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Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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Mon, 17 May 1999 18:39:16 GMT
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James Brown wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Kevin Wilson writes:
> > Steve Jaquot wrote:
> > > I like this idea, but these might not be such hot items at TRU,
> > > certainly not the next Star Wars. On the other hand, they might sell
> > particularly well in museum shops/catalogs, where high priced toys for
> > adults are the norm.
> >
> > I think that's a good idea, though the volume of a set for a specific
> > niche (eg Monticello) might not be high enough to justify production.
> > What got me thinking was that those Puzz-3D things are genuinely
> > mass-market. _Someone_ is interested in Famous Buildings of the World.
> > And a Lego version would be a lot longer-lasting and versatile than the
> > Puzz-3D one.
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> Not that I don't think this is a good idea - I do - but 3-D puzzles have a
> distinct advantage over Lego in the "famous building" catagory - size &
> detail. A puzzle can print it's detailing, and be more-or-less whatever size
> markets best. A lego building needs to be a certain size to get any kind of
> decent detailing (maybe not quite miniland scale, but I'm not sure minifig
> would cut it), which makes most of the popular buildings horribly unfeasable.
> "Oh look! They have a Lego Tower of London in the gift shop! Only $1499.99,
> too!"
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> I'd still buy one, though. Maybe even two, if it had a good parts selection.
> ;-)
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> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
Alright, I'm gonna have to partly disagree with you on this one.
I guess if you were copying a famous building exactly, you could run into
problems getting the proportions and detailing correct. And in that sense, a
scale larger than minifig may be needed. But I disagree with "A LEGO building
needs to be a certain size to get any decent detailing", and here's why....
I don't build in the minifig LEGO scale (1 door = 5 bricks high). I only build in
the classic LEGO scale (1 door = 3 bricks high). And I have to say that I build
a lot of detail into my structures. Check out my Website:
http://my.voyager.net/lar/gistok.html
If I can do OK with a 3 brick scale, then all you "5 brick'ers" should have it
easier. Of course having the correct pieces helps (and that's another problem
....).
Gary Istok
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| (...) Conceeded. Point and match, even. Does this mean you're going to start selling your MOC's? <grin> Seriously though, You're right. But I'm not entirely wrong, though - I was thinking about the level of detail we can see on some of the miniland (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Not that I don't think this is a good idea - I do - but 3-D puzzles have a distinct advantage over Lego in the "famous building" catagory - size & detail. A puzzle can print it's detailing, and be more-or-less whatever size markets best. A (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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