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Re: High praise for Designer Set #4100
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 03:05:11 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ronald Vallenduuk writes:
> What I really like about the models (I've only built a few so far) is that
> none of them is perfect. That may seem like a strange comment on such a
> great set, but what I mean is this: hardly any of them would be built the
> way they're built now if you had an unlimited supply of bricks. So they're
> basically made the way children build (and some of us less affluent
> AFOL's...). Just make do with what you have.
That's a perfect encapsulation of how I feel about the types of models you
can build with these sets. Especially the last line.
So, to have some fun with that idea, I decided to sit down and build to a
goal, using just the pieces in the 4100 set. Here are the results:
http://www.apotome.com/lego/misc/flight.jpg
Inspired by the helicopter in the #387 Rescue Vehicles set.
> I think that will inspire
> creativity much more than any HP or SW set, no matter how great they look.
Limitations are often a great help when it comes to inspiring creative works.
Best regards,
Allan B.
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 | | Re: High praise for Designer Set #4100
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| Cool model! What set do you mean though? 770? (URL) hardly looks like a helicopter to me.... Duq "Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELET...otome.com> wrote in message news:HDoB8n.C43@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) they're (...) look. (...) works. (...) (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: High praise for Designer Set #4100
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| The morning after I read your review I got the set for my birthday! You're absolutely right. But rather than just a 'metoo' post I wanted to add something. What I really like about the models (I've only built a few so far) is that none of them is (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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