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Re: ACME Industries Factory
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lugnet.town, lugnet.trains
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Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:52:38 GMT
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In lugnet.town, James Garrett wrote:
> This MOC represents a typical early 20th century factory designed by architect
> [Albert Kahn].
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> Brickshelf:
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=239022>
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> This building (or an expanded version thereof) will most likely appear at the
> NMRA NTS along with my Detroit skyscrapers as part of the MichLTC portion of the
> ILTCO train layout.
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> Any comments or constructive criticism will be appreciated.
> -Jim
I love it. It looks just like a factory or industrial-zoned building, which it should. All the roof-top elements are fabulous. I might have gone with another color tile than sand green on the tops of the facade, but that is just me. Structurally, I think this is a gem.
Great job! I hope to see it in person at NMRA!
Best,
Jonathan
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| (...) Thanks for the compliments. As for the sand green, I will take a look at my current tile supply. I have to admit that sometimes I just use whatever color is available to get the MOC finished instead of placing yet another bricklink order. In (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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| This MOC represents a typical early 20th century factory designed by architect [Albert Kahn]. Many such structures were built in Detroit and other cities. (URL) The light gray Lego represents reinforced concrete and the dark red is the brick infill (...) (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains) !
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