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(...) A WalMart Super Center ? Can anyone afford that many grey bricks ? How would we MOC the <ahem> post-modern collection of jallopies in the parking lot ? Ray (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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I've put the photos up on my redesigned website: (URL) slightly different from the one in the two pictures in my Brickshelf gallery, and there are of course many more pictures of it. Details include a winch, opening doors, 4 comfortable seats, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.publish) !!
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(...) Doh!(best homer simpson voice) (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey Chris. GREAT airport designs! I'm sorry if I was misunderstanding, but I meant security gates to get in to the base, for instance, to get on to an Air Force Base, you have to go through a gate. Sorry about that :-/. C'ya! (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Robbie ,my airport that was at our train show had/has 10 gates.(URL) these are are train show pictures.Here is one of the airport showing the gates (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thank you, I will use that! (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think it would be cool if many many towns all came to BrickFest 2001, and we had exaggerated the "local color". I don't see any of those type of establishment around me, but I bet we each have a local recipe for excess. (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) And add several massively huge parking lots. (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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I think that every lego town should have an Air Base, in particular one that has a lot of NASA people that work there. I would also advise anyone with an idea like mine, or someone who's building an airport, the most realistic thing that should be (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think we have 2 HD's here in the Bronx. I went the other direction with my town though: Used auto shops, cheap hotels, junkyards & garbage transfer stations. They zone the Bronx really well, all the above on one block with apartments & (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) And more pawn shops than real estate agencies. Or the place I passed in Daytona Beach once, a strip center consisting of a gun shop, a pawn shop, and a mattress store. junior (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Maybe Eric Harshbarger's next sculpture can be the Best Buy price tag guy from the commercials. :) junior (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Benjamin: (...) Have a look at (URL) for an earlier answer to a similar question. Play well, Jacob -- No .sig today. (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think The B-Wing has a number of 1x2 plates in trans Yellow... Orange Chicken anyone? Eric Kingsley (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Bi-Wing Barron, (URL) , has 2. james (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) 2556 Shell Ferrari has one. (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) A lot of places near me now use black trays with clear tops- that could be done with a black 1x2 plate topped with a clear 1x2 plate! I would swear there's some set right now that has sais clear 1x2 plates... Wow, now I want to build a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Are you going to have white 1x1s for those cute little folding containers they use? J (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) :-) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and his cat www.wildlink.com <-- the wildlinks < INSERT HUMOROUS TAGLINE HERE > (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) Real World... I don't have to have brand-name stores, but I want my town to have: More than 1 laundromat At least 2 Chinese Take-out Probably 3 pizza places An extra diner if I can fit one in (I've got 1 now) More real estate agencies than (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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I thought of building a Best Buy for lego town especially since I work there but I always had a problem with scale because if I used teh correct scale the building woould be say 150 studs wide and 100 studs deep. Extremely huge for any lego (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'd disagree that every real town needs sprawl-marts. My LEGO town, Abston, doesn't issue building permits for them, or for McChoke-n-pukes, so you won't see me modeling such stains :-) Nice models, though. Amy (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Heh. True. But then I couldn't have made the crack about Generica, and I'm in a cynical mood right now. Anyway, I don't know of too many DD's in downtown Boston, but I can think of several Starbuck's (and I don't go into Starbuck's myself, so (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Dense urban areas... There are 3 Home Depot stores smack in the middle of "Impossible To Zone For" Queens, NY. I was shocked to discover I am just 0.7 miles away from the latest one. Happily, we also got a Target as part of the Big Box (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Eric, I'm supprised with you! Arn't you from New England! Substitute Starbuck's with Dunkin Donuts and doublt the frequency if you want a more local flavor! Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ok then, replace Home Depot with Starbuck's. About 5 of them, if your layout is more than 4 blocks. Welcome to Generica! eric (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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The real world, no kidding. I have been trying to figure out how to model America (as oposed to Europe) for my train layout and it just hit me. It is really a sad commentary on us (US) but it still works! I have a Circuit City almost complete and a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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While I do agree that these are great models (I thought it was a picture of a real home depot in the brickshelf gallery thumbnail), I have to disagree that every lego town needs one of these. I typically model dense urban areas where these stores (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmm. How about a big grocery store? Safeway, SuperStore, ... (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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I can't take credit for this but I just needed to point it out