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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote:
> Gary Istok wrote:
> > Why am I doing this? Because today windows are the weakest link in
> > the Lego System. Ask yourself this question: Can I build my own
> > house with the current selection of Lego windows so that it ACTUALLY
> > looks like my house? I think that the answer to this question for
> > 99% of you is NO. For TLG, that should be an embarrassment,
> > especially since they pride themselves on being the worlds greatest
> > building toy.
>
> Of course my house will never be buildable in minifig scale unless LEGO
> comes out with a special part. The arched window in this picture:
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> http://www.maj.com/gallery/ffilz/NewHome/4061222-1.jpg
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> Would be impossible to render. It might not even be easy to render in a
> larger scale.
I offer this only because I know that you are not viscerally opposed to clone
elements: Intelli-Blox released a part very much like that window in the Lord
of the Rings "Encounter at The Prancing Pony Inn" set, though in a shade of
taupe or dun, rather than an easily-blendable LEGO-friendly shade.
YMMV
Dave!
fut: OT.Clones
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