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So I got some friends to do it for me: (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars) !!
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(...) Adrian, you are insane in the best way! Ahhh, thanks for sharing! --Todd (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Adrian, Absolutely hilarious! What a great way to tell the story of building such a tedious model. How long did it take to set up all the Gungans in their various locations throughout the story? Amazing job, and I love the perspective in the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Great work Adrian. -- Terry K -- (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks (...) I started building Friday night, and took the last picture this evening. I'd say each picture took from 15 to 45 minutes to set up and edit, on top of the 10 or so hours to actually build the model. (...) comparison to it. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Instant classic? Come on now, y'all will give me an ego or something. Hey, didn't they think Picasso was insane in his time? I wonder if any of my creations will sell for $100 million after I die? :) Adrian (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Absolutely Hilarious!!! My wife and I both laughed hard for solid minutes... I loved the lightsaber opening the box, but the part about Vader's experience as a youth was very witty and drew the biggest laughter.... Thanks, and keep up the great (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh... ...My... ...God! *trying to reclaim my breath after the laughter* If it feels better, you're not the only one labeled insane, the people working in the _other_ room must have labeled me aswell 'cause of the laughter - MAN! You even built (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Thanks. I appreciate the good words Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Better than those liquid or gaseous minutes, I suppose. (Would a liquid minute be like Salvador Dali's melting clocks?) (...) That was actually a last second script change. I had originally written a completely different (and much lamer) joke (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Of course. Once the ISD is up on its stand, it's a little tought to reach that high :) (...) I was busy helping my wife repaint our bedroom. I was more worried about the biker scounts handling my digital camera. Considering how bad their aim (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Allow me to return the favour.....BWHAAHAHAHAA!! Simply put, thanks for making my day Adrian. Laughed till I coughed up a Bothan. Brillant. Cheers, -G (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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In lugnet.starwars, Adrian Drake writes: <...> (...) ALL Star Wars projects need that... as long as it's "poke fun at" rather than "poke holes in" :-) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) That sounds painful. You should get that checked out :) (...) Thanks, and Cheers to you too Adrian -- (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Great story, Adrian. That was a lot of fun. I liked Darth's jedi beer mug. -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith PS Hmmm... Illusrating stories in LEGO... I'll have to look into that... @8^) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) How he drinks through his helmet's a puzzle though. I suppose he does it like Darth Helmet in Spaceballs *makes percolating gurgling noises* (...) Hah! There you go. Ya know, there are some pretty big books out there that could be done well in (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) naa... it's been done. Besides I hear it's quite controversial. :-) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) around are wondering what's so funny. Great pics and story! Take care Dave K (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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That is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time!It really captures the building of the model quite well. Thanks for the laugh. (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) So few things are worth waiting for on my end of the earth, but this has been the best return on my bandwidth investment so far this year! :) Excellent, as always. best LFB (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Great work, Adrian! You finally figured out a use for all those extra Gungans one tends to have floating around! When did you think of assembling the model in this way? Was it planned out ahead of time or was it a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I've wanted to do another comic style story since my Castle World stories from last year. I'd been playing around with some comic strip ideas but hadn't had anything concrete. Then when the ISD arrived, inspiration struck, and I rolled from (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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That's hillarious :) -- Pawel (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Haahaahahaahaa....<deep breath>...haaahaahaa...a...<thud> That's awesome Adrian. Made my day. -Chris (...) (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Reminds me of something my mother told me once, "There is a fine line between hobby and insanity." (...) Great work Adrian-made my day. Kyle (22 years ago, 10-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I posted your link to the NILTC mail list and they are rolling over there. My favorite panel by far is Vadar opening up that giant S@H box. That was great. Fantastic work and thanks for the laugh. (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Wow! :) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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"Adrian Drake" <tremor@apk.net> wrote in message news:H6xBDu.MAz@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Also, my favorite! I can just hear the "wzzz...zzzt" of the lighsaber as the box is opened. (...) Obviously not since standard imperial protocol is to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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Thanks to everyone who's checked this out, and written kind words (both here and in email). Unfortunately, the popularity has so overwhelmed my bandwidth that I've been forced to deep link to brickshelf to avoid some costly bandwidth penalties. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Instead of Jar Jar's, how about 1,000 Timmys? Although the SD might be put together wrong, at least it would get finished faster! - Bob PS - this was a ROTFLMAO story that made my week! Great job! (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Never mind. Big props to Alex Cruz for graciously offering to let me usurp his bandwidth with a mirror of the story. Thanks Alex! Adrian -- (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) (URL) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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(...) You need to make more of these, it's amazingly funny and the pictures are great! Terry (22 years ago, 14-Dec-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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