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Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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Mon, 17 May 1999 19:33:50 GMT
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Kevin Wilson wrote:

James Brown wrote:
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

That's true about the puzzle size. However, I'm not so sure about the
building size in a lego set. Look at the difference between Karim and
others' tiny SW models and Lego's minifig scale SW models. The microfig
models still capture the essence of the original. A microfig scale model
of, say St Pauls might be a big set but it wouldn't be a $1000 set.

I think others later in this thread are right that minifig scale Large
Building sets are probably impractical. But we're not necessarily
talking large buildings here. There are famous small buildings in the
world which could be done to minifig scale, as could the "historic
domestic architecture" example generally.

Of course all this is pie-in-the-sky dreaming, but hey, we can dream.

I wonder what would happen if someone outside Lego put together sets
like this from available parts and sold them?

Kevin

Ya know, if I had any way to refill my spare parts (especially the rare stuff), I would seriously think about undertaking some architectural sets (on a 5,000 - 20,000 piece scale).

Some of the things I would like to make for an architectural series would be:

Empire State Building (New York City, USA)
York Minster (Gothic Cathedral, York England)
The Louvre (Palace, Paris France)
The Escorial (Palace, Spain)
The Abbey of Cluny (largest of all medieval monastery (destroyed), France)
Nymphenburg (Palace, Munich)
Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament, London England)
Medieval City Walls and Kaiserburg (Imperial Castle, Nueremberg, Germany)
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Wiener Staatsopern (Opera House, Vienna)

Gary Istok



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  Re: Architectural Wonders theme
 
(...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Architectural Wonders theme
 
Gary Istok wrote in message <37406F1E.468BEB89@u...ch.edu>... (...) be: (...) I'm looking to create a "Sears Tower" type office building in minifig scale for the town I'm constructing. Rather than using the usual window frames I'm endeavouring to (...) (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Architectural Wonders theme
 
(...) That's true about the puzzle size. However, I'm not so sure about the building size in a lego set. Look at the difference between Karim and others' tiny SW models and Lego's minifig scale SW models. The microfig models still capture the (...) (26 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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