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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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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> (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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? (22 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 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.pa.phi.har) !
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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 (...) (22 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 (22 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.) (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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 (22 years ago, 3-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch)
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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 (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.arch)
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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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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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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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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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