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(...) Not yet, but I've been thinking about it. I was actually thinking more along the lines of a gangster sub-theme of the Adventurer's series. Kind of a Johnny Thunder meets Al Capone sort of thing. The closest thing I've done is probably my (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.adventurers, FTX)
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I was wondering if anyone tried to do a Gangster theme. I don't have that creative skill, but I would like to see 1920's + style cars and trucks. Good guys, bad guys cars, Police paddy wagons, Beer trucks, etc. With the Batman sets, we now have (...) (18 years ago, 4-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! That is a great point. I actually love grafitti as an art, myself. There are some really amazing murals through-out the city. The details and blends that people get with spray paint just astonish me. But, grafitti along with details on (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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"Jonathan Lopes" <juanito11217@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:IyLJyA.sy4@lugnet.com... (...) One of the coolest city scenes I've seen, but where is the grafitti? Surely a broken down neighborhood as this would have enough random hoodlums about to (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thank you! (...) Great comment. In my research for this project I discovered the unsettling term: "planned shrinkage" which refers to the withdrawral of basic services (fire, police, health care, garbage pick-up, etc) from the community with (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Excellent work! I especially like the various styles of your buildings, and it's great to see that the Fire Dept. still responds to calls in this district. If anything, maybe more tires are needed in the vacant lot. Where is the (URL) Urban (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) JOHN (Ashcan Builder) Wow. Thank you. You've described me right on and that means I am heading in the right direction with my creations and getting across what I want to get across. Thank you again. I don't know if you're aware of how good you (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wow. This is really impressive. The details are wonderful, rendered only by one who has had first hand experience of them. Major kudos to you, Jonathan. You are truly an "Ashcanner" as I fear that I am not. I have to say that your level of (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! I am always looking for new ideas for 'junk' for these abandoned lots and I love the idea. I just figured out how to make a washing machine too! (...) Always! Thanks again, Jonathan (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Good job! I like the patches of red brick on the grey building. I agree with Tim about the weeds and the washing machine (although I don't know anything regarding his statement about the latter). Keep it up! Jeffery Maceachern BS: (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, very much! (...) You're right! Or, a cast iron bath tub or refridgerator (sp?). Here in NYC, the sanitation dept won't take the cast iron tubs and people tend to drop them off where ever (in open lots). I don't know how they lift them (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) --SNIP-- (...) Hi Jonathan, The more I see of your city the better I like it and that's starting from a very high level of appreciation. The only suggestion I can make is that you should have a broken down washing machine in the junk-filled (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! Jonathan (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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I really like admiring your building techniques. Wonderful. (hightlighted!) e (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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Hello! I have completed another street for my layout this weekend: (URL) The street name came from a street in the Bronx that was affected considerably during the 1970's and 80's. This creation only uses the name, though. It does not represent the (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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I just finished a new rail truck that I am rather proud of: (URL) It is a color modified version of the Rio Grande Southern Motor #1 which currently resides in Colorado's Ridgeway Railroad Museum. My model is based on the model of this by Bachmann, (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) Hi Tim, John and Thomas, Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. Yeah, blocky indeed. I am wishing there were a better 5 wide window option myself. I have considered cutting the 4 wide windscreens and making them into 5 wide. I have so many 4 (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I like it, especially in situ:-) I'd say that the windshield looks too tall, and the nose isn't tall enough. Maybe raising the hood a full brick, which would have the effect of decreasing the windshield height as well. Actually, were it me, I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hi Jonathan, I only just saw this today so it's a late response. I like the use of the fender parts and the overall design is quite sound but as Thomas said the windscreen looks a little blocky. My suggestion would be to go for a four-wide (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Good question. I know that very few remain and that many of those are deteriorating. I don't know if any are protected as historical sites. Judy (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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Wow. I never knew such stuctures existed. Are the surviving ones under any kind of protection? F (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) These are great Judy, was looking at them earlier today on brickshelf. I've always admired your ornate buildings and the amount of decoration you achieve with mostly basic bricks is really inspiring. cheers, Joseph (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: FINAL Spamcake Diner™ Iteration (Dark Red:-d)
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(...) It's been so long since I built it (five years ago???) that it's hard to remember. I do remember wanting to keep it pretty close to Tom's original design. I did widen it (of course;-) and augment the roof a bit, but other than that, I kept it (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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*Not my creation, but I don't recall this person posting to Lugnet.* However, I regularly check their folders on Brickshelf and recently found this beautiful building: (URL) I love it! I think it represents a sturdy, solid, police precinct extremely (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Excellent. Dark red is such a wonderful color! Have you considered a plate layer of dark red underneath the yellow roof? Kind of sandwiching the yellow part between dark red? (...) I am disappointed in myself. I usually keep relatively (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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| | FINAL Spamcake Diner™ Iteration (Dark Red:-d)
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(URL) Yup. I finally did it. This is the second modification of the TCLTC's version of (URL) Tom McDonald's Spamcake Diner™>. Thanks again to Tom for sharing his inspirational vision with all of us:-) The first change was going to pink for the (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Call for a Group Train/Town Layout at BrickFest™ 2006
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(URL) Call for a Group Train/Town Layout at BrickFest™ 2006 It is time to start planning for one of the next great Train/Town display at BrickFest™. This will be a great way to show your 9v electric train pride and help save our way of model (...) (19 years ago, 16-Apr-06, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.announce, FTX) !!
