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(...) I hate to give away all my good secrets :), but seriously The Skyscaper Page has a great gallery of user posted urban photos. Don't let the website name fool you - it's not just skyscraper pics. Much of it is photos of more generalized urban (...) (19 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Here's my gallery so far: (URL) Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 20-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) ooo, great! In that case, maybe I will. I am already half-way through my current submissions. I am awaiting bricks to complete them as of right now. Hopefully I'll have them within a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) why not do it for the current contest? there's nothing stoping you or anyone else for that matter. i've only gotten 3 entrees so far so it would be a welcome idea. besides you have untill march or longer if i decide to extend the deadline. (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Sounds like a good fun contest idea. Maybe when the current town contest ends, and there are more "cities" (as discussed earlier) in photos online. We could do a new contest like this. I am thinking an added twist though: We choose from a list (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote: Those trees are fantastic. It's great to see more trees of non- European/American style. Are they based on a particular species or just general Indian trees. Thanks for the feedback. Consciously I din't think of (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Agreed! I take pics of architecture and buildings when I travel, and have pics of: Las Vegas, NV; Pittsburgh, PA; Boston, MA; and Omaha, NE. I'll post them as I get the chance. (...) Maybe one of us could create a page here on LUGNET (I don't (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Yep- I was behind the wheel. ...of the van, not the rolling meat. -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) well ya actuly. i did like most people do when there bored i googled myself. I found out that not only was there a HARTIGAN'S Ice cream parlor but it was in northern illinois. about 3 weeks later i happened upon it on my way to a date so i (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Great Idea and pictures. Is the name of the Ice cream parlor a coincidence? (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) (I could have sworn that I posted this reply yesterday but I can't find it so I'm posting it again. Maybe I just forgot to hit submit or something. Weird.) Very nice work. Great idea. But you forgot one newsgroup: lugnet.build.arch. I added it (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) I took a few of buildings while in San Francisco, although most are of the Golden Gate bridge and other random stuff: (URL) ignore all the rest :) (19 years ago, 19-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) I believe the Weiner mobile comment was actually an inside joke stemming back to a field trip to the Lego store while I was in Seattle. However since I’m horrible with names I could be wrong. Either way I got a chuckle out of it. ondrew (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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I just wanted to let everyone know that I have permanently reduced the prices on my instruction CDs to only $9.99 each (previously $19.99 for numbers 1 or 2, or $29.99 for number 3). Each CD contains printable instructions and parts lists for 7 or 8 (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks, Ondrew! This should be a very useful resource. I often take pictures of buildings around town (Baltimore) for LEGO purposes, and your example has inspired me to post the ones I have and take some more. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Assuming you're serious: (2 URLs) Weinermobile Gallery> (after moderation) Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Nice. I love the tall 2nd floor windows in this shot: (URL) Jonathan (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Good reference, Ondrew. I took some pictures of downtown Kalamazoo, which would fit a similar purpose. They are here: (URL) -Jason (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) This is excellent! And just in time for your contest, too. Oh, and one more thing- can you get a picture of an Oscar Meyer Weinermobile? (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That sounds great! I visit this website often for inspiration for abandoned buildings: (URL) David has also built quite a few excellent Lego buildings that I look at often. Jonathan (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Great idea. I plan on taking pictures of Manchester UK sometime so I'll make a maj gallery for them too. Let's see how many cities we can cover. Tim (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hey, this is a great idea! I think it would be great if people from different cities around the world were able to do something like this. Also, maybe Kevin could sidebar them on the town homepage. We could create an inspirational resource for (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: Thanks for making that available. I have some proto info in this folder and its subfolders (URL) (there is no f=2 and f=1 is Kevin's own...) The "Chicago area buildings" are probably 1/2 Gaylord and Co... but (...) (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) your welcome tim. it's nice to know that someone other than myself will get some good use out of them. ondrew (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) --SNIP-- (...) Thanks for posting these Ondrew. It almost tempts me to try building some US style buildings. I find it really hard to find pictures of regular buildings online so I'm glad you've decided to add some. Tim (19 years ago, 18-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That would be the red 'Minifig Accessory Helmet Viking Horn' (x1532) from 7018 Viking Ship challenges the Midgard Serpent. There are 10 of these pieces in the set, very nice :) -plucky (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Hey all, Over the last month or so I’ve started taking pictures of all of the interesting buildings in my suburban Chicago area. I'm taking these photos for several reasons but most importantly I’ve taken them for you, the community. My hope is that (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) Ok, I gotta ask. What is the red piece the green hand is holding on to? Russell (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Wonderful! The skating pond is so simple yet so effective. All the details throughout the scene are wonderful. Did you drill holes in the 1x1 transperent rounds to make the Xmas light strings? I didn't get a chance to do one this year but you have (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.delvalug)
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(...) That right there is a thing of beauty. (2 URLs) Tony Hafner (URL) www.hafhead.com> (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, FTX)
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Was sitting on my couch looking at my Viking Longboat when suddenly this idea hit me. So I built a vignette to go with it: (URL) A look an the whole Tex-Mex restaurant vignette: (URL) I wanted to put a flag pole on top with red white and green (...) (19 years ago, 17-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build) !
