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Re: Enter the LEGO(R) Design Challenge
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Date: 
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:12:06 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, David Laswell wrote:
   And I’d venture a guess that if you weren’t at least slightly geeked about the idea of seeing something you designed on the catalog cover, you wouldn’t have entered anything at all (then again, maybe you’re just after the prize money?).

actually i did do some entries for a shot at a prize (blushing).

but it turned out to be a great creative exercise in getting to know the LDD program (i usually use ldraw), using only the available parts in the program, building something other than an alternate (my usual projects) and keeping a model under 100 pieces.
plus i was able to flush out a couple of ideas that had been floating around in my head over the last few months.

(see! i’m a fan of lego, i just need to vent once in awhile!)

..jg



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  Re: Enter the LEGO(R) Design Challenge
 
(...) You're still assuming that the main goal of this is to glean ideas for use in future sets. On the surface, it appears that the main goal is to get cool models that they can use as graphics for the 2010 Holiday catalog. Graphics which in no way (...) (14 years ago, 29-Jul-10, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)

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