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(...) Excellent work! I especially like the various styles of your buildings, and it's great to see that the Fire Dept. still responds to calls in this district. If anything, maybe more tires are needed in the vacant lot. Where is the (URL) Urban (...) (19 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) JOHN (Ashcan Builder) Wow. Thank you. You've described me right on and that means I am heading in the right direction with my creations and getting across what I want to get across. Thank you again. I don't know if you're aware of how good you (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wow. This is really impressive. The details are wonderful, rendered only by one who has had first hand experience of them. Major kudos to you, Jonathan. You are truly an "Ashcanner" as I fear that I am not. I have to say that your level of (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! I am always looking for new ideas for 'junk' for these abandoned lots and I love the idea. I just figured out how to make a washing machine too! (...) Always! Thanks again, Jonathan (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Good job! I like the patches of red brick on the grey building. I agree with Tim about the weeds and the washing machine (although I don't know anything regarding his statement about the latter). Keep it up! Jeffery Maceachern BS: (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, very much! (...) You're right! Or, a cast iron bath tub or refridgerator (sp?). Here in NYC, the sanitation dept won't take the cast iron tubs and people tend to drop them off where ever (in open lots). I don't know how they lift them (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) --SNIP-- (...) Hi Jonathan, The more I see of your city the better I like it and that's starting from a very high level of appreciation. The only suggestion I can make is that you should have a broken down washing machine in the junk-filled (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks! Jonathan (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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I really like admiring your building techniques. Wonderful. (hightlighted!) e (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.town)
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Hello! I have completed another street for my layout this weekend: (URL) The street name came from a street in the Bronx that was affected considerably during the 1970's and 80's. This creation only uses the name, though. It does not represent the (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town) !!
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I just finished a new rail truck that I am rather proud of: (URL) It is a color modified version of the Rio Grande Southern Motor #1 which currently resides in Colorado's Ridgeway Railroad Museum. My model is based on the model of this by Bachmann, (...) (19 years ago, 27-Apr-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) Hi Tim, John and Thomas, Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. Yeah, blocky indeed. I am wishing there were a better 5 wide window option myself. I have considered cutting the 4 wide windscreens and making them into 5 wide. I have so many 4 (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I like it, especially in situ:-) I'd say that the windshield looks too tall, and the nose isn't tall enough. Maybe raising the hood a full brick, which would have the effect of decreasing the windshield height as well. Actually, were it me, I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hi Jonathan, I only just saw this today so it's a late response. I like the use of the fender parts and the overall design is quite sound but as Thomas said the windscreen looks a little blocky. My suggestion would be to go for a four-wide (...) (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Good question. I know that very few remain and that many of those are deteriorating. I don't know if any are protected as historical sites. Judy (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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Wow. I never knew such stuctures existed. Are the surviving ones under any kind of protection? F (19 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) These are great Judy, was looking at them earlier today on brickshelf. I've always admired your ornate buildings and the amount of decoration you achieve with mostly basic bricks is really inspiring. cheers, Joseph (19 years ago, 24-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) It's been so long since I built it (five years ago???) that it's hard to remember. I do remember wanting to keep it pretty close to Tom's original design. I did widen it (of course;-) and augment the roof a bit, but other than that, I kept it (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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*Not my creation, but I don't recall this person posting to Lugnet.* However, I regularly check their folders on Brickshelf and recently found this beautiful building: (URL) I love it! I think it represents a sturdy, solid, police precinct extremely (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Excellent. Dark red is such a wonderful color! Have you considered a plate layer of dark red underneath the yellow roof? Kind of sandwiching the yellow part between dark red? (...) I am disappointed in myself. I usually keep relatively (...) (19 years ago, 19-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org, FTX)
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