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Re: Yet Another Technic Creation
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Thu, 3 May 2001 16:36:42 GMT
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> Hi Tobbe,
Hi Jennifer 8)
> > Have you somehow learned to bend yourself and not the spoon? Sorry,
> > saw The Matrix recently, again.
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> Funny, but there may be some truth in this - you know these problems you
> come across that require days or even weeks of thought to solve, and then
> the solution just seems to pop into your head in an instant? I suppose in
> a mental way your mind really does bend itself rather than the spoon when
> this happens, at least it certainly feels that way :-)
Yep, I know the one. Love it when it happens, I usually smack my
forehead and get somewhat mad at myself when I was so blind a second
ago. Then I relize my new thought wont work either so my feelings go
like a rollercoaster when I build, until I make it work of course :)
I love the adrenaline rush when I get a new though for how to solve a
LEGO puzzle. Well, not when it happens in the middle of the night and
causes insomnia but at other times :)
> > When I build longer projects I always end up sidetracked and with my
> > head full of ideas for other projects, what's your secret? How do you
> > keep focused and motivated?
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> Probably just by being a bit of a headcase. One thing that does keep me
> going is that I usually have a very strong mental image of the final
> result I would like to achieve, and I am also not averse to leaving the
> project for a while and coming back to it if I am stuck. For example,
> when making the telescopic boom section of this truck I ran out of ideas
> how to solve it, so I went off and did some other stuff including
> building the Power Puller, and the sled on this provided the inspiration
> needed.
This is important! I find it really hard to make something great
unless you have a very clear picture of it. But it can also be a
pitfall if you realize that's the picture you have wont be possible
unless compromisations are done.
One exception though, I made my Lynx w/o any picture in my head what
so ever, it came out of my fingers that way and it both worked and
looked good, I was amazed. AND it only took me a day and evening to
build!
http://www.arnesson.nu/lotek/creations/lynxMkI.html
> Also having enough parts to muck about with while a model is halfway
> through being built is a good way to avoid breaking it down for other
> projects.
You mean that if I hadn't put 95% of my long beams into my Hercules I
could have remained motivated on the project? :)
> Here is another funny thing: sometimes I find that the best thing to do
> is to pack away all the Lego into a cupboard, even if it is just
> overnight. I often find that starting afresh on a clean table can provide
> the greatest inspiration of all, akin clearing out the cobwebs of your
> mind as it were.
Yes, this is a good thing. When I get stuck I often sort all those
piles away from my building table. It get's my mind sorted too and
inspiration can strike. It's also good to sort the piles 'cause you
often get a glance at a piece that might be the answer...
> > Are you really serious about keeping four 9V motors, lot's of red
> > pieces, eight (!) 8446 wheels AND that awesome radiocontrol on the
> > shelf and not sorted into their bins ready for the next project? Are
> > you nuts or just having trouble with spending your money quick enough?
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> It's worse than that, there are three 9V motors and two micromotors, and
> I do intend keeping it together for posterity. It won't be sitting on a
> shelf though, in common with the skid steer loader and excavator these
> models are built to play with :-)
To bad I didn't keep my Hercules as a part so that you could have
parked your truck inside it :) But then, I would have needed another
flat to hoist it. I had to move a lot of furniture away from our
living room to fit it for the final assembly moment 8)
> At the end of the day there is just too much soul put into these models
> to think about breaking them down... the cost of the components compared
> to the effort put into building them is miniscule.
That's up to you and your wallet ;)
My g/f whines some when I buy another set I already own, can hear how
it would sound if I was too buy even more 'cause I want to keep my
models intact :) And new RC recievers and servos for all, geez! I need
a lot of soul into one project to keep all that stuff in there :)
Especially when I use pieces that's out of production and hard to
find, like the polarity switch.
Can't you line up the three togheter and shot a pic?
/Tobbe
http://www.arnesson.nu/lotek/
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