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the furniture came first, the v-pod encouraged by fellow lug member, jude beaudin. i argued that vignettes should have minifigs (yuck!) and he argued not. so my first intro to the v-pod. (URL) the fender pieces are so useful, as proved by jonathan (...) (19 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX) !!
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(...) Very nicely done! Thank you for sharing, it was a nice treat on a Thursday morning. Calum (19 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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| | Re: a town structure contest!! extended to april 5th!!
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(...) So who were the winners? Russell BayLUG/BayLTC (19 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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Hi! Here are some photos of a project that I've had on the backburner for more than a year or two now, and which still is unfinished: a model of my parents' house. (URL) Brickshelf folder> It was built mostly with pieces from my pre-dark-age period, (...) (19 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX)
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(...) Very cool. This sort of architecture renders so well in Lego with the right hands and you seem to have those hands. My favourite detail is the pipe down the side and the handrails but it is all very nicely done. Thanks, Tim (19 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) It's the third building built after a real-life example... first was my brewery "Hengelo bier", which in desolate state is still in existance today : (URL) second building was a post-WW2 standard house designed for the Dutch Railways, to house (...) (19 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hi there Jan-Albert! I like the house very much! I have seen pictures of it before. Pretty amazing architecture for 1924. I also like doing LEGO versions of real houses and buildings. Is this the first building like this you have done or do (...) (19 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
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| | The Rietveld-Schröder house
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After a long period of silence from my part when it comes to MOC's, I'm proud to finally present : the Rietveld-Schröder house! I've created a MOC Pages site for it, (URL) contains some facts about the real building as well, which is well worth (...) (19 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town) !!
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(...) Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Gallery: (URL) (19 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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(...) I like it, except the windshield seems too blocky. I'm not sure what to do about that using existing technology[1]. In my experience, the windshields on semi tractors are usually quite small and come in two pieces (left and right hand sides). (...) (19 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Very nice. I particularly like the white waffle-bottom plates as doors and the stacks of 1X1 round plates as awnings. David (19 years ago, 5-Apr-06, to lugnet.build, lugnet.town)
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I wanted to try to use the new fender elements that come with many of the little racers sets on a truck cab. I was also feeling that my trucks with 4 wide cabs were looking a little wimpy. I wanted to beef them up a little. This is what I was able (...) (19 years ago, 4-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town)
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| | Mini-models: Vintage Radio & Airspeeder
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Double duty on this post - they weren't significant enough to post by on their own. (Town and SW readers please bear with me) The first model is just a mini vintage radio that I made quite a while ago: (URL) BS: (URL) MOCPages: (URL) LDR: (URL) The (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !
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(...) Thanks Nathan, Sorry guys, I wanted to introduce the plane to everybody earlier, but up until now I didn’t have posting rights yet. So with no further adieu, I present to you my latest MOC, and sixth Technic Airplane... My personal greatest: (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.town, lugnet.space) !
