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RE: New MOC: 12 wide 1949 Mercury Foordoor Sedan
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lugnet.build
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Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:51:49 GMT
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<bram@po.cwru.edu+nospam+>
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El Caracho writes:
> Hi Bram,
>
> Wow, nice work! This car looks as cool as the ones in the
> Miniland/Ultimate LEGO Book and is of the same high standard
Thanks!
> (Not to mention that it matches the same high standard of
> YOUR other models).
Except the doors don't open :)
> Hey ... I've asked me the same question for quite some time
> now, too (since I got my hands on the above mentioned Lego
> book and saw the front of the Buick Roadmaster). Well .. now
> I finally know, thanks. Quite a lot of buckets needed, though
> ... a dozen for the front grille alone. And what are those 6
> chrome parts you can see below the bumper, are those these
> bucket handles, too (or part of the above dozen)? I admit
> it's still totally unclear to me how those parts are attached.
The six parts at the bottom are the lower halves of the vertically
oriented parts from the above dozen. You might be able to make out the
gray clips holding those six handles. These six clips are offset half
a stud using "jumpers". The other handles are held in place by 1x1 tile
w/ clips.
> By looking at most models in Miniland (and wondering how some
> parts are miraculously attached together), I think glue is a
> VERY common "little helper" for LEGO designers.
Cheaters, huh?
> P.S.: Speaking of chrome grilles: I just noticed that I
> "could" equip my Chevy with a golden chrome grille by
> spending a whopping $144 ordering 48 of the 5313 sets at S@H.
> So ... err ... maybe NOT.
Heheh...did you try how yellow would look? Too bright?
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org
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| Hi Bram, Wow, nice work! This car looks as cool as the ones in the Miniland/Ultimate LEGO Book and is of the same high standard (Not to mention that it matches the same high standard of YOUR other models). (...) Hey ... I've asked me the same (...) (22 years ago, 13-Jan-02, to lugnet.build)
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