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In lugnet.town, Dave Lovelace wrote:
> In lugnet.town, Mark Chan wrote:
> > I always wanted a Pedestal for the excellent 3450 Statue of Liberty model, and
> > with the help of many BrickLink sellers, I was finally able to finish a version
> > I had been planning for a while:
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=88242
> >
> > There were no CAD or other computer models used in the design. I used a
> > freehand sketch on one sheet of paper, a newspaper picture, and the pictures
> > from pages 42-43 of the DK Ultimate Lego Book showing the Miniland scale
> > pedestal.
> >
> > Therefore, it may not be perfectly to scale, but to the casual eye, I think it
> > looks very close. Given some of the constraints with brick sizes, availability
> > in tan, etc. especially in this small scale, I'm quite happy with the outcome.
> >
> > I'll post a piece count/inventory when I get a chance. I kept track of the
> > BrickLink purchases and the additional parts from my own inventory (mainly used
> > for internal structural support).
> >
> > I hope you enjoy the model as much as I enjoyed building it!
> >
> > Mark Chan
>
> Awesome...looks really great. Makes me wonder now if anyone's got the brass to
> attempt the 7-pointed star dais the pedestal sits on.
>
> Eeep! Pucture here: http://www.nps.gov/stli/
>
> --Dave
Whoops...looks like it's nine-pointed. This makes it even harder, I'd imagine.
not that seven-pointed is a walk in the park
--Dave
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