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(...) Dan Siskind did something similar (same?) on one of his trains a couple of years ago: (URL) course, Dan is usually good for several new building techniques every time we see him. The GMLTC refers to him as our "alpha builder", the rest of us (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
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While working on my latest train I had an idea for an access door. It uses the 2x2x2 container but leaves the door flush with the surface and leaves no gap above the door. I'm not sure if its been done before but here it is. The wacky colors are for (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.space)
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| | Toy & Hobby Expo Show Report - Town/Train & Space Layouts
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MichLUG was happy to participate in the Toy & Hobby Expo in Novi, Michigan for a second year. This year we expanded our showing to include a Moonbase layout and a table for some large Model Team style creations by Steve Ringe and some Bionicle (...) (21 years ago, 26-Jan-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mi, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.modelteam, FTX) !!
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| | Jason Koczur and T. Jackson's MOC's appear in the LEGO Magazine
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Congratulations go out to Jason Koczur and T. Jackson who had their MOC's in the latest issue of the LEGO Club Magazine. (January 2004) Jason Koczur's model was an awesome Metro Center Train Station that appeared to take up 6 large gray baseplates! (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jan-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.people, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Big Ugly Yellow Building
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(...) looks like it would make a great hotel -Jeff (I hate the gray change!) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hi Erik! That's a very good looking truck so don't get fooled by the non-existing responses on this one. It merely ended up in the wrong group :) I'm cross-posting this to town since it's a minifig scaled truck without any Technic functions (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.town)
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Is it a mosque? Is it an office building? Who knows! What I know for sure is that it's BIG and YELLOW. This building appeared in IndyLUG's GATS train layout in October 2003 and January 2004. (2 URLs) The building rests on 4 green baseplates and has (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, FTX)
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| | GtwLUG to show at GATS Jan 31-1 Feb
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GtwLUG (Gateway LEGO Users Group) is set to show at the (URL) in Wentzville MO> (Saint Louis) on the 31st of Jan. and the 1st of Feb. This is our 2nd major event, we will have an 8x12 foot layout with trains, town, castle, space, and anything more (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.mo, FTX)
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| | Re: 2140 and 1773
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(...) Instructions for 2140 are available on BrickShelf: (URL) for 1773 I couldn't find on the internet. Stefan Sanders (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.town)
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Hey all i'm still looking got the instructions to 2140 and 1773, and the sticker scan if possible? Josh (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.town)
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I had an idea that might me useful to those of you who built huge buildings for displays and such. It uses this piece (URL) which can be bought in large quantities through the new NASA sets. Well anyway, here it is. (URL) I envision it being used (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: New MOC: Market Building 'De Korenbeurs'
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Epic...thats all I have to say. (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) One word: MAGNIFICANT! Eric, you've done a great job! This model is so accurate, so close to reality I really felt off my chair! The exterior is very detailed. I have to show this to my brother who builds a large Amsterdam scenery with (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the praise. Yes, in the original building the roof structure is supported by iron cast posts and arches. Eric (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Larry. I'm impressed you remember some of those details from when you saw the model in real life a couple of months ago. Eric (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.town, Kevin Wilson wrote: (snip) (...) The walls, are mostly regular red, with some dark earth orange bricks mixed in to suggest mortar brick walls. I didn't have enough d.e. orange either to build the walls completely from those. BTW, in (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.town)
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I just added some more descriptions, pictures and even a few (low-quality) movies about the construction of this model, in particular about the optical trick to combine two interiors and about the mechanism to drive the shopping carts. To see these (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Eric Brok wrote in message ... (...) erected to (...) known as Erik, that's superb! I especially like the color variation in the wall bricks that you've used.... and the built-up doors... and the plates-on-edge above the window and door openings... (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.town)
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(...) WOW. I was wondering what the photograph of a building was doing in your posting. My jaw dropped when I realized that it was built out of LEGO! There are too many incredible details for me to list. I can only wish to build with that amount of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Eric Brok wrote: (snip) I got a chance to see this model up close and in person at LEGOWORLD. While the presentation on the site is great (it's another one of Eric's gems, he really does do great model presentations!) no amount of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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