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When we first saw the recent firetruck set with the fenders (?) I knew I wanted
to use those parts for lintels on a building. I thought they were nearly
perfect. I wish they were attached to a plate rather than a brick, but I made
it work anyway, here:
<http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
I am very happy with the way this building turned out. Building three wide
windows was a little challenging as it affected the whole building. Getting the
door to line up was a little tough.
Feedback and thoughts are appreciated.
thanks,
Jonathan
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> When we first saw the recent firetruck set with the fenders (?) I knew I wanted
> to use those parts for lintels on a building. I thought they were nearly
> perfect. I wish they were attached to a plate rather than a brick, but I made
> it work anyway, here:
>
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
>
> I am very happy with the way this building turned out. Building three wide
> windows was a little challenging as it affected the whole building. Getting the
> door to line up was a little tough.
>
> Feedback and thoughts are appreciated.
>
> thanks,
> Jonathan
Another great building from you Jonathan. The wheel hubs (?) are perfect for the
windows and a wonderfully clever use of parts. My favourite bit though is the
door. It screams Sesame Street to me in a very good way ;)
Tim
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> >
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
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> Another great building from you Jonathan. The wheel hubs (?) are perfect for the
> windows and a wonderfully clever use of parts.
Thanks!
> My favourite bit though is the
> door. It screams Sesame Street to me in a very good way ;)
And, only taken in a good way. :o)
I thought the red might be a little to much, to bright, but I like the way it
adds pop! to the facade.
thanks again,
Jonathan
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Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> When we first saw the recent firetruck set with the fenders (?) I knew I
> wanted
> to use those parts for lintels on a building. I thought they were nearly
> perfect. I wish they were attached to a plate rather than a brick, but I
> made it work anyway, here:
>
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
>
> I am very happy with the way this building turned out. Building three
> wide
> windows was a little challenging as it affected the whole building.
> Getting the door to line up was a little tough.
Looks awesome!
One question : was there a specific reason for the 1/2stud offset around the
windows? I mean it looks great, specially with the tiles left&right of the
door, but was there an actual reason for this obvious builders torture?
WRT the red door, looks awesome! But if I might make a suggestion, try
changing those vertical SNOT'ted tiles into another color, white (would
need a white plate on top too for better effect) or dark-grey perhaps?
Damn I feel inspired! If only I could use these idea's in my current
project...
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
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In lugnet.town, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
> Jonathan Lopes wrote:
>
> >
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
>
>
> Looks awesome!
Thanks!
> One question : was there a specific reason for the 1/2stud offset around the
> windows? I mean it looks great, specially with the tiles left&right of the
> door, but was there an actual reason for this obvious builders torture?
Well, the arch piece is 3 wide. Using the 1/2 stud offset was the only way I
could figure out how to make it work w/o leaving holes towards the top of the
arch. It was a little difficult to do, but building in tan made it a little
easier. I am currently doing a building with these same arches but the body of
the building is dark orange. Much fewer parts to choose from. I have run out
of curse words and started making up new ones because of all the obsticals I
have encountered with it.
Sometimes I tend to make things more difficult than they are, though. Can it be
done w/o the offset? Anyone?
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> WRT the red door, looks awesome! But if I might make a suggestion, try
> changing those vertical SNOT'ted tiles into another color, white (would
> need a white plate on top too for better effect) or dark-grey perhaps?
Ah ha! I didn't think of that. I'll try dk bley tonight. Thanks!
Thanks for looking and commenting!
Jonathan
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> When we first saw the recent firetruck set with the fenders (?) I knew I wanted
> to use those parts for lintels on a building. I thought they were nearly
> perfect. I wish they were attached to a plate rather than a brick, but I made
> it work anyway, here:
>
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
>
> I am very happy with the way this building turned out. Building three wide
> windows was a little challenging as it affected the whole building. Getting the
> door to line up was a little tough.
>
> Feedback and thoughts are appreciated.
Nice. This was one of the "secret" buildings from last month, right? It came out
sweet.
(SL, TFS) ++Lar
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In lugnet.town, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> > When we first saw the recent firetruck set with the fenders (?) I knew I wanted
> > to use those parts for lintels on a building. I thought they were nearly
> > perfect. I wish they were attached to a plate rather than a brick, but I made
> > it work anyway, here:
> >
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
> >
> > I am very happy with the way this building turned out. Building three wide
> > windows was a little challenging as it affected the whole building. Getting the
> > door to line up was a little tough.
> >
> > Feedback and thoughts are appreciated.
>
> Nice. This was one of the "secret" buildings from last month, right? It came out
> sweet.
Yes it was. Thanks! The other one is coming along, very slowly. . .
Hope you're well.
Jonathan
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Sometimes I tend to make things more difficult than they are, though. Can it
be done w/o the offset? Anyone?
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Hi Jonathan,
It can be done without the offset... just. I did up a version in dark orange
using only available pieces..
BS - more pics and the
MPD
That was a fun challenge.
Tim
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:
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--SNIP--
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Sometimes I tend to make things more difficult than they are, though. Can
it be done w/o the offset? Anyone?
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--SNIP--
Hi Jonathan,
It can be done without the offset... just. I did up a version in dark orange
using only available pieces..
BS - more pics and
the MPD
That was a fun challenge.
Tim
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Wow. VERY impressive! You blow me away with how quickly you crank this stuff
out. Excellent.
Jonathan
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