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(...) Hi Tim, Brickshelf didn't make us wait to long . . . Looks great! The trains and bus are my favorites. You've gotten some really nice details into the buildings as well as the subway platform. I love the doubled arches on the subway platform. (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) Street crossing>> (2 URLs) station>> (URL) scene>> (URL) BS> (URL) Flickr> Hi all, This has been a long planned and long prepared project of mine (and will hopefully continue to develop once I have more space) but I think I'm finally happy (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.ru, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) I think you've made some nice adjustments and added some thoughful additional touches. I like the inclusion of the awning over the angled door. I thought that was missing in the original. For me, I really like the set and am very happy I (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm, well it cuts both ways.... by that logic, if it weren't for me, you'd have had a lot more $$$ to spend on your LSO for Valentine's Day! Your secret's safe with me though! :-) (...) To say "I can hardly wait" would be an understatement:-) (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Sorry, correction: If it were not for NMRA looming . . . (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, John! Lol! You do deserve credit, bro. If it we're for NMRA looming, I would probably only have built one building in February, rather than all these. Look for more from me in a couple of weeks. I have two more just about ready to go. (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! Yes, that is Maersk blue on the sand red building. And, glad you noticed the car grills. I was walking through Soho and noticed that quite a few of the cornices and architectural features of the older buildings were made of some kind (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I totally agree. This pic is simply sublime: (URL) Inspirational! JOHN (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) another level. I can hardly wait to see them all in Detroit and take credit for them when you are away from the layout;-) Fantastic job! JOHN (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) You just get better with every street. The sand red building works really well, combined with (medium, Mearsk?) blue it gives a really subduded colour balance. I like the use of the car grills on the black shop front too. Tim (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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Hello, I added a new folder to my brickshelf account for the buildings I am working on and planning on bringing to Detroit to show on the TCLTC layout in July. It is here: (URL) far I have 5 buildings done (they are facades only) and, I think, 5 (...) (18 years ago, 26-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains.org.tcltc) !!
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There's so much to love in this MOC. The SNOT 1X2 plate window overhangs, the curved and layered for depth 1X1 rounds in the doorway, the 1X2 trans brick windows... I love it all! David "Fuzzy" Gregory (18 years ago, 25-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi James, (...) thanks for your comment. It was a pleasure for me to see that the CC-scale also works for this kind of gotik building. (...) I hope to see pictures! (...) Oh, I'm a 100%-Mocbuilder. The CC is in my oopinion one of these set that are (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi Jonathan, thanks for your comment! (...) I'm sorry, I do not own a Cafe Corner. But we are planning an event related to Cafe Corner for later this year. Then we will have the possibility to take pics beside a Cafe Corner. (...) It took me two (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Very impressive. I had seen your town diorama before and this is a nicely scaled version of you previous "full-sized" building. The doorway looks like that of a cathedral and even the sidewalk is inovatingly done with the alternating paving (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) So I finally got my hands on a cafe corner the other day, which I have to add is only my 3rd post color change set purchase and I sat down a built it yesterday. Upon opening the uber cool new recloseable box the WOW factor really hit me. This (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Very nice! Lots of detail and some very inspiring techniques. Are you able to show it in a picture next to the cafe corner? I actually bought and built a cafe corner myself and I think it is a fabulous set and building. I have dis-assebled it (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Actually, without wishing to classist, it is the poorer area where kids can still be found playing on the street, middle class parents taxi their kids around from one safe environment to another. This is a recent thing, when I was young (I'm (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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Hi Tim, (...) Thanks for your feedback. Tthe size of the building is cafe corner size. It is 28 bricks in height as shown in the picture: (URL) Cafe Corner has about 10/9/7 bricks on his 3 floors without the little tower. I did not check this (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wunderbar! I particularly love the doorway and door but the whole thing is just beautiful. Is it taller than the Cafe Corner? Seeing this and the Cafe Corner tempts me to increase my scale slightly to capture the extra detail. Thanks for (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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The Richmond Lego Users Group (RichLUG) will once again present a display at the Virginia Aviation Museum's Eighth Annual Wings n' Rails show in Richmond, Virginia, on March 24-25. Hours for the event are 9:30 am to 5:00 pm both days.The museum is (...) (18 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) They're also hideously ugly. I'll make an MOC to use them after you display them at a show ;) Tim (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) But the new LEGO containers are 6 wide! JOHN (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) lol. I just look up the dimensions of these things and they're restricted to 2.5m wide including mirrors. 