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Re: Parts for Meijers in GATS
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lugnet.org.us.michlug
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Sun, 19 Aug 2001 01:55:30 GMT
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Rick, I don't mean to rain on your parade, but I think a 6-baseplate
meijer's is way too big for a number of reasons.
First off, we're not going to have THAT much more space than in GR, and you
and Kai are already talking Army and Navy bases.
Second, I think it's going to be out of proportion with a lot of the other
things at the show. A Meijer's almost as big as a car (go-cart) factory??
Third, taking up that much space will prevent a lot of other smaller
buildings from going in the show. I fear we're headed to a day when our
"train" show will be a church, a Shell station, and a Meijer's with a loop
of track... Obviously that's a humorous exaggeration, but if by XL
baseplates you mean the 15" gray ones, you're talking about 30" x 45". We
could put a lot of buildings in that space.
I'd recommend you set your sights on a smaller Meijer's. My McDonald's is
not to scale... but everyone knows what it is, it gets the idea across, and
fits into the tapestry of our larger display. I would think you could do a
Meijer's on 4 regular baseplates (not counting parking lot) and get the idea
across better than with a behemoth... it would also cut down on the pieces
you'd have to beg/borrow/steal/buy. Maybe the parking lot could be shared
with something else, like I'll do with my fast food restaurants.
What do other people think?
Peter
In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Rick Hallman writes:
> Read previous post, Is anyone willing to loaner the pieces I need for this
> Meijers? Scott, we know how much you and Tony love Meijers... Chris! IF, and
> thats a BIG if right now, I can get this thing built, it will fill 6
> XL-Baseplates with out the parking lot. with about 9 or 12, depending on how
> much room I get.
>
> Please! I need your help on this Michigan Capitilist Icon!!!
>
> Rick
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 | | Re: Parts for Meijers in GATS
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| Peter & All, (...) you (...) Actually, the GATS people said we can have as much as we want. So there goes that. (...) Now, Peter, that's not a little bit of an exaggeration, it is an insulting exaggeration, frankly. We don't have a scale standard, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
| | | Re: Parts for Meijers in GATS
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| Why don't we have a major invasion scene using outragious alien tech or even some WWII/WWIII setting - then you can just demolish half the buildings, and scale won't matter anymore. Then you can have minifigs running for their lives, others trying (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Parts for Meijers in GATS
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| Read previous post, Is anyone willing to loaner the pieces I need for this Meijers? Scott, we know how much you and Tony love Meijers... Chris! IF, and thats a BIG if right now, I can get this thing built, it will fill 6 XL-Baseplates with out the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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