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Subject: 
Re: The Royal Train Website
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish.photography
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lugnet.build
Date: 
Mon, 1 Jan 2001 17:55:26 GMT
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In lugnet.publish.photography, Brian Williams writes:
> 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.

I'm definitely starting to weaken on this one... good stickers add a lot.
I'n not sure I'd go as far as to change the colors of elements, but for
signage and detail they can't be beat.


> 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.

I'm still holding out on these two though. It's getting tougher. There are
some Jr. pieces I want to cut up into their constituent parts.



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  Re: The Royal Train Website
 
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 (...) (26 years ago, 1-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish.photography)

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