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Re: Sears Tower Revisited
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Tue, 12 Oct 2004 00:11:31 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, J. Spencer Rezkalla wrote:
   The biggest improvement was to switch over the windows from dark gray plates to individual 1x1 clear plates. The new model consumed almost 4000 of these tiny windows! In order to get the proper reflective qualities, an additional row of black plates had to be placed behind the windows which doubled the tower’s wall thickness to two studs and consumed a lot of extra plates. However I am quite pleased with the results as the new design provides a more realistic glass tower appearance (and as a bonus I was able to reabsorb all those dark gray plates back into my collection).


Oh my. I have a new candidate for “most insane member of MichLUG.” Very nicely done, Spencer!

Peter



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  Re: Sears Tower Revisited
 
(...) Thanks. But you have to admit MichLUG certainly has no shortage of potential candidates for that award! I was never really happy with the old model. It was dull and horribly boring to build. One of the realism goals I've been trying to achieve (...) (20 years ago, 12-Oct-04, to lugnet.build.microscale)

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  Sears Tower Revisited
 
After visiting the Sears Tower for the first time this past summer, I decided my (URL) existing microfig model> was sorely in need of a major rebuild. So I completely dismantled it and started from scratch using the multitude of photos I had taken (...) (20 years ago, 10-Oct-04, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.loc.us.il.chi, FTX) !! 

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