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Re: Architectural Wonders theme
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Tue, 18 May 1999 20:37:31 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Gary R. Istok writes:
> Martin Legault wrote:
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> > In lugnet.dear-lego, Gary R. Istok writes:
> > > 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:
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> > > 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
> >
> > Could also add the Chateau Frontenac (Quebec city, Canada)
> >
> > and the Montreal Olympic stadium with a roof that is always colapsing :-(
> >
> > Martin
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> Yes, the Chateau Frontenac, my favorite Canadian building, I'd love to build • that
> one.Also these other North American hotels .... Waldorf Astoria (New York), • Grand
> Hotel (with an 880 ft. (275m.) long colonnaded front porch on Mackinac Island,
> Michigan), Arizona Biltmore, Breakers (Florida), Hotel del Coronado
> (California)......
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> Gary Istok
Lots of good buildings (never eard about some of them before) that I'd love to
build.
BTW it is in Chateau Frontenac that Churchill and Roosevelt meet twice in WWII.
Some good stories about that. In 42 high-ranking officier left plan on a table
after a meeting, a soldger find them, after looking at them,realize their
importance and brought them to the first officer he saw, the bad thing about
that, is insted of receiving a medal or a promotion, he was jailed until well
after D-day just to be sure he would not compromise the operation :-(
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| (...) Yes, the Chateau Frontenac, my favorite Canadian building, I'd love to build that one.Also these other North American hotels .... Waldorf Astoria (New York), Grand Hotel (with an 880 ft. (275m.) long colonnaded front porch on Mackinac Island, (...) (26 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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