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(...) You don't say whether you're scanning prints or scanning negatives, but I wonder if your scanner/software combination is delivering a higher resolution than you were expecting, say 150dpi, rather than the 72 or 96 usually used for web (...) (21 years ago, 21-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) This may be a combination of lighting and focus - where lighting is poor, it's difficult to get a clear picture. Also if it was cold your lens may have had condensation on it. (...) Use an image manipulation program to crop / resize it. I use (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) There's some info on Wayne's ZNAP bridge here (URL)A suspension bridge can easily beat any other bridge type for main span (...) Agreed. (...) <boast> Well, the only non-LEGO on my arch bridge was the Aussie flags! <plug href=(URL)</plug> (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Larry, The overall length may be longer. But the record may be the main span - or length between any two supports. In that case my suspension bridge falls short of the record. I'm sorry I don't have the exact figures at hand for the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Way cool! The towers sort of look Oakland-Transbay-ish to me.... That's an amazing bridge. Thanks for sharing! I wonder if it's longer than the PNLTC/Guinness Znap bridge? (21 years ago, 20-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I got a scanner for my birthday on March 9 and I'm now getting around to posting my pics of a suspension bridge I built nearly 8 years ago! This is my first attempt at putting something on BrickShelf. There are four pictures in this folder. The (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.har) !
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| | New MOCs -- A whole city, inspired by Greenwich Village
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Hi, everybody! I'd like to announce my latest addition to my LEGO Manhattan... I've built a whole new city modeled after Greenwich Village. There are about 15 different buildings in the city, each of which has its own page, and over 75 pictures in (...) (21 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !!
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(...) windows looks surpricingly good in a building like this. Good for inspiration, yet I have my doubt the auction will meet the sellers reserve, if he really spend 1000 of dollars on it. Arne, Copenhagen (21 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I came accross this LEGO house on E-bay. I have no connection with the house or seller but this deserves a posting on LUGNET. This had to take a great deal of time and effort to build. Please take a look. (Sorry, if I psoted this in the wrong area.) (...) (21 years ago, 17-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Here is my latest skyscraper. It is a combination of East Indian and Modern, Western architectural styles. Here is the raw pictures archive: (URL) is the web page including pictures and descriptions: (URL) are the interior descriptions (includes a (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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This is the BrickTopia Emergency Headquarters. It is a massive new office building intended to house fire and other emergency response offices. (URL) There is unfortunately no interior and the detail level on the exterior is a bit low because I had (...) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build) !
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Here are some photos from the tour of the Peter B. Lewis Building construction site I went on in April 2001: (URL) Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (21 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Cathedral Of the Gears
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Sinners Beware! If you transgress, God will grind you between the gears. Here is my latest MOC, submitted (as always) for your approval. Features inclued a pre-battle ceremony where the City-State's division of Spyrius Regulars receives the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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All: A lot of you have already seen my World Trade Center, which has sadly been disassembled. I'd always been fascinated with the design of the plaza and the buildings, and I've decided to give it another try. I posted some pictures on brickshelf of (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Old Moc: Ranch house
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(...) Not quite, but it probably at least doubled my collection. (...) Well, I did have to buy six slope packs to finish it off...haven't used those slopes for anything since. Maybe it's time for another similar house. --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | New MOC: Luna Spire Moonbase Super-module
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After I built the original Luna Tower, I got a few great suggestions for improvement, including making the top revolve. In order to include working elevators and a rotating top, I had to start over from scratch and work much bigger. This second (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.space) !!
