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Subject:	Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug
Date:	Thu, 3 Feb 2005 20:20:01 GMT
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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 level to show how the "snow cap" looks from the intended audience's point of view! Great work. Multi-level train layouts are cool, regardless of scale or construction material! James Wilson Dallas, TX

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		Re: A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
Thanks to everyone for the kind remarks on the mountain. To answer a few questions: I don't know if I was going for scale compression as much as I was just going for artistic expression. It does give you the impression of some distance from front to (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug)

		Kid's Eye View Look at a Mountain
James, Here's that Kid's eye view I promised you: (URL) for the dark images, I need better lighting. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Wilson" <wilson_j_s@yahoo.com> To: <lugnet.trains@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.org.us.indyl...ugnet.com> (...) (19 years ago, 4-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)

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		A lil' Mountain with10 Tunnel Portals
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 (...) (19 years ago, 3-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.indylug) !!

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