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Re: Throwing one out to the .space peeps
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Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:49:31 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw writes:
> Pardon the subject line....subjected to the the Amercian Music Awards the
> other night :)
You are forgiven. :-)
> As much as most of us hold the fondest memories of Classic Space, the
> majority of the craft and bases back then followed a pretty straightforward
> aestetic. Slopes and hinges could produce some interesting shapes, but the
> mostly linear lines (the classic 'tube' ship) and SOT techniques made any
> attempt for something different difficult and often, flimsy. This may have
> been my own lack of building skill, but it seemed by friends at the time
> suffered from the same condition. Maybe we just all sucked.
Actually, I'm ashamed to say I never owned a classic space set when I was a
child. I was one of those castle people then, ya know. :-)
> With this line, the discovery of new and exciting elements in each set
> really brought me back to the fold. Sure, I love Star Wars but it's really
> the possibilty provided by the innovation in elements that hooked me. To
> this day, opening the set and emptying the bags is the best experience.
> Examining the elements and seeing how they could solve outstanding problems
> in other designs of mine is the experience to savour....building the
> official model is usually way down the list.
This is where it's strange (or maybe not so?) for me. I bought the sets
because they said Star Wars. I was in the dark ages at the time. From the
minute I opened the X-Wing and Snowspeeder (my first two new sources of Lego
in almost 7 years), I was hooked again for life. I built the models, but
then took them apart instantly to simply revel in all the new pieces. I
hadn't seen anything like these cool things ever before.
> 1. Do you agree that a revolution in fan Lego space design has taken place
> over the last 5 years or so? How would you describe it?
Absolutely. I would have to say (to be very general), SNOT. People realize
that there are other ways to stack the brick nowadays.
> 2. Is it the availability of new elements that has made it so, or do you
> think that a similar zeitgeist would have been possible, if perhaps not as
> varied?
The new elements made it so. They were the catalyst.
Zeiwho? :-)
> 3. It is undeniable that LUGnet and other online communities have become one
> of the driving forces behind the creativity - do you think that the growth
> of these communities was accelerated by the new element availability?
Yup.
Very cool post G. Makes a man think...
-Chris
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| (...) The Horror!! (Jokes!) (...) A German term loosely meaning 'the spirit of the time.' I love using it when I can, even when it's not comfortably applicable :) (...) Me too! See my earlier post for the responses on your insights. Hope it keeps (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| "Xcalabur" <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com> wrote in message news:H8rtqJ.LCG@lugnet.com... (...) place (...) realize (...) Haha! Guess which line first taught me about SNOT? Classic Space! There's some irony for you. It was those 2x2 right-angle brackets (...) (21 years ago, 17-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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| Pardon the subject line....subjected to the the Amercian Music Awards the other night :) After catching up on some recently posted MOC's and marvelling at the fantastic shapes, scales, sizes, colours and details of our little corner of the Lego (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jan-03, to lugnet.space)
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