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Re: London Opium Den
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.castle
Date: 
Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:07:09 GMT
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In lugnet.build.vignette, Johannes Koehler wrote:
   Hello!


Hey, I like that. Hrm, actually I don’t, because I don’t like drugs. But its’ well built.

Thanks

   The futon (? the couch, divan, anyway) looks great

No idea what the Chinese word for those things is.

   , and the chinese topknot is very convincing.

The topknot and queue was a nightmare to balance but I was so happy with how it looked I took the time (twice actually since the first time had a mistake).

   It seems like you knew what you were doing here. (In respect of the figs and the furniture, not in respect of the opium, so I hope :-) ) Bye
Jojo

I did some research and managed to find various lythographs (I think that is the name for them) of opium dens. I worked mainly from the London one but also a bit from Paris and NY. My first-hand experience in Victorian era opium dens is somewhat limited and I’m not sure the modern shooting galleries quite match the ambience ;)

  

Hehehehe. I’d not seen this one before. Those leaves really are quite similar...

Tim



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  Re: London Opium Den
 
(...) (URL) hmmm> (what happened to the pics?) (...) Looks like a kang (a hollow bed heated via an external fire (similar concept to a hypocaust)) (...) And thats a lithograph! Tim (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.castle, FTX)

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  Re: London Opium Den
 
Hello! Hey, I like that. Hrm, actually I don't, because I don't like drugs. But its' well built. The futon (? the couch, divan, anyway) looks great, and the chinese topknot is very convincing. It seems like you knew what you were doing here. (In (...) (18 years ago, 28-Oct-06, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.castle, FTX)

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