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Re: Haunted Houses- Im Open to suggestions
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 3 Feb 2000 10:12:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> OK, now for some architectural ideas. Alex since you're in the UK, I'll give • you
> an American perspective and a British perspective:
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> American --- An American haunted house would probably be tall, perhaps 3
> stories. Picture Victorian American, with a steep pitched Mansard roof (via • steep
> slopes) with single dormer windows at regular intervals. There should be a • tower,
> either a) at & above the main entrance (to give it a foreboding look), or b) • at a
> corner of the house, also of a Mansard type roof (with perhaps a 2x2x2 steep • sloped
> roof pyramid). The roofline of the house should have a cornice (perhaps 1x2
> inverse slopes sticking out over the eves at regular intervals), and it • should be
> of a different color from that of the masonry skin of the house. The house • can
> also have a large wraparound porch. The house in the Addams Family movie (or • TV
> show) can serve as an example, if you are familiar with it.
Would 'shaker' or Weathboorade houses also be appropriate?
> British - An English haunted house should be a large manor type house, perhaps • in a
> Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, or Jacobean style. It should be a rambling 3 or 4
> story house with several wings. It should have mullioned windows (good luck
> finding any of those old 1x1x1 or 1x1x2 windows), tall ornate chimneys, oriel
> windows, some half-timbered sections, and a tall medieval tower. Examples of • this
> type of house in England would be Cragside, Sandringham, Fonthill Abbey and
> Strawberry Hill. Examples of this type of house in the USA would be • Lyndhurst,
> Builtmore, and Collinwood (from the old Dark Shadows TV series).
Don't remember the series. But I'll take the point on cragside.
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> The one problem I see with any haunted house is that the LEGO window selection
> currently available is not all that great for building a decent haunted • house. The
> 1x2x2 is OK, but doesn't make for a very scary window, and the 1x4x3 window • with
> frames... ditto. Of the 9 classic window varieties, only the large 1x6x3 • picture
> window would not be appropirate for a haunted house. I've been dropping not • so
> subtle hints for LEGO Direct to reintroduce the classic window varieties again • (or
> even come out with some new varieties that we can use modularly. Currently • only 1
> of nine classic styles is still in production (the 1x2x2).
Given the number of stories required perhaps this idea is better suited to
Scala (and are I say it Belville style components!) than standard Lego(R) ?
But I don't want Juniorized parts...
Alex
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