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(...) Which one do you mean? (...) Thanks! (...) Well, most real containers are pretty boring :) And if you need to make a lot of them, then it's easier to use a few common pieces than to try to add lots of detail. (...) It is different, which is (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Lionheart (Was: My Last Entry for Town contest 2002)
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Ooooops, Oh, no, Jacob, the GRAND"L-DRAW"site-ad...strator,,, Is it you !!!? X-) I've just been stunning to hear impressions from "Great Names" one to next..... (...) Thanks, though Mr.Lambrecht do not like so much about the bumper B-)))) (...) Yah! (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Union Station - Kansas City, MO
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(...) announce It was sure worth the time! (...) real (...) The winner I guess? The roof is something special, but I find the detailed walls with the big windows something amazing too. (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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Hello, Bram. Your latest ICON on BrickShelf is very funny o) (...) Thank you! In my opinion, great modelers are great reviewers. I think you're one of them, Mr.Lambrecht. You pointed out exactly all that I wanted to claim about my 6-stud trailer. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Mark, Perfect station! Awesome. Brings back a flood of memories for me. This is the place that I fell in love with trains. 3 and 4 years old I was, took the Amtrak from Union Station to Texas when I was 3. Then, at age 4, took Amtrak's Chief (not (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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Since it's virtually all black, it's a little hard to see the details in my photographs. The front view offers the best shot, I think. (URL) want to add a winch to the front, if I can find one in black or gray. Otherwise it's ready to be populated (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc)
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Mark, Is your e-mail address markhchan@home.com? I tried to send you mail and it bounced... SteveB (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Hey, I know where that building is! I walked by it one day. You already know I like it. Good luck in the contest. Thanks, Jonathan (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Very nice! Quite close to looking like the real thing. Great 5 wide rear section. I like the lights on the roof of the cab as well. Thanks Jonathan (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Very nice! I like all the different roof peaks & heights. Garage is nice too! Thanks Jonathan (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Congratulations, Mark! You have created a very pleasing and innovative MOC here! Well done! Among your original techniques I noticed and enjoyed the most is your method of compression. I know that when constructing large buildings in the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) <snip> (...) The only word that comes to mind is "stunning!" Great details, great shape, great building techniques, great 'feel' for the real thing. Now, all you need is a vendor selling Kansas City BBQ, and it would be perfect! JohnG, GMLTC - (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Cool! Go for it. Models that have a lot of good memories behind them are always the best. Adrian (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm very impressed with the level of detail and the cleanness of the non-90-degree construction. The roof is very cool, and threatens the uniquness of my "macro structures" building technique :-) Very nicely done! Amy (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Thanks for that! I have to confess that in this case a picture is worth 1000 words though, your explanation makes a lot more sense when viewed with the constructon detail pics. What a neat technique! Can you see the underside of the tiles that (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Nice lighthouse Adrian. :) Comes from the good side of Michigan! j/k Detroitees! It's a very nice representation of the lighthouse over in Grand Haven. Using your technic for the round-ness of the tower, I might make South Haven's lighthouse. (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Droool.... Very nice! I think this is better than miniland b/c it is built with the same amt of detail in a much smaller scale. Congrats on a great model. Jonathan (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Mark, I am completely amazed at how your project turned out. Simply beautiful. I'd love to see this in person to "look under the hood" and learn from your techniques. Also, have you thought about contacting the promotion department of the NLUS (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) B unit.... cars are unpowered and a B unit is (in real life, although you may not power your model) a locomotive in its own right. Hope that helps. (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Hi Mark, absolutly stunning! Probably the greatest MOC of 2002? I really love this station, even if it is located in the US, my Riviera Express is looking for a stop at this fantastic station ;-) The SNOT roof is suberb build, thanks for the details (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) That's cute Adrian! I like the shape of the Lighthouse and the lookout. Best of luck for the comp! Mel www.brickzine.com (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | Homestead Building
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(URL) is a model of the Homestead Building in Kew Gardens, NY. This Tudor-style building has varied decorative timber patterns. I first got a liking for my now-favorite color combination, brown and tan, from this project. The wild variety of brown (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Here's my entry for the 2002 town contest. It's a model of the Grand Haven lighthouse in Grand Haven, Michigan. I don't know what category it should fit in, since it's basically two small buildings on 4 baseplates. I guess I'll let Kevin make the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !
