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	<title>Mão de ABS - Mais que um Blog! &#187; AFOL</title>
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		<title>Cuusoo, agora é a vez da Comunidade AFOL!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LBaixinho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Uma iniciativa do EuroBricks e seguido por vários outros sites está a tornar-se num verdadeiro movimento da Comunidade AFOL! Após a chegada do projeto Minecraft aos famosos 10.000 apoiantes no site Cuusoo, uma boa parte da comunidade AFOL perguntou-se como foi possível. Minecraft pode ser interessante para um público fora do hobby&#8230; mas que se [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Uma iniciativa do <a href="http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?s=fee880fb007bb3725ca63cf99f2b76b2&amp;showtopic=65910" target="_blank">EuroBricks</a> e seguido por vários outros sites está a tornar-se num verdadeiro movimento da Comunidade AFOL! Após a chegada do<a href="http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/4038" target="_blank"> projeto Minecraft</a> aos famosos 10.000 apoiantes no site Cuusoo, uma boa parte da comunidade AFOL perguntou-se como foi possível. Minecraft pode ser interessante para um público fora do hobby&#8230; mas que se pode revelar completamente desinteressante para quem já habita as paragens da LEGO há já algum tempo.</p>
<p><a href="http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/1787" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://cuusoo.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/90ec3/6d0dc/282be/87c67/0075e/0b5cf/c79c7/328ab/thumb640x360.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="281" /></a></p>
<p>Este projeto alia uma das mais famosas linhas da LEGO entre os AFOLs (os modulares citadinos) com um tema ausente há mais de 10 anos (Western). Mas além de ser um projeto bem interessante, também poderá ser uma boa forma de mostrar à LEGO a força que a Comunidade AFOL pode ter.</p>
<p>Por isso se és um AFOL, apoia este projeto em <a href="http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/1787" target="_blank">http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/1787</a></p>
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		<title>&#8220;O que os consumidores fazem é mais importante do que o que nós fazemos&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LBaixinho</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hoje dei de caras com uma entrevista antiga (agosto de 2011) com Peter Espersen, &#8220;líder da comunidade online da Lego&#8221;. Na entrevista (em português brasileiro) o funcionário da LEGO conta como a LEGO encara os fãs da marca e o relacionamento que tem com as comunidades. Aborda também a importância de alguns sites (como o [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/home/marketing/noticias/2011/08/01/20110801Lider-online-da-Lego-prega-liberdade-total.html" target="_blank"><img style="float: right;" src="http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/home/marketing/noticias/2011/08/01/20110801Lider-online-da-Lego-prega-liberdade-total/newsDetails/0/imageBinary/peter-espersen-lego_2.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="107" /></a>Hoje dei de caras com uma <a href="http://www.meioemensagem.com.br/home/marketing/noticias/2011/08/01/20110801Lider-online-da-Lego-prega-liberdade-total.html" target="_blank">entrevista</a> antiga (agosto de 2011) com Peter Espersen, &#8220;líder da comunidade online da Lego&#8221;. Na entrevista (em português brasileiro) o funcionário da LEGO conta como a LEGO encara os fãs da marca e o relacionamento que tem com as comunidades. Aborda também a importância de alguns<em> sites</em> (como o Flickr) e dos LEGO embaixadores.</p>
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		<title>Arrumar peças LEGO.. o eterno karma de um AFOL II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.Verde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tal como o Luís Baixinho escreveu, este será mesmo o eterno karma de um AFOL. Após as obras feitas em casa e começar a redescobrir todos os caixotes que cá estavam no escritório&#8230; alguns ignorados durante meses por causa do Arte em Peças. Está na hora de arrumar tudo, até porque conto começar a construir [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tal como o Luís Baixinho escreveu, este será mesmo o eterno karma de um AFOL. </p>
<p>Após as obras feitas em casa e começar a redescobrir todos os caixotes que cá estavam no escritório&#8230; alguns ignorados durante meses por causa do Arte em Peças. </p>
<p>Está na hora de arrumar tudo, até porque conto começar a construir com mais assiduidade. Está na hora de apresentar mais um ou dois projectos interessantes que possam ser usados nos eventos da Comunidade 0937.</p>
<p>Agora&#8230; separar peças&#8230; </p>
<p>Apesar de ter um espaço grande com uma mesa à medida, é complicado separar peças e colocá-las no sítio certo. Tenho de desmontar praticamente tudo aquilo que tenho feito do último Arte em Peças, menos o Smash Tire e a Libherr, visto já estarem a caminho da Dinamarca!</p>
<p>As peças TECHNIC são por vezes chatas de desmontar e acabam ao fim de algum tempo provocar alguma dor nas mãos.<br />