because I like these designs and I even thought of doing the same thing too. I think this is what would complete any lego town. (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well I know I may be a little late putting this out, but I would just love it if Lego would put out a line of realistic NASA lego sets. I've only got the six Launch Command sets(not including the accesories package), and that only gives me one (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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"Peter F. Guenther" <pguenthe@zdnetonebox.com> wrote in message news:G7Kuvu.38B@lugnet.com... (...) City (...) return (...) That is such a cool idea! Imagine a 'Back to the Future 2' or 'Demolition Man' style environment. Alternatively, looking (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'd love that, but I'd also like them to merge town and space--a Future City 2050 kind of thing. Lots of domes and future-looking buildings--an Art Deco/metropolic look would be really cool! Lots of curved pieces; a return of the curved pieces (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Modularisation I think has to be the way forward, so that a small set can function perfectly on its own, but when combined with a larger set provides enhanced playability. Designing sub-ranges that link together like the examples you site (including (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Steve & All, (...) You have some excellent creations, I love the Target & Home Depot as well. It really captures the essence, especially the carts for Home Depot. Very nice touch. Too bad LEGO doesn't make a normal shopping cart! (...) Hey, those (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Peter, Thanks for the comps! The windows are those big ugly 2x6x6 freestyle (pseudo-fabuland) windows that we never know what to do with. :) The door are 2x4x5 that normally house solid 6 panel doors. And I need to flush out some more detal as well. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Wow! People are relpicating my McDonald's! I'm honored... Larry's pix don't show it, but mine does have a drive-thru--you can kinda see it on the left side at (URL) of table unevenness at the GATS, we didn't actually have cars at the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Hi Dave, When i build a town i try to think of what i would like to see in the town if i was a minifig. Nice tree's some grass, always a park for the kids with a few benches for the old folks, maybe if enough room a lake or pond, build a swimming (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think all of the lego sets are getting to juniorized, peices are getting to specialized, and cheep, there are around 5 sets per theme. TLG is making a big mistake with all there juniorized sets, even Technic is getting cheep. Josh (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I was thinking a narrower reel, so it couldn't spread so much. Josh (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) some people may think i'm prmoting my site again, but here goes: (URL) have some great ideas for "spiceing" up your twon, and will be adding more as i get them done. I post on average 2 a day. LMKWYT Josh (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I think to not add them would also make a town very, very boring, not to mention very plain, and not very nice looking. Trees, flowers, and "greenery" are essential to get that "Town Feeling" in the lego layout....unless you want to go for the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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You know with the Lego Group, they'll always churn out an emergency type set out every year in the town theme. That is a given...Fire Fighter's HQ and lift truck (circa 2000) were the last sets out in the "emergency sub-theme"... its probably time (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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This is going to be long... Emergency Services: I would like to see a full compliment of emergency services vehicles and buildings; fire station, hospital and police station. The buildings shouldn't be as grandiose as the most recent monster police (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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To what extent do people add details and spice to their town layouts? Do you all put in trees, flowers, lampposts, benches, fences, and trash recepticles in? I know that I am trying to add alot of the little things, and if you all had some good (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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I'm new here. I was not aware there was a seperate newsgroup for auction postings. Please accept my apologies, it will not happen again LEGO BLOCK (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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FA on EBAY: #375 yellow castle / #918 & #928 Space sets AS NEW IN BOX ! Also got tons of other stuff FA: '60ties and '70 sets, Legoland sets, tons of rails, windows, bricks with printings on it,... follow this link (URL) look up seller 'Anti-Yoda' (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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"Ian Bishop" <ianbishop@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:G7J4Bw.3w5@lugnet.com... (...) was (...) Thanks Ian. My only regret is not having the time to do more! regards lawrence (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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I had a look at all Lawrence's MOC's - they are excellent. I only wish I was as creative and imaginative - well done. (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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We're progressing well with entries for the Town building contest. There are many buildings and vehicles so far, but we could do with more entries in the large and small boats and ships, dioramas, structures, aircraft, microfig, and macro scale (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.trains, lugnet.boats)
