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Re: ISCC II Moc: MAYA Land
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Mon, 16 Dec 2002 23:42:44 GMT
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Hey Yaron, thanks, this is the first Ancient Americas MOC I recall in awhile.

Somehow studs look good on Mayan pyramids, maybe because I'm prepared to see
them somewhat "greebly". The few smooth slopes you use make a nice counterpoint.

The greenery on #3 (Tikal Temple II) is striking.

Taken as a group there is a lot of variety. Step pyramids get to have more
character than that plain tetrahedral sort.

What's the scale of these? Are the stair heights simplified, or are the
brick height steps right for minifig climbing? (Not that you can predict
what they'll do when your back is turned.) I notice the Temple of
Inscriptions is about right for a minifig but the stairs up top are plate
height so I could be way off.

-Erik

In lugnet.build.contests, Yaron Dori writes:
On ISCC:
http://www.1000steine.de/iscc/iscc2/entries/047/index.pl?search=1

or on Brickshelf:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=29174

P.S. Hopfully I will oneday build those from real LEGO bricks

Yaron "Webrain" Dori



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  Re: ISCC II Moc: MAYA Land
 
(...) Hi Erik, Thanks for your comments When I designed the stairs, I had a few problems since I really needed that the slops on the side will flow with it. The main idea was to try making it as accurate as I could to the originals, though those (...) (22 years ago, 18-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.cad)

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  ISCC II Moc: MAYA Land
 
Hi everybody, Just wanted to interest you all, with the MOC I constructed (well not built due to lack of parts). I was always impressed by the astonishing piramids of the Mayas and wanted to built those for ages. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.cad)  

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