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Re: Textured bricks that look like bricks?
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Fri, 29 Nov 2002 00:03:10 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
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> > > <snip neat idea>
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> > > > On a truly large scale building, could you use 1 x X light grey plates
> > > > between each layer?
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> > Larry, are there pictures of this technique that you can point us to? I'm
> > curious to see how it looks on a finished building or structures.
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> I've seen lots. Assidious digging will surface more examples but here is one
> from our show of last July:
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> start at our site
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> http://www.michlug.org/
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> go through past events to the show report in question
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> http://www.michlug.org/pastevents/shows/2002-07-13.html
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> and follow the links to Scott Sanburn's gallery:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=21790
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> to get to this image:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=211802
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> which shows two buildings that are using plates to simulate masonry. Note
> that both of these are Chris Leach's and are one plate/two brick spaced but
> I know I have seen other clubs that do one/one
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> While you are browsing, check out some of the other galleries as well,
> including Spencer's great sepia of "Woodward Ave."
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=21623 and then
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=210087 for the specific pic
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> and Stefan's pic of many of us, (being intense :-) ) behind Spencer's
> skyscrapers: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=213580
I haven't had time just yet, but thanks Larry for digging up so many links.
I am very curious to see more of this technique. Actually, this type of
building (diorama scale architecture?) is one of my favorite areas. I'm
just now looking at what colors and bricks I need to be able to create some
of the buildings I have in mind.
When I used to have the old version of the Expert Builder site up, I had
several pages dedicated to pictures of low-rise turn-of-the-century
'skyscrapers'. I think some of them are just beautiful from an
architectural point of view and of course make great LEGO models.
> To your point that LEGO hasn't been able to compete with what we adults can
> do, you are absolutely right, and after you look through the few links I
> just gave you will be more convinced of that than ever. And we're just one
> club of many that are cranking out impressive displays.
I'm addressing this point further in a separate thread. See this post:
http://news.lugnet.com/town/?n=5510
But I really wonder if the Blacksmith's Shop isn't a sign of what should be.
Is there more room in the catalog for LEGO to release fan-created sets? I
hope so.
> Whether LEGO SHOULD aspire to compete with us is a different question. These
> monster buildings are not necessarily as interesting to kids as they are to
> us...
I agree 100%. There is the need for fans to still create things by and for
themselves. Things that will never be official sets and shouldn't be. I've
seen models over the years made out of Meccano that fall into this same
category. They were insanely large and complicated. Some of them
represented hundreds of hours of design and building time. Not something
that would work for a set to be found under the tree at Christmas. :)
> but LEGO certainly has the internal talent to design TOWN stuff than
> is more desirable to adults (but still attracts kids somewhat) if it wanted >to.
I'll bite. Why don't they want to? I'm not being sarcastic here, I'm
curious to know more of what you mean by that statement. You appear to be
saying that they are knowingly not putting out sets like this. Am I reading
you correctly?
I totally agree with your statement though. They do have the talent. That
is clearly evidenced by what is displayed at the theme parks. So where does
this talent go when it comes to designing sets for the public? Please don't
misunderstand... I'm not saying they should release the massive scale
buildings they put in the parks. But why not scaled down versions?
> It may be that all we can hope for is that LD continues to make "bulk" packs
> available to us.
And some of these packs are wonderful. Overpriced, but wonderful. :)
I agree with you Larry... some of this is still in the, "I hope it's yet to
come" category.
> (I put bulk in quotes of course because if you have to buy
> 50 of the same pack to get what you need (Griswold, the building with the
> twin towers on the back wall, done by Chris Leach, took hundreds of various
> bulk packs and who knows how many Yodas) it's not quite "bulk" is it?)
If it's just the same, I'd like to bow out of any semantic-based discussion
of what "bulk" means. ;)
> I sort of like the underlying idea of textured bricks but am concerned about
> SKUs of course... we have a limited selection as it is.
Have you seen the brick counter on the Shop At Home site? I would guess
that by the end of the month they will easily reach 50,000,000 bricks. And
they clearly point out that these are not bricks that are counted as part of
a set. So aren't these bulk bricks? And then the corporate executive in me
begins to ask, "if we can sell 50 million bricks a month, then why not 100
million?"
I know I'm being naive and silly, but I just have a hard time understanding
why the selection can't be expanded. Where did the SKU limit come from? Is
it a number driven by physical limitations (warehouse space, ability to
process orders in a timely fashion, out-dated software?) or is it an
arbitrary limit imposed on LEGO Direct because they are a forward-thinking
and progressive arm of the company?
> Maybe sandpaper is the way to go?
Well... I'm thinking of experimenting with a handful of red 1 x 2's to see
if I couldn't come up with some 'bricks' to make into a nice chimney.
Couldn't hurt to try.
All the best,
Allan B.
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| (...) I'm now curious about the show. :) Is this a model railroad only show? Or are there other hobbies there? Two day duration? How many people (assuming this was open to the public) would have been through to see the setup? (...) Amazing. I also (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.general)
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