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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
gave her:
You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages
Here
Straight to the Brickshelf folder
Here
Schleim On,
JOHN
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
gave her:
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VERY nice roses, John. Where were you when we were trying to make roses for
Christina on the spur of the moment? We had a lot of trouble with connecting the
flowers/buds to the stems (although I would argue that we did pretty good for
the amount of time we had and the parts we used.)
I am most interested in how you transitioned from the petals (vertically aligned
plates) to the bud/stem interface. None of the pics on MOCpages had that.
Thanks!
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what
I gave her:
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VERY nice roses, John. Where were you when we were trying to make roses for
Christina on the spur of the moment? We had a lot of trouble with connecting
the flowers/buds to the stems (although I would argue that we did pretty good
for the amount of time we had and the parts we used.)
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Thanks. That’s a good question. I didn’t even know you did it until the moment
they were presented to her! I will say this: it took a rather long time to
collect the necessary parts to put 12 roses together...
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I am most interested in how you transitioned from the petals (vertically
aligned plates) to the bud/stem interface. None of the pics on MOCpages had
that.
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Yeah, I’m going to get Ross to LDraw one so folks can see. One of the more
creative techniques was a Ross original, but you probably surmised that
already;-)
JOHN
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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Yeah, I’m going to get Ross to LDraw one so folks can see.
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Maybe you can leave some of the petals off, all that rotational stuff will be
time consuming, the key points are the directional transitions, I think. Since
we were working from an event kit we had limited SNOT capability in red.
I gotta ask C if those roses made it home in one piece or not... (I’m thinking
highly doubtful)
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One of the more
creative techniques was a Ross original, but you probably surmised that
already;-)
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Since I firmly believe he’s a better builder than you, and has secretly been
doing some of “your” best work, yes, it goes without saying that I surmised that
already. :-)
When are you going to start bringing him to cons so he can meet his fanbase?
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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Yeah, I’m going to get Ross to LDraw one so folks can see.
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Maybe you can leave some of the petals off, all that rotational stuff will be
time consuming, the key points are the directional transitions, I think.
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Hmmm. Maybe some select photos might be better after all...
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Since we were working from an event kit we had limited SNOT capability in
red.
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Well yeah, it took me about a dozen BL orders, and I had many of the parts
already...
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I gotta ask C if those roses made it home in one piece or not... (I’m
thinking highly doubtful)
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One of the more
creative techniques was a Ross original, but you probably surmised that
already;-)
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Since I firmly believe he’s a better builder than you, and has secretly been
doing some of “your” best work, yes, it goes without saying that I surmised
that already. :-)
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lol I’ll take that as a backhanded compliment;-)
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When are you going to start bringing him to cons so he can meet his fanbase?
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Yeah, I already told him I’d take him West next year. I never can attend
BrickFest on the East Coast because of the timing:-(
JOHN
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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I am most interested in how you transitioned from the petals (vertically
aligned plates) to the bud/stem interface. None of the pics on MOCpages had
that.
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Yeah, I’m going to get Ross to LDraw one so folks can see. One of the more
creative techniques was a Ross original, but you probably surmised that
already;-)
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Uhm, yup - we already guessed that... *grin*
My only question, how did you keep this project secret from her?
Congrats on 20 years - that’s a good start!
JohnG, GMLTC
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Gerlach wrote:
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My only question, how did you keep this project secret from her?
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lol I simply kept it in the LEGO room (she doesn’t go in there;-)
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Congrats on 20 years - that’s a good start!
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Thanks, J-1!
J-2
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
gave her:
You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages
Here
Straight to the Brickshelf folder
Here
Schleim On,
JOHN
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John, the roses are absolutely beautiful. I love how graceful the stems look.
It’s amazing how lifelike they really do look in a few of the pics. I’m assuming
you’re wife supports your Lego habit (can’t remember whether you posted in the
demographical question thread). :)
In any event, she’s a very fortunate woman to have such a thoughtful and
creative husband.
Congratulations on your anniversary. :)
Dawn
P.S. Did you also give her a Schleim shirt?
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Dawn Sullivan wrote:
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John, the roses are absolutely beautiful. I love how graceful the stems look.
It’s amazing how lifelike they really do look in a few of the pics.
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Thank you, Dawn. I had to go back and check to see if you were one of the
Bricklink stores to which I had to go to acquire the necessary bricks to
complete them. Ends up you weren’t, but when I get around to taking some pics
of my waterfall module, your former bricks will be featured prominantly!
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I’m
assuming you’re wife supports your Lego habit (can’t remember whether you
posted in the demographical question thread). :)
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My wife is not into LEGO, but rather pursuing a PhD, but she is very tolerant:-)
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In any event, she’s a very fortunate woman to have such a thoughtful and
creative husband.
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Thank you. It is I that is the lucky one!
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Congratulations on your anniversary. :)
Dawn
P.S. Did you also give her a Schleim shirt?
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Actually, no. The only female I’m aware who possesses one is Christina...
JOHN
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
> My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
> gave her:
>
> <http://brickshelf.com/gallery/J-2/8wide/00002dozenroses2.jpg<http://brickshelf.com/gallery/J-2/8wide/thumb/00002dozenroses2.jpg_thumb.jpg
>
>
> You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages
> <http://www.mocpages.com/folder.php/1524 Here>
>
> Straight to the Brickshelf folder
> <http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185 Here>
>
> Schleim On,
> [JOHN]
Aren't these exactly the same roses LEGO sold in a eBay/LEGO auction for charity
a year or so ago? They look identical to me, except for the vase of course...
