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Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH!
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lugnet.build
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Tue, 30 Jul 2002 02:44:01 GMT
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I agree that less can be more. Sometimes I jump-start by making abstract Lego
designs, i.e. geometrical pieces or 2-d patterns. Or by making a bunch of the
same, *little* thing (e.g. a school of fish, or a set of spinning tops in four
colors).
I also get inspired by getting together with (gasp) actual *kids* to play with
some subset of my collection. You want fresh ideas, they've got fresh ideas!
(At least the kids I know do.)
Deciding to find a use for the most unusable pieces I own has led to some nice
"not ready for Brickshelf" creations, e.g. the Bobbsey Twins (=Max, Tina + 2
minifigs) and their clubhouse (featuring those big chunky doors and windows).
If I'm really devoid of inspiration, sometimes I just lay some bricks on the
table and arrange them into columns or rectangles. Somehow it clears a psychic
space where ideas can then come up. A new form of meditation?
-Judy M.
In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli writes:
> That's a plan I like to use too. I'll just dip into a bunch of little
> parts, often Technic, or even just plain o'l bulk 2x4's and 1x2's and just
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> "Eric DeGiuli" <edegiuli@DIESPAMcogeco.ca> wrote in message
> news:GzptJ7.Mp9@lugnet.com...
> > No one else seems to have suggested this, but it always works for me:
> >
> > Start with a *limited* amount of pieces. I always find that necessity
> > breeds invention, though others may disagree. With me, I have my pieces
> >
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