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| | Mos Eisley West End
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Various structures located on the (URL) end of Mos Eisley> include a (URL), (URL) warehouse>, (URL) spaceport>, (URL) hotel>, (URL) bank> and (URL) several dwellings> encompassing streets that teem with locals and alien species under the constant (...) (19 years ago, 1-Apr-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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There are a number of cities incorporated into the photos in this thread, many of them inspiring, though. NOTE: *** there are quite a few curse words in the threads of the page linked. *** There is actually a bright blue building in there as well. (...) (19 years ago, 29-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(...) Wow! Very cool & fun! The landscaping looks great! And, great job Ross, on the sound card and getting it all to work. Great idea and great presentation! Jonathan "I don't think the heavy stuff is going to come down for a while, sir" (19 years ago, 27-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(...) So, when are you getting your spacebar fixed? (URL) Legoswami (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(...) Seemed to work for me. You have to have Quicktime of course. Well done. Clearly that took Lotsofworkbehindthescenes. A real tourdeforcetobereckonedwith. Spotlightedthanksforsharing. ++Lar (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(...) You asked for it, you got it, Toyota: My first ever (URL) video> (Hope it works) JOHN (19 years ago, 26-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(...) Oh no, no, no. Yes. (...) Yes, I've got a video; I'm now trying to figure out how to edit it and create a small .mpg file suitable for online viewing. I've got vids of the bubbling fountain and the burning building, too:-) (...) Yes. I along (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | Re: "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(...) OK, just to be clear, this used sound from a NON LEGO device? :-) Cool. Need some vids (with sound) though. Apropos of nothing except that it was the next pic in the folder: (URL) Kirby> ... what a shame. One of the nicest players in baseball. (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.robotics, FTX)
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| | "Caddyshack" Animatronics On TCLTC Layout
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(URL) The (URL) TCLTC> exhibited at a train show in LaCrosse, Wisconsin last weekend where we debutted our newest modules which featured an homage to the cult classic Caddyshack. I did most of the landscaping, while Ross did the heavy lifting, (...) (19 years ago, 25-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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| | COLTC displays at GTE, Cincinnati, March 24 & 25
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This weekend, the Central Ohio Lego Train Club will display a ~30 x 30 foot layout at the Great Train Expo show in Cincinnati, OH. The show is open on Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM - 4 PM. We will show many new creations, and this will be the first (...) (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Mos Eisley Oasis Hotel
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The (URL) Oasis hotel> provides luxurious accomodations to the demanding travelers visiting Mos Eisley. Located on the west end, it boasts of amenities that are unheard of but at a price that only the wealthy guests can afford. (URL) AC (19 years ago, 24-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: New street
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(...) Thanks, Kevin. Yes, the two brown buildings use both new and old brown together. I think it add a little something to the buildings. I also use old gray and bley together quite often for buildings, sidewalks and retaining walls. I think they (...) (19 years ago, 22-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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Tim wrote (...) (to Jonathan) I was going to ask which colors you were using for the "brick" buildings, Jonathan - old and new brown, is it? Looks superb! I especially like the row of small boarded up buildings beside the tracks. Truly excellent (...) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Man, there is some excellent stuff in those folders. . . . (...) Absolutely. If it comes to fruition, I'd be happy to. It will be a long while before it gets done though. It is expensive to print and I want to focus on the layout first. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'd noticed that. It's very effective. Looks to me like you do the same thing with old brown with sprinklings of new brown too. If you look a misterzumbi's work ((URL) he throws in dark orange too sometimes. (...) Oh that sounds excellent. (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) What I did for the gray building is us a few old gray bricks here and there. The rest is bley. I like the way it looks. I am thinking that down the road I will want to add signage and things and may include graffiti stickers along with that. I (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | SCLTC Brings the Island of Sodor to LEGOLAND California
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SCLTC will bring the Island of Sodor to the first ever Thomas The Tank Engine/Bob the Builder weekend at LEGOLAND California this coming Saturday March 25 and Sunday March 26. Fans of Thomas and His Friends will see Thomas, Percy, Toby and other (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org.scltc, lugnet.town, lugnet.legoland.california, FTX) !!
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| | Re: New street
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--SNIP-- (...) I heard of someone (can't remember who) stocking up on low quality used bricks to use for that sort of thing. It's certainly a cheap way to add texturing. Another possibility would be to use stickers for graffiti but that depends on (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! (...) This is precisely the feel I am going for. Excellent link! I just can't bring myself to paint the lego bricks though. (graffiti, burn/smoke marks etc.) I might give a shot at that Bronx auto building with a light yellow body and (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Even more good work from you Jonathan. I really love where this city project is going. Grit and grime is an important part of real cities and definitely adds to model city projects IMO. Tim PS. X-posted to .trains PPS. Did I ever share this (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | New street
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Here is a folder with a new street that I have been working on for my layout. It leads to and from the burnt-out section of town, underneath a rising elevated subway line. (URL) I am pleased with the sparce, desoalte feel that the section with the (...) (19 years ago, 20-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build) !
