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Re: Astro Lift Co. entry for Paul Hartzog's non-violent space MOC contest.
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Sun, 6 May 2001 02:38:55 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Trevor Pruden writes:
> In lugnet.space, Mladen Pejic writes:
> > Hmmm...
> >
> > Killing innocent aliens just to process them into food... Very sick • prospect...
> >
> > Not much different to what the Nazis did to Jewish people in WWII. Of course
> > they didn't turn them into food, but used them for "experiments".
> >
> > I know that you intended for this to be satirical/funny, but to me it is • kinda
> > disturbing. Mass killings of innocent beings isn't very humourous.
> >
> > Maybe I should keep these comments to myself, but hey, it's an open forum.
> >
> > I hope this doesn't turn into a major discussion about ethics, Nazism, etc.
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> > Anyways, the ship's design is pretty cool. Maybe a little blocky here and
> > there, but still pretty neat.
> >
> > Mladen Pejic, over and out!
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> A very good point, Mladen! I think this would be better if we assumed that
> the guys really are processing dumb alien cattle. If a person eats pork or
> beef, then that person would understand that this is a regular, every day
> sort of business. I just didn't have cattle, unless I used horses. But I
> didn't know how I could hang horses from meat hooks easily, and the ship
> would have had to have been twice the size. Maybe polar bear figs would
> have been better. But you can't take them apart like minifigs.
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> So let's assume the minifigs are dumb cattle. Sort of like Timmies!
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> Your comments are much appreciated, as always! :^) If you want to send me
> a note as to how I could improve the blockiness, I would appreciate that too
> cuz it's an ongoing process for me to get around that building habit. I
> think that I have improved the blockness somewhat since my destroyer, but I
> still found the engine area to be kinda square. I think I just need to get
> my hand on some more slopes.
Here's my tip:
No matter what kind of shape you want model to have, you can do it. What I mean
by this is, do not limit yourself to simple horizontal and vertical walls.
There are hundreds of ways to create any desired angle with LEGO. So start
sketching ideas on pieces of paper, and go crazy, but never force yourself to
say: "It can't be done.". YES IT CAN! Think outside the box (yes that was a pun
in reference to my previous comments about your MOC)... ;-)
Ex. Look at Anime & Manga spaceships, they have wings and other external parts
that are so elaborately placed and angled that it virtually blinds your eyes &
confuses your mind. They also have so many details on them that you can't even
start concentrating on one area...
Take a look at these:
http://mechadomain.gundam.com/gundam/forthebarrel/whitebase.htm
http://mechadomain.gundam.com/gundam/cca/racailum.htm
http://www.dp9.com/tour/Jc_page4a.htm ***scroll down
There is cool stuff from _Cowboy Bebop_, _Robotech_, and countless other Anime
& Manga too, but I can't find any stills/pictures...
An even better tip it to study Pat Justison's, Dan Jassim's, Paul Hartzog's,
Joel Kuster's, Mark Sandlin's, and etc. MOCs... ;-) Good stuff!
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://members.attcanada.ca/~milovan/index.htm
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> ~Trev
> Astro Lift Co.
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