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Re: Greenburg Show Dec 2nd & 3rd in Wilmington MA
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lugnet.org.us.nelug
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Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:32:22 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Stephen F. Roberts writes:
> > They have plans for their tables on their site that go all the way down to
> > paint formulas to match LEGO colors.
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> ...I also recommend green stain (should be available from any home depot like store). We
> use it at WAMALUG, and it is fairly close to LEGO green but because its a stain it catches
> the texture of the wood and makes for a much nicer effect than just a flat field of green
> (I'll try to get a close up shot of the tables this weekend).
I was wondering why you guys at WAMALUG used stain instead of paint.
Personally I like the clean look of paint vs. the wood grain look of the
stain. Since I don't have tables built of LEGO bricks, I like for them to look
as "TOY-ey" (yes I know it's not a word) as possible.
jt
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
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Message has 1 Reply: | | Re: Greenburg Show Dec 2nd & 3rd in Wilmington MA
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| (...) ...Well, there is something to be said for 'toyish' :-) The stain seems to hide when we don't have baseplates better tho (which is rapidly becoming a non-problem :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Re: Greenburg Show Dec 2nd & 3rd in Wilmington MA
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| (...) ...Our first show had about 12 40"x40" tables. It really isn't hard to cover that much table space with train, track, and assorted models. You guys will love it :-) (...) ...I also recommend green stain (should be available from any home depot (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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