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Anyone up for a Challenge?
« on: August 14, 2016, 02:46:37 PM »
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Yesterday on the Southern Pacific Modelers Facebook group, Joel Bingham posted this:

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After some hunting around, I found the location (with older graffiti; go to streetview to see the new Blah x Crash graf) here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0689194,-118.2256545,66a,20y,121.72h,41.74t/data=!3m1!1e3

Some other photos that give a feel for the area:

https://colorsinla.com/2014/06/11/blah-x-crash/

http://imgur.com/Xhvevfl

Who wants to get back into fall modeling mode and build a little diorama?

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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2016, 02:53:06 PM »
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What is that? A practice wall canvas for soon-to-be taggers?  :D
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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2016, 03:03:55 PM »
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In the Google view it looks like the LA river would be harder to weather  :scared:

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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2016, 03:06:10 PM »
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Ugh. Know the location - stone's throw from Mission Tower, not quite to the area that used to be known on SP as "the links". Taggers have been working this spot for, oh, 40-45 years. :|
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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2016, 03:40:15 PM »
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I like it, I do miss the lack of weathering challenges since I rejoined :)

I'm in!  :D
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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2016, 04:00:50 PM »
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It's amazing that that tire is tagged!

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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2016, 04:19:29 PM »
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It's amazing that that tire is tagged!

Lol :) looking around the area seems anything that stays still

Here's a picture that shows the area in the past, you can see the spur in the bottom right corner...

http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics17/00028254.jpg
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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2016, 04:32:12 PM »
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Here's a picture that shows the area in the past, you can see the spur in the bottom right corner...

http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics17/00028254.jpg

Amazing you found that and recognized it.

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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2016, 04:36:27 PM »
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NASA is across the street  :D

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Re: Anyone up for a Challenge?
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2016, 06:18:21 PM »
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Amazing you found that and recognized it.

Fortunately its a popular area! :)
Wish it showed the building better, I want to know what it looks like under all that paint lol  :D
Have to keep hunting for more shots
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