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Ahoy mateys!
NWBrickCon is pleased to present a new theme this year: Maxifigs.
The idea is simple. Take your favorite minifigure and build it at ten
times the normal size. For most minifigures this is pretty
straightforward: take the instructions for set 3723
http://media.peeron.com/pdf/3723-1/1/
and adapt them to the coloring and patterns of your particular minifig.
Examples:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=814498
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1528286
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2483902
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=919869
Of course, there are other ways to make maxifigs:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2613982
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2356933
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1345178
(Note that the above examples are what I could quickly find on BrickShelf,
and I have no idea, for the most part, who the builders are. . .but it
would be nice if they came to NWBrickCon 2007.)
This year at NWBrickCon there will be a prominently featured table in the
Expo Hall for Maxifigs. Let's see if we can fill a table or two with 'em!
After you've built your maxifig (but by October 4th, please) e-mail me so
I can ensure room. Any registered attendee of NWBrickCon 2007 is welcome
to display a maxifig.
A word of caution: making a maxifig in the style of 3723 is not terribly
hard, but it does take time and a goodly supply of brick. I urge anyone
interested in making one to start early so as to ensure plenty of time for
completion and, if necessary, additional materials---an experienced
builder can adapt the instructions for the legs and torso to use most any
2x brick, but head and hands show the Lego set designers' love of L-bricks
and L-plates, and some normal collections will require creative use of
existing materials. The arms (in the official instructions) require lots
of plates or time-consuming optimization.
NWBrickCon is a annual Lego convention and exposition in the Seattle Area.
NWBrickCon 2007 will be October 5, 6, and 7 at the Seattle Center
Pavillion. For more information, visit
http://www.nwbrickcon.org
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
LEGO: CA+++ SW++ GA+c #++++++ LS+++ P+++++ YB77m
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