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Dioramas
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REVIEW
  Drain Pipes and Plumbing
slodder
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 02:04 PM UTC
VLS''s 135th Construction Company builds great products. This is a built review where the product comes out of the box and comes to life.

Check out how well they perform


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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 02:41 PM UTC
Good review, but they seem a waste of money to me. You can get the same effect with plastic or metal tubing of different diameters and save a whole lot of money.
Angela
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 04:46 PM UTC
I agree with Gino.

I made mine using a plastic straw detailed with holes and aluminum strips.
slodder
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Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005 - 10:04 PM UTC
Points well made and well taken.
In my in-box review I showed my version of using straws and dealing with angles.
As a counter point to the scratchbuilt option - the angles and bends are vertually impossible with plastic straws. Using metal tubes the bends will be difficult without a metal tube bending machine.
And an added bonus, these are premade and will allow you to quickly and easily add drain pipes or plumbing to a diorama.

I agree the long straight parts lend themselves to scratch building.

Good feedback. Thanks
rjray
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Posted: Friday, May 13, 2005 - 10:17 PM UTC
It seems to me that 135th would be better off selling the bend and corner fittings, and giving you a guide to the right sizes of Plastruct or Evergreen tubing to use for the pipes themselves.

But then, I'm not a sales expert...
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