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(...) I also love the white flower tree. It would do wonderful for any fruit tree, especially cherry trees, but also apple trees. Definitely a technique to copy. Frank (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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Hi, I've uploaded three trucks to my Brickshelf account. The first two are inspired by a photo of a upcoming Trains 7898, the crane was partially inspired by set 6352. (URL) - For Czech Lego Fans (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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Here's a little proof-of-concept MOC I built. (3 URLs) Post-Mod Gallery> It uses the new EXO-Force light brick to illuminate some transparent bricks in a fireplace. I would have built a brick-built switch to keep the light on, but my technic bin (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jan-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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Happy belated holidays all! Just wanted to share some pics of my holiday diarama and spread the cheer with my favorite bricks:) hope you enjoy! come see them at: (URL) holidays and happy building, chris:) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.delvalug)
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Hi folks, This is a building I designed and constructed for the rtlToronto train6 layout. It's appeared in the background of a few show photo galleries, but I want to get some detailed photos of it before it was returned to the pile: (URL) hope you (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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(...) Those trees are fantastic. It's great to see more trees of non-European/American style. Are they based on a particular species or just general Indian trees. A similar technique with the flowers could probably be used for some types Australian (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) flower one, in particular, are great. It's always neat to see new variations on plant life. The shingles on the house do look very nice, but since I know nothing about South Indian architecture I can't really critique it much! Derek (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Very nice! The house reminds me of one I used live in during my Madurai days. The "swing" is a nice touch. Not sure of the color combination used -- I mean that I have not seen one like that (must be me). The tree reminded me of jasmine -- but (...) (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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I have experimented with a few of my ideas about Trees. The house is based on South Indian architecture with shingle roof tiles. This is the link (URL) will be appreciated. Anu Pehrson (19 years ago, 14-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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This weekend, The Central Ohio Lego Train Club will have a ~30 by 30 foot area at the Great Train Expo Show. <www.greattrainexpo.com> We will have a large layout, with no less than 7 train loops. We'll have tall skyscrapers, a new bridge, and a (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jan-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) Excellent, Ondrew! We haven't had a Town building contest in years. I'd be happy to donate a Lions Gate Models instruction CD (or more) as a prize, but would that mean I can't enter? Kevin (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This is my first entry to the town structures contest: a rendition of a Moscow Metro station entrance. It's 100% available and I plan to add one to a planned dioarama (with the underground level as well). (URL) If you would like more angles to (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) [Snipple] Ondrew, Thanks for running this contest. I'm contemplating an entry. I work in a downtown area, so there's no shortage of building ideas. I just want you to know that I'm thinking of your contest with appreciation for the fun (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I really like the Civil War Iron Clad. I think a version of the Monitor was posted not too long ago. This has a Meramec flavor to it. Great work. (19 years ago, 8-Jan-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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(...) [...] (...) Ondrew, I am writing just to say that it is very cool that you have decided to do something like this. I also wrote to say that I won't be entering... it's not because I don't want to build and share. It's just that I learned that (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) RAmen, brother! A monster of a MOC, and a great presentation, too! Yours, Christian (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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Wow. Clearly you have been touched by His Noodly Appendage. What a wonderful MOC. (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Pierre, Thanks for putting this together. My modified points should be showing up in the mail any day now, and now I don't have to use straight and curved tracks to stand in for the modified points! Chris (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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(...) Seen at BF '05 : (URL) MOC schleimfull, unfortunately I don't know the builder name. Didier (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.town)
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| | Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood! (And partial nudity)
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My latest vignette: (URL) The whole revolutionary gallery: (URL) Steve (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! Of course, with it being the 4th of January, this year's MOC list has to be pretty short... ;) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) I think I can see a gap on the round brick but the slopes look flush. Could be microsnottery or just some discrete edges. Tim (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.town)
