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Re: The Decal Dillema (was Re: My new Engine: SD70M
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lugnet.off-topic.pun
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Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:49:49 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@spamlessUSWEST.NET
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Yeah, the decal dillema has me in a real pickle.
-John
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Eric Brok wrote:
>
> > 1) Represent painted-on patterns
> > 2) Imitate structural details
>
> I would be more inclined to go along with use 1 than 2...
>
> > So this begs the question:
> > Why should using LEGO-stickered or factory-printed pieces be more pure than
> > applying decals from the hobby shop (as long as we use it to represent
> > painted paterns, not structural details).
>
> That one seems obvious to the purist... because of where they
> originated. Decals come from MicroScale or Champion, not TLG.
>
> Note that you can find evidence of modest impurity on my very own site
> (I never claimed to be 100% pure, BTW). In two different cases, I
> mutilated the sticker carrier that a sticker came on to get the part
> number of the sticker, or a bit of shiny reflective paper, to use on a
> part where no other way to get the detail worked.
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar
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