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Just added another 50 pictures from my LEGOLAND visit to LEGO on my mind.
Featuring the Netherlands, Scandinavia and monumental palaces and churches.
Magnificent buildings, boats and trains. Note the details!
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models
select Displays by LEGO from menu
Eric Brok
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WOW! Great models as you'd expect! But it has been put together superbly
as well! Go to the airport section to see how all Lego dioramas should
be presented. You start off with a rather disappointing shot that shows
the entire thing in no detail. But then you realise that you can zoom in
to sections and you can select different camera angles, and it becomes
such absorbing fun!
Very impressive stuff - the models and the site :)
Richard
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Richard Franks wrote in message
> Go to the airport section to see how all Lego dioramas should
> be presented. You start off with a rather disappointing shot that shows
> the entire thing in no detail. But then you realise that you can zoom in
> to sections and you can select different camera angles, and it becomes
> such absorbing fun!
I agree, the work you put into the airport section really shows... well
worth a look. I sort of stumbled on to the zoom function. Really neat
stuff.
LINC
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Linc Smith wrote in message ...
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> Richard Franks wrote in message
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> > Go to the airport section to see how all Lego dioramas should
> > be presented. You start off with a rather disappointing shot that shows
> > the entire thing in no detail. But then you realise that you can zoom in
> > to sections and you can select different camera angles, and it becomes
> > such absorbing fun!
>
> I agree, the work you put into the airport section really shows... well
> worth a look. I sort of stumbled on to the zoom function. Really neat
> stuff.
>
>
Unfortunately I don't have the tools and the time right now to make a
similar presentation for the other LEGOLAND sections (such as Netherlands
and Germany). Also I didn't think of such a presentations when I took th
epictures so it may be hard to put them together in one contiguous virtual
tour.
Eric Brok
Visit LEGO ON MY MIND:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind
Mindstorms/Mind Control section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/robo
Dutch section:
http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/nl
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Linc Smith writes:
> Richard Franks wrote in message
>
> > Go to the airport section to see how all Lego dioramas should
> > be presented. You start off with a rather disappointing shot that shows
> > the entire thing in no detail. But then you realise that you can zoom in
> > to sections and you can select different camera angles, and it becomes
> > such absorbing fun!
Thanks for putting such effort into that set up web pages!
This look at the LEGO airport was great. My father spent his entire
working life, working for the same airline, and mostly in the same
City (San Francisco). He started when he was in high school, and he
would wash the airplanes. Eventually, he ended up in local management,
and retired after 45+ years (with a short trip to Korea during the war).
As a result, I grew up at that airport, traveling 3-4 times a year.
In my younger years, he would sometimes take my brothers and I to work
on a weekend day, and we got to see how they moved freight, and loaded
the aircraft. As a teenager, I'd drive up to visit him once in a while.
All of the 'old timers' knew me a "Kenny's boy", and I could wander
wherever I wanted (by then, I knew where I shouldn't go. ;-)
The bottom line, because of my childhood experiences, I can really
appreciate the detail that was put into that airport, as well as also
being able to appreciate the differences between the US and European
designs (signage, markings, etc.). I can hardly wait for Carlsbad to open.
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"Eric Brok" <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> writes:
> http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models
> select Displays by LEGO from menu
Note that the pictures under the Scandinavia section show models very
much inspired from Bergen in Western Norway.
There's the harbour area, which is inspired from the 14th century German
harbour buildings in Bergen, which are very famous.
The white sailing wessel is probably a copy of Statsraad Lemkuhl, which
is commonly seen in the harbour of Bergen.
The yellow buses are quite realistic as well. There are several bus
companies in Bergen, and they are recognized by the colour of the
vehcles.
Finally, there's the red and blue cable cars going up the hill. This is
a copy of Fløybanen, a very old rail system, where one car goes up as
the other goes down. The steepest descent is 26°, I think. Once up,
you can see the whole of central Bergen from the plateau. I bet Larry
Pieniazek would love to travel with these cars.
There are more buildings I recognize from Bergen, but I dunno their
names, so I shall not comment them any more. If I can get my
girlfriend, who is from Bergen, to look at them, she can probably name
most of them.
If you travel to Scandinavia some time, visit Bergen. I think you'll
like it.
Fredrik
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> > http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models
> > select Displays by LEGO from menu
>
> Note that the pictures under the Scandinavia section show models very
> much inspired from Bergen in Western Norway.
Thanks, I added a note to that end.
Eric
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"Eric Brok" <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> writes:
> > > http://www.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models
> > > select Displays by LEGO from menu
> Thanks, I added a note to that end.
