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It all started innocently enough, I thought that I could just alter some minifig faces to improve them, or differentiate them, by scraping off some of the factory paint with a craft knife. I built a mini-me, removing the microphone from a Divers (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Naw, much of what you describe sounds useful to me. If I had a rule of thumb to suggest it would simply be this: "s/he who modifies least, modifies best." Point being, I would probably not myself be cutting open hull elements unless they were (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) can (...) I am sorry to say that you are suffering from richardparsonitis. There is no known cure. Kerry (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) to (...) Do it! You know you want to..... Once you've thought about customising a piece of Lego there's no turning back. Hey! If it wasn't for customising I wouldn't have an Adam Ant, Devo, Kenny, Wally or other figs present at the Rock (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) (snip) (...) Merely the next step in your evolution - nothing to be concerned about, Jonathon Livingston Patrician of Brick-Morpork. Congratulations. Some never make the transition, those who do slip the bonds of orthodoxy cannot go back. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yes, the stern pieces are the tricky ones. Even if one does succeed in cutting straight down the middle, you'll be effectictively left with two half width keels (is it still the keel that far back & up), which you could space out with bricks, (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Compatible enough methinks. Issue was more one of cost (believe it or not). At Port Block, we build ships, great big ships. If we want little ships, Lego's 12 wide hulls are entirely fine. If we want big ships, the 16 wides are great. If we (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Baby, I am the dark side -- you don't have to convince me. I just try to respect the rarer elements. Maybe if I had an imperfect pitchfork... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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