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| | | Hello, LUCNY, I was poking around Brickshelf and came across this image in a recent show folder of yours: (URL) am currently in the process of setting up a town layout in my apartment and am trying to decide whether to use road plates or to use (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | | | | Re: Layout roads —John Neal
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| | | | | In lugnet.org.us.lucny, Jonathan Lopes wrote: Hello, Jonathan- Though I'm not in the LUCNY, I have had a lot of experience building roads in this manner. In fact, the GMLTC was making roads like this back when I joined them 6 years ago. We in the (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Layout roads —Joe Strout
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| | | | | | | (...) I noticed roads like this when I got back into LEGO about a year ago, at an NILTC show. They're certainly cool, though I don't agree they look 1000% better. In particular, they come out very square; you couldn't make a nice curve this way, (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Layout roads —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) For me, it's a matter of color palette control. Look, there are only so many colors in LEGO with which one can build. I am very careful to avoid primary colors in buildings because they are rather unrealistic. So, a building can be tan, dark (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Layout roads —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | | (...) Hey, John, Thanks for replying and sharing your thoughts. That scene looks really nice. (I had seen it before but had a mental block when looking for examples of this technique). I am thinking that I will be going with this method. I am not to (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Layout roads —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) We fellow "Ashcanners" are one:-) JOHN (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Layout roads —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Well, it IS cheaper than weathering paint! And more prototypical. (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Layout roads —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Not to mention cheaper labor costs! And BTW: you can't really dust for vomit! ;-) FUT.fun JOHN (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Layout roads —Kevin Salm
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| | | | ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Lopes" <jlopes@abramsbooks.com> To: <lugnet.org.us.lucny...ugnet.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:14 PM Subject: Layout roads (...) and am (...) be) 2xN (...) able to (...) side' (...) road (...) (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | | | | | Re: Layout roads —Jonathan Lopes
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| | | | | (...) Hi Kevin, thanks for the reply and information. I appreciate it. I did notice that the entire layout was not made up of the 'brick road bed' technique. (excellent layout, BTW) Now I have to decide what color to make my roads. I am thinking (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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| | | | | | Re: Layout roads —Ed McGlynn
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| | | | (...) *SNIP* (...) Actually, Kevin made the roads with lots of Dremel cuts... (URL) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny)
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