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| (...) Thanks, Pawel. Bruce (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. [Thwack!] Bruce (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| Thanks, Marc. Any suggestion on how I could attach the chain? Or should I just have a chain that drapes across the whole front of the shelf? Bruce (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| This is a really nice little scene, Bruce. I will echo others in praise of the monk robes and recessed bookshelves. My favorite detail is the monk on the far right who has a scroll full of writing on the left and a blank scroll on the right. It very (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Why I kept my age a secret
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| When critiquing I try to do a few things, most importantly provide encouragment, for some people its a big thing to present their new MOC to the world. I try to gauge the level of the builder (which isn't really an age thing) from the tone of their (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Since no-one else has posted about this, I thought I would. Takeshi Itou has produced another of his splendid models. (URL) time its a Witch's House. Ken (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle) !
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| (...) I reckon you're pretty fair with your critiques, Paul. But you're right, they can be difficult, mainly because one is always unsure how they will be taken. Here's what I reckon: If you want your work critiqued, ask for it, even to the point of (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Critiquing is tough. I've been giving ad-hoc critiques of almost everything for years and I still haven't got the hang of it... in fact, I often get the feeling that it has worked against my favour. I don't think I'd recommend it. Then again, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| snip (...) I think this important to note. I think alot of us, or at least myself, get stuck in a "if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all" mentality. I will keep this in mind and try and do more critiquing... says the guy (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Maybe part of it was that .space is simply BIG. Maybe part of it was that I've split energies between models and the Starship game. I don't know. But I just didn't feel the warm reception others seemed to get. Don't get me wrong--I'm not (...) (20 years ago, 24-Sep-04, to lugnet.people.teens, lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) w00t! Right as always, Lenny! Nathan Wells Formerly Admiral Wells, now working work Classic Castle as the Gaming Admin. castle. (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) I love the cloth monk robes. The idea of the brown robes made from capes and a rubber band is so simple, yet very effective. I might have to steal that idea someday. (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: Scriptorium
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| Great little scene! -- Pawel (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle)
| | | | | BWBrickCon™ 2004 Draft
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| As hinted at earlier, we are going to have a Draft! Okay, so what IS a Draft? It is an event where everyone brings one copy of the same (unopened) set. We open the sets, sort the pieces into piles and take turns Drafting the piles of pieces. The (...) (20 years ago, 23-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| Hey Bruce, nice job, reminds me of "Name of the Rose" without the poison ink. Great subject matter, great execution, great details...especially the pen/ink wells and recesses book-cases. I can almost hear the chanting in the background. -Keith (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Neat! I had an urge to build something like this after reading (URL) The Book on the Bookshelf>, but never actually did it. You should do a couple of shelves with books chained to them. Working in a library myself, I can sympathize with the (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| Hi all, I've made a little scene out of a medieval monastery, the scriptorium: (URL) (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle) !!
| | | | | Re: A window using SNOT and SNIR techniques
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| (...) Hi Stefan, Thanks. I used two 4x10 trans-yellow plates instead of the grey plates. Erik / brickerik (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Really cool window!!! How did you get it to be transluecent on the back but still hold together? -Stefan- (20 years ago, 21-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Only Two Weeks Left to Pre-Register for NWBrickCon™ 2004!
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| Don't miss out on your opportunity to save money and get exclusive goodies! If you register (and pay) by October 1st, you will get the entire Attendees Packet, including Name Badge. Plus there are items we are putting in the packets that only (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| I am pleased to announce that we have updated our website to simplify its navigation and have added several features: • Who's Coming? Click on the link and you will know! • What's Happening? Click on the calendar and ceck it out day by day! • Can (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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| Dang! You beat me - I'm working on a similar kind of window... (...) I'm using transclear 1x1 and 1x2 for the glasses, with studs out to make them look like crown glass, and I use two plates stacked on each other to improve the overall stability of (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: A window using SNOT and SNIR techniques
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| (...) Thanks :) Hum, I'm sure there is still a lot of building techniques. I made a presentation at BricMania about one, ToPLeSs, and I have to finish the traduction in english to post it. (...) That was an idea from Didier. It was just a fake. But (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks :) Well, it depends maybe of our vision of what is SNIR. The 1x1 parts are not adjacent but in diagonal. And the alignment of the turned parts creates an offset. So we obtain a lign of studs, not in the standard way but in diagonal. (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) I beleive the phase comes about because they started off not in a a row (well not in a standard row anyway), the second image shows them placed on a diagonal grid of SIR (Studs In a Row). However I would say that they have ended up in a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Holger. Thanks for showing interest on JoTaALM. In a first attempt, the idea was to make an hoax just for fun, as the one I made when I was studying chemistry at university (not LEGO related). Of course volume I doesn't exist. I can't tell (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Hello, great work! Sometimes I think everything is build in all kind of building techniques. But you show us that there are even more great ways to combine LEGO bricks. I love that kind of window, there is a good chance to find it in a new (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Hey Mike, I believe it is Studs Not In Row. Cool window, but it doesn't look like it is very sturdy. Chris Perron (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) There's been thought, but nothing conclusive... thus far my goal has been a game that can be taught and enjoyed easily at a gaming con like GenCon or Origins, and if I were to differentiate weapons, there would have to be a lot more work in (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Well, to be picky, it's not *exactly* the same thickness. A tile is 0.4 "stud-widths" thick, but the distance between 2 such windows is about 0.414 (square-root of 2 minus 1) stud-widths. Over a larger area you would start to notice the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| In lugnet.announce, Erik Amzallag wrote: Dear Erik, this is really very well and clever done! What a cool idea to combine SNIR and SNOT to a link between space (crowd shouting "SPAAACE!!!! from the background!) and castle (mumble of "Castle - (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
| | | | | Questions about BrickQuest
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| I've read through the BrickQuest rules. I find the game intriguing and possibly very fun - currently I'm thinking on building a 'capture the flag' type arena for two teams playing against eachother (while finding secret rooms, treasure, etc) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle)
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| Hey Erik, Great design idea! I actually saw this on Brickshelf and started to post an announcement over on Classic-Castle.com before I noticed you'd announced it here. If you'd like to check out the discussion on Classic-Castle, my post is here: (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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| Very cool window! But how are the studs not in a row? The SNOT I see, but not the SNIR. Marc Nelson Jr. (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Snippage (...) Very cool hack. I know what SNOT is but SNIR? Hmmmm. Studs Not Infra Red? Studs Not Inside Routers? Studs Not Immobilized Readily? ....... Mike (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | NWBrickCon™ 2004 Speed and Master Build Contests
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| The ISD Speed Build has been done. And Done. And DONE! We in the Great NorthWest are going to present a new challenge. An open competition speed build - each contestant alone. No teamwork, no committee, no sharing of the glory - or the prizes! Here (...) (20 years ago, 13-Sep-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle) !!
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| Thanks for the information, Kevin. It's a relief to know that Jon's pictures haven't been lost. Probably not a surprise that that's one of my favorite folders. Bruce (20 years ago, 11-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) Sometimes we have to disable access to files that are deep linked excessively. In this case someone using the Korean mega-portal daum.net was inlining all of the images in that folder in a forum post. Messages on that forum appear to get (...) (20 years ago, 11-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) When you click through to the JPGs you get "access denied" page not "page not found" so hopefully it's just a permissions thing. ROSCO (20 years ago, 11-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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| (...) That's actually a good sign I think, because when I saw it, every image in his folder was broken. Perhaps that means it is being mended. JOHN (20 years ago, 10-Sep-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)
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