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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:
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
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> 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...
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Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
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In lugnet.town, Jan-Albert van Ree wrote:
> Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=173207>
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> 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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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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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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