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Re: Definition of "micro"
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lugnet.build.microscale
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Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:41:26 GMT
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Phillip Thorne wrote:
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“Micro” has two conflicting meanings: figures and size of model. Confusing!
Thinking further from Ashley Glennon’s talk at BrickFest DC 2004...
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So, we have two distinct concepts to disentangle in our speech and
terminology:
- Microfig scale: accomodates people from 2/3 to 4/3 bricks tall, regardless of model size.
- Mini models: Non-minifig-, probably sub-minifig-, -scale models, usually no greater than six inches in size.
Terms like “nanofig” and “picofig” seem even more nebulous than “microfig.”
The SI connotations of ^-6, ^-9 and ^-12 should probably be discarded in
favor of “nano’s” original Greek meaning -- “dwarf.” Personally, I think of
“nanofig” as “the people are smaller than the smallest possible LEGO
element.” Specific ranges are just a hassle; actual numeric scales (“a
1:12000-scale ISD”) will do.
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I was talking to Janey Cook about this very issue just recently; she had told me
that some people wished to have some sort of established levels of scale.
I told her this idea was silly. What I like most about micro-scale is how
free-form it is. To set measurements and scales and metric-system prefixes to
it would lessen the fun for me.
Now I realize us LUGNETers like compartmentilization, but lets try to keep it
out of our MOCs!
~Lenin Blocksidge
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| (...) I agree. Down with compartmentalized dorkism! There was similar sillines (IMO) in .space when people wanted to come up with standard rules for defining different types of spaceships, ignoring the fact that these MOCs by different builders were (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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| "Micro" has two conflicting meanings: figures and size of model. Confusing! Thinking further from Ashley Glennon's talk at BrickFest DC 2004... All models built to accomodate minifigs have a consistent scale (the minifigs can move between them); and (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)
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