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"James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
> "In 1963, the owner of a drive-in greasy spoon hatched a big idea. St. Louis
> could have its arch; New York could keep its Lady Liberty-what Marietta
> needed was a chicken. And thus Tubby Davis, owner of Johnny Reb's
> Restaurant, and an egghead Georgia Tech engineering student built the
> world's first and only post-modern cubist steel chicken. Built with
> locally-milled bars and plates from Atlantic Steel, the 50-foot Big Chicken
> is still the most recognizable landmark in North Atlanta." (1)
>
> In an on going effort to create more regional landmarks for my train layout
> I have added the Marietta, Georgia BIG CHICKEN.
Awesome work, James! That is *exactly* what I like to see-- regional clubs
exhibiting regional stuff! It is things like that which make particular train
layouts memorable and unique. Hey, let's see some pics taken outside from the
same camera angle as the ones from the original-- that would be kewl!
-John
> You can see some pictures of the chic at:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1336
>
> The eyes do roll and the beak opens and closes, all power by a 9v micro
> motor for nice slow even movement.
>
> jt
>
> (1) taken from an article written by Justin Williams for
> Atlanta.citysearch.com
> http://atlanta.citysearch.com/E/V/ATLGA/0011/16/82/
>
> --
> James J. Trobaugh
> North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> http://www.ngltc.org
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