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  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
Steve & All, (...) Indeed. At our show at GATS here in Michigan, we had some interestig things, huge buildings by Chris Leach, and some LEGO scale buildings as well. We were fortunate that we had a lot of room, but it is something to consider for (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
Warning, a bit rambly post on the theory of realistic building scenes. (...) They (the MichLUG buildings) were stunning buildings but I think they suffered from not being close enough together. Anything 5 stories or more ought to be cheek to jowl (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
Argh!!! Three times in a row I agree with Larry! The sky is falling... the sky is falling!!! -john (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
(...) Okay, here's a for instance. Three of my buildings' footprints are: 28 x 44, 26 x 50, and 30 x 42. Surely those aren't "monstrosities"! Who's with me here? -John (...) (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
(...) <sound of crickets chirping> ;-) JohnG, GMLTC (23 years ago, 13-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: The effects of Bulk Sales are evident....
 
(...) Ya, but I thought that the entire layout was only about 16'x16'. That means, that your smallest building is about 2x the size of the layout :) (no, a 26x50 building is not all that big. I tend towards 32x32 as a max size for normal buildings, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains.org)

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