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(URL) Hi, everyone... A Hong Kong based TV station is filming a fall 2006 documentary about the passionate followings of brands like LEGO, Starbucks, IKEA, and so on. For their LEGO segment, I was asked to fly out and build a Great Wall of China for (...) (19 years ago, 11-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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That's awesome that they flew you guys out there for this. Very impressive for a 90 minute model! But was 90 minutes all the time they gave you to build the model, or could you have taken more time if you wanted? I'm curious why you chose to (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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I think the scale is far, far too small for the 1x3 arches to be used for that!! But more importantly, very impressive model. I love the landscaping. -Josh (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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Great landscaping, and mottling. The colour balance is great, especially for something so small! God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Ah - I actually only flew to New York City... the Hong Kong crew was in the US for the week. (I just realized my write-up doesn't mention NY anywhere.) :) those photos of me at the Great Wall of China are from my coincidental recent visit in (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! I'd been itching to do a model with some nice fluid curves for some time now, and this was the perfect opportunity. I really wanted to add more gentle contouring with plates, as well as some mottling with varied shades of green and (...) (19 years ago, 12-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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People in this community have had the opportunity to do many cool things over the years, but this has got to rank near the top. Congratulations on the moc and the experience. -Keith (19 years ago, 14-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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