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Hi Isaac Sorry for the delayed reply - I missed seeing your post when I was zipping through the newsgroups last week. (...) Interesting that you should see them that way, since (as I've mentioned to you before in private correspondence) my modelling (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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Hi Norbert, Again, I'm amazed both by the time & dedication you put into your art, as well as the stunning results you were able to achieve in the end. Your knights reminded me of a set of lead figures I used to have sitting on my desk many years (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom) !!
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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 (...) (21 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Thanks, just what i was looking for for my train curtains! Tim (21 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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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, (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hi Bianca (...) Ah, then the work has been worthwhile. :) (...) Granted. I've also had an offer from Redbean (Isaac Yue) to host an HTML version on his minifig customizing network website. I've given him permission to go ahead as his time permits. (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Hey, thanks for posting this, Norbert! It's very informative and well-written. I'm going to try the epoxy. I've tried a couple of hair pieces using a cut down motorcycle helmet as a base, but because I get a one-track mind about my hobby techniques (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Great post. I'm going to need to read through it several times. Any way you can post bigger pics, or post links to where they can be found? Thanks, James Wilson, Dallas, TX (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hi John Thanks for your kind words. (...) Thanks. :) What you read is iteration 8 (or something of that order) of the document - I hoped people would find it clear, and encouraging. (...) Yeah, me too. I always want to keep things in the range of (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Brilliant! What a fantastic write up and what a nice glimpse of your true skill. Originating entirely new sculpted parts and then working them to a "Lego like" finish is great. And important as far as I'm concerned. If people really need to (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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A primer on making custom elements for use with Lego(tm) pieces. N.H. Black, February 2005 1. Introduction What follows is a discussion of some techniques I've developed over the past 10 years for modifying and customizing pieces for use with Lego (...) (21 years ago, 27-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !!
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(...) Exactly! :) (And we all know how a bad case of dandruff reduces Pirate street cred...) (...) I recognized the phenonmenon! Thanks for answering my questions, though. (...) That's pretty much as I would have guessed, but I'm glad you did the (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Norbert Black wrote in message ... (...) you're (...) start to (...) I just took a look at a pirate sail I did several years ago, and as you say I'm not seeing any cracks. Since I dilute the PVA glue and it soaks right into the fabric there's no (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hi Kevin (...) Thanks! (...) I'm not surprised you got similar results - PVA adhesive uses the same carrier medium as acrylic medium, with various gunk added to increase adhesion. For what it's worth, I recommend acrylic medium over PVA, because (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Hi Janey! (...) You're welcome. I think of it as casting bread upon the waters. :) (...) There's a multi-page "Creating Custom Elements" essay to come that's just waiting on a couple of images being uploaded. It covers a lot of my "hard material" (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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(...) Snipped the "Awesome Guide to Clothing your Figs" Nicely written Norbert, and thanks for all the tips. Please keep us informed in other tricks of the trades you have learned through your process of fig modifications. Some of us (read:me) live (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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Norbert Black wrote in message ... (...) Lots of really cool information! Something to add: when I've made fabric pieces, instead of acrylic medium I used diluted PVA adhesive (white glue) and wetted the fabric completely in it. After it was dry, I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod)
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Creating custom fabric elements for Lego minifigures ===...=== Norbert Black, February 2005 For my various custom minifigures, I've needed to make a variety of fabric elements. Lego produces capes in several colours, but what if you want a shade not (...) (21 years ago, 23-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, FTX) !!
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(...) Ken, nice work. Let us know how well this operates. I did some experimenting along these lines last summer, but I didn't think of cutting and bending tabs on the ATLAS track connectors, very cleaver. I was going to grind flange off the base of (...) (21 years ago, 22-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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