LEGO

Blubber · Post by **Blubber** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:39 pm

That is pretty epic.

How long did it take?

Plasma · Post by **Plasma** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:40 pm

The funny thing about Lego is that you can always tell the difference between an artist-type person and an engineer-type person. Mainly, the latter has more color-coordinated models, as a result of actually planning out the design first.

Fooflyer · Post by **Fooflyer** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 2:55 pm

That depends: is it structural art or colour art?

DoNotDelete · Post by **DoNotDelete** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:57 pm

Ame no Akai wrote:
Plasma wrote:The funny thing about Lego is that you can always tell the difference between an artist-type person and an engineer-type person. Mainly, the latter has more color-coordinated models, as a result of actually planning out the design first.
If I understand correctly, what you're saying is artists don't care whether the colors match?

Really?

I've made a few Lego maquettes of hybrid vehicles to help with illustrations for my manga comic thing - I generally don't worry about the colour of things because I'm looking to Lego for help in defining a shape.

Colours aren't really a major concern in terms of structural design, you're going for a 3D shape, colour is of secondary importance.

I'd say that artists would consider colour more in creating an overall artistic impact than those who are looking to use Lego for engineering stuff.

Plasma · Post by **Plasma** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:04 pm

Ame no Akai wrote:
Plasma wrote:The funny thing about Lego is that you can always tell the difference between an artist-type person and an engineer-type person. Mainly, the latter has more color-coordinated models, as a result of actually planning out the design first.
If I understand correctly, what you're saying is artists don't care whether the colors match?

Really?

No, I'm saying that an artist wouldn't plan out their design first, and think about how many bricks they'd need, how many they think they have, and manage the colours that way. An artist would start building from a starting point, and decide what's needed next, as they go along.
Not that that's a bad thing. Just that that's the way it generally works.

Edit: actually, scratch that, I think I'm just ridiculously over-analysing it.

Maybe I do argue too much...

Xeraphem · Post by **Xeraphem** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:06 pm

^ Confession.

The peanut gallery shall now leave the current vicinity.

Defenestrator2.0 · Post by **Defenestrator2.0** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:44 pm

Cafall wrote:
Defenestrator2.0 wrote:Right now I'm in the middle of building a Lego Browning Automatic Rifle. It still has a TON of tweaking to do, but here's what I have so far.

Gallery
What lego-caliber does it shoot?

.30-06 Lego Springfield

Plasma wrote:The funny thing about Lego is that you can always tell the difference between an artist-type person and an engineer-type person. Mainly, the latter has more color-coordinated models, as a result of actually planning out the design first.

You're going on the assumption that they have enough pieces that are the same color. I would LOVE to have a model that's not multi-colored, but unfortunately I do not have the available resources.

Defenestrator2.0 · Post by **Defenestrator2.0** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:51 pm

Ame no Akai wrote:
Defenestrator2.0 wrote:
Plasma wrote:The funny thing about Lego is that you can always tell the difference between an artist-type person and an engineer-type person. Mainly, the latter has more color-coordinated models, as a result of actually planning out the design first.
You're going on the assumption that they have enough pieces that are the same color. I would LOVE to have a model that's not multi-colored, but unfortunately I do not have the available resources.
So, in a way...

... you must construct additional Legos?

I require more minerals.

Post by **Superior Bacon** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:30 am

Mr. Mander · Post by **Mr. Mander** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:12 pm

Bacon wrote:Related

I went to go see a gallery with that guys stuff.

Freaking amazing.

Defenestrator2.0 · Post by **Defenestrator2.0** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:43 pm

Just finished recreating my BAR in a Lego CAD program, so I'm probably going to begin production on a new gun soon.

Xabyrn · Post by **Xabyrn** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:44 pm

Wait, what the funk. They have a Lego program?

Mond · Post by **Mond** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:01 pm

Xabyrn wrote:Wait, what the funk. They have a Lego program?

Not sure if it's the one Def uses, but this is the official one. You can even order your designs and they'll send you the parts necessary.

Defenestrator2.0 · Post by **Defenestrator2.0** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:22 pm

Mond wrote:
Xabyrn wrote:Wait, what the funk. They have a Lego program?
Not sure if it's the one Def uses, but this is the official one. You can even order your designs and they'll send you the parts necessary.

It's not, the one they have sucks booty. They don't even have 1/10 of the different kinds of Lego pieces that exist in the catalog of that program.

I use MLCad.

Misterian · Post by **Misterian** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:21 pm

I used to have, I think, 40 to 50 pounds worth of legos. (that is Pounds as in the weight measurment, not the British currency.)