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LEGO Statue of Liberty pedestal (was:Re: Help a Newbie build his first LEGO Train set!)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.general
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Fri, 18 Jan 2002 04:26:25 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul Klenk writes:
> > FAO is not your best bet for actually buying things! It's fine to look at
> > but they charge 10-20% OVER list price. So look, but then buy elsewhere.
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> I have been aware the FAO Schwartz is overpriced -- I did go there anyway,
> but lucky for me it was closed. Sometimes when I have money burning a hole
> in my pocket, I have to run to the nearest store and shake my pants leg
> really well.
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> So I went to the new huge Toys R Us at Times Square, the one with the
> four-story Ferris wheel inside (it was open!).
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> I picked up my second choice, the 4561 train set. I like less modern ones
> better, but this will be fun to play with while I put together an order at S@H.
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> Perhaps once I get some towns started, I'll do a City theme and a Town
> theme, and use the more modern Amtrak-type train in the city, and the more
> old-fashioned one for the country.
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> I got to see the spectacular Empire State Building and Chrysler Building
> there. They're close enough to touch (and yes, I did try to separate some
> bricks, but of course they're glued). Also saw the Statue of Liberty (not
> the retail model, but a much, much larger one). The best part of the Statue
> in my opinion is the pedestal. It is very detailed and quite graceful. I'm
> going to go back to sketch it so I can build a cross section of one side.
> The four sides are identical, and of course each side is symmetrical, so it
> shouldn't require too many bricks to build half of one side.
Ooh! Does anyone know if there are pics of this LEGO pedestal online? I got
the Statue of Liberty sculpture for Christmas and after putting it together,
sat down and made a MOC pedestal for it on a large grey baseplate (it stands
19" high). I would really like to see this professionally made one.
Ken
FUT set to .general
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> I digress. It was fun to get started, and I appreciate your advice. I'll
> be back to review what I got and the new stuff I'm picking up, too.
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> Thanks for the warm welcome.
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> Paul
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