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I just have to say wow. The shear amount of time and energy that must have gone into this is absolutley amazing, not to mention monetary funds. As for criticism, i spent three weeks building a virtual soccer stadium, and all i can do is look at it (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Aww, cute. Is that your first Lego set ever? On the house, very nice. I'm in awe of the amount of slopes you had as a kid. Bruce (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I found some old scans of a house I built back in ninth or tenth grade and decided to throw them up on my website: (URL) LMKWYT! We're also busy scanning old slides at my house (even as I type...boy is it exciting...), and I came across one of my (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.people)
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(...) I second that! I'd love to see more of this type of inspiring work! This is really something special Amy! I really dig your other buildings as well! Keep up the amazing work! -Tommy Rainwater (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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This is arguably one of the coolest LEGO projects I've ever seen, anywhere. I am not at all even slightly religious, but I feel that I can appreciate the spirit of your creation. In short, you need to do more of this. (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Greg: Ask and ye shall receive! :) I spent a few hours today working on a mini Chrysler Building. (URL) you like it. Sean --- Sean Kenney (URL) - New York City in Lego (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Amy, After not seeing this for a long time, I am once again overwhelmed. Beautiful! Oh, on the comments. I got a bunch of "Get a life/job/girlfriend" comments when my site got slashdotted. I guess it bothered me at the very first, but then I (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hi Sean, Very nice. I really like the Citigroup Tower (& Church...nice) and the UN. Both very nicely done. That day you and I met outside the Citigroup Tower I really noticed how impressive it really is....and you've captured it well. Very (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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The one I was thinking of was this: (URL) same author (Stephen Biesty) has done several others, one on a castle, another on a ship, etc. There's a similar one that is just about an apartment building, but I can't find it. If you look around the (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Stefan: Glad you liked them! Yeah, the "1x2 plate with center stud" ( (URL) ) is really your best friend when doing this sort of thing. And other tricks...like the very top of the Empire State Building: I have a 1x2 brick set atop a 1x1 brick, (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hey Amy, Yeah, I wouldn't take what the Slashdotters and the like have to say as anything even remotely disturbing. I think they may be picking on the subject and your dedication to your pet, which are things that high-flying twenty-somethings (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) LOL! :) Yeah, these buildings are a vast departure from my 5-foot-tall skyscrapers and whatnot... probably better too, because it saves me a lot of money and they're quick to build! :) Glad you liked them. Sean (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) That's my favorite, too. The Citigroup building didn't look like much of anything until I started adding the subterrania, and now I love the way it came out. It works well, since the recessed plaza under the tower butts up against the subway (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I actually spent a little time working on a Chrysler Building at this scale, but I gave up after fighting with the tiny scale that I was working at. But you've given me a reason to give it another shot, so I'll let you know if anything comes (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Thanks, Scott. I don't really care what people say about it or me, since even those who find it as a result of some disparaging post seem to enjoy it, judging by the email I get. You'll note I've quoted a few of the more amusing comments on the FAQ (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Abston Church of Christ
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Amy & All, (...) various forums and what not, this is one of the reasons I don't really do any outside of LUGNET and MichLUG of course. : ) I just want to say your all of your work, especially this project, is simply awesome, it is a beautiful (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Very cool. I like the detail you've managed to put into them at this small a scale. The underground detail completes the models, IMO. Nice. -Stefan- (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Abston Church of Christ
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Well, it's been up for a month and a half and is handling the traffic okay, so I thought I might risk an announcement... The Abston Church of Christ is back online. I've added some "...for dummies" style explanations about minifigs and other stuff (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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Sean Kenney wrote: > All: > > Hi there, everyone! Over the weekend I made some super-tiny scale New York > City landmarks. Each is no more than a few inches tall... I made the > CitiGroup Center, the Empire State Building, the UN, and the Woolworth (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Yay...buildings in a scale I can recreate! (...) Citigroup Center before...and it has always fascinated me. (...) Very nice...fits in well with your others. (...) the other lanscaping details. (...) -Kevin (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Sean, All very cool. I think my favorite little detail is how you put the road and the subway into the first one. It reminded me of some of those cutaway diagrams by that guy who does the "Amazing Cross Sections" books that show you the building (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Sliiiick. The views from below remind me (colorscheme-wise) of an old Atari 2600 game. Probably Superman or Spiderman, with 2 color skyscrapers you fly by/climb (whichever game it was, heh). Also: what is the red tower/object/eh? to the left (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Greg... here's my version of the Chrysler: (URL) to Mr. Kenney: excellent work!!! (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) (snip) (...) Awesome buildings! I'd like to be the first to request my favorite NYC skyscraper: the Chrysler Building! -Greg "Fox" Cook (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | BrickTopia Star Wars Museum
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This is a giant, new sky-scraper in BrickTopia, built in a Star Wars "Coruscant" theme. Here are the raw BrickShelf photos: (normal resolution photos) (URL) resolution photos) (URL) is the web site with descriptions: (URL) main BrickTopia web site (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build.arch) !
