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i too was fortunate to experience my first lego/train show at railfair 27 held
in ottawa this past weekend - an experience that needs to be repeated more than
once a year. the group worked well together, orchestrating the layout with
smooth precision, especially with janey’s detailed amusement park, the trains
running on time, the cows(which have to be seen to be “herd”) & the squished
brownies. what a way to show your appreciation for home baking!
building for the show was a great experience. especially fun was refitting my
warehouse loft
conversion to fit into the layout as a downtown furniture store.
no large canadian town is without “the brique” - quality furniture since the
dawn of lego.
the lower floor features living, dining, family room furnishings & kitchen sets.
the owners of the warehouse loft obviously shopped here.
the upper floor features bedroom furniture for all tastes & ages.
kids will enjoy the simple lines of the medium blue set or the fun & fantasy of
the jungle-themed room
with crocodile toy box & seating bench. adults will enjoy the appeal of the
sleek design of the dark red
canopy bed or the
storage provided by the armoire in the danish inspired bedroom. people with
more questionable taste will want to be inspired by the
round bed that harkens
back to their honeymoon days in niagara falls. there’s something for everyone.
enjoy
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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Wow, I’m speechless! I wish you had posted these earlier - I have a bunch of
non-AFOL furniture designers in my CAD class who were looking for something to
draw for my LEGO assignment.. They ended up drawing cars and planes just because
there weren’t many furniture-like models to choose from in official LEGO sets.
God forbid they might design something of their own (sorry, pet peeve)!
Do you mind if I use your MOCs as reference for future classes?
Darrell
ps Personal fave is the jungle room alligator box. Brilliant!
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In lugnet.build.arch, Darrell Urbien wrote:
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Wow, I’m speechless! I wish you had posted these earlier - I have a bunch of
non-AFOL furniture designers in my CAD class who were looking for something
to draw for my LEGO assignment.. They ended up drawing cars and planes just
because there weren’t many furniture-like models to choose from in official
LEGO sets. God forbid they might design something of their own (sorry, pet
peeve)!
Do you mind if I use your MOCs as reference for future classes?
Darrell
ps Personal fave is the jungle room alligator box. Brilliant!
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please, go ahead! there are other rooms of furniture in my other mocs, found on
my brickshelf pages. it’s one of my favourite parts of the hobby. other kid’s
bedrooms & a murphy bed wall unit are in this
folder, smaller pieces
such as coffee tables & a home theatre are
here.
glad to help the education system.
-§ deborah §-
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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i too was fortunate to experience my first lego/train show at railfair 27
held in ottawa this past weekend - an experience that needs to be repeated
more than once a year. the group worked well together, orchestrating the
layout with smooth precision, especially with janey’s detailed amusement
park, the trains running on time, the cows(which have to be seen to be
“herd”) & the squished brownies. what a way to show your appreciation for
home baking!
building for the show was a great experience. especially fun was refitting
my warehouse loft
conversion to fit into the layout as a downtown furniture store.
no large canadian town is without “the brique” - quality furniture since the
dawn of lego.
the lower floor features living, dining, family room furnishings & kitchen
sets. the owners of the warehouse loft obviously shopped here.
the upper floor features bedroom furniture for all tastes & ages.
kids will enjoy the simple lines of the medium blue set or the fun & fantasy
of the jungle-themed
room with crocodile toy box & seating bench. adults will enjoy the appeal
of the sleek design of the dark red
canopy bed or the
storage provided by the armoire in the danish inspired bedroom. people with
more questionable taste will want to be inspired by the
round bed that
harkens back to their honeymoon days in niagara falls. there’s something for
everyone.
enjoy
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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Ouch on the pun, and kudos on the furniture!!!
I know for a fact there are some ideas I will be stealing.... umm borrowing in
some of my future interiors. You have a way with pieces Deborah.
BUT can we talk a minute about SCALE.... go big or stay home maybe can be the
name of “OUR” section of the layout when the SMACK talkers kick us out!!! It
was a pleasure meeting you and a thrill seeing your architecture and interior
details up close. I have always enjoyed your work, and I am looking forward to
your next MOC.
Janey “Red Brick”
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In lugnet.build.arch, C. L. GunningCook wrote:
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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i too was fortunate to experience my first lego/train show at railfair 27
held in ottawa this past weekend - an experience that needs to be repeated
more than once a year. the group worked well together, orchestrating the
layout with smooth precision, especially with janey’s detailed amusement
park, the trains running on time, the cows(which have to be seen to be
“herd”) & the squished brownies. what a way to show your appreciation for
home baking!
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no large canadian town is without “the brique” - quality furniture since the
dawn of lego.
enjoy
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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Ouch on the pun, and kudos on the furniture!!!
I know for a fact there are some ideas I will be stealing.... umm borrowing
in some of my future interiors. You have a way with pieces Deborah.
BUT can we talk a minute about SCALE.... go big or stay home maybe can be the
name of “OUR” section of the layout when the SMACK talkers kick us out!!! It
was a pleasure meeting you and a thrill seeing your architecture and interior
details up close. I have always enjoyed your work, and I am looking forward
to your next MOC.
