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(...) oh, janey, you are too kind! i blush. but thank you all the same! i'd love to take credit for the shower stall design but i adapted it from this (URL) cube loft>. -§ deborah §- (16 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(URL) inspired by the motorized mocs of mcbricker (barbara werth): (URL) pavillion of dancing> and peter edwards: (URL) dodgem cars>, i wanted to combine my interest in architectural mocs with movement. i had read about an outdoor ice castle rink (...) (16 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX) !
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(...) Snipped Enjoyed, I did. By far, this is one of my favourite MOCs of yours, from the style and the colour combinations right down to the tiny details. The dark tan, tan and black look stunning together and the yard is nicely landscaped. But (...) (16 years ago, 25-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Always a pleasure to see one of your architectural wonders, Arthur. This model is breathtakingly beautiful. I am not only amazed at the depth of detail for this scale, but also your proficiency in created them. Janey "Red Brick" (16 years ago, 25-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hey Arthur, Awesome work, as usual. (URL) Blogged.> Bruce (16 years ago, 24-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Brian, Thanks for the amazing compliment. And yes, I’m definitely bringing it to Brickworld. Someone else asked me about the piece count. Given all the 1x1 plates and black plates needed to hold it together I’m estimating well over 10,000 (...) (16 years ago, 23-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Arthur, I saw this earlier today on Brickshelf and knew it was yours the minute I saw it. Beautiful work with excellent use of colour to bring out the architectural details. Thanks for the historical background info on the Cathedral. Hope (...) (16 years ago, 23-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Salisbury Cathedral,located in southern England, will this year celebrate its 750th anniversary. The cathedral was completed in 1258 but the spire was not added until 1320. At the moment my MOC is also without a spire. I’ve attempted to build it a (...) (16 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.arch) !!
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many years ago i gave away my technic pieces. i felt they had no value (i know, i know, how innocent i was). i didn't feel i had a future building cranes or robots or motorized mocs, ;). how little i knew giving away those gears and things with (...) (16 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(URL) when our lug required a quick infill for our annual display at railfair last october, i made this double decker house with dance studio and ballroom. again, it was loosely based on a house i had seen for a brief moment on a renovation/extreme (...) (16 years ago, 21-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) thank you, aaron. the next set are a little more treacherous to navigate. just have to get around to photographing them. i look forward to seeing how you use them! -§ deborah §- (16 years ago, 20-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) thanks, dave! -§ deborah §- (16 years ago, 20-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote: (URL) (...) Once again you have outdone yourself. Looking forward to your next studies, and borrowing some Ideas for my own projects :) Aaron A (16 years ago, 19-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote: <snip> (...) Very nice! Dave K (16 years ago, 14-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(URL) i have been experimenting with a variety of designs to create curved staircases, and in some cases, wavy staircases. the designs here are all based on the same concept, but each varies slightly in building techniques using different stud (...) (16 years ago, 14-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) real city! Very nice. (16 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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One town block with buildings in various architectural styles. From classic to modern... all buildings are my own design, except for cafe corner and market street. I hope you like it! I didn't have time to edit all the images, so please try to (...) (16 years ago, 20-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I have tried 2 workarounds for the lack of such a piece: 1. Fill in the valley where such piece would go with one 1x3 slope plus 1x1 plates and tiles to approximate. (I like Tim's mention of the new 1x1 slopes here). Result: not too great. 2. (...) (16 years ago, 17-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) And my apologies for responding to myself but... aren't you somewhat of an expert of multi-layered, multi-hinged shapes? You could probably do something really neat by hiding a multi-angled shell under plates stuck on studs up (or even with (...) (16 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Angling some wing plates is the only solution I'm aware of and it's not that great IMO. Basically it's a nasty problem. You may be able to try something tricky with 1x1 slopes too. Tim (16 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Duane, a 3x3 (double concave) 33 degree "valley" slope has not yet been produced by LEGO. Neither has a 1x2 (triple) 33 degree half pyramid roof peak, nor the parts needed for an "L" or "T" roof ridge. So that makes it difficult to produce a (...) (16 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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I put this in lugnet.town, but then found this group as well, so... I’m working on my first house-type model and have a roof question for you experienced town-builders. Unfortunately, I cannot use the roof slopes for this project, because the roof (...) (16 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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I swear I didn’t build this in 4 days. I had started a number of projects over the summer but they all took a back seat when I was commissioned to build a model of a local church. The church was completed in early January and I’m finally getting (...) (16 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.arch) !