8 wide is about 0.8 studs to the foot for US trains (IIRC) so 7/0.8=2.66m so you're right. I thought these things were bigger. They sure (...) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Very nice, but let's be honest here-- it may be six-wide, but it is 8 wide scale:-) And its 6 wide containers would look spiffy on (URL) this>:-d (hmmm, intermooodal:-d) JOHN (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I remember as a kid being scared s**tless when we overtook those things between Mackay and Brisbane. As an adult knowing what sort of stresses and 'cures' the drivers put themselves through I think I'd be even more scared. Tim (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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Having recently traveled the entire length of the Eyre highway from Norseman to Port Augusta in both directions and passing many road trains of all kinds, I can tell you that you got the look down perfect :) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(5 URLs) BS> (when modded) (URL) Flickr> Hi all, A different sort of train but still six-wide ;) Been wanting to do one of these for a long time but was never happy with the grille and nose. Thanks to many ideas and some harassing by misterzumbi I (...) (18 years ago, 22-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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Hello there, so, after a lot of time of being passive, I finally decided to break the ice :) First, a few local MOCs (train & town): BM-71 (Flytoget, the Oslo airport train) (URL) This was my first train MOC, made a year ago. I was struggling a lot (...) (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) When they were built, as cheap housing for factory workers in new industrial towns, there were often acres and acres of them. Not a blade of grass in sight. Yes, the kids played in the street - but then, all traffic was horse-drawn and there (...) (18 years ago, 21-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ah, thank you! Very clever. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (18 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Easy, just put them on top of the regular flowers on the stem. In the following pic, you'll notice some regular flowers showing beneath the clikits. The clikits flowers with the hole fit tightly on a stud, while the clikits flowers with the (...) (18 years ago, 20-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) :-) (URL) HERE> is a pic of the revision taken at our train show exhibition this past weekend. Thanks again! JOHN (18 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the description. Very helpful. The pictures don't look all that rough or depressing to me, but then again I'm quite badass myself. ;o) I figured even rough areas have kids that need to run around. Here in NYC there are rough areas (...) (18 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This might give you some idea: (URL) are typically a few blocks of these houses together, but occasionally you will find isolated rows, sometimes even outside of built up areas. Some towns and cities seem to be largely made up of these. They (...) (18 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Me too. But how do you attach them to the flower stems? /Tore (18 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) Thanks very much for doing this and following up, Tim. I was hoping you would. It is nice to see the different types of housing from different countries. Question(s): Would these types of houses comprise an area or neighborhood? Are there (...) (18 years ago, 19-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Copenhagen Metro elevated railway station and train
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Hi, Some years ago I built a subway station based on the new Copenhagen metro ((URL) Lugnet post>, Brickshelf: (URL) station>, (URL) train>, (URL) reference pictures>). Looking back now, I'm not quite satisfied with the result, especially the train (...) (18 years ago, 18-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Ok, I took some pics last week First of all, some pretty standard terraces (URL) A variety of surface finishes and one that has its windows changed (URL) A couple of cornershops (2 URLs) And one that used to be a cornershop, included to show (...) (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Brilliant!!! Wish I'd thought of it Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG / BAYLTC (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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Someone posted a great crane/construction town&technic MOC about year ago (could me more)... but I can't find it it neither of the newgroups. Anyone remember it and know where I can find the pics? There was a big town scale crane and some dump (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.town)
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(...) I love it. a use for clickits. who would have guessed. Spencer (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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To liven up your moc! (URL) AC (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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| | Re: at S@H USA now as well (Re: 10182 Cafe Corner... WOW)
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(...) This just arrived. I can't believe how big the box is. Huge. I don't normally buy large sets, so I am really blown away by how big it is. My company is moving in May so I will have to find a way to get it home. It is a good thing, otherwise it (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I can relate to that-- YABO! :-) JOHN (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I currently only have 2 of those 1/2 cylinder bricks. But I will consider ordering some more. They would provide a much smoother appearance. I ran out of 1x1 white round plates, so I will have to order more if I want to replace any of the (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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Thank you for the input. I have addressed each of your comments below: (...) I agree. I can either replace the white windows with 2x2 trans-black panels (but my Penobscot Building had been using all of those up) or I can use more 1x2 clear bricks; (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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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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(...) Thanks. By the way, you are thinking of the Battersea power station (1939-) in London which was on the album cover. That would be a cool MOC to do since it is an example of industrial art deco. My building represents a design from 1910-1920. (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:JErwnp.I0@lugnet.com... (...) Great! I'm looking forward to seeing it. Your buildings have given me much inspiration in the past so I am honored to be able to "give back" a bit. :-) Tim (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town)
