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| | | Geez I hate this...I have a bunch of days off, containers full of brick, and no ideas. I have watched every sci-fi DVD I own and browsed for hours through Brickshelf and Lugnet for inspiration...I'm without revelation! How does everybody else deal (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Paul Baulch
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| | | | | "Matt Sekerak" <matthew.sekerak@verizon.net> wrote in message news:GzMJt8.HEM@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) How (...) Interestingly, I have quite a different problem... I know exactly what I think the galaxy needs, and I get some good ideas about (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | | (...) I, too need ideas. I have just sorted about half of my pieces, and want to make a space ship! But no ideas. The pirate base and Merchant ship I'm building come easy, there is a basic template that you can make infanite amounts of varation on. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —John P. Henderson
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| | | | | | (...) Why can't you make infinite variation in Space? If anything, I would think Space would be bounded only by your imagination. Arguably Pirates and Castle have certain, albeit not great, limits based on our perspective of the historical or sword (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Builder's Block - AHHHHHHHHH! —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | | In lugnet.space, folks write of the need to deal with Builder's Block. Some thoughts come to mind of how I have dealt with this in the past: Don't deal with it (caution, this may lead to a new Dark Age) Change scale - build BIGGER stuff (caution, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Builder's Block - AHHHHHHHHH! —William Vale
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| | | | | | | | (...) I completely agree with this - having just broken down and sorted my collection of sets, I found the drawers of coloured bricks quite hard to get to grips with. I used to build space things before my Dark Ages so I thought that'd be a good (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Builder's Block - AHHHHHHHHH! —Matt Sekerak
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| | | | | | | | I, too, sort by color. I find it a very effective way of creating a great-looking MOC. Will, I really like the Dropship and the Tug - these designs are so full of detail and thought - just amazing, totally original...and after only two ships! By the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Builder's Block - AHHHHHHHHH! —William Vale
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| | | | | | | | Thanks for the kind comments - much appreciated. (...) That's interesting - I just happened to take the pictures there (a small concrete bench at the bottom of my garden) because it's higher than the lawn/patio and catches the light at the end of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Aaron West
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| | | | | | | <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Howdy do, I am interjecting a point here, not to argue or point faults, but just to talk, 'cause I'm a big ol' windbag... I hereby do not agree that there are limits, or at the least the limits are the same as Space (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —John Henry Kruer
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| | | | | | (...) But the problem is that for something like, say, a ship, you have a definate idea of how to start, you know what a ship looks like, has in it, etc. But in space, you have to make up a new idea, and proceed along it, which can be difficult. It (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —John P. Henderson
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| | | | | | (...) I think I see your point. Although you shouldn't be discouraged simply because a general idea has been done before, or because some builders here have larger collections with more experience. Nor should you worry too much about the praise (or (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Builder's Block —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | (...) Ditto. Just because something has been done before is no reason not to do do it yourself. I still build every Lego Set I get to the instructions, even though *everybody's* already done it. I get a kick out of seeing how I can make it better. (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Ryan Wilhelm
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| | | | | (...) I know the feeling! What works best for me is just, well, building something insanely simple, and basing something off of that. I would suggest a space pirate vessel. Except for the ECPSD, there is no real piratical force out there. Make the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Kerry Raymond
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| | | | | (...) and (...) I would say that it is nature's way of telling you get to get off the couch and away from the screens and get out to do something different. Ride a bike, climb a mountain, ford a stream, follow a rainbow <and other excerpts from The (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Matt Sekerak
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| | | | | | (...) I think you're on to something there, Kerry. =o) -Matt . (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Ronald Vallenduuk
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| | | | | I just dream about them. A bunch of days off? I've used up most of my holidays around moving house and having a baby. Containers full of bricks? Used up most of my money on buying a house and providing for a baby. My head is full of ideas, but the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Eric DeGiuli
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| | | | | No one else seems to have suggested this, but it always works for me: Start with a *limited* amount of pieces. I always find that necessity breeds invention, though others may disagree. With me, I have my pieces mostly sorted, but there is a large (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Matt Hein
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| | | | | (...) Well, this happens to me a lot, unfortunately, but I've found a sure fire way to get over builders block. One: Don't watch your sci-fi DVDs. To tell you the truth, when I watch science fiction series, I notice that a lot of people like to rip (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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| | | | | Re: BUILDER'S BLOCK - AHHHHHHHHH! —Bruce Hietbrink
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| | | | I'd suggest trying to build in a different theme for a bit. Rather than make a new space ship, try making a garbage truck or a medieval castle or a technic crane or a mecha or something. That will help clear out your space-mind. Also, you might find (...) (22 years ago, 23-Jul-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, lugnet.build)
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