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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin writes:
> in article G999Fu.6uv@lugnet.com, Paul Hartzog wrote:
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> > ok
> > here's a question for all builders
> > but particularly space
> >
> > i usually start 3 or 4 MOCs and abandon
> > them once i realize they are going nowhere,
> > BEFORE i get one that is really working
> > which i then finish
> >
> > I am wondering,
> > what's the typical success ratio out there?
> > am i the only one who doesn't have every
> > MOC turn out wonderful on the first try ;-)
> >
> > thx
> > -paul
As an AFOL trying to emerge from his Dark Ages, and being both motivated AND
hindered by my four year-old son (because of him, I have the excuse to enjoy a
second childhood -- but have you ever tried to clean up after a kid has been
through your carefully-organized box of 1 X 1 plates?), here's my tally:
- three or four build-it-quick models for my kid, which don't really count...
- three small models which really please me, two simple racing vehicles and one
robot, all under 100 pieces each...
- the peak of an octagonal tower, which consumed about 300 pieces and which
will require massive infusions of hinge bricks and/or plates to continue... not
abandoned, but stalled indefinitely...
- a portion of a Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer, stopped for the same reason
as above -- insufficient parts. Plus, the construction is unusual, very
SNOTty. There are some major issues I still need to work out...
- three or four attempts at minifig-scale spacecraft, stalled for a combination
of reasons including a lack of parts, and a desire to build something that is
conceivable today, and thus doesn't require extensive fantasy-tech explanations
(implication: large fuel tanks, lots of parts)...
To summarize... Successes: 3 1/2 Postponements or failures: 4-5
So, my batting average is about .400 so far. I expect it to improve as my
collection acquires certain critical pieces, and when my son learns how to put
Lego away as well as he takes it out.
> I dunno, I think I probably scrap one out of 7, guesstimating.
>
> It helps to start from a drawing or idea that you have sketched, so you
> don't have to waste time deciding on a shape.
Even if you do THAT, as I have for my larger MOC attempts, it doesn't help when
you include parts in your drawings which you don't actually own yet! Then
comes the budget prioritizing... which set shall I buy this month?
> ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Biology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
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| (...) I dunno, I think I probably scrap one out of 7, guesstimating. It helps to start from a drawing or idea that you have sketched, so you don't have to waste time deciding on a shape. ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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