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Re: SCLTC Sets World Record for Largest US Flag
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Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:58:56 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org.scltc, Ted Michon wrote:
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No, the interior was done entirely with 2x2 bricks just like the exterior.
There are a few 2x4 bricks laid on top of each stripe (they have orange 2x2
steep slopes on them). These bricks position the stripe inside the one above
it.
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I stand corrected, though from the picture, I can’t tell there exists a seem
between those 2x2 green bricks (must have been those Australian builders, huh?
:) ).
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How did the crowd participation work out? Did a lot of people stop and help
you build or did you find that the LUG did most of the work? What was the
most people you had helping at one time?
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The crowd on the first day was so-so. We have some members in the club who
really enjoy working/talking with the public and they got some good work out
the visitors. Some of us did quality control, knocking off bricks that were
improperly placed (you could do this with you eyes closed, often, because a
lot of people would stack bricks and stacks were easy to knock off). Things
took off on Saturday, especially in the afternoon. We were visited by
numerous (if unknown to this LEGO community) talented builders. I was struck
by a couple from Austrailia: The man walked up, looked around, said G’Day to
me and in 10 seconds was building with both hands. So was his wife! We had a
group of 3 girls without any seeming LEGO experience who were told to place a
brick across any 2 long crack between aligned bricks. They covered every
crack as fast as it appeared. Our plan for the day was 5 stripes. We pretty
much left this group on their own - they even caught and fixed their own
mistakes and made measuring sticks on their own. We just inspected the final
product. We fed this building machine a 6th stripe (they would have done all
13 if we had given them the chance) and went home early (leaving only 3 for
Sunday). Flush with Day 2’s speedy success, we deliberately started late on
Day 3 only to find the visitor caliber was back to Day 1. Still, 3 stripes
was not much work.
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Awesome. I love it when the crowd participates. It does sound like it could be
iffy from day-to-day. Like the LUG was there for the crowd, right?
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Question: It seems the pattern alternates (for structural strength) between
rows (that is what gives the flag a rough, (almost punctured) feel instead
of being smooth)? Was the alternating pattern hard to maintain with a lot
of people building at once?
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We like to say it gives the surface texture. That was a deliberate decision.
And a good one, we think. Some people never “got it”. The construction rule
was really simple: Place a brick in the same location as the one two bricks
below. Match color. Match horizontal position. For people who couldn’t deal
with that, we told them to put a same color brick across any crack between
aligned bricks.
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I like how the flag looks. I think it looks better with texture than if the
curve had been smooth.
Again, good thinking to have a building style for both types (LEGO Builders and
the Others) of People. I have found that some people just can’t manipulate
objects in 3D.
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Did I see that you had 6 stripes, so about 60lbs per stripe?
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No, the US flag has 13 stripes! So 360/13 pounds per stripe.
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D’OH! Once you smacked me in the face, I remembered the 13 stripe rule. ;) I was
just remembering from the pictures (I could have looked again, but I am lazy).
I thought I remembered seeing some “stripes” of LEGO had two “stripes” of Flag.
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Since the flag is so long are you planning on “fractioning” the stripes so
they are in pieces too? Or are the fractionalized stripes as far as you are
going to take it?
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Right now, the bulk of the flag belongs to the OC Fair. We own the stars and
various non 2x2 bricks. The current plan is to take it down and remove our
bricks. The fair plans to auction their bricks on eBay. We are investigating
other ideas. I like the idea of taking it BrickFest. We could certainly pack
it for shipment, but we would want someone to foot the shipping bill.
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Oh, that is too bad. Maybe, you should suggest auctioning the flag as a whole.
Maybe, someone would purchase it and want it in their home or displayed in their
business. Maybe the county would purchase it and display it in the court house
or county building, etc.
I have been thinking about a ESB Hoth Scene. I’ll start the bidding at $10,
delivered.
Brian.
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