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Re: LDraw to display at Legoland California for Kidvention
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.legoland.california
Date: 
Mon, 29 May 2000 09:54:04 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney writes:
In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw "Larry Pieniazek" <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
Those are all great models.. but I strongly hope that the final list
covers a wider variety of model types, not just space/flying machines!

Agreed. There is more to LEGO than space. Indeed, I would argue that the • most
creative models are those that represent things already built in real life • such
as buildings and current day vehicles, rather than things from the • imagination.
But I'm not trying to start an argument, so I shan't actually make that
statement.

I agree as well.  Again, this is the problem you get when a couple
spaceheads run a display ;)  It'd be nice to have some train models,
because the train layout is going to be right across the tent from us.

However, there are some implications that weren't clear from the original
message...

The criteria (which didn't seem clear at the time) are that: (?)

-The model has to exist physically.
-The model has to have an LDraw representation

This rules out neat models that haven't been ldrawn, and neat images that • don't
have physical manifestations, right?

99% of the time.  We're going to strongly prefer that an LDrawn model
has a physical representation - but there is one instance I'm making
an exception for - Tom McDonald's Hangar 33, with a special (funny)
scene we're arranging in it.  The rest will have physical
representations as well as virtual models.

Thanks for the clarification! I think you're spot on.

We can show the design
process of each, and have also high quality printouts for display on
our display boards.  Terry and I talked about that on the phone last
night, we're getting some 'art gallery' -ish display walls for the
area around our booth.

That sounds pretty swell.

Further, you'd want the actual LDraw source files as well, not just • generated
images from them?  That probably rules me out.

It would be nice, but it shouldn't be absolutely required for each.
It would be cool because then we could show people how the model was
actually put together in the software.  Which models are you referring
to of yours?  Your SW and cars one?  We can feature that if you like -
do you have physical models of that (which won't be running on the
layout, or could be taken off temporarily??)

I do have physical models for all of that except the blue version of the
hopper. It's starting to look like i won't be able to make it, but am not 100%
sure yet. I may be in Switzerland during that time on an assignment.

However I can almost certainly make arrangements to loan the models out.
Perhaps I can even build 2 copies of most of the cars and the loco so one
could be a static display and the other operating on the GMLTC layout. Time.
Is there enough time?

If we can figure out how to do this, I'm down for it. I need my copyright
preserved though, so wouldn't want to see the source on the CD. It's a big
image and renders slowly, even in MLCad, though.

++Lar



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(...) :( You're going to miss some serious festing....hope you can make it . (...) Sure there is. To lighten my load travelling, either you could send them with John Neal, or ship them to Terry K or Mike P. When you get ready to loan them out we can (...) (24 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.legoland.california)

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(...) I agree as well. Again, this is the problem you get when a couple spaceheads run a display ;) It'd be nice to have some train models, because the train layout is going to be right across the tent from us. (...) 99% of the time. We're going to (...) (24 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.legoland.california)

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