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SPACE!
uh...
TRAINS!
aw, heck...
http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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That is really cool! :)
I like the little ship that lauches from the flatbed car.
-Anne
This one time, Tony Hafner wrote:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
--
It might look like I'm doing (\`--/') _ _______ .-r-.
nothing, but at the cellular >.~.\ `` ` `,`,`. ,'_'~`.
level, I'm really quite busy. (v_," ; `,-\ ; : ; \/,-~) \
stripes at tigerlair dot com `--'_..),-/ ' ' '_.>-' )`.`.__.')
stripes at brickbox dot com ((,((,__..'~~~~~~((,__..' `-..-'fL
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The Crypto Tiger wrote:
> That is really cool! :)
>
> I like the little ship that lauches from the flatbed car.
But does the train have to go 88 MPH to launch it?? ;)
-Kyle
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In lugnet.space, Kyle McDonald writes:
> The Crypto Tiger wrote:
> > That is really cool! :)
> >
> > I like the little ship that lauches from the flatbed car.
Thanks!
> But does the train have to go 88 MPH to launch it?? ;)
No, this one has an improved flux capacitor that works at much lower speeds.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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No, they just lunch the opposite way of driving.... nature will do the rest
:-) just as a kite.
Kyle McDonald <Kyle.McDonald@Sun.COM> wrote in message
news:3E42F74A.4050707@Sun.COM...
> The Crypto Tiger wrote:
> > That is really cool! :)
> >
> > I like the little ship that lauches from the flatbed car.
>
>
> But does the train have to go 88 MPH to launch it?? ;)
>
> -Kyle
>
>
>
> --
> _
> -------------------------------ooO( )Ooo-------------------------------
> Kyle J. McDonald (o o) Systems Support Engineer
> Sun Microsystems Inc. |||||
> Enterprise Server Products Kyle.McDonald@Sun.COM
> 1 Network Drive BUR03-4630 \\\// voice: (781) 442-2184
> Burlington, MA 01803 (o o) fax: (781) 442-1542
> -------------------------------ooO(_)Ooo-------------------------------
>
>
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O sweet. It brings a nostalgic teer to my eye even though I've never seen it
before.
You just know it needs a rocket launcher a la http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6950.
Purely for research purposes of course.
Allister
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
Perish the thought!
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a rocket?
on a train?
then we'd have to call it the Saddam Hussein Memorial Rocket Train Car
:-D
-paul
In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren writes:
> O sweet. It brings a nostalgic teer to my eye even though I've never seen it
> before.
>
> You just know it needs a rocket launcher a la http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6950.
>
> Purely for research purposes of course.
>
> Allister
>
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > SPACE!
> >
> > uh...
> >
> > TRAINS!
> >
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> >
> > I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> > Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> Perish the thought!
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren writes:
> O sweet. It brings a nostalgic teer to my eye even though I've never seen it
> before.
Thank you- that means I've succeeded!
> You just know it needs a rocket launcher a la http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6950.
>
> Purely for research purposes of course.
Of course!
I do plan to add more cars, but I'll need some more grey running gear first.
I only have 2 more wheelsets, and that means I can currently only do one
more car at a max length of 16 studs.
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
Naaaa... that would mean we would not have seen this neato keeno thing! It
needs more cars, but....
spotlighted! Thanks for sharing. (hopefully done giggling now)
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In lugnet.space, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> >
> > I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> > Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> Naaaa... that would mean we would not have seen this neato keeno thing! It
> needs more cars, but....
Yeah, perhaps an email coach. A nuclear power car? Or even an alien
autopsy car! The possibilities are... disturbing.
Thanks!
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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Oh cool! Neat airlock doors. Not complex, but they look very nice. The
trans-yellow roof is nifty.
-Stefan-
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, Stefan Garcia writes:
> Oh cool! Neat airlock doors. Not complex, but they look very nice. The
> trans-yellow roof is nifty.
Thanks! I wasn't sure at first whether that door treatment would work on
this model, but I really like how it turned out.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > SPACE!
> >
> > uh...
> >
> > TRAINS!
> >
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
Tony, you rock.
~Grand Admiral
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In lugnet.space, Mark Sandlin writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
>
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> Tony, you rock.
>
> ~Grand Admiral
Thank you, sir!
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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Tony Hafner wrote:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
Now this I like.
And I thought I was the only one to combine Space and Trains (I got photos
of an Ice Planet train waiting to be scanned in)
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In lugnet.space, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> Tony Hafner wrote:
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> Now this I like.
