| |
In lugnet.lego, David Simmons wrote:
| |
Indeed, it all looks great, except for the plates around the engine. They’re
quite bowed. I hope that’s just a sign of hasty assembly.
Even though I probably won’t buy this set because it’s in the new colors, it
does look they did a superb job with the proportions and detailing. I hope
the words “BIG, stable model” mean that you can swoosh it a little!
|
You can, but it’s about 15 pounds:
The superstructure is musing Technic beams and pins, so it can be held from the
center and moved. The top cannon plate does have to be removed though.
It’s a gorgeous model.
Joe
|
|
| |
In lugnet.lego, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
You can, but it’s about 15 pounds:
|
Hi Joe,
Along with this picture I think I recognize him as the same guy who designed the Death
Star II. Am I right? Did you get a chance to talk to him? I’m curious what
other LEGO sets he’s designed over the years? He’s obviously a very talented
guy! Of course maybe a better question is what set is he working on now, but
I’m sure he couldn’t share that!
Thanks,
Paul
|
|
| |
In lugnet.lego, Paul S. D’Urbano wrote:
(snip)
| |
Along with
this
picture I think I recognize him as the same guy who designed the Death Star
II. Am I right? Did you get a chance to talk to him? I’m curious what
other LEGO sets he’s designed over the years? He’s obviously a very talented
guy! Of course maybe a better question is what set is he working on now, but
I’m sure he couldn’t share that!
Thanks,
Paul
|
Yep, that’s him! His name is Jens Kronvold Frederiksen - you can find an old
interview with him here. I got talk to him for about fifteen minutes before things started (and
people found out who he was:-)) and he’s a great guy - very open to answer
questions, except the ‘secret’ ones:-)
He started in 1998, and he was first on Rock Raiders (he designed the large base
set for that theme - Rock Raiders HQ - 4990) then he went to Star Wars and has
been there ever since. His first work on the Star Wars sets was sketching the
first generation Y-wing that came with Vader’s Tie fighter (7150).
Besides that, i didn’t ask for any other specific sets he worked on. I’ll be
talking to him later this year for BrickJournal.
Joe
|
|
| |
| |
In lugnet.lego, Paul S. D’Urbano wrote: • ...
| |
I think I recognize him as the same guy who designed the Death Star
II. Am I right? Did you get a chance to talk to him?
|
|
...
In lugnet.lego, Joe Meno wrote:
| |
Yep, that’s him! His name is Jens Kronvold Frederiksen - you can find an old
interview with him
here.
|
Well, you have to love this part from that interview:
| |
MPb: We see the Death Star Set as being one of those “Ultimate Fantasy Sets”
that finally came true. Are there any “Someday I hope we can make the...”
that you hope becomes real?
|
| |
Jens: I feel pretty much the same about both the Star Destroyer and the
Death Star II. We have a lot of ideas, but I don’t think that we will
make LEGO Star Wars set, for trade that are bigger than these!!!
|
Quite nice that it didn’t actually come true! :)
-- joshua
|
|
|