Depois disso e de ter tudo separado é preciso colocar tudo nas caixas correspondentes e começar um novo processo&#8230;</p>
<p>Tudo arrumado &#8211; Construir &#8211; Expor &#8211; Caixote &#8211; desmontar &#8211; Arrumar &#8211; Construir e o ciclo continua!</p>
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		<title>Os meus novos avatar´s e o NaNeto</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.Verde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Há uns tempos que eu andava de volta de arranjar uma imagem que me idetificasse e que estive &#8220;bem&#8221;. Tanto que andei, andei, andei que finalmente descobri &#8230; e da maneira menos provável. No encontro do Porto Alto, no meio de tantas actividades vi alguém a comentar os desenhos do NaNeto e fiquei super curioso. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4307304930_d2e03962cb.jpg" alt="" width="158" height="210" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4306566607_4aebdb358f.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="158" /></p>
<p>Há uns tempos que eu andava de volta de arranjar uma imagem que me idetificasse e que estive &#8220;bem&#8221;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tanto que andei, andei, andei que finalmente descobri &#8230; e da maneira menos provável.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">No encontro do Porto Alto, no meio de tantas actividades vi alguém a comentar os desenhos do NaNeto e fiquei super curioso.<br />
Lá fui eu ver a capa do NaNeto&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8230;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Eu fiquei estúpido a olhar para a capa e para ele&#8230; Eu nunca pensei que estava à minha frente um desenhador fora de série, conhecia o seu sentido apurado nas construções LEGO que ele faz, mas nunca pensei que ele desenhasse de igual forma.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Comentei com ele a minha ideia para me criar um &#8220;avatar&#8221; que me identificasse. O NaNeto acedeu ao meu pedido e eu só tenho a agradecer o excelente trabalho que ele desenvolveu.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Deixo aqui uma parte do portefólio que ele me enviou para o &#8220;promover&#8221;.<br />
Não massacrem o homem para vos criar &#8220;avatar´s&#8221;, se isso acontecer, eu quero uma comissão <img src='http://maodeabs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  <img src='http://maodeabs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mais tarde,irei fazer uma entrevista à minha maneira ao NaNeto para ele explicar estes talentos.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/americoverde/sets/72157623289648476/">Link para a Galeria<br />
</a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=naneto">Link para as Construções LEGO</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/americoverde/sets/72157623289648476/"> </a></p>
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		<title>Esta noite com&#8230; Nicolas Lespour (Nico71)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.Verde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[-Hi Nico. -It´s a pleasure for me having your interview in my blog. Yeah Me too - Nico, tell us some things about you. What you do ? What do you like ? I am 21 and a three year student in mechanical engeenering in engeenering school. I am a French AFOL and come from Haute [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>-Hi Nico.<br />
-It´s a pleasure for me having your interview in my blog.</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #808080;">Yeah Me too</span> <img title=";)" src="http://www.setechnic.com/Forum/images/smilies/;%29.gif" alt=";)" /></span></p>
<p><strong>- Nico, tell us some things about you.<br />
What you do ? What do you like ?</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #808080;"><img class="alignleft" src="http://nicolas.lespour.free.fr/fichiers/images/nico71.jpg" alt="" width="177" height="204" /> I am 21 and a three year student in mechanical engeenering in engeenering school. I am a French AFOL and come from Haute Savoie. My Lego adventure started in 1995 when I got my first Lego box: the Supercar 8880. It was a revelation and during the next 6 years, I bought all the super sets (one set a year). In January 2007, after my Dark Age, i bought the 8436.<br />
So, my Lego adventure started again, but this time it is definitely with the studless parts !</span><br />
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<p>- Did you had a Dark-Age ?</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Yes, 2001 to 2007 exactly. In january i bought the 8436 Set and its&#8217; was a new revelation. I bought after the 8284, 8145, 8275, 8455 and 8458 (in order).</span></span></div>
<p><strong>- You only construct with TECHNIC parts. Any special reason ?</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">I think the technic part is the best way to create evolved mecanism and machinery. I like also the brick design like Arvo and Steven1980.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nico71/Wheel-Excavator/00.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nico71/Wheel-Excavator/00.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /></a></p>
