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Re: Rocky Ridge... Canyon?
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 18:13:58 GMT
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The Rocky Ridge playscape isn't real lego. So you can paint without a
qualm, but you have to think twice before using it in an MOC.
Steve
On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 08:07:01 GMT, Kurt Eilers <keilers@uswest.net>
wrote:
> Rick, What are your thoughts on painting Lego bricks. I am sort of a purist and
> therefore not so creative. I have a fantastic idea for one heck of a massive
> setup. Green bricks will be very important and the details - pictures of your
> discoveries. Wonderful to see a possible solution for my lack of green bricks.
>
> Rick Clark wrote:
>
> > Greetings to all. I'm a long-time lurker on RTL, but new to Lugnet. Been
> > lurking
> > here about 3 weeks now. Great discussions. Oh, and I've been a Lego Railfan for
> > nearly 12 years now (came out of my dark ages in college, with the 7722 battery
> > train in 1987).
> >
> > I have some information to offer, and a question to ask.
> >
> > I noticed the following about the "Rocky Ridge Playscape" plastic canyon piece
> > that comes with set #6589, "Radical Racer":
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> > 1. With minimal support in a couple of places, a length of curved track will
> > fit
> > right through it.
> > 2. There are five indentations on the surface (three on the plateaus, two in
> > the
> > riverbed), each designed to hold a 2x2 brick and perhaps keep a structure from
> > sliding off.
> > 3. It could be painted to match some color that Lego actually uses (green,
> > gray,
> > tan).
> > 4. My local Walmart (and probably yours too) has a whole mess of them, and has
> > them marked down to $4.00 each (from $9.97)
> >
> > It seems there is potential here. Anyone tried tapping it?
> >
> > Rick Clark
> > jrclark@nospam.aol.com
>
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| I apologize for my ignorance- what's MOC stand for? I can't find it in the FAQ for rec.models.railroad which I assume it originates from. (nor in a FAQ for rec.toys.lego, which contains no explanations for the frequent use of TLA's in RTL) (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Rick, What are your thoughts on painting Lego bricks. I am sort of a purist and therefore not so creative. I have a fantastic idea for one heck of a massive setup. Green bricks will be very important and the details - pictures of your discoveries. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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