Sorry, I spelled the name of the sailing wessel incorrectly. The proper
name is "Statsraad Lehmkuhl". Here's a picture of it, for those who are
interested:
http://www.touristmagazine.com/FN/images/Bergen_ramme.jpg
It even has the German harbour in the background, just like the LEGOLand
images! Gee!
Fredrik
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"Fredrik Glöckner" wrote:
> Finally, there's the red and blue cable cars going up the hill. This is
> a copy of Fløybanen, a very old rail system, where one car goes up as
> the other goes down. The steepest descent is 26°, I think. Once up,
> you can see the whole of central Bergen from the plateau. I bet Larry
> Pieniazek would love to travel with these cars.
There used to be one of these at Niagara Falls, somewhere, and I rode it
when I was about 7 or so. Pretty neat, especially when you get to the
middle and the other car passes you.
I think there is one in Pittsburgh too.
What I like better, though, are rack railways. Rode one last summer in
Houghton MI, it was brand new. Very cool. Think of all the 1x4 rack
tiles you'd need to build one, though..
My mom visited Bergen during the war. ( she was in the German army. :-(
:-( )
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Once upon a time, Larry Pieniazek <lpien@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com> wrote:
> What I like better, though, are rack railways. Rode one last summer in
> Houghton MI, it was brand new. Very cool. Think of all the 1x4 rack
> tiles you'd need to build one, though..
A) What's a rack railway?
B) What're the details on the one in Houghton? Did they run it up the
side of the MEEM? Nah, then the ROTC's wouldn't have anything to
rappel...
Steve
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> A) What's a rack railway?
Well, duh. It's a railway with a rack. Seriously. :-)
More detail... these are sometimes also called "cog" railways. They are
so called because in addition to the two weight bearing rails there is a
central rack (linear toothed) that a powered cog on the power car
engages. When the limits of adhesion are reached during the ascent
(typically around 5% grade or so) the cog engages the rack and the cog
powers the ascent. Similarly on descent, the cog takes the primary
braking load
> B) What're the details on the one in Houghton? Did they run it up the
> side of the MEEM? Nah, then the ROTC's wouldn't have anything to
> rappel...
It's actually in Hancock, and it goes from the top of Quincy Hill down
towards the Portage. It terminates several hundred feet lower (but not
all the way down) at the lateral opening to the mine that the mining
students use. I rode it as part of a mine tour.
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Once upon a time, Larry Pieniazek <lpien@ctp.IWANTNOSPAM.com> wrote:
> Steve Bliss wrote:
>
> > A) What's a rack railway?
>
> Well, duh. It's a railway with a rack. Seriously. :-)
:p
> More detail... these are sometimes also called "cog" railways. They are
> so called because in addition to the two weight bearing rails there is a
> central rack (linear toothed) that a powered cog on the power car
> engages. When the limits of adhesion are reached during the ascent
> (typically around 5% grade or so) the cog engages the rack and the cog
> powers the ascent. Similarly on descent, the cog takes the primary
> braking load
OK, 'cog railway' is a term I know. Thanks for straightening me out.
Seems like someone has done this in LEGO. Maybe if I followed trains
more closely, I'd remember who.
> > B) What're the details on the one in Houghton? Did they run it up the
> > side of the MEEM? Nah, then the ROTC's wouldn't have anything to
> > rappel...
>
> It's actually in Hancock, and it goes from the top of Quincy Hill down
> towards the Portage. It terminates several hundred feet lower (but not
> all the way down) at the lateral opening to the mine that the mining
> students use. I rode it as part of a mine tour.
Cool. Sounds like a "the yesterday that never was" sort of thing.
Steve
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Just a note to locate a few additional cog railways. There is one which
takes you to the top of Pikes Peak, just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(Larry, that is 2.5 hours from Lakewood, without rush hour traffic.) I've
never ridden this one personally, the altitude (greater than 14,000 ft) gets to
me.
My personal favorite decends into Inner Space Cave, 2 hours south of Dallas,
Texas on I-35. It is a short ride, but a great cave.
I think there was also one to the top of 7-falls, a tourist attraction
outside of Colorado Springs, but it may have been a cable car. I will check on
this.
Make it a good day.
Louise
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Louise Belles wrote in message ...
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> Just a note to locate a few additional cog railways. There is one which
> takes you to the top of Pikes Peak, just west of Colorado Springs, • Colorado.
> (Larry, that is 2.5 hours from Lakewood, without rush hour traffic.) I've
> never ridden this one personally, the altitude (greater than 14,000 ft) • gets to
> me.
Interesting ride. Pretty good view. Lousy doughnuts. Take it once, drive
up if you go again. It's not like much is going to change (the tour guide's
jokes sure don't). Don't forget your jacket.
Jesse
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