<p><strong>- Do you invest many time to &#8220;study&#8221; your projects before you start to build ?</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #808080;">Yes, I thinks a good moc is fisrt of all a good study. Per exemple, on this moc : <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=349259">Wheel-Exacavator</a>.  I dispend 10h to study how I could create this and After 10h more to create. Like a engineer, I always dispend time to do the study.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>-When you are building, you pratice some new techniques or you use almost the same ones?</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #808080;">In fact, My lego experience is based on Lego technique and mine. When I bought the 8436 set, I created the set and after, I moc with only part of this set. The essentials of my techniques is due to this. But I try to innovate per exemple with frame with minumum part and maximun rigidity. Also I try to build in modular ways. Because it&#8217;s more simple to remove and do instructions.</span><br />
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<p><strong>-Building machines are your favourite theme in Technic. Why ?</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #808080;">Because I hope work on this later ^^. Seriously, I think it&#8217;s a good theme to put in application the evolved mechanism in lego technic, like gear, motor, pneumatic.. But The Car theme is quite interessing. My best exemple for this is my <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=368440">Hemi Cuda</a>, because it&#8217;s represents a beautiful car with lego brick and technic inside (V8, gerabox, independant suspensions, steering&#8230;). I like also the LPE (Lego Pneumatic Engine), it&#8217;s why i develop a simplified motor of LPE3I by LPEpower but without modifed part. It works with two pump and turn to 100rpm slighty and smoothly.</span><br />
</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nico71/Plymouth-Hemi-Cuda/athumb.jpg" alt="" width="479" height="326" /></div>
<p><strong>-What do you thing about the new technic parts? These new parts helped you?</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #808080;">I dislike the linear actuators because they&#8217;are gray and not yellow and too long, but i like the new part like frame or new connector. More connector is always good for builder. But i hope that LEGO create more pneumatics system, like compressor or yellow air tank.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><span style="color: #808080;"><span style="color: #000000;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nico71/Road-Service-Unimog/image_018.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /><br />
</span></span></p>
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<p><strong>-Lets suppose that LEGO invites you to a new project for a new technic model ? What type of construcion would you purpose ?</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #808080;">I think i will not propose a big project like my wheel excavator or <a href=" http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=321076">Wheel Loader 2</a>, because I know that LEGO create for young people, child and pupils, but the afols hope see a big and evolved set. So, in accord to political commercial of LEGO, i will propose this type of moc : <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=397739">Tow-Truck</a> or <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=406454">Service Unimog</a>.  A simple moc with pneumatic, engine, suspensions, maybe PFS fun and cheap to produced. At 140€ i&#8217;m sure that the Afol buy this. </span></div>
<p><strong>-Can you tell me who are your favourite builders?</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #808080;">My favorite builders are Erik Leppen, the master of crane, Zoli, master of big construction, Sariel, master of ideas ^^ And Nathanael Kuipers (IndustrialDesigner of Brickshefl), master of supercar. All this builder have a speciality and for my work, i inspired by them. It&#8217;s why i quote all my credit in Brickshelf and article and i give my work for free. Per exemple, the LPE3 have free instruction, on LPEpower, the price is 140€. I try to create instruction as possible I can.</span><br />
</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; "><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/nico71/Forklift-truck/imgp0001.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" /></p>
<p><strong>Nicolas, thanks for your time.<br />
It´s a big pleasure for me.</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #808080;">Me to ! I am proud to eppeard on your blog, and that the french builder is represented in lego society. <img title=";)" src="http://www.setechnic.com/Forum/images/smilies/;%29.gif" alt=";)" /></span></div>
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		<title>Moc: Grue Demag CC-12600 por stechnics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.Verde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[stechnics é um AFOL Francês que construiu uma enorme e lindíssima Grua Demag CC-12600. Desde que o sigo, trabalha e investe todo o seu tempo nesta construção. Vê-la finalmente é para mim uma enorme alegria. Galeria do Brickshelf, aqui]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>stechnics é um AFOL Francês que construiu uma enorme e lindíssima Grua Demag CC-12600.</p>
