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Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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Fri, 18 Feb 2000 22:26:49 GMT
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William A. Swanberg wrote:
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> Bottom line, do whatever works for you. One suggestion, however, if you
> plan on mixing "traditional" model railroading techniques with Lego model
> railroading, I would recommend against going all out with model railroad
> scenery decoration (loam, lichen, etc.). This would give you a traditional
> layout, just using Lego track and rolling stock. To me, that just wouldn't
> look right.
Well, this is, sort of, what PNLTC does. (and WAMALUG, for that matter,
in their recent show.) I suspect it will be what I do in my home layout
as I don't have enough bricks for modules.
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> What you might consider is using styrofoam, carving it to tolerances close
> enough to simulate Lego brick dimensions, and then completely covering the
> styrofoam with Lego. This would create the illusion of a 100% Lego layout
> without the large number of bricks required.
This sounds interesting. It would be important to see if this veneer
could be created in a way that there was still enough structural
strength.
> Alternately, you could make
> your layout entirely out of Lego, but make your landscaping "hollow," with
> enough internal supports to stabilize mountains, tunnels, etc.
This is actually what GMLTC (and Mike P.) do. The modules are as hollow
as can be gotten away with and still have them be strong enough to move
around and take the shocks of being on a trailer and hitting potholes.
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| (...) Well, I'm not the only voice of WAMALUG, but I can confirm that a lot of the lay-out was modular from many sources within the group. We tried real hard to keep a balance of differant types of items. We, (WAMALUG) are just lucky to have many (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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| (...) Now Larry, if I've got enough bricks to cover the table surface I'm sure you do. :-) Yes, I know I use Duplo for structural support and a ton of BURPs for terrain, but hey all together it doesn't look too bad. (URL) > (...) I had talked about (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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| Interesting that, not having seen any of these layouts, I hit upon the basic structural ideas behind all of them. Maybe I should take a trip to Vegas? -- William A. Swanberg CPT, SC Commander, 229th Signal Company (TACSAT) swanberg@msn.com (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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| Welcome, Ian. I've been lurking here for some time myself, and reading over the messages in this group (and others) tells me that there are several schools of thought on this issue. First of all, there are what I would call the "purists." In simple (...) (25 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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