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| (...) jeremiah Congrats on this superb contract! Great to hear from you. That GeeBee sure is a spiffy plane...can't wait to see how you are going to transpose it. I just read that you settled on the price today so keep us informed. ;-) -Andrew -.- (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: [Update!] Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| (...) I love the Air Zoo, its a really fun place. Best of luck with this! Do you have the GeeBee already planned out? -Tim (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | [Update!] Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| So I stopped by the Zoo today to iron out the details. This place is amazing. They've got tons of planes in beautiful condition, what is soon to be the largest hand-painted mural on the planet (no, really. Guiness is supposed to stop in in a week or (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Commissioned Sculpture Pricing Question...
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| Thanks for the suggestions, guys; they helped a lot. We worked out a proper price today, so everybody's happy. Now, back to building... (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| Congrats on getting the contract! I hadn't realized they were going to have anything of the sort. I live in Kazoo, and I'm actually at the Air Zoo every day for a class, so I'll have to make sure to stop by. The Gee-Bee is gonna be cool to see (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
| | | | | Re: New Contracts (and Equipment!)
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| In lugnet.general, Andrew Saada wrote: Dave, I tried looking at the pics yesterday but they had yet to be processed. You need to deeplink them next time (click the pic all the way until the ending is .jpg then copy the link). Anyway, I have to say (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, FTX)
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| (...) Dave, I tried looking at the pics yesterday but they had yet to be processed. You need to deeplink them next time (click the pic all the way until the ending is .jpg then copy the link). Anyway, I have to say that it's a bold ship but the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Commissioned Sculpture Pricing Question...
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| (...) Altho I respect the idea of doing it for free, if you decide that route be sure to make sure the Museum does re-imburse your expenses like gas, food, etc. Doing stuff for free is good, but doing it for expense (ie, you have to pay to be there) (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Commissioned Sculpture Pricing Question...
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| (...) Here's a thought: do it for free. After all, this is a hobby and it sounds like it would be a fun event. The exposure and publicity would be a form of compensation too. Or, think of some alternative ways to make money with this event. How (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Commissioned Sculpture Pricing Question...
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| (...) First, congrats! I doubt the very few full time builders would tell you how much they'd charge, but if I were to be contacted, this is what I'd do: Charge 20-40% of the actual brick cost of the model. This cover deterioration of the price from (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
| | | | | Re: A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| (...) Hey congratulations on getting the contract. Sounds like it should be lots of fun. From the info on the website, sounds like they will only be open til 5pm. Bummer, I'd be interested in stopping by, but work ends at 4, and it's about an hour (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.org.us.michlug, FTX)
| | | | | A GeeBee for the Zoo...
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| Oh, forget the delay, I can't hold out on this! I've been commissioned by the (URL) Kalamazoo Air Zoo>, a new air & space museum in Kalamazoo, MI, to build a sculpture for their grand opening. I got to choose the subject, so what better than a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.loc.us.mi, FTX)
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| Hi all, I've been commissioned to build a LEGO sculpture for the (URL) Air Zoo>, and I have no clue what to charge for my services. I'll be getting the whole thing (unglued) back afterwards, so I feel I can't charge full price for materials, and (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
| | | | | New Contracts (and Equipment!)
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| This is to inform any concerned parties that FirePower Inc. has released images of equipment now available for contract. Preview images may be found here: (URL) images will be available once security has cleared them at this location: (URL) question (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.military, lugnet.space)
| | | | | Phoenix from red Xpod
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| a few days ago, I got an idea for a phoenix, then i saw these great dragons by Leonard Hoffman: (URL) & noticed the red one looked like what i had in mind for my phoenix & wanted to hurry up & post mine before someone beat me to it-thanks to Lenny (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Bric'Mania : the Web Site
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| Hi everybody ! I'm able to present the official website of Bric'Mania event: (URL) You will be able to make yourself acquainted with latest news among them a regularly updated attending AFOLs list. If you want to attend, you can regsitered for (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.fr, lugnet.general, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.eu, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Volvo
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| (...) Thanks for pointing this out. Moral conundrums aside, it is very cool. I was amused by the comment in the article: "although not drivable" as if that's a surprise to them. Let's see, wheels and drivetrain made of ABS bricks, hmmm... So, am I (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california)
| | | | | FLL National Championships in the Georgia Dome this week
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| This week the FIRST LEGO League National Championships were held in Atlanta at the Georgia Dome (home of the Atlanta Falcons). So since the event was in my backyard I figured it would be fun to see what the event was all about. I got a position as a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.ga)
| | | | | Re: Do you save boxes and catalogs?
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| Hi Brian I will share with you my experience of 20 years in this passion. During the first 10 years I saved all the boxes but as my collection got bigger and space was getting smaller I started to make them flat but as usual space is always tight. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Oh, cool...I know exactly where those pics were taken! (they're not at Legoland...try the other side of the US...) Scott (22 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california)
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