<p>Desde que o sigo, trabalha e investe todo o seu tempo nesta construção.<br />
Vê-la finalmente é para mim uma enorme alegria.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/TheGamer/CC8800/00000001.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/TheGamer/CC8800/00000001.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="527" /></a></p>
<p>Galeria do Brickshelf, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=386947" target="_blank">aqui</a></p>
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		<title>Esta noite com &#8230; Luís e Luís Jr. Melo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A.Verde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eurobot é um TFOL  que pertence a esta Comunidade. Em todos os eventos que está presente marca a diferença, mas isso parece ser de  família. Eurobot para onde vai, vai sempre acompanhado pela sua família. Pai, Mãe e Irmã. Em todos os eventos são das pessoas mais prestáveis e são de uma simpatia enorme, mesmo [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Eurobot é um TFOL  que pertence a esta Comunidade. Em todos os eventos que está presente marca a diferença, mas isso parece ser de  família.</em><em><br />
Eurobot para onde vai, vai sempre acompanhado pela sua família. Pai, Mãe e Irmã.<br />
Em todos os eventos são das pessoas mais prestáveis e são de uma simpatia enorme, mesmo depois de estarem horas e horas a cuidar dos filhos , ainda conseguem ter tempo para ajudar a visionar um evento&#8230; (Não é fácil).</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>- Eurobot , és TFOL há quanto tempo ? </em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sou TFOL há quase dois anos, mais precisamente desde 12 Outubro de 2007, data em que me registei no fórum 0937 e consequentemente conheci todo o mundo online que envolve este hobby.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>- Chegaste a passar por uma Dark Age ou sempre continuaste a gostar de LEGO até descobrires a Comunidade?</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sim cheguei a passar por uma semi-Dark age, a partir dos 8 anos comecei a construir cada vez menos, e deixei mesmo de pedir Lego como prenda. Mas foi coisa de pouca dura, por volta dos 12 anos voltei a construir.<br />
<em><br />
<strong>-Quando começaste a ir aos encontros e eventos o que pensaste?<br />
Passou-te a ideia que estavas no meio de gajos que só falavam de LEGO ou encontraste algo mais?</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Vi um grupo muito unido, vi amigos que partilhavam um hobby, com muito entusiasmo e respeito mútuo. Já há muito tempo que deixamos de ser um simples grupo de fãs de Lego.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Dentro dos TFol´s destacas-te pela tua postura. Isso ajuda muito a maneira de as pessoas mais velhas te verem.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>- Bem, sabendo isso, qual a próxima asneira que estás a pensar fazer ? <img src='http://maodeabs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">O usual, escapar ao controlo parental no que toca em horários de acesso à internet é a mais comum das asneiras. Como deves perceber não convém relevar muito mais numa entrevista que vai ser lida pelos meus pais.<br />
<strong><em>- Quem são os teus construtores preferidos?</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Tenho muitos, mas acho que posso destacar alguns, na panorama nacional aprecio bastante as construções do <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=LBaixinho" target="_blank">Lbaixinho</a>, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=marcosbessa" target="_blank">Marcos Bessa</a>, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=tbaixinho" target="_blank">Tânia</a>, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=evildead" target="_blank">Evildead</a>, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=rupi" target="_blank">Rupi</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/41786889@N07/sets/" target="_blank">Américo Verde</a>, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Biczzz" target="_blank">Biczzz</a>, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Bacvs" target="_blank">Bacvs</a>, e claro o <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Romas" target="_blank">Romão</a> pelo magnífico trabalho que fez na Catedral de São Macário.<br />
