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"Mathew Clayson" <mathew_impact1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I2Cwvo.155L@lugnet.com... (...) fill it (...) to (...) to (...) colors (...) plates? A (...) I've built subassemblies and filled them with pennies to use for lift bridge weights. (...) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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"Joe Strout" <joe@strout.net> wrote in message news:joe-31DD12.1701...net.com... (...) Start here. This is a good place to find alternate contact methods and a plethora of sensors and electronic circuits: (URL) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom)
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Has anyone made thier own weight bricks? My thought was to hollow out the bottom of a brick with a dremel, then fill it with BBs. And finally glue a plate across the bottom. This could be useful to add weight to some of my smaller train MOCs, where (...) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.custom, lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.trains)
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(...) The only thing I've done is to add LEDs. Cutting a 9v jumper came first. But I can't aford to do that to often. Either way, I'd love to see more of this as well. Mat (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom)
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Has anyone seen instructions, schematics, plans, rough sketches on napkins, etc. for custom electric LEGO parts? LEGO seems to be getting out of the electronics business, which is a shame IMHO. The available selection is quite limited (and pricey (...) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.parts.custom)
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If you take a transparent rod and roll it around on some fine grit sandpaper for a minute or so, it will make any light you may show through the rod easier to see from the side of the rod. The process roughs the surface of the rod to make it refract (...) (20 years ago, 12-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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| | Re: Do you mind if I modify the topic? (Larry Puns Again)
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(...) I think these look great. I may try some of these tricks. Thanks, Mat (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod, FTX)
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My name is Tommy Armstrong and and with my son Peyton,we actually engrave letters and graphics onto bricks (we started the brick namebadges at BrickFest), minifig torsos, etc. Although it has limitations as regards to multiple colors, it does have (...) (20 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) I've often wondered (never got beyond that) whether one could use photo-etching to create masks/templates for airbrushing Lego elements. The folks that do face-painting at fairs and amusement parks use re-usable masks to quickly airbrush a (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) The scale modeling crowd also uses Future floor polish as a gloss-coat. I'm not sure if it would stand up to the rigors of playing with the sprayed part, though. Check rec.models.scale for references to Future for theories on how to airbrush. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Whoa! I forgot what kind of technical crowd I was talking to. By 'custom decals' I meant 'faked element prints' (so, actually even less correct than if I had meant 'stickers'). By 'label paper' I actually did mean stickers though. I haven't (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) That's right, I'm trying to think of ways to duplicate the look of actual Lego printing as closely as possible, and the paper labels are just too jarring - even with photoshop-printed paper labels we have to do a bunch of post-printing work to (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) For those interested in painting bricks, DullCote does a pretty good job of protecting most paints, though I'd suggest avoiding water-based craft paints in favor of actual model paints. I once used some Createx airbrush paint to apply silver (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Ah, I see. Terminology is sloppy - I use glossy photo paper myself, and Elmer's Washable Glue Stick (and colored pencils so that the edges aren't glaringly white). So I don't use decal, film, or glue-backed paper in actuality, though I call (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Imprinted? Take that to OT, mister. And be careful handling those screens--you might strain yourself. Dave! (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Hi Bruce... I was focused on the second sentence of those I left. In the second sentence he said "custom decals, running label paper" which is what confused me in his usage. Decals go on decal paper not sticker paper. Stickers go on label (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Mike was talking about a $30 mini-silk-screening machine (what make/model Mike?). I shudder to think what my compressor and double-action air brush would cost today -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) given (...) presume (...) design (...) You guys could always make jigs and templates, then use airbrushes to paint the desired decal colors. A different part of a design could be made for each color. When you spray each color/template, then (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Silk-screening is a process that will directly print a given design onto a given object (passing ink/dye/paint through a screen/number of screens). I presume Mike means printing directly on the torso after removing any previous design first. I (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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(...) Indeed. The approach I used was to apply SolvaSet(tm) (A Walthers product IIRC, or maybe Microscale) to get the decal to conform to the shape of the model (fitting over rivets and the like) and then after it dried and was in good shape, a coat (...) (20 years ago, 5-Aug-04, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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