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Re: Romkast Steam Plant number 152
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Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:55:50 GMT
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"Keith Goldman" <legomankeith@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Anthony, this is a very cool moc. I'm obviously a big fan of the sci-fi
> industrial genre, and its nice to see a project that doesn't have any • specific
> military application. Although you have to know it would look cool with • troops
> running around breaking steam-pipes and planting explosive charges.
I'll save those shots for when I disassemble it. (evil grin)
> The greebling was good, but imho perhaps needs a little more. Maybe some • smaller
> piping? I don't know.
looking back at it, I agree that parts of the roof are pretty bare, and the
ductwork could use some beefing-up.
> Like I said on mocpages, the turbines, overhead pipe and the door are • epic. I also
> liked the falcon quadrant peice. It really gives a sense of being buried • in the sand.
> I'm usually not a fan of using the raised-up baseplates, but this one • looks very cool,
> and in context.
I wish I could remember who I stole the door design from. the original was
studs-out on both sides, 5 plates thick... I couldn't find any small plate
hinges, so I just used the slopes to suggest reinforcing.
Again, cool moc..
> right up there with the seawall project (which I'm hoping you will
continue).
my next project is the underwater portion of the seawall. hehehe...
> There is only one problem with this moc, it needs to be bigger damn-it, • bigger!
> Lets see three of these clustered together. (I know, easy for me to say).
yeah, you do seem to have a near-infinite grey brick supply. I may be able
to scrounge one more steam plant together, but I'll have to rebuild the
current one (with quite a few more studs-out walls.)
> Loved the backstory on this one too, the whole idea of the steamfields is • very
> atmospheric and inspiring. Well done.
thank you very much.
> > I decided to build this after seeing Keith Goldman's most recent MOC, • Station
> > 62. thinking about the Iron Reich started me thinking about the
Trifecta, which started me thinking about legos and what I should build
next... and out popped this.
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> This moc got me thinking about a steam-bath, and then a sandwich. A • roast-beef
> sandwich. We like-minded gray-brick-loving opressive nation-states have • to
> stick together.
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> -Keith
-Anthony
P.S.: I'd suggest that the Cyber-Mage meet the Imperatrix... but one of them
wouldn't survive the meeting, I'm sure...
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| Anthony, this is a very cool moc. I'm obviously a big fan of the sci-fi industrial genre, and its nice to see a project that doesn't have any specific military application. Although you have to know it would look cool with troops running around (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.build)
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