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Re: Ideas for Brickswest sessions
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lugnet.legoland.california
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Tue, 21 Jan 2003 02:00:31 GMT
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I completely agree with your statement that the builders at Legoland are
cheating. I feel the same way about creations that use mostly special pieces
instead of basic blocks and the CAD creations. I say this coming from the pre-
Lugnet, pre-Lego direct, pre-Brick(bay)link days when bulk pieces where not
available. It cost enough just to get the basic blocks for a large project
nevermind the special pieces.
I understand feeling frustrated after visiting the park, which for an AFOL is
the same as after visiting a strip club, which is why I have never been there.
BTW, I liked your interview on the radio last week.
In lugnet.events.brickswest, Brendan Powell Smith writes:
> In lugnet.events.brickswest, Frank Filz writes:
> > Of course having enough pieces isn't enough. You also have to have a way
> > to get pieces in colors not available in sets... As far as I can tell so
> > far, you need more than just unlimited funds to duplicate some models.
> > In this sense, I think they do a disservice when they claim anyone could
> > build the models in the park.
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> I agree. After visiting LEGOland at Brickswest last year, I was, of course,
> extremely impressed with the modelling skills of the professional builders,
> but I was very put off by the claim, implicit or explicit, that any amateur
> LEGO builder could build the same models if only they had enough parts.
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> As I walked through Miniland I made a mental note each time I saw them using
> 100's or 1000's of a part that is either extremely rare or, as Frank noted,
> has never been commercially available in the color they are using.
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> It's frustrating to hear them make that claim when you are someone who has
> spent thousands and thousands of dollars on your LEGO collection and still
> know there's no chance you have the necessary parts to replicate the models
> they have on display. And it seems almost cruel that they are making that
> false claim to children who wouldn't know better.
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> I had the idea to put together a website that would show all the ways in
> which LEGOland builders "cheated", but never got around to it.
> -The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith
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| (...) LOL! Rick, I never thought anyone would use an analogy with Lego and a strip club, but you certainly did it! Now I have to go explain to my wife why I'm laughing at the computer. Jimmy P.S. So you've never been to LLC or a strip club? Curious (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| (...) I agree. After visiting LEGOland at Brickswest last year, I was, of course, extremely impressed with the modelling skills of the professional builders, but I was very put off by the claim, implicit or explicit, that any amateur LEGO builder (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jan-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest)
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