> And I thought I was the only one to combine Space and Trains (I got photos
> of an Ice Planet train waiting to be scanned in)
I find all of the "busier" themes (in both parts selection and color scheme)
to be a lot harder to capture. I look forward to seeing that.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
PS- If you remember, could you please send me a mail when you post that?
Work often keeps me too busy to browse lugnet for weeks at a time and I'd
hate to miss it!
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
Tony,
That has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen. You captured the
spirit of CS so very well. Nice launcher/flat bed. Excellent engine... boy
ain't that blue, grey, and trans yellow so nice together. I laughed outloud
at the boxcar/classic space base car. that's SO funny, and SO captures the
theme.
Brother, I'd by it... I hope this continues to inspire more folk to build
classic space again!! (or pre classic space for the first time:-) )
Chris <><
SPACE. and just for you. trains.
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In lugnet.space, Chris Giddens writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> Tony,
>
> That has to be one of the coolest things I've ever seen. You captured the
> spirit of CS so very well. Nice launcher/flat bed. Excellent engine... boy
> ain't that blue, grey, and trans yellow so nice together. I laughed outloud
> at the boxcar/classic space base car. that's SO funny, and SO captures the
> theme.
As a wee one, I always made fun of the wide-open bases... not that I didn't
love the sets anyway. And yeah, when I was putting this car together I
started giggling like a schoolgirl the moment I put in the chair. And I
wasn't much better when I was shooting the pics.
> Brother, I'd by it... I hope this continues to inspire more folk to build
> classic space again!! (or pre classic space for the first time:-) )
Yes!!
I just poked around last week's postings and saw your pre-classic figs.
That's pretty cool, and I explored your site a little more. I remember the
big pre-classic ship, but I clearly missed those other (littler) ones until
now- wow!!!
> SPACE. and just for you. trains.
You posted to trains too, you know. Heh.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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That is very cool. Like Allister said, even though I wasn't around to get
any, this still brings back nostalgic feelings. (what of? My explorian
sets? :) )
But anyway, I really like the way you 'space-a-fied' that train engine. The
high speed train set was one I always liked a lot, and you've captured the
essence of it yet mixed it with classic space.
I like the airlocks and the rotating sensor thing.
And the launching probe ship and opened classic space base-on-a-train is
really great, too. A good mix between humor and technique.
Very nice... glad to see you've risen out of the dead!
-JHK
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, John Henry Kruer writes:
> That is very cool. Like Allister said, even though I wasn't around to get
> any, this still brings back nostalgic feelings. (what of? My explorian
> sets? :) )
Exploriens was the last of the really cool space themes, and I loved it from
the moment I spotted it because it looks just like round 2 of classic space.
> But anyway, I really like the way you 'space-a-fied' that train engine. The
> high speed train set was one I always liked a lot, and you've captured the
> essence of it yet mixed it with classic space.
That engine was crying out for that treatment. I think I might have built
one (very vaguely) like it in 1979 or so (to run on blue 4.5v track, and the
color scheme must have been atrocious) but my big brothers made fun of me
for it because it didn't look anything like a train!
> I like the airlocks and the rotating sensor thing.
>
> And the launching probe ship and opened classic space base-on-a-train is
> really great, too. A good mix between humor and technique.
Thanks! It doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but that was a staple set
type for many years. It makes even less sense on a train, but hey- that's
the point!
> Very nice... glad to see you've risen out of the dead!
Heh- yes, I come and go but have been fairly out of touch for a while. I'll
probably slip back into the bushes soon, but I'll be back again.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
I think not.
This is a great train! I love the simplicity and small details of the cars,
like the launcher and consloe and the airlock doors on the engine.
Good job!
Joe Meno
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In lugnet.space, Joe Meno writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> This is a great train! I love the simplicity and small details of the cars,
> like the launcher and consloe and the airlock doors on the engine.
Thank you. Simplicity is the watchword with classic space. This type of
creation doesn't require any fancy building technique, nor even a large
range of parts. It's mainly bricks, plates, and slopes. Mmmm.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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I just have this to say.
"You got chocolate in my peanut butter!"
:)
Jeff
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, Jeff Stembel writes:
> I just have this to say.
>
> "You got chocolate in my peanut butter!"
Well, heck- that comment alone made my day. Heehee!
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > SPACE!
> >
> > uh...
> >
> > TRAINS!
> >
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, Jeff Stembel writes:
> I just have this to say.
>
> "You got chocolate in my peanut butter!"
