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Re: Rocky Ridge... Canyon?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:45:29 GMT
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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)
Steve Bliss wrote:
> 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.
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> Steve
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> On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 08:07:01 GMT, Kurt Eilers <keilers@uswest.net>
> wrote:
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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. 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":
> > >
> > > 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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