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(...) And the correct answer is: A: None of your business! As far as you know, I'm paying cash because I already arranged financing somewhere else, and oh, by the way, the amount I arranged is also none of your business, although you can figure it (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I always saw the huge showroom window as more of a parking space for the car. You would think that lego could have used its "showroom" window piece that was available at the time(as seen in 6375 Exxon Gas Station in clear and 6970 Beta- 1 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Beautiful...my only suggestion is to make the architecture a bit more interesting. Break up those windows with some supporting pillars, maybe. --Bram (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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What do you want your monthly payment to be? Ack! How I hate that line! Julie (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) They wouldn't be bad, just not ideal. Most office windows I've seen are tinted. There are some that are clear, and it probably wouldn't look bad. It also depends on the color scheme of the building. Trans-lt-blue probably wouldn't go with red (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I always assumed it was an auto repair shop. Jeff may have a point, considering what's inside. Maybe the person that designed it could tell us? KL (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Nope, I'm pretty sure it is a car dealership. The minifig fits the stereotype perfectly, and why would a driving school have a huge showroom window? The second floor office has the feel of a car dealership as well, at least to me. Jeff (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Are the clear windows really that bad for use in office windows? (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I believe the red building in 6390 Main Street housed a driving school, not a car dealership. (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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How much are you willing to 'come down' on that RV in the showroom? ;-) - Greg (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) It's CaLEGO Worthington and his dog 'Spot'! Seriously, that is one cool dealership. -Dave (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Definitely. Def'ly, def'ly WAY. :-) -Shiri (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) 6390 Main Street. :D Jeff (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) WAY!!! --Todd (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Come to think of it, I don't recall *ever* seeing any other car dealership in Lego before. Franklin (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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Since the thin walls fro LEGO Direct are clear instead of tinted, they aren't ideal for office windows. They are however very useful for ground floor windows. The first thing that came to my mind after unpacking them was this: (URL) can't imagine (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Yep, such a warm welcome it is. (...) these pages, or make your links to them from your main page a bit more obvious? Just a bit... (Or maybe I'm reading all the wrong groups ;-) (...) Guess I am. I think I'll take Bram's suggestion to leave a (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) :-( I don't think the latter is possible, seeing that the inner radius of the arch is at a different sloping as its outer radius... <fumbling with some parts> Nope, it doesn't fit. I guess I'll go with a gap, then. But - ugh. -Shiri (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) I've run into the same problem myself. Maybe at some point LEGO will create that missing arch, but I don't think they have. You could leave the curved opening, or you could add a second row with the medium arch stragetically moved forward and (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Welcome to the World of TLC! I had this same problem some months back when building my alien whose head is made of these things. The Alien was going to be much bigger, when I realized it was no go. Then I just built him with Throwbot parts. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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