No panorama internacional acompanho a aprecio os trabalhos dos irmãos <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=arvo" target="_blank">Arvo</a>, do <a href="http://forum0937.miniancora.com/index.php/topic,6116.msg109130.html#msg109130">Sir Nadroj</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hippotam/" target="_blank">Hipottam</a>, entre muitos outros que vou encontrando destacados em Blogs internacionais e no fórum0937.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> MeloPai, é o Luís Melo Sénior. Nesta entrevista aproveito também para lhe fazer algumas perguntas. Sendo um dos voluntários do &#8220;costume&#8221; nos nossos eventos da Comunidade 0937, acabou por se tornar membro e AFOL de Technic&#8230; (Confesso que dei um empurrãozinho, mas a iniciativa partiu do Luís Melo Sr.)</em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A minha relação com o Lego, começou por envolver-me nos projectos do meu filho, mas rapidamente evolui para um hobby que me desperta interesse naturalmente e que me faz querer construir, falar sobre o mesmo, experimentar e saber o máximo possível sobre este mundo.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>- Como vê o LEGO em casa , uma boa maneira de aprender ou um simples brinquedo ?</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sem duvida que o LEGO está longe de ser um simples brinquedo, é essencialmente uma forma de arte. Trata-se de dar asas à imaginação e depois exprimi-lo num meio físico, e para isto, é necessário algum conhecimento, que vai surgindo gradualmente proveniente de muita pesquisa e experimentação.<br />
Por isso considero o LEGO uma excelente forma de aprender, desde arquitectura ou engenharia, passando pela historia e conseguindo ainda ajudar a desenvolver as competências sociais quando o hobby tem como uma forte componente a participação numa comunidade activa como é o 0937.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>- Acompanhando o hobby, com que sensação fica depois de ver que pessoas mais velhas constroem com LEGO e fazem disso um estilo de vida?</em></strong><em> </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fico feliz, a existência de um hobby que dura uma vida e que consegue reunir tantas pessoas é fantástico!<br />
Admiro bastante as pessoas que, além do stress diário resultante de um dia de trabalho, conseguem dedicar algum tempo a uma coisa que gostam e que lhes permite relaxar e divertirem-se ao mesmo tempo que criam obras de artes fantásticas.<em><br />
Um hobby que consegue ligar uma família e fazê-la andar de um lado para o outro é obra. </em><em> </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em> </em><strong><em>- Como &#8220;chefe&#8221; de família compreendo que às vezes não fica barato comprar LEGO. Quais as suas dicas para outros &#8220;chefes&#8221; de família conseguirem satisfazer os filhos na altura dos lançamentos de set´s ou compra de peças?</em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Infelizmente têm toda a razão, o LEGO é um hobby caro e pelo que vejo a tendência é para o ser cada vez mais.<br />
Não há nenhuma fórmula mágica para conseguir comprar todos os elementos necessários para usufruir ao máximo do hobby sem um custo elevado. Basicamente o que pode ser feito, é uma selecção cuidada dos produtos comprados e de os sítios onde os comprar. Aproveitar as promoções e oportunidades em alternativa as compras regulares é uma solução que recomendo, mas isso nem sempre é possível.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3860608214_a23fb7a588.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2559/3860608214_a23fb7a588.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em><strong>No ponto de vista de Pai e não de um Membro da Comunidade, como vê a Comunidade no seu geral, ou seja, como classificaria a importância que uma Comunidade pode ter para o desenvolvimentos dos seus filhos?</strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Fico feliz pelo meu filho por pertencer a este grupo de AMIGOS entre os quais, existe uma relação formidável que vai para além do hobby , no plano físico(LEGO) em si a maneira como se incentivam e se apoiam mutuamente a desenvolverem as suas capacidades faz-me crer seguramente que os enriquece profundamente em todas as vertentes.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Agradeço o tempo que perderam comigo. Foi com muito gosto que fiz esta entrevista.</em><em><br />
</em><em>De todas as conversas que tive com ambos foram sempre agradáveis.</em></p>
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E&#8230;.. PLÁS TrÁS PÁS, mais umas mãozadas bem dadas neste blog <img src='http://maodeabs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
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		<title>As escolhas do Mão de ABS &#8211; Semana 38</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Esta noite com&#8230; Nathanael Kuipers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nathanael Kuipers surprised me when the concept car shown at Brickshelf. I decided to look for more things about their creations. I found a folder full of images moc&#8217;s and mod&#8217;s very well done. Moc&#8217;s made from a set, Nathanael as LEGO Designer as made 8292 Cherry Picker, per example. I sent him an email [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Nathanael Kuipers surprised me when the concept car shown at <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=industrialdesigner" target="_blank">Brickshelf.</a><br />
I decided to look for more things about their creations. I found a folder full of images moc&#8217;s and mod&#8217;s very well done. Moc&#8217;s made from a set, Nathanael as LEGO Designer as made 8292 Cherry Picker, per example.<br />
I sent him an email to know what was the availability of it for me to answer some questions about their moc&#8217;se is not that he accepted !!!!! Of course I was happy. </em></p>