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| | Re: Mos Eisley Bank & Warehouse
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(...) I really dig the roof on the second building (on the right). I love how you utilized the skateboard ramps and the smokestacks look great. This is probably my favorite thing you've done, and you've done some really great things. This one just (...) (19 years ago, 15-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | possibly your last chance for custom track
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To all, I am currently gearing up to start a new career and I may not have time to make parts in the near future so I thought now would be a good time to let you know. If you have ever thought of purchasing custom track now's the time. I may not (...) (19 years ago, 15-Mar-06, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.parts.custom, FTX)
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| | Mos Eisley Bank & Warehouse
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The (URL) banking institution> owned and operated by the Hutts is a primary destination of natives and guests alike in the midst of Mos Eisley. (URL) Warehouses> also abound where storage facilities are provided for anybody who's got enough Imperial (...) (19 years ago, 14-Mar-06, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: Brownstone (but, it is tan)
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(...) Wow. VERY impressive! You blow me away with how quickly you crank this stuff out. Excellent. Jonathan (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Re: Brownstone (but, it is tan)
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--SNIP-- (...) --SNIP-- Hi Jonathan, It can be done without the offset... just. I did up a version in dark orange using only available pieces.. (2 URLs) BS - more pics and the MPD> That was a fun challenge. Tim (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Yes it was. Thanks! The other one is coming along, very slowly. . . Hope you're well. Jonathan (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Nice. This was one of the "secret" buildings from last month, right? It came out sweet. (SL, TFS) ++Lar (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Well, the arch piece is 3 wide. Using the 1/2 stud offset was the only way I could figure out how to make it work w/o leaving holes towards the top of the arch. It was a little difficult to do, but building in tan made it a (...) (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Looks awesome! One question : was there a specific reason for the 1/2stud offset around the windows? I mean it looks great, specially with the tiles left&right of the door, but was there an actual reason for this obvious builders torture? WRT (...) (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! (...) And, only taken in a good way. :o) I thought the red might be a little to much, to bright, but I like the way it adds pop! to the facade. thanks again, Jonathan (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Another great building from you Jonathan. The wheel hubs (?) are perfect for the windows and a wonderfully clever use of parts. My favourite bit though is the door. It screams Sesame Street to me in a very good way ;) Tim (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Brownstone (but, it is tan)
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When we first saw the recent firetruck set with the fenders (?) I knew I wanted to use those parts for lintels on a building. I thought they were nearly perfect. I wish they were attached to a plate rather than a brick, but I made it work anyway, (...) (19 years ago, 13-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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| | Re: State Courthouse, Columbus OH
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(...) WOW!!!! Very impressive!!!!! You did a great job on the LeVeque Tower, even including the Palace Theatre. Ironically even though movie palace architect C. Howard Crane designed the LeVeque Tower, he didn't get to design that buildings Palace (...) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: State Courthouse, Columbus OH
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(...) Gary, I think the Columbus club is already way ahead of you :-) (URL) fact they are recreating the entire Columbus skyline in Lego: (URL) (19 years ago, 9-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: NYC grit of the past
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(...) Those are some highly interesting pictures Jonathan. Some great inspiration and a lot of it is architecturally generic enough to be used in layouts based on other cities. I sure hope the station is 'dressed up' since I'm not sure I want to (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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I was rummaging around the sky scraper forum and found this thread (URL) These are the types of images that inspire parts of my layout. Burnt out NYC of the 70's and 80's (and beyond, in some cases). These images, as tough as they might be to view, (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: State Courthouse, Columbus OH
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(...) Very nice Paul!!! It's nice to see I'm not the only one who builds in the classic Lego scale (doors=3 bricks tall, windows=2 or 3 bricks tall). Now what you need to do is to build Columbus's Leveque-Lincoln Tower, a 1926 55 story Art Deco (...) (19 years ago, 8-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | The Gateway LEGO Users Group (GtwLUG) will present at the Great Train Expo
