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Re: The Brick Testament: Judge Deborah
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Date: 
Wed, 6 Apr 2005 00:20:44 GMT
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In lugnet.build.ancient, Brendan Powell Smith wrote:
   In lugnet.build.ancient, Bruce Hietbrink wrote:
   4:21,5:25 - Ouch! That poor ABS! You’ve gotten very violent with your figs lately, with those severed toes previously and now a ruined head. I’m glad it’s a common enough head.

I don’t think it should necessarily be taken an indicator of an increasing willingness on my part to put knife to brick. I’ve had these stories in mind for almost two years now, and knew all along that I would need to match the brutality in these stories with a brutality toward a few choice bricks in order to achieve the effect I was going for. I just don’t trust that I could have retained the shocking nature of this passage without the similar shock of seeing an actual LEGO head split in two.

Yeah, I don’t know what it says about me as a person, but I’m more upset at the sight of mutilated Lego than I am at the idea of someone getting killed violently in his sleep.

By the way, I love the backward-helmet look here...I don’t think it always works, but this particular army looks awesome. And of course, great job overall; the pacing and framing of this story meet your usual top-notch standards.

Derek



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(...) I guess I'm not as bothered as some people at the idea of "mutilated" LEGO. I mean, don't think of it as a mutilated LEGO head that has become useless, think of it as two LEGO half-heads--a new specialty part previously unavailable. And who (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)

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(...) I've had a couple of these white hair pieces for a little while now, but indeed was waiting for an appropriate time to use them. I didn't spring for them though, they were a gift to The Brick Testament. No, not from the LEGO company. :) I (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)

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