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Re: Roundy Roundy
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:17:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

Yes, at minifig eye level. That's the perspective I'm personally most interested
in.

No, at normal viewing level. But that's OK. We usually have at least one endloop
visible anyway. and both ends if the mountain isn't there.

One of the things I am looking forward to at BrickFest is being able to run some
trains. No room in my basement - it's full of nasty machinery like milling
machines with a terrible hunger for bright shiny ABS bricks ;)

The thing is, my new loco has a wireless camera built into the front. I think
you'll see some pretty nice "minifig view of the world" pics coming back from
it. I just hope there are bridges and other structures over the track, because
they give the best sense of scale speed.

JB



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  Re: Roundy Roundy
 
(...) Ooohh. Any chance of something like that being up here (Edmonton, Alberta) in late September? Lets just say that our group (NALUG) is going to have some bridges for this year's GETS (Great Edmonton Train Show) display. (See (URL) for some (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Roundy Roundy
 
(...) I built a B&W CMOS camera into the back of a TV OB-Van a few years ago. The kids had fun trying to work out from the image where the camera was on the layout. It never occurred to them it was right where a minifig is sat in a crane chair (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: Roundy Roundy
 
(...) Yes, at minifig eye level. That's the perspective I'm personally most interested in. No, at normal viewing level. But that's OK. We usually have at least one endloop visible anyway. and both ends if the mountain isn't there. (20 years ago, 29-Jul-04, to lugnet.trains)

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