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Subject:	Now There's an Enthusiast (was Re: The Beeesh)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general
Followup-To:	lugnet.build.mecha
Original-Followup-To:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:41:56 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, David Eaton wrote: (major snippage) > > Sorry to have sounded so insulting, I guess. No offense intended. Basically > Adrian's (Drake) post just got me thinking about MOC's that I used to find so > mind-bogglingly awesome that are now so much more commonplace. I remember seeing > our large Endor display at MindFest '99 and thinking how utterly cool it was to > have Star Wars MOC's from at least 6 well-known Lego SW fans. And how everyone > gawked at it for a good hour or so, because we had never seen the likes of a > Lego display that large. > > But now? I've been to ... what, 4 BrickFests, god-knows-how-many train shows, > LUG meetings galore, and seen MOC's online from around the globe. So have many > of us. If I saw that same MindFest display now, I'd probably say "Oh, that's > cool I guess," and moved right on. > > DaveE My gawd man! Are you OK? Now, I'm not in the mecha crowd but I do get some enjoyment checking out works by Eric. What really got me to post here were those last sentences. You make it sound like our LEGO world is just another "yea ... whatever ... yea" experience, like watch news on tv or something. Let me tell you something- I come to LUGNET to get away from that. A suggestion: Don't just look at the whole but examine (REALLY examine) its parts, features, little functions, etc. Look at what was done to achieve the whole. You just might find something you could use. It's worked for me. Adr.

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		Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh)
(...) OMG, now I have to reply (uggg sorry!) Honest, Dave, I really don't want you to feel that way. I promise if you look close, you'll see all kinds of cool little things packed in small places and what not. Often times, I just hope someone will (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Now There's an Enthusiast - Hidden Treasure (was Re: The Beeesh)
(...) Eric, In light of recent personal events with you, I'm not sure you'll take what I'm saying favorably or not. Perhaps if you wrote down in your original post all the improvements you made to the Mech, people would appreciate it, and look at (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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		Re: The Beeesh
(...) Really? I mean, I'm not trying to say your MOC's are somehow any less valuable, but I personally have seen enough of them such that they don't really interest me anymore. It'd be a shame if you genuinely want me NOT to check out your MOC's. (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-05, to lugnet.build.mecha)

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