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(...) I just posted some construction pics on the roof. I haven't used LDraw, and probably won't take the model apart too much to photograph it, but I will try and get some other photos up to show some of the techniques. (...) Thanks! (...) I look (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thanks for the comments! I posted some pictures in a construction folder that should give a good idea on how to build the roofs. (URL) think of it as a vertical wall of bricks, except that every 1 and 2/3 of a brick in height, you add a layer (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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Beautiful! Just beautiful! -- Bob Fay THE SHOP (URL) Chan" <markhchan@home.com> wrote in message news:Gt58xn.F8M@lugnet.com... (...) announce (...) real (...) Chan (...) largest (...) build (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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I haven't been on this list for that long now, but this is a simply amazing model. The detail is magnificent and the roof is superb. I only wish I had half the talent required to build this masterpiece. I know it would probably be quite a bit to ask (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you for the compliment! Miniland is IMO the highest standard of detailed construction, although they get to use things we mortals could never get our hands on, even with BrickLink. (like several hundred of those 4 scoop white ice cream (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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(...) Yes, I do plan on displaying it at the Inn. I would like it to be in glass, but it's probably too big for that so it will just have to sit on top of the piano in the main entry. Hopefully it will be safe. Jason (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Um... I'm speechless. Almost. :-) This minifig scale building rivals the detail and look of some of Miniland's finest. IIRC the KC US is still standing, not too far away from Crown Center, and is now a museum. The real station is kind of at a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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| | New MOCs, some entries for the TOWN Contest
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I've been pretty busy lately. The following represents about two months of work and it's all stuff I built for the recent TEXLUG meeting. For the 2002 TOWN contest: D Large buildings (URL) Row Buildings 3 small connected office buildings. N Bridges (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.org.us.texlug) !
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I find myself looking for adjectives to describe this model. Simply outstanding! Any detail you could give on the roof construction would be greatly appreciated. I am always looking for ways to build roofs without slopes. TIA, Robert Powell (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
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| | MOC: Union Station - Kansas City, MO
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After 3 years of planning and 6 months of building, I am pleased to announce the completion of the main section of Union Station, modeled after the real building in Kansas City, MO. This is also my entry for the 2002 Town Building Contest C (...) (23 years ago, 18-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan) !!
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D Large Buildings (URL) Single Family House Bryan Wong This is a large house with some features typical to houses in my neighbourhood. At the moment, the house is hollow (except for a bunch of supporting beams for the roof). I intend to build a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Lionheart (Was: My Last Entry for Town contest 2002)
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(...) What a wonderfull model - also the bumper on the tractor. (...) I like those small thingies - and I think they may have delivered the inspiration to solve a modelling problem of mine. Play well, Jacob (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Do you plan on displaying it at the B&B? Under glass, if necessary. It would be neat hearing the reactions of the guests. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Cathedral of Ice - In the ABS! (Posted for Brad Hamilton)
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Niiice! I really like the design, and all of the arches. Just a question here? Was bricklink used to acquire all of those white bricks and clear panels?! How long did it take to build it? Just my two brickz <<_Matt Hein_>> Lugnet member No. 1112 (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Looks great! Lots of details and playability! I like how you added some styling to the trailer too--it's not just a big box. The photography is excellent too! I don't really like the bumper/chin spoiler on the truck tractor though...it looks a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: My Town Contest Entry: Municipal Garage
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(...) I like it. The building has a feel of having been there for quite some time. Lots of little details to catch the eye. Drain pipes, propane tank, etc. Personally I'm not a fan of open backed buildings but to each their own. I like the upper (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Great work. The colors are wonderful. I particularly like the tree going up thru the balcony. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) It looks great. My only concern is for the poor minifigs, with no railing up in front, it must be very unnerving to walk around up there. -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) Page - (URL) Store - (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Cathedral of Ice - In the ABS! (Posted for Brad Hamilton)
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(...) It's great to see this in plastic, and the story is wonderful, if irreverent. :-) Amy (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | My Last Entry for Town contest 2002
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K Large vehicles (URL) LIONHEART the Racing-Transporter Kotaro Ono This 6-stud-wide monster-trailer can carry 2 "4-stud-wide"racing-motors. I hope you all enjoy to see functions and details of this monster-vehicle ! Thank you to all, especially to (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | My Entry for Town contest, NOT!!