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(...) 4555 frieght Loading Station had the red girders as well. Jonathan (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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"William Brumbach" <willbrum1@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:G7IMAo.BqF@lugnet.com... (...) It is indeed the 1682. I would love those girders to appear as bulk bricks. So many uses in town type settings. regards lawrence (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) While I don't really mind Alpha Team - they are all pretty unique but still too juniorized.....(especially red top dude - he is very unique and unusual) I like the "concept" of Alpha Team, what I don't like is the balance of vehicle vs. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(URL) have to love this one. Great work! -- Bob Fay California, USA rfay@we.mediaone.net (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) The red girder pieces are in the 1682 Space Shuttle set, I don't if they were in any others though. junior (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Very nice! I love the window cleaner too. But where did those girders come from that make up the radio tower? I've never seen anything like that in Lego. The detail in the ventilation control box is a neat touch. And I like the cunningly (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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"Josh Baakko" <shi_web@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G7HJur.GAv@lugnet.com... (...) do (...) Winding gears usually have some sort of mechanism to distribute the cable. like the cable passes through an eye on an arm, and that arm moves (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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Hi everyone! I am mainly a Town collector but I also collect other themes if they interest me (which WAS Castle, Model Team, Technic, and some Space). It just really makes me sad to see where Lego has gone (aka: down the toilet). This new crap all (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) There are only two possibilities I can imagine for the return of Lego town. Along the SWAT team theory, probably the Alpha Team sets are going to be "the town sets" for 2001. Another possibility, and although it is a long shot, is that Lego (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) You wonder how they could have so many police & fire stations, but only a few hospitals, all of which are getting fairly old now. I also think they should have "detail" kits, possibly with fucets & specialty peices to detail the interiors of (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I noticed that after I posted the message, i just have to see what i can do about it. Josh (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Interesting concept there, I wasn't thinking about that at all. Personally, I don't mind any of the adventure themes. I loved the Egyptian theme (plenty of pieces), Jungle (loved the ruins, and Dino- Island isn't bad either (a bit too much of (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) well, lets hope TLG will be putting out some more sets...I don't really care for any of the sets they put out for 2001. (...) I'm sure we're due for another police station, hopefully it'll be called "Suberban Station" a small building type (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) There has apparently been a different, weirder merger. Town has merged with Adventurers to become Studios. So, what should be included in the 2002 "Studio Town" range? More cops will be a given, don't have to ask for it. Some Hollywood (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) BM: I think if I did this, I would have to have a football stadium size layout of town with lots of residential areas For instance, can all your minifigs citizens call (...) BM: I think this is basically the same question as the above (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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In my previous post, I displayed my contempt for The Lego Group for not putting out any new Town sets (1st time in over 20 years for them - 1st town sets came out officially in 1979!!) I am still very upset at them for not putting out any new sets, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Great work, love the window washer. (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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"Josh Baakko" <shi_web@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G7H6pH.Bs5@lugnet.com... (...) tipping (...) technic (...) i'm (...) Well, it just seems to balance! The cord does actually go through the two holes in the fence piece underneath. I have a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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I have started work on a massive 16 wide Great Lakes Ore Freighter (Ore Boat). I think this is possibly the only Lego Ore Freighter, and if not, will be the largest. Right now, i have the stern done, and it all ready is more that 50 studs long. When (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.boats, lugnet.town)
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(...) I have a question about the window cleaner. How do you keep it from tipping towards or away from the building? Its seems like having the one cable on each side wouldn't cancel out tipping problems. I have a simalar, larger version, with 2 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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Lawrence, Keep up the good work. Your plaza and train station will be excellent when you finish them. J.T. "lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7FHn3.CsD@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7Fn1H.570@lugnet.com... (...) No the fans dont work The window cleaning craddle goes up and down though. A micromotor sits in the winding gear I gave up trying to think of a way to (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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Looks good. lawrence wilkes <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7FHn3.CsD@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G7FHn3.CsD@lugnet.com... (...) fittings inside? Huw (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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Another bulk window creation Metro Plaza continues to develop with this new corporate office block Nothing too fancy - then neither are office blocks! (URL) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) And in case it's not apparant, Lar - some folks appreciate your larger pics, so please don't assume from the negative comments that its not worth the effort - it is. Thanks, James (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Since I haven't sat down and figured out how to automatically resize and rename a bunch of pictures at once inside of the tool I use, the time to reformat all of them wasn't available to me. So it came down to those or none. I chose those (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) I have posted new (better) pictures at Brickshelf: (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks David.I actually had to finish it as the show was going.It didn't make the trip there to well.Most of it was done but before the show but transporting it took a big toll on it.I will redesign it a little to make it alot stronger.It also (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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I've updated my page, and will be updating it multiple times today, I've decided to stick with the JPEG's for now, the GIF's turned out to be larger & slower loading. If a model has more then 10 steps it will get more then one page, with 10 steps (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.town, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.basic, lugnet.boats, lugnet.castle, lugnet.sports)
