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Bruce: (...) Yeah, the bridge is a little too wide; I would have liked to used narrower base plates, but I didn't have any other sizes in gray. The real Ben Franklin Bridge has 4 lanes of traffic each way, plus two sets of train tracks, one on each (...) (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I think he meant stanchion ;) Nice build, Sean! ROSCO (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Sean, You're one of the folks I look up to... but what is a "sanction"? I think you meant tower... otherwise, Othmar Amman would be proud! Sid (20 years ago, 1-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Hey Sean, This is awesome! Cool MOC and great exposure. One critique - are those 2-wide cars to scale? It may just be because of the light traffic, but they seem a bit lost in among the gray. Bruce (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Yes, I still have to stop by there with Mr. Krinkle. I parked my Car for the summer, so I have been staying local. (...) Man, you moved to Texas!?!? Darn, I wanted to hook up in NYC and shoot the Bricks. Give me a heads up next time your (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) LOL :) Thanks, Eric. :) By the way, a new LEGO store just opened up in your neck of the woods -- at Bridgewater Commons. I had to make a few stops there in the days preceding the event to stock up on blue pieces (which, I was very lucky, they (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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That is FANTASTIC! You are my hero! e (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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In July 2004, I was contacted by Nicole Fox, one of the hosts of "Your Morning on CN8", a live morning show based out of Philadelphia. We decided it would be fun to build a model of Philadelphia's Ben Franklin Bridge on the Delaware River (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX) !!
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(...) Answer: email the curator of that board, or post a specific request to the group. I'm a curator of the .build groups, and can change the the entry page for any .build area. I have updated the .build.arch list with the link you suggested. We (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(URL) - Modern architecture through images and essays. Question: how does something like this get added to a newsgroup's resource list?? Play well! .Steve "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway!" (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Today I had a first - -Student brings in a set of BI to show what he wants to make for his first project in my 3D AutoCAD class. -It's a Megabloks kit. :( Cool model, though. :) Darrell (20 years ago, 14-Sep-04, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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Hey, This looks great. I especially love the porch swing. I'll add your little duck-pond to my links page of animal MOCs: (URL) when I get a chance. Bruce (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Stuff I want to see: Better variety of Transparent Fluro Orange and especially Transparent Dark Blue elements. More parts similar to the 1 x 1 with studs on all sides. (great for SNOT) More/Better windscreens (with angled edges instead of those (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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(...) YES!!!! I am in love with my new MAGENTA flowers :D Good to see a new flower colour (the standard flowers that go on the green stems). How about violet and purples and orange flowers??? (...) Orange and Yellow bottles, cartons and jars etc!!! (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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a tiny sneak preview of some scenes for parlugment's participation in ottawa railfair (oct 16-17). the orchard house moc is near completion. gardens and grounds are being tended very diligently by the farmhand who couldn't resist temptation and the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX) !
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This is my latest LEGO architectural piece. It is a fictitious clock tower that is less than minifig scale. It is roughly 33 stories tall (four and a half feet) my tallest LEGO skyscraper yet. The clock is purely aesthetic, it does not function. It (...) (20 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) I am amazed that the architecture students would need any motivation to design with legos. Being an architect myself I cannot even fathom the thought! One suggestion would be to ask the students to try and model their previous projects using (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) Well, my Semester starts in two weeks, so if you have any tips I'm all for hearing them! My biggest problem is motivating the Architecture students in my group. The Engineers don't really care what they draw (a widget is a widget is a widget). (...) (20 years ago, 18-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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(...) -snip- (...) thanks! yes the flower thingys open a whole can of (earth)worms. (...) also when you want to centre it on a 1x2 with 1 stud. (...) and 1x2x1, because sometimes things don't always work out in even numbers! (...) i thought about (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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(...) Some cool parts!!! Glad someone agrees with the flower thingys ;) I'd also like: 1x3 tiles... such a pain to have to use a 1x2 and a 1x1 when there is no stud to attach the 1x1 to (for example tops of certain fences (spindled) etc). 1x2x2 (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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