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Kelly McKiernan wrote in message ...
> I'd seen earlier pix and was duly impressed, this is pretty spectacular. I • found
> some images and closeups on a German web site, try this:
Wow. Apart from the greatness of the model, that is a truly mind-boggling
number of minifigs.
When I did my (by comparison tiny, but 40" x 30") stadium it was amazing how
many figs it took to fill even quite a small area. I could only fill one end
of mine with my whole minifig collection.
Kevin
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Wilson wrote:
> Kelly McKiernan wrote in message ...
> > I'd seen earlier pix and was duly impressed, this is pretty spectacular. I found
> > some images and closeups on a German web site, try this:
>
> Wow. Apart from the greatness of the model, that is a truly mind-boggling
> number of minifigs.
>
> When I did my (by comparison tiny, but 40" x 30") stadium it was amazing how
> many figs it took to fill even quite a small area. I could only fill one end
> of mine with my whole minifig collection.
>
> Kevin
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While I do like the model, the outside of original building looks like a giant
white tire with a huge chunk missing.
Gary Istok
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Kevin Wilson wrote:
> > Kelly McKiernan wrote in message ...
> > > I'd seen earlier pix and was duly impressed, this is pretty spectacular. I found
> > > some images and closeups on a German web site, try this:
> >
> > Wow. Apart from the greatness of the model, that is a truly mind-boggling
> > number of minifigs.
> >
> > When I did my (by comparison tiny, but 40" x 30") stadium it was amazing how
> > many figs it took to fill even quite a small area. I could only fill one end
> > of mine with my whole minifig collection.
> >
> > Kevin
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> > Get FREE Hospital instructions: http://www.lionsgatemodels.com
> > BrickLink Lego parts store: http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=Kevinw1
> > The Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): http://www.bricksmiths.com
>
> While I do like the model, the outside of original building looks like a giant
> white tire with a huge chunk missing.
>
> Gary Istok
The original building is very nice by night, when the lights can color the
stadium with red, white and blue. Here you can see some pictures:
http://www.allianz-arena.de/de/news/foto/index.php?datum=0410
(at: "Beleuchtungstest in Bildschirmgröße")
I think the most beautiful is the one with the color of the Bayern flag
(white&blue)!
And here you can find some pictures of the design of Lego model:
http://www.allianz-arena.de/de/news/foto/index.php?datum=0502
(at: "Die Allianz Arena im LEGO Format")
The Allianz Arena in Günzburg is the second European stadium made of Lego
visible in one Legoland park. The first one was the "Parken" of Copenhagen,
built in the year 2000 (for the Euro2000 Football Cup) in Billund.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/lucajuventino/Billund2003/07210037.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/lucajuventino/Billund2003/07210038.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/lucajuventino/Billund2003/07210040.jpg
Regards,
Luca Giannitti
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In lugnet.general, Luca Giannitti wrote:
>
> The original building is very nice by night, when the lights can color the
> stadium with red, white and blue. Here you can see some pictures:
> http://www.allianz-arena.de/de/news/foto/index.php?datum=0410
> (at: "Beleuchtungstest in Bildschirmgröße")
> I think the most beautiful is the one with the color of the Bayern flag
> (white&blue)!
>
> Regards,
> Luca Giannitti
The March 2005 issue of LEGO life Company Newspaper has an article on this
wonderful model. Here are some excerpts:
Naturally, this special illumination had to be recreated in the LEGO model - but
that's when the problems began to crop up.
...None of the existing LEGO elements could do the job. We tried with
transparent bricks - but the stadium model would have ended up looking like a
glorified greenhouse. ...we received special permission to develop a brand new
element: a milky-white brick. Only 160,000 elements will be produced, and these
will be used to build the roof of the model. In addition, we had to find special
lamps which will create the right lighting affect as accurately as possible.
We'll all look forward to some night-time photos of the model!
Now, if only I could get a milky-white 2 x 4 brick (or two 2 x 2 bricks) for my
collection of LEGO brick colors.....
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In lugnet.general, Eric Strand wrote:
> Just saw this photo:
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/photo/050512/482/gbg10105121612
>
> 1 million pieces+ Wow. If anyone has seen links to higher res
> photos/details I'd love to see them.
>
> Eric
A copy of the AP photo appears in today's Washington Post news paper.
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In lugnet.general, John Cooper wrote:
> The March 2005 issue of LEGO life Company Newspaper has an article on this
> wonderful model. Here are some excerpts:
>
>
> Naturally, this special illumination had to be recreated in the LEGO model - but
> that's when the problems began to crop up.
>
> ...None of the existing LEGO elements could do the job. We tried with
> transparent bricks - but the stadium model would have ended up looking like a
> glorified greenhouse. ...we received special permission to develop a brand new
> element: a milky-white brick. Only 160,000 elements will be produced, and these
> will be used to build the roof of the model. In addition, we had to find special
> lamps which will create the right lighting affect as accurately as possible.
>
>
> We'll all look forward to some night-time photos of the model!
>
> Now, if only I could get a milky-white 2 x 4 brick (or two 2 x 2 bricks) for my
> collection of LEGO brick colors.....
Finally I came across some night-time photos of the model! The size of this
thing really blows me away...
http://itrocks.biteus.org/lego-sports-arena/
-Bryan
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