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What with the prelims being over now, and the proliferation of Lugnetters on the
list, I thought it would be kinda cool for the finalists to share their
experiences.
As for me, it was a far more terrifying thing than I expected. I knew about the
basics of the build (45 minutes, 2000 bricks, etc.) beforehand, so that wasn’t
much of surprise. What was surprisng was how fast I was. Apparently my
nervousness awakened some mutant high-speed power, because before the first
fifteen minutes were up I had already finished my main model. I ended up
building a bunch of flowers as filler, but I worried the whole time that
the bird would
be too small. Luckily, the worm came to me at the last minute, and I rebuilt the
bird’s eyes to look at it.
The worst moment? Just as I started, a guy at another table was being
interviewed. He had almost nothing on his baseplate, and was lamenting his
freezeup under pressure.
The best moment? Though I didn’t realize it at the time, getting to talk to
Dan (one of the Master Builders) beforehand really helped me relax and prepare
for the build.
So. Anyone else want to share?
-jeremiah-
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| (...) At first I was very nervous, and then I wasn't called for my time slot at 10am. I waited through a couple of building sessions- talking to Dan and the other applicants, and building like crazy in the practice area. I finally asked when I would (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| (...) snip (...) OK--I went to the Vegas comp and it was awesome. Even if I hadn't made the cut, it would have been worth the 400 mile motorcycle ride! I showed up and had fun just checking out the models that Lego brought with them--Dan and I (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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| Hey Jeremiah, and all the other LMB Finaliasts, Look forward to meeting all the other finalists and such in a week! For me I actually was disappointed that this final (SD) didn't happen at LegoLand itself, but oh well, still no biggie. I have family (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, FTX)
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