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Steven lane wrote in message ... <snip disclaimer details> That all seems overly draconian to me (and I've been selling instructions for some years). The way I look at it, as long as someone is not making money off my instructions (copying and (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst)
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(...) If the instructions are sold containing an error, then I agree that the author isn't accountable for buyers who purchase additional bricks from a separate source, but if the author is also selling the bricks to make the set, then the author is (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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(...) > (...) If you are selling instructions you should make _certain_ that they are correct. If you are giving instructions away for fun, then do you really need this kind of protection? (...) Wow, what a great, litigious world that we live in, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Disclaimer
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(...) . . . (...) That's never going to work in the real world. It doesn't work for books, music, or videos, and it won't work for building instructions either. You need to come up with a way to make your product more desirable than a borrowed copy. (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst)
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I will soon be adding some instructions to the Brick Instruction Portal that I will be offering for sale. It occurred to me that I'd need a suitable disclaimer. I checked on Bip and found their wasn't one so I thought if I post on Lugnet I can get a (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Proposed changes to MOTM Submission guidelines
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(...) I second Lar, this is a great idea, Kevin. I'm excited that the topic of Building Instructions has gained popularity over the last year or so, with the release of LPub, launch of BIPortal, etc. This contest could serve to further promote the (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst)
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(...) I got the point, but I'm not completely convinced. Anyhow, I really only suggested the LDRotM contest because I'm afraid the model sellers might be influential enough to eliminate even the *option* of publishing the LDR files in the MotM (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) I agree. I also percieve this as a great catalyst for invention of new techniques and styles. (...) Raising the bar is a good thing. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst)
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(...) irrelevent. (...) Kevin (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Actually Don, I agree with all those points and am in favor of authors having the option to post their DAT/LDR/MPD files along with the images. My point is that within the scope of a completed model, having a contest on how the model is (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Ouch! That hurts. Did you bump your head or something? (...) I think you're missing the point. With an LDR file I can move the arms and legs of a Mech to see what it looks like in different poses. I can spin the gears of a robot even if I (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst)
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(...) I think you really are on to something now... The various instruction creator/authors all have their own styles, although some authors are similar in some areas to some other authors, you still can often tell who did which instructions if (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jan-04, to lugnet.inst)
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| | MOC: Frog
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Hi all, New MOC for my site after a while. It's a quick Christmas present I made for a friend. Link below. (URL) Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks. Instructions available, too. (2 URLs) (Bruce) (URL) LEGO @ Bruce's Homepage> (21 years ago, 1-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.inst, FTX) !
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| | Re: Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
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(...) Boy, that would be *very* hard to have happen automatically. Automatic placement of the color labels would be problematic at best. It is *much* easier to put the color labels in the part list image. The label is some location relative to the (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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(...) LPub's approach is a great one (and one that I use as well in the parts lists that I include in my instructions) but it doesn't do what Ahui is asking, precisely, that is, it doesn't provide "callouts with a letter for the color". I'm not (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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(...) This is an old issue. All the building instruction books that Syngress has published are black and white. LPub supports this by indicating color in the part list images. (...) LPub. (...) I have a bit of experience here as well. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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(...) I print in B&W and also in color, but charge extra for color. I tend to make my models in only a few colors (no more than 3-4 main colors at most) so the various grays are distinguishable, especially since I use subassemblies, and I describe (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: Newbie question on printing b/w and colour hints
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HqqMC2.21u4@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) output (...) kinkos (...) color (...) and (...) printing out (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Going to Kinko's to have them printed will cost a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst)
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(...) I am not aware of any current application that will do callouts with a letter for the color. I think you are the first person I read/see/hear that has brought this issue up. =0 Does anyone have an application in the works that can do the (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | It's Christmas time at the BIP
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(URL) It's Christmas time at the BIP! I've pulled together just a few of the great Christmas/Holiday related creations and building instructions I've found out on the net. Check it out! (URL) Christmas> If you have more Christmas/Holiday related (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce, FTX) !
