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Here's my latest project, which I've been working on for two months now. It's a large scale mosaic of a map of the United States of America. the reasoning behind building this was I wanted to bring it to the various fests, and allow people to place (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest) !!
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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(...) boundary lines between states look very smooth and fluid. It would be very neat to see at the various conventions. Since I won't be at them, I guess I would fit into (URL) this image. Very creative method of attaching the baseplates. The image (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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On 22:14 01/12/2003 +0000, Adrian Drake wrote (...) use those trans antifreeze yellow dots everyone has so many millions of)... ooh! and another fun idea would be for every club to make a mini flag sticker for a 5 tall antenna and put it on the map (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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(...) One of the benefits of building big is the pixellation of the edges between the states is minimized. That, and I spent a great deal of time while I was making the images tweaking the borders so they looked good. (...) If I really felt the urge (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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(...) Thanks. I was thinking of using a different color of dot for each fest. Or not, I don't know, I hadn't really thought that much about it. I figure they're really cheap on bricklink so I might pick up a few hundred before the fest. The flag (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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That is absolutely stunning. This is the coolest thing I've seen so far this year, lego or otherwise. Great idea for a subject matter too - cool and functional. It'll be interesting to see the map after everyone's stuck their dots on. Eagerly (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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(...) Well sure, but we're only 12 days into the year, so that's not saying much. (...) Yeah, me too. Too bad the internationals aren't recognized, but a world map would be, well, monstrous. (...) Reminds me, I forgot to dot Cleveland with the first (...) (22 years ago, 12-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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Adrian! Wow! that is really fabulous! You are one serious Lego Builder, nay, Lego Artist! I just finished looking through your page and I just can't find the words! Well just one.....WOW! What a great addition to your Building room. Can I come see (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) NEATO! Um, why 5 colors? Just for fun? The US map *can* be 4 colored you know... (I want to pick the BROWN states! :-) ) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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(...) I did it in 5 colors because, well, I wanted more color. Had I enough purple or teal, I'd have done 6. And no, the colors I chose for each state mean nothing :) Adrian (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Sure, you're welcome to visit me if you're ever in the Cleveland area (the same goes for any other lugnetters.) (...) If it comes to brickswest, you can add one then. Otherwise, you'll just have to make the drive to DC in July. (...) Thanks (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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Nice mosaic, Adrian. eric (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Adrian, You...are a madman. A very creative madman, but a madman nonetheless. Wasn't the ISD big enough to satisfy your hunger? ;-) -alex (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Very nice, but some of the internationals beat you to it. Is it any wonder your map is to scale with my map of the UK (a miniscule 48 x 64 studs) j/k lugnet.loc.uk:8040 (URL) though, yours has an impact that mine could never achieve. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Ahh, thanks much. Adrian (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Never! Wait til you see my next project :) It's in the very earliest of the design stage, but it will be BIG when it's done. No, not map mosaic big, but impressive nonetheless. I just can't seem to build small :) Adrian (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Ahh, I remember that! (...) Either population density dots, or just stacking them on top of one another if there's more of the same from a given area. I know at Brickfest there will be many a dot from the Northern Virginia area. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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Great job Adrian! Now this may help me remember the names of all those states. Wow, cool. Mark (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Where is Washington, DC on your map? I hope you correct that before you come to BrickFest. You know how close you will be to the capital. :-) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I like both maps, UK thanks to it's clean and creative and US is big and impressive (I'm talking map MOC's here folks :-) ). Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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I like Stephen's idea of making flags for the LUGs, but how about making them so that they fit onto a 2 x 2 flat tile? They take up a little more room that way, but you won't have to remove them when you move it around. And I think it really looks (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA
