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Chris,
Thanks for pulling this old message. To clarify my ground rules...
1. No painting. A lot of the value in a Lego element is compromised if it
can't be reused as originally intended. Custom stickers and tape, however,
are fair game as they can markedly enhance the appearance yet are easily
removed to reuse the original element later.
2. No gluing. Same logic (well, OK I did it once in Winterthur but that was
a long time ago)
3. Some minor cutting. Sometimes for the greater good a few eggs have to be
broken. But only if the resulting omlett is worth it, and they are average
eggs. I.E., rarely and and only on common elements.
-BMW
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes:
> Todd Lehman wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.trains, Brian Williams writes:
> > > Happy New Year!
> > > I've finally completed a new website showcasing my Lego train layout in the
> > > NW suburbs of Chicago (ocassionally refered to as GMLTC south). You can
> > > check it out at "www.royal-train.com". There was a lot of interest when I
> > > managed to post a few of the pictures several months ago so email me if I
> > > can answer any questions. I'll be adding to it over the next few weeks so
> > > check back periodically too. Have fun!
> >
> > Brian, this is the most incredible thing I've ever seen! I can't imagine the
> > amount of work that must have gone into hand-painting all those pieces and
> > setting up and photographing the displays. It's totally beautiful. My jaw
> > dropped on almost every photo. I love the banjo guys and the "Kathryn" loco
> > the most!
> >
> > An obligatory "shame on you," of course, for painting LEGO pieces, but --
> > dang -- it sure looks professional!
> >
> > --Todd
>
> A while ago, didn't Brian say that the details are stickers? I seem to remember
> him talking about buying stickers and cutting them with an exacto knife.
>
> I found the article (I searched my lugnet.trains archive), so I'll add it below.
>
> Chris
>
> The following is copied from a post the I (Chris) have attributed to Brian
>
> All,
>
> Larry mentioned a train in the GMLTC pictures that is not a standard Lego
> color. It is my beloved locomotive "Kathryn" which pulls the royal train on my
> layout. The dark green color and brass bands are achieved through the use
> of stickers only - no paint. Here you can see the Kathryn and some
> additional sticker examples:
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_Kathryn.JPG"
> Kathryn represents an 1975 German class BII locomotive that pulls the
> Royal Train on my fictitous provincial (German) railway. The tender
> is full height as it carties peat for fuel.
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_772.jpg"
> This is the class 22 electric switcher that I posted previously. It
> is also lettered for the K.W.St.E - Acronym in German for the Royal
> Williamsburg State Railway (No relation to Wurtemburg).
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Quartet.JPG"
> Here is a quartet entertaining passengers at the Winterthur station.
> Only a fanciful model railroad could include such a typically American
> element in a European setting. Custom figures and signage (note the
> second class coach in the background) really add to the layout's
> ambiance.
>
> "http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/William_Crooks.JPG"
> For the American enthusist, here is a Lego version of the William
> Crooks and two coaches of the St. Paul and Pacific Railway. This was
> the first locomotive in Minnesota. The train premiered last summer
> at the GMLTC display at the National Model Train Show in St. Paul.
> The American flag on the pilot has the correct number of stars for the
> year that Minnesota joined the union. The other flag is the Minnesota
> state flag.
>
>
> -BMW
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| Fantastic creations set in a beautiful layout. In the town scene what part was used for the roof of the red car in the bottom left hand corner? Any chance of having gallery pictures of your vehicles? Allan J Smith Brian Williams wrote in message ... (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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