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Subject:	Re: The Royal Train Website
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish.photography
Date:	Tue, 13 Mar 2001 07:50:10 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Todd Lehman writes: > 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! Brian, Can you shed any light (no pun intended) on the process you used to generate your INCREDIBLY photo-realistic images? I've read most of the posts and your website, and it appears to comprise PhotoShop, stickers, detailed design, "real-world landscaping" and REAL LEGO bricks? Is that a correct summary of the components? It looks as though you may have created a number of smaller LEGO dioramas, spliced together the landscape, then used PhotoShop to "blend" them all together. I find myself taking lots of "bland" pictures of my buildings and layouts, but I was stumped as to how to present it as a cohesive world on my website. But after seeing your highly selective and excellent choice of pictures, I'd choose the immersive style of photo-realistic pictures over the "every camera angle including under the kitchen sink" strategy! Anyways, I think your work is fabulous and a testament to your commitment to high quality work! Any tips for us lowly AFOLs would be much appreciated! -Stephen

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		Re: The Royal Train Website
Stephen, Thanks again for the compliments. I don't look at Lego models as an end unto themselves, but rather as props for building scenes. Many of the buildings are false fronts or partial builds. Here's a photograph of the Downtown Winterthur scene (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.publish.photography)

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

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