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A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug
Date: 
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 02:26:32 GMT
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Here's a sneak peek at the mountain module I'm making for IndyLUG/Central
Indiana LTC's display at this years Children's & Parents Expo Feb 19,20 & 21 at
the Indiana State Fairgrounds.  There are three train loops and the lower two
can run independantly or be switched to connect with the rest of the club's
layout.
I've still got a lot of details to add however here's what's done so far:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1088425
and once moderated
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=115505
Brian Darrow



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  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
(...) I really like the multiple levels. I think train displays have continuously become larger and larger on two dimensions, but adding height (apart from really tall buildings) is something that we should all aim for. Having built mountains and (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
Hi Brian, Awesome, awesome! Great job on this, the use of bridges and retaining walls, etc... I love how we (L-gaugers) are getting more and more sophisticated about our layouts. Of course we all know that GMLTC has been sculpting layouts for ever (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug, FTX)
  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
(...) It's big, it's cool, and there's lots to like. The roadway and parking lot, for example are really neat. Always glad to see people building mountains. Spotlighted! I have a couple of bones to pick though... Water isn't blue. I think it's much (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)  
  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
Brian, That's a great mountain & layout. I can see kids' eyes popping and jaws dropping. It looks like you used some scale compression on the mountain slopes to make it appear taller - is that right? Try taking some pics from a kid's approximate eye (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
(...) This is way cool. So much stuff in such a reasonable space! Do you have a track plan or some kind of top view, so we can see what happens *inside* the mountain? I'm especially curious of the low bridge across the stream. (19 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)

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