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Re: Mountain/Quarry
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Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:25:56 GMT
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Hi Larry,
I just saw your mountain/quarry in .build. I was speechless! That mountain
is quite impressive. I am a .castle guy myself, but I like seeing what is
going on elsewhere. Your mountain sure grabbed my attention. A guy in
.castle just built one similar looking, but with a castle on
it(http://www.ragnarok7.com/Tauros%20Outpost/AAAOverview.jpg). I think yours
is bigger. They look like they are part of the same mountain range though.
Yours is at a more modern date of course :-). Did you build this randomly
or did you have a plan? The spacing of the bricks appears to be at random
and the effect is perfect. I am going to have to study your pictures some
more. I am truly impressed by this mountain.
Build On,
Josh
In lugnet.build, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> I have been dropping hints in various places about the "big project" that
> had been consuming a lot of time. It was revealed at the MichLTC show yesterday.
>
> These are deep links, thanks to Peter for taking pics. More pics surely will
> be available later but in case you're interested and can't wait...
>
> Mountain overall shots
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240001.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240002.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240003.jpg
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> This mountain takes up 2x3 15" grey baseplates. It splits into 3 sections of
> 1x2 for transport.
>
> "new" tunnel portal (the other one, shown in the 002 pic, is a bit older
> styled and has an older date)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240004.jpg
>
> I kinda liked the cell tower on top... my criticism of my own work overall
> is that it has too many colors, if I had been able to get dark grey 2x4s in
> the quantities I wanted it would be mostly dark grey.
>
> There are very few BURPS/LURPS in it at all. less than a dozen even counting
> the back side that you can't see very well! Not sure exactly how that
> rider/horse got up there but they are going to have a hard time picking
> their way back down again I suspect.
>
> My favorite part, though is probably the waterfall, which is shown pretty
> clearly in 002. It's an old waterfall as it has etched/eroded its way back
> into the rock. Most people with waterfalls don't etch back quite that far.
> Thank you Harry Potter for the frogs. The gate on the flood control dam is
> due to Nik.
>
> 003 shows the quarry rock face including drill/compressor and a bulkhead
> flat receiving a load.
>
> Quarry overall shot (the quarry was a last minute add because I was running
> out of time to sculpt the end of the mountain, and it was faster to build
> almost regular walls with dynamite holes)
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240007.jpg
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> Note the good supplies of rock pieces on pallets ready for shipment, and the
> heavy duty forklift (modeled after a 1949 Yale I remember from a summer job
> that could lift 15,000 pounds) loading onto a truck.
>
> Note also the use of Rock Raiders workers in the quarry, it somehow seemed
> fitting. Two of them are using big saws to slice a block into rock sheets,
> and one is on the rock face (standing way too close to the rock drill even
> with eye protection!). They also are the drivers and workers on other machines.
>
> Those are "BrikWorx gravel gondolas" (somewhat improved, of course, I don't
> like train baseplates) on the siding. I meant to build a rock crusher tower
> to justify the gravel loads... next show, hopefully.
>
> Finally, where some of the rock is destined for, Peter's "Mariner's Church"
> still under construction... note the quarry truck delivering a load. That
> truck is a Nik special, he took a Tyne dairy truck and modified it with some
> feedback from me, (dual rear, wider longer flat bed instead of refrigerator
> back) and then cranked out 3 copies for me (one being loaded, one waiting
> for dispatch, one at the church).
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/pguenthe/0211-livonia/pb240008.jpg
>
> Note that all this fits onto 30" wide table sections, which was quite
> constraining after the rather expansive layouts we usually do (30" is only
> enough for one loop without some tricks...)
>
> Enjoy.
>
> FUT .trains
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| (...) I had a plan, I wanted it to take up a certain space and have tunnel portals at certain points. I laid the track down on the baseplates (one plate off the baseplates, actually, using tiles and a few turntables in strategic spots) and just (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| I have been dropping hints in various places about the "big project" that had been consuming a lot of time. It was revealed at the MichLTC show yesterday. These are deep links, thanks to Peter for taking pics. More pics surely will be available (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.trains) !!
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