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In lugnet.build.mecha, Mark Neumann writes:
>
> Dude, always compare yourself to the best. And do better. If you can't
> figure out how to do something, ask. Don't worry about copying, and if you
> do feel a little weird about it, give credit or ask permission. I found
> that even when trying to copy, it ends up looking completely different anyway.
>
> Mark
These are words to live by!
One of the first "MOC"s I uploaded to my Brickshelf folder was a "replica"
of an early Mark Sandlin Lego Creation :^) which turned out horribly
rainbowed! It was like Lego Building 101 for me. My piece assortment was
nightmarish and I was forced to "modify" some things in that model. But I
built it (sans engines)! I went ahead and uploaded the images and posted
the link to Lugnet then asked for a critique; I expected the obvious:
rainbowed, no engines, not quite the same... but actually didn't get any at
all really, although there was a reminder by Mark Sandlin about actually
providing the link! I had previously e-mailed Mark a few times regarding
what I had done so he already new about it. Anyway, the images are still in
my Brickshelf folder as a humble reminder of where I started from. Since
then I've copied a few other mocs but didn't take pictures of them, copying
a moc is purely a building challenge these days. It worked then, and still
works now!
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