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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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Of course all this is pie-in-the-sky dreaming, but hey, we can dream.
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> I wonder what would happen if someone outside Lego put together sets
> like this from available parts and sold them?
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> 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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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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