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OOO...OOOh, Pejic, Pejic,,,, Pejic !! Yes, you've done it, finally !! P90. Yah, I couldn't realize it by my building-scheme. But, You did. I'm extremely impressed. Great results. It's my honour to hear my arms shot your genius brain. :) Keep good (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hello all, I just wanted to let anybody who is interested know that I've posted the DATs for some of my aircraft MOCs, so anybody with MLCAD who wants to take a look at my models can do so. Interested parties should go to the Bricks on the Brain (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks Bryce. Yep, your concern is definitely valid. You need a lot of patience to pose the 'figs with them. Some arm positions don't work with the weapons either. Oh well... :-( (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Nice ones Mladen, thanks for sharing them with us. I like how you've used the minifig hands as the handgrips of the weapons. In my experience, its really difficult to represent accurate minifig small arms but you've done a great job. My only (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Main Folder: (URL) was fooling around with minifig hands & assorted accessories and came up with these guns. Credit goes to Gary Thomas for the clip idea, and Kotaro Ono for inspiring me with his sniper rifle! ;-) Sniper Rifle: (URL) Rifle: (4 URLs) (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Woah! That is really *something*. Your attention to detail is incredible, and the whole scope this thing is amazing too. I love it, terrific job. BTW your Laser Tower was also really cool. You must have a really huge collection to be able to build (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Keith, The Chooper base looks great, nice work on the hangars and the details. George (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Keith, I've got to say that I really love this base. You've really added a lot of nice details. The way the helicopters landing pads slide into the hangars is awesome. I think the train doors and windows are perfect here. The power lines and (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I think Mark gave me more credit than was due - all I have is a simple barrel and ammo drum, just like your pictures indicated. :) I could fit a longer cannon in (using a technic axle), but I don't know how it interacts with the drum so that (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks, George (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Very, very nice base you've constructed Gregory. I particularly like that you've chosen to model military buildings, as most other military modelers (myself included) build only the sharp edge of a military's warfighting potential without any (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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In the great the great southern jungle, beyond the desolate concrete spires of the City State... there are a series of helecopter bases. Around the clock, the Air Cav protects the Pantheon from seperatists, undead, fugatives, enemy troops, and (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Keith, I've never played Fortress America, but that is a lethal looking laser tower.' George (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Submitted for your approval... The Iron Reich is proud to introduce its premier strategic weapon, the Laser Tower. Pictured here in one of the many canals that criss-cross the City-State, the weapon is powered by hydro-electricity, and protected by (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military) !
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After building enough structures I finally combined them into one base area. Featured are all the buildings from my brickshelf folder. I still plan on putting the vehicles in and populating it at some point, but just assembling it and then rendering (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks for the support- the base is on its way. I just spent all day putting it all together, hopefully it will be posted tomorrow depending on the rendering time. And considering the size of it (15.6 kb) that alone could take the whole day... (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Just start a new one to the groups you want to post in. -Chris (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Cool shotgun! (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I should have posted this sooner, but I'd like to say that Bryan did a fantastic job on the A-10. Mark is absolutely correct in that Bryan had only simple jpeg screenshots to aid him in the building of his model. I'd have been impressed with how (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Thanks George, I'll try to get more pics as soon as I can. Kenneth Tam (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) It's a whole new world to get used to, but I've been finding it progressively easier to get a handle on. (...) That's on the books for larger vessels. 'Friendly' is fitted out to handle that decking when I get my hands on more tan plating, but (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) An excellent opening salvo in the application of SNOT building to Pirate ships! I'm sure you're discovering a lot of the same things I did in my three SNOT vessels--especially the 6:5 ratio which will become firmly imprinted in your head as (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) What's more, Bryan eyeballed it (no instructions, just the pics to work from). And you can't see it, because he hasn't installed opening doors/hatches yet, but he even included internal gatling cannon detail. Yup, I love how many LEGO builders (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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First off, I built a new mecha. Basically, I just wanted to add as much weaponry on it as I could. The bazooka is my personal favourite. ;-) It also comes with a zero-g pack, radome, and smoke discharger system. Naturally, I was inspired heavily by (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Bryan -- That's an excellent job you did there! Bryce's creations are amazing in VR, but having the physical embodiment to look at shows his talent (and yours!). Thanks for sharing it with us! (Now if only we could do it in olive drab...!) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Not yet, but I'm hoping to get around to it in the near future ... -s (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks, George (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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Hello y'all- As a dedicated mecha builder, I don't usually post in .military, but hey, who cares? Anyway, my somewhat-new model, the Stormbringer Tank, is up on Brickshelf along with it's .ldr file. Done by request, I was kind of pleased with the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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G'day all! The ship of my assembling squadron is complete and -- finally! -- photographed. Here she is: (URL) off the stocks from a private builder and armed with nine 36-pounder carronades, "Friendly" has the ability to act exactly opposite to her (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.build.military)
