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| (...) I'm assuming floors would add a lot of strength... as well as adding to the realism (even if undetailed... a big hollow shell doesn't look right unless it's supposed to be a big hollow atrium) (...) So do you have a custom carved shell you use (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: New Building (light gray)
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| In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes: <snip> Awesome building but once again the FUT has been set incorrectly. I ask everyone else, please make up for John's stubbornness and set them correctly. You all know this isn't a trains.org topic even if (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| Although this building is new to the net, I actually began building it last year after a huge sale of 4561s from Walmart. The building took all of the 1x2x3 trans light blue thin wall elements from over 40 sets (I've forgotten how many came in each (...) (23 years ago, 21-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general) !
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| (...) Thanks John, for sharing these great pictures with us. I love your building and for some elements I wasn't aware that they exist at all and you have used hundreds of each of them... Regards, Ben (I myself was not too busy at work last week: (...) (23 years ago, 17-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New Building (brown)
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| (...) That's all well and good but the *post* is primarily about buildings. Review the trains.org charter. Review the building and building.arch charters. If everything that was tangentially related to train organisations was posted there it would (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) hometown of Hancock, MI. I'm also drawing many new ideas from you, like the hinge brick idea at the top! It looks like i'll have to use some of these ideas for my bank. Josh (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) John it looks great!Love the details. I myself have a brown/tan building in the works.Like my airport (and using LD bricks/clear 3x4 windows)it is based on a building that i am working on in my real construction job.(It's called Griswold (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| (...) What did you use to cut the pieces? ;-) J-2 knows cutting LEGO pieces is a pet peeve of mine. Although, I have to admit I <gasp!> cut a few pieces in one of the buildings I've posted recently... :-O JohnG, GMLTC aka 'J-1' (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks. I use that technique in 3 other buildings I have yet to post. (...) As I think I mentioned, these are buildings that will appear on the Twin Cities LEGO Train Club layout. They were built for the purpose of displaying on a train (...) (23 years ago, 16-Sep-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.trains.org)
| | | | | Re: New Building (brown)
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| In lugnet.trains.org, John Neal writes: <snip> Both the brown AND the tan buildings are VERY nice. I especially like the sloped window sills in the brown one. But why is the post to trains.org? Worse, why aren't at least the FUT pointing away? I set (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | RE: New Building (brown)
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| (...) realism. --Bram Bram Lambrecht bram@cwru.edu (URL) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| Below is a pic of a plain old brown stone building. I started this one right after the brown bulk bricks became available, but it took a long time to collect enough of the brown arches to complete. I must say that I have really becoming a fan of (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks. That's high praise coming from a couple of guys whom I consider to be truly amazing builders! You make me laugh with the 5 finger hinge question-- I am only aware of it in one set. It took at least a half a year of searching to (...) (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| John Neal wrote in message <3BA23747.8301523B@u...st.net>... (...) A man after my own heart! "miniland detail in minifig scale" is how I'd describe what I try to do too. And a really beautiful building John. My only nitpick is that I find the door (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| I saw this on brickshelf earlier and felt it to be one of the best buildings I've ever seen. The level of detail is great as is the color combinations. The numerous different types of bricks used on the facing give an excellent sense of texture and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| If I can ask, but where exactly do you work, & how much free time do you have!? Josh (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| "John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3BA23747.830152...est.net... (...) Each of us in our own way will come back to our enjoyment of the brick. For some it may take longer than others but I think that play and building with the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: New building (Tan)
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| John & All, (...) I know the feeling, my Shell Gas Station was eating up obscene amoutns of yellow tile, I had to go through many Brickbay orders and the like. I got the last shipment 3 days befor MLTC's GATS Show in Grand Rapids. My next project (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
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| (...) Thanks, Scott. Very perceptive-- that 1 element was indeed the most difficult for me to obtain! I forgot to mention that this building will be sitting on the TCLTC layout, hence the crosspost to trains.org. -John (...) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Ambassador train for the PNLTC layout at LEGOLAND
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| (...) How so? I thought you were too busy to take on new projects? You've been too busy even to answer my mail, in fact. (we all are, no doubt) (23 years ago, 14-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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