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(...) Thanks. I was thinking of using a different color of dot for each fest. Or not, I don't know, I hadn't really thought that much about it. I figure they're really cheap on bricklink so I might pick up a few hundred before the fest. The flag (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) One of the benefits of building big is the pixellation of the edges between the states is minimized. That, and I spent a great deal of time while I was making the images tweaking the borders so they looked good. (...) If I really felt the urge (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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On 22:14 01/12/2003 +0000, Adrian Drake wrote (...) use those trans antifreeze yellow dots everyone has so many millions of)... ooh! and another fun idea would be for every club to make a mini flag sticker for a 5 tall antenna and put it on the map (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) boundary lines between states look very smooth and fluid. It would be very neat to see at the various conventions. Since I won't be at them, I guess I would fit into (URL) this image. Very creative method of attaching the baseplates. The image (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Here's my latest project, which I've been working on for two months now. It's a large scale mosaic of a map of the United States of America. the reasoning behind building this was I wanted to bring it to the various fests, and allow people to place (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest) !!
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Like last year, there will be a panel at BricksWest for sculptures. I am organizing it, and would like to invite LEGO sculptors from around the world to participate. The panel is scheduled tentatively for Sunday Feb 16 at 10am. If you're interested (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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Andrew, Very cool. I love the fact that the accessories come off. The picture next to the BFF is pretty funny, but you should add one with the little BF figs running in terror as the giant figs stomps on their fortress. :) Bruce (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) This is a fun tread, it made me laugh. I don't know a Wolfpack Wench, do you have a link to an image of her, Anne? The only other "wench" I could find was the Forestwoman (see: (URL) but she hangs out with the Forestman and is as yellow as (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Because I'm thinking of the wrong wench: the wolf pack wench. My bad. No inside pirate's joke I'm aware of. -Anne -- There may be 50 ways to leave your (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-. leave your lover, but there are >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`. only 4 (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Why would you do a silly thing like that? The basic pirate wench torso is red, white, black, and yellow. Or is there some crazy pirate injoke here that I'm not getting? Adrian (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Very cool. The spear looks like it's solid. Is it pretty heavy? Nice job on the Black Falcon logo. :) I like the castle that shows the scale. -Anne (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) I think I'll make one of the classic space guys and castle knights. :) Question about the wench: wouldn't you need to make it with "peach" or "flesh" coloured bricks? I don't have any in those colours, nor do I know if LEGO produces any bricks (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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I finally finished my JangoFett sculpture knockoffs of the custom one that the Lego company put up on Ebay last month. (URL) ldraw files came together pretty quickly with MLCad, and I used LPub to create the final images. I'm still getting the hang (...) (22 years ago, 30-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Hello Andrew, I realy like your "minifig". This might turn into a new trend. (Who's making the Pirate Wench ? :-) With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (22 years ago, 29-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) The helmet isn't quite as sturdy as the 3723 hat, but it's pretty sturdy. I've put it on and taken it off a few times, but only once were there any problems. I think two bricks fell off the bottom of it. The tip of the spear falls off if (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Very nice, Andrew! Much better than 3723. Your standard smiley face is right on whereas the other one has a huge mouth and the eyes are not quite right. Your spear is most impressive. I also don't have that many brown pieces. Wow! I am also (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) own. :) ...It looks like a great companion to the TLC figure. And I think your eyes and smile design look more true to real minifig heads. Although I cannot help but wonder what the minifigs in the nearby BFF must be thinking. I suppose they (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Very impressive! I like how you made the helmet and spear, and the Black Falcon symbol on the torso is great! Stephen (...) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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I just finished making a sculpture of a Black Falcon minifigure. I was inspired by Joel Bedger's minifigure sculptures. It's based on LEGO's 3723 Minifigure sculpture. (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Dec-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.castle)
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Hi all ! I received both "famous planes" from S&H. The are very cool. I guess that the next "famous plane" set should be the Supermarine Spitfire. Try to imagine this set in the same scale as both current sets ! LEGO please bring us this famous (...) (22 years ago, 26-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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