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(...) It was quite interesting to sit behind Larry and watch him type, flip windows, send, and generally still manage to keep up with what was going on. Nice job, lar (...) I want to thank John for doing his usual fine job of running the events. Not (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | BrickFest Sunday photos
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Some photos from Sunday... (I slept in really late Sunday, catching up sleep finally...and didn't take many photos...) (URL) Covering: Sunday ISD build (scattered) Misc. people from the public Misc. MOCs Final assembly And all three days rolled into (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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| | Re: BIP v.3 Roundtable - Thanks!
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(...) Snippage (...) Jake, great to finally meet you there. I didn't get a chance to attend, as I had many many people to see before I had to run off to work. As I plan on getting my work up there (I'm sitting in front of MLCAD right now, working on (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | badger, badger, badger
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I asked my daughter (age 7)) what her favourite part of BrickFest was. And despite rooms and rooms of amazing buildings and sets and things to see, the first thing that came to her was the dancing badger (compleat with her rendition of the dance and (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BIP v.3 Roundtable - Thanks!
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Just now starting to recover a bit from BrickFest... wow! What an event! A quick thanks to all the folks who came to the BIP v.3 Roundtable. Not only did I get a ton of great ideas, I also have had my enthusiasm for the site re-ignited! I'll be (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BrickFest Train Layout
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I want to first say that I had a great time at BrickFest! Second I want to thank all the people that helped make the train layout so spectacular, with out everyone’s help and cooperation it would have never worked out so well. For the record, the (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Many many thank yous and notes....
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(...) snip (...) snip (...) Hey, I'm just happy my stuff got there safely! Glad everything turned out well with the awards and such. I was pretty bummed that I wasn't able to attend, but mocs are better than nothing! Now you people just need to get (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BrickFest Saturday photos
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Some photos from Saturday... (URL) Covering: Mecha room Space/Moonbase room Saturday ISD build Saturday assembly - Q&A with Jake McKee of LEGO Soren Roberts's notorious Shpleem/Shpleemette name badge --Todd (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !
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Hi all, I just got in to my place in NC and before I forcibly eject my stuff from my car to my workroom and room using shaped charges, I need to take the time to thank all those who attended BrickFest...every one of you with your models and with (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) I dont CARE how much it would cost to set this up for us aussies, I WANT. I want the 150 hard-to-find elements I want the new sets On the other hand, new sets and parts means bley and dark bley :( (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickFest Animation Festival Entries - Downloads
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(...) Cool, Greg...thanks. Say, would it be possible to make these available for download as MPEG or QuickTime? I don't have Real Player(1). If not, that's OK; I'll wait for the DVD. --Todd (1) evil spyware (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) I wouldn't have included it in the list, if I were creating this, but then again we don't know the exact audience they are going after. Perhaps they are trying to appeal to both kids and adults. (...) You could always give the comics to a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego)
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(...) ... (...) ... (...) I think it's great too, though I think it would do better at attracting AFOLs if you left out the Bionicle comic book. I certainly would not want my neighbors to see me carrying that back from the comic book, and I readily (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I remember filling out a survey about this some months back. I'm glad it's come to fruition, it's definitely something I'll avail myself of. And probably one or two of my kids as well, unless there's a "one per household" limit (which I hope (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Indeed looks very good. I like getting sets and hard to find elements!! In case it is only for kids, I can't wait to sign all my 28 kids up ;) Paul (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) Fun stuff indeed! This is (for me) the most exciting news I've heard in a while. I really look forward to this. More details would be nice, but even just what is listed here suggests something that, like the comic, might help to draw more (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) I gave it a quick look, but it looked a bit less than a 45°. Maybe something between the 33° and 45°? Either way, an exciting part. Plus the friggin dark green. (I gumpily walk away knowing I must now buy some.. ugh.. trains ;) ) -Lenyusan (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Photographers, Videographers, Histographers, and other -ographers!
