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During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
had plenty of time to work on a project.
I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
in the town square.
http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
LMKWYT
-Kyle
P.S. Thank you TRU for putting your Cosmic Creepers on clearance for $2
each. (the Danny Longlegs minifig head is great for the statues)
P.P.S. Yes, folks; some day I'll put a really cool and organized web page
together.
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
> had plenty of time to work on a project.
>
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
>
> LMKWYT
Wow! That is impressive. Great idea, and well-executed. I love the Beast
of Baden - nice use.
Having everything in dark grey really makes it work.
Very well done, IMHO.
James
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
>
> LMKWYT
>
> -Kyle
Totally AWESOME! It is excellent, you packed a lot into a small space! Very
ornate, the little details are great. I love the blend of Castle, Ninja and
Star Wars.
Did you have to paint some pieces or edit the pictures a little? (re: the
gray Amadala hair)
"I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!!"
Bill
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Bill,
Caught me! I actually painted the male hair piece and the Amidala hair
piece. I was debating whether to do this, and decided since I had so many,
one of each wouldn't hurt. After hours (okay....minutes) of grueling mixing
testors paint, I finally found the perfect color. I took the opportunity of
painting a dragon dark gray too (Statue of St. George and the Dragon coming
soon).
The hardest part of the monument was figuring out the best pose/s for Gawain
and the Triceratops. Eventually, I removed the bottom segment from the
dinosaur and flipped him over.
I'm not sure why I included the Ninja and Samurai...I guess I wanted to add
some variety to the statue (the ninja has two left legs which is why he can
do the splits easily).
I've been on this statue/monument kick lately. Will LEGO please come out
with light gray minifig hands?!?!?!
Question to anyone reading this: Would an all black monument look tacky? I
thought I could justify it as obsidian or black marble. Stories could be a
lot more detailed as there are obviously more of a variety and quantity of
minifig and decorative black elements. I've had a few comments that it
wouldn't appear as "real" as the dark gray or light gray statues I've done.
-Kyle
http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
> Totally AWESOME! It is excellent, you packed a lot into a small space! Very
> ornate, the little details are great. I love the blend of Castle, Ninja and
> Star Wars.
>
> Did you have to paint some pieces or edit the pictures a little? (re: the
> gray Amadala hair)
>
> "I'm NOT PLAYING, I'm CREATING!!"
> Bill
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> Bill,
>
> Caught me! I actually painted the male hair piece and the Amidala hair
> piece. I was debating whether to do this, and decided since I had so many,
> one of each wouldn't hurt. After hours (okay....minutes) of grueling mixing
> testors paint, I finally found the perfect color.
The color is perfect, and it was almost undiscernable that it had been painted.
>
> Question to anyone reading this: Would an all black monument look tacky? I
> thought I could justify it as obsidian or black marble. Stories could be a
> lot more detailed as there are obviously more of a variety and quantity of
> minifig and decorative black elements. I've had a few comments that it
> wouldn't appear as "real" as the dark gray or light gray statues I've done.
I don't think black would work as well, too hard to take pictures - shadows
and glare, etc.
Bill
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Oddly enough I had a similar conversation with one of the Master Builders at
LEGOLAND, CA this past week...
He was showing me one of his "monument" creations for the Brick-Or-Treat
activities at LEGOLAND this past Halloween.
It was done in all Gray... rather than your Dark Gray.
And, surprise, there were no hands on the figures!
Which is further proof that even the master modelers don't get special favors...
IMHO, Black would look cool and be far easier to get pieces for.
-Jon
In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> Caught me! I actually painted the male hair piece and the Amidala hair
> piece. I was debating whether to do this, and decided since I had so many,
> one of each wouldn't hurt.
>
> I've been on this statue/monument kick lately. Will LEGO please come out
> with light gray minifig hands?!?!?!
>
> Question to anyone reading this: Would an all black monument look tacky? I
> thought I could justify it as obsidian or black marble. Stories could be a
> lot more detailed as there are obviously more of a variety and quantity of
> minifig and decorative black elements. I've had a few comments that it
> wouldn't appear as "real" as the dark gray or light gray statues I've done.
