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I have no love for Episode I through III and Clone Wars craft.
02/14/09
Does the Nerd Herd car count? It's not entirely finished (I made some changes below the front windshield about a week after I posted that, and I need to add the NH emblems, the roof ID#, and the license plates, but that's going to either require stickers, or custom-printed parts). Um, aside from that all I have posted to Brickshelf is Batman stuff, and none of it (except the Batpod) is entirely based on any one specific design.
@se.blackheart:
At least a couple people have.
02/13/09
02/13/09
Minifig scale is extremely hard to nail down, due to the odd proportions involved (the standard minifig is about twice as wide as it should be, based on its height). When building cars, you kinda have to go by the width or they all end up being one-seater golf carts, but when you do build them wide enough to accomodate two seated minifigs, they look a bit oversized. It gets even tougher with trains, since train cars are typically wider than automobiles, so if you're doing 6-wide cars, 6-wide trains look seriously undersized...but the bogeys really don't look right with anything larger than 7-wide (which is a really tough scale to work in, compared to 6-wide and 8-wide).
When designing buildings, especially tall buildings, a lot of builders use what's called "selective compression". Basically, they build the more ornate lower floors to a scale where the detail really shows up well, but then the repeating upper floors are vertically compressed a bit to keep the height managable, and make it easier to transport a building that could easily be twice as tall as the person who built it.
02/13/09
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And yet notice how I skillfully evaded actually answering his question.
02/14/09
02/14/09
No, I'm not at all suited for it. If you notice, while I never did answer his actual question, I did still provide useful information. I wouldn't last a day on the campaign trail...
02/13/09
02/13/09
Check the Japan folder. There are several shots of the same guy in a black kimono, which I'd guess is the person who made this. Also, check the gallery of artwork, to see if that disqualifies him.
02/13/09
Jesus, man, at least waste your time making a couch-sized X-wing and show some self respect.
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EVER.
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02/13/09
And if you're the kind of guy that thinks it's not a serious problem, and that ANY girl is the type that can wait for five minutes while you finish, you are DEAD wrong.
02/13/09
02/13/09
You'd apparently be shocked and amazed by the percentage of AFOLs who are married with kids. Designing LEGO constructions has a lot more cross-gender appeal than being just another FPS-gamer, or having a killer Fantasy Football team. Mostly it seems to be the expense that can put a strain on a relationship, especially when someone gets back into the LEGO hobby _after_ getting married.