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Re: Indy 500 Speedway
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Wed, 6 Apr 2005 14:18:23 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Brian Darrow wrote:
   I’m getting close to completing this lil’ project and I thought I would submit it to the discussion on compressionism. :-) Since the real track is 2.5 miles in length and sets on a 320 acre tract of land it was necessary to scale a few things down. This model has a 12 x 8 baseplate footprint and will connect to the rest of the layout IndyLUG/CILTC is doing for the 500 Festival Kid’s Day on May 15th.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=121701

Very cool. I like how you did forced perspective with the underground parking garage. How many figs did it take to fill the stands?

Jason Spears | House of Bricks | BrickCentral | MichLUG | CLB



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(...) Jason, Thanks for the kind words on the tunnel to the infield parking. I struggled with how to realistic accomplish it until I came up with the idea to "fake it" with forced perspective. The closest estimate I have on the minifigs is about (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.town, FTX)

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