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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:

   Sometimes I don’t know ‘when’ to take pictures. You know, how far along I should be before I showcase things.

I think I know what you mean. I tend to what to only photograph finished MOCs-- just a few great eye-popping shots that maximize the “wow” factor. The same for pics of our layout. But personally, I find “under construction” pics rather interesting in and of themselves, and so I have tried to be more “less controlling” and snap shots of messy, unfinished scenes as well. And speaking of, I just took some pics of my new (hmmm, dark red) building “in situ” (lol, I just had an idea-- I’m going to name that MOC the “HDR” building;-)

But on to YOUR layout, Jonathan-- very nicely detailed and polished work. These are the sorts of projects that really turn my crank! With enough $$$ and the resource of Bricklink, the sky really is the limit for creating whatever we want (although I must chide you a bit for building with such great detail and then to create...“6” wides????:-)

I hope you have considered portability during your construction (the first iterations of our layouts certainly didn’t) so that you’ll be able to in theory show them off in some sort of public exposition one day. If not, it’s never too late to go back and change everything;-)

Keep up the good work (and the progpics:-)

JOHN


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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--SNIP--

   (although I must chide you a bit for building with such great detail and then to create...“6” wides????:-)

--SNIP--

You have to chide him for building in a superior width? Very odd...

Tim


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:27:25 GMT
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In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
   (although I must chide you a bit for building with such great detail and then to create...“6” wides????:-)

You weren’t looking closely enough, his BNSF locomotive is a 7 wide...
  
I hope you have considered portability during your construction (the first iterations of our layouts certainly didn’t) so that you’ll be able to in theory show them off in some sort of public exposition one day. If not, it’s never too late to go back and change everything;-)

I was harping on him about that. I want to see him come to the NMRA in Philly, even if only what will fit on a (train) carryon...

   Keep up the good work (and the progpics:-)

I think I’ve convinced him to start doing more in progress stuff... he has a tripod already and a nice Nikon with timer, macro, and flash control/suppression, that’s all you need.

++Lar


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:46:14 GMT
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In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote:

   Sometimes I don’t know ‘when’ to take pictures. You know, how far along I should be before I showcase things.

I think I know what you mean. I tend to what to only photograph finished MOCs-- just a few great eye-popping shots that maximize the “wow” factor. The same for pics of our layout. But personally, I find “under construction” pics rather interesting in and of themselves, and so I have tried to be more “less controlling” and snap shots of messy, unfinished scenes as well. And speaking of, I just took some pics of my new (hmmm, dark red) building “in situ” (lol, I just had an idea-- I’m going to name that MOC the “HDR” building;-)

But on to YOUR layout, Jonathan-- very nicely detailed and polished work. These are the sorts of projects that really turn my crank! With enough $$$ and the resource of Bricklink, the sky really is the limit for creating whatever we want (although I must chide you a bit for building with such great detail and then to create...“6” wides????:-)

I feel my 6 wides are slightly beefier than most. . .with the exceptions of the subway cars which are indeed to narrow. Either way, I stil have a lot of growing to do with building trains. After all, I am (was?)a townie, trains are still new to me.

  
I hope you have considered portability during your construction (the first iterations of our layouts certainly didn’t) so that you’ll be able to in theory show them off in some sort of public exposition one day. If not, it’s never too late to go back and change everything;-)

Yeah, I thought about portability before I constructed the tables. I decided I was OK with a non-portable set-up. I don’t own a car and really don’t know of anywhere I’d need or want to take things, here anyway.
  
Keep up the good work (and the progpics:-)

JOHN

Will do, and Thanks!

Jonathan


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:

   You have to chide him for building in a superior width? Very odd...


Less is bore.

JOHN


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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In lugnet.town, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

   he has a tripod already and a nice Nikon with timer, macro, and flash control/suppression, that’s all you need.

Oh, is that all.

“... and this remote control”

JOHN


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:38:42 GMT
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In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.town, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

   he has a tripod already and a nice Nikon with timer, macro, and flash control/suppression, that’s all you need.

Oh, is that all.

“... and this remote control”

The timer is the poor man’s remote control, it gives you 10 seconds to do whatever...


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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In lugnet.town, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
   In lugnet.town, John Neal wrote:
   In lugnet.town, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

   he has a tripod already and a nice Nikon with timer, macro, and flash control/suppression, that’s all you need.

Oh, is that all.

“... and this remote control”

The timer is the poor man’s remote control, it gives you 10 seconds to do whatever...

It gave us 10 seconds to get in the picture. . . http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1623043


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Re: Layout of Jonathan Lopes
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Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:44:11 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
  
The timer is the poor man’s remote control, it gives you 10 seconds to do whatever...

Tell that to Navin...

JOHN


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