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Norbert, Lots of good info in there! Here's a couple of suggestions for painting/tinting clear parts that I learned from scale modeling: Future floor polish (USA product name) is actually a clear acrylic coating. It is self-leveling (fills minor (...) (20 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Modding the new LEGO lightup minifig
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"Tim David" <talltim@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:IEnCt7.1uws@lugnet.com... (...) I replaced the head switch with a different switch so you could turn on the saber and leave it on without having to "hold" it on. (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Some thoughts on painting transparent Lego elements
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Some thoughts on painting transparent Lego elements ---...--- Norbert Black, April 2005 Prompted by the very generous credit Deborah Higdon-Leblond recently gave me in the write-up of her wonderful Italian Villa MOC, (URL) I thought I would share a (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.parts.mod) !!
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| | Some castle-related minifigs, and a method to make custom banners
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Hello everyone I thought I would spotlight a few castle-related custom minifigures of mine that were recently put up on Brickshelf. These are very old MOCs, dating back at least a decade, but they've only recently had their pictures taken. I've (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom) !!
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Hi Tim (...) You're welcome. (...) Oooo - that would work, wouldn't it... Especially if you used sheer material. Hmmmm. This makes me think thoughts of building a coach to go with my Edwardian-era London and Southwestern Railway station, Stevermer (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Modding the new LEGO lightup minifig
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(...) I got a kick out of that when I was in the store today. It's especially funny when you realize it says "Batteries not replaceable" and "Try Me!" almost right together... it's like that moment when Wile E. Coyote stops after he runs off a (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Modding the new LEGO lightup minifig
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Good information to know. I like the way you replaced the arm with one with a posable hand. One thing I don't understand is why you replaced the head switch, did you break it? Tim (20 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures
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Thanks, just what i was looking for for my train curtains! Tim (20 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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| | Re: different types of bricks in different years?
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thanks for both replies! They are of great help. greetings, Anja (20 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: A primer on making custom elements
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Dear James Please forgive me for not replying to your posting before this. Somehow, I missed seeing it when you made it (some months ago... :( ). (...) Thank you. I hope, after digesting things, you've found the information useful. (...) Yes, (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Macaroni Brick Patterns
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(...) The superficial similarity is striking. (...) I don't know that much about tiling patterns, but I can see that all my LEGO patterns so far have been based on a certain pattern of bricks being turned by 90° angles. And I also wonder if someone (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: different types of bricks in different years?
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(...) As Clark stated, dating Lego can be very tricky. Old molds were often used at the same time as new molds. TLG rarely discarded them if there was still life left in them. Here is a list that shows major brick changes (between Cellulose Acetate (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: different types of bricks in different years?
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(...) Yes, there are many smaller variations in brick molds than what is shown on Peeron. That site only tracks 'functional' differences in the brick. That is changes that effect the way you use bricks to build things. Many of the smaller mold (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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Perhaps somebody can help me out. A few weeks ago I bouht an amount of lego for my kids and myself. Some of it we will keep, but it is too much so we plan to sell part of it. We are in the process of sorting it all out, according to specifications (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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(...) James- Here are some comparative pictures of the parts. So we are dealing with three versions of this part: (URL) Here are some pictures of the three: (URL) Type 1 is the grey one, with a round clear center Type 2 is the green one with a (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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(...) Matt, I've incountered the later two at about a year ago. I was mounting 4 in black of these on axels, and one was rotated 45 degrees. I never checked for part numbers. Mat (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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Matt, Do you have pics of the other types? Meanwhile, I'm going to search my stuff (or rather, my 9 year old will do it for me) to see how many I have of each type. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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I haven't seen it noted anywhere before, but there seem to be 3 different molds used to make functionally different versions of this part, the 2x2x2 round robot body (R2-D2 body): (URL) The difference is in how the center hole at the bottom of the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) Gary, did you mean to put the ABS switch in there somewhere? I would like to find a 2005 CA brick :) Eric (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) I'm born '72. So I think my oldest part are 1975 (that's the reason why I initially thought I don't possess 3P). I certainly bought these 3P on yardsales. A friend mail me this link : (URL) guy (from Belgium) is searching for 3P and talk about (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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