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Mark Chan wrote:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Gary Istok writes:
> <portions snipped>
> > Mark Chan built this nice classical building called Laural Hall. He
> > couldn't have done it (easily) without the limited bulk sales that are
> > already available. The potential for many of the LEGO systems are
> > limitless, as can be seen here. Some of the items Mark used in this
> > building are not currently part of the bulk sales lot, but would make a
> > great addition to bulk availability.
>
> > With expanded bulk sales, we are only at the beginning of the "Lego
> > Renaissance"!!
> > With greater parts availability, the sky is the limit for the collective
> > genius of AFOLs.
> >
> > Gary Istok
>
> My personal top 10 wish list of bulk parts (aka - wallet drainers)
> 1) 2x2 or 1x2 gray tiles. (Sidewalks, parking lots, streets that can go
> anywhere, aircraft carrier decks, etc.)
> 2) 2x2 white cylinder bricks or plates - either way I'll stack them up with
> technic axles for support. (Columns, columns, columns)
> 3) Female minifig "lipstick" heads/torsos. With the way Lego rations female
> minifigs out, it's hard to keep a good ratio of male to female in a town.
> Let's not keep ignoring 1/2 the population, TLC. (And when do we get blonde
> ponytail hair pieces?)
> 4) 1x2 tiles with the 1/2 offset stud, prefarably in white. I think you can
> build "anything" with these - and double the resolution of your models.
> 5) 1x2 and 1x1 tiles (all colors - I know, it doesn't make it "bulk", but if
> they could do a Castle expander pack...).
> 6) White arches - all sizes.
> 7) White or gray 1x4x5 windows.
> 8) 1x2 white medium slopes (normal and inverse)
> 9) 4x4 white quarter circle bricks
> 10) 1x4x1.3 rounded brick (see the top of my Italian Restaurant
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3230)
>
> I'm sure someone on Lugnet has conducted a survey on what we'd like to see
> next with bulk packs. Does anyone know where I can find the results?
>
> Thanks for the compliments, Gary. I have a whole subdirectory on my hard
> drive with your name on it. You had some great town pics from a few years
> back that I showed my Very Lego Supportive wife (Laural, whom I named the
> Hall after) and said, "That's what town buildings should look like". Your
> Museum of Art was the standard I was shooting for.
>
> Thanks to bulk packs, some of my dreams can be realized - and Lego must be
> happy because I keep buying more packs from them....
>
> Mark Chan
Hey thanks Mark. I am always happy when I see some really inspiring buildings
that follow historical styles. Your Laural Hall has a very nice 18th century
colonial look and feel to it. I love your use of the 1x1 cones, and of course
the railing pieces. I do hope that those railing pieces are available as bulk
items. I will buy lots of them.
And I see you have mastered the 1x2 tile with central stud. That is one of the
most versatile pieces that LEGO ever created. There are soooo many different
ways in which you can do what I call the "1/2 stud" effect, where you can make
an overhange on your roofline of 1/2 stud in width, or any other 1/2 stud
effects too numerous to mention. Great job. I will be keeping an eye out on
your future endeavors!
Gary Istok
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