> > Did you have to paint some pieces or edit the pictures a little? (re: the
> > gray Amadala hair)
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> I've been on this statue/monument kick lately. Will LEGO please come out
> with light gray minifig hands?!?!?!
Ask and ye shall receive. ;-)
http://collectibles.echostation.com/fbtb/2/sys13.jpg
> Question to anyone reading this: Would an all black monument look tacky? I
> thought I could justify it as obsidian or black marble. Stories could be a
> lot more detailed as there are obviously more of a variety and quantity of
> minifig and decorative black elements. I've had a few comments that it
> wouldn't appear as "real" as the dark gray or light gray statues I've done.
I think an all black monument would look pretty good. If most of the
pictures were closups of the figures, they should look fine.
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Darn, you mean I have to wait? *gets antsy*
BTW, you just *know* that the dude with the evil face in the upper right
will make an appearance in everybody's "evil knights" batallion.
-Kyle
> > I've been on this statue/monument kick lately. Will LEGO please come out
> > with light gray minifig hands?!?!?!
>
> Ask and ye shall receive. ;-)
> http://collectibles.echostation.com/fbtb/2/sys13.jpg
>
> > Question to anyone reading this: Would an all black monument look tacky? I
> > thought I could justify it as obsidian or black marble. Stories could be a
> > lot more detailed as there are obviously more of a variety and quantity of
> > minifig and decorative black elements. I've had a few comments that it
> > wouldn't appear as "real" as the dark gray or light gray statues I've done.
>
> I think an all black monument would look pretty good. If most of the
> pictures were closups of the figures, they should look fine.
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Kyle Peterson wrote:
>
> The hardest part of the monument was figuring out the best pose/s for Gawain
> and the Triceratops. Eventually, I removed the bottom segment from the
> dinosaur and flipped him over.
Hey Kyle,
What's the secret to taking the dinosaurs apart? I haven't tried it yet
for fear of breaking them. Do you have nay tips for getting the two
halves apart from each other without causing permanent damage?
Matt
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It's actually quite simple. Preheat your oven to 275 degrees. Next, place
the dinosaur right side up on some glass corning ware and stick it in the
oven. Let it sit for about 3-5 minutes.
Grab some oven mits and take it out. The heat pretty much losened up the
joints which keep the two parts together. Now, hold the dino upside down,
gently squeeze the legs together (towards the inside) and pull up. Should
come apart quite easily.
BTW, its a good idea to take the top part of the head and the tail off of
the main torso of the dinosaur before placing it in the oven.
By the same token, you can leave any animal in there for about 8 minutes and
actually pull them apart at the seams. In case you wanted to disconnect a
horses head from the main body. Leave anything in there longer and you can
start contorting body shapes or appendages to make cool poses.
-Kyle
In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> Hey Kyle,
> What's the secret to taking the dinosaurs apart? I haven't tried it yet
> for fear of breaking them. Do you have nay tips for getting the two
> halves apart from each other without causing permanent damage?
>
> Matt
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Kyle Peterson wrote:
>
> It's actually quite simple. Preheat your oven to 275 degrees. Next, place
> the dinosaur right side up on some glass corning ware and stick it in the
> oven. Let it sit for about 3-5 minutes.
>
> Grab some oven mits and take it out. The heat pretty much losened up the
> joints which keep the two parts together. Now, hold the dino upside down,
> gently squeeze the legs together (towards the inside) and pull up. Should
> come apart quite easily.
>
> BTW, its a good idea to take the top part of the head and the tail off of
> the main torso of the dinosaur before placing it in the oven.
>
> By the same token, you can leave any animal in there for about 8 minutes and
> actually pull them apart at the seams. In case you wanted to disconnect a
> horses head from the main body. Leave anything in there longer and you can
> start contorting body shapes or appendages to make cool poses.
How in the WORLD did you come across this method? Experimentation?
Thanks for the info!
Matt
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In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> How in the WORLD did you come across this method? Experimentation?
> Thanks for the info!
Well, if he took advanced chemistry (or maybe just general grab-bag
knowledge) he would know that plastics (as most polymers) don't have an
exact melting point, but a melting range, so that they soften gradually and
not melt into liquid like water (for example).
