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Re: Happy Christmas! from The Brick Testament
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Fri, 7 Jan 2005 02:37:49 GMT
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Hey Brendan,
Congratulations on both books. That’s really cool. Why oh why did I have to do
my huge project on something with active copyrights? :)
On to the revised Christmas story (sorrry again about the delay):
Okay, it took a bit of digging, but I was finally able to find the
original for comparison.
Luke 1:28-38: I’m really impressed that you went back and rebuilt things just
so you could photograph with the new (and better, IMO) figs. I’ve got that
problem with my LotR story--in the three years (OMG) since I started several
figs have come out that I would much prefer (especially for the orcs), but
unlike you I don’t have the energy to go back and rebuild chapters to change
things. So I’m stuck with Dragon Master torsos as the Minas Tirith soldiers and
Fright Knights as orcs. Oh well. Anyway, looking at these two pics:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=89665
http://www.thebricktestament.com/the_gospels/jesus_is_born_02/lk01_35.html it
seems to me that your photography has improved over the last few years. (BTW,
I’m really impressed that even in the first version you put a LEGO backing
outside the door.)
Luke 1:40,46: I really like the walls using those pillar pieces.
Luke 1:50: I’m not a huge fan of the backwards arms--they just look odd to me.
I am intrigued, though, is this cheating (glue or photoshoppery), or is this a
trick of construction like this one:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=952819
Luke 1:52: Not my favorite of your thrones--too recognizably a car piece for
me.
Luke 1:52b: LOL!
Mat 1:20,21: Great floor. The eternal problem of figs realistically lying in
bed plagues you here.
Luke 2:7: The new version of the baby (using a head for the body) is much
better. I also love Joseph shooing away the rat (unlike the original version
where he seems oblivious to it).
Luke 2:8 etc: I’m glad you’ve given the sheep grass to eat. In the original
version this was all on tan. :)
Luke 2:16: I miss the brick-built beasts of the original, but you know I’m a
fan of brick-built beasts. Where’s the white hood from? Or is that painted?
Mat 2:3: I like the color you added behind the throne but preferred the
original tiles.
Mat 2:9: You’ve improved the horizon. In the original Bethlehem was on the
edge of the world, and the new microscale building is better. Also your more
recent innovations for kneeling and straddling camels look good.
Mat 2:13: Nice cradle solution. Is that just balanced there? The
photoshopping in of the angel here and earlier looks better than the thought
bubble in the original version.
Luke 2:40: I’ve commented before that I really like that detail with the blue
crosses in the technic axel bricks. Very nice.
One question--did you rebuild scenes just because you felt you could do a better
job after three years experience on this project, or because the demands of
publishing a book required higher resolution photography? In either case it was
very much worth it. Great job. I hope you had a great Chrstmas and a happy New
Year.
Bruce
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