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(...) OK, thanks. I'll keep that in mind. I think the plastic wheels are little too big for my Segway, but if I ever get a hold of some, I can use them and call it an off-road version; just the thing for the commuter who wants to pretend he's (...) (16 years ago, 15-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Great to see you back in action Jonathan! Even die hard castle fan that I am, I always look forward to being inspired by your layouts... Loving the increased focus on landscaping as well! Great work and thanks for sharing! God Bless, Nathan (URL) (16 years ago, 14-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Will do Jeff! Can't wait to make it up there in October! I'll email you the MOCs I intend to bring. -jeremy (16 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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Neat story. That's quite a coincidence! Maybe it's some kind of omen. If you keep making real life buildings in LEGO, eventually you'll own them. ;-) David (16 years ago, 13-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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Really well done and thanks for all the great detail photos. The office interior is very detailed, far more so than one might expect. In fact the plain exterior really makes the interiors a wonderful surprise. Well done. I was wondering about the (...) (16 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks, Dave. And, thanks everyone else who posted and looked at the photos. I still build and enjoy doing it - so, much more to come. The pace might be slower, but I am still around. Good to see familiar names myself. Thanks once again. Best, (...) (16 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks. Yes, Al's is a Diner. Do you mean a real life diner? Assuming you do, there is actually a pretty cool story about that. There is a diner in Fall River, Mass. called AlMac's. I havee a book on Photorealistic painters - a number of whom (...) (16 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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That's quite a town you have there. Is Al's a diner? David (16 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This looks great Chris! It really has that "No-Tell Motel" look to it. I'm sure some interesting things occur at this hotel and many of them may not be totally 'above board'. In regards to the color scheme, I think it really works for this (...) (16 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Great work Jonathan! You are definitely one of the key people I draw inspiration from and your city layout is nothing short of amazing. You really capture the look and feel of the urban landscape and I am always amazed by the amount of detail (...) (16 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I was just chatting about your lack of updates a couple of weeks ago. (URL) Blogged> Tim (16 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wow! I always enjoy your cityscapes Jonathan. This is exactly why I keep a link to LUGNET. Bert Waters (RICHLUG) (16 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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In the End Shot #2, it looks like where the first blue car is parked, well, that is where Sarah and Kyle stayed and had "plastique" for diner. Actually I liked seeing the details you went crazy on. Nice work. Eric Sophie (16 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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This should be my last significant MOC for NALUG's 2009 GETS show. I might fiddle with some vehicles if I have time, and there is one small item I might go with. This is a motel, an *ugly* motel. Many of you may have stayed in a motel just like (...) (16 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Oooohh! That is so beautiful. From some of the thumbnails, I'd swear I was looking at pictures from "Model Railroader"! There is so much to like. -Chris Gray (NALUG) (16 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Just been looking at these. I have to say that despite all the cool new builders around you are still my number one inspiration for building town and train stuff. I will examine every pic in great detail, and hopefully have something to show (...) (16 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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Here are some images from my in progress layout. (URL) am working toward the same goal with urban-realism. I have reduced the scale of a number of buildings with 3 wide windows and also I have focused more on sculpted landscaping this time around. (...) (16 years ago, 10-Aug-09, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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(...) Oh my... I really did (including the other pictures in the folder)! Cheers, Matija (16 years ago, 3-Aug-09, to lugnet.town)
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i posted a new (URL) table> design on flickr and one of the feedbacks i got made me think that from that table design a picnic table could be built. i have seen picnic tables before but this particular design is very delicate and probably not suited (...) (16 years ago, 31-Jul-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Nearly a year ago, our group, NALUG, was asked to do some displays and bus kits for the local transit system. I ended up doing two kits and one larger model. A few months ago, I got my "Emerald Night" train, and #8275 Power Functions bulldozer. That (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jul-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Sure, this is the new wide rubber tire that you regularly see on town vehicles these days: (URL) should be the exact same style, but made entirely from plastic (and there's also a thin ridge running down the center of the tread): (URL) I also (...) (16 years ago, 