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(...) Does anyone know how this was done? (URL) do I detect a small gap above the bend? Andreas (19 years ago, 5-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.town)
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(...) Brandon I enjoyed looking at your NYC diorama when you brought it to a WAMALUG meeting. I seem to recall lots of nice details that aren't really noticeable in your photos. It's a shame more people can't see how good your stuff is. -Daniel (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military)
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I went into a toy store today to see if there was anything interesting. I rarely buy LEGO nowadays, thanks to Town jr, bley, declining quality of set designs and whatnot, but I like to check it out from time to time. I saw these two sets, and just (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) The LEGO version of the Noodly Lord is now my desktop image. It replaced this wonderful pic (by Mijasper on BShelf): (URL) The FSM Church is easily one of the best MOCs I've seen this year! -Lenny (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.town, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: i'd hate to think no one is interested in free stuff. so in an effort to get this contest some attention and exposure i'm crossposting to .trains and .general. ondrew ......... (...) Rules 1. Time limit - 2 (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general)
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(...) -snip- (...) I know how you feel. You did a good job though. You used a temendous amount of cool parts. :) e (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Yeah, that's one of things I wish I had been better able to get across - the church is pretty darn massive, but it's hard to tell that unless you're looking a it in person. (...) Thanks - it wasn't particularly hard work - but overcoming a (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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THAT IS SO KOOL! Lot's to see here, dang. Plus the side shots show just how big this build really is. That's great. I checked it all out on your web site (which I think is really nice!) This build must have been A LOT of work. There are so many (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This sounds great! Thanks for thinking of it and putting it all together. This will surely entice me to get my hands on a camera much more quickly than planned. Thanks again, Onderw! Jonathan (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! I've always been impressed by the attention to detail in the Town MOCs I've seen - I tried to aim for a similar level. (...) I survived it when Serenity got slashdotted - if you think this'll make the cut there, by all means post away. (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Chris, Oh my noodly goodness, this is great. The detail you've added (the air conditioner, the shadowed tentacles, the wheelchair lift) raises this above the usual funny MOC. And then the hilarious figs, Dr. Strangelove, the strippers, gosh, (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I have updated the page and put the correct URL. Thanks, jt (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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It's with great relief that I announce that I've finally finished my first "big" Town type build. Previously, my main focus has been on Space type creations (you might remember my (URL) LEGO-ized Serenity>) but I thought this might be a good way to (...) (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, FTX) !!
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(...) listed is: (URL) above URL is no longer valid. --Travis (19 years ago, 4-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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| | SCLTC enters final two weeks at SDMRRM; Pictures!
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SCLTC's annual winter show at the (URL) San Diego Model Railroad Museum> is now in its final two weeks! (10 URLs) This batch of layout pictures is posted (URL). -Ted Michon SCLTC (19 years ago, 3-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Dear Legoswami, the "misterzumbi" is again one of the 1000steine fellows. He will display his downtown scenery in Frechen (near Cologne) at a LEGOshow this weekend. Check it out: THAT does really rock! (URL) Godt! Ben P.s.: you may check the (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.town)
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| | Registry for Track Designer - new version available
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Hi, The version 9e of my custom element registry for Track Designer is now online. (URL) version is featuring some custom train track elements such as the half-straight (8 studs long) and the half-curved points. This custom registry is still not (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: Town Structure Contest Entrees
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(...) well i can't enter my own contest but here's something i came up with anyway. (URL) ondrew (19 years ago, 3-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: a town structure contest!!
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(...) well it seems i can't seem to follow them myself. check out my latest moment of stupidity. (URL) i built it then put a mini fig next to it. DOH! but (...) I'm very excited as well. i'm hoping that the $200 in prizes might help draw people in. (...) (19 years ago, 3-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | 4 New MOCs
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Hello! After many months of a busy schedule full of school projects and homework, I have finally found time to post a few of my recent creations. The first MOC is a diorama of NYC, followed by a Civil War gunboat, followed by a patrol boat, followed (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jan-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.military) !
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| | Re: Yet Another Contest???? Re: a town structure contest!!
