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Re: How do you guys do it?
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Date: 
Tue, 30 Dec 2003 00:56:19 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Allan Bedford wrote:


I really like what Larry P.

AND Kevin S.!!! he had more suggestions than I did. :-)

had to say on finding money for LEGO bricks.  I
don't know that I can improve on his suggestions.

Another excellent point.  Figuring out early on whether or not you can pull off
a model can lead you to:

1. Save it for another day when you have more bricks
2. Place an order (or more) from vendors on Bricklink
3. Go forward with the project, confident that you can complete it with what you
have

Three good ones! You forgot one more:

  4. (at least this works in town and trains) scale the scale back.. Dial up the
selective compression... make that model office building only 4 stories instead
of 6 and only 3 panels wide instead of 5... take two windows out of each
passenger car or decide to go 6 wide instead of 8, or whatever...

++Lar (enjoying this thread immensely)



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  Re: How do you guys do it?
 
(...) Ooops... You know what? You're right! I think I mixed up a couple different posts in my head. Yes, it was Kevin's suggestions I was thinking of. Thanks! (...) Ditto! Allan B. (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.build)

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(...) I think the subject of money has been covered elsewhere in the thread. But the subject of time can also be a tough nut to crack. Finding time can sometimes be hard but it can be done, as sure as you can find time to change the oil in your car, (...) (21 years ago, 29-Dec-03, to lugnet.build)

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