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(...) Lawrence, I think you'll find that Richard Rogers (sorry, Lord Rogers) has patented this design already. Be prepared for Mandelson and the Style Police to knock on the door any day now... When you say that the original facade will be reused (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Andrew Lipson" <werdna@surfree.com> wrote in message news:3A15AF8A.500561...ree.com... (...) opinions (...) You are not implying it is a monsterous carbuncal are you? regards lawrence (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New Gondola and a Commuter Rail station
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(...) Chris (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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We have updated our calendar: (URL) next 3 events are: THIS WEEKEND! (Nov 18-19) GATS at the Western Washington Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA 2 Shows next weekend (Nov 24-26): NMRA show at the Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA and The Science of Toys (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)
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(...) Architecturally ingenious but I'd rather keep the Georgian facade. And I bet Prince Charles would say the same. Andrew (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Oh, yeah, don't get me wrong... I think that there is a balance to be struck, certainly. I've travelled to Europe fairly often, and I would definitely say that while older buildings should be preserved when possible, it is also possible to go (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G46rJs.BBy@lugnet.com... (...) store (...) pretty (...) river) (...) down (...) around (...) history. As we have a bit more history in Europe it is quite common to leave the facade of a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Ah, I get it. Very nice! I work in an office with a great big double-curved window, and with the bulk packs now available I had been trying to think of a way to model it. (...) Ahh.... (...) That's the true test of something that kind of works (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G46oLC.2wB@lugnet.com... (...) decide (...) Looks fantastic! Excellent use of the bulk windows (how many do you have now?) I vote for the facelift. Huw (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G46pqz.6D3@lugnet.com... (...) *extremely* (...) examining (...) There is a row of plates running along the bottom of the wall. The curve is achieved via hinges. It runs across smooth (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@cix.co.uk> wrote in message news:G46pKs.5v4@lugnet.com... (...) I didnt buy any more. I still had some left over, plus I am reusing the ones from the glass roof of the old facade. regards lawrence (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) To be honest, I'm of mixed feelings. I think the new facade, while *extremely* ingenious technically, lacks some of the warmth and panache of the current Georgian facade. I am very impressed by the engineering feats of the rounded corner, and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) We did have ropes, and they were constantly getting crowded back into our layout. We did have some kids touching stuff on the layout, but only 1 who did any grabbing, and that got stopped real fast. (He was grabbing at the bridge!) (...) We (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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"lawrence wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:G46oLC.2wB@lugnet.com... (...) decide (...) Looks fantastic! Excellent use of the bulk windows (how many do you have now?) I vote for the facelift. Huw (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug!
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(...) All is well now EXCEPT that i can't get printing to my shiny HP 2100 Laserjet (network connected) to work yet. Installed JetAdmin and I created a port but can't get connected to it. JetAdmin can print a page fine, but the printer isn't seen by (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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Eric Kingsley wrote in message ... (...) although (...) hence (...) Are you going to have ropes around the layout? We didn't and were surprised how well-behaved the kids were; a lot of them clung to the edge of the table, but I didn't see any (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| | Proposals for New Metro Terminus Station Facade
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Though the architectural heritage of the Georgian Facade of the Metro Terminus is appreciated, due to its poor state of repair it has been decide to replace it. The architects model of the new terminus is now on display at (URL) sweeping glass and (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: New Gondola and a Commuter Rail station
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(...) <snip> (...) Yup they are sunk into the roof as far as they can go. It's not at the top of my priorities at the moment but if I have time I am going to see if I have enough brown 2x2 rounds to do this. If so I may drop the roof line down a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Did you sink the POOP pillars into the roof, or is the bottom of the roof at the top of the POOP pillar? The roof can be made three bricks lower if the pillar is connected to the 2nd from the top row of roof bricks. Just a thought, Chris (...) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | The perfect brick theory (was Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug!)
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(...) Cool, I remember when I realized that the 6x8 ultra low slope was the perfect slope for a box car roof. It occurred to me right about the time that the box cars were being sent to the PNLTC 2K event. Then I remembered that you used that slope (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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