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Re: Are LEGO "Train" Clubs endanger of becoming LEGO "Town" Clubs?
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Fri, 10 Aug 2001 03:36:56 GMT
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Chris Leach wrote:
> In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes:
> > A very interesting question, JT. As for my own club, the GMLTC, I know that we
> > won't be including a train yarn in our initial building phase because some
> > perceive cars just sitting on tracks as "boring". Nothing could be further
> > from the truth for me, but if you are looking at it from a "townie" POV, then
> > maybe.
> >
> > Personally, I changed horses in mid-stream with my home layout, going from a
> > predominantly train yard layout to an almost exclusive cityscape layout. That
> > was more of a space management issue, and if I had more space, I'd most
> > certainly add a yard, roundhouse, etc. Working O scale really eats up real
> > estate:-/
> >
> > But I think that when you get right down to it, the bottom line for the
> > established clubs is trainstrainstrains. At least it is for us. Sure, the
> > backgrounds are getting cooler, with more and more detail, but I think the
> > emphasis will always be on the trains. For me, making the backgrounds cooler
> > is just another way to make the *trains* look cooler. Reminds me of Brian
> > Williams' work-- he is an absolute master at this (although he uses "real"
> > backgrounds, not LEGO ones). Here is a pic of one of his trains, and were it
> > not for his amazing decal work, would be a pretty straight forward train in
> > terms of construction. But when he places it in that background, WOW! It
> > *really* makes that train come to life!
> > http://www.royal-train.com/gallery_winterthur3.jpg
> >
> > When I'm making cool buildings, they are merely backdrops for the main event--
> > the train. I get flack from the club because I don't "detail" the insides of
> > my buildings, but to me that's a waste of time, because I could be building
> > more trains!
> John,I don't detail my buildings either,Instead of putting money toward the
> inside of the building i use the money/bricks/resources to make more
> buildings.They are there to fill in and make a complete layout(and once in a
> while put on fire/crash planes into).
lol (for those following along at home)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=57539
> IMO a bunch of trains going around a
> empty peice of board or whatever is boring.A complete layout has to have
> buildings/secenry around the track.Watching a train go past a
> building/through is pretty cool.
Agreed.
-John
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> > I will say this, though. The GP *loves* the detail work in towns, and since we
> > kind of perceive ourselves as ambassadors for the *brick* and not merely LEGO
> > trains, this is a compelling reason to give it more than a passing thought. As
> > a club, it is our goal to turn kids on to LEGO, not necessarily onto LEGO
> > *trains*. Trains are just the, ..er, vehicle. But it is our *chosen* vehicle,
> > and we wouldn't be showing off our love of LEGO if it weren't for our love of
> > trains.
> >
> > -John
> >
> > "James J. Trobaugh" wrote:
> >
> > > Are LEGO "Train" Clubs endanger of becoming LEGO "Town" Clubs? I have notice
> > > that over the past 6 months or so that much of the talk and pictures from
> > > LTCs has been more of non-train related town structures than of engines,
> > > rolling stock and train related facilities. I don't know if this is just a
> > > trend as people are inspired by other's creations or if it's becoming the
> > > new focus of the LTCs and the trains are just the props on the layouts. As
> > > the layouts grow larger and more organized it's easy to see that there is
> > > more real-estate to cover and train structures alone don't always fill the
> > > gaps. I worry that a lot of the focus of the LTCs gets lost when the town
> > > becomes the emphasis over the trains.
> > >
> > > Don't get me wrong here, I'm not accusing one group over the other, and I'm
> > > not excluding our local LTC from this either. I'm just wondering what others
> > > think about it. Has anyone else noticed this trend or is it just me?
> > >
> > > jt
> > > --
> > > James J. Trobaugh
> > > North Georgia LEGO Train Club
> > > http://www.ngltc.org
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