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Re: New Vignettes - Princess Bride and the Matrix
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Date: 
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:56:36 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Brian P. Gefrich wrote:
Where did the vignette, 6x6
concept get born from?  Any other good sources for inspiration out there?

Hey Brian,

I'm not sure where the idea originated (don't say SW Storytellers or violence
may ensue ;) ), but a recent spate of these on Classic-Castle.com was inspired
by noticing similar creations by three Japanese builders:
Makoto:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=23741
Sugegasa:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=94797
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=99319
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=100899
Yuriko Hanai:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=25746

These are a lot of fun and quick to build.  Several different C-C.com'ers have
made these in the last couple of weeks including myself:
http://www.ozbricks.com/bricktales/misc/castlemisc/castlemisc09/castlemisc09.html
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=100751
Nathan:
http://classic-castle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2768
Greg:
http://classic-castle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2760
Kevin:
http://classic-castle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2737
and of course the ones by Lenny at the top of this thread.  One huge advantage
of these is that anyone can build these even if they don't have a ton of bricks.

Bruce



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  Re: New Vignettes - Princess Bride and the Matrix
 
(...) Wow, thanks for all those sources. Looking at the original Japanese inspiration, would it be too uncouth to refer to vignettes as the haiku of LEGO building? I really dig the simplicity of the building style, and absolutely how much (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle)

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  Re: New Vignettes - Princess Bride and the Matrix
 
Lenny, I love how easily identified these are. I think that's a testament to how well you captured the scene in each one. Somewhat inspiring for me to try some myself. Where did the vignette, 6x6 concept get born from? Any other good sources for (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.castle, FTX)

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