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(...) You just might see them in a scene in '06 ;-) But looking over other photos in the folder, I caught sight of some offerings I really like esp. the trees in the lower left (kinda look like trees in my neighborhood): (URL) Do you have some more (...) (19 years ago, 16-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Well John, you've done it again. You and your son Ross never cease to amaze me with your creative thinking. Fortunately I had the forethought to pickup a sizeable amount of the castle foliage last year so I’ll have to try this out. I may (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Nothing against the lego version or its creator, but I knew you'd fix the colors. :o) I was thinking reddish brown, but I think you're right with the dark green. Save the reddish brown for the bar. I am really looking forward to this, John. (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) You know, as I look at these two: (2 URLs) I think dark green is definitely in order, as well as perhaps light yellow for the interior walls. And yes, I agree, it is a great work. It had a profound affect on me when I first saw it as an art (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That IS cool. What an amazing painter Hopper was. . . Thanks, Tim. Jonathan (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, kinda like that;-) Kewl. Looks like I've got a headstart on that project! Thanks for the link, Tim! JOHN (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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--SNIP-- (...) You mean like this ;) (URL) (not my model) Tim (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi all, Recently I was looking through the CSF stampunk inspirations galleries and found (URL) this picture>. I thought this was pretty cool since it combined a train, some town and some pipes. Rather than using it for inspiration, I decided to (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) Thanks for those additional links. I understand what you're saying. I am so hungry for dark red bricks in bulk that it is not funny. (...) Hmm, could be. I may experiment with this technique tonight or tomorrow. (...) That will be great! I (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) This is easier said than done (tried it-- one time). The other method was safer, quicker, and more efficient. JOHN (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Personally, I don't think that they are too thick and bulky looking. When creating such a structure, the builders would simply flip up on end the bricks with which they are building to create the lintel. That pic you've selected is actually a (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) D'oh! Insert the tube first- then trim it with something... (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(URL) I was poking through your Brickshelf gallery yesterday and noticed this. I have long been thinking about a similar approach to the lintels. I am interested in seeing how it came out. I am not really getting a good idea of whether or not they (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Hey, Chris- Ha, thought you were stuck with a bunch of Simpsons individual stringettes, eh? (sorry; obscure python reference) Yeah, recycle those babies! They need be only 3 mm long! But mind you: My "***Mutilation Alert***" also applied to my (...) (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Don't forget yellow, orange and red for trees in autumn. David (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) They'd look really *bleeping*'n good in a scene with any one of (URL) these>! :-) Thanks, Adrian! JOHN (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, J-1! Well, we're working on it:-) It has always been my dream to build trees like these since I got inspired by seeing yours so many years ago: (URL) Wow. They seemed huge at the time! JOHN (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) snipped (...) Dude! Those are too *bleep*'n good! For a while I was asking myself what I should be looking for at PAB (the old gray is all but gone these days). Now I know what I should be looking for. Adr. (19 years ago, 15-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Oh yea, sign me up for a few thousand of those if they ever show up in bulk. And maybe (ok, I admit - I'm dreaming now!) in a few other shades of green? Nice trees! Now, you'll need a bigger layout! ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (19 years ago, 14-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) John..very cool.As for cutting the tubing MichLTC guys will tell ya a couple of years back I cut alot of that black tubing for my trees before I changed the design(now I'm stuck with alot of those cut up tubing)...but looks like I may have (...) (19 years ago, 14-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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