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Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
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Date: 
Thu, 3 Feb 2005 19:49:42 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@ascentialsoftware.DOT.com> wrote in
message news:IBCp8t.3Co@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.trains, Brian Darrow wrote:
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

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 more effective to do water with clear
or
transblue elements...

Snow on top? I think this tends to make mountains look "Disneyish", even
with
selective compression our mountains are NEVER big enough to have a
distinct,
visible snow line... That sort of line tends to only be visible at much
farther
distances. This mountain isn't high enough to justify snow at the top and
non
snow at the bottom.

Those are nits though, I really like this.

Hmm,  I'm calling BS here.  There is a river in Colorado with so much of a
certain kind of mineral content in it that the water is indeed blue.  And
the snow on the top: maybe its not snow! :P  Maybe its a limestone
deposit....

R



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  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
(snip). Is this going to NMRA? (...) Ok, I was watching a show on the Canadian midwest provinces around Banff the other day. That water is blue, and an amazing one at that. Now, if you wanna argue the clear brick for water--go to Lake Tahoe. Scott (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)
  Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
 
In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote: SNIP (...) maybe its guano? (19 years ago, 5-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)

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  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)  

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