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Anyone familiar with some of my recent posts to LUGNET will know that I usually gripe and complain about what I don't like about LEGO these days. Well, even I was getting sick of listening to myself. So I decided to do something about it; something (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) great! Part of the fun is being inventive with existing pieces. And those shoelaces (if that's what they are) make great fire hoses! Maggie C. (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) retaining the essential utilitarian look. For the ladder on the side, I managed to get a not bad result by using 1x3 technic liftarms and flex tubes on my skip truck: (URL) was inspired by the ladder on Rosco's tower crane which used axles (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) went with the 1x16 beams because of how the ladder hangs off the side of the truck. Basically there are two 1x2 hinge bricks set into the side of the truck, at the level of the top of the back wheel. Attached to each hinge brick is a 1x2 plate (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) pre-minifig Lego style (the cab of the truck) with more modern Lugnetesque design ideas (the details on the rear). Also, I especially like your control panel which uses the Technic bricks with the short pegs to simulate knobs, gauges, and hose (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) the (...) at (...) them. Sounds great, although with the flex tube ladder all you need are a couple of 1x1 plates with clips and you're sorted ;-) Jennifer (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Regards ROSCO (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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