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Terry Prosper wrote:
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Aren’t these exactly the same roses LEGO sold in a eBay/LEGO auction for
charity a year or so ago? They look identical to me, except for the vase of
course...
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Nope. Mine are vastly superior in design:-) Initially I thought to simply copy
those, but when I actually took a look at their design, I knew I could do a
better job, so I did.
JOHN
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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Nope. Mine are vastly superior in design:-) Initially I thought to simply
copy those, but when I actually took a look at their design, I knew I could
do a better job, so I did.
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What’s the difference?
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Terry Prosper wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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Nope. Mine are vastly superior in design:-) Initially I thought to simply
copy those, but when I actually took a look at their design, I knew I could
do a better job, so I did.
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What’s the difference?
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Mine design is more complicated. Compare these pics. The first pic is from a
person who claims to have reversed engineered the original TLC rose. The second
is mine:
As you can see, I made a better attempt to simulate more petals on the interior
of the flower. My opinion anyway.
JOHN
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Terry Prosper wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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Nope. Mine are vastly superior in design:-) Initially I thought to simply
copy those, but when I actually took a look at their design, I knew I could
do a better job, so I did.
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What’s the difference?
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Mine design is more complicated. Compare these pics. The first pic is from
a person who claims to have reversed engineered the original TLC rose. The
second is mine:
As you can see, I made a better attempt to simulate more petals on the
interior of the flower. My opinion anyway.
JOHN
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It’s a beautiful job, John! I like yours better than the originals.
Nicely done!
I may, at some future time, try to ‘reverse engineer’ your roses ;)
Take care,
Dave
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In lugnet.build.schleim, David Koudys wrote:
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It’s a beautiful job, John! I like yours better than the originals.
Nicely done!
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Thanks, Dave.
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I may, at some future time, try to ‘reverse engineer’ your roses ;)
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Ohh, sounds complicated:-) Here, I’ll make your job easier:
I think these pics reveal the basic idea here. One note-- the interior ring of
petals is being held by pressure between the sections of the “stem” (a Ross
innovation:-)
HTH,
JOHN
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Terry Prosper wrote:
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In lugnet.build.schleim, John Neal wrote:
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Nope. Mine are vastly superior in design:-) Initially I thought to simply
copy those, but when I actually took a look at their design, I knew I could
do a better job, so I did.
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What’s the difference?
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Mine design is more complicated. Compare these pics. The first pic is from
a person who claims to have reversed engineered the original TLC rose. The
second is mine:
As you can see, I made a better attempt to simulate more petals on the
interior of the flower. My opinion anyway.
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Ah! Indeed, yours are better.
Terry
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
gave her:
You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages
Here
Straight to the Brickshelf folder
Here
Schleim On,
JOHN
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On Valentine’s Day LegoLand CA was selling (Lego) roses. Eight bucks or so
before discounts. Glued together.
My wife and I were there with several sets of cousins and I scored big points
buying her one.
Matt
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Hamand wrote:
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On Valentine’s Day LegoLand CA was selling (Lego) roses. Eight bucks or so
before discounts. Glued together.
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...
They were still selling them a week later. I got one as a belated Valentine for
my wife.
(But it’s a really good thing that Valentine’s Day 2005 is on a Monday, and
therefore a winter BrickFest can’t possibly coincide.)
Cary
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In lugnet.general, Cary Clark wrote:
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(But it’s a really good thing that Valentine’s Day 2005 is on a Monday, and
therefore a winter BrickFest can’t possibly coincide.)
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lol I spent my 18th wedding anniversary at BricksWest 2002! 8^O
JOHN
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On Valentine’s Day LegoLand CA was selling (Lego) roses. Eight bucks or so
before discounts. Glued together.
My wife and I were there with several sets of cousins and I scored big points
buying her one.
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Yep, they were selling them as early as early December. They are glued
together, with a different petal arrangement (made from sloped bricks).
I didn’t do too badly in the wife favor department after delivering her one.
Especially since it came after I was at sea for a week. (no real cut rose could
survive that long at sea). I’m faced with making a vase for the rose- I have
tried a few ideas, but the rose is quite top heavy.
James Powell
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In lugnet.announce.moc, John Neal wrote:
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My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
gave her:
You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages
Here
Straight to the Brickshelf folder
Here
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Lokks great John.I have but one question...where is the dark red petals :-)
Chris MichLTC
http://www.mocpages.com/home.php
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Chris Leach wrote:
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Lokks great John.I have but one question...where is the dark red petals :-)
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Hmmmmmm. Daaark Reeeed... ~Drool~
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Wow. That's awesome :) They really do look like flowers.
Congrats on your 20th. We just hit our six-month :)
-Anne
This one time, John wrote:
> My wife and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary and this is what I
> gave her:
>
> <http://brickshelf.com/gallery/J-2/8wide/00002dozenroses2.jpg<http://brickshelf.com/gallery/J-2/8wide/thumb/00002dozenroses2.jpg_thumb.jpg>>
>
> You can see a few more pics and read more about these on one of my MOCpages
> <http://www.mocpages.com/folder.php/1524 Here>
>
> Straight to the Brickshelf folder
> <http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185 Here>
>
> Schleim On,
> [JOHN]
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John, are you loosing your touch, where are the TRAINS!?
Josh
(nice roses, ran across them yesterday in BS)
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