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I've managed to take some photos of my and my husband's latest work. Here they
are:
A pair of dorymen, one in oilskins and sou'wester with jigger, and a boat full
of fish. A no-longer-common sight in Newfoundland.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9338
Myself as a bride, done by Bob for our seventh anniversary. Reminiscent of the
original portrait, which I'll add if I can find it.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9337
A hansom cab, with driver and passenger. (Bob's idea and partially his work.)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=961
The Island Keep, a small castle built on a Dolphin Point baseplate - several
views of the building and its occupants.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=722
A castle teaser. More photos when it's done.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9349
Hope you guys like 'em, feedback appreciated.
Cheers, Heather
Heather Patey
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
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Heather Patey wrote:
> A pair of dorymen, one in oilskins and sou'wester with jigger, and a boat full
> of fish. A no-longer-common sight in Newfoundland.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9338
That's *really* cool! I never would have thought of using firefighter
togs for fishermen!
> A hansom cab, with driver and passenger. (Bob's idea and partially his work.)
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=961
Verrry nice!
Kevin
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Heather Patey wrote...
> A pair of dorymen, one in oilskins and sou'wester with jigger, and a boat full
> of fish. A no-longer-common sight in Newfoundland.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9338
It brings a tear to me oy, seein' them two bobbin' aroun'
waitin' fer te call it a day, and head back to the Rock
with a full load a fish....
> A hansom cab, with driver and passenger. (Bob's idea and partially his work.)
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=961
Another nice example of a small number of well-chosen parts to get
a theme or idea across. I wonder when the Jack the Ripper theme
will be released....
Great work!
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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In lugnet.build, Heather Patey writes:
> I've managed to take some photos of my and my husband's latest work. Here • they
> are:
>
> A pair of dorymen, one in oilskins and sou'wester with jigger, and a boat full
> of fish. A no-longer-common sight in Newfoundland.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9338
>
> Myself as a bride, done by Bob for our seventh anniversary. Reminiscent of • the
> original portrait, which I'll add if I can find it.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9337
>
> A hansom cab, with driver and passenger. (Bob's idea and partially his work.)
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=961
>
> The Island Keep, a small castle built on a Dolphin Point baseplate - several
> views of the building and its occupants.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=722
>
> A castle teaser. More photos when it's done.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9349
>
> Hope you guys like 'em, feedback appreciated.
> Cheers, Heather
>
> Heather Patey
> St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
> Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
Those are all sweet models. =) Everything there is just so creative, makes me
want to scrap what I've made and try harder. =) I really love the Island
Keep, there's some really nice architecture going on there. =) Your husband
gets points for the Handsom Cab as well. =) Keep up the good work!
~Nathan
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Heather Patey wrote:
> A pair of dorymen, one in oilskins and sou'wester with jigger, and a boat full
> of fish. A no-longer-common sight in Newfoundland.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=9338
Definitely the best use of those grey ninja fish I've seen yet.
> The Island Keep, a small castle built on a Dolphin Point baseplate - several
> views of the building and its occupants.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=722
Awesome tree. That unifinished keep is gonna be truly magnificent. But the
spinning wheel is by far my favorite. Like Bram's photocopier, it captures
the "feel" of a spinning wheel, in a minifig-scale package. I am impressed.
:-,
> Hope you guys like 'em, feedback appreciated.
> Cheers, Heather
Go, little brain, go! :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
I don't know the meaning of the word surrender!
I mean I know it, I'm not dumb, just not in this context.
- The Tick
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Like Bram's photocopier, it captures
> the "feel" of a spinning wheel, in a minifig-scale package.
So, you say that Bram's photocopier gives you a good impression of a spinning
wheel? I always got a good impression of a photocopier from it...
Greg "Gotta love that muddy brown mush!" Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html
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Greg Majewski wrote:
> In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > Like Bram's photocopier, it captures
> > the "feel" of a spinning wheel, in a minifig-scale package.
> So, you say that Bram's photocopier gives you a good impression of a spinning
> wheel? I always got a good impression of a photocopier from it...
Huh. I always got a grainy, black & white impression from Bram's
photocopier. But I'm using last year's model... ;-)
To clarify: the spinning wheel Heather just published is a work of art, just
like Bram's photocopier is a work of art. Both are elegant minifig-scale
"everyday" items that demonstrate how to accomplish a lot of model in very few
pieces.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
I don't know the meaning of the word surrender!
