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Re: First Mosaic - Joker
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Fri, 31 Dec 2004 20:43:39 GMT
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On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 06:42:51PM +0000, Robert wrote:
> I first saw a Lego mosaic during the master builder tryouts about a year ago
> (no, I wasn't a finalist), and thought it was pretty cool. I had the simple
> idea then to make an ace of spades mosaic, but I never really got around to
> it.
I know about that. I have several dead projects, and some that may never see
the light of day :)
> Well, this motivated me to finally start work on my first mosaic, but I
> decided the ace was to plain, and a joker would be a better project. I
> googled around for a joker image, found one, cleaned it up, and spent a few
> days drawing it in ldraw. Once it was finished in ldraw, I had the parts
> manifest and was able order all 6,000+ parts I would need from bricklink. I
> bought mostly used bricks as it was much easier on the pocket book too
> (about $150 total). Anyways, that was back on Dec. 15th. Finally on the
> 29th, all my parts were here, and I got started. You can see the progress in
> the photo gallery here:
> http://hellalame.com/gallery/legojoker
Very nice. You did this in LDraw? What program did you use to get the pieces
matched up one to one?
> It was a very fun build. I managed to get it done in about 17 hours. It is
> still unglued though, and I am still trying to decide if I should buy all
> new white bricks before gluing it, as some of the used white bricks are in
> less than new condition. All of the other colors look very good though.
> There is also still a small black border I will be building around it, sort
> of as a frame. Once it is all glued together, I plan to hang it in my home
> office. The current borderless dimensions are: 30,25 inches wide, and 49
> inches tall. Looking back, I probably should have made it a little smaller
> :)
Heh, I get that from my husband all the itme (that my creations should be
smaller).
Very nice job for your first mosiac. Most impressive, and I'm not joking
around ;)
-Anne
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| (...) I used the web mosaic maker to create the basic image ((URL) although, after it generated the image, I cleaned it up a great amount. After it was cleaned up, I switched between photoshop, and ldraw while I drew all the pieces in ldraw. I spent (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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| I first saw a Lego mosaic during the master builder tryouts about a year ago (no, I wasn't a finalist), and thought it was pretty cool. I had the simple idea then to make an ace of spades mosaic, but I never really got around to it. Then in early (...) (22 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic)
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