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building problems
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Date: 
Sat, 6 Mar 1999 00:27:18 GMT
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Hi all,

I'm new to lego world, I never had them as a child but have gotten heavily
into them lately.  I really enjoy building my sets but now I'm looking to
build my own things.  Upon doing so I found out that I have a deficiency.  I
seem to have a lot of problems thinking in 3D.  So I end up making a facade
instead of a building, or unstable creations.  Does anybody have any hints or
tips for this?

I suppose this sounds strange, but all my life I've been more into 2D things,
drawing, photography, etc.

Thanks for the help,
Anne



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  Re: building problems
 
(...) I have some, but the remainder of this post is a bit lengthy so bear with me if you can stand it :) I love to hear myself talk.. (...) Actually, that's not strange at all. If I can assume for a moment advantages that you may already have: 1. (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: building problems
 
For me 2d is an abstract concept, much the same as black and white photography. 3d is real, equating in some manner to color photography. Does that make sense? <shrug> Hope it was helpful somehow... John Matthews Anne Sullivan wrote in message ... (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: building problems
 
Hi Anne, and welcome to the hobby! Others have posted some good ideas. Here's my two cents. Remember that old joke: "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, Practice, Practice" Well, it applies here. To be a better builder, you need to build. I (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: building problems
 
Hi Anne, I have a few suggestions for you. 1. Start small. Leave the 2 foot long masterpiece till later and build smaller simpler things for now. They can be small versions of the whatever-it-is you want to build 2 feet long <g>. 2. Know what you're (...) (26 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: building problems
 
(...) Welcome to the obsessio....er, hobby. Lego building as an adult can be very rewarding. (...) I enjoy building the sets too. I think you can learn a lot by building the sets. Something I'm just starting to try is building the sets just by (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: building problems
 
Wow. Thanks for all the great advice everyone! I'm already starting on some of your advice and trying to build the alternative models, or improving on current models. I think my biggest problem was that I don't like tearing things down once they're (...) (26 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.build)

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