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Re: ACME Industries Factory
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lugnet.town, lugnet.trains
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Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:17:02 GMT
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cjmasi@*nogarbagepleaseNOSPAM*verizon.net
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Jim Garrett wrote:
> This MOC represents a typical early 20th century factory designed by architect
> [Albert Kahn]. Many such structures were built in Detroit and other cities.
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/DecoJim/Factory01/factory32.jpg>>
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> The light gray Lego represents reinforced concrete and the dark red is the brick
> infill below the large multi-pane windows.
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> Brickshelf:
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=239022>
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> MOCpages:
> <http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/28436>
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> This building (or an expanded version thereof) will most likely appear at the
> NMRA NTS along with my Detroit skyscrapers as part of the MichLTC portion of the
> ILTCO train layout.
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> Any comments or constructive criticism will be appreciated.
> -Jim
Very nice. Like everyone else, I like the block glass effect of the 1x2
windows. The chimney... did you try building it with those 2x4x5
semicircle bricks? Just a thought.
By the way, I like the way some of the lights on the sign look brightly
lit, while others aren't quite the right color. I think there might be a
few too many dim ones though.
--
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| (...) I currently only have 2 of those 1/2 cylinder bricks. But I will consider ordering some more. They would provide a much smoother appearance. I ran out of 1x1 white round plates, so I will have to order more if I want to replace any of the (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains)
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