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(...) I'm all over this one! Count me in as well. Russell BayLUG/BayLTC (19 years ago, 2-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) totaly, the world is welcome to join in the fun. (...) here's a cool link that will help you convert (URL) lego scale converter (URL) ondrew (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) i'd prefer the buildings be new but your welcome to enter it if i havn't seen it before. if i have however, i'll warn ya i won't concider it for prizes. ondrew p.s. it's nothing against you i just want to see new ideas. (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) yes as long as it's NEW. (...) sure why not. just don't flood me with 15 different ones. ondrew (...) (19 years ago, 2-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests)
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Sounds like fun. I don't think I'll follow the scale guidelines too closely, but I'll try my best to use them as suggestions. I just can't think very well numerically when it comes to LEGO. I'm excited about what I'll build, but more excited about (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Is this valid for every country around the world, or only for US residents? (...) Please add metric dimensions too, not only imperial size. (...) Thanks for this great idea! Ludo Soete - www.belug.be (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Can we enter buildings that we have built but never actually posted on any online form (even if they were displayed at shows before) ? Either way, I am in on this one! Thanks, Jeff Pelletier (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town)
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2 questions: 1. Can we enter something that we've recently completed but haven't photographed yet? 2. Can we enter more than one building? Thanks, David "Fuzzy" Gregory (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: Town Structure Contest Entrees
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(...) the link to the rules and so on. (URL) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ondrew, Count me in. I agree that not enought town MOCs get posted to LUGNET although a lot more appear on Brickshelf. Maybe townheads are shy ;) Is there a time limit on the contest? I couldn't find one but maybe I missed it. Well, I think (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.town, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Finally, a contest on a subject of merit;-D Count me in, Ondrew! JOHN (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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I believe I have covered just about everything but since there is always someone with an opinion or an interesting idea I am posting this a few days early. If the rules or something else needs to be tweaked, please let me know before January 5th. (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce, lugnet.general) !
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Hello, This is going to be thread on Lego fan for those who wish to post there contest submission on this site. While posting here will get your moc tons of attention I may miss it. Please remember to also email me a link to your pictures. Thank (...) (19 years ago, 1-Jan-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | "Auld lang sine..."
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"Should old acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind; Should old acquaintance be forgot, And days of old lang syne. We two have run about the hills, And pulled the daisies fine. We've wandered many a weary foot, Since old lang syne. We two (...) (19 years ago, 30-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.town, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.western, lugnet.general)
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(...) I got another e-mail from LEGO.com today and it was a link to a PDF file of the instructions of the missing sections of the #7249. Thank you LEGO!!! (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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Amado , Thanks for the update on the ox! I think I'm going to have a lot of fun building some. I did build the prancing pony, and when I did it (based on Tolkien's description) I fell in love with the horseshoe idea. I've only fiddled around with it (...) (19 years ago, 29-Dec-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) If I have to build a model of a (bigger) building, I try to get all the necessary information relative to the original edifice. Then I will ask for drawings such as plans and section in order to get the right dimensions. If necessary, I ‘ll (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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In lugnet.general, Øyvind Steinnes wrote: --SNIP-- (...) Hi Øyvind, This final versions looks excellent. I like the balance of selective compression (eg. you have reduced the number of segments from 11 to 9) and scale modelling in it. The final (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.town)
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(...) I am having the same problem with the crane instructions. My son has a partial crane built and can't finish the project. I just got an e-mail indicating that LEGO will send the instructions in 3 weeks. Someone please scan the instructions and (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Problems with the Ferrari Finish Line set 8672.
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(...) This is good info about the driver change. I guess I should pay attention to F1 a little more. Ferrari didnt do to well this last season so I wasnt watching as much. I did call LEGO about the mixed up parts and stickers. So maybe the new set (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I didn't have that part problem either, and the stickers are actually correct. Barrichello is leaving the Ferrari team, and Massa will be Ferrari's new #2 driver next year. (That said, our box had the Barrichello sticker in it...) Kinda like (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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My fourth and last attempt on this strange building is now finished and the pictures can be found here: (URL) moderation, that is) "Tim Gould" <t.gould(AT@)lancast...c(DOT.)uk> skrev i melding news:IrLopM.1JFu@lugnet.com... (...) sacrifice on (...) (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.no, lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Problems with the Ferrari Finish Line set 8672.
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I just got the same set and didn't have any of these problems. I'd suggest calling up LEGO customer service and complaining. It must have been a problem with a particular batch or something. "David VinZant" <legotrains@NO.yahoo.SPAM.com> wrote in (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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just a simple xmas wreath, with credit for the idea and some of the design going to my daughter... (URL) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.fun.holiday)
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(...) Jon, The windows were the result of (URL) some designs> that I've tried before this work was developed. And as for the roof, similar construction technique was already used in a (URL) previous work>. Didn't you do the Prancing Pony as a (...) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Whoa John, the curved bricks look insanely cool. A great use of SNOT there. The moc as a whole has a really sharp and clean look to it. Awesome work! -The Chief (2 URLs) (19 years ago, 26-Dec-05, to lugnet.fun.holiday, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Ok I just got this set for Christmas and first off it has a bunch of 2x4 technic plates that are Bley instead of needing to be Dk Bley. (Originaly they are not even suppost to be Technic plates) Next the stickers are not correct, the name of the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Dec-05, to lugnet.town)
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