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Re: John Neal: Have you finished this building?
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Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:50:36 GMT
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--SNIP--
   Well, I decided that we can’t keep borrowing from Peter to pay Paul forever and that I would need to build some more buildings. Hence the remodeled dark red building. Now, to replace the Spamcake Diner™, here was my thought (just last night in fact), and when I thought of you, my fellow Ashcanner:-)-- to recreate the diner in Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks

The trick is to figure out the dimensions of the thing. I read that it actually existed, but no more. Perhaps I can find some pics online.

JOHN

You mean like this ;)

(not my model)

Tim



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  Re: John Neal: Have you finished this building?
 
(...) 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)
  Re: John Neal: Have you finished this building?
 
(...) 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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(...) 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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