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Re: LEGO Train Hobby growing... comments?
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Thu, 24 Feb 2005 20:11:23 GMT
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:05:36 GMT, you wrote:
> The bigger more brick intensive layouts are certainly a challange to the
> established members but it raises the barrier-of-entry to new and potecial
> members.
I would like to see some LTC's attempt some traditional style model
railroading background. Brickscaping is cool, but far to expensive.
It seems to me, just judging from looking though old Lego brochures,
that Lego trains and towns would look really set against mountains,
roads, fields and streams made in the same manner as traditional model
railroading - styrofoam plaster, paper mache, etc.
Has anyone tried this on a large scale? It seems that it would be a
less expensive method than brickscaping to still get impressive
results. Maybe garden railroading techniques (dirt, gravel, live
plants) would also be a good approach...
Back in the days when I was more a space collector (as a kid) I built
a large space layout (about 100 square feet) using plaster plaster and
paper mache methods for backgound mountains. Everything was grey for
a lunar effect, and I think it looked pretty dang cool. I'll bet it
would look good with trains too...
On a personal level, in the next couple of years when my Lego-topia
gets built in the barn, I am thinking of doing a large scale train
layout using traditional techniques... I can't help but think it will
look at least as good a a pile of bricks!
-Matt :)
PS - for you secret space folks, the Lego-topia will have a large
space layout too displaying my complete stock space collection - I'll
keep you posted but don't tell any of these train heads! :)
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Matt Chiles
1006 Horseshoe Bend Rd
Centerville, WA 98613 USA
Phone: 509-773-5724
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 | | Re: LEGO Train Hobby growing... comments?
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| (...) You mean like this . My "round the room layout" with some trad style scenery (URL) streamliner going thru the scenery ... (URL) monorail going thru the scenery (URL) a Burlington North consist doing the same ... (URL) like to see some more out (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: LEGO Train Hobby growing... comments?
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| (...) snip (...) The problem with the tradisional background stuff is that it is fixed. We (MichLug/MichLTC) have a different layout at each show. Also the layout is composed of several people's stuff resulting in a layout larger than any one person (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | LEGO Train Hobby growing... comments?
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| It "feels" like the hobby is growing, there are more shows and more clubs. I often think about growth in serveal ways, two of which are: big, more brick intensive layouts and frequency of shows per club. The bigger more brick intensive layouts are (...) (20 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
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