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Re: newbie (just out of the dark ages) question
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Tue, 30 Mar 1999 00:45:30 GMT
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Just out of the dark ages and into the LEGO Bankruptcy ages!!!! Welcome
Aboard!!
In lugnet.general, William Wong writes:
> Hi all, I've been lurking for a while, and this is my first post: some
> questions. BTW, there're bits of setup, so the questions are at the end.
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> Over the weekend, I wanted to make models of buildings in my neighborhood. I
> started off with some aged pieces of 6393, lots of white plates from 8660, and
> some random parts of 5540. Oh, and about a thousand pieces of Technic, but
> mostly non-structural.
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> I then found, that I could only make half of one floor's facade out of the
> three story building I wanted, so I bought two 1200-piece tubs (3033). That
> only got me to one full-height, two-thirds-width facade, and a run on white
> plates (the plates being my bottleneck, since I still have a few hundred
> building-colored bricks).
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> The facade looks great on the initial glance (if you don't notice that it's
> only two-thirds of a full facade). But when you take a second look, you • notice
> the lack of actual windows (a stack of blue bricks inset by a half stud were
> used in place of windows). And that the door is way too Bostonian (I'm going
> for the Brooklyn, NYC look).
Sounds like you're building a brownstone!!! Maybe if you use brown bricks it
will have that Bed-Stuy boarded up look :')
But seriously, buy some Window sets from S@H - yah, they are only in Red, but
lots of windows and some better doors.
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> So question #1: how do I get lots (thousands) of plates (red and yellow
> preferred) in these sizes: 1x1 1x2 1x3 1x4 2x2 2x2(L-shaped 3 stud)?
Auczilla - The auction run by Todd Lehman, is also at this site. I would
assume there is another one starting soon.
> And question #2: is there an index of all the special architectural pieces
> (doors, windows, fences, etc.) pictured and points to what sets (bulk packs
> included) they can be gotten from? I'll soon be looking for a few dozen
> windows, doors, and balcony parts.
Just the S@H Windows and Doors pack, unfortunately.
> Can anyone help? Oh, and thank you in advance
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