Janey “Red Brick”
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right back at you! it was great to have another ally in the fight for scale &
the need for a bigger town section - not to say that trains don’t have their
rightful place in a train show (actually, i’ll have to admit the trains were
cool.)
the mutual admiration society continues. your work was awesome & really made
the show. the looks on the kids’ faces say it all. that’s what lego is all
about. i’ll be looking for more news on brickton & hope that you’ll make it
here sooner than the next railfair.
-§ deborah §-
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In lugnet.build.arch, C. L. GunningCook wrote:
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Ouch on the pun, and kudos on the furniture!!!
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Hmm... Pun? I guess I missed it.. Or is this another Canadian thing? :)
The Dining Set reminds me of IKEA (Swedish warehousy-type furniture stores here
in the US). I love IKEA, but not necessarily for the furniture - I love the
goofy names everything has (“I’ll take the oak BUMBOOLSVEE with a pair of side
OOMLORTS please”). Oh yeah, and I can eat the meatballs all day!
Darrell
ps: I just found your
recliners.. Great use of Racers winged parts to get those curves! May I ask -
did you design the shape of your furniture first and THEN search for parts to
create those shapes, or did you look at the parts and think, “What can I make
with this” or “This looks like a cushion, etc.“?
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In lugnet.build.arch, Darrell Urbien wrote:
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In lugnet.build.arch, C. L. GunningCook wrote:
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Ouch on the pun, and kudos on the furniture!!!
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Hmm... Pun? I guess I missed it.. Or is this another Canadian thing? :)
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here in canada, there is a furniture chain called “the brick”. ottawa is a
quasi-bilingual city. as you might have guessed, in french, “brique” also means
brick. the pun she may also have been referring to was the “herd” of cows -
pictures yet to be posted.
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The Dining Set reminds me of IKEA (Swedish warehousy-type furniture stores
here in the US). I love IKEA, but not necessarily for the furniture - I love
the goofy names everything has (“I’ll take the oak BUMBOOLSVEE with a pair of
side OOMLORTS please”). Oh yeah, and I can eat the meatballs all day!
Darrell
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we also have ikea, hence the swedish/danish looking furniture. they also have a
great almond/marzipan cake.
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ps: I just found your
recliners.. Great use of Racers winged parts to get those curves! May I ask
- did you design the shape of your furniture first and THEN search for parts
to create those shapes, or did you look at the parts and think, “What can I
make with this” or “This looks like a cushion, etc.“?
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i could never be that organized - design first then buy? mostly i look at a
piece & come up with ideas. occasionally i’m presented with a challenge when a
piece comes up in a draft - technic, what’s that good for? - & then i’m driven
to find a good use for it. hence the side/headboard on the
child’s bed.
hope this inspires your students to think outside the brick, er, box.
-§ deborah §-
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In lugnet.build.arch, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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occasionally i’m presented with a challenge when
a piece comes up in a draft - technic, what’s that good for?
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HEY!!!!
If you can’t find a good use for your Technic parts, send them to me!!!!!
ROSCO
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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no large canadian town is without “the brique” - quality furniture since the
dawn of lego.
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enjoy
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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WOW. the building & interior layout has the modern spacious “retail” feel to it
& the furniture is astounding! entire themed sets thought through very well in
overall form & color & in specific piece usage: inverted 1x1 cones as furniture
legs 2x2 racer slopes as chair backs-WOW. i’m gonna have to look a lot more to
take in the building goodness.
Jeff
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Deborah Higdon wrote:
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no large canadian town is without “the brique” - quality furniture since the
dawn of lego.
the lower floor features living, dining, family room furnishings & kitchen
sets. the owners of the warehouse loft obviously shopped here.
the upper floor features bedroom furniture for all tastes & ages.
kids will enjoy the simple lines of the medium blue set or the fun & fantasy
of the jungle-themed
room with crocodile toy box & seating bench. adults will enjoy the appeal
of the sleek design of the dark red
canopy bed or the
storage provided by the armoire in the danish inspired bedroom. people with
more questionable taste will want to be inspired by the
round bed that
harkens back to their honeymoon days in niagara falls. there’s something for
everyone.
enjoy
-§ deborah higdon-leblond §-
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Hi Deborah-
great stuff! I love all the different types and styles of furniture....a great
refit of the warehouse loft, which was also fantastic. I wish I could have seen
this in person. Your furniture ideas are always so inventive. I have enjoyed all
your mocs, and I always learn something from looking at them. I really like the
use of technic pieces on the child’s bed, and the racer chairs. And the blue and
white cabinet downstairs. Looking forward to your next creation :) Cyndi
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In lugnet.build.arch, Kevin Wilson wrote:
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deborah higdon wrote in message ...
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building for the show was a great experience. especially fun was refitting
my warehouse loft
conversion to fit into the layout as a downtown furniture store.
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Superb furniture designs Deborah!
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thank you.
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DO you mind if I link to this folder on the Town front page
http://news.lugnet.com/town/
(There’s a small group of furniture/detail design links near the bottom of
the sidebar)
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not at all, it would be an honour. there are other furniture pieces in my
brickshelf folders, spread about in
bedroom,
dining room,
living room,
computer room &
kitchen.
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If anyone else has groups of furniture designs that they would like me to
add to this list, either DAT files or photos of models “in the brick”,
please let me know.
Kevin
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more furniture designs coming soon when i get to the mansion house & the
brickbay park studio condos from railfair 27 last weekend.
-§ deborah §-
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