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Subject: 
Building priorities (was Re: U.S.S. Grand Rapids for the GATS)
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Sat, 30 Jun 2001 19:07:30 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Larry Pieniazek writes:
In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Chris Leach writes:
Why we are talking about buildings it has pretty much agreed on
by most people in the club that personal MOC's will be placed on display
first then if room kits from other AFOLS (ie non Michigan people
designed/built)can fill any space left.This was discussed the other day at
Contraption.

Sorry I missed it. I have been working up the (small) space allotted to me
to make a good looking display without regard to where the buildings came
from. I think that's more important (to have it look cohesive and look like
the buildings belong together) than where they came from.

But if the entire group feels differently I will have to rethink what order
I put things in if there is a risk that some of that space will be taken
away because it was used for buildings built from (non LEGO) kits.

My point when we discussed it was that first and foremost, we do this for
fun.  We do it because we love building with LEGO.  For that reason, our
priority should be to give space to our members to display their own
handiwork.  If we've got stuff from non-members (and as far as I'm concerned
stock sets), then we fill in with that afterwards.  First and foremost, our
display is just that--OUR display, a representation of what the members of
MichLUG do.  I'm in it to show off my stuff a little bit, to have fun
building with LEGO, and to bring some fun into other people's lives.  Then
we take that output from our members and work it together to make it
cohesive, sure.  So my priority is involving the members first, then doing
the best display we can.

If we had a 10-year-old member, for instance, who put his heart into a
building for the display, I'd want it in the display--even if it looked like
a ten-year-old's building and didn't fit in that well.

In that same vein, as another example, while Kevin Wilson's buildings are
extraordinary (and I'd love to be able to buy them all), if a member were to
build a school that wasn't as good, I'd still want it in before Kevin's
because it's the work of a member.

Peter



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  Re: Building priorities (was Re: U.S.S. Grand Rapids for the GATS)
 
(...) I understand and accept that viewpoint but I guess my goal is a little different in that I want to have the best display possible, one that wows the crowd, not necessarily one that includes only work of members, or one that is geared to be as (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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(...) Sorry I missed it. I have been working up the (small) space allotted to me to make a good looking display without regard to where the buildings came from. I think that's more important (to have it look cohesive and look like the buildings (...) (23 years ago, 30-Jun-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)

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