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My next Lego landmark: St. Peter's Basilica. Or should I say a cathedral based on St. Peter's Basilica? Clearly the colors are wrong but that was a matter of economics coupled with the amazing pieces I found at the Disney pick-a-brick. Also, by (...) (16 years ago, 10-Feb-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale) !
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(...) Hi the pro builders are a good lot, Nathan does custom work (called the brick artist), you can also check with the clubs, some of them do amazing work as well. www.brickmuseum.net Dan (16 years ago, 26-Jan-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)
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Hello, I work for an event planning company in Philadelphia and we are in need of an expert Lego artist for an event in Orlando on February 25-28. We are looking for someone to construct either a 6'x4'x2' bridge or a giant seashell (approximately (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.loc.us.fl, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl)
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(...) Thank you, George! Maybe it's good to clarify, though? Hillel's daddy is my husband Allan. David is a kind benefactor who remedied my inept posting of non-active URL links. Judy (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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A beautiful small house! Has a great 'cuteness' quality to it which is so hard to achieve... Congrats on the building and more importantly your child! God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 24-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Judy, David, That house is adorable, nice use of the Technic parts as gingerbread. I bet your son is more adorable though, congrats, George (16 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Links should click through now. (...) Just in time to be a dependent for the 2007 tax year! ; ) David (16 years ago, 23-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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This is still not the "final product", I just connected my slightly rebuilt church to the park. There are some odd-color pieces I will change. (Mosty fences.) I have more people, vehicles and plants - I just did not heve them here at the moment. But (...) (16 years ago, 20-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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I came across this page on amazing bridges and wanted to show it to all of you lot. (URL) checked with Rosco first and he said it was alright to post here and suggested I set the .futt to .build.arch (16 years ago, 13-Jan-08, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) thank you, eric. glad you enjoyed it. more to come, hopefully with less time passed. -§ deborah §- (16 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Oh my goodness! I really enjoyed seeing this creation! I am impressed by all the details and the overall structure. Wow. Great work....and very unusual! Thank you for the write up too, it is always fun to learn about why a builder chose to create. (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) well, i'll be sure to point out your comment to this person. i'm sure he's chuckling right now if he's reading this, as am i. not to worry, i didn't take him seriously. but thank you anyway. there is of course the possiblity that he may have (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) How could anyone even hint that you are repetitive. I wish I had the ability to design just one of your items. If I did, I think I would sit and do it over and over. you have a real flair and your stuff is excellent. John P (16 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) yes, this curve has been used for a while. i first played with it in (URL) 2001> and i've seen some afol's doing great things with it. i've also used it to teach some interesting math concepts to my students. but the most fun is making (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) no worries, i took yours as a compliment! the wink was meant for someone else who has said my style may be a bit too recognizable (read: repetitive) but i took it with the grain of salt that it probably was meant to be. -§ deborah §- (16 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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One word: A-maz-ing ! I've seen this way of curve construction before, even tried it myself (it comes as a logical conclusion to having an abundance of 1*2 bricks around for no particular use) but I couldn't imagine something so architecturally (...) (16 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) ooo, not implying a rut at all. Meant as a compliment. There are few builders that have a reconizable style in my opinion. You are one of them. I think it is a great quality. (...) You too! Jonathan (16 years ago, 2-Jan-08, to lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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