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Re: Rensselar Troy Building
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Date: 
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:21:02 GMT
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In lugnet.build.arch, Ed McGlynn wrote:
In lugnet.announce.moc, Alfred Speredelozzi wrote:
Ok,

So this is a bit of a dated release[1].  The building in question has been
around for awhile, but I just now made a MOC pages place for it.  My description
and thoughts on this projects are written up there. :)

<http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/2032?r=246746960>

please LMKWYT.

-Alfred

[1] Turns out it has been discussed here before.  But only briefly.  I still
haven't made the whole campus. <http://news.lugnet.com/org/us/michlug/?n=3081>
and <http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=18536>

Very nice to look at - must be spectacular in person.  Well done!
I'm trying to figure out how to do the same offset brickwork you've done on the
corners of the building - is that a 1/5 stud offset?  Obviously, you were
inspired by this photo of the actual brickwork;
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/alfredjr/Townntrain/RPI-Troy-building/zsrc-troy-columns.jpg>,
and I'm looking at photos of similar architecture and trying to build, but not
sure where to begin with that particular detail.  Any techniques you could
share?


Sure.  Those are actually 1x2 red tiles attached to two black 1x1 headlight
bricks.  I used black so that I could get a bit more contrast.

BTW, this photo gives another view of the greeblies on the actual roof:
<http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/sub/tour/flyover2b2.html>.  Looks like there are
slight peaks on the thingies and a arch-top ladder as well.  No way you could
really build them to scale, I'd guess.


Oh that is a cool photo.  I wonder if it was there when I looked before.
Possibly.  Thanks anyway, as I need pictures like that, and while I am likely to
go back to RPI.  I am unlikely to fly overhead for a picture.  Much
apppreciated!

Thanks,
Ed

-Alfred



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