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Re: 1970s sets in microscale
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Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:31:02 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Thomas Main wrote:
> Inspired by reading Gary Istok's Unofficial Lego Sets/Parts Collector's Guide
> and webpages like Brickfetish, as well as delving into my own sense of nostalgia
> for classic Lego sets, I have started to build some of my favorite sets of the
> past in microscale.
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> First up is the 550 Windmill:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/550/550-1.jpg
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> I was pleased with how the windmill came out, especially the base...not
> completely satisfied with the house.
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> Next I tried the 555 Hospital:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/555/555-1.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/555/555-2.jpg
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> I would have liked to have had a red 1x2 plate with rail for the "sign" above
> the door and a 2x2 red cross printed tile on top would have looked better. A
> problem tha I had with this building as well as some others is using a 1x4 arch
> for driveways -- leaving a 2-wide space for vehicles. My vehicles are two-wide,
> but the "wheels" extend just beyond that profile, making them ever slightly too
> wide for the driveways.
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> The most complex build in this series was the 580 Brick Yard:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/580/580-1.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/580/580-2.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/580/580-3.jpg
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> I wanted this set to retain its full functionality in the microscale version. I
> am pleased with the solution I came up with for the conveyor belt - it works!
> And the tipper truck is functional too (although I would have prefered blue 1x1
> corner panels, they are rare and expensive in that color). The crane slides
> back and forth and raises and lowers its grabber claw (would be nice to have
> these parts completely in yellow). Although simple, I like how the digger
> vehicle came out in this one. I ran out of yellow 1x4 arches and had to use
> black instead (most noticeable in the picture of the back of the building). I
> again ran into the problem of a 2-wide driveway with 2-wide vehicles' wheels
> jutting out just slightly too much.
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> Next is a work in progress, the 725 Freight Train:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/725/725-1.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/thomasmain/Microscale/725/725-2.jpg
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> Although it is a little squat, I am happy with the loco. The tipper tips!
> Still have to do the other cars in this set and consider the coupling of them
> all.
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> I've had fun doing these. I spend a lot of time trying to get the look right
> and rebuilding a lot. I am fairly new to microscale, so it has been a challenge
> - but a fun one. Like Douglas Coupland says, this allows me to get into a space
> called "shape head."
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> Any suggestions for improvements or other ideas are most welcomed.
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> --
> Thomas Main
> thomasmain@charter.net
Thomas--
These are awesome--brings back many happy daydreams of "gee, that'd be fun to
build" when I was a kid.
I'd love to see something from the Heliport or Fire Station. Might give it a
shot myself, if I can get a spaceship done up the way I want.
Play Well and Prosper,
Matthew
"The Brick Detective"
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