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The Gateway LEGO Users Group (GtwLUG) will present at the Great Train Expo, two tracks of steam and diesel train models running on a 12' x 16' layout with various scenes made of LEGO bricks. Watch trains travel by a water features with working (...) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Sounds awesome! I've long thought that the 7344 could be easily modified into a more realistic mining truck by adding (URL) to the front and some other details. As for the shovel, would it be a (URL) shovel> or a (URL) giant wheel loader>? If (...) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Matt! Sorry we never got the chance to meet in Washington. We've moved, but let me know if you ever make it down to Oregon. -Steven :-) (19 years ago, 7-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hey! Very nice! Especially considering the lack of variation of available parts in trans colors... I think I like the glass works building the best! Just watch out for evil minifigs with rocks..... Car is super cool too! Too bad the trans (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Excellent stuff. I like them all but really like the dozer the best. I think dozer's are difficult to do and you did it wonderfully. Thanks, Jonathan (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) It's always neat to see what's new in your folders Nelson, lots of great ideas and usage of blocks. I made a couple of cavemen after seeing your vig's and they are happily running amock thru the town. Your glassworks are very nice, I'm sure (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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I came up with some experimental MOCs the other week, which I recently uploaded: (URL) And, while working with these trans-pieces, I wondered if whether or not a car could be built. Using some of my more rare parts, I managed to put together a cool (...) (19 years ago, 6-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) Steven, that is 3 very nice machines. While the ever-present trade-off between form and functionality in town scale construction MOCs is very hard to balance, you've done it masterfully with these. Very nice! ROSCO (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Beautiful work. Very well executed. Thanks for showing it! -Matt :) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Nice equipment you got there. I have a MOC idea to build a large mining shovel to go with the 7344 dump truck and using the large black bucket from the 8455 backhoe loader as a bucket but I just gotta get the right wheels for it :) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.town)
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I've just posted new photos of an (URL) dump truck> to go with my (URL) loader> and (URL). The front-end loader was a joint effort by myself and Pierre Normandin. See more photos (URL) here>. -Steven (URL) (19 years ago, 3-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Announcing Brickvention 2006!
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Well folks, it's finally here! The first all-Australian public LEGO fan expo, Brickvention 2006! To be held in Melbourne, Australia, on June 10-11 2006, Brickvention is still in the planning stages, but we are currently working on: Presentations (...) (19 years ago, 1-Mar-06, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce, lugnet.events, lugnet.trains, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, FTX) !
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| | Munson Diner--3rd town contest entry
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Here is my latest town contest entry. (URL) It was inspired by the Munson Diner, formerly on the West Side Highway in Manhattan. I was really happy with the way my Almac's diner came out and decided to build more diners (I have two more in the works (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: State Courthouse, Columbus OH
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(...) Very nice! I am glad you included a picture of the real thing so we can see how closely you got to it. Great job! Lots of snot. I like the windows you indicate and also like the 3 wide window frames: (URL) I know from recent experience (pic's (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | State Courthouse, Columbus OH
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My latest addition to the Columbus downtown is the courthouse(click on picture to go to brickshelf folder): (URL) I'm pretty happy with how close I could get it, as the scale (1:100) was pre-defined by the surrounding buildings already exisiting. (...) (19 years ago, 27-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: MOC: MAN 5t military transporter
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(...) Very pretty. For people like me who are 6 wide train heads, is this vehicle as is too wide to fit in at 8? Put another way... Many US military vehicles are quite wide... how wide is this one in real life? Did you post it to modelteam because (...) (19 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Modifed Classic Space helmet for town use.
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Way back in 1979, I was worried about the possible replacement of the Legoland town stuff that I loved with the newcomer, Legoland Space. Sure it was nice to get lots of grey, but, at the time, I was convinced there were too many specialised parts. (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.parts.mod, lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Re: Diner
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(...) Thanks! Your stuff is great and it has inspired me plenty. And, you seem to crank it out very quickly. Keep pushing, always, but, you're already there. Thanks again, Jonathan (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Diner
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(...) Hi Jonathan, Just when I start designing buildings again you start posting stuff I could never dream of matching ;) It's a good push to try though. Once more an excellent model. Tim (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.town)
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Very cool. I like the color scheme a lot. I agree, this one seems much nicer than the previous version. Bruce (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.town)
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| | Diner
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I decided to redo my diner recently. I liked my first version, but thought it was to big and didn't have much soul. I had to make some sacrifices to reproduce it in a scale that I felt fit with my other buildings and layout but, I am really happy (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build) !
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