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Re: new MOC: Pulse
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Date: 
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:42:40 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes:

I remember once my Dad came to visit me, I was working in my studio building
the Praying Mantis, he started fiddleing around with some extra parts I had
laying around. He soon found it difficult to make anthing with no plates and
slopes. He looked around and said "you got no good pcs.!) I said yep there
all in this tray! he said..."gimme some of those!" I said nope they are for
the Praying Mantis! use the yellow stuff!

Anyway he saw that the struggle to build is part design and part parts!
Teaches you patience and perciverence. It's great that you and your son can
share in this.

Just building with with someone younger has taught me this! He'll want to do
something, and we'll go with it-- if it's too weak to support the structure,
or if we find a better way, it's all part of the Lego experience. I think
it's actually quite a mind-bender for him to build without instructions, but
the results are worth it!

thanks for your comments, Eric. And thanks for the little story!

stuart



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  Re: new MOC: Pulse
 
Hey look at that! Look at the way you guys made the head! Really unique looking! Man I wish my Pop built Lego with me! Well, then again....LOL!! I remember once my Dad came to visit me, I was working in my studio building the Praying Mantis, he (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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