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Re: Hotel Coral Essex
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lugnet.build
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Fri, 8 Jul 2005 01:21:02 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Bryan Wong wrote:
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Hi Bill,
Wow I really love all the architectural details! My only nitpick is the
front doors: your hotel would be perfect if you could find a “left” and a
“right” door. Not sure if such doors exist in white (if any) though.
Question for you - do you keep all of your amazing models intact?
-Bryan
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Hey Bryan,
Yeah, the door thing bugs me too. There are a more modern version of doors that
do have a left and a right. I think it is a all clear panel with just a border
of color around the edge and a small square for a handle. I only have em in red,
so it doesn’t work with the color scheme, or the style. About the only other
solution I could think of would be to make revolving doors, but didn’t have the
time to figure it out...
To answer your question, yes, I keep all of my amazing models intact, it is the
not so amazing ones I take apart! : )
Actually, I just redid my entire studio. Took out the extra bed and added more
shelves. No longer a studio/guestroom, it is now exclusively my Lego studio. I
went through and pulled everything out that could be dismantled or sorted into
the collection. Took about two weeks, but I am finally seeing the tail end of
it.
Normally when I design a model I do the same sort of thing I did at the Legoland
Modelshop. I first design an unglued prototype to get the shape and form right.
Once I like it and the client approves, I will do a second glued final version
that gets sent to the client. If I like the prototype enough and think I might
be able to make more copies to sell, I will keep it on my shelf for future
reference.
When I redid the studio, I pulled some of the older ones down and broke them
apart to work into the collection. I even finally took apart my oldest model, a
7 foot long version of the Titanic. I had built in back in 92-93. So it was a
bit sad. I kinda always wanted to rebuild it (it was broken into a couple of
sections when I moved to California in 2000), but just have never had the time.
Tricky thing though working older bricks into my collection. When a do a model
for someone, I always use new, unused bricks. So if they are dusty or discolored
at all, I won’t use them. Needless to say, I have a couple of big boxes of old
bricks that need to be cleaned, and a bunch of white bricks that are too
yellowed to use!
Oh, well, that is what brickshelf is for!
Thanks for your comments!
Bill
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| (...) If you're feeling adventurous, one thing you might consider is using 2 of this piece: (URL) Although it appears to be somewhat rare... You can carefully remove the frame from the glass and reverse the entire door - creating a mirror copy! I (...) (19 years ago, 8-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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| Hi Bill, (...) Wow I really love all the architectural details! My only nitpick is the front doors: your hotel would be perfect if you could find a "left" and a "right" door. Not sure if such doors exist in white (if any) though. Question for you - (...) (19 years ago, 7-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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