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Re: UFO clear and gray pieces - Are they useful for emulating architectural features?
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lugnet.build.arch
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Sat, 11 Mar 2000 05:33:25 GMT
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Hi Brad! Thanks for the
compliment. I like your town pics.
Have you made any
non-orthogonal designs (non
90degree)? My station is
octagonal (not the top) and almost
5 ft high on a 3.25" base. (it was
a CLSoW last August) Just
wondering what the tallest thing
you made was.
In lugnet.build.arch, Brad Hamilton
writes:
> Wow! That is a SERIOUSLY big model!
>
> I like it.
> Rick Kujawa <spacerocks@iname.com> wrote in message
> news:Fr70H9.n10@lugnet.com...
> > I used some UFO round pieces on the top of my second space station. You • can
> > see a write-up about it at:
> > http://www.execulink.com/~apotome/archives/m0013.htm
> >
> > In lugnet.build.arch, Brad Hamilton writes:
> > > When the UFO stuff first came out, I scoffed at them (because I'm more • into
> > > town than space).
> > >
> > > However, I decided that I wanted to build a merry-go-round and the • circular
> > > pieces would make a good top.
> > >
> > > So, I bought two UFO sets.
> > >
> > > I never was able to get a merry-go-round I was happy with, but I've used • the
> > > UFO pieces on a lot of different buildings as canopies.
> > >
> > > I sanded down some of the gray round pieces (and later used "Brasso" with
> > > much better results) to get rid of the stupid graphics.
> > >
> > > Here is a use of the round gray pieces (see the 2nd picture on the page):
> > > http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/city2/aquarium.htm
> > >
> > > Here is a use of the clear round pieces ( see the blue hotel on the • left):
> > > http://members.home.net/bhamilto1/city2/top.htm
> > >
> > > There are a few other examples on my web site.
> > >
> > > Has anyone else made use of these?
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