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This is AMAZING -- love the airport! David "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G77JA4.7Mx@lugnet.com... (...) :-) (...) from (...) image. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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Thanks Bryce, I'm debating whether to enhance it and add more buildings, or scrap it and build something completely new. Decisions, decisions.... The problem is that I always want my best parts for the next building! Bryce McGlone (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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[snip] Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:G77JA4.7Mx@lugnet.com... (...) image. That would be your first clue that these images are *way* too big for most folks. Thanks for sharing Larry, but these pictures would be (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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I have started an online ideas page, with directions created with MLCAD. All ideas come with a full parts list, usually in order of use, and all pages are printable. To view this page go to: (URL) am also taking idea at shi_web@hotmail.com , and you (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.mlcad, lugnet.publish, lugnet.town, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.aquazone, lugnet.basic, lugnet.boats, lugnet.castle, lugnet.sports)
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(...) just has so many details. Thanks for letting me see it IRL. Almost makes me want to make a building...I said almost. I'm still stuck in Mecha land %) Great work. Bryce (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Kevin i would like to enter my "Midfeild Terminal" in the large building catagory (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Thanks for the compliments. Paul Hartzog <panarchy23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G78886.IM7@lugnet.com... (...) to a (...) the (...) how (...) the (...) to (...) up (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I thought about doing castles and pirates, but that was really stretching the "natural history" concept a little two far towards "museum of man." I am thinking of doing an Air and Space museum to cover the space stuff. George Haberberger (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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hey, awesome museum looks crowded must attract a lot of people :-) -p (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) 6375 I think it was from the late 80s to early 90s Named Trans air carrier, it came with a small forklift & truck. If you have a large tail wing for a jet plane with this logo printer on it then its from that set. Hope this helps. -Jeremy (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Excellent work as always! I'm glad that you have a LEGO room again. Hopefully, you will listen to your wife and build a third LEGO City???? :) Can't wait to see what you'll build next!! Perhaps we'll see LEGO City 2's Police Complex reappear? ;) (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) The U.N. likely uses a variety of helos, planes, tanks, etc from the countries that it is made up of. A common US helicopter is the Sea Hawk (Navy version, Army and Marine versions exist also), and for attack they use the Commache (in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Would anyone have any information on what type of helicopters the U.N. use(in particular)? I really don't know, and I'm trying to make a U.N. group with my legos. Also, would anyone have a good idea on what type of wheeled vehicles they would (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Brad, That's pretty amazing. It makes me want to make a history museum with space flight, castles and pirates in it. George (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) Scott Sanburn got his uploaded... these are smaller (640x480) pics but faster loading: (URL) has his pics organized by day) This shot of Scott's is a favorite of mine: (URL) as it shows just how MASSIVE the airport terminal is, and frames the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Those parts were in a Basic bucket several years back. I'd tell you the set number but I can't remember it :-) Will Lego Beach Fire and Rescue: www.crosswinds.net/~hokie Bricksburg Depot: (URL) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Hehe, you're right: 6542 has those huge crane support pieces. And dock plates, etc. :) (...) Yep, just to clarify, that would be a 2 x 2 panel, I believe. In white I assume? Your last sentence is a great description! :) Unfortunately, I don't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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Thanks My wife wants me to build another city now. Since we've now moved into our new house and I again have a LEGO room, I have the space again. However, this building took many of my finest parts. If I were to build a city, I'd have to water down (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Thanks, Actually, This is the second version I've done. The first one can be found here (bottom-middle of photo): (URL) one was 2 years ago. Since then, I've aquired a lot more LEGO, and a lot more architectural knowledge. Tim Culberson (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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Yep, I know that one also - but I am sure I don't have that. I would have noticed. ;) The ones I have are not stickers, they are actually printed onto the piece. The pieces themselves are 2 bricks high, thin, and have two studs on top. They both (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.town)
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