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Subject:	New MOC: 30,000 piece neighborhood with minfigs that walk around
Newsgroups:	lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch
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Date:	Wed, 16 Feb 2005 07:38:17 GMT
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Hi everyone!

(Alternate subject for this post: “Why has Sean been so quiet for the last few months?”)

I was comissioned by a Dallas-area company called Healthvision to build a large LEGO model for their booth at a trade show, also in Dallas. The model is currently on display at the Dallas Convention Center, and will be there for the rest of the week. (Although it’s not open to the public - sorry TexLUG folks!)

Read all about it on MOCpages.

The model consists of 2 large buildings, 5 small buildings, a gently contoured terrain, and little minifigs that walk around from building to building. See the minifigs walk! (500K Animated GIF)

It was incredibly complicated to get the motion working (being as non-Technic-al as I am). Actually, the mechanics were simple enough, but I encountered a lot of woes with friction and the topheavy nature of a minifig. (I even assembled a 12-minute video of the various mechanical tests I ran over the last few weeks... some people have found it amusing, shrug.)

The model took 350 man-hours to complete, and was built in about a month. (Yes, do the math - I didn’t sleep much.) :)

Sean
http://www.mocpages/com/home.php/1
http://www.seankenney.com/lego/

Message has 5 Replies:

		Re: New MOC: 30,000 piece neighborhood with minfigs that walk around
(...) It was more than amusing; it was hilarious. I especially recommend watching it at some point where you're not supposed to be giggling at your desk, such as at work. Just make sure you won't get into TOO much trouble when you bust up. Seriously (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)

		Re: New MOC: 30,000 piece neighborhood with minfigs that walk around
(...) Wow that is amazing! I can only imagine how much trial and error was required to get the whole minifig-walking aspect right. Your LEGO studio is to-die-for - having foam playmats on the floor is an excellent idea. Did you glue the entire (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)

		Re: New MOC: 30,000 piece neighborhood with minfigs that walk around
Hey Sean, This is way cool! The figs actually look to me like they're ice skating, which suggests an ice rink as a possible MOC. Perhaps the Brick Apple could use a Rockefeller Plaza creation? I'm curious, when a work like this is commissioned for (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)

		Re: New MOC: 30,000 piece neighborhood with minfigs that walk around
(...) I snuck in the show on Monday to check out the display, and WOW. I was really really impressed. Great work Sean! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Team (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)

		Re: New MOC: 30,000 piece neighborhood with minfigs that walk around
(...) Very nice work, Sean! I reeeeaaaalllly loved the 12 minute video clip. It was agonizing hilarious and familiar, remembering some of my recent building marathon periods preparing my latest creations (which I have yet to document online). I (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)

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