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All: Hi there, everyone! Over the weekend I made some super-tiny scale New York City landmarks. Each is no more than a few inches tall... I made the CitiGroup Center, the Empire State Building, the UN, and the Woolworth Building. The Citigroup (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Urban Market/Outdoor Grocer and Newsstand
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I have building up my Town layout a lot lately and am planning to construct a building with an outdoor sidewalk market. Since I am much better at COPYING ideas from what others have built, the logical thing to do is to ask here if anyone has done (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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In lugnet.general, Tom Reed writes: <snipped info about the new sets> (...) Thanks Tom for posting the info and pics of the new Adventurers sets. I had a chance to drool over them (except for 4717) at TRU yesterday. I'm glad I was just window (...) (22 years ago, 15-Dec-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.us.richlug, lugnet.animation)
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| | Re: Some more mutilation concepts
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Very cool idea. I would love to see some ABS examples! (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Some more mutilation concepts
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The Brick-brick mutilation is based on a repetitive masonry pattern on the side of a 1x4 brick. The 1x4's can either be staggered (crossing lines when stacked) or vertically stacked. If staggered then a 1x2 is needed as well for the ends. Also if (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | "New" MOC: Luna Tower Moonbase Module
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Many of you have probably seen this in the pictures from the NWBrickCon layout. Here's you chance to check it out in lots of detail! (URL) interior is rather empty except for sliding elevator doors. The blue tint you see in the photos of the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Dec-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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| | Re: two historic facades
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(...) ITTTAPG! (I think that they are pretty good!) I love the arch detail on the fire station, and the ornate detailing on the old bank captures gold rush extravagance. NB: There has been some discussion about how slow Brickshelf is of late. Your (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) connectors to put snotwise detail on vertical surfaces. Just gorgeous. In terms of images, I definitely favour smaller files and faster load times in my own images, aiming for a 50k max (alright, maybe a 60k absolute max) and I keep upping the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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I have finally got around to putting up some images of two historic facades I have done recently: (URL) in a magnificent display of patience waited until the brickshelf folder was moderated before posting this message, so no need to post deep links (...) (22 years ago, 1-Dec-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !!
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| | MOC: Miniscale Moonbase Mod - Student Union Building
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Stardate 112802 Starfleet Environmental Design Office of the Commander Tw0nCo Enterprises is pleased to announce the design approval of the new Boothby Student Union building. This facility is expected to become a focal point of daily student life (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | MichLTC train/town display at local NMRC show, Livonia MI
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The Michigan Lego Train Club displayed in Livonia this past Sunday. While this was an extremely small layout for us because of limited setup time, I think we had a very strong display with a lot of great detail. Many of the buildings have already (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Mountain/Quarry (and more on church)
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(...) That tank truck (water?) looks nice too. (...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Here are a few more pics I found by just iterating the numbers on Peter's images.. (you may find some dead spots but just keep iterating. there's lots to see besides just my stuff. In particular, take a gander at Tony's neato streetlights, (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Honey, I shrunk the Chateau!
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(...) lol I didn't think of it that way-- another way to console myself for tearing her apart-- thanks:-) (...) Thanks. I was hoping it would inspire folks to build one or something like it and send it to either the NGLTC or the NELUG or both for (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Honey, I shrunk the Chateau!
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Hey John, This looks really nice. It preserves all of the key features of the original, but in addition to freeing up space it will also free up a lot of elements (all those windows, railings, blue slopes, etc) for future projects. Oh, btw, I really (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hi John, My apologies for the deliquency in noticing this. (I've actually had to do 'work' at work the past few days). Very nice. Looks to me like a Mayoral Mansion for a city. Any plans to put a cityesque landsacape around it? What parts are (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks John .like tim said I have seen your Brickshelf folder many atime and I'm allways inspired!.As for my latest it's by far my most detailed building I done and the colors are great to work with (as is the dk red/lt grey blg .I'm in the (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks for the kind words, Tim! I hope to post up a few more buildings this week. -John (22 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Oooh, sharp building, Chris! Nicely detailed; plenty of good architectual angling, and good coloration, too. You will have to join the Ashcan school of LEGO town builders I am forming with Jonathan:-) -John (22 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:H5qJzp.GwD@lugnet.com... (...) trees (...) I (...) pics. John: I also like how you have modified the front stairs. Overall, the Chateau now looks like an elegant in town home rather than a country (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.build.arch, John Neal writes: Very nice work John. In future please consider setting FUT just one group though... .trains.org for example ought to be confined to the mechanics and logistics and theory of organizations. Your post would be (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) John it came out great!I still love the way the pillers came out in your building.I liked it so much I incorporated pillers into one of my latest blocks (URL) using my fav. color to build with right now(tan and dark gray).Chris MichLTC (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thank you, Richard. Actually, I could have, but I have forsaken cyprus trees because I prefer to build my own trees instead. I do have four trees that I plan to "plant" in front of the chateau; I just didn't include them in the pics. Pics of (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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(...) Very impressive John. I especially liked the use on the tree's on the origional version, they seemed to add a sense of grand scale. Its a shame that you could not fit those at the front of the new version. Richard (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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| | Honey, I shrunk the Chateau!
