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Re: building problems
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Sat, 6 Mar 1999 14:11:15 GMT
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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 used
to HATE the organ lessons I took (forgot everything at this point but
that's a different issue). So I didn
t practice enough. At least this practicing will be fun.
There are two important skills to get.
One is how to build for strength and durability. That is a mechanistic
skill and the basic principles were discussed in another thread. Just
keep building. Drop your creations off the table and do a post mortem on
why they came apart. Study set directions to learn all the overlap and
placement tricks. Anyone can get this skill with lots of practice
The other skill is much harder, because it's really an art. It is how to
realize or represent the model. What shape should it be, what should be
selectively compressed, how to model the details that bring a lot of
life to a model. It gets to the fundamental "art of the brick". There is
no way to mechanistically pick this one up, you just have to build.
Spend time surfing the web as suggested to get inspiration. Look at well
executed TLG sets to pick up techniques. Spend time playing with a pile
of pieces. Disconnect yourself and let your fingers just put things
together. Then look at them and see what they look like to you. Think
about how to change what pieces are used in order to get a closer
representation.
Unfortunately, while practice helps here, it does not guarantee success.
Since it's at least partly an art, some of us are better than others.
Some of us are better at certain sub areas. For instance, I can build
trains without really thinking about it, since I have been loving trains
since I was 4, I know what looks right and what doesn't. Cars are
harder, but I can do OK, especially with larger trucks. But I really
really have to struggle with buildings, I do a lot of trial and error
and none of my buildings are really masterpieces yet.
Once you think you've got somewhere on those 2 skills, build small
things. Then, try to build them again, but better. Compare the two. Is
the second one better? Why? Why not?
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