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Re: Taj Mahal
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In lugnet.build, Kerry Raymond wrote:
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> "Arthur Gugick" <torgugick@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:K0z6Mx.41B@lugnet.com...
> > My newest MOC, India's Taj Mahal, is a commissioned piece made for an
> > Australian
> > film called Taj.
>
> Wow, that's impressive! I love the reflecting pond! Initially I thought the
> pond was tiles and you'd used lighting to get them to reflect the real model
> until I looked close enough to realise you'd built the reflection into the
> MOC itself.
Thanks! I actually stole the reflecting pool from a previous model of the Taj
Mahal that I built three years ago.
> > What brings them together is the chance finding of thousands of white Lego
> > pieces at a garage sale. They decide to build the Taj Mahal over several
> > weekends.
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> OK, so you did use white parts? Looking at the photos, they look more like
> tan parts to me but I guess that is just a yellow-ish lighting effect.
Though my photography skills are lacking, I've improved over previous posts. The
yellow effect is a result of a large yellow kitchen
<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2374798>
> > First was the idea of "simple elegance". I needed to remember that the
> > model was being built by a precocious teen-ager (with the help of her
> > grandfather who is an architect) so I tried not to use any advanced
> > building
> > techniques (ie. SNOT, etc.).
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> I think I see some SNOT on the smaller domes :-) But then I'd like to see
> the inexperienced teenager who can build even non-SNOT domes like those! But
> I guess the film's audience will not be so particular as me!
Hmmm... okay... some snot techniques were used. Shh. Don't tell.
> > Second was the fact the model occasionally gets
> > damaged (there's one scene where Vjay tips the entire model) so not only
> > does
> > the entire model neatly fall apart into 40 some odd pieces, but each of
> > the
> > individual designed elements (turrets, archways, bases, etc.) further fall
> > apart
> > along pre-designed fracture points.
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> Are these fracture points visible in the external model (at least to the
> trained eye)? I am guessing you did layers of tiles rather than studs to
> achieve it? What stops the model falling into more than 40 pieces? Is it
> glued?
For example: The thin turrets fracture into four parts: the spire; the half
dome, the walls under the half dome; and the cylindrical thin base.
The front wall of the bases easily tear off
The circular collar that the dome rests upon is easily squashed and deformed.
The arches are made from long rows of bricks w/handles (over twenty of them in
some places) circular bricks and plates, etc. All of which are only connected
with one piece at the top and bottom; which all neatly falls apart into strips.
No, its not glued. Each archway is connected to the wall behind it. The back
walls themselves do not connect. But each of the sixteen archways are connected
to each other with one 1x2 tile. What keeps it standing? If you look closely,
the four main facades have 1x2 panels in front (and in back) that keeps the
facades in position. The four diagonal facades are keep in place by.. well..
geometry. I chose an octagon shape where the diagonals facades came out close to
an integer. The diagonal facades are resting on top of the facades next to it
with a hinge on either side. Hope that makes sense?
I've taken photos of all this for the producer. Eventually I'll upload photos of
what I'm talking about to Brickshelf.
> > With any luck I'll be heading off to Australia this summer with the model
> > to be
> > the Lego "expert" during some of the movie's filming. The producer is also
> > ordering enough spare parts so that I (with some help) can produce a
> > duplicate
> > of the original model and some extra designed elements.
>
> Which summer? The Australian summer? Or the northern summer? Whatever, let
> us Aussies know when and where you will be coming as I am sure people will
> want to link up!
Sorry... that would be a northern hemisphere summer. Perhaps I should have said
sometime in August. BTW I believe the filming will be in Melbourne.
From what I understand... movie timetables for filming, etc. is not an exact
science. The producer might need me earlier (in July) or not until October or
perhaps early next year. Either way I'll keep BTLG posted and look forward to
meeting all.
> Kerry
>
> Proudly a member of LUGnet & Brisbane Lego Train Group (BLTG)
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| "Arthur Gugick" <torgugick@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:K0z6Mx.41B@lugnet.com... (...) Wow, that's impressive! I love the reflecting pond! Initially I thought the pond was tiles and you'd used lighting to get them to reflect the real model (...) (16 years ago, 17-May-08, to lugnet.build)
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