To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.buildOpen lugnet.build in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Building / 1915
1914  |  1916
Subject: 
Re: My new Engine: SD70M
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 24 Jul 1999 22:52:53 GMT
Reply-To: 
lpieniazek@novera.NOMORESPAMcom
Viewed: 
1266 times
  
Tim Vattima wrote:

Nice job on the SD70M! What might work better for the logo than inlaid red
bricks is to go to a hobby shop and pick up some good-quality decals to
apply. It will definately give the engine a more prototypical look.

Yes.

And definitely would be impure.

If you don't like Lego as a medium, don't use it. :-) Decals are for
rebels who secretly wish they were modeling in a different medium.

<HUGE FIGHT STARTING GRIN>

--
Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com  http://my.voyager.net/lar
- - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com
fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ Member ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to
lugnet.

NOTE: I have left CTP, effective 18 June 99, and my CTP email
will not work after then. Please switch to my Novera ID.



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: My new Engine: SD70M
 
(...) Yes, I am a rebel without a cause. I secretly despise Lego, and that is why I routinely hack apart/paint minifigs. It is not even a medium for me. I just do it to anger others. Do not try and stop me. You can not resist. Join us, or we will be (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
  Re: My new Engine: SD70M
 
(...) I got your back Larry. Just point me at those decal using Lego-Atheists. :) Seriously, I don't even use the Lego Decals that come is sets. I used to throw them away but I now save them when I think of it just for potential trade value in the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
  Re: My new Engine: SD70M
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <379A43C5.BA18D314@v...er.net>... (...) red (...) Well, not to get too religious about this, but I certainly lean toward the 'purist' side of things. I do use plywood tables under my bricks (and I do it with a clear (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
  The Decal Dillema (was Re: My new Engine: SD70M
 
(...) I know you're half joking, but seriously... Decals/stickers/prints can generally serve two purposes: 1) Represent painted-on patterns 2) Imitate structural details My ideal policy would be to freely use decals for (1) (it actually is more (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: My new Engine: SD70M
 
Nice job on the SD70M! What might work better for the logo than inlaid red bricks is to go to a hobby shop and pick up some good-quality decals to apply. It will definately give the engine a more prototypical look. -Tim (...) with (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

25 Messages in This Thread:











Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR