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Re: Egyptian Temple - A new undertaking
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lugnet.adventurers
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Thu, 4 Nov 1999 21:10:54 GMT
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In lugnet.adventurers, Mark Lindsey writes:
> In lugnet.adventurers, David Eaton writes:
> > Well, last night (having no AT-AT to work on) I started playing around with • my
> > new project-- an ancient Egyptian temple... I think I've got the basic tan
> > bricks to start it (I made a pretty sizeable tan rock face last night-- about
> > 36 studs wide, 21 bricks high, into which the entrance will be 'carved') But
> > the one thing I'd really like are statues, two on either side of the • entryway,
> > roughly 10-15 bricks high... However, to do this, regular bricks won't do so
> > well... I need "low-res" detailing tan bricks-- like the 1x1 brick with a • side
> > stud, or the 1x1 plates with a clip on the side. More detailing pieces in
> > general. Anyone know of any good sources?
> >
> > Barring that, I'll probably use other combinations of light grey, dark grey,
> > yellow, and white (and any brown if I could FIND it). I might also just want • to
> > do them in bright colors-- that'd be more correct in terms of when it was
> > 'new'... but going for the 'ruins look' requires more dull coloring...
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > DaveE
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> Hey Dave,
> I read your post on this a couple of days ago and have been thinking on it
> ever since. The best idea I could come up with was to do the statues in
> black. I have seen a lot of Egyptian statues in black and even if paint was
> used originally black paint will not fade in same way as bright colors for
> obvious reasons. Dark grey would be just as good also. Unfortunatly the only
> real source of hard to find bricks that I have found is ebay. While there is
> always something there, the problem of having too many others willing to pay
> too much is also inherent. Good luck on the statues and the ruins as a
> whole. I hope to see photos soon!
I'd agree here... black & dark grey would work well - there's a decent
selection of black slopes that are fairly easily gotten ahold of, and small dk-
grey plates are getting more common in the sets - enough that it should let
you do some sculpting.
In a similar vein, I'll try and hunt down the picture I took of the
Adventurers store display at LegoLand California - mostly a composite of the
Egyptian sets, but some other really neat things.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) to (...) Hey Dave, I read your post on this a couple of days ago and have been thinking on it ever since. The best idea I could come up with was to do the statues in black. I have seen a lot of Egyptian statues in black and even if paint was (...) (27 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.adventurers)
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