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Hi everyone, As I am currently on school holidays, I have found the time to update my site and give it a new layout. It is now frameless, packed with javascript and has sound and animated gifs. Take a squiz at www.ozbricks.com/battlespace/ Comments, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Tantive IV MOC, My very own!
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Here's my own! to fill my craving for LEGO's version. The greeblies are not exact, made them up as I went, this was done almost completely from my head, no references except a few glances at the Lego version. I think it may be a bit stubby, oh well. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Structural engineering on large Lego spacecraft.
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This is an interesting subject! The structure you choose has a lot of subtle effects on the way your ship looks in the end. As a more pragmatic designer, I believe that the function defines form, and keep flourishes to a minimum. (...) One of the (...) (24 years ago, 27-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Structural engineering on large Lego spacecraft.
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When I look at a lot of people's ships, they seem to use lateral cross-beams with either no spinal support or some to help manage stress on the frame... What I'm wondering is how effective is that for you guys? My largest ship (7 or 8 pounds) uses (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | help help help
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(...) if anyone would be willing to buy a blockade runner and store it for me i will buy it from them as soon as i'm employed again really, i would appreciate it very much plz email me if you would be willing.... thx much -paul (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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(...) Very cool, Adrian. It takes me back to my youth when I would just stare at the cover of a sci-fi book with some fantastic artwork and daydream... Who am I kidding? I still do that. Treads = Nifty neato White color scheme = Very nice Size = (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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(...) Thanks. Not too many people seem to build larger scale ground based vehicles. When most people want to build some giant space thing, they typically go the spaceship route (as the Galactic Shipyard shows quite dramatically). I wonder if someone (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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(...) Thanks. Let me tell you, 1x1 technic beams are a godsend when you want to do stuff like the canopy over the cockpit :) The helmet storage one of those features that just sort of blossomed into form after I'd put that wall up. I saw this big (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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(...) Adrian, Great craft, looking at your SNOT building techniques I can understand why it would take you so long. I liked seeing the row of empty helmets, too, people seem to forget about space suit storage in their creations. Thanks, George (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | New Battlemechs
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Hi@all, most of you know about Burkhardt Schlömer's BattleMechs. Now he gave pictures of some of his new models for a preview gallery of his next website update. Visit www.1000steine.de/english.htm for Burkhardt's latest BM models. Regards, René (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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This is up there with the greatest space ground vehicles ever. Awesome. -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My website - (URL) BrickBay Store - (URL) Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:GK3D66.FMD@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | New MOC: Moller M400 Skycar
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I have completed a minifig scale version of the M400 Skycar by Moller International. (URL) model contains various SNOT (Studs Not On Top) techniques, with several 2-3-4-5 and "half stud" transformations in a small space. The front nacelles and nose (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.space) !!
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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Hmmm. Cooool. Yep... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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(...) Dude. Way cool. That's all I have to say about that. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Glen Tannenbaum!!!
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Glen, This is Skip Robinson, please e-mail me at ncdryfly@bellsouth.net, Thanks I am no longer at the work e-mail address where you and I were e-mailing. Thanks! Skip (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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(...) That was one of the toughest things about this model, using my admittedly limited supply of trans blue pieces to open things up. I'm particularly pleased with the way the cockpit turned out. I had also thought about using a secondary color in (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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WOW! Now this is a beautiful model! ;-) I simply *love* the clean design Adrian! And the tracks look very cool; better than wheels. The interior is excellent, as well as the overall colour scheme. I commend you for using only one trans colour for (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | New Moc: Asimov Terrestrial Explorer
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Hey gang, after spending longer on this MOC, calender wise, than any other in quite a while, and with plenty of stopping and restarting, I finally finished and hereby present my latest creation. It is called the Asimov Terrestrial Explorer. Check it (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: Blood Fork Pirate Fighter
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(...) heh rick that's pretty forking cool -paul (24 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Blood Fork Pirate Fighter
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Nice work! It deserves a better setting. Like empty the ashtray! Very well done. -- Bob Fay "Rick Hallman" <legodude725@removeaol.com> wrote in message news:GJz9Kt.G3A@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Blood Fork Pirate Fighter
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(...) Hey cool! lots of red, nice form too. I like the cannons on it's underside,. Great work! -Geordan- (...) ___...___ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Blood Fork Pirate Fighter
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The Blood Fork Pirate fighter. Seen in SpySat images since the end of the Trk'Pahn war... This mysterious pirate group seems content on annoying Confederation shipping lines. Rumor has it these fighters are meaner then they look. (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: F/A-33 "Valkyrie" and the FB-217A "David"
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Awesome Rick! The david is sweet! nice detail, and great form, I love the cockpit, very nice models rick, lot's of greeblies, I love greeblies, Great work, I loook forward to seeing more of your models. -Geordan- (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Unitron??
