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Re: Expanded Main Street scene and Commuter Rail Station
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lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town
Date: 
Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:44:48 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Jonathan Lopes writes:
> In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > In anticipation for the Greenburg show in 2 weeks I have expanded my Main
> > Street scene and created a commuter rail station.
> > 
> > For those familiar with my Main Street scene you will notice that the two
> > buildings on the left are the same while the Theatre underwent an extensive
> > renovation and I added a fourth building.
> > 
> > Here are some Pictures (For the NELUG'ers note the completed tables in back)
> > 
> > http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/town/mainstreet2/
> > 
> > for referance/comparision here is my origional street scene.
> > 
> > http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/town/mainstreet/
> > 
> > 
> > Second I added a commuter rail station as well.
> > 
> > http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/town/trainstation/
> 
> 
> Looks great. Buildings have good architecture.  I was thinking along the
> same lines with tiles for sidewalks on my city project. I thought black
> would be too much though, and now that I see it, it *is* to much for my
> taste. I am hoping for grey tiles to be released in bulk paks.

I agree that Grey would have been better but the black is OK.  I don't consider
all the black tiles a waist however because if they come out with Gray tiles in
bulk I will probably do my roads with black tiles with Gray sidewalks and do
away with the printed baseplates all together.

> Theater is awesome.
> I love the hopper car, looks great in brown.
> Keep up the good work.

Thanks,  I'll try although our new baby is taking up substantial bits of my
time now and after the NELUG display at Greenburg I doubt I will have time for
much building.  Although I do plan on a Gray and Blue passanger train at some
point.


Eric Kingsley


The New England LEGO Users Group
> > http://www.nelug.org/



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Expanded Main Street scene and Commuter Rail Station
 
(...) That sounds great. In my opinion the baseplate roads are just a little to narrow anyway. (...) Look forward to seeing them. Congrats BTW! Jonathan (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)
  Re: Expanded Main Street scene and Commuter Rail Station
 
(...) I think I have a train that would go nicely with the station. I plan on expanding the fire station in my scene as soon as I get a few of the red half arches that I won on e-bay. Hopefully before the show. (...) My scene has gray sidewalks, (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)

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  Re: Expanded Main Street scene and Commuter Rail Station
 
(...) same lines with tiles for sidewalks on my city project. I thought black would be too much though, and now that I see it, it *is* to much for my taste. I am hoping for grey tiles to be released in bulk paks. Theater is awesome. I love the (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town)

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