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Ay-ya-yie, Brad! Sheesh!! I'm just speechless. As *usual*. When I was browsing the "recent" brickshelf stuff I just *knew* that had to be another one of your designs (before I checked! really! ;-), so I waited for the post to show up. ;-) Now, now, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Cathedral of Ice MOC
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This is my most complex CAD structure yet. Here is an overall view: (URL) is the index to all the pictures: (URL) call it the Cathedral of Ice because the two towers look like huge icicles. I based this building on the general shape of Cologne (...) (24 years ago, 7-Dec-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.build.arch) !
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| | Re: Colditz???
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G54DJ8.Gt2@lugnet.com... ... (...) It reminds me of the stuff I did when I first had Lego. Now this is nearly 40 years ago when all you could buy was basic bricks. I wanted to be an (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Colditz???
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(...) Yep- (URL) nothing quite that impressive! The other folders have some awesome stuff too!! -Shiri (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Colditz???
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I did see these and he did an excellant job. As a matter of fact I had just watched the movie "The Colditz Story" a few days ago. For those who want to know, Colditz Castle was a German Jail for POWs who had escaped from other camps. It had the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Colditz???
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(...) I've never done it except as "hmm - would this work" exercises" as prep to a large project I've had in the wings for a while(1). I know Shiri Dori did a small medieval town to a similar scale as this guy's "larger" scale, and I think (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Colditz???
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Maybe this is old news. But I did a scan for Colditz last nite and didn't find any hits. Could be sloppy searching. I tend to look at "recent" stuff on brickshelf and sometimes I find stuff that seems recent but actually isn't, just something in the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 6 sided concaved wall building
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(...) Hi Sheree! Great job!! The colors are perfect! I love the way you have so much happening both inside and outside your FAB building! Wayne (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: 6 sided concaved wall building
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sheree rosenkrantz wrote in message ... (...) Hey, it's very nice to see where some of my stuff goes to! Very cute building, Sheree! Kevin ---...--- Victorian House: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) store: (URL) auctions: (...) (24 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: 6 sided concaved wall building
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(...) Everything came from Lugnet people... The 2x2 round red bricks came from one of Kevin Wilson's ebay auctions. All the 2x1s came from Michael Hader, some via ebay and some via his Box O' Bricks at Dan Jezek's Brickbay. The Fabuland figures and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.fabuland)
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(...) Hey, very cool. It looks like it could have come out in an "Advanced Fabuland." Question: Where did you get all the 2x2 round red bricks? Kevin (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | Re: 6 sided concaved wall building
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(...) one resist this combination? Brilliant and great fun! I even admired the restrained color choices and "friendly" narrative intimations. -- Richard (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.fabuland)
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| | 6 sided concaved wall building
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Amidst all the train pictures from PNLTC's G2K event this summer, I saw an amazing 6 sided 6 story yellow concaved wall building. It blew me away. I had never seen bricks used this way. I knew at some point I would have to build something similar, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.fabuland) !
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| | Re: a new kind of draw bridge
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(...) Along with the floating crane to lift it into place! (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: a new kind of draw bridge
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(...) In a way, I wish you hadn't shown me that. :-) Now I'm going to have to create it with LEGO... SRC LEGOArches and other StRuCtures (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Baroque Villa
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This is a Baroque villa based on Villa Amerika, in Prague (1720). I'm afraid that not all of the ornamentation comes through in the LEGO version. It looks a bit more neo-classical rather than baroque. (URL) posting the model on (...) (24 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Futuristic Capital Building
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This is a futuristic capital building I created. (URL) utilizes a number of different classical architectural styles, and some art-deco, but the final look is decidedly futuristic. The central pillar is made from vertically mounted, curved, Paradisa (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Re: Church design - what is right?
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(...) thanks, that's pretty useful. I friend told me that the transepts should be mote towards the tower, and the door on the southern side. He is correct about the door(s), but about the transepts position . I guess it will stay that way. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Church design - what is right?
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Nice. I like a lot of different things about it. I like the very small transept and choir. Usually small churches are purely rectangular. Only larger buildings tend to exhibit the cross-like geometry. I like how this one has the mini-transept and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: 27 Story Exoskeleton Skyscraper MOC (CAD)
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Actually, I've used www.greatbuildings.com, but this is more of a reference rather than a tutorial. Also, they are annoyingly lacking pictures on about 3/4 of their building descriptions! As far as the Bauhaus style, I probably should have been more (...) (24 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Church design - what is right?
