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Bruce: (...) The cement truck is actually my favorite :) I was thinking of the newer-style trucks, (or is it just a different design?), where the mixer is reversed and hangs over the cab. I see a lot more of them nowadays - either it's the "latest (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Hey Sean, Nice MOCs. I'm not as big a fan of the cement truck (it looks a bit like a mobile missile launcer to me) (perhaps the cement part should be angled the opposite direction?), but I really like the other two trucks in that setup. I actually (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Alternately, you can use the 3 and 9 keys on the numpad, which is really useful considering all the viewpoint controls are there as well. All this is detailed in the manual (Program FilesLEGO Digital Designerdocumentatio...eng.html). I hope (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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I know they are not modern town entries but they are sort of town. :-) Castle Gate, Wall, House, and Stable (URL) (yes that's a giant black sheep) Castle Wall, Corner Tower, and Barracks (URL) They are both modular and so can be joined together for (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) Wow! Thanks, I'll have to try that!! I never would have known there were keyboard commands... Is that stuff documented somewhere? I was wrongly guessing all sorts of things like holding down Control or Alt while I dragged parts. ... I just use (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Switch to a top-down view and place the cars where you want them. Then switch back to a side view and press Page Down to set them down on the road. Nice trucks! Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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All: Here are my creations for this weeks' competition. I hope you like them! The images are a little "broken" on the LEGO Factory web site (missing pieces!) so I thought I'd re-post them here. If you like them, you can vote for (URL) in the LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | LDD Micro Car Dealership for LF
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Micro Car Dealership (2 URLs) 2> (URL) 3> (URL) 4> (URL) lxf file> For all of you who would like more "realistic" town sets, here's a micro car dealership. Three models of cars are sold here, the jeep, the van and the convertible. Also included is a (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: LEGO Factory Contest: Rules or Suggestions?
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(...) Also, forgot to ask this as well: does the entire vertical area have to fit within the 16x16 "knob" area? (I'm so used to saying "stud"...) For example (URL) entry> is pretty cool but the bow and stern appear to hang off the baseplates. Is (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Don't be lying Jake - you know you be bowing to ALL of my mad skillz. I be all rooling yu like timmy roolz lassie. yo. -Da Mastah (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) How'd you know?? :) (...) Duh. I see what you're saying now. I was thinking something different... I bow before your calculatin' skillz. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) In the tutorials I think it explains it fairly clearly. (URL) Especially in this one. (URL) At the top is states: "How to get started… using the new roadplates Want to build a cool building for the LEGO Factory competition? To help get you (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Silly Jake, you must not have done well in teh m4th ;) (...) 8 8 = 16 _ _ 8 |_|_| 8 |_|_| =16 Total of 4 8x8 Baseplates. 8 8 8 8 = 32 _ _ _ _ 8 |_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_| 8 |_|_|_|_| =32 Total of 16 8x8 baseplates. (...) Thanks! -Lenny (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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| | LEGO Factory - Week 2: Weekend Holiday 2 & 3
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Since I realized that we can enter more than one entry per week, I decided to go ahead and finish up my "Weekend Holiday" series this week. WH2: The Lake (URL) I know this is a rather plain model, but I felt like I needed a place for my mountain (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) Each 8x8 baseplate has an area of 64 studs. Combining them in a square would give you a 16x16 square, with an area of 256 studs. Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) That is strangely worded. Thanks for the heads up. On one hand I'm not sure how you'd make 2 8x8 baseplates into a 16x16 area (since you'd have 8x16 if you only use two). On the other hand, using 4 8x8 baseplates results in a total surface (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] As long as you are looking into things, can you check on Tech Support Request response times? How long should one expect to wait for follow up regarding a Tech Support request? I followed the Tech (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale)
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(...) Hi Jake, That's one of the issues... this seems to be a requirement, based on the (URL) official rules>, but it's fairly buried: As part of the LEGO Factory Element Pallet, the Entrant will be provided with three different (3) 8 knob x 8 knob (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) From (URL) this post:> The official rules say: As part of the LEGO Factory Element Pallet, the Entrant will be provided with three different (3) 8 knob x 8 knob base plates which have a road pattern on them, and two 8 knob x 8 knob plates in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) I know there are some things with the voting that needs double checking. I've talked to the team working on the site and they are currently looking into it. As far as the 16x16 requirement, I looked through rules and I'm not finding anything (...) (20 years ago, 22-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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