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Hi there does anyone have an MLCAD file for building the german tiger VI tank ? I tried to build it myself, but it's to difficult. Thanks Alex (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Now that's some great stuff! All of the really neat vehicles and well thought out buildings. I can't wait to see all of them put together. That will be amazing. Great job Greg, keep it up and be sure to post when you're done! -Nick (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Check it out! (URL) Gregory Overkamp, who I've never seen post around here, has military creations! Well worth a look, IMHO. best LFB (22 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) heh thanks getting those cylinders to fit right took some time. Oh, and the bottom is well (...) yeah I would of liked to of added a proper landing gear, but getting it to fit, and making a cover to fit in with the rest of the smooth surface (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) -snip- (...) -snip- Those first sentences got butchered. Here's what I meant: What I love the most about this model, is how smooth the transition is from cockpit to main wings to engine. Oh, and the bottom SNOT assembly is well done too. (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Heh, very fitting name... What I love the most about this model, is how smooth the SNOT assembly on thee transition is from cockpit to main wings to engine. Oh, and the bottom is well done too. You squeezed a *LOT* in there. Overall, it's a (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Heya Check out my latest model: (URL) called the F-39 Makko and it is my *supposed* replacment for the F-35 maybe 30 years down the road or so. It steals many design cues from the F-35 and F-22, as it is designed to be a stealth aircraft, but I (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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(...) Hey! It worked! That is exactly the image that kept creeping into my head while I was building it! That, and a post office design in a diorama at the Portland (Maine) airport, where they have a number of models on display. The one I'm thinking (...) (22 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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(...) usage, but I did not fully recognize how cool the work was. My first thought is a flashback to the scene in Saving Private Ryan where the heroes encounter the French family stranded in their ruined home (just before one of the heroes gets shot (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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You know, so many (& myself) make buildings intact, when something like this comes along we forget that they're made out of little pieces. I've never seen any "damaged" Lego creations before. It's a very unique, and great building! (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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I really like the idea of a small troop insertion ship, and you've done a great job seeing the concept through. I think what I like most is the constantly shift plane of angles on this little beauty....a difficult job on smaller ships for sure. Just (...) (22 years ago, 31-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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Each engine pod is attached to the fusilage by two click hinge joints. On the pod side, there are two normal 1x2 click hinge bricks. Attached to each one of those is a click hinge connector piece. On the side of the fusilage is a 2x1 technic brick (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I woke up one day with a real vague image of some sort of airspeeder that used plates at an angle across the front of it. Looking at the model after finishing it, though, I keep thinking that it looks like one of Pat Justison's models, (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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Hi all, Recently, I finally completed building Bryce Rollin's A-10 "in the brick". You can see the results in a temporary web page (address will stay the same, but layout/colours will be modified) at: www.bryanwong.net/lego/a10/ Please take a look! (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) these things swooping down on me! How did you get the rotating wings? -JHK (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Very Cool design you have. Were you inspired by any specific thing or is this an original design? Great use of the Alpha team cockpit, I have been having trouble incorporating it into some of my designs. Question: Can you explain how the wings (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Did you take my letter the wrong way, Daniel? If you did, then I am sorry for the way that I sounded because grammar is not exactly a strong suit of mine in life. I was trying to be helpful in suggesting parts for other said LEGO sets that you (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Nice little tank! I think you can probably play around with some 1x2x1 thinwalls and actually get a minifig in the turret hatch. The Japanese did actually make some nice looking armor, but for some reason I can't fathom, never made it to mass (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) charisma of a Tiger, to me) but it looks good, and looks like the pictures that I remember. Thanks, George (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Well, it's nice to hear that at least some of the Brickfesters are already back to building. I haven't finished sorting my newest additions nor I am recovered enough to attempt anything at the moment. You tank looks good to me from a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Sorry to respond to myself, but I've already made a modification (raised the hatch and added the front lights), and I figured out how to use my timer so I have a clearer profile and front shot. (2 URLs) best LFB (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Hi everyone, I got a bug in my ear this evening to fool around with trying to recreate one of those tiny Japanese light tanks. The result is my Type 95, which uses standard bulldozer tracks as treads (they're correct to scale) and can actually seat (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.build)
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(...) In response to your letter, yes, I was trying to get into contact with you directly because being direct is the best way a person can get their point across in life. I also saw that you mentioned that you needed bright green and purple pieces (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) just... well I already said that. :-) Kind of makes me wonder what you will do the next time you build something Space. :-O -Mike Petrucelli (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I have enough space to have posted one of my photos of the cruiser (named Takao, not "giant damn ship" as some have speculated ;) ) at: (URL) I also have a photo of its "current state," meaning, the only way it will fit on the two 30x60 tables (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.military)
