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Re: CABR buildings and your opinions
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.town
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Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:45:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Ondrew Hartigan wrote:
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hey all,
i updated my gallery with some buildings i’m working on as well as a couple
pics of my trains from nwbc. anyway i would love to here your thoughts on
the buildings as well as how my CABR project is going in general. i really
do want to make this layout as realistic and intersting as possible so let
me have it. tell me what you think.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=109777
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I love it. I have been following your progress for a while now. It gets
better with each newly added element. The river and bridges inspired me to
make sure I put a river or urban canal in my layout. I just love the entire
approach you’ve take with the layout.
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Well I wish you luck on the river / urban canal project. There are really 2
things that make it a success. 2x2 round bricks and the snot road. The snot road
let me point 2x6 bricks pointed down to tie the bridge into the understructure
of the module. It’s still weak but it’s better than nothing. The 2x2 rounds on
the other hand keep the bridge located and ridged.
Oh on the railroad bridge the key words are “rubber bands”. =) They actually
hold the snotted portions in.
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The buildings are coming along nicely as well. I like the dark orange facade
you’ve made and can’t wait to see it completed.
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Me either! This building really is one of my favorites. Now all I need is the
1x2 technic bricks I gave to someone in michlug about 2 yrs ago. Figures .. lol
……….Bricklink is great. For those of you not in the know here’s what the real
one looks like:
 http://www.maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=398518
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I have a suggestion to this building though (it is only my own opinion and
thoughts, FWIW) http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1594840
For the left most section: I think I would line up the upper floor windows
with the street level floor opening. I think it might be more asthetically
pleasing. I might move the lower opening over to the right, it looks like,
one stud which would line it up with the 3 windows above it. I imagine this
building was once a firehouse or garage or something, with the large street
level garage door opening converted to a regular door and windows.
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Well I’m not sure of what orifice you pulled the firehouse bit out of but you
are exactly correct! The tan building I modeled was the original fire, police
and city hall building. The building is around 27ft wide and is about 60ft deep.
It currently houses the city museum and I have fallen in love with it over the
last 15 or so years. Here’s a really old pic:
 http://www.maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=398527
Although unrealistic, I totally agree with you on moving the door opening over a
stud. This will allow me to eliminate 2 studs of width as well so I can make the
building a little less stocky / wide.
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I am looking forward to seeing this layout evolve even more!
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Thank you the encouragement really does help.
ondrew
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Jonathan
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ondrew
p.s. yes i know the buildings are not color matched yet. i figured it would
be better to get the shape, then buy the parts verses getting the parts and
finding out it doesn’t work.
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Another excellent approach.
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