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Re: LEGO Gortons' Fisherman, coming to a supermarket near you
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Thu, 16 Feb 2006 01:32:34 GMT
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
   Wow, Sean, great job on sculptures!

I have to say I feel a special connection to this project because my great uncle was the Gorton’s Fisherman. In fact, my grandfather’s brother, Addison Powell, may be the face that many of you remember as the Gorton’s Fisherman in the TV ads of the late 70s and early 80s.

Holy cow Brendan, that’s amazing. That’s one factoid that never appeared in the About the Author page in the Brick Testament books!

To Sean: These are great models. I suspect these were tougher to build than they might look due to the angle and slant of the fisherman.

I’m curious how you replicated them. Did you build a prototype and then dismantle it brick-by-brick while copying each part as you went along?

Spencer



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(...) Thanks, Spencer! Yes, the angle did make it a bit more challenging... I'm not happy with how some parts came out (his extended arm is a little stiff looking) but overall I think everything mostly works. There's almost nothing symmetrical in (...) (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)

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Wow, Sean, great job on sculptures! I have to say I feel a special connection to this project because my great uncle was the Gorton's Fisherman. In fact, my grandfather's brother, (URL) Addison Powell>, may be the face that many of you remember as (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.sculpture, FTX)

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