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Re: Group MOC Study - Pirate Gunboat
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lugnet.space
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Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:12:18 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Keith Goldman wrote:
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p.s. put it on the sidebar Lenny, you commy-pinko bastard!
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Haha!! I knew that the first guy to question my choice for MOC Highlight was
gonna be Keith! and I had an idea that it might be about JP’s Gunboat.
While I am trying to make the sidebar updated more consistently, I want to keep
the MOC Highlight as a badge of honor, which means keeping some level of
quality. However, that level is going to be arbitrary and subjective. I try to
define the level of quality as a particular attribute that raises the said MOC
above the rest. For example, Ono’s Space
Pod has a striking shape and sophistication given its small size. This moves
it from the level of ‘excellent’ to ‘amazing.‘(1) JP’s Gunboat is skirting the
amazing level.
Then there is the 2nd rule: one MOC Highlight at a time, and each MOC Highlight
is given a fair amount of time, meaning a week or more. I’m not running a clock
or whatever, so I feel free to change the MOC highlight when I feel like it -
whether five days or nine days. Unfortunate side effect of this is that you can
get eclipsed by another MOC(2). So in light of rule 2, I felt that Ryan’s Alien
Fighter was more amazing than JP’s Gunboat.(3)
Why exactly? Well, I don’t care to compare MOCs, but I tend to value
non-traditional designs above more traditional ones. Plus I believe the detail
work is more stylish and sophisticated(4).
No offense to JP - his Gunboat is excellent. I have no doubt that he will
eventually get a MOC Highlight, as his work is consistently excellent and
inspiring.
And to anyone else, I recommend sending suggestions for the MOC Highlight to me
via email rather than posting them. Or else you might get a long post like this
as a responce!!
-Lenny Hoffman
#1168; Space Curator
(1)=The levels being awful - poor - fair - good - excellent -
amazing
(2)= Actually happened to me. The day before I posted the November Shuttle
(which I thought was my best shuttle yet, and was very hopeful of getting the
MOC Highlight), Keith posted the Ghoul, which over-shadowed the November by a
long shot. Oh well, I keep building and hope for recognition next time.
(3)= build.mecha does this quite a bit differently. Please don’t think that I’m
slighting Eric’s method. It is just two different ways at the same goal. Also,
I tend to not consider mecha for the space sidebar, as they have recognition at
the build.mecha sidebar. “Tend” means that I may put a mecha up there, if I
feel it is deserving enough.
(4)= Sophisticated would mean something like complicated SNOT work - the sort of
techniques that aren’t easily guessed or replicated w/o some serious firsthand
examination of the MOC.
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 | | Re: Group MOC Study - Pirate Gunboat
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| snip snip snip... Lenny, message read, understood and agreed! Agreed on the time you wish to give a MOC when it's hilighted, less than 5 days sounds short. Agreed as well for choosing Ryan's MOC. I told him I was scratching my head trying to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | Re: Group MOC Study - Pirate Gunboat
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| (...) I was not questioning your choice of MOC highlight, Mr. Lenny, I just didn't realize it was limited to one MOC at a time. Although its odd that he didn't post it to .Space, I think Woody's MOC was outstanding and deserving in every way of the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Mar-05, to lugnet.space)
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| | Re: Group MOC Study - Pirate Gunboat
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| (...) JP you really captured the spirit of the pic, in fact I think your version looks better than the source material. The shape of the hull is just flat out cool. -keith p.s. put it on the sidebar Lenny, you commy-pinko bastard! (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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