 | | New MOC: Polar Express pics —John Neal
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| | | A great time was had by all at the NMRA show this past weekend, but more on that elsewhere. At the show, my son Ross and I unveiled our latest (and I think greatest) MOC: our version of the train from the book (and motion picture) The Polar Express. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Jul-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —Tim David
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| | | | | Got any deep links? The folder seems to be taking an age to be moderated. Tim (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Sorry for the delay-- I have no idea what was going on. It appears to be moderated now:-/ JOHN (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —Tim David
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| | | | | Got any deep links? The folder seems to be taking an age to be moderated. Tim (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —Duane Collicott
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| | | | | (...) A locomotive here in Michigan was used as a model for the locomotive in movie: Pere Marquette #1225, which is owned by the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. in Owosso, MI (see (URL)). This locomotive will be pulling an (...) (18 years ago, 13-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —Anthony Sava
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| | | | | (...) Ahh, finally it's moderated. You and your son made some interesting choices; our two trains share a lot in common, but have a lot of differences, too. First and foremost, I can see that you went with the blue and red color scheme for the cars. (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —John Neal
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| | | | | | In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote: <snip me> (...) Hey, Anthony-- I was hoping you'd chime in! It is always interesting to see how others tackle the same problem. It was really fun seeing your version (and 8 wide as well:-) and ours. (...) That's (...) (18 years ago, 14-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —Anthony Sava
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| | | | | | (...) If you're interested, I can email you the photoshop file I used to print out my decals. Though I have to admit that making the decals aren't difficult - I scoured the internet for a 'Polar Express' font, but came up empty handed. So I saved a (...) (18 years ago, 15-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Hey, thanks, that would be great, as long as it is saved as CS or earlier. I'm working on the "PE" logo that appears on the back of observation car. I'll post it when I finish it. JOHN (18 years ago, 15-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: New MOC: Polar Express pics —Kevin Salm
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| | | | (...) Well, hurry up with the Dark Red Hogwarts Express. It's a gorgeous train. I was just hunting around online and did not find any good shots. Apparently the train always missed the cameras at last week's Philly show. __Kevin Salm__ LUCNY (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: New MOC: Hogwarts Express —Mark Bellis
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| | | | (...) Are you sure the Hogwarts Express is dark red? I know many preserved Mk1 coaches are dark red (maroon) in the UK, but for the films the engine was painted bright red instead of its usual green (ruffling a few feathers in the rail enthusiast (...) (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: New MOC: Hogwarts Express —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Just take a gander at the movies. Seems pretty obvious to me, especially considering (URL) great pic>. Note the 2 different red tones. JOHN (18 years ago, 16-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: New MOC: Hogwarts Express —Mark Bellis
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| | | | (...) Yes, the buffer beam is a brighter red. That pic, with the light on it but not on the body side, shows the difference a bit clearer than some of the pics I found. I can see it more easily in the other pics now. I found it difficult to tell how (...) (18 years ago, 17-Jul-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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