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Re: Even more 2000 comments
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Wed, 17 Nov 1999 17:05:45 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> Eric Kingsley wrote:
> > > Great idea Steve. I was checking the Oasis Ambush out at KMART the other • day.
> > > With 30 percent off, I think I'll get a bunch of them myself. Recently I • won
> > > on EBAY 20 of those 2x2x3 extreme slopes in blue for $8. Now with those • blue
> > > corner slopes coming out, I may be able to do a nice Mansard roof in blue
> > > slopes. Now I gotta figure out what I want to build underneath the
> > > roofline..... Maybe an appartment building or some (European style)
> > > government building.
> > >
> > > Gary Istok
> >
> > I have been thinking of trying to model my City's City Hall (Melrose MA) • ever
> > since I saw all those extreme slope corners. I can't find a great picture • on
> > the Web. All I can find is this from the Melrose MA web site.
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> > http://www.melrose.org/slide/Cityhall2.gif
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> > The picture is small and it is hard to make out the roof line but believe me
> > the extreme slopes would work well. If I do decide to model something like
> > this I will take some pictures of the real building and post them for all to
> > see.
> Eric, yes that looks like a Victorian style, which used a lot of the Mansard
> roofs. It's too bad that there are no inside corner extreme slopes. They
> would come in handy as well. I don't mind that ther are no peak pieces
> (except for the 2x2x2 pyramid peak), because I put either tiles or fence
> pieces at the roofline.
> Occasionally I change the pitch in the roof, and put some regular slopes on • top of
> the steep slopes. And if you don't have a lot of the steep slopes (a problem • that
> we ALL have), then intermingle them with 2x2 windows (with a 2x2 regular slope • on
> top of the window of the same color as the steep slopes) in a sort of dormer • look.
> By putting these dormer windows at regular intervals throughout the roofline,
> you will be giving it a Parisian look.
The style was called Second Empire after the Second French Empire under
Napoleon III (I think it was III), and was characterized by mansard roofs. It
was popular in the mid to late 19th cent. The Indiana governor's mansion in
Indianapolis is a really good example of the style. I'll try and find a picture
of it. I see that you get 4 of the extreme slope corners in 6094, whioh looks
to be not too expensive. Sorry to sound like a know-it-all, but I just read The
Field Guide to American Houses for Lego research.
-Marc Nelson Jr.
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