet.com/peopl...ers/~1112/ (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: New Cathedral MOC
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(...) Excellent work, and thanks for sharing the details of the spire. Very clever. Amy (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: New Cathedral MOC
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(...) Great Cathedral. I admired this greatly when I saw the pictures of the PNLTC layout at Legoland. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears Michlug - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: New Cathedral MOC
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(...) Hey Kim, I really liked the cathedral! It's very impressive! Thanks for sharing how you did the spire. I may have to try that sometime. Also, it's a nice site you have. It's the first time I've seen it. Keep up the good work and keep sharing (...) (23 years ago, 26-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: New Cathedral MOC
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(...) Kim, A very nice cathedral, and good technique in making the octagonal steeple. Thanks, George (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: NELUG at New England Home Show 2/23/02 - 3/03/02
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(...) Wow! Nice Pictures. I can't believe noone else has commented on this yet. Those things are HUGE! Good Job. The pictures are even better *because* they're big! They're worth the DL time. I might have to make a trip to the HomeShow this week... (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | New Cathedral MOC
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Well, now that the PDX GATS is over and I've finished my taxes (YEAH!) I'm taking some time to do a long overdue update to my web page. The first installment of this update is a page with pictures of my new cathedral that went to LegoLand with the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains) !
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| | NELUG at New England Home Show 2/23/02 - 3/03/02
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Well I don't have a lot of time for a full debriefing but here is a little appitizer. NELUG was commisioned about 6 months ago to present at the New England Home Show in Boston MA. We were commisioned to build a replica of the new LPZ Bridge in (...) (23 years ago, 24-Feb-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org, lugnet.org.us.nelug) !!
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| | Re: The wonderful Blacksmith Shop: Open Letter to Dan
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Hi Paul! Thanks for your kind words! I've actually had several arguments about the color scheme on this kit, both before and after it's release, and I'm glad I have someone on my side here! As for Lego making 20 more sets like this, you should write (...) (23 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The wonderful Blacksmith Shop: Open Letter to Dan
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I got mine yesterday, knew I was going to be very happy, right from seeing the beautiful box art (was expecting the half-disappointing black & white/gray "legends" style). Enjoyed putting it together - but the real seal of approval came from my 4 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: The wonderful Blacksmith Shop: Open Letter to Dan
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(...) Dan, My Blacksmith Shop arrived yesterday, and I just have to write and tell you how much I enjoyed building it. What a pleasure it was to watch all your beautiful details emerge from this model! There are so many things I like, so let me name (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: where to get alot of black 1xX bricks
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(...) Hi Jan This question has been bugging me too, but then we do build the same sort of things. Shame about S@H but then their quite expensive anyway. Steve (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | where to get alot of black 1xX bricks
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Hello fellow AFOL! This might be the wrong group to post this, but I give it a shoot anyway, anyone happens to know what set to get to harvest black bricks from? I havent got my hands on the 2002 catalog, since TLC really made me loose interrest in (...) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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