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Re: Text in walls
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Date: 
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 12:55:39 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mosaic, Jason J. Railton wrote:
In lugnet.build.mosaic, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
Hi all!

Thanks for the help, it was very useful. I have made what I needed, and got the
idea to add a font to those available - mine is smaller:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/sonnich/gallery/alfabet_2high.jpg
I have even added symbols for: - = degrees.
This font is 2 bricks high (including a tile below).

I and still missing some good ideas for the letters: K X Z - it is the odd lines
which makes it hard to do.
My r's are ok, but I'd like to have a capital R there too - it is the same
problem, an odd line.

It anyone have any ideas, please let me know so I can add them.

If anyone wants to host the final picture, let me know too.

BR
Sonnich

In lugnet.build.mosaic, Sonnich Jensen wrote:
Hi all!

Being new to this, and after trying, I realised that mosaics are not that easy
to do.
To be specific I want to have a text in a wall. I tought that it would be
simple, but now I realise that it will take some more time.

I am not even sure whether "mosaic" is the right term here.

This has been done lots of times, but are there any tips or pages or ideas for
beginners like me?

BR
Sonnich
http://www.hot.ee/sonnich/lego/

You beat me to it!  I put something like this together last weekend, but haven't
had the chance to photograph it!

Jason Railton

You may use it if you want. I can send you the BMP file if you want (much easier
to edit). Mail me in interested!

Still, I am looking for solutions for the 4 missing letters.
I was playing around with non-english letters, got some, and was thinking of
Russian too.

Sonnich



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(...) There is a capital R and a small k in my hopper wagon: (URL) would do a Z like a 2 as people will still be able to read it. An smaller M would be like a W upside down with the two top corners filled in, with the advantage that it's only 5 (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)

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(...) had the chance to photograph it! Jason Railton (20 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build)

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