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(...) Very nice. Like everyone else, I like the block glass effect of the 1x2 windows. The chimney... did you try building it with those 2x4x5 semicircle bricks? Just a thought. By the way, I like the way some of the lights on the sign look brightly (...) (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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This past weekend the North Georgia LEGO Train Club (NGLTC) particpated in the local NMRA Piedmont Division's Train show, this is our 9th year at this event. It is held in a smaller venue so our layout is about the 1/3 of what would have at the (...) (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Given the dearth of comments so far I thought I'd add my voice to the appreciative few. I love the windows - I too have acquired many hundreds of those, but I've only used them in 4x4 configurations as many-paned house windows rather than pseudo (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol maybe save one of those thanks for Dan;-) JOHN (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thanks ross, i didn't think peeron would have it yet but surprise surprise. thank you. ondrew (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) (URL) (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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i have to wait a couple weeks to purchase this set but i was hoping someone could post the inventory so i can figure out how many i'm purchasing while i wait. thanks, ondrew (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: at S@H USA now as well (Re: 10182 Cafe Corner... WOW)
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(...) S@H has them now as well. My wallet is now about $165.00 lighter. (tax and shipping . . .) Jonathan (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) i just called the woodfield store "chicago suburbs" and they have it in stock as well. 1847 517 1640 ondrew (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) 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. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hey, Tim- I took your advice and moved the door-- I'll have pics after our upcoming show this weekend. Thanks again for the suggestion! JOHN (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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This monorail (URL) built with tracks from Snowmobile 8272 and the forthcoming Bullozer 8275. The Power Functions system (URL) allows IR remote control of the train. I found it runs smoother with these yellow wheels than with the smaller black ones (...) (18 years ago, 11-Mar-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.space, lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.uk) !
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| | on the shelves now (Re: 10182 Cafe Corner... WOW)
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(...) (URL) I couldn't believe it. I only saw the set online a couple days ago and now I've got one.> (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Thanks to LEGO, inventory of this set was just posted: (URL) And I have to agree - Wow. (URL) Dan (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Holy cow. I don't go online for a week and look what happens. That is amazing. I think that is the first set in a long time that I might not take apart right away for the parts. (But there is so many good parts and I prefer a bit smaller scale. I'd (...) (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hey, that's cool. My first impression was that it reminded me of the cover of the Pink Floyd album Animals. I like the color variation of the red against the grey. Works really well. -Elroy (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I totally agree with you. It seems that all my buildings have the either stacked 2x2 trans-black panels or the 1x4x5 large pane windows. Not much variety. They need to make a 1x3x4 double paned office building window. -Jim (18 years ago, 10-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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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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Al, Very nicely done, I lived in a house not so unlike these when I was a student in Brighton. This style of house is very boxy and rather plain, which means that it can be replicated very convincingly in LEGO. Your use of 2 by 1 plates really adds (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) huh? Wasn't me. I produce childrens books for a living. :o) Jonathan (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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"John Gerlach" <gmltc_j1@nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message news:JEHwuB.D4F@lugnet.com... (...) I saw this set the other day, I think it has a fair amount of playability. All three floors unstack to allow access to the interior. It is a nice model (...) (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:JEI19w.FF@lugnet.com... (...) They are indeed thin walls. Mike (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Are you saying that you didn't design this set for Lego? -Erik (18 years ago, 8-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) LOL! I've been stumbling through an attempt to build one of these to deal with the alleged issues of my town: (URL) I have the cab to a point where I like it, but now the back is making me a little wonky. Maybe I'll post pictures of where I am (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) K3w1! My lawless figs ae getting pretty bored knocking over just train stations, fire houses and Breezeway