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| Joel Jacobsen <jacobsen@oar.net> wrote in message news:GAxE4G.Bp4@lugnet.com... (...) one? (...) tear (...) needed? (...) them. (...) that (...) I'm in the catagory that builds, photographes, and leaves until I need the parts. Gary (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| In lugnet.starwars, Joel Jacobsen writes: <snip> (...) Well I do one of three things... 1. Build, photograph and keep. These are mostly creations for... a. My son's Shelf Railway b. NELUG Train Layout c. Brikwars stuff that kicks butt d. A few (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| I'm in the build, photograph, then put the model up or away somewhere and buy new Lego mode. It's just too much trouble usually for me to take apart and re-sort one of my models. I'm sort of lazy that way too. I hate sorting... Bryce (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) Good question. I'm of the build, photograph, and disassemble school of thought - most MOCs stay together for a few weeks and then get recylced back into the collection. I don't cannabalize models for the parts I need - once it starts to come (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| Dust is also an issue with my models. Not the mention the ill effects of exposing white pieces to too much light - yuck! That's why I treat my limited supply of white elements as if they were photosensitive paper; I cover them up and only use them (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) That's me. I've got diddly squat for display area, so the vast majority of what I build (especially big stuff) comes apart when I'm done. Currently built is... umm... James Jesiman Memorial Park, and the watertower behind it. (URL) my Colonial (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| (...) I agree, although I usually try to put that phase off as long as possible now that I have a digital camera. I cannibalize models when I need the parts, until at some point my models get too dusty (ie, up to two years :P). Then I tear them (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| Good question! (...) You left out: Build, copy with improvements using another set of pieces, cycle till you are happy, then keep the final iteration together "indefinitely" That's me. I have everything I've ever built that was any good (and some (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| I guess I fall into the "Build, photograph and tear down to build anew" category. Putting ones MOCs into .DAT file format greatly eases the heartbreak of having to destroy ones models for future creations. Or so I think... ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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| In lugnet.starwars, Joel Jacobsen writes: (To everyone) Do you keep models built until you have no choice but to tear (...) I try to keep my models together as long as possible. The more models I can have built at the same time the better. : ) Since (...) (24 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, lugnet.build)
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