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Re: Can I bring up Lego in off-topic? :-)
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Wed, 7 Feb 2001 23:02:35 GMT
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On Sat, 7 Apr 2001 21:58:29 GMT, "Steven Lane" <Steveroblane@aol.com>
wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Robert Bevens writes:

Prototype?  You mean you're copying something?  I mean my shuttle
moc's are pretty good, but I don't consider it to be really good work
since I was only copying.

People always copy real prototypes with their Lego, being a copy of a real
thing doesn't affect how good it is. If it's a copy of a prototype you rate
it on how good is it as a model and then how accurately the model portrays
the prototype. Copying a real prototype is always harder than making
something up as you have to catch all the angles and features. When your
making your own MOC any difficulties can be circumvented and no one will
ever now. All my recent MOC's have been copies of real vehicles (except the
valkyrie).

I guess it sorta depends on what you're copying, I find when I make
something that's modeled after something else it's easier because I
don't really have to get creative, just work out angles, sizing, etc,
as you mentioned.  When I make stuff on my own I tend to go a bit
overboard on making something really unique and I often wind up
working for 2 weeks just to figure out how I can angle wings a certain
way without using glue.

BTW would it be asking too much for a link to some of your stuff, you have
piqued my curiosity.  : )

I can't show you any of my work yet as I don't have the necessary equipment
but I will have shortly (1-2 months).

Steve

Dammit how dare you tease me like that!  : )

I look forward to seeing them, probably at some point in the next week
or so I'll put up some of my older stuff on Brickshelf and maybe some
new stuff too if I can get around to finishing the instructions in
LDRAW and then make a few renders.  Hmmm...sometimes I wonder if one
could make a business out of taking people's models and making
instructions for them.  Another idea could be to make a community Lego
idea book and then sell it real cheap (like just to cover the cost of
the photo glossy paper and ink).

Robert



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  Re: Can I bring up Lego in off-topic? :-)
 
(...) People always copy real prototypes with their Lego, being a copy of a real thing doesn't affect how good it is. If it's a copy of a prototype you rate it on how good is it as a model and then how accurately the model portrays the prototype. (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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