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| | Re: 4099 Transformer MOC instructions available
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(...) people will have fun building and playing with this MOC. Nathanael (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: 4099 Transformer MOC instructions available
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(...) in the third generation (aka real name Mospeda)...one of my favorite mecha... (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: Building a truck
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(...) Check out the BIP. I know I've seen some great stuff posted there...which would include instructions. Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster - BIP (URL) (21 years ago, 11-Dec-03, to lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.inst)
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(...) We're coming up quickly on the next big round of prize giveaway! (Also cross-posting to .inst) Jake -- Jake McKee Webmaster - BIP (URL) (21 years ago, 10-Dec-03, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad.dat.models, lugnet.inst)
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| | Re: BIP Contest Winner!
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(...) thanks a bunch, jake! running a site alone is LOTS of work. to work on a contest and provide prizes is even more effort. i sure appreciate winning the contest and thank you for providing a great resource for lego builders. happy holidays!!! (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Holidays and the BIP
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We are smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. To celebrate the holidays this year, I'm working on pulling together a series, of small, fun to build instructions for holiday themed items. If you haven't already added your holiday themed (...) (21 years ago, 8-Dec-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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| | BIP Contest Winner!
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(URL) The Building Instructions Portal has reached another landmark: 750 building instructions! As a way to celebrate this landmark, we're giving out prizes to one lucky winner. Joseph Gonzalez was randomly selected as the winner of the Teaser Prize (...) (21 years ago, 6-Dec-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | M12-LRV Warthog Instructions, Finally!
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It is with great enthusiasm that I get off my rear and create some highly requested Warthog instructions. I haven't been able to do much with Lego for a while, but after so many requests I've finally done it. The Brickshelf folder is here: (URL) If (...) (21 years ago, 2-Dec-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.inst)
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| | LEGO Rubik Cube: significant size reduction
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When I announced my first (very large) Rubik Cube, I was very disappointed to hear that somebody else already made a Rubik Cube (only a couple of months before I did). Even more, Martin Howard's Cube was smaller than mine. I had to try again and do (...) (21 years ago, 1-Dec-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.loc.be, FTX) !!
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To all AFOL's, Is it possible to build a Rubik Cube with standard LEGO elements? The 3D puzzles from (URL) Eric Harshbarger> and (URL) JP Brown's Cubesolver> inspired me to build the famous Rubik Cube itself. You can check it out on my webpage : (2 (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, lugnet.loc.be, FTX) !
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| | Instructions for Medieval Tudor Shop
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I recieved a few requests to make some intstructions for one of my medieval shops. While this one isn't an exact replica of one I have made in the brick, nor does it have an interior, I think it is still quite useful. (2 URLs) Jason Spears | (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.inst, lugnet.castle, FTX) !
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| | A&M LWorks new BIs
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Hello, Ahui Herrera asked me to post this announce: A&M LWorks is proud to annouce not 1... not 2... or 3... but 6 NEW building instructions!! These 6 BIs are part of a new series by Andrzej Szlaga entitled: Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Set I This (...) (21 years ago, 11-Nov-03, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.inst, FTX)
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| | Re: BIP Contest: Reloaded....again
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(...) OK, I've added a total count to the contest page: (URL) like we are up to 709 BIs added! Only a few more until the Teaser prize is given away! Jake --- Jake McKee Webmaster - BIP (URL) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dat.models, FTX)
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| | 12A1HG TECHNIC Gun with BI's--really shoots projectiles!
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Hello all! I have just finished up some BI’s for a brand new model I have been working on (that is off-and-on) for the past several months. It is…the 12A1HG (#12 Axle-Single Shot-HandGun) TECHNIC Gun! This gun is in fact made to be held in your (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.inst, lugnet.technic, lugnet.cad, lugnet.build) !
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| | Re: Black colour in new instructions
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(...) Brain Fart! Yes, you are. Sorry. -Orion Maybe the radiation at work does affect my memory ;-) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I thought I was a memberas well. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Good point - Which also indicates AxleGrey, AxleWhite, AxleRed (etc) may be useful too - although these colours don't seem to vary so much in instructions. ROSCO (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
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(...) I agree but I'd also like to keep Lars, Don and Travis in the loop since they're the most active program developers not on the LSC. (...) Myself (Orion Pobursky), Steve Bliss, Jacob Sparre Anderson, and Michael Lachmann (I apologize in advance (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Hmm, maybe that would be best. Previous discussions on lugnet haven't reached a consensus. The last one I remember trickled off here. (URL) forget, who's in the LSC again? Don (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Right. Do we want to work that out in lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, or are people OK with the LSC taking the discussion off-lugnet? Steve (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
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