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Re: Layout roads
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Wed, 4 May 2005 21:39:11 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.lucny, John Neal wrote:

   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.

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 (...) (19 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 (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.org.us.lucny, FTX)

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