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(...) After searching exhaustively on Google (well, as exhaustively as 1.5 minutes allows), the "half-timber" was a contrast to using complete logs -- the timbers were split, or (more often, I think) squared-off. Steve (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) created around 1850 that wooden buildings were not allowed to be more than two stories high (because of the risk of fire). To get around this limitation a unique (for Sweden) house style emerged: the lower story made of stone (or sometimes (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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"Sonnich Jensen" <sonnich@hot.ee> wrote in message news:IqF0FD.pII@lugnet.com... (...) I can't speak for American-English, but in British-English, half-timbered refers to houses which are entirely made of timber-frame-with-infill. I think the "half" (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I add some pictures from 2004, of "full timbered"* houses. They do have a fundament, thourg small. (URL) links: (URL) Does "half timered" means, that the 1st floor is stones only? (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I'm not a medievalist - I'm more of an aesthetic castler (going for the look, not accuracy) - but I did take a trip to England. Most houses were either all stone, or all timber, but there were a few that were half and half. This one for (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Sonnich, I know I've seen pictures of half-timbered houses in older German and French villages, they may be more common there than in Denmark. The medieval city with narrow streets and half-timbered houses overhanging the street at higher (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) it's not unheard of. (...) I think you ask an interesting question... I don't know why I do it that way, mostly because everyone else does? Most of the early CCC buildings are done that way, Dan Siskind's Blacksmith Shop set is done that way, (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hi all! People have been building a specific style of half timered houses (and villages) for some time now. Another example is new on BS, which in spired me to write this: (URL) houses seem to be build with the 1st floor of stone, the second floor (...) (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Nice job, Jason! I particularly like the use of random and all-inclusive color, the technique I prefer to work with. Don (19 years ago, 23-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Looks like you're running out of house! Good luck on the record attempt. Your posting was just fine, BTW. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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This is my first time posting so please let me know if I am doing anything wrong. I'm trying to build a tall tower using only Lego. I know that the record is over 90 feet but using just the bricks on hand I made a tower 17 feet 11 inches tall. (...) (19 years ago, 22-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch) !
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(...) I'm looking at doing this for the arches that support something (i.e., have bricks above). It would be hard to make it look right for a stand-alone arch, though. Right now I'm working on the groin vault for the interior ceiling. I'm using a (...) (19 years ago, 18-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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It would be nice when you where able to use SNOT for the underside of the arches, buiding these curves from normal slopes placed upside down. The more versatile range of slope gradients that normal slopes show, would allow one to build a much (...) (19 years ago, 17-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I'm going to design everything in MLCAD, then build as I can afford it. The one flying buttress has about 700 parts. IIRC, there are about 18 buttresses in the actual building. Those will be a small portion of the actual size of the final (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Looks like it will turn out quite nice. Is the cathedral going to be all CAD, or are you using the CAD program to plan what you're going to build in real life? The crossposting you used for the message was exactly the way it should be. : ) (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hello All: This is my first post to the newsgroups. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to cross-post to other groups; let me know if that is discouraged. I've started working on a minifig-scale model of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. I've got a (...) (19 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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Hi all, Recently I've become quite interested (a little addicted might even be more accurate) to Russian trains and Soviet architecture. Both have their own unique traits and styles which appear pretty much nowhere outside the former Soviet Bloc. (...) (19 years ago, 11-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.ray, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(URL) Questions about the competition can be sent via e-mail to: scombs@ivytech.edu (19 years ago, 10-Nov-05, to lugnet.loc.us.in.eva, lugnet.events, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.bimp, FTX)
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After building a (URL) microscale Sears Tower>, I decided to do a larger compressed version for use in our train layouts. The resulting (URL) model> debuted at MichLUG's GATS 2005 display in March. However, I still wasn't satisfied with the size and (...) (19 years ago, 9-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) glad you enjoyed it. i must admit that even star wars pieces have their uses! -§ deborah §- (19 years ago, 2-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote: snip (...) thanks to jason allemann who pointed out the error in my link. (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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as you may have seen in previous posts, parlugment, ottawa's lug, participated in railfair on october 15-16. as part of the group, my contribution to the layout was mostly restricted to a beach area opposite the port. it's all right, i didn't mind (...) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX) !
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I like the interiors a lot in this MOC! The table is excellent, the plants everywhere give a great feel. The chairs were a clever use of the SW flag. I also liked the centrepiece with the dk red base. The doors as skylights are also great! Thanks (...) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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another beach house created for parlugment's layout at railfair in ottawa this past october. (2 URLs) modeled after a house in wells beach, maine, this large traditional new england beach house features a wrap around porch with a large front (...) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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as part of parlugment's participation in railfair, i was given real estate at the end of town because i had already created one beach house which i wanted to incorporate into the layout. as a result i was able to build a full beach display with 4 (...) (19 years ago, 1-Nov-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
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(...) Man, oh man. This is really what it's all about. What a cool style. Its nice to know that there are still lugnetters who are actually building and not spending all day in front of their computer screens stroking their intellect. The aspect (...) (19 years ago, 22-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Simply incredible. I daresay bricklink supplies of 5 stud bricks and 1x1 technic bricks will dwindle in the near future. (19 years ago, 21-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Yes, that is one way of doing it. But I don't have that kind of quantity of those parts. I was thinking of using this technique for the walls (URL) and then using the technic bricks and 5 stud bricks for the corners but I couldn't figure out how to (...) (19 years ago, 21-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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<snip> (...) Thank you for the greater detail, One query thou, did you consider using tiles under the clear 1x2 bricks in the windows to hide the studs within the panes of glass, or was it to unstable ? Otherwise, gathering from the reaction from (...) (19 years ago, 21-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Hello all and thanks a lot for all of your wonderful comments! I truly do appreciate it. OK, here are the details. For the actual brick wall part I only used multiples of four different pieces; a 1x1 gray five-studded brick, a 1x1 gray technic (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Daan Bargerbos" <daan62@xs4all.nl> To: <lugnet.build.arch@lugnet.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:56 AM Subject: Re: Studless Brick Wall Study (...) Sorry for answering my own post. The correct link is: (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hi David, it took me a while to understand the basic principle. What I found I've uploaded on Brickshelf. after moderation: (URL) this helps! Thanks and best regards Daan Bargerbos (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I agree that the only way to get around the corner is to use 1x1 technic bricks with the modified 1x1 brick but how do you then match the height of the studs? I cheated and used a half height tyco plate under the headlight bricks but it just seems (...) (19 years ago, 20-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Allister McLaren" <allistermclaren@opt...et.com.au> To: <lugnet.build.arch@lugnet.com> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: Re: Studless Brick Wall Study (...) Hello Allister, I've found it as well, (...) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Yes, it's a very effective and impressive wall technique. I too was curious how it was done. Then I found this on brickshelf. (URL) (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) This is absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing! (URL) [ j o n ] (URL) [ z e m i d o t n e t ]> :: lego weblog :: creations :: moonbase (19 years ago, 19-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Holy... Needless to say, that rocks, and the photography is wonderful. Looks like a render. -Stefan- (19 years ago, 18-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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It's MOCs like these that put me to shame... Great job!!! God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (19 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "LeGogh" <jeh@legogh.com> To: <lugnet.announce.moc...gnet.com>; <lugnet.build@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.build.arch@lugnet.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 6:14 AM Subject: Studless Brick Wall Study (...) Hello (...) (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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That is so awesome! wow! wow and WOW! Excellent work. e (19 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.arch)
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