I mean I know it, I'm not dumb, just not in this context.
- The Tick
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Greg Majewski wrote:
> > In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > > Like Bram's photocopier, it captures
> > > the "feel" of a spinning wheel, in a minifig-scale package.
> > So, you say that Bram's photocopier gives you a good impression of a • spinning
> > wheel? I always got a good impression of a photocopier from it...
>
> Huh. I always got a grainy, black & white impression from Bram's
> photocopier. But I'm using last year's model... ;-)
>
> To clarify: the spinning wheel Heather just published is a work of art, just
> like Bram's photocopier is a work of art. Both are elegant minifig-scale
> "everyday" items that demonstrate how to accomplish a lot of model in very few
> pieces.
>
> Cheers,
> - jsproat
Wow, thanks very much. And to be compared with Bram... oof. Gotta get busy
and live up to that one. In the meantime, you might like some of the fixtures
in http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=720, my virtual house. I
want to make some nice interiors for my castles eventually, too. I like
working on small things because they're quick to do, don't take up much space
(the new castle covers over a third of my work table) and easy to LDraw. A
challenge to get to work sometimes, too, like this one.
(I just noticed that the DAT file for the spinning wheel isn't the same one
that's pictured, but an earlier version, using half-bushes <part:4265b> for
legs instead of full-size ones <part:3713>. If you use full-size ones, it
sticks to a studded surface, where the half-bushed one does not, and has to be
balanced very carefully to stand up. It's fixed now.)
Yup, there's more to come - I just have to wait for the co-occurance of a
finished model, a sunny morning (so I can take pictures on my south-facing
deck) and a sleeping baby!
Cheers, Heather
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Heather Patey
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Heather Patey wrote:
> In the meantime, you might like some of the fixtures
> in http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=720, my virtual house. I
> want to make some nice interiors for my castles eventually, too.
Wow. Wow. Very nice. I'm envious. That stove is very slick. You can
decorate our house any time! :-,
Question: What's that large brown thing on the second spice rack? (If it was
in our house, it'd be Barbara's cat. :-)
Barbara and I have tried our hand at minifig furnishings -- Barbara's stuff is
at:
http://www.io.com/~jsproat/bambam/LEGO/miscall.html
...and I have some stuff starting at:
http://www.io.com/~jsproat/lego/a_day_in_the_life_of/1e.html
> I like
> working on small things because they're quick to do, don't take up much space
> (the new castle covers over a third of my work table) and easy to LDraw. A
> challenge to get to work sometimes, too, like this one.
I do microfig-scale models for the exact same reason. It's a little more
satisfying when you can finish a decent model in just a dozen pieces, as
opposed to 1000+! :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
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Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
NOBODY likes to see innocent people hurt in the way of justice...
but I guess there are worse things.
- "McKeegan"
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In lugnet.build, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> Heather Patey wrote:
> > In the meantime, you might like some of the fixtures
> > in http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=720, my virtual house. I
> > want to make some nice interiors for my castles eventually, too.
>
> Wow. Wow. Very nice. I'm envious. That stove is very slick. You can
> decorate our house any time! :-,
Thanks. The stove leaks heat like crazy though :-) The dishwasher is my
personal favorite.
> Question: What's that large brown thing on the second spice rack? (If it was
> in our house, it'd be Barbara's cat. :-)
It's a replica of a wooden statue of a zebra that sits primly, hooves folded in
its lap, on our spice shelf to watch all that goes on in our kitchen. Lacking
striped bricks, even in LDraw, I made it a horse.
>
> Barbara and I have tried our hand at minifig furnishings -- Barbara's stuff is
> at:
>
> http://www.io.com/~jsproat/bambam/LEGO/miscall.html
>
> ...and I have some stuff starting at:
>
> http://www.io.com/~jsproat/lego/a_day_in_the_life_of/1e.html
Clever! I like the cats best. I may have to borrow them for my house.
They're about in minifig-scale for my cats, isn't that scary?
I must try and get some more images of the house so far - the kitchen is done
and the living room nearly so, but I got stuck on the stairs. Maybe I'll do
the deck while I'm waiting for inspiration.
Build on,
Heather
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Heather Patey
Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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