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(...) Brian- Very little to it, just more 2x2s (we used different colors, green in this photo): (URL) The 4 3/4 inch galvanized steel poles that run through the stripes are each placed in 4x4 stud holes and are sunk 14 inches into the base made of 3 (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) I am soooo jealous. Just looking at those pictures makes my heart pound. Great Job. I hope you post a picture or two about the structural make-up of the rows, etc. Brian (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) John- In fact, it's over 95% 2x2 bricks. They were the cheapest per stud of any brick we could find on BrickLink (in large volumes, of course). David prototyped the construction concept, which is 8 bricks (yup, it's an 8 wide) thick. Aside (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) Pity. That's the coolest thing I've ever seen built from 2x2 bricks! JOHN (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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(...) John- I posed questions about disposition when we first proposed making it to the OC Fair people who financed it. In particular, I asked if they wanted to be able to reuse it. Their definite answer was no. With that in mind, we used their (...) (19 years ago, 19-Jul-05, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc, FTX)
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