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Hi all, I have built a new train station after the old - now not longer used - station building of my hometown Braunschweig. Pictures of the model as well as one of the real building are to be found here: (URL) pictures are not that perfect, but (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, lugnet.build) !
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(...) here: (...) Very nice job, Ben. I especially like your detail work around the windows and would like to see some close-up pictures of those areas when you get a chance. Where is this building located in Braunschweig? I've only been to the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Details will follow on Sunday evening. (...) The building is locatet at "Nordstraße" just 400 meters north of the Universities old main buildings and it belongs now to the "Stadtwerke" (local energie supplier). Regards, Ben (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) here: (...) Thats a great station! I would love to see it with tan bricks instead of yellow. Maybe LEGO will start to sell the tan bricks in the bulk packs. Hello? Lego? Hint, Hint, Hint... It is October & LEGO promised more bulk packs.... (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Ben, nice to see your latest train station!! Again, you've done a great job! Why didn't you use one of the numerus railway cranes to build up the building?? And what does the station look like from the other site? Is it open, to play inside? (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben, It looks great!!!! I like the way you used the "macaroni" bricks above the windows in the arches. And I noticed right away that you used the 1x2 tiles with central hole to shift the small 1x1x2 thin tall windows and get them centered above the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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WOW : ) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) those plants - I'm taking notes! -Shiri (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) And (...) the (...) This (...) Dear Gary, you have an sharp eye. This trick, to make an half stud offset and hide the gap behind a pillar, is a trick I like alot and which I have done in several models before, like for e.g. here: (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Shiri! The pictures with the ivy have been added just a few minutes before: so nobody could mention them so far. I even used the arms of a green dragon for those plants: that could be a really new use for that otherwise monofunctional part. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Aha! <grin> Guess I have good timing. (...) Yeah... I had planned on using those for decoration for a magician's house, but haven't gotten around to it yet... <frown> Now I have to go and actually *build*. <gasp> Haven't done that in quite a (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Reinhard "Ben" Beneke" <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message news:G20Iyo.3x5@lugnet.com... (...) station (...) here: (...) -Frank (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi Ben, thanks for the detailed new pitures! You build a nice piece to cover some sqaure inches of wallpaper!! Today I build the electric-power-system for your station. (Could be lifted with the crane ;-)) [If only I would have a digital-camera ;-(( (...) (24 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Ben: Great work. I really like how you created the "half moon" windows using two macaroni bricks set at 90 degrees. Very creative. I will have to "borrow" that concept. Tim Reinhard "Ben" Beneke <r.beneke@tu-bs.de> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I agree. Very creative, Ben. The ivy is a nice "touch" of realism. later, James Mathis (...) (24 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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