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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 16:52:07 GMT
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"James J. Trobaugh" <thinice@avana.net> wrote:
> 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).
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> 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.
...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 (http://wamalug.org)
Jain's Guide (http://wildlink.com/lego/jain)
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lugnet #160
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