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  Purist Question
 
If you were going to build large miniland layouts (a la Legoland) but at minifig scale, would you use non-Lego landscaping? Anyone doing large scale landscaping that mixes Lego and non-Lego as they do at Legoland? e.g. non-Lego mountain, but with (...) (22 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
 
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(...) Indoors, no. Outdoors, probably. But I'm no longer particularly purist... I've printed my own stickers and cut my own string! (but no cutting elements, thank you!) (22 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
 
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(...) You're sliding down the slippery slope-- it's just a matter of time before you reach bottom (at the bottom is when you mix MBs with LEGO;-) -John (22 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
 
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(...) A very great deal of time, I suspect. LOL. I have zero interest in MB. MB just don't hang together, I was at a friends house (in Mass) who had the big sub model... was helping them build it (to be nice... AFTER making many dispariging remarks) (...) (22 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Purist Question
 
(...) LEGO catalogues of old feature illustrations of exactly this - very naive style rolling hills in only slightly subdued colours. That means I've been authentic and professional! Check out the gallery photos of the NBLTC www.nbltc.org - (bridge (...) (22 years ago, 9-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Purist Question
 
(...) When building microfig styled Lego towns, I tend to integrate both the lego and non lego items so they kind of mix. Usually, though, I get a hold of those model trees and grass landscaping stuff (it's kind of hard to describe) at the hobby (...) (22 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
 
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(...) I frequently cover my display tables with colored tableclothes to create a backdrop (or underdrop if that is a word), as this fills the spaces between baseplates with a color appropriate for the theme. Unlike some of the others here, I seem to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)

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