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Re: The World according to Harshbarger, Lambrecht, and Lowell
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Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:56:01 GMT
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It rolls quite well [grin].
I considered doing each continent a different color, but then thought
that might be too distracting.
eric
Bram Lambrecht wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Eric Harshbarger wrote:
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> > There's no way I could have ever built my latest creation without the
> > earlier work of the following two LEGO guys:
> >
> > - Bruce Lowell, creator of the first "Lowell Sphere"
> > - Bram Lambrecht, author of the web-app that allows creation of any size
> > Lowell Sphere
> >
> > I give links to their respective sites on the webpage describing my
> > latest project:
> >
> > A 15 inche GLOBE built as a Lowell Sphere:
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> > http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/globe2.html
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>
> I was actually wondering how long it would be before someone built a globe. I
> was thinking about doing a small one myself, or a decent size virtual one, but I
> never got around to it. Did you consider doing more colors to create a 3-D
> mosaic? Perhaps a more realistic color scheme with forest, desert, and
> clouds...I suppose that would require some mapping on the computer instead of
> freehand coloring.
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> Anyway, it looks great! Have you tested how well it rolls?
> --Bram
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