You got peanut butter on my chocolate!
Truly a shotgun marriage of which you can be proud.
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
That's the best combination since Reese's combined chocolate & peanut butter.
The train totally successfully shows the classic space theme elements.
Great job!
Jeff
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In lugnet.space, Jeff Szklennik writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > SPACE!
> >
> > uh...
> >
> > TRAINS!
> >
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> That's the best combination since Reese's combined chocolate & peanut butter.
> The train totally successfully shows the classic space theme elements.
> Great job!
Heehee! I take it you didn't see this:
http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=21053
It was posted less than half an hour before your post- I think you missed it
in passing.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner writes:
> In lugnet.space, Jeff Szklennik writes:
> > In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes: • SNIP
>
> > That's the best combination since Reese's combined chocolate & peanut butter.
> > The train totally successfully shows the classic space theme elements.
> > Great job!
>
> Heehee! I take it you didn't see this:
> http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=21053
>
> It was posted less than half an hour before your post- I think you missed it
> in passing.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
yup, I saw your M.O.C., & immedeately posted my thought, & right after I
posted, I looked at lugnet news, & there was the other Choc./PB reference--DOH!
oh well, it's funny that within a half hour the same thought crossed both minds
even in different parts of the world! no plagarism intended, just silly
coincidence!
Jeff
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DISCLAIMER: Tony, I do not usually comment on people's MOCs, because 1) I
have little time on the Internet, 2) Everybody's MOCs are so DAMNED
impressive and 3) My fingers would become arthritic and enfeebled from
posting a message telling each creator this, BUT...
THAT train is just beyond words!! Stupendous job, sir!! A brilliant marriage
of SPACE! Uh...and TRAINS!!
Pat Hough
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
What? How dare you say such ugly words! That was really nice looking. I
really like what you did. Make more!
Scott
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In lugnet.space, Ronald Scott Moody writes:
> > Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> What? How dare you say such ugly words! That was really nice looking. I
> really like what you did. Make more!
Thanks- I actually thought I'd get a flogging from the Train folks (except
the Germans, perhaps, who seem to thrive on this sort of thing). But the
response to this has been totally overwhelming.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
I've been wanting to see this since you wrote you had bought some trains, I
can't seem to find the message right now, it was something like (regarding
space trains): I hope you are ready beacuse they are comming!
It was worth the wait and I have been keeping my eyes open ever since :)
Thanks!
Best regards,
/Tobbe
http://www.lotek.nu
(remove SPAM when e-mailing)
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In lugnet.space, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> > SPACE!
> >
> > uh...
> >
> > TRAINS!
> >
> > aw, heck...
> > http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
> I've been wanting to see this since you wrote you had bought some trains, I
> can't seem to find the message right now, it was something like (regarding
> space trains): I hope you are ready beacuse they are comming!
>
> It was worth the wait and I have been keeping my eyes open ever since :)
You have a good memory- I don't remember saying that, but it does sound like
something I would have said. Wow- that must have been some time in... late
2000? I joined PNLTC in August of that year, and picked up my first 9v
train soon after.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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Cool.... not build a station for the moonbase project and you will have
something realllllyyyy cool!
S
Tony Hafner <lego@NOSPAM.hafhead.com> wrote in message
news:H9wuLK.LJ0@lugnet.com...
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late • 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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This beauty put me on the fast track right back to my childhood. Awesome
Tony....truly awesome.
Cheers,
-G
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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Tony, this is quite possibly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. It's
inspiring me to go forward with my own scifi train ideas.
Build on!
Mark
In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> SPACE!
>
> uh...
>
> TRAINS!
>
> aw, heck...
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
>
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
>
> --
> Tony Hafner
> www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> http://www.hafhead.com/lego/myspace/cstrain
Very nice, Tony. Good to see you back!
Any chance of you posting a 100% sized, hi-res image of that brick printed
with the astronaut holding an open-box wrench? Actually, you don't have to
post it, you could email it to me.
Pretty please...?!
-- Hop-Frog
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You, Tony, are a sick man.
I just hope it's contagious ;)
--Josh
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In lugnet.trains, Josh Opotzner writes:
> You, Tony, are a sick man.
>
> I just hope it's contagious ;)
A bit of infection has spread to the trains header page,
(http://news.lugnet.com/trains)... check it out. (Thanks Tony, for setting
up the pic for me!)
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Heh, the best of both worlds. That's pretty darn cool, Tony.
Dan
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Tony Hafner writes:
> I've been wanting to build something along these lines since the late 70's.