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When I built my chateau a few years back, it was simply an exercise of love-- bulk bricks had just become available, and the doors to creating larger and more complicated and detailed MOCs were opened. It, however, became this large labor of love (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Romanesque Church
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(...) I'll second that! Scott's already seen it because first setup is tonite but I'll be seeing it tomorrow (URL) (in case there's any Detroit area lurkers out there, come on out!!!) (22 years ago, 27-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Curved Glass Skyscraper
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This is a building I created almost entirely of clear, white, and gray curved panels. Raw Brickshelf pictures: (URL) Site including descriptions: (URL) Web Site: (URL) are appreciated (22 years ago, 26-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !
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(Sean Devolites) (...) Well, I started it on April 15th, when I went over to get the photos of the real church. It was done about a week or two before the GATS show July 12th... so the easy answer is about two and a half months. Actual building time (...) (22 years ago, 26-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Great Job Peter! Its a beautiful church! It looks accurate, and even if you left off a few things, it still looks detailed. How long did it take you to build? Hasta La Vista, Sean (...) (22 years ago, 26-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Peter & All, (...) This is a breathtaking creation, Peter. I was fortunate to sit next to it for most of the GATS Grand Rapids show, and it is stunning. You really captured the feel and look the the original, and it is just fabulous. I am looking (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) tried to do that myself a few times, I know the amount of work that goes into such an ordeal ... The main tower is splendid. I am glad you stayed true to the colors of the actual church (grey) and that you posted the real pictures for (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Peter, That's just beautiful! Bruce (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) studs on sides) for decoration. I see that you've also found a good solution to the problem of how to build a good Lego cross---I'll see if it scales well for my (much smaller) church. The "rounded" bay via hinges and a clever roof works very (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hi Peter, I was just checking this out. (I remembered it from the train show too...I wondered who built it). I really like the details, the sand green stripes on the roof. Very nice. The only thing I don't like is the use of white for the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Some of you may have seen pictures from MichLUG's July 2002 GATS appearance of my church model. The original, St. Mary's of Redford Catholic Church in Detroit MI, was designed in the 1920s by the architect Ralph Adams Cram in a French Romanesque (...) (22 years ago, 25-Oct-02, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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It looks like Enron is thriving in some areas, despite their bankruptcy. In fact, they have just put up a modern new regional headquarters in BrickTopia. Here is the web page: (URL) are the raw BrickShelf pictures: (URL) BrickTopia site: (URL) are (...) (22 years ago, 19-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Re: elevators
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Sam Schad wrote in message ... (...) I built an external hand-operated elevator on a minifig scale office building a few years ago (URL) the long rack and winder (URL) don't know whether it would stand up to a 6 year old though. Kevin ---...--- NEW (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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As I seek to find/create the perfect Lego building, that can be played with by my six year old nephew and not destroyed within five minutes, I have yet to see any good plans for an elevator system. Has anyone seen anything out there? Either (...) (22 years ago, 9-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | BrickTopia Spaceport
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This is the massive, new BrickTopia Spaceport. The raw BrickShelf pictures are here: (URL) associated web pages with descriptions are here: (URL) I've designed a new space launch vehicle: (URL) is the main BrickTopia web site: (URL) is appreciated (22 years ago, 6-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.space, lugnet.town) !