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EIEIO A Bunch of Town Stuff (URL) whole mess of stuff. Much of it based on idea book #697. And this one too K Dual micromotor Crane (HOG or RCX-able) (URL) year Bram's motorized cars impressed me a lot. Best DaveG * This not a real entry. Altho a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(URL) entered this into the town building contest. Feedback would be appreciated on the layout of the web pages, as I am looking to use this as a template for my other models. Thanks! -- Scott (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | My Entry in the 2002 Town Competition
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Here is my entry in the competion.... Category M Brickshelf Hotlink (Folder): (URL) is an ocean going oil tanker.... using a "spare" 4033 Fire Boat...I "gutted" the fire boat, and decided to make it into a large fuel tanker. Benjamin Medinets (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | My Entries for Second Annual TOWN Building Contest 2002
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Here is my entry. Please check and taste them. And also please give me your impression if you're fond of. H Small vehicles - Antique or Classic (URL) VIXEN the classic-racer Kotaro Ono Here comes 4-stud-wide classic racers. They'll show charming (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Cathedral of Ice - In the ABS! (Posted for Brad Hamilton)
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Note: Due to a technical problem, Brad Hamilton is unable to post and asked me to post this for him. A little over a year ago, I designed a virtual cathedral using MLCAD that caused quite a stir. Thanks to some recent set re-introductions from LEGO, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build, lugnet.town) !!
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| | New MOC - Minifig sized Titanic
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Hey guys, I took a break from building space creations, and decided to take a stab at something I had been wanting to create for some time now. It took me about two weeks to build, and took up every single one of my black bricks, which wouldn't be (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.boats, lugnet.build.arch) !
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| | RE: New MOC: Windy Point Inn
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(...) I think it looks great! Nice architecture, great use of color and details. I like the subtle bricked landscaping. Does it have a complete interior? --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu www.bldesign.org (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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Thanks for taking a look, Kevin. In regards to the dark grey slopes, I only had about 10 when I started the project. So Bricklink was very helpful as I had to buy a little less than 600 2x3 33 dark grey slopes. I don't really know how long it took (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | New MOC: NYPD REP Emergency Services Truck
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I'm pretty happy with this one. (URL) only thing I'm still tweaking are the spotlights on top. Also, I couldn't find any photos of the back of the real truck, so I just faked it. Feedback is certainly welcome. Jacob (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc)
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Jason, Wow! What an incredible job. All that dark gray! I take it BrickLink was very helpful in the acquirement of some of the dark grey slopes. How long did it take to build it? I really like the side ramp. There appears to be a dark grey hinge (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | My Town Contest Entry: Municipal Garage
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Here is my entry for the Town building contest: Medium Buildings (URL) Municipal Garage Kevin Zwicker Small municipal garage for utility vehicles. Features include: an urban planner's office, workshop and exterior fuel tank. -KZ (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Here is my second entry for the Town Building Contest. The name of the building is Windy Point Inn and it is a Bed & Breakfast located on the shore of Big Bear Lake. It is modeled after my family's Bed & Breakfast in Big Bear, CA. In actuality, the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests) !!
