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(...) My work always gets better with collaboration, so I appreciate the feedback. I'll give both ideas a try. I like how you were able to achieve the proper alignment on your (URL) ambulance>. -Steven (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Steven, you are truly the master of the minifig fire and rescue apparatus. The detail and scope of your work is amazing. I think you should try to move the front axles of your SuperDuty chassis trucks forward a stud or two to more properly (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote: (snipped) (...) I've tried a couple of times to build one of those. But I could never come up with a satisfactory design for the cab/windscreen. (URL) Photo here> It's the combination of the flat windscreen and (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Ah, you're right. I don't know what is wrong with my brain these days . . . (...) Hmm, I didn't anticipate that. My apologies. Here is another link: (URL) I was referring to the 2002-2003 Mack/Saulsbury ESU trucks a little ways down the page. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Jonathan! Do you mean these windscreens? (2 URLs) If only they came in 6-wide (Hint, hint... Lego Direct: Are you listening? :-) And these in 6-wide too ... (URL) I tried to view the linked photo, but it wants a username and password. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) All fabulous, as always. Have you considered trying one of the 4 plate high windscreens for the brush truck and the NYPD ESU truck? I am wondering if it might look more prototypical? Here is some food for inspiration for another addition to (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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I've just uploaded photos of two new minifig-scale rescue vehicle replicas. On both vehicles, I have bricks going in almost all directions (upside down, sideways). Both also have 1/2 brick offsets with the cab of the trucks 6-wide and the body (...) (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX) !
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Hi Erik, (...) Actually wasn't much improvement. It was too earthy and not washed out enough. Light yellow would be perfect but it has too limited a range of plates. (...) Do you think it would be worth sacrificing the horizontal lines for this? I (...) (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Nice job Tim. The improvements I imagine : Colors : replace yellow by tan. The colors must be washed out. When I look the original picture, the first thing which comes to me is the vertical lines, resulting of the rust which flown. I will (...) (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Its getting there but I think you (I?) have set yourself an impossible task. Maybe some grey and bley and brown and brrown combos would help? One small thing tho, its not a freight car, its a loco! Tim (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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My first (in years) MOC built out of bricks without (almost...) CAD. A little corporate chopper from the near future. (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> Tim (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi all, Knowing I have an interest in dirty models, Tim David told me to build (URL) this> well kept delight. I'm relatively pleasedish with what I made but would be interested in hearing other peoples ideas on how to improve it as I know it's far (...) (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Rob. I am not a rtltoronto person but I think some other groups might be interested in these as well. (I know I am!) x-posted to .town & .trains Jonathan (18 years ago, 5-Sep-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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the mediaeval village of st. paul de vence is located in the south-east of france on a 60-foot rocky outcrop. its landscape, natural site, architecture and buildings are all protected by law as part of the national heritage. the buildings in this (...) (18 years ago, 3-Sep-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX) !!
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(...) I knew that was coming. :o) (...) Right. That is what I was after. It has the same flavor. (...) Excellent! Thanks Tim. Jonathan (18 years ago, 30-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) They imported Soviet cars to the US? ;) It's the right era and let's face it, it 'borrows' a lot of US design elements. And now that you've reminded me of your Diner again I have to repeat how much I love it. I've uploaded the (URL) MPD> if (...) (18 years ago, 30-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Nice. Would look good outside my diner, I think. (URL) I am going to put it on my vehicle list . . . Thanks! Jonathan (18 years ago, 30-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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So, after doing a Gallery (Klaus Dobisch as I've since been informed) style Soviet plane I've decided to move on and mimic another German builder. So here is my Pobeda in the style of (URL) misterzumbi>. Of course I also made it smaller... five-wide (...) (18 years ago, 29-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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Tim that plane looks awesome!!! I hope you create more planes like that. I am amazed at the amount and the diversity of LEGO models that you produce! - John "Tim Gould" <t.gould(AT@)lancast...c(DOT.)uk> wrote in message news:J4KCJC.IFF@lugnet.com... (...) (18 years ago, 26-Aug-06, to lugnet.town)
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Well, I have finally gotten all the missing pieces together and finished building the actual model, so here it is: (URL) MOCpages: (URL) Brickshelf: (URL) I had to make some changes due to little mistakes I didn't notice in the digital model but was (...) (18 years ago, 26-Aug-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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