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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang writes:
> Hi folks,
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> I have a dumb question: Is it wrong, and by wrong, I mean, would it be
> unusual or looked down on, to have the roof of a building in a Town layout
> to be made of plexiglass or glass?
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> Iain and I were looking at the bus station at Square One in Missisauga
> tonight and noticed it was all glass. He then asked me if I thought I could
> build a train station out of glass.
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> I've seen train stations covered in complete slopes (JeffVW's roundhouse for
> one. Wow!) and some in 48x48's curved (done by Jason Spears IIRC. THAT is
> smart), solid brick, and also glass 4x3x1 thin wall. Would it be wrong if I
> instead covered the roof in like a real sheet of plexi or lexan?
>
> I'd like people to see inside the station. Another possibility might be to
> use the open roof concept done so well by some of the American LTCs (I
> believe the tool shop done by PNLTC, was one of the first to do that)
>
> Calum
I think it all boils down to what you are trying to achieve with the model.
If you feel like "cheating" and use non-lego items on it, that is fine...you
are the maker.... just don't tell the kiddies looking at it, "that with enough
bricks, they can also build the model at home....." :)
it also is a similar question asked earlier (like in the Spring), "should my
house have two walls or just one (lego town building standard), and if there
should there be a staircase going from one floor to another (no stairs,
lego town standard).
Like I said, I would say that if the goal was to save a bunch of money and
still let viewers see the activity inside the trainstation, then I say
go for it, and use glass or plexiglass.
If your goal, is to remain 100% lego, then go for some of the lego elements
that are transparent. I guess the conclusion is how innovative you are with
your bricks..... :)
Benjamin Medinets
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| I would suggest making a hinged roof and propping it up to show viewers. Just laying a sheet of mylar or glass across the top doesn't add much visually and has exactly the same effect as either no roof at all or a propped one. I would definately (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| Hi folks, I have a dumb question: Is it wrong, and by wrong, I mean, would it be unusual or looked down on, to have the roof of a building in a Town layout to be made of plexiglass or glass? Iain and I were looking at the bus station at Square One (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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