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| | my town contest entrys
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Hi all, Here are my town contest entrys. #1 Town Layout --- Brick City ---(URL) 2 Fire Apparatus --- Utility Four ---(URL) 3 Fire Apparatus --- Squad Four ---(URL) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Boeing P-26A
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(...) Hey I like your cockpit sidewall solution, that's a good way to make room for a minifigs' arms in a 4-wide fuselage. Overall, a neat little moc. Post some photos or pov-ray renders if you get a chance. Take care, Gary (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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When we setup for the jackson street roundhouse, unload and setup ran about 3-4 hours with 8 people. Mostly a lot of standing around however because it was our first time putting it together. -john3 (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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This plane was the first monoplane fighter to go into production and the first all metal plane to enter US Army service. The real version will have a yellow Alpha Team propellor housing where the model team wheel is now. If anyone knows where I can (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Town Building Contest: entries close midnight PST Sunday 17th March
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Tony Hafner wrote in message ... (...) Yes, but if you see one please do let me know! (...) to (...) either (...) largest dimension of exactly 32 studs goes in Large Buildings, 64 studs goes in Super-Size... I'll update the wording, you're right (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Town Building Contest: entries close midnight PST Sunday 17th March
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(...) that at least one building was clearly in the wrong category. Also, a building that has a largest dimension of exactly 32 studs appears to fall between categories. Same for 64 studs. Can these be entered in either of the bordering categories? (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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(...) Thanks! (...) Yes, you're right. I ought to build some nice little trolley or something for that upper loop. That's a very good idea. The Metroliner was simply a 'train of convenience', if you know what I mean. It was handy when I was taking (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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(...) That IS cool. I can't wait to see what they come up with. I am looking forward to more great ideas on how to make interesting layouts w/o the loss of flexibility and huge brick requirement. (...) Yes, this is partly the case. However, in (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Town Building Contest: entries close midnight PST Sunday 17th March
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(...) Just noticed the entry counts for each category haven't been synchronised lately 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Town Building Contest: entries close midnight PST Sunday 17th March
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Last call for entries!!! The Town Building Contest closes on Sunday 17th March, at midnight Pacific Time. I'm eagerly awaiting all your breathtaking creations! Go to: (URL) read the rules and enter. I will post voter registration info and rules on (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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wow great work, very good ideas. How about a tram (or streetcar as Americans call it) instead of the metroliner on the upper oval? That would be perfect! Kim Toll <kim.toll@intel.com> wrote in message news:GsxBpx.J1C@lugnet.com... (...) module. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | My entries to the Town building contest
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Hi! Here are my entries for the TOWN building contest. Be sure to take a look! :-) E Medium buildings (URL) McDonald's Restorant Pierre Normandin A McDo restorant with a drive-thru... K Large vehicles (URL) Excavator Pierre Normandin An excavator (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I agree. J2 and I both know this is actually starting to happen, since we're on so many other clubs' mailing lists. I won't name names as it's their perogative to announce it as they see fit, but a number of clubs ARE thinking about ways to be (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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(...) George (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) Are you kidding?? This is fanTASTIC! And the exact kind of layout I have been thinking about building. I was pleased to be able to see the support structure which you documented quite nicely. Congratulations on an outstanding train layout. I (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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(...) Okie Dokie. Its entered. I entered it under diorama. If you change your mind and decide it would be better in Town, well, that's your call and its fine by me. I also entered my cathedral in the Big Buildings catagory (which I hadn't done (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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Kim Toll wrote in message ... (...) module. (...) small (...) <snip> (...) Yes, definitely it would! There's no time limit on when things were built, just that they cannot have been entered in any previous contest. I'm just wondering whether it (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mountain Town - A train module experiment
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(...) Yes, I agree. This is one of my biggest disappointments. Part of it came from all the trade-offs I made during construction. When working under a deadline, you make the decisions that get you there faster! However, even taking that into (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) I'd love to enter. However, I was afraid that this fell outside the rules of the contest since it was actually built about 1 year ago. Admittedly, I haven't read the rules very carefully. This was just my assumption. If I'm wrong, I'll (...) (23 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Kim Toll wrote in message ... (...) Mmmm, yummy Kim! Looks excellent! So are you going to enter it in the Town Building Contest? Kevin ---...--- TOWN Lego Building contest! (URL) Hospital 2396 piece kit! (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks Bruce, As with most projects, I thought about it for months before I did it. I'm sure the other PNLTC guys got tired of me talking about my ideas for a modular sculpted module! :) But when it came down to working on it, I probably spent (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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Wow, Kim- where to begin? What you have done is excellent-- very interesting to the eye. When a module or scene can draw your attention in as yours does, it is very effective and pleasing indeed. Trying to bridge the gap, so to speak, between (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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(...) the two-level effect. Probably my favorite detail is the canyon with the waterfall running through the middle. It made me think of Cornell's campus, which has this gorge running through the middle that is really pretty (though it's been ten (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build)
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The next update on my site is a page showing my Mountain Town train module. It is a fully brickscaped train module of a small town (or part of a small town). (URL) the town perspective, its the first complete, fully detailed town scene I've done. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build) !!
