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Subject: 
Dial 'M' for Muppet
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lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build
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Date: 
Sat, 1 May 2004 17:51:39 GMT
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(from imdb -- the Internet Muppet Database)

Tagline: “If a monster answers...hang on for dear life!”

Plot Outline: An ex- shag carpet carries out a plot to count to ten in Spanish. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B. (He decides to start naming words that begin with the letter B).

Ok, I’ll stop now with the Dial ‘M’ for Murder references. In fact, no Muppets at all were harmed in the making of this MOC. :-)


Welcome to Sesame Street!

They’re probably more Mini-Land scale (or, about Fabuland size) than minifig scale, but I guess they’re as big compared to a minifig as one of those Sesame Street Live / Muppets on Ice costumes are to the performers wearing them. (Besides, since you hardly ever see a Muppet’s legs, who’s to say they aren’t really this tall after all?)

My plan is to make a lot more characters, but for now I think this is just enough so as not to clutter the diorama. The brick technique is something I was fiddling around with the other day, and it works pretty well.

Here’s the stuff. Enjoy!



Mike “Count Blockula” Crowley




Message has 15 Replies:
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
That's so cool, something that would do great as sets too! Love the Oscar in the carbage bin; you can almost here hear him crumpling :) Thanks for showing this. Casper (21 years ago, 1-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(...) That is beyond cool ! Major kudos !! Ray (21 years ago, 1-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
Best MOC this year, even the (non-AFOL) wife loved it! (21 years ago, 1-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(...) Cool. (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
In lugnet.town, Mike Crowley wrote: SNIP (...) SNIP (...) an absolutely Masterful Minifig scale Menagerie of Muppets in Lego! 4, 4 'M's, AH! AH! AH! (*thunder*) all your work is fantastic. you seem to have pioneered the minifig leg usage, at least i (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
In lugnet.town, Mike Crowley wrote: snip (...) Amazing!!! (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
Ingenious...a real delight! Thanks for sharing it! Tom (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(2 URLs) (...) Perfection! Amazing! Wonderful! Now you must do that Muppet Show proper! Indeed, you must! with Fozzy, Ms.Piggy, Ralf, Sam Eagle, Dr.Honeydew and Beaker, and the Swedish Chef! You Must! Once again, this is just so wonderful! -Lenny (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
In lugnet.town, Mike Crowley wrote: snip (...) I love it. And perhaps a better compliment is that my two year old daughter very quickly recognized most of the characters. In order, she discovered Elmo, "grouchy", cookie monster, big bird, and "the (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(...) Wow, your models are incredible! They really look the part, which must have been quite hard to copy. I particularly love Count Von Count and Oscar. Brings back memories :D Regards, -- Jan-Albert van Ree | (URL) Piles | Santa Fe B-unit GnuPG (...) (21 years ago, 2-May-04, to lugnet.town)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(...) Excellent job! I love it! I don't know what to say, it's just too cool for words. --Brian (21 years ago, 3-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
In lugnet.town, Mike Crowley wrote: Fantastic!!! This has to be the best non-train, town-related MOC posted in a long time. On this building: (URL) color are the bricks betweeen the orange and the brown? -- Thomas Main thomasmain@myrealbox.com (21 years ago, 3-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
Mike, Such a fun MOC and it evokes such great memories. I agree with others that Bert would be a good addition. What about Bob? He was always my favorite of the humans. You mention that you will be displaying this for kids and would be less likely (...) (21 years ago, 3-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(...) That has got to be one of the coolest things I have ever seen built out of LEGO. Your right, Sesame Street rocks. -Mike Petrucelli (21 years ago, 4-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)
  Re: Dial 'M' for Muppet
 
(URL) i dont remember any character named olivia. who is this? (21 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.town, FTX)

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