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| | | (...) Right. What you're saying makes sense 100%. Though buried in the subconsciousness of the viewer, it does play a part in how they will feel about the site and about the software by the model. (...) Hehe :) As you can see, I'm a space-head too. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) Hey yeah, a daily, weekly, or monthly featured-model thingy could be a lot of fun for people! BTW, have you ever seen Joe Lauher's pages? (URL) did a model-a-month thing a while back for official TLG models (he built them and then took (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) I didn't take a serious look at the site until today. He did a nice job at it and I like reading about the models of the month. Good system he has come up with. About the image, it was good for the page and for a header logo use, but still not (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Terry Keller
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| | | | (...) More feed: It would be interesting to have a pool of similar-sized images that the server could select from to display when a visitor arrives. That way, it would be a different image each time. (sorry for the fractured explanation - what I'm (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | | Terry: (...) Sounds like a nice idea. I could set something like that up - if somebody just collects and organises the images. Play well, Jacob ---...--- -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk -- -- Web...: <URL:(URL) -- ---...--- (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Yes, good idea, Terry. I think we should go that route. Right now I'm awaiting the delivery of a rendering of a truck for the first image. We can proceed to collect images for this slot at this time. A good 10 or 15 of them would be nice. I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Terry Keller
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| | | | | (...) Cool. Thanks Jacob, Tim. I might do a couple myself. Maybe it would be a good idea to devise a list of rules for submitting images? Max and minimum dimensional size, format, file size, restrict/allow text over the image, that sort of thing? (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | | | Terry: (...) I think the most important rule is that the submission should be a LDraw file and instructions for creating the image. That way others can learn from some good examples. 1) LDraw file 2) Arguments for l2p or l3p 3) Modification of the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Jacob Sparre Andersen
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| | | | | | (...) Since people use many other tools than just LDraw and l2p/l3p, it is probably not a good idea to demand a _machine_ friendly explanation of the path from DAT file to finished image. It is actually more important that it is _user_ friendly, if (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | (...) That's what I thought when I read your earlier post. It would be very intriguing to see what images people can create, using LDraw as a base tool, but not limited to that. For example, Terry suggested that no text be allowed over the image. I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | (...) Right. LDraw can be used as the base for an LDLite rendering, a Povray image, VRML walkthrough, etc, ad infinitum. (...) Correct. As long as the text enhances the image and doesn't put some website name over it, go for it. (...) That's what I (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Terry Keller
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| | | | | | | (...) That sounds good. I was just fretting over the blatant plugs. A title or graphic that adds to the appeal of the image is great. I worry most about the keeping the overall look clean and professional. I would hate to see blatant promotion or (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | (...) Yes, poo on advertising. And yes, my goal is the clean and professional look as well. Does someone want to volunteer to work with the model of the month aspect? Use the main template to generate a page for it. Also a submission system. Jacob (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Cool. BTW - just checked out your OLV - BREATHTAKING MODEL! (...) I would say 200 pixels wide, required. Min height 100, max height 200. .jpg format. No text over image. The image will get a caption and a link to the owner's site (or model of (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | (...) Certain texts are tacky. But some would be very cool. Anything that adds to the image would be good. Steve (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | (...) Right. I see what you're saying. But obviously no 'mypage.com' or '(c) Jonh Doe' etc.. -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 If someone tells you you're worth your weight in gold, fatten up. (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Terry Keller
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| | | | | (...) Uhh, thanks. But I ain't about to do that in LDraw. :-) (...) Exactly that type of thing. But the min/max height will really be dependant on the space you allot the image on the page. And don't forget width - you might have to have width (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) Awww, c'mon! :) Well, at least you can leave it together lest there be some rare case I'm in Phoenix... ;) (...) The layout (for the main page) is like it is right now. It will be updated with what's going on, and in a little bit I'll take (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Terry Keller
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| | | | | (...) It's still together (other than a bit here and there). I don't have room to re-assimilate it into the collective. (...) Sounds good to me. Keep up the good work. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Tim Courtney
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| | | | (...) So you're saying those pieces take up less precious space together than apart? Cool :) Love the excuse to keep an awesome model together :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | | | | | Re: [ldraw.org] Cover Model —Terry Keller
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| | | | (...) No. Actually I am saying that my careful plans to create a storage system did not adequately take into account the concept of expansion. :-/ In other words, I can't cram it all back in. And to make things worse, I am running out of shelf space (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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