Cafes:-) Actually, there's no crime on my LEGOtown streets. Not much poverty either. I think Jonathan has enough for the both of us (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Not that I think anyone should care, but I gave this a little more thought and decided that if indeed it is $140.00 I will be buying this set and I will be doing it as soon as I learn that it is available. I am going to build it too. Something (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Incredible set! Amazingly beautiful! The builders at TLC prove to have the chops when they want to really show what they can do! (And these guys have been sneaking Brickshelf, which is always a good thing.) One of the best sets ever done by (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Incredible set! Amazingly beautiful! The builders at TLC prove to have the chops when they want to really show what they can do! (And these guys have been sneaking Brickshelf, which is always a good thing.) One of the best sets ever done by (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I’m pretty much in the same boat as Brendan. I haven't purchased a set since probably January 2004, but the sets that are coming out this year are really impressive. Personally I don't like this set for what it is as I’ve never really had a (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Tim. That's good advice. I'll see what I can do. JOHN (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains.org.tcltc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Holy crap! That is the most impressive looking official set I dare say I have ever seen! And this will be part of a modular series? That is so awesome. I too am buying 99% of my LEGO from Bricklink or Pick-a-Brick these days, but this just may pull (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I think they are (URL) these>. (URL) Adrian (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I have to ask about the minifig guy in the front corner, the one with the broom. What is he sweeping? Are those oranges? What pieces are those? Are they spheres? If so, do I detect micro-scale GBC possibilities? Rafe (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I saw this set up close a couple of weeks ago. It is truly a sight to see, but I can confirm that the interiors are NOT furnished. The next Brick Jornal (out next week, I think) will have more on this, I presume. Mike (not on NDA, but not at (...) (18 years ago, 7-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) It's people like you wot cause unrest. JOHN (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Well, most of the BL stores are in the US, and I try to avoid the shipping costs across the pond whenever I can... (...) Well, I have a LARGE pile of bricks with which I begin:-) I supply the common stuff; I only need help with specialty (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Looks like 1x2x3 thin walls to me. -Eric (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I have to agree with you John, about the pricing situation. For that money you can get quite a haul at Bricklink. What I don't like about the model is the windows. Granted the arches over them on the 2nd and 3rd floor give it a nice Victorian (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <John@TCLTC.org> Newsgroups: lugnet.town Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:43 PM Subject: Re: 10182 Cafe Corner... WOW (...) Wouldn't that be [KILLER MOKC] {of your own son's design}? ;) -Rob (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I'm with Tim, 2000+ parts for $140. That is extremely good if true. I was expecting $200 to tell the truth. -Eric (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) You must have access to cheaper stores that I do ;) No way I could build something that size at that price. Tim (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm, for that price I can go to Bricklink and create a similar sized KILLER MOC™ of my own design. What's interesting to me is that I blanche at that price point, but I'll spend whatever it takes to build my own. Go figure. JOHN (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Looks like not. I had heard early on that this wouldn't have an interior, and it looks like that's confirmed if you check out the images of the box. But it DOES appear that it might have floors that are ready to be furnished as you see fit. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Is the interior detailed, as well? This is a lovely model, I'm curious as to how much 'play value' it has - or if it's more just for looks. I mentioned to a coworker that lately Lego seems to be producing more sets that appeal to adults more (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) There is no bley issue with me. This is my home layout. Bley is all over it. (URL) (...) Totally agreed. Hence my mention on the instructions. One of my goals is to keep my stock of bricks waiting to be used as low as possible too. It gets (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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AND (drum roll please) USD MSRP is 140, which is not bad. (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) At least, I will try an attempt in the next months. I have survived my (URL) bus> without problems, so this will be the next step to insanity - why not :-) There may be some parts not available actually in Ldraw format (The rims used for the (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Ahh, ok. I thought it might be either the price tag or the bley issue, but just checking. For myself, I've found buying sets to be kinda helpful insofar as it exposes me to new pieces and increases my collection's potential. Kind of like when (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Price. I can't see the day where I would spend more than $40-$50 (if even that) on a set any more. Not that I disagree with you or feel it is not worth whatever the price will be. I just don't spend that kind of money on sets. I'd rather go to (...) (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Huh-- why is that? I'd think it would make a fantastic set for various parts, even if you're not interested in the model (since it might not necessarily fit into your desired scale or scheme). DaveE (18 years ago, 6-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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