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(...) Now there's an idea... A turbocycle with a turret :) *files the concept away for later use* I've always had a fondness for vehicles from the old cartoon show M.A.S.K. Some of the first MOC's I remember building that I was very proud of were (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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Gotta dig the zany! As usual, all of them are splendid Adrian, although I have to express a particular fondess for the Sea Monkey Marauder. At first I thought the bubble was able to turn, brining those cones/weapons to bare. When I saw that it was (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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Thank you sir! Nope, you got it....the space above the pilot is one of the issues to address. It looks too empty - like there is supposed to be something there, but it got left out. I'm thinking to raise the seat and drop some instrumentation from (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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Great lines! The melding of the canopy into the slope of the ship is beautiful. As mentioned the detailing of the aft end is the real clincher. The lie-down cockpit can be a tough one to pull off, but I think what makes this work is the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) *hits head* I looked and studied your MOC for a long time... I dunno why I stated in my post that you used the UCS canopy... must be the NutraSweet I drank in my tea yesterday. (bleah) (...) Oh yeah, good job putting the hemisphere back in the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Right, they're more weapons than wheel guards. If they were too close to the wheels, they'd run the risk of causing damage to them instead of the bad guys. I agree, though, that they would look good as wheel covers. (...) Yeah, I did like the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) I don't know why. It's got a cool street-rod feel to it. That said, the colours are a bit jumbled. I reckon if you just swapped out the sand blue bits for white (if you have them) you might change your mind. (...) I feel your pain. (...) As (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) THANK YOU SIR! *salutes* (...) Shuttle cockpit in a MOC. (...) Glad you like it. I'll try to build another PCS model soon. (...) Will do! Take care, Soren (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Thank you! The whole ship was designed around the canopy, glad you think it works well. The ball sockets really are great thrusters. Thanks Chris! (...) Always nice to know my stuff is inspiring. (...) Nope. I'm not especially proud of it, so (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) something. I'm jealous of anyone that has it in sufficient quantities to use it properly. Te bat wings are a cute touch. I'm not sure about the axes on the front though. Is there any way to get them closer to the wheel to act as wheel covers? (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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Absolutely awesome! I especially like the bot with legs 1.0 version. I feel great when seeing something from the less-commonly-used space sub-themes. (I do still love the official Blacktron and Classic as well as the unofficial Pre-Classic Space.) (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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(...) Guidelines for a turbocycle? Um, two wheels and a pilot :) They were a big fad last year this time when I posted my first Turbocycle. A few other .spacers built some. Chris Maddison took the inspiration the farthest and put together quite a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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(...) contrasts nicely with the trans-light-yellow Fleebnork. I might just hafta build one of these 'cycles once I re-sort some of my LEGO. What are the guidelines for making a Turbocycle? Nathan Wells (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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No, I havn't lost my mind, I've misplaced it on purpose. I do need a better Digital camera tho'. Anyways, I got out my disassembled M-Tron ship: (URL) to reassemble it, and as I started building, I started making other stuff with the pieces: the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space) !
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(...) Hey Soren, Make that Midshipman Pre-Classic Spacer FIRST CLASS. *salutes* I tell ya, this is very good. Glad you used the *DING* seed part *cheers*. Congrats on using that on the first public PCS model. And, as to the PCS theme, BANGO, you (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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Sleekeroony. I especially like how the canopy blends in. Nice one. And those ball turret sockets do make the perfect thruster. I've borrowed the idea for the technic rack as a bit of neat greebling in my latest MOC. I do vaguely recall seeing it (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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The New link is. (URL) about the inconvience, but I had to reshuffle the site for the addition of future projects. -tk "travis" <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HAqqAt.1D2@lugnet.com... (...) airlock (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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Catching up with one of my Brickswest inspirations, and grabbing onto the coat tails of a couple of new fads/interstellar species, I created three new turbocycles for my Turbocycle League. Snag them all from one location at the bottom of this page: (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.aquazone)
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I uploaded 2 small MOCS to brickshelf, a speeder bike and a jet bike. Jet Bike: (URL) Bike: (URL) post-moderation: (URL) and criticisms welcome. -William The Kingdom of Gatimrja (URL) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.starwars) !
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(...) Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked my little experiment. (...) Again, thanks! I don't mind being critiqued, shows that you took the time. Alhough in this case yeah, I am going to ignore you ;) Take care, Soren (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.space)
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