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"Scott Mangum" <smangum@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:GJtAuI.8G@lugnet.com... (...) before. (...) of (...) sure). (...) The only Unitron set available outside the U.S. was 6991, the other three were U.S.-only. At least that's the way it (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 9/17/2001 site update
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(...) Cool! I'm glad I "inspired" you! ;-) (...) Hehe... Can't wait to see them! (...) Mladen Pejic, over and out! (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 9/17/2001 site update
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Thank you for the birthday wish. I'm glad you like the Odin. Its resemblance to a tank (sort of) never occurred to me. That was a interesting observation you made. Travis Dickinson (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: 9/17/2001 site update
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Thanks, Mladen. I was very pleased with the way this turned out. Now that you mention it, I think the cylinder will be a fuel tank. On a side note, after seeing your Tortoise mecha, I decided that I needed to try a more varied color scheme. The (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: 9/17/2001 site update
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(...) Happy belated birthday Travis! (...) The Odin rules! I love the the two side bulges, very cool, and the use of the tiles makes it look sort of like a old world war one tank, like this, (URL) I really like the overall shape and attention to (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: 9/17/2001 site update
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Wow! The "Odin" is wonderful Travis! Mmm... I love the small shape, and the awesome cockpit. The fuel tank (if it is one?) in the back is great too. This is definitely the type of craft I would like to build in the future. Hope to see more Space (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Finally! Real-life pics of my 'Future Bikes'.
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(...) Thanks Man! I'd love to see more people build these 'future bikes'. It hasn't caught on the way the hoverthings did. ;) ---SteveR (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Finally! Real-life pics of my 'Future Bikes'.
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(...) Thanks again! Pics of that one coming up soon. :D ---SteveR (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Finally! Real-life pics of my 'Future Bikes'.
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(...) Wow, thanks! Didn't think anybody would actually want to build em. :P ---SteveR (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Finally! Real-life pics of my 'Future Bikes'.
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Sweet bikes! I really like these designs. I might have to work on some similar models of my own sometime. David (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Unitron??
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Scott & All, (Yet another Scott, heh heh) (...) It probably has, but it is always fun! : ) (...) My thoughts on it are, it seemed it was the start of the Junior threads, not so much of parts but as in bizarre minifigs, and decorations. The theme (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Unitron??
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(...) Some people didn't care for the color scheme as much as past space subthemes so it didn't sell as well (seemingly). Opaque yellow seems to be one of the least favorite colors amongst spaceheads except as trim and warning flags, although it (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Wallpaper- In light of today... Missing Man Formation
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I did a search for the missing man formation, and it looks like you are right about the number of craft involved. From the few images I've found, the wedge formation appears to be correct. (URL) Dickinson (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Unitron??
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I'm relatively new to this web site so maybe this has been discussd before. I stopped collecting lego right around the Blacktron II, Space Police II days, so I never had any experience with the later space sets. It seems after those days the space (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New Wallpaper- In light of today... Missing Man Formation
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(...) hmmm, I thought it was a 4-point diamond with the right point missing. 0 0 0 like this ^ I will use both now Trav. Thanks! Rick (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Finally! Real-life pics of my 'Future Bikes'.
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BTW I like your Reff Speeder! thats a realy cool design. Gary Steve Runnels <netfreak16@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GJs7xs.Kt0@lugnet.com... (...) nose. (...) MOCs (...) to (...) other (...) as (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Finally! Real-life pics of my 'Future Bikes'.
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I still think they're great,its nice to see them in real ABS! I'm working on gathering pieces to build them too. Gary Steve Runnels <netfreak16@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GJs7xs.Kt0@lugnet.com... (...) nose. (...) MOCs (...) to (...) other (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.space)
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