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Well boys and girls, I'm finally done with my large scale, LEGO dinosaur sculpture. Come check it out... (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) Henry, that is truly AMAZING. WHat a fabulous job! Say, though.... where are you living while little Steggy takes up all your living room? Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Air Market: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Henry, congrats on finally finishing the Lego-Stego. looks great, eric (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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HOLY COW!!! Very impressive, technically and artistically! Great job!!! Thanks for sharing it. =Hari= "Henry Lim" <hlim@library.ucla.edu> wrote in message news:G0HusM.46v@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Henry, You're awesome, you're amazing, I don't believe my eyes, etc. etc. etc. (Everyone get ready for the latest 'me too' thread of compliments... ;-) Seriously, I can't quite find words to adequately complement you on this one. This is on par (No (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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'bout frikkin' time! ;-) Ok...now how are you planning to get it to the LUGOLA meeting? Hmmm? I'll tell you what...just bring more pics, and we'll call that your contribution to the meeting, otherwise, I'll have to let Rick bring a space station and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Henry: To say that your creation is amazing is an understatement. Finally, I think you can be considered one of the greats- along the lines of your cohort Eric Harshbarger. Wow, it must be some competition between you guys- you with Amidala, Eric (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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A.... A..... A..... (got to pick my jaw up off the floor). That stupendous Stegasaurus is a real monstrosity! Because I got to see it in its earliest stages I feel very familiar with it. Make sure you show your neighbors your new guard dog. What (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow! That's amazing...almost unbelievable! How much does it weigh? (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) bricks?! How many?! WOW!!! Bryan (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think I'll comission both of them to build me a lifesized working Corvette in Technic purple with teal highlights. That shouldn't take very long for Erik and Henry. What do you say, guys? A week or two tops? ; ) Here's a scene I'd love to (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Wow!.. Anything that I can say is not enough for expressing my excitement. Of course I've seen many photos of Legoland parks' sculptures, but this is their job. Yours is completely different as being a fan work. I also saw several other giant fan (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Holy cow! :) Beautiful work, Henry. Would you be willing to share some insights into your process of building this sculpture? Did you use any sort of design tools? Create well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Does it fit though the door? I also noticed that you must have sold all your belongings to build it. I doubt my Wife would let that much LEGO in the house even if we won the lottery. Anyway great work and if you don't mind I would love to see (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I can't quite recall, but this steg may actually be bigger than the one at LIC Mall of America. (or maybe I am misremembering... they do have dinosaurs there but maybe not a steg...) Biggest or not it's the coolest. I think what I like best is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Stunning! Amazing! Beautiful! (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) higher-ups at LEGO get a chance to see this and hire you before you have to -gasp- take it apart. The smart thing for LEGO to do would be to buy the scupture, install it at the park, replace your bricks (in ornage, black, and gray), and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Henry, Everytime I see sculptures like this...and I've never seen one this good created by a fan not affiliated with TLC...I always wonder how it was done. I know it is not really possible to teach someone else artistic vision, but I wonder if there (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Awesome! (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes it does, one brick at a time.... (...) I noticed Henry's dining room table missing and assumed that Steggy had eaten it. Now that I look at it again, I notice that there isn't anything within 5 feet of Steggy and wonder where Henry's lamps (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Wow. That thing could eat my poor Pooh sculpture in one bite. I'm am amazed at the sheer mass of this work of art. You've set the bar high for new lego sculpture yet again! Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Fortunately, my roommate moved out (and took all of his furniture), leaving me with full access to the living room. The question then should've been: "How did my roommate get his sofas and bed out of the door?" Luckily the head of the dinosaur (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I didn't use any "design tools" other than following images I found in books and online. I also have a Jurassic Park toy that I looked at for perspectives. No "pre-production" sketches were made, either. I just put one brick to another... (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) perspectives. (...) "just put one brick to another..." *several* thousand times!! Beautiful model, thanks for sharing it! JohnG, GMLTC (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My suggestion is to just do it. Trial and error. Also "study" the curves in the models showcased in "The Ultimate LEGO Book" (the giraffe, the elephant, and the dinosaur). -Henry (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've never been to the Mall of America, but I did find these pics online: (URL) they were most inspirational. -Henry (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <jaw drops to the floor in amazement> After just staring at that thing for a full 5 minutes, all I can say is that's one of *the* coolest things I've ever seen built out of Lego bricks. Superb job! Next project for Henry (or anyone else with (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Next project for someone with bricks to burn: a full scale blue whale :) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Wow... wow. I mean... gosh. Wow. -Shiri (speechless, for one time in her life ;-) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hmmm... did this have anything to do with the stegosauraus growing in the dining room, or did he decide to go before that :-) Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Air Market: Limited edition kit (URL) Kits & Custom Lego models: (URL) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Far Out Man!!! I am blown away by the color details. DaveG (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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Amazing!!! If you decide you do not want it anymore, you can send it to me (I'll even pay the shipping:-) Jude The next step is to put it in LDraw... (I think you could win MOTM) (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I keep waiting to say something insight ful but about this and keep ending with...WOW! say what you will but the proportions, coloring, and all the little touches make this incredible. The beak, the toenails, the wonderful shading that gives (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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I've seen a few comparisons in this thread to some of the sculptures at Legoland, but I really think this one has them beat. First off, it's beautiful, of course, and truly spectacular. The color treatment looks just amazing. But the thing that (...) (24 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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If i had all the time and Lego in the world i could not do that. True art! Scott A BTW : Don't say this is just the baby, and the mother is in the garden! (...) (24 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, there's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said (but to reiterate: WOW). I've never seen anything quite so impressive in both size and design. Simply amazing. But I do have to ask you: how on Earth did you manipulate the (...) (24 years ago, 13-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, I did build it from the feet up. The head and tail were built separately and attached when I had completed enough of the body to support them--that was the only time I had to lift sections of the sculpture. Most of the big back (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's kind of funny looking at that picture and thinking of LUGOLA meeting #1 back in March of '99. It feels sooooo long ago. I'm the one under steggy for those that were curious. That was the day Henry let me (carefully) hold the head and neck (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No misteak in your memory Larry :^) There is a red and gray steg in the big planter like section that has the "Do Not Sit or Climb On" signs. It's kinda in the middle of the back side of the planter away from the shop it self. The LIC steg (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.general)
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