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Here are some pictures I took of Lindsay Frederick Braun's amazing giant Japanese war cruiser on display at BrickFest: (URL) full collection of Lindsay photos was 120MB at full size, so I batch- resized them resized down to 800x600 resolution for (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build.military)
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Here are some pictures I took of Shaun Sullivan's creations on display at BrickFest: (URL) The full collection of Shaun photos was 85MB at full size, so I batch- resized them resized down to 800x600 resolution for web viewing. Let me know if you (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I have a suggestion for a nice helicopter for you to try and build, Daniel. Have you ever watched the second or third Rambo movies? I always wanted to build one of those Sikorsky helicopters, you know, the ones that look like the helicopter (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) It's really much more fragile than it looks, though: forming those plate hinges into inward-pointing Vs around the blades makes the shape flexible when attached but incredibly sensitive to knocks against any of the blades. Even an accidental (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Jesse, were you trying to send this to me directly? I just came accrss this post here, so I may as well respond. Thanks for the kind words on the Blacksmith Shop - I personally prefer my tavern over's Lego's diminutive Guarded Inn, but then (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Chris, you did that nice looking Spetnaz SOF Hind that was posted a while back on brickshelf right? That MOC, along with the afore-mentioned canopy parts, were my primary inspiration to try and tackle the Hind. The 5 bladed rotor mounted no your (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I just completed my D-44 Landing Barge model, you can see it here: (URL) wanted to build a really large craft capable of transporting two APCs. I used Technic half pins and plates to form the sides. It's a really strong structure, and also easy on (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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(...) I still have issues with those canopies myself: they're basically useless on a horizontal mounting, unless they're mounted with the taper forward as on the JSF. And as you've seen, articulating the cockpits at an angle sucks up hull space; in (...) (22 years ago, 17-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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This is Jesse again and I saw one of your latest creations in the newest LEGO catalog and I knew that your blacksmith shop was going to make it. I did not know how well that it complemented the Guarded Inn but does it ever fit in like a glove! Your (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks Geordan. My plans for a LEGO Hind started the second that I saw that canopy piece and were cemented when I saw the Republic Gunship kit. The chunkyness in the tail is directly related to the front section design. To get the cockpit (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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You beat me to it! ;-) Looks great Bryce! The JSF cockpit piece is perfectly suited to the Hind IMHO, I really like the front half of the model, although the tail seems too chunky to me, I like the missile tubes under the wings, very clever idea (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Of ABS and Lego Hinds
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(...) This is one of the biggest hurdles that I will run into if I ever try to convert my MLCAD designs. The beauty of using MLCAD is that any number of parts are available to me in any number of colors, while in real life, some parts just don't (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks Bryce for your kind words and of course for the dat-file of the A-4. Making a ABS version the three-colour IAF variant is not as easy as I first thought. For the moment there are no triangular plates of any kind available in tan, and no (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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Thanks for the comments Mark. Its always gratifying to hear from someone, especially another LEGO aircraft builder. It is a long term goal of mine to build all of my designs out of actual bricks but until I some variables fall into place (money, (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks Bruce but I really can't take all of the credit. Mattias did have to do some structural reinforcement of my designs and the ejection seat design that you enjoyed is purely his design - I use a similar but standardized seat for all my (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) real live plastic rather than rendered, so it is great to see these designs come to life. My favorite details are the windshield of the f-14 and the seats in the cockpit. I don't really like the nose of the MIG, but perhaps I should take this (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I've been enjoying your work for some time now, espcially as I'm also a Lego aviation enthusiast. I think it's great how virtually every plane remaining plane I can think of that I'd like to see minifig scale 'brickified' you've already done! F-15 (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) I really must come up with a way to make my .dat files available more readily, but until then Mattias, you have but to ask and I will happily provide them. The A-4 was my first attempt to depict a tri-color paint scheme and I'm pretty happy (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Alas, all of my MOCs are built entirely on the computer using MLCAD and until the time comes that my disposable income reaches critical mass and there is a sale on Brickbay, it looks to stay that way. However, Mattias Martensson has has done a (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Also, I'd love to see your model done with a Blue Angels paint job. Before the F/A 18, they used A-4's for many years. --Bill. (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) This new little model is a beauty, especially the IAF version. I must go through my brown, green and tan parts to see if it is possibly to build without rushing to Bricklink. (any chance one can "borrow" the dat-file?) Mattias (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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The brickshelf moderators have approved the pictures of my newest MOC the A-4 Skyhawk. The pictures can be seen here: (URL) the render here: (URL) was going to work on some soviet designs until I found the .dat for the Jedi Starfighter canopy so I (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military) !
