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Subject:	Re: GPLR - Portland LEGO Store Diorama
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:22:46 GMT
Reply-To:	CJMASI@nospamNOGARBAGEPLEASERCN.COM
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Steven Barile wrote: > Sneak peak of the GPLR (Greater Portland LEGO Railroaders) diorama for the > Portland LEGO store. Kelly McK and I worked on this for about 8 hours over the > long Thanksgiving weekend. It is sure nice to actually get my fingers on the > brick. It is very therapeutic in that it helps refocus you on what this hobby is > all about; good building sessions and great friends. > > The display case measures 19"x 16"x 31", hence the portrait style layout. > > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/SEBarile/LEGOStoreDisplay/pdx_112805_01.jpg<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/SEBarile/LEGOStoreDisplay/thumb/pdx_112805_01.jpg_thumb.jpg>> > > I tried replicating a model RR'ing technique where I used 3 blues under the > clear plates in the lower right hand corner to simulate various depths of water. > Not quite sure it's working out... > > The house on the left is a miniature version of the current LEGO set 4886 > "Building Bonanza" > > <http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=4886<http://cache.lego.com/images/shop/prod/4886-0000-XX-12-1.jpg>> > > The house on the right comes from an idea book from 1973. > > <http://media.peeron.com/scans/221-1/6/<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/SEBarile/LEGOStoreDisplay/thumb/1973_lego_house.jpg_thumb.jpg>> Great display! NELUG has been asked to do one too, but I have shied away from that responsibility because of the shape of the window. Vertical displays scare me :( but you have really pulled it off! Now, I am almost inspired to design a vertical display for the next go round. Chris -- http://users.rcn.com/cjmasi/lego/ Learn about brittle bone disease http://www.oif.org/

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		Re: GPLR - Portland LEGO Store Diorama
Hi Chris, No kidding, that aspect ratio is a hard nut to crack for a train club. It took me a while to get my head around how to approach it. I would have liked to have a christmas tree in there, but the muse didn't call on me that night. It also (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

		Re: GPLR - Portland LEGO Store Diorama
(...) Yes great display guy's... While I was wondering why Chris was dodgeing us on this one we did get a window in place the weekend before Thanksgiving. No where near as vertical as yours but it has a holiday theme and we used some of the stores (...) (21 years ago, 30-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: GPLR - Portland LEGO Store Diorama
(...) Here are the rest of my pictures of the BayLUG display: (URL) (21 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.trains)

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		GPLR - Portland LEGO Store Diorama
Sneak peak of the GPLR (Greater Portland LEGO Railroaders) diorama for the Portland LEGO store. Kelly McK and I worked on this for about 8 hours over the long Thanksgiving weekend. It is sure nice to actually get my fingers on the brick. It is very (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !

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