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Re: Welcome Part Two , Plus Links
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lugnet.build.microscale
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Wed, 19 Mar 2003 03:16:18 GMT
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Ashley Glennon wrote in message ...
> > Brian,
> > Until late 1999 to early 2000, small scale building really did not seem to
> > have a common name. Of course, there were references to quarter-scale,
> > half-scale, etc. but as far as I know, nothing stuck. The irony is, prior
> > to the advent of the minifig, LEGO building was just...LEGO building!
> >
> > Your references to "Classic" and "half classic" are interesting, and if you
> > don't mind, I will add them to my microfig history presentation as good
> > descriptors of pre-minifig creations.
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> "Classic" scale was in common use as a term when I started on LUGNET in
> 1999, although few people apart from Gary Istok built in it. (See here for
> an example post: http://news.lugnet.com/town/?n=15 ). When I started in Lego
> in the 1960s that was the scale we used then (although without the name),
> since those were the windows and doors available. An adult person was
> represented by 2 1x1 round bricks stacked (we used some special color
> combinations as uniforms for eg police, fire etc) and a child was a single
> 1x1 round brick.
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> I really don't think of classic scale as being microscale, it seems too big
> to me! Brian's use of half- and quarter- classic scales is very interesting
> though, I haven't seen anyone else describe those scales.
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> Kevin
When I was growing up, I caught the tail end of proto-minifigs. My very
first set (that I remember) was a 111 universal set which had a maxifig and
the transitional 3-wide by 4-high door that opened; I think my first set
with proto-minifigs was the 550 Windmill (362 to Europeans) which had two
proto-minifigs and 2-wide by 3-high classic doors. Then the modern minifigs
arrived, as did the new 4-wide by 5-high doors. As a result, I never used
cylinders for people when growing up. I also had a fairly flexible sense of
scale since doors could be smaller than people and cars did not need to let
people inside. :)
Unless I'm conflating a few memories together, I recall that a number of
years ago I had an email conversation with Gary during which I asked him
about half- and quarter-classic scales. (Gary, I've misplaced your email
address -- please drop me a line!) I do remember that he said he had built
in those scales from time to time, but I don't remember whether the
terminology was new to him or not.
--Muze
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| Ashley Glennon wrote in message ... (...) "Classic" scale was in common use as a term when I started on LUGNET in 1999, although few people apart from Gary Istok built in it. (See here for an example post: (URL) ). When I started in Lego in the (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-03, to lugnet.build.microscale)
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