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I'm just letting everyone know that I have updated my web site's gallery to include all of the pictures recently withdrawn from Brickshelf. Most of them are military MOC's, but there's a lot of other gems and even some new stuff spread throught the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Hey, Richie, bearing Bryce's comment in mind, can I issue you a challenge? I use a 1:1.8 compression factor (effectively I work around 1/75 scale or so)--could you build the next Snottler iteration at that large a scale? I'm drooling over the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I've said this before but the Snottler really is one of my favorite lego warships around. I particularly like seeing the design lineage of the various versions on the website. Judging by the Snottler's rate of growth the HMLS Snottler 4.0 should be (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: New Cars added to WWII Train ...
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(...) Forgive me if two of these messages come through. I sent one the other day, and it still hasn't shown up. So, I'll assume that I hit the wrong button or something. Shaun, I saw your train at the April Greenberg show, and I was very impressed! (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) The thing I really liked that isn't captured so well by the WWW page is the highly modular nature of the Snottler 3.0. Seeing it broken into chunks is quite interesting. Kerry (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Shaun, I saw you train at the last Greenberg show and I was very impressed. I brought my SD40-2 for show-and-tell, and the guys noticed that I wasn't using the magnetic couplers. I mentioned that I was having coupling issues, and they said (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I've finally put page up for the HMLS Snottler, with a bit of history and construction detail. (URL) Dulin (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Or even before the next outing. The Snottler has now aquired a VLS aft of the funnel, and six extra studs in length as well. You can just about make it out in this pic: (URL) Dulin (22 years ago, 6-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Wow, I haven't heard "klo" for an awfully long time. When I was a child, in my family, (my parents spoke german to keep secrets, english the rest of the time) it colloquially mean the actual porcelain toilet, or more generally, the room that (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks, Lindsay! As for the white ... do you know how hard it is to stain porcelain? Wait, forget I even asked that (*shudder*). And what, dare I ask, is a ... "klo"? I feel like I may kick myself for not picking up on this when I hear the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan writes: Major Oops (and a thanks to Larry for the immediate attention): (...) (URL)(1) A Tanker Car based on Steve Barile's great design, showcasing a snot (...) (URL)(2) A generic freight flatbed car for (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) (URL) think. (clearing it as we speak) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Man, I've seen this before from the front, but getting a closer look at it, it's wonderful! The whites are a bit white--the klo really stands out--but that's only because the façade looks so very good in tan. The use of a crater plate, which I (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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(...) I'll start: How about the URL? ;) LFB (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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I posted a gallery of pictures of my European-style home with severe bomb or fire damage. The building ha(d) a shop on the ground floor, with proprietor housing on the two floors above. However, it seems that a grand mishap has ravaged the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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Hi all, I've uploaded a few new train cars to my WWII train. As soon as they're available for public consumption, you can see: (1) A Tanker Car based on Steve Barile's great design, showcasing a snot walkway atop the tank, (2) A generic freight (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The Snottler II used the SNOT hull sides to support a box framework inside which in turn supported the superstructure - ie the only thing which touched the ground/sea was SNOT walls. It was a surprisingly strong arrangement. (I changed (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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This seems to be relevant enough without delving too deeply into 'buy/sell/trade' to at least start in this group, so here goes: I've finally decided that I need to acquire some tank tracks (the big links vs the little ones, but either would be (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) It's not so much the covering of the port that I'm worried about as the actually fitting of 15 into either side. It'll take some very crafty work to get a deck to match ports built into a SNOTed hull to the cannon on the deck within, not to (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Wow. While I've noticed the lack of free standing stude on your models before, I never realized that it was a de facto building policy of yours. In light of this I'm even more impressed with your models. Building without the top studs showing (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Gunports should be okay using the standard LEGO 2x2 flag as gunport lids, mounted to 2x1 plates with handle (2540). (...) Keep the gunports closed! (...) The grey or black modern hulls give that rivetted industrial look, which - while not (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks! (...) The helicopter is about as small as I could get it, while preserving the general shape, side-by-side seating, and clearance underneath for the torpedo. The hangar could be narrowed (by four studs if necessary - I left clearance (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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The oversize guns are meant to give the aircraft a "Crimson Skies" look... If you are unfamiliar with the game check out the official website at: (URL) Stranger to Danger Dark Knight (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Thanks Bryce Minifig accessories are a great resource for detailing military models, as many of them are made in grey or black. Finding a way to use a normally 'useless' part as the space binocular is always gratifying. I have a goal to avoid (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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