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(...) police stations don't outnumber the other buildings by 6:1... :0 Jeff (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Here's one: (URL) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Or Larry even... I hate it when the keyboard does that.... (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Hmmm...I believe it might be worth flying Laryy out to Los Angeles next time I buy a car... :) -Dave (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) a (...) stereotype (...) Beta- (...) up. I think that symbol is a front view of a LEGO steering wheel, so I doubt it means much. But it would lean more towards the driving school vs. a dealership. I think I would think twice about buying one (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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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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(since this is .arch, it's only natural that there should be arch questions here, no? ;-) While building my 5571, early this year, my eye caught on one specific design using arches: (the yellow frame in this step: (URL) thought that using a few (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) This reminds me of a _Sesame Street_ skit: spy-looking guy sidles up to Ernie: Spy: "Pssst... hey bud" Ernie: "WHAT?" Spy "SHHHHHHH! Shhhhhhh!" Ernie; "What?" Spy: "Riiiight... riiiight. Ya wanna buy a secret room?" Ernie: "SECRET ROOM!?!" (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) inside? I tried this, I thought it worked well but... <looks left and right> I wanted a hollow roof for possible twists in the plot and maybe ... um... <checks no-one is there> ... a secret room... <runs away> <clears throat> So anyhow, how do (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Yep, I saw it, it was great!! (...) Too bad, but understandable. :-) (...) That's Christina. Her collection is amazing, and she's really nice too. <grin> She doesn't go online much, I gather. I tried to convince her to join CW, she said she'll (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) ...If we can drag her back into a pirate game, she might not be an NLSO much longer :-) (...) ...Well, I hope that part of your trip was worth it! Next time we'll try to find you a hotel room so you can stay the nite and play more! :-) (...) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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Thank you... :-) Actually, I did bring it, but my NLS and I were only there for about 6 hours... :-( It was a 4 hour drive, and we wanted to see some of the other sights in Washington DC. On Dan Boger's website, he put up some pictures of Brickfest, (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) ...hey! How come u didn't bring it! :-) That's a nice building, I would have loved to see it to study the building tricks. ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Very nice! I love the chandalier James S. (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) MOC (...) If it takes that level of building to make you happy, I'd be glad to see some of the things you weren't happy with! I love the architecture, and great job on the stained glass window! The interiour is absolutely beautiful, I thought (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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Hello everyone. I finally got around to scanning some pictures of my first MOC that I am pleased with. It is a little Red Church, that has a bit of a cathedral flavor to it. Please let me know what you think. (URL) NLS and I may be going to the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build.arch)
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Jeff Elliott <jeffe@telepres.com> wrote in message news:FvLBLq.7Lu@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) tower, (...) Great! (...) upper (...) figured (...) the (...) You're telling me. I need approx. 5000 bricks for a project I'm working on... Oh well, I (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Nope, this is just a nod to Mike Rayhawk's mention of just such a fellow. (...) Thanks. I was aiming for chickens, but they came out ducks :) Jeff (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) bit unclear...did he somehow attract remoras?), but I love the chickens, or ducks if you prefer to keep 'em in black. Mmmm. The whole layout is really very nice. The landscape lends itself well to photography. Other than that, no real notes (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Your battlefield pics on Brickshelf look great. I love the village. (...) You can just hang one of those short brown ladders off the side. You could attach a rope to the bottom of the ladder so defenders could haul it up when the tower was (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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(...) look (...) An Olympus Camedia C-2000 Z. It can take 640x480 jpgs, or 1600x1200 jpgs or tiffs. These were 1600x1200 jpgs which I reduced 2:1 after the fact to save space on BrickShelf. It is a really nice camera, and with a 32mb memory card, it (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jun-00, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.castle)
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