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Since the TCLTC will only be able to bring half of their train layout to the
ILTCO Philadelphia show this summer, we decided to turn our mainlines into
ping-ponging trolley lines. Yeah, we already have a few trolleys we can
run:
But that might get a little boring. So we are building a few more!
Here is the latest:
This little guy is based on the oldest running streetcar in the US, the
Excelsior Trolley:
It runs a few miles from my house, and so I thought it nice to model it.
About the MOC
Since the LEGO motor’s wheels are set so closely together, I wasn’t able to
portray it as accurately as I wanted, and so I fudged the trucks to give the
appearance of a wider wheel base as much as I dared, and decided to make the MOC
more of a toyish version of the prototype. I used that wonderful new slope
element in dark red (Hmmm, dark red:-d) for the roof, and I got quite snotty for
the front, actually turning my tile-posts backwards(never did that before).
Ross added the yellow straw posts for me.
All in all, I’m happy with the result. Enjoy.
JOHN
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| --SNIP-- (...) Hi John, Very neat little trolley design. I really like your use of the new racer hubs (or whatever they're called) in the faked bogies. You need to fiddle your lighting for these shots though, all that lovely dark red (I am so (...) (18 years ago, 13-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
| | | Re: Excelsior Trolley
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| (...) Which brings me to a question I've had for awhile, what is required to turn a line into a ping pong line? (18 years ago, 14-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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