HTH
-Shiri (who got a computer for making a polymer-info program for HS for her mom)
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I used to be into customizing action figures and what not. One of the methods
used was to heat up the plastic to assist in pulling the figure apart, or
make different poses.
I figured this would work on LEGO as well.
For my next Castle sculpture I've twisted the head of a dragon to make a
more dramatic effect as a statue of a knight thrusts his sword into the dragon.
I'll have this one done soon as I need to replenish my paint supply and
attempt to again mix a matching dark gray.
-Kyle
P.S. It's VERY easy to forget about your LEGO bakin in the oven....be sure
to pay attention or you'll end up with a big mess!
In lugnet.castle, Matt Brooks writes:
> How in the WORLD did you come across this method? Experimentation?
> Thanks for the info!
>
> Matt
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
> had plenty of time to work on a project.
>
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
>
> LMKWYT
>
> -Kyle
I loved the monument - a wonderfully thought out sculpture. Would it be
self-defeating to depict Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in gray? :-)
Bruce
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What if you depict the Green Knight in verdigris?
;^D
~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
> From: "Bruce Schlickbernd" <corsair@schlickbernd.org>
>
> I loved the monument - a wonderfully thought out sculpture. Would it be
> self-defeating to depict Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in gray? :-)
>
> Bruce
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
[...]
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
>
> LMKWYT
>
> -Kyle
Fantastic! Your Monument was a joy to explore. so much dark gray, I 'wow'ed at
realizing what many of those elements were. made me go find a dino and flip it
over.
I like the format of historic telling depicted in relief too. Brings me back to
art history class.
So, here's to more long weekends!
-Suz
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That's just cool as heck.
I haven't seen a monument as detailed and thoughtful as yours.
Good show!
~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
--
Mark's Lego Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
> From: "Kyle Peterson" <kyle@peterson.net>
> Organization: None
> Newsgroups: lugnet.castle
> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 15:44:42 GMT
> Subject: Monument of Mine
>
> During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
> had plenty of time to work on a project.
>
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
>
> LMKWYT
>
> -Kyle
>
>
> P.S. Thank you TRU for putting your Cosmic Creepers on clearance for $2
> each. (the Danny Longlegs minifig head is great for the statues)
> P.P.S. Yes, folks; some day I'll put a really cool and organized web page
> together.
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
> had plenty of time to work on a project.
>
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
>
> LMKWYT
>
> -Kyle
Very nice! You've done a great job depicting Gawain's exploits in LEGO form
=). You need to brainstorm up more ideas like this! You're right about
every medieval town needing a statue or monument, now I have this urge to
build one for my own village. Must... buy... more... LEGO! =)
~Nathan
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That's pure sweetness! I loved looking at every picture! All the figures
were excellently posed, especially the ninja doing the splits (great idea,
two left legs) and the slaying of the Beast of Badon. I can't wait to see
your other monuments!
Wilson
In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
> had plenty of time to work on a project.
>
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
>
> LMKWYT
>
> -Kyle
>
>
> P.S. Thank you TRU for putting your Cosmic Creepers on clearance for $2
> each. (the Danny Longlegs minifig head is great for the statues)
> P.P.S. Yes, folks; some day I'll put a really cool and organized web page
> together.
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
Well, I can't just not join in to those compliments. All justified. What a
lovely implementation of the statue idea on larger scale, and all those dk.
grey pieces work great. *Very* nice.
As for black statues mentioned-- they might not photo well unless in
close-up, but hey, if they look good in person, it might be worth it anyway!
I seem to remember Lindsay had a black figurehead in the front of the
_Gloire_, which worked very nicely... hmmmm...
Good job, Kyle!
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Kyle Peterson writes:
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give it a 15!!!
-- Richard
P.S. Maybe we can have a discussion about the use of firearms in the
Arthurian legends if not in CW...
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Kyle Peterson wrote:
>
> During the Thanksgiving weekend - amongst being glued to CNN and C-SPAN - I
> had plenty of time to work on a project.
>
> I felt a medieval town shouldn't be without some sort of statue or monument
> in the town square.
>
> http://web.newave.net/~kpeterson/trizeta/misc2.html
Has this moved? I'm doing a bit of lugnet.castle indexing...
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