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Re: LEGO/DK event at Ottakars
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:24:54 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Richard Franks writes:
Just adding my 2p worth to Richard's review of the event...
> I think everyone will agree that it was a successful event. The task for the
> day was to re-create a version of Macintosh's Rose - the one they had • pre-built
> contained a background of 1xX transparent red bricks - hundreds of them!
> *drool*
The one they built during the event was normal 1xX red bricks however... myself
and Richard were amazed that it didn't collapse once during the whole 2-hours!
> Then we saw the custom cars - a green landrover, a discovery type black
> vehicle, and a red sports car. These were all *fantastic*, built mostly out of
> plates and used half-studded modelling techniques. The windows were • transparent
> plates - argh! Severe drool material. Ian took some photos so this will
> probably make more sense then :)
These cars were truly amazing, despite using a few pieces that us mere shoppers
will probably never get a chance to get our hands on...
> They dragged out a large crate full of mixed Lego for the younger ones to • build
> with, while the older ones helped with the rose. The crate however contained
> tan, dg grey, grey and brown in abundant quantities, not a burp in sight. The
> only jr'ised element I saw was one 1x1x5 tan block.
Once again, a few unusual pieces that I have *never* spotted in sets cropped up
- mainly normal pieces in abnormal colours like tan radar-dishes and light-blue
(!) 2x2's.
> Needless to say, playing with that box was great fun! And the children thought
> so too! Stuart took advantage of the surplus of tan bricks and made a rather
> cool 'Cartman' from South Park, half-hidden amid the rest of the childrens
> creations for the final display, it was a nice little bit of subversion!
If only they'd had some orange bricks, I would have had a go at Kenny and Kyle
too!
> The Lego Expert Builder was called James. Ian did most of the befriending, so
> I'll let him relate the news. Besides which, I didn't hear all of the
> conversation - but the bits I did hear sounded interesting! James also had the
> amazing ability to pull a cheesy grin *from no-where* for the camera, when
> asked about it, he referred to it as a "Cheeky Monkey Grin", if the pictures
> come out you'll see what I mean! He's the first Lego employee that I've talked
> to, but he was really open and friendly!
Interesting facts:
Jobs at Windsor require a degree, preferably with some sort of design aspect,
although James' was in chemistry... so there may be hope for a Latin graduate
like myself of finding that ideal Lego-building job.
And workers get a 30% discount at the Legoland store... nice!
> > The Sheffield one is in complete confusion - date changed to the 25th,
> > Ottakars not existing in Sheffield (it's at something called The Mission
> > Launch) and 18.00 - 19.00 admission by ticket only.
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> Weird, admission was by ticket here too, but that only applied to the • children!
> 1 hour isn't really enough, but it should be enough to look at the models and
> drool at the play-box!
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> > What was the free gift exchanged for your lEGO brick.
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> It was a Lego Story book, along the lines of "Insectiods Invasion!" etc.
These would be nicer if they used models/photos rather than computer
renderings, but that's just my opinion...
Also to be found were the Ultimate Lego book (which didn't appear to be selling
well with the harrassed parents) and the Amazing Figures / People books (which
were being snapped up really quickly).
> This is one thing that Lego excell at - they should do it more often - Please!
> Richard
A big hit all round, I think... the creation-building got a bit competitive as
a few kids tried to make the tallest tower, and kept on adding a couple of
layers to their finished model when somebody else overtook them!
I would certainly recommend attending any of the last few remaining events...
Stu C.
University of Glasgow
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| (...) Ooops! Yes! I started writing a mini-review of it on Saturday but I had to postpone it.. I think everyone will agree that it was a successful event. The task for the day was to re-create a version of Macintosh's Rose - the one they had (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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