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Modeling a prison on my layout

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Posted by laz 57 on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 2:14 PM
PLASTICLIZARD,
If you put in a chain gang don't forget to have a guy in the bushes taking a dump and have the walking boss saying shake those bushes boy ala COOL HAND LUKE. You could even have it animated with the guy shaking the bush.
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Posted by DCmontana on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:28 AM
My layout is set in "Big Sky" country. A prison would be too confining! Good luck any way with the project.

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Posted by underworld on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:35 PM
Dude.....I think it was 1, 2, and definately 3!!!! I would say do it. It is a subject rarely modelled and would be a very interesting project. I'd recommend the old Mansfield State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio.[}:)] It's now closed but it is open for tours and around Halloween they do a Haunted Prison Tour. I wouldn't recommend the Haunted tour though....it used to be good but someone else is operating it now and they cut it from a 1 hour+ long tour to about 10 mins.....and raised the price![xx(] Another really cool looking prison is Eastern State in Pennsylvania....I think Philadelphia. It's also closed but they have tours.

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Posted by garyseven on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:00 PM
Corona?!? If you enjoy Mexican beer, try a Negra Modello.
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Posted by jonadel on Thursday, June 30, 2005 7:58 AM
Corona........ some of the worst Mexican beer made, kind of like Milwaukee's Best (the Beast). I would quit drinking beer if Corona were the only beer left of the planet.

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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Monday, July 11, 2005 2:44 PM
Cool, a prison, That's probably rarely modeled. Good luck with the project, this will be something when it is finished.

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Monday, July 11, 2005 7:42 PM
Make sure you put a prison grave yard just outside the walls.

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Posted by FJ and G on Monday, July 11, 2005 8:20 PM
I still think the Folsom Prison/Johnny Ca***heme would be about right and would attract quite an audience; a captive audience if I can say so.

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