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Here is a link to a plan diagram of fairly typical cathedral. Cathedrals derive their plan form from the basilica. (URL) Tower should face West (often referred to as the West works) 2. Front door at the West, under the Rose Window -- the whole West (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: 27 Story Exoskeleton Skyscraper MOC (CAD)
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Brad Hamilton <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G4FFG3.8w7@lugnet.com... (...) As far as I know, there is no comprehensive architectural reference on the web. I have often thought of making my own, but then I would have to travel all (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Church design - what is right?
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Churches often have some sort of underground rooms. Cathedrals generally have crypts for notable dead people underneath them, or for relics or whatever. Crypts for notable live people are kept elsewhere. Campaniles are generally part of the Italian (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Church design - what is right?
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(...) Or bell tower, or campanile, particularly if it isn't attached to the church. (...) These often have a chapel underneath them, but I believe they are called the chancel. If you are refering to the area where the altar is. Amy (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: Church design - what is right?
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(...) So then no, the steeple isn't always to the west. :D Doors are usually at the end of the nave (see below), or at least on one of the transepts. (...) Tower is usually called the "Steeple". The small additions on the sides are called (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Church design - what is right?
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Hello! I just putted my church online ( (URL) ), but that doesn't mean that my design will no longer change. I have had the following questions for a long time: 1. The tower is always towards West?!?! My local church points east if I am right. 2. If (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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| | Re: 27 Story Exoskeleton Skyscraper MOC (CAD)
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Interesting. My information on Bauhaus is actually a bit limited. I'm basing it on a few write-ups an a few pictures I've seen. These pictures were of clear glass sky-scrapers that bear reasonable resemblance to my building. However, the external (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 27 Story Exoskeleton Skyscraper MOC (CAD)
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"Brad Hamilton" <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G4Eryu.DC3@lugnet.com... (...) looks like a Miami apartment block regards lawrence (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: 27 Story Exoskeleton Skyscraper MOC (CAD)
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Once again, nice work Brad. Thanks for sharing! This is a nice looking model, although I would hesitate mentioning Bauhaus. Walter Gropius had a vision, and I am not sure that what you have built captures his intentions. This is a Great LEGO model, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | 27 Story Exoskeleton Skyscraper MOC (CAD)
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This is a 27 story glass skyscraper I built from massive numbers of (virtual) curved Paradisa windows, white arches, and 4x4 1/4 circles. Here is an overall shot: (URL) is shot looking up from the entrance (URL) white matrix of beams protruding from (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Inverted 2x2 Gray Corner slopes...
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(...) Yup. 6085 is the only castle I can think of off-hand that I'm still willing to pay the market value for, just because of the parts selection. I come down heavily on the "parts is parts, sets is parts" side of build-vs-collect, and can't think (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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(...) Castle), which came with 12 of the inverted corner slopes in grey... It also had a bunch of black macaroni's as well :) Sigh... too bad we can't tell colors from the pictures-- I was really hoping for those 2x2x3 extreme corner slopes in grey (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| | Church update - mock-up pictures
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I've added pictures of the 1/6 scale model to the church construction page... (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hang on... You actually own a 2001 Star Wars set?! When and where did you find it, and were any of the other Star Wars sets available? How much did it cost? What are the gray cylinder pieces like? Curious people want to know... Joel <Set follow-up (...) (24 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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I own this set, and I can confirm that they are white. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) Lawrence, I think you'll find that Richard Rogers (sorry, Lord Rogers) has patented this design already. Be prepared for Mandelson and the Style Police to knock on the door any day now... When you say that the original facade will be reused (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Expanded Main Street scene and Commuter Rail Station
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(...) It's a gondola, not a hopper... :-) *This* is a hopper (URL) :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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"Andrew Lipson" <werdna@surfree.com> wrote in message news:3A15AF8A.500561...ree.com... (...) opinions (...) You are not implying it is a monsterous carbuncal are you? regards lawrence (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Expanded Main Street scene and Commuter Rail Station
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(...) I think I have a train that would go nicely with the station. I plan on expanding the fire station in my scene as soon as I get a few of the red half arches that I won on e-bay. Hopefully before the show. (...) My scene has gray sidewalks, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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(...) Architecturally ingenious but I'd rather keep the Georgian facade. And I bet Prince Charles would say the same. Andrew (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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