> Perhaps I should have just grown up instead.
I've been thinking, in reality, this would not be a bad idea at all. Suppose
one day we Earthlings would set aside our silly endless disagreements, work
together and start space explaration. Why on Earth...eh ...Moon would we
allow cars to ruin the beatifull Moon surface with tracks randomly fanning
out from moonbases in all directions. Remind that when you leave a trail on
the moon, it's bound to stay there forever! *) Therefore, I would vote for
public transport for all base to base surface transfers on the moon.
In my view, the sharp edged blocky appearence of the train would be totally
practical also. Why bother to streamline, when there is no atmosphere to
drag you down! The concession made with the somewhat crudely shaped, sloped
nose, clearly has been made on estethical grounds only, manly to give the
tourists visiting from Earth a minimal feel of the Sci-Fi modernism that
they expect to find here.
*) Funny side story in this context:
In 1971 astronaut Alan Shepard on the Apollo 14 mission made an attempt to
break the record for longest golf drive by hitting a golfball on the surface
of the Moon. Despite the ball flying very far helped by low gravity and
absence of drag, his attempt has been disqualified by both USGA and Royal
and Ancient, because of severe violation of golf etiquette: Shepard failed
to rake the bunker before leaving the course.
With this I conclude my small essay.
Friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.
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In lugnet.space, Manfred Moolhuysen writes:
> I've been thinking, in reality, this would not be a bad idea at all. Suppose
> one day we Earthlings would set aside our silly endless disagreements, work
> together and start space explaration. Why on Earth...eh ...Moon would we
> allow cars to ruin the beatifull Moon surface with tracks randomly fanning
> out from moonbases in all directions. Remind that when you leave a trail on
> the moon, it's bound to stay there forever! *) Therefore, I would vote for
> public transport for all base to base surface transfers on the moon.
What we really need is robots to comb the surface and rake "random" patterns
into the surface to help make it look nice.
But I do think some sort of rail-based transport would be the way to get
around up there once enough infrastructure is in place.
> In my view, the sharp edged blocky appearence of the train would be totally
> practical also. Why bother to streamline, when there is no atmosphere to
> drag you down! The concession made with the somewhat crudely shaped, sloped
> nose, clearly has been made on estethical grounds only, manly to give the
> tourists visiting from Earth a minimal feel of the Sci-Fi modernism that
> they expect to find here.
I had originally intended to do a tapered nose at each end and have a simple
boxy car between (like in the train set I was thematically copying), but I
ended up going fully over into classic space to do cars styled for that.
Who knows- this might go onto the moonbase layout at the next NWBrickCon.
That would mean laying rails all over in addition to the monorails, though.
I'm not sure how practical that will be.
> *) Funny side story in this context:
> In 1971 astronaut Alan Shepard on the Apollo 14 mission made an attempt to
> break the record for longest golf drive by hitting a golfball on the surface
> of the Moon. Despite the ball flying very far helped by low gravity and
> absence of drag, his attempt has been disqualified by both USGA and Royal
> and Ancient, because of severe violation of golf etiquette: Shepard failed
> to rake the bunker before leaving the course.
Heh- it sounds to me like Alan Shepard got cheated! On the other hand, it
wouldn't be a "world record" anyway.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner writes:
>
> I had originally intended to do a tapered nose at each end and have a simple
> boxy car between (like in the train set I was thematically copying), but I
> ended up going fully over into classic space to do cars styled for that.
> Who knows- this might go onto the moonbase layout at the next NWBrickCon.
> That would mean laying rails all over in addition to the monorails, though.
> I'm not sure how practical that will be.
Could you convert it to run on monorails?
Allister
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In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren writes:
> In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner writes:
> > Who knows- this might go onto the moonbase layout at the next NWBrickCon.
> > That would mean laying rails all over in addition to the monorails, though.
> > I'm not sure how practical that will be.
>
> Could you convert it to run on monorails?
Monorails have some other limitations that would prevent this model from
making the transition well. But then, I certainly could make a classic
space monorail. Due the the fact that monorail running gear only comes in
black, I'd have to go with later classic space. And then I'd end up with
something that looks an awful lot like my existing monorails. But I should
at least add a rocket launcher. Yeah...
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner writes:
> In lugnet.space, Allister McLaren writes:
> > In lugnet.space, Tony Hafner writes:
> > > Who knows- this might go onto the moonbase layout at the next NWBrickCon.
> > > That would mean laying rails all over in addition to the monorails, though.
