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Re: Model Railroad Scenery
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 19 Feb 2000 09:28:56 GMT
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"Thomas P. Rafert" <trafert1@gte.net> wrote in message
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(much snippage)
> 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.
http://www.pnltc.org/WWF0999/MountainScene/Gal_SEA_WWF_0999_mountain_scene.h
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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.
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> I had talked about this with another club member but I decided at the time • to use
> Duplo. Using styrofoam I think is a good idea so as not to use up large
> quantities of bricks. Another possibility would be using wood "steps" for • the
> terrain changes, that are then covered in Lego of course.
I actually considered this as well, but without permanently gluing bricks to
the wood, then you still have multiple "pieces" making up one mountain or
whatever. The thing I like about styrofoam is that you can depress the
bricks into it, making one solid scenery piece that is more stable, and
lighter too!
--
William A. Swanberg
CPT, SC
Commander, 229th Signal Company (TACSAT)
swanberg@msn.com
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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)
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