27-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I see I neglected to mention that I'd already considered much of what you said, and that I was going to leave the nitty-gritty figuring-out to someone else. : ) I appreciate your insight, though. I've been thinking of the possibility of (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) First person I know of who pulled that off was Steve Ringe from MichLUG, and he did it to have driving cars on a Town/Train layout. (...) It might be harder than you think. The Segway is a pretty small model, so I think the easiest way to pull (...) (16 years ago, 18-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I'm glad you like it. I know that some Space builders have "motorized" cars by using magnets (example: (URL) here>; the YouTube links still work), so maybe something could be done with the Segway, too. The parts I used are pretty common, so it (...) (16 years ago, 15-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Excellent! The minifig was well chosen too as a character you're likely to see riding around. My first look at it had me laughing and I had to look again hours later. I suppose a "mall cop" variant will need to be built as well. Now if you can only (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That's awesome! I love small mocs like this that add detail to cities. -Elroy (16 years ago, 14-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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After seeing these on TV and elsewhere, I thought my Lego town should have one, too: (URL) Here it is again, this time in its natural surroundings: (URL) The Brickshelf gallery, once moderated, can be found (URL) here>. Enjoy! Daniel Patten FUT (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jul-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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I just uploaded my MOC (URL) "A Taste of New Orleans"> A French Quarter Building with balconies and an attached courtyard at corner of Royal & Dumaine Streets (2 URLs) It has two (URL) New Orleans Carriages> (2 URLs) And I uploaded the (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.cad.dat.models, FTX)
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(...) -- Snip! -- Here are some more (URL) on Brickshelf> of set 10197 by user 'LBaixinho'. Cheers, J.P. Manalo (URL) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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i am working on a largish project right now. it's taking a while but i'm at the interior stages now on the main part. i'm all for building a better mousetrap and so i wanted to improve my toilet design from the last (URL) one>. i'm really happy (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jul-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) RTN goes to Brickworld 2009> (URL) Stories and photos from my trip to Brickworld with my MOCs! again that's here (URL) enjoy kurt (16 years ago, 2-Jul-09, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce, FTX)
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WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may be considered inappropriate for children. (URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with (URL) final four new stories> from the book of (URL) Revelation>: (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jun-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hey again AFOLs, Yeah, I've been busy. So busy that I've saved up posting about my Town MOCs. You may have heard me mention that I picked up a few town plans and put them to good use. Well, here my second offering from the set: The Cinema. (URL) (...) (16 years ago, 18-Jun-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) Pictures> on Eurobricks David (16 years ago, 15-Jun-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Start saving! LEGO® set 10197 – Fire Brigade Ages 16+. 2,231 pieces. Year: 2009 US $ 149.99; CA $ 199.99, UK £ 97.85, DE € 149.99 Build an authentic vintage fire station! Ding ding ding! There’s a fire in town! The fire brigade drives to the scene (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(URL) the last (so far) of my doorway studies, finished last year, but photographed this week. based loosely on a photograph of the doorway of the house used for the newer version of "the stepford wives" which i found in our local newspaper. the (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jun-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Very nicely done! I've spent more time on TheBus than I care to admit, and I recognized its distinctive colors and profile immediately. I especially like how you did the doors. Very nice indeed! Mike (16 years ago, 10-Jun-09, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi all, After (URL) posting a Space MOC> I had to return to my Town roots. Here's an articulated (bending) bus from Honolulu, Hawaii, a New Flyer D60LF. (URL) Of course, it bends like the (URL) thing>! More at (URL) MOCpages> and (URL) BrickShelf> (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jun-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | The Brick Testament - Armageddon
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WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may be considered inappropriate for children. (URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with (URL) new stories> from the book of (URL): (URL) of Man's Bloody (...) (16 years ago, 5-Jun-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.town, FTX)
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WARNING: This post contains links to MOCs illustrating subject matter that may be considered inappropriate for children. (URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with five new stories from (URL) Revelation>, bringing the total (...) (16 years ago, 18-May-09, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.town, FTX)
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