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(...) Had I attempted to include DC, it would've resolved as nothing but another black dot. Before the fest, I'll likely find a location for it and place something there to mark its position. Besides, this is a map of the United States of America. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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Hm. Interesting thought. I'd prefer flags because they take up less real estate on the map (and if we have a lot of attendees from any given area, the map will be cluttered there.) But tiles would stay on more easily and would be less likely to get (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) have most of the members put their 1x1 dots under the LUG's tile (obviously 0-3 wouldn't fit since the tile needs a stable 2x2 pad). Of course since most LUGs are regional, they need not be placed right where all the members place their dots. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3E22F1F6.9B5884...ing.com... (...) real (...) area, (...) and (...) Or you could put the number of members in your LUG/LTC under your logo on the tile. -Rob (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) Not a bad idea but... (...) MichLUG for example will have members dotted all over the state, not just underneath the tile's area... I am wondering if there is merit in using color coding on the tile and the 1x1 dots??? for example MichLUG's (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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I, for one, wouldn't mind being included in the list of members on a tile. I could see how some people would want their own presence. Given that, I like both Frank's and Lar's ideas. Color codes for tiles and 1x1 rounds would be more effective, (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) That's sort of what I was hoping to see with this. I want dots scattered all over the map. (...) That could work, but I do want to avoid it getting TOO complicated. I don't know if color coding is really necessary, as most lugs are pretty well (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) Some are, some aren't... some are intermingled a bit (I used MichLUG and NILTC in my example because I know for sure they are a bit intermingled, as they are also with IndyLUG as well, if you see, for example Scott Sanburn's spot, which club (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) They also have some overlap of membership (I think most of the Seattle based PNLTC members are also SEALUG members). North Carolina also has an LTC and a LUG (though I'm not really sure anyone really considers them as anything different, the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(cleaning up the followups as the topic's straying) (...) Given all of that, and people who don't self-identify with any particular LUG, I think color-coding may be too complicated. The placement of locations of the LUG tile (it's winning voting (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:H8o482.6q9@lugnet.com... (...) plate (...) I would think that Adrian would want to keep this map as 1 dimensional as possible for packing and shipping. So, I guess if it were me, I'd (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, Frank Filz writes: <snip snip snip> (...) Now that's an idea! I (or someone else) would be sure to take detailed photographic records of the dot pattern. That is something that would be fun to see develop as these fests (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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So it's YOU who bought up all the #3033 tubs :'( now we know :PPPPP (22 years ago, 13-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) But if you want to use the full resolution of the map (2x the number of studs) then you become restricted to round plates, as nothing else will fit the 'half way' positions between four studs. Thats one of the reasons I opted for colour coding (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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(...) I have tried both methods, and found the stacked dots don't photograph too well, and are more prone to becoming dislodged. (...) Subconscious inspiration. Thought as much. The two are different enough in style that they could have been (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) Great. Then we just need to convince ITLUG, PLUG, rtlToronto, LegOz and any other non US Lugs to build their own maps. Then we should have a world of bricks. (...) Adrian's is indeed impressive, and no doubt it's sturdier than mine being a (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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(...) rtlToronto can easily use the US map as well, The southern Half of Ontario is located below the 49th Parallel, and is very visible on the map. (the big White area) Jeff VW (...) (22 years ago, 14-Jan-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) I like the idea of leaving them on as long as possible. There are at least 25 colors of 1x1 round plates, so you could potentially include a whole boat-load of gatherings. Hmmm...I wonder if I could paint my LUGNET member number on the top (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) I don't think that I'll be sending the map to 25 different gatherings, thanks. At $60 or so each way for shipping, it would add up awfully fast! The three main US fests are certainly a good place to start. I'm still wondering how to handle (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) I don't think Chris meant 25 all in the same year. 3 fests = about 8 years worth of dots before you run out of colors. Whether that actually works or not would be a different question (I suspect once you get above 3 or 4 studs high you are (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) studs (...) Not to mention, I don't happen to have 500 plates in each of the 25 available colors to donate.... (You know, there is a reason why Trans-Neon-Green was used, after all....) Troy (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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| | Re: What type of LUG marker? (was Re: New Mosaic: Map of the USA)
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(...) The problem is that there would be such a huge density of dots in certain locations that it would just get unweildy. It already is that case for the Bay Area, with its high dot concentration at Brickswest. I think just having one instance of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-03, to lugnet.build.sculpture, lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org)
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