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Re: November Hobby Show Layout
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Tue, 29 Jul 2003 12:11:51 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Allan Bedford wrote:
> > This might be a stupid question, but... does it have to be one OR the other? Is
> > it possible to have a bit of both?
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> Sure. It also depends on the size of the booth.
The booth is 40 feet of table space across the front, not including the space
reserved for the train layout.
> The robot playfield is large, so it takes good amount of space (12x12"
> minimum-it's a 8x8" playfield and you need to give people space around it to
> move). DaveK has a 4x4 playfield, but you're really sort of limited
> to "drive around" type demos in that. I think he built it for his own
> testing.
Ah, o.k. I see the issue.
So the question becomes... do you guys _want_ to bring those type of bots; that
require that kind of space? Or is bringing them and a train layout too much to
worry about?
If you do want this kind of space, let me know and I'll talk to the show about
getting it.
> > What about something like the bot you had on Breakfast Television... the one
> > that couldn't fall off the table. I think that little bot, perched up on a
> > raised platform sitting on top of the table, would draw a lot of people in to
> > take a look. If it helps... I'll build just such a platform, if someone will
> > bring a bot like that.
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> We've got the platforms, I think. That shouldn't be a problem--we have them
> from various competitions (ie, I think Chris has used the "rice box" and the
> "hill" from rtl13/14.
This becomes the follow-up question to the one above. If the competition bots
are too much work/space, would it just be easier to have some simple bots that
demo some of the Mindstorms functions in a very basic way?
> > I was hoping someone would suggest something like this. I think having one or
> > more) building projects on the go during the weekend would be great. This is
> > certainly more interactive for people to see and would provide additional
> > drawing power to the booth.
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> We run into a small problem-who's bricks, and what picture.
Hey wait a minute... wasn't this your idea? ;) I was just agreeing with you.
> I think between us
> all, we might be able to scare up a few 48x48's (say a 192x96 mosaic) but the
> issue is getting all the bricks. I'm not sure anyone has that many bricks, and
> keeping them all separate is difficult.
Then what if it's one person per project? They don't have to be immense works
of multi-thousands of bricks. Just having someone building *something* would be
more interesting than not having anything.
> That, and a picture of what? How about something Canadian, like...I dunno,
> fields of wheat in Saskatchewan or something...Parliament buildings? City Hall?
Something Toronto related would probably go over very well. But I had also
thought about just having a large official set or two on hand to build. I know
that's not quite the thrust of the booth, but it is a way that people might
think, "hey, I could get back into building with LEGO too". I had thought about
having a Yoda and/or an AT-AT on hand to build... but only if time and space
permit. Does that seem reasonable? Or would it be more interesting to have
someone working on an original design?
I know that the model car guys often sit and work on kits right out of the
box... but then we're more creative than that aren't we? :)
Thanks again,
Allan
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