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(...) Will this be known as 'Fire Station' ? Nice use of the 8 x 8 grille plates vertically on the walkways. What about a Fire Train, that only services fires adjacent to railway lines ? (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) saw it? Also I was going to ask about the ticket machine being out of order, but I saw your comment about it 'always' working :-) Martin (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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Maybe those juniorised 6478s aren't as useless as I thought... (URL) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce, lugnet.build.arch)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Thanks Larry! Because Brickshelf sorts things alphabetically, the pictures are in a non-logical order. I think the best three for the buildings along the main street are these, near the end: (URL) who (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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Chris Leach wrote in message ... (...) Thanks Chris! I had to build that bank 3 or 4 times before I got something I thought looked OK, even with pictures of real "temple style" banks to work from. They just didn't want to selectively compress (...) (23 years ago, 6-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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In lugnet.town, Kevin Wilson writes: <snip> Like everyone else I am squinting to see more details, etc. but what I can see drives home a great point. It is possible to cram a LOT into a relatively small space. These rock! VERY nice. Bigger isn't (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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<snip> (...) I noticed him! I like all of the details & building designs, those buildings, i'll be drawing ideas from these pictures. Josh (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Kevin They all look great! I really like the tan building on the corner and the bank.You have captured the "historic "look really well. (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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George Haberberger wrote in message ... (...) Off (...) Thanks George! All I can say is, thousands :-). It took every white 1x2x2 window, tan brick and plate I own, even after raiding my "to sell" piles. As a very (very!) rough estimate, probably (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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Jason Spears wrote in message ... (...) instead I (...) grey (...) detailing (...) Thanks Jason! The rear of the buildings was going to be visible from the other side of the train layout, so I had to do something with them. I only did the one black (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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Erik Olson wrote in message ... (...) those! Yes, I'm quite fond of it myself even though it's a bit fragile (though when my cat decided it was an appropriate head-rubbing spot, only the roof actually fell off!). I can see an elaborate Queen Anne (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Kevin, That's a great diorama, a real inspiration for those of who love cities. Off the top of your head, do you know about how many blocks it too? I think I only hace enough blocks to make a small village. George (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Thanks! (...) To be honest, I wasn't modelling it after a specific type--I was just trying to capture the essence of your basic modern North American ambulance. If I didn't have to worry about fitting a minifig in back, I could probably make (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks for the info. The reason I'm asking is because I really don't have many parts with which to experiment and I don't have the money to get the parts either. I'm still trying to save up enough money for the re-released metroliner and (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) These look great. The quality is alright, it's just the close-ups that are blurry. I could comment on each building's neat little details. But instead I will comment on only a few, but suffice to say they are all great. I really like the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) (URL) like that round-tower corner. Would be neat to see some residences with those! (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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Back in July I built a city block of mostly "historic-style" buildings to go on the Vancouver Lego Club's train show layout. I just last night managed to clear enough space here to set the whole thing up and take pictures of it. They are at: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 5-Oct-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch)
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(...) Try using some of those 1x4/2x2 hinge bricks - they'll come in handy for making those angles. Like Jonathan mentioned, you'll probably hafta start of with tiles somewhere... Also, pieces with round edges can be placed at angles other than 90 (...) (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.town)
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How do you install windows at an angle? Put your computer on an inclined surface, and grab your windows 9x install disc. Install. :-P Rick (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Check this out: (URL) is from my Urban Landscape. I think it is what you are aiming for. I started with a level of tiles. It is quite solid too. good luck. Jonathan (23 years ago, 4-Oct-01, to lugnet.town)
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