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(...) You guys are serious about there being a battle here? Was it Brikwars, or a set of Indy rules? (Hmmm, actually, I guess BW is Indy still, too ....). That's great! I'd love to hear some details and see some more pics. Was it staged as an attack (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) More will be coming, I'm sure. Several people were at work with cameras; I'm fairly certain there's also going to be some footage of the battle at some point, but that will likely wait until the vidiographer has time to edit the raw stock. The (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle)
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(...) 6-tool sprue rings :) I don't know too many of the details of how he did it, but I know that's what he used. Currently the head is single position only, but he's planning to try and give it some mobility. Same basic problem as the legs: the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Yup, that AT-AT was gorgeous! I'm not sure Joe posts to Lugnet, so I'll try and answer some of the questions. His knees don't bend; the only articulation is ankles and hips (but the ankles are *so* cool!) I think he ran into the same problem (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) ACK! I thought it was Joel's work I'd been following, but when I looked for AT-AT projects on Brickshelf I stumbled across a bunch, but not Joel's! SO this is quite possibly the first time I got a hint of the undertaking .. which makes it even (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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Thats a Whopper and no mistake :) I'd love to see a closeup of the central keep front and inside if anyone has photos -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado "Steve Chapple" (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) AFAIK that was Chris' and John's handywork. Did you notice Joel's trick with the AT-AT neck? :-) SRC LUGNet#765 (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've been avidly following Joel's progress on this ... great job, Joel! It looks perfect! Maybe someday in the not-too-distant future we should have a display with *3* AT-AT's? What is the articulation in the legs like? Although the legs of my (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.starwars)
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...at NALUG's show yesterday at Capilano Mall (east end of Edmonton, AB) (URL) finished his awesome minifig scale AT-AT at about 2am while James was working on his huge and amazing (as usual) castle till 8am Andrew and John just got back from (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-03, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.castle, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
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Good day eh 8^) (URL) moderation these are also usuable: (URL) through (URL) terribly exciting here yet. The subject pretty much nails the idea. My first fire station MOC lost an argument with a concrete/tiled floor. (I think I found everything). (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Although it was completed a while ago, recent posts [1] have prodded me into making an official announcement. Check out this seven-foot-tall tower crane: (URL) aim was to create a functional model that would fit in with the style of classic Technic (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.org.ca.nalug) !!
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(...) Both actually. I use the remote for manual control during demonstrations. For unattended operation during train shows, however, I just run a small NQC program that keeps things moving. That would include the turntable motor, trolley motor, and (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) I'm not entirely certain if the entire sequence was randomized, but the durations certainly were. NQC has a random number function. thanks, James (24 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Do you seriously mean a random sequence? Or just a preprogrammed sequence of ops. If random, where was the random seed being obtained? (...) Indeed. (24 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Answering ('cause I happen to know)... The RCX let you run the crane by remote, but it also had a default program that would run the crane through a random sequence. This was good at the show in that people ooohed and aaaahed at the crane (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(URL) confess not looking closely at this when it was first publicised. It's amazing. (see also : (URL) ) There is mention at the end of the page of the use of an RCX but not much additional detail... John K. if you're on the list (or anyone else), (...) (24 years ago, 21-Oct-02, to lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics.rcx)
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(...) Spawn. Pretty cool. (...) That looks like an amazing disply. Tons of really neat buildings. I was really impressed that a lot of the buildings made good use of their windows with interior details. The big yellow in perticular seems to be a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Hi y'all eh?? Finally got my pics uploaded(just waiting for moderation - some...may not make it). Kudos to the one who spots 'the' custom minifig...=^) And to think they trust me with minifigs...mwaahh hah hah hah hah.... 2002 GETS Preshow: (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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(...) Yes, the elevators work. One of them is set up with the grain bins dumping back down into the feeder bin so that it can run unattended and actually shift "grain" (1x1 round bricks). The other one runs empty, or with someone continually feeding (...) (24 years ago, 2-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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Congrats! LTC's are really on a roll! Love the pix. Two questions, 1) does the grain elevators work? 2) are the ladders on the side of the tan buildings a fire escape or signage? Matthew Greene (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.ca.nalug)
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