<p><strong><em>Hello Nathanael. I thank you deeply your cooperation in this session of questions and answers! </em></strong></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #76923c;">You&#8217;re very welcome Americo. I will try to answer the questions as good as I can.</span></em><em><span style="color: #76923c;"><br />
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<div><strong><em><strong><em><img class=" alignleft" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/Zthings/thisisme2004.jpg" alt="" width="129" height="195" /></em></strong>-Tell me a little about yourself, where you are, your occupation, how old are you and what are your hobbies besides LEGO? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">30 years ago I was born in The Hague in the Netherlands. After a few years in Denmark I have now moved up north in Scandinavia to Sweden.<br />
Here I work as a product developer in a company called Tectubes, that produces aluminium and plastic tubes in the packaging industry. In my spare time besides LEGO I enjoy to play a videogame or be a bit more active with bowling, skateboarding or playing darts once in a while. </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"> </span></em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em>-Did you  have a &#8220;Dark-Age&#8221;? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">With &#8216;Dark Age&#8217; I suppose you mean the period that LEGO wasn&#8217;t an active part of my life. Well yes, I have been through that time as well. The &#8216;darkest&#8217; period was in my teenage years between 16 and 20. School, exams and study were more important at that time.</span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"> </span></em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em>- Can you tell me how was your process until you reach the LEGO designer? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">It&#8217;s a rather lengthy story if I include all the details so I try to summarize a bit.<br />
It all started because of my studies industrial design and engineering. My interest in LEGO came back (also because of the more interesting LEGO designs) and I started to experiment with new bought sets like 8458 and 8466. At that point the idea came up if I could get in the LEGO Company for an internship. This was however unsuccessful. </span></em><br />
<span style="color: #76923c;"><em>After my studies I applied again and this time was invited for a workshop. Again I was turned down, but learned a lot about the company and their philosophy. From that point I started to buy and build  more models which I shared publically on the Internet and with the community that I had discovered. </em><br />
<em>Eventually I got some interest from LEGO personal who had seen my models. My education, the workshop experience, and particpation in the LEGO Factory competition (I was surprisingly chosen as one of the winners) have likely helped with that as well. </em><br />
</span><em><span style="color: #76923c;">They offered me a freelance project, because they lacked resources and very soon after I started, they offered me a job. </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"><br />
</span></em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC4404/4404-F1/4404_f1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC4404/4404-F1/4404_f1.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a></p>
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<div><strong><em>- You have several moc&#8217;s have been made from a set, you have done this for some reason in particular, or simply a challenge?<strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
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<em>It all started when I didn&#8217;t want to mix my LEGO bricks from before and after my &#8216;Dark-Age&#8217;. That meant that I didn&#8217;t have so many new sets/ elements to buid with. So it was at that point when I started to build one-set MOC&#8217;s. Not only did I find it to be very enjoyable and a nice challenge, but I was also able to show others that you don&#8217;t need many elements to be creative and build something cool. I wanted to create models that inspire others, so they had to look as good, but preferably better than official models. Often I had to use unconventional ways of building to achieve something nice, which added another dimension to the challenge.</em><br />
</span><em><span style="color: #76923c;">Sometimes I like to believe that it&#8217;s because of some of my models, that have inspired more people to make one-set MOC&#8217;s today.</span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"> </span></em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em>- Do you have a favorite subject, or you do not mind to take up any issue and build?<strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">As a designer I&#8217;ve learned that I should be able to design anything that is asked from me. So I don&#8217;t mind taking up, and actually appreciate new challenges. Probably my specialty is vehicles, because I&#8217;ve always had an interest for those. </span></em><span style="color: #76923c;"> </span><em> </em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"> </span></em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em>-As a designer, what are the worst jobs or shares more complicated to do? <strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<div><span style="color: #76923c;"><em>The biggest challenge is to convince others that your design is the best compromise. This might sound strange, but in reality it&#8217;s true. There are so many parties involved with their own interests, and you have to try to please them all and make them happy. For example the manager is most of the time only concerned about having the model finished in time within the budget. The marketeer only wants a model that looks cool and will sell. The engineer wants a model with good working functions that doesn&#8217;t fall apart. The graphic artist wants a model that is easy to communicate to the public on the box. The building instruction developers main concern is the buildability for the target age. But most important is the end consumer, who should get an excellent experience, from buying the box, to building the model and play with it. You can see that this is not so easy to achieve</em></span></div>
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<strong><em><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC8436/8436_cranetruck.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC8436/8436_cranetruck.jpg" alt="" width="402" height="301" /></a></em></strong></em></strong></p>
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<div><strong><em>- Your style of construction extends system and technic, between the two, what is your favorite? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
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<em><span style="color: #76923c;">In my youth I didn&#8217;t have much with Technic, and was system my favorite, but since I&#8217;ve been working more with the Technic from nowadays, I actually can&#8217;t say I like one more than the other. In a way I think the systems complement eachother, but still have their own challenges and &#8216;rules&#8217;. They just ask for a different approach and I like them both. </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"> </span></em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em>- The conceptcar is a formidable machine. Can you tell me about the construction? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
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<span style="color: #76923c;"><em>I tried to build it in the same spirit as the LEGO &#8216;supercars&#8217; from the past. So in the endresult</em><em> you get a 5+R gearbox, a V12 that you can either put in the front or rear and an independant suspension system where you can choose to let the V12 power either the front wheels or the rear wheels. All these elements are connected to a framework which is also the main structure of the car. </em></span><br />
<em><span style="color: #76923c;">Because the framework is the central part of the car, I started with this in the development. This is quite different than most times, in which the mechanics are done first. So there was a bit of planning involved where I needed to have the connection points and where important axles would be. Once I had figured that out, surprisingly, it was not that difficult to make the rest of the structure, including mechanical modules. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="color: #76923c;">The most enjoyable bit was saved till last which is the styling of the car. This was done totally freestyle, so no sketches, no real car design, just experimenting with elements. It&#8217;s the artistic part after the engineering. </span></em><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em><strong><em><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/Conceptcar/development.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/Conceptcar/development.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="300" /><br />
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<p><strong><em>- All of it was built in modules, for some reason in particular? <strong><em> </em></strong><br />
<span style="color: #76923c;"> </span></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">I had the idea for several years, but never had the time or chance to do it. I wanted to see if it would be possible to make a &#8216;supercar&#8217; with all the usual mechanics, representing real car manufacturing as close as possible by building it in a similar modular way (so it&#8217;s possible to customize),  and with the Technic system as we know today. I was inspired a bit by 8448, a set I unfortunately never had, but then going a step further in modularity, where you can design and build other mechanical modules as well. So basically the modulair structure was one of the key concepts for this model.</span><br />
<span style="color: #76923c;">It would be great if new modules could be presented in the future&#8230;</span></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #76923c;"><strong><em><strong><em><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC8292/moc8292_me.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC8292/moc8292_me.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="266" /></a></em></strong><br />