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(...) Jim, For future reference, info about brickshops should be posted to lugnet.market.brickshops not to theme groups. Jude FUT .market.brickshops (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.market.brickshops)
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Greetings all, I have just recently opened a store front at bricklink.com called "All Things Lego" and I'm trying to figure out where the appropriate postings for this kind of thing are supposed to go. I haven't been on the newsgroups for quite some (...) (23 years ago, 13-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Looks like it worked... :) BTW Jim, there is even a section on Lugnet to do this sort of thing.... here is said newsgroup: (URL) Medinets (23 years ago, 12-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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this is a test post...this is only a test (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Nice use of space- it's hard to do anything in this scale, and this works very well. The roofline is cool, and the interior details make it shine. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ah, classic Hughes architecture. My only question is when will the first church be unveiled to the public? (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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F Small Buildings (URL) is a small 16x16 house that I built for the Parlugment/Monlug train show coming up in April 2002 in Montreal. The house features a bedroom upstars and a living & dining area on the main floor, complete with TV. Thanks, Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town)
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Hey! That looks pretty good thus far. Is that the front section of the chapel, or do you plan to add more to it? You should put some gargoyles over the roof to look down at unsuspecting citizens. That would be cool. <<_Matt Hein_>> Lugnet member no. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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Un message français suit. A french message follows. Hello to all, I'm proud to announce MonLUG's second and ParLUGment's first joint participation in a Montreal Area train show. It will be held at Georges-Vanier High School in Laval (just north of (...) (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.org.ca.monlug, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.qc.mon, lugnet.loc.ca.qc, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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(...) Where? (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Hello all! I've found a funny site. Go and look - but nothing for weak minds.. ;-) (URL) (sorry for the strange name...) Regards Thomas (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Hello all! I've found a funny site. Go and look - but nothing for weak minds.. ;-) Regards Thomas (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Hello, here they come: The winners of the 1st ISCC in 2001. Have a look at www.creativity-contest.net or www.1000steine.de/english.htm for the ranking site and for browsing all entries again, if you want. Have a nice sunday, René (23 years ago, 10-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.space) !!
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L Aircraft (URL) aircraft is modelled after the beechcraft baron. The real beechcraft is a twin engine that seats six people - in minifig scale it seats two! Thanks, Kevin Dixon kevin-dixon@rogers.com (23 years ago, 9-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.town)
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Hi James, Thanks for the feedback & MLCAD screenshot. I'm sure it's a model I could use if a want to build several race teams. Simple yet realistic. The scorcher is nice but has several downsides (too large, unique colored pieces, etc). I'll most (...) (23 years ago, 8-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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After joining in on the fun of Mike Rayhawk's BrikWars session at BricksWest, I decided I want to try out running a BrikWars game of my own with some of my friends. Greatly inspired by Mike's teams, I created eleven of my own 9-unit armies, each (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.town) !!
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Hi, A few weeks ago a built a minifig scale F1 car and factory. Unfortunately, my webcam broke and I couldn't take any pictures of them. I do have the car in MLCAD and have posted a screenshot on brickshelf: (URL) actual car I made uses a ferrari (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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Hi all, being new to this newsgroup I'll keep it short: I'm looking to build a Formula One Race track with different race teams, the grid, the crowd, the whole nine yards. I thought I could base the cars on the Hot Scorcher (4584). Any suggestion, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
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