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(...) Hmm. I was thinking Lou started the term 'Town Jr.', when he added the '97 Town sets to Pause Magazine's LEGO Guide, and needed a theme/label for the sets. "Juniorized" came after. Steve (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hmmm. Perhaps LEGO colors lack the... subtlety to bring out the true beauty of the real building. ;D eric (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Arr. I always just assumed that I'd do them with normal minifig horses... but you're right, they would be out of scale. Oh, well. (...) Not I. To be honest, though, to get horses that are at the scale and level of detail that the rest of your (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Hi Eric, I am impressed again over your 8-wide truck creations!! Heavy load and cranes are one of my favorite themes!! My red-white Autocrane (pictures at: (URL) would be a good partner for your latest creation! have you heard about the german (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Thanks Bob Fay <rfay@we.mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G39usp.CFI@lugnet.com... (...) all. (...) built (...) enough (...) add (...) think (...) to (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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You have done such a beautiful job, that the color does not harm it at all. I am sure trying to achieve the original colors will be very difficult. Stick with the original for your own satisfaction. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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A couple people requested a more accurate color scheme for my St Marks Cathedral model. I went back and looked at my photos and the real building, is, in fact, quite colorful. Here is the more 'accurate' version. I don't personally like it this way. (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G38z5L.GGu@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks! (...) trying to (...) get. (...) The horses are tricky. I tried to add them but couldn't get something that works. If you used the normal minifig horses (...) (24 years ago, 31-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Kevin Wilson <kwilson_tccs@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:39FD0B11.91CC47...rve.com... (...) Thanks for the compliments! (...) Unfortunately, I was sick the day I was there and I didn't get a really close look at it. I have some photos that (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: new truck heavy load
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hello nicholas,thanks for your compliment.the dat files are in the newsgroup cad/datfiles/models under heavyload and europian trucks.looking forward to see your models of trucks.go see this adress he has some nice 6 stud wide trucks (URL) eric (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Is it possible for you to put the DATs on the web somewhere? Are they already in the DATs newsgroups? Absolutely stunning as usual Eric! I'm working away at some 6-wides. Nicholas Allan Eric Hamelijnck <erichamelijnck@zeelandnet.nl> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Awesome. Very, very nice. But where are the horses? I had run through some mental exercises in trying to build it, but I have to admit I always started with the horses and built outwards. That, and I tried to confine myself to parts I own or (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:G33u7u.5M6@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) Do you classify the 'Spy Runner' set at Alpha Team? Huw (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.year.2001)
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The idea might best be conveyed with a few simple "brick spots" here and there, especially on corners and edges...using simple 1x2's with single plate widths between. It might look like the building is made of brick and the paint is wearing off here (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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Thanks guys. I'm not trying to be realistic in scale, although the 1x2 plates approach sounds interesting. Rather I want a look that conveys the idea of bricks and mortar. After all, minifigs are not to scale. Pictures of what I mean. I bet your (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow, Brad! You've done a really great job there. Now, how about all the different colors of marble on all those columns (in real life it looks like a marble salesman's sample book!) For those who'd like to see, compare to the real thing (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) (URL) is the National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering Structural Engineering Slide Library at UC Berkeley. Some good bridge pictures. Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) It looks stunning! Now please download povray and make some cool renderings, please.... LOL I love the detail. Greetz, Jay (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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To get to a "structure type index" page click the "structures" link at the top of the scrollable frame, then click "type" in the second, non-scrollable frame:) (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Just found a very interesting structures database at (URL) is obviously just the railroad bridges part but I couldn't find a "structures type index" page, so who knows what else is there. Only entries with a little gold blob beside the name actually (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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