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Re: building problems
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lugnet.build
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Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:04:06 GMT
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Anne Sullivan wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> I'm new to lego world, I never had them as a child but have gotten heavily
> into them lately.
Welcome to the obsessio....er, hobby. Lego building as an adult can be
very rewarding.
> I really enjoy building my sets but now I'm looking to
> build my own things.
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 looking at the completed model instead of building step-by-step.
Also, trying the alternate models makes you think about HOW something is
built more than following the step-by-step instructions.
> 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?
Well, I made some graph paper for myself in a paint program. I designed
the grids 6/5 height-to-width ratio to match the brick's geometry. This
helps a lot for building curved shapes. Also, drawing different views
of an object helps - say top and side view. I want to take a technical
drawing course because they teach you drawing multi-views, etc. and I
think this would really be helpful. Designing in 3-D is easy for some
people and hard for others. It's VERY hard for me, but I think anyone
can learn it.
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> I suppose this sounds strange, but all my life I've been more into 2D things,
> drawing, photography, etc.
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> Thanks for the help,
> Anne
Good luck. There are a lot of us on this group who are just starting
out like yourself. I have been collecting Lego for years, but I have
only done rudimentary original building. It's probably the most
challenging aspect of this hobby.
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
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