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Re: Burp Mountain Pictures
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Wed, 16 May 2001 00:20:39 GMT
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A beautiful mountain!  From the pictures I don't think you get a real good
idea of just how big the mountain is -- it's really impressive in person.

Abe

> From: "Richard W. Schamus (legoman34)" <legoman34@netaddress.com>
> Organization: None
> Newsgroups: lugnet.build.arch
> Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 13:40:19 GMT
> Subject: Burp Mountain Pictures
> 
> Just a quick note for this morning. I'm currently capturing and upload
> pictures of Burp Mountain, featured in the recent town building contest, in
> which I was awarded 3rd place for the 'Structures' category. These pictures
> are the current (more detailed) previously seen rendition of the mountain. I
> wanted to get these out before it is redesigned for Brickfest 2001. Here's
> the link:  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4528
> 
> My redesign will include 1) More sections 2) Separate tunnel entrance pieces
> 3)2 45 degree turn pieces that will allow a full 90 degree turn if it is
> configured for a turn.
> 
> What some of you may not know, is that the Burp Mountain was conceived to
> allow each section to be moved around to any position, and turned, so that
> you could have a contiguous, and completely and nearly endlessly variation
> to the mountain tunnel. The redesign will incorporate the same principals
> and design features that the previous one did, with more sections and the
> ability to either 'dog-leg' or turn a full 90 degrees. And obviously, the
> turn will be able to be placed anywhere in the structure, or have any
> section omitted as the track designer would see fit.
> 
> Rich
> 
> --
> Have Fun! C-Ya!
> 
> Legoman34
> 
> *****
> Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My views do not necessarily express the
> views of my employer...)
> 
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> 
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> ...(the wait is over...)
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(...) Thanks Abe, for your kind words of praise. The rebuild of it will make it much bigger (I'm figuring twice as large) length-wise at least, with peaks just as high as the original, if not a few larger. It will be at Brickfest for exhibition, if (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-01, to lugnet.build.arch)

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Just a quick note for this morning. I'm currently capturing and upload pictures of Burp Mountain, featured in the recent town building contest, in which I was awarded 3rd place for the 'Structures' category. These pictures are the current (more (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-01, to lugnet.build.arch)  

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