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(...) How about calographers, being those who write in fancy script by laying out patterns of clunky wooden shoes. (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | BrickFest Animation Festival Entries - Downloads
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It's unfortunate that the Animation Presentation had to be cancelled Saturday night at BrickFest. I was only able to stop in for a few minutes on Sunday on my way back home to Richmond so I did not get to see any of the showings that took place (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.animation, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickCast 2004 Credits
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(...) Thanks again for your efforts. I followed the closing ceremony with both the webcast, the webcam and chatting on FreeLUG with friends...at the same time. It's really a great "web experience". Didier Enjary (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | On the recursive subdivision of two-dimensional food items
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Last night at IHOP, after copious amounts of beer at Rocklands, a few of us were talking about how we cut our food up into differently-sized portions during the eating process, and I realized that an algorithm exists for maximizing the total (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest Friday - some photos
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(...) One can only hope that someone will caption the "Bejesus Drilling Sequence" at some point (and issue a caution to never, ever use the rotary cutting tool without eye protection unlike the Genius Rob who is apparently trying to emulate the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Shhh. Be very, very quiet.
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Oh. My. That tatoo is teh beautiful! (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: Photographers, Videographers, Histographers, and other -ographers!
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(...) Or biographers? Wow, my dict file has 132 words ending in -ographer! --Todd (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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"Bryan Wong" <green_paper@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I2I154.1zz4@lugnet.com... (...) with a (...) slope of (...) reason (...) the (...) part. (...) I took this piece off of the BSNF (there are actually 10 of them, two orange on the top of (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation announcements
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(First, before I even get the the message, THANK YOU LARRY & everyone else (trlToronto?) involved in bringing Brickfest to LUGNET as fast as you did. Those of us who couldn't be there thank you - a LOT!) (...) When was general sumo event... run (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) Sign me up! All I need is someone to donate the tour fee and airfare. I can cover incidental expenses and LEGO purchases (which may exceed the other costs!). Hey, a guy can dream. This tour sounds terrific. But with 2 kids likely headed to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BrickFest 60-minute brick build challenge
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Thanks to all the incredibly inventive builders who participated in the first (and I hope the first of many) brick build challenges in the BrickFest free building room. Saturday's theme was "build something Olympic"; the time limit 60 minutes; and (...) (20 years ago, 16-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.build, lugnet.events, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: BrickCast 2004 Credits
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(...) Yes, thank you very much for your time! It was almost like being there... nice to get a sense of the AFOL environment at BF. -JHK (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) They look like if you chop the 1x1 tip off a 1x3 33 slope to me. That slope matches the faceted corners on the 4x4 wedge perfectly, if you line up the corners (make sure you've got (URL) DAT> before you try viewing this): 0 Untitled¬ 0 Name: (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: BrickCast 2004 Credits
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(...) And thank you all for making it possible! We enjoyed it very much! Saskia (from The Netherlands) www.lowlug.nl (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | BrickCast 2004 Credits
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Hi guys, Thanks for everyone who helped out with the webcast this year... Direction: Calum Tsang Stage Camera: Derek Raycraft Audience Camera: Trevyn Watson Setup: Dave Koudys Trevyn Watson Resisting Our Corrupting Influence: David Michon And for (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Closing Presentation
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Announcing: Some of the animations submitted in the High Adventure Theater competition will be available on the official DVD. Go to BrickFilms.com for details One of the submitted animations will be on the BrickFest DVD which you can get from Todd (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) Yes, a lot like that except without nearly as much vertical part, IIRC the entire part is only 2 plates high. I think. I was so excited about the overall set that I didn't put enough peering into that specific part. If you like, think of (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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"Matt Sklar" <matthew.sklar@gmail.com> wrote in message news:I2GpxJ.1Jy6@lugnet.com... (...) If it (...) to (...) rock). I (...) The color inconsistency is due to some of the parts being spray painted. A few of the parts (1x10 plates, 2x4 plates, (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) So it's like a Modulex slope (URL) in System dimensions, yes? (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) So I guess it's like: (URL) chopped in to 4 pieces, with a 45-degree-ish slope rather than the curve? -Bryan (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Curious about this LEGO factory part. My internet video feed died right as Jake got to this part. Can anyone elaborate on this or were there no more details? Thanks, Paul (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: Keynote presentation
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(...) Believe it or not, that's actually about what I was picturing, based on your initial description. But thank you for clarifying. :) (...) In Calum's photo: (URL) was looking at the pieces just to the right of the 1x1 transparent cylindrical (...) (20 years ago, 15-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.parts)
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