> > > I'm not sure how practical that will be.
> >
> > Could you convert it to run on monorails?
>
> Monorails have some other limitations that would prevent this model from
> making the transition well. But then, I certainly could make a classic
> space monorail. Due the the fact that monorail running gear only comes in
> black, I'd have to go with later classic space. And then I'd end up with
> something that looks an awful lot like my existing monorails. But I should
> at least add a rocket launcher. Yeah...
O I dunno. I just built up 6950 (speaking of rocket launchers) and that has
no small amount of black in it, particularly around the running gear. That
set was definitely early CS. Those big inverse trans yellow slopes would
look pretty darn cool on a monorail too.
Cheers,
Allister
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You sir, are quite mad. And brilliant. Thats is sooooo cool.
And it's so easy it's like "Duh" I anticipate the creation of more trains
like this. Blacktron train, M-Tron train etc..
On another note, I now keep imagining a train that slowly goes back in time
along it's length-- front is Space, very back is Castle.
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> You sir, are quite mad. And brilliant. Thats is sooooo cool.
> And it's so easy it's like "Duh" I anticipate the creation of more trains
> like this. Blacktron train,
It's been done... http://guide.lugnet.com/set/4559 :-)
(search the archives of .trains and you will find there are other ones as
well!... some very cool ones too!)
> M-Tron train etc..
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7745
(not as good of a fit, it's only got 2 of the three signature colors and not
nearly as spacey looking either, but hey, work with me!)
> On another note, I now keep imagining a train that slowly goes back in time
> along it's length-- front is Space, very back is Castle.
That would rock. Or the other way around, it could be pulled by an "Iron
Dragon" (1) complete with firebreathing head and large wings.
1 - c.f. the Mayfair Games railway building game of the same name which is
an Empire Builder variant... this URL has a good image of such a locomotive:
http://www.mayfairgames.com/catalog/catpages/traingames/0467-00.htm
I took the liberty of adding .castle to the grouplist
++Lar
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I recall Brad Hamilton doing a very cool Ogel train for Bricktopia too.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=23272
Allister
In lugnet.space, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> > You sir, are quite mad. And brilliant. Thats is sooooo cool.
> > And it's so easy it's like "Duh" I anticipate the creation of more trains
> > like this. Blacktron train,
>
> It's been done... http://guide.lugnet.com/set/4559 :-)
>
> (search the archives of .trains and you will find there are other ones as
> well!... some very cool ones too!)
>
> > M-Tron train etc..
>
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/7745
>
> (not as good of a fit, it's only got 2 of the three signature colors and not
> nearly as spacey looking either, but hey, work with me!)
>
> > On another note, I now keep imagining a train that slowly goes back in time
> > along it's length-- front is Space, very back is Castle.
>
> That would rock. Or the other way around, it could be pulled by an "Iron
> Dragon" (1) complete with firebreathing head and large wings.
>
> 1 - c.f. the Mayfair Games railway building game of the same name which is
> an Empire Builder variant... this URL has a good image of such a locomotive:
> http://www.mayfairgames.com/catalog/catpages/traingames/0467-00.htm
>
> I took the liberty of adding .castle to the grouplist
>
> ++Lar
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> You sir, are quite mad. And brilliant. Thats is sooooo cool.
> And it's so easy it's like "Duh" I anticipate the creation of more trains
> like this. Blacktron train, M-Tron train etc..
"Quite mad", eh? I saw your equation on the sidebar. The third picture is
a little hard to discern, being so small, but it sure looks like something
kind of nutty. Perhaps Michael Jackson would have been easier to recognize.
And he is, after all, the universal symbol of "whacked".
> On another note, I now keep imagining a train that slowly goes back in time
> along it's length-- front is Space, very back is Castle.
I find your idea intriguing, sir. But I think the back needs to be
dinosaurs instead.
--
Tony Hafner
www.hafhead.com
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"Tony Hafner" <lego@NOSPAM.hafhead.com> wrote in message
news:HA2uEy.ECC@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> > You sir, are quite mad. And brilliant. Thats is sooooo cool.
> > And it's so easy it's like "Duh" I anticipate the creation of more • trains
> > like this. Blacktron train, M-Tron train etc..
>
> "Quite mad", eh? I saw your equation on the sidebar. The third picture • is
> a little hard to discern, being so small, but it sure looks like something
> kind of nutty. Perhaps Michael Jackson would have been easier to • recognize.
> And he is, after all, the universal symbol of "whacked".
That's Gomez Addams crashing his trains together.
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