 | | Re: Questionable changes to the Town contest categories
|
|
(...) Turns out the Municipal Garage is over 32 studs long, so I have moed it to the Large Buildings category. Kevin (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests)
|
| |
| | Abston Church of Christ
|
|
Conceived 20 months ago and a year under construction, the Abston Church of Christ is now complete... (URL) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
|
| |
| | Re: Questionable changes to the Town contest categories
|
|
Pierre Normandin wrote in message ... (...) I moved the truck because for most of its length it's 6-wide rather than 4, and because it has accessories which stick out from the 6-wide section, making it more than 6-wide overall. The "feel" of it is (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) Follow up time! I got my lights in today, when I finish the roof (within the week I'm betting), I'll post pics. I also received the parts for the crane, I can now say, its done... Pics on that soon too... The backhoe is waiting to be done now, (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) Bigger is better! Hey, I'm finnaly almost done with my Amoco! I'm adding interior lighting right now;-), maybe you should too... Anyways, this kinda strayed, I'm still wishing Lego would bring back fire trucks, I need those parts... Josh (who (...) (23 years ago, 23-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
Bob & All, (...) Indeed. There is a huge Shell Station on the border of Michigan and Indiana on I-69 that has a regular gas station, the diesel for the semi's on the side, and a truck wash as well. The restaurant is a Subway or something, but that (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Questionable changes to the Town contest categories
|
|
(To Kevin Wilson) Hi Kevin, Can you explain to me why you took my Mobile TV Unit from the "J Small Vehicles - Modern" category to put it in the "K Large vehicles" category??? In the "How To Enter" section of the Second Annual TOWN Building Contest (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) That's a good idea to add a gas station to the truck stop. And then you could put in a truck wash (expand the Metro Garage set's car wash). Truck stops in Arizona also have restaurants so the truckers can eat and HUGE parking lots for the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
To All, (...) One set I missed and I still want, although now I am looking at it and wondering if I can do better. (...) Another good set. (...) Awesome set, I was lucky enough to snag this one a short time ago. (...) One of my all time favorite (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
Bob Parker wrote in message ... (...) Mmmm... my favorite Town set! (...) <sigh><swoon> Nice choices Bob! Kevin ---...--- TOWN Lego Building contest! (URL) Hospital 2396 piece kit! (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Lego (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
Ben & All, (...) In a way, yes. But I think the last decent year IMO was 1996. 1997 and the launch of Town Junior (a.k.a. City Center) was the end of decent sets that were released. The lst few years, with the exception of sub-themes like RES-Q and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) Yeah, these are all great sets. I have always wanted <set: 6668> as well. If they offered the smaller sets you've listed here as legends, I'd buy a few. My feeling about town (or building with Lego in general) is 'build your own'. I have seen (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) I would like to see the following sets re-released as Legends sets: 1) <set:6394> Metro Park & Service Tower 2) <set:6361> Mobile Crane 3) <set:6693> Refuse Collection Truck 4) <set:6393> Big Rig Truck Stop 5) The entire <set:Nautica> line (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) It would be extremely nice of LD to re-release the 6380 Emergency Treatment Center as a Legend or just a classic. It's been 15 years since a hospital has come out, and the world of medical science needs to get updated in Legoland. :^) Scott (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) I,ve got tons of citizens of lego city waiting for a new hospital, or even an ambulance. the Shell exclusive med-guy on the bike just doesn't cut it! jeff szklennik (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
(...) Well they have had the odd town set since then. But I guess some of the subthemes they want us to pass for town...like Race, Life on Mars, etc. We have the 2 newest lego Legends, but these are re-issues, along with the Gas N Wash Express (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Anyone Else Missing Town?
|
|
I sure am. They axed it. LEGO has made Town sets for years, but they just stopped the good ol' days of, say, 1980-1996. Most things are sub-themes now that we just have to pass for Town. Oh well. Maybe Lego will make a comeback. Like I'm hoping for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Cathedral of Ice - In the ABS! (Posted for Brad Hamilton)
|
|
Thanks for the compliments "Reverend." Perhaps the priest from your "church of evil" could do a guest lecture in my cathedral? I seriously never expected to be able to build this for real either. It wouldn't really have been possible without the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: Cathedral of Ice - In the ABS! (Posted for Brad Hamilton)
|
|
I'm glad you liked it. Brad "shona brodley" <shonab1@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:GtBMCG.F97@lugnet.com... (...) cottages (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.town)
|
| |
| | Re: MOC: Union Station - Kansas City, MO
|
|
(...) I'm guessing it's done by using technic 1x2 twin-hole bricks with half-pegs in, then fitting tiles to the side. If you look at the base, there could be one facing out to each side with a 1x2 tile on, then one at the front with a 1x4 tile (...) (23 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.ks, lugnet.loc.us.mo.kan)
|
