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Re: Layout roads
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lugnet.org.us.lucny
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Wed, 4 May 2005 21:39:11 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Neal wrote:
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We in the TCLTC build our roads
in
this manner
My advise to you is to definitely go this, err, route-- it is the only
option IMO! Besides looking 1000% better, that method is far more
flexible.
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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,
especially with lines down the middle and on the sides of the road, like the
LEGO road plates have. So I think there’s room for both.
One thing that puzzled me at the NILTC club, and even more now that I see two
other clubs doing it: why black? Real roads aren’t black; they’re gray. A dark
gray (or even light gray, for older/more weathered streets) would look more
realistic to my eyes.
The other thing about the 2xN bricks is that they’re shiny; much more so than
LEGO road plates. The combination of overly dark color and shininess always
makes it look to me like the pavement is wet -- perhaps all the minifigs should
be carrying umbrellas!
My $0.02,
- Joe
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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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| 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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