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Interesting. You succeeded in using them in a merry-go-round like I wanted to originally (but failed). Interestingly enough, I gave up because I couldn't come up with a convincing base. You solved the problem with curved Belville plates. Very nice! (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Neat. I like his curved walls. I haven't really been able to get the curve technique to work yet. Pawel Nazarewicz <verneer@utk.edu> wrote in message news:Fr37GL.F1F@lugnet.com... (...) half-way (...) (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Henry, Thanks for coming by to see my Eiffel Tower in person and for posting the message on Lugnet. The round plates where necessary because the width of the tower changes from an even number to an odd number, back to even and then odd. I had hoped (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Kind of funny that you should bring this up about the UFO hulls. I just purchased an alien avenger 6975 today at a great clearance price at ShopKo. Regularly $59.99 I got it for an astounding $7.99!!!!! To bad it was the only one left or I (...) (25 years ago, 9-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Brad Hamilton wrote in message ... (...) I bought 2 UFO sets about a year ago. The clear pieces made a top for my carousel. The grey pieces a base for my UFO Spin ride. Check out my "LEGOLAND with Western Theme Park" page to see photos, at the below (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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This is really my last post today, I just have to answer this! Yes! Eric Brok made excellent and creative use of the UFO pieces which lots of people shamelessly copied later (me included... need more UFO hulls...) Check them out, under 'buildings' (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Eric Brok used them in his dome creations. See "curved wall" about half-way down the page: (URL) pn (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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When the UFO stuff first came out, I scoffed at them (because I'm more into town than space). However, I decided that I wanted to build a merry-go-round and the circular pieces would make a good top. So, I bought two UFO sets. I never was able to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Rick Nice pictures. And thanks for letting me see this cool model firsthand. It's a brilliant use of stacked 1x1s. I especially like the use of 1x1 round plates stuck in the middle of four studs to get a tighter indentation. I also marvel at the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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<snip> (...) I might have to try that. That is not one of the things I have tried. (...) That's a very interesting idea. I have used up quite a bit of my log pieces in a couple of my Market builings but I might have enough for a small building. I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Again thanks for the compliments. (...) I think you mean the inside corners that I have to use? If so then yes they have always been there. In retrospect I am not sure I should have used so many inside corners. The reason is not because I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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It looks great. It would have been hard to do the X shaped sections without going to a larger (more expensive) scale. Rick Kujawa <spacerocks@iname.com> wrote in message news:Fqtq40.1AD@lugnet.com... (...) prototypes (...) together (...) it (...) (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) model solid like some LEGO representations of the tower. --Bram (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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I like your "generic building." It's very tight with nice color coordination. On the gate house, it does seem a bit plain. You could consider adding a fancier roof or make the top look like an add-on structure in a different color. On my castle, I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Actually it is not so much the facade of the structure I am unhappy with. The feeling I wanted the stucture to give was one of strength and I feel that to many windows and other things hanging off it take away from that feeling. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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Thanks for using the C word Brad, I don't dare. :) I made a few prototypes trying to make X shaped sections with no success. I just slapped it together in about a day and a half. 247 hits and 5 guestbook entries since putting it up this afternoon. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Hi eric, I'd like to comment on a job well done! I love your city wall and gatehouse, as I mentioned earlier the use of slopes gives it a powerful touch. Did your first version include the inside slopes too? I didn't notice that earlier and like (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) without using any arch pieces. I definitely recognized it, and enjoyed very much! -Shiri (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Very cool. Out of curiosity, did you do any structural tests or design before building it or did you just slap it up? I used to slap things together, but as they got bigger, they would become way too unstable, so now I at least think about building (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Eric, you are doing some *terrific* things there. If you're not satisfied with the wall gate structure, I'd suggest making the outer face a little more interesting. Maybe a few more windows, flags, or shields...? -- Paul Davidson, aka Tinman (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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