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Gary Istok wrote:
> And who knows..... when an expanded window assortment is available, there will
> be a lot of towns that will emulate the real world towns and cities, namely
> when the land area becomes too cramped, there is nowhere else to go but up.....
> skyscrapers that is! I would really like to see some skyscrapers! And few
> things will give those train club layouts in a public setting more attention
> than some tall skyscrapers and grand buildings!
I'm glad you said that, Gary!! Are you listening, GMLTCers;-D
(They feel my buildings are *too large* for the new layout! One of my skyscrapers
is 3 feet tall, which would make it over 6 feet tall when it sits on the module:-)
-John
>
> Gary Istok
> "I never met a LEGO window I didn't like"
>
> John Neal wrote:
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> > You are so right, Gary! From my own experience, I have built/am building 5
> > large buildings which all employ bricks from bulk which simply were not
> > obtainable in any economical sense otherwise. I am turning into a
> > "Townie";-)
> >
> > -John
> >
> > Gary Istok wrote:
> >
> > > I was browsing some of the LUGNET sites I usually don't have time for,
> > > such as lugnet.town, (I usually hang out in lugnet.general) when I
> > > stumbled across this classic beauty....
> > >
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=32455
> > >
> > > Mark Chan built this nice classical building called Laural Hall. He
> > > couldn't have done it (easily) without the limited bulk sales that are
> > > already available. The potential for many of the LEGO systems are
> > > limitless, as can be seen here. Some of the items Mark used in this
> > > building are not currently part of the bulk sales lot, but would make a
> > > great addition to bulk availability. The white railings are one item
> > > (both straight and curved), as are the 2x2 round bricks, which make for
> > > great classic columns. Great work Mark!!!!
> > >
> > > With expanded bulk sales, we are only at the beginning of the "Lego
> > > Renaissance"!!
> > > With greater parts availability, the sky is the limit for the collective
> > > genius of AFOLs.
> > >
> > > I am especially confident that town will do well as far as bulk
> > > assortment is concerned. It is after all the closest related Lego
> > > System to Trains!!! :-)
> > >
> > > Gary Istok
> > > A Town System fan since 1960.
> > >
> > > "In the beginning........ there was Town".
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| (...) John,your tall buildings are more then welcome at our train shows(MichLTC).I love my tall buildings and plan to make these 4 corner/center of town buildings (URL) as tall as this red one on the right of this picture (URL) Of course i tend to (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Yes John, we're "listening". Since your 'inside voice' is approximately the same volume level as a jackhammer, it's hard NOT to listen to you. Of course we still don't agree with you... Would you rather have a town of 20+ smaller buildings, or (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| John proportionality is important, but I don't think your buildings are too large. Perhaps their layout is too small??? :-) Actually the best look is what I call the "cluster look". It looks better if you have large structures in groupings. Say 3 (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Tall isn't the problem (although transportion is an issue). Footprint is the issue. And one big building might be okay but we can't cram a dozen of 'em in there. So overall we need to shoot for something between "Lego corporate" scale and (...) (24 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
| | | Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
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| I don't have as much stuff as some of you guys, but I would like to help with this show. (As it is much closer, therefore less gas money to be spent.) I do have about 7 train cars and 2 engines. (4565 & 4563) Plus as Chris knows a ton of yellow. I (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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