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| | Re: Microscale City - Kehaar
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(...) Thanx! (...) This is strictly a fun MLCAD exercise...I don't even have all of these pieces. I can build some of them, but not all, and definitely not all of them at once. And the color choices aren't strictly by-the-book on some pieces, at (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Microscale City - Kehaar
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(...) Great Job Tony! But do you have them built or are you still working on them? Hasta La Vista, Sean (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Microscale City - Kehaar
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(...) Thanx! Glad you like it! (...) Working on it...keep checking in every now and again. Peace and Long Life, Tony Alexander (22 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Microscale City - Kehaar
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(...) Damn goo' city, rabbit! :D I like the city, if only we could see it all assembled or more buildings... ~Evan Butzlaff (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Microscale City - Kehaar
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(...) Yeah, but if there's a significance in my choosing it, I'm not aware of it. It just sounded like a cool city name. I know I just really got into the "small-scale underground city" idea of the book, and maybe this tripped something in my head (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Eiffel Tower
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(...) available at my time of writing from this place: (URL) it doesn't work either try putting "Rick Kujawa" in www.google.com basic search, it might surface if it is on a site somewhere) -breiler (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Microscale City - Kehaar
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(...) Does the name have anything to do with the gull from Watership Down? :) ~Evan Butzlaff (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Microscale City - Kehaar
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Hey, all! I've just been playing around, trying to learn a little about MLCAD, and liked the microscale stuff by Paul Hertzog and Jeremy Sproat. So I virtually made a few buildings and locations just for fun. Please LMKWYT. Folder's at: (URL) and (...) (22 years ago, 1-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: How to build bay windows
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Jason Spears wrote in message ... (...) message, and he's right that it makes an awkward width window if you're trying to fit it into a fairly narrow building. I got round that by extending the front wall of the Victorian House sideways into a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: How to build bay windows
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(...) they are only available in two colours. Why oh why is there no S@H bulk windows and doors pack similar to that ridiculous wheels pack thing. (...) Thanks very much Jonathan, I'll have a go tonight. (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: How to build bay windows
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(...) Here is what I came up with, when I wanted to something similar. (URL) drew inspiration from : Kevin Wilson's Victorian House: (URL) (...) -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: How to build bay windows
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(...) Hi Simon, Is this type of window what you are trying to replicate? (URL) so... I don't think it will be that difficult. I haven't tried it though. If you take a window like the one I made here: (URL) place the two inner green columns (made (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | How to build bay windows
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Hi. I've had an admittedly brief search but I can't find reference to bay windows here or any pics on brickshelf. I'm building some traditional style buildings (English c1700-1930) at minifig scale and would like to big some bigger and better brains (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | BrickTopia Luxury Apartments
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This is my latest high-rise building: (URL) features several large appartments, a built-in bowling alley, a roof-top swimming pool, and an exercise room. Don't miss the detailed interior here. As usual, there are some interesting stories to go along (...) (22 years ago, 23-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Academy of Music: Version Two
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Becoming increasingly disatisfied with my previous effort to model the Academy of Music, a now demolished Louis Sullivan bldg in Kalamazoo Michigan, I decided to tear it down and build new. The new version is larger and more detailed. It includes a (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Re: New Moc: Dark Red Building
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Reminds me of an Edward Hopper painting. (...) (URL) work is very warm and sets a cozy mood. (Like dark red) (...) My feelings as well. I do use red, but I try to warm it up with brown or dark grey trim. Green, Blue & Yellow? only on awnings and (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Moc: Dark Red Building
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(...) Link for others to what Jonathan is referring: (URL) for the compliments. I like your comparison to Hopper-- you and I can start calling ourselves the Ashcan LEGO Builders;-) Seriously though, I am into creating buildings that are specifically (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Moc: Dark Red Building
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(...) Viva indeed! I was going to attempt to do the same thing but it is to cost prohibitive for me right now. Dark red is wonderful! It really creates a nice mood. Works well with tan too! I am really hoping for this color in bulk bricks as well. (...) (22 years ago, 9-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Moc: Dark Red Building
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(...) Dark red looks really sweet. This would be a fantastic choice for bulk. Nice building too. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: New Moc: Dark Red Building
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It looks more like brick color than red... Tan is good trim too. (22 years ago, 8-Sep-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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