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<div><strong><em>- Did you build the Cherry Picker and is &#8220;signed&#8221; by you, was the set&#8217;s most liked to do?<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(I bought 6 like these in the last christmas&#8230;)</span><br />
<strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">The Cherrypicker is for me my best official Technic model, because I think I was able to make the least compromises on this model. The challenges I was facing were also bigger and more difficult then with other models. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m very happy with the result in which I was able to deal with all the challenges, without compromising too much. Another reason why this model is special to me is because I designed it pretty much from start to finish, from initial concept model to alternative model. When I read then that this model has brought some people out of their &#8216;Dark-Age&#8217; and has given so many others a nice experience, I feel very fortunate that I was able to contribute to that. </span></em><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<div><strong><em>-Do you have other set´s made by you ? If yes , please tell me some few. <strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em> </em></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #76923c;"><em>My freelance project was the 8674 F1 Ferrari. Further I designed the 8271 Wheelloader and 8261 Rally Truck, and  8272 Snowmobile was one of my concepts. I also designed alternate models for Creator, among which the truck in 4939, the bobcat in 4993, and the hovercraft in 4997. Further I have contributed to several other models in some way.</em></span></p>
<p><em> </em><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #76923c;"><strong><em><strong><em><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC4403/F44-03/4403_jet.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/industrialdesigner/MOC4403/F44-03/4403_jet.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="299" /></a></em></strong><br />
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<div><strong><em>- After 3 years working for Lego, it was difficult to leave? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">It was a very difficult decision. The opportunity came up to try something new, and because working for LEGO was my first official job, I just felt like I had to give this a chance as well. However I would definitely not exclude the possibility of me going back at some point in the future if I get the chance&#8230;</span></em><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
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<p><strong><em>-You can talk about this experience? <strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">Up to now I can say that my time at LEGO was the best so far. Many kind people, good atmosphere and nice working conditions. Those things I miss today. </span></em><em> </em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"><br />
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<div><strong><em>- Who are the AFOL&#8217;s most admire? <strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong></em></strong></div>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;">It&#8217;s difficult to mention a few, because there are so many amazing builders out there. Probably I feel most connected to people who have a similar interest or view, because those are the things I can relate to and thus appreciate most. But that wouldn&#8217;t be fair to all the other great builders. So instead I won&#8217;t mention anyone in particular but have this to say in general: </span><br />
<span style="color: #76923c;">Any MOC is better than an official LEGO model, as long as it&#8217;s made with passion and creativity! <img src='http://maodeabs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></em><strong><em><span style="color: #76923c;"><br />
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<p><em>Nathanael, </em><em>thank you very much.</em><br />
<em>Again, it was a pleasure to do this.<br />
I am very grateful for your help and hope to come back to upset another time.</em></p>
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<p><em>And&#8230;SPLASH&#8230;PLASH&#8230; another hand has hit this blog !!!!</em></p>
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		<title>Moc: Soviet Invasion por Piglet</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Um moc que relata um bocado de história. A invasão da URSS à Polónia em 1939 aquando da Guerra Mundial. Galeria da construção , aqui Galeria do construtor, aqui]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Um moc que relata um bocado de história.<br />
A invasão da URSS à Polónia em 1939 aquando da Guerra Mundial.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Piglet/SovietInvasion/01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Piglet/SovietInvasion/01.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="300" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Galeria da construção , <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=400985" target="_blank">aqui</a><br />
Galeria do construtor, <a href="http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Piglet" target="_blank">aqui</a></p>
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