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In lugnet.space, Ryan Wood wrote: Now it's time for the (...) This is one of the coolest futuristic tanks I've seen on these boards. I love how it's not just a tank minus the treads, but a whole new asthetic. The 45 degree thing is just wild and (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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you know i just saw alien vs. predator and i said "i could build that" (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Bah! Spam the boards - the masses grow weary of Larrygate. -nk p.s. - The Skyhawk was my second-favorite vehicle of all time, behind the Snowspeeder - and your rendition is great. I really like the tail & choice of canopy - it always drove me (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) Darn it - I was hoping that it represented the History Eraser Button from the Ren & Stimpy episode "Space Madness." Bob Of course, Stimpy HAD to push the button, and as a result, no more Ren & Stimpy. :-( (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I think it also will have interesting implications for the aviation and automotive industries. Just think of the interesting window shapes you can make when you aren't limited by the brittle nature of glass. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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(...) I was wondering when somebody would notice that. That's the button that transforms the Tribunal into fighting robot mode. Unfortunately, the designers of the ship and the transforming mechanism failed to create sufficient internal space for (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) I first read about this (in the real world, as opposed to Trek) a few years ago, but I hadn't heard anything since then. Then as now, it was touted as a more durable material for use in face shields in helmets and the like. I wonder if the guy (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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JP - nice shuttle! If Lincoln or Cadillac made a shuttle in the future, this would be it. It has the feel of a futuristic limo. Nice MOC! Could it be the Lincoln Galactic Navigator? ;-) Bill Pfund (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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Great discussions and some good physics mentioned on these posts! As far as AI is concerned in the military, we get scarilly closer to this all the time. Read articles on Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) like those that Boeing is building, among other (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Added off-topic.geek for the sheer implications of this. (...) Well now that is just crazy. This is the first time a treknology came true. Not just in the superficial looks kind of similar sense, which has happend a lot, but the actual technology (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
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Instead of spamming the boards with responses due to my ingrained laziness, perhaps I'll just collect them here... GA: totally...it was the perfect 'car trip' vehicle. a little tip o' the combat helmet to the skid pile-on feature of the original..a (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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(...) Hey, this is great! I deffinately fits into the space hippy theme. It reminds me alot of one of those "Art Cars" you see from time to time (there are some contests around here). I like the addition of the crystals under the pilot dome too. (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(URL) (click image) The future is now. -Grand Admiral .space Curator (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) **hissing sound** "I find your lack of faith (in the brick) disturbing" **hissing sound** "oogahboogah! oogahboogah!" /\/\ark (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(URL) Due to an overload caused by so many different AFOL’s putting it on their greasy heads that day, the LUGNET Hat of Invisibility was malfunctioning: all specifically LEGO-related items, including the AFOL himself, were staying visible. Thus, (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Given where I think I last saw the vehicle in question (it was in a vision, in the '70s...) are you sure it wasn't the galaxy's 420 traditions? I think the palm trunks as tentacles (which then drive the color scheme as getting black ones is (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Hey Jean, thanks. Those Bionicle masks seem to make great cockpits for PAs. Takes a bit of doing and imagination to cover the "eye wholes" though. Cheers. (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Hello Kyle, thanks for responding. (...) 'sob' I have tears rolling down my cheeks. You noticed all the Shirow signs which makes me feel that I accomplised what I set out to do down to the riffle with AP rounds. Thanks. I put that gun together (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Adam. I have been trying to use that mask for a while but could not find a solution for the torso small enough to fit. Then, one sunny afternoon I was walking down the street and saw what looked like a Bionicle piece on the floor. It (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) Thanks MP! I was hoping to make the shoulders bulge but I would loose some movement and decided not to go for it... for now. I will try. (...) I agree, I think a revised version of the first prototype will end up released as PA005A. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 25-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, FTX)
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