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> I believe Kevin did all the stickers himself for those. Beyond that, I have
> no idea.
For my Via engine (which Steve told me did not survive the trip...funny, I
would have figured it more sturdy than the Class 25), I just used the same
yellow tape I had. As regards where the lines go, it is kind of dictated by
the design...they have to go under the windows, and that means that they go
into the space of the 2nd brick off the plate, therefore they should be in
about the right place. I found the tape quite annoying to put on, and no, the
2nd blue engine was not intended to be a model of a via engine (It is intended
for use with the green one the same as a double headed Tyne Dock-Consett train,
seeing how I still have most of my Tyne dock hopper cars :)
James
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, David K. Z. Harris writes:
> It was also very cool to see my models on display! I think the stripes
> on all of the blue VIA coaches lined up well, considering they were built
> by two folks, working independantly, and without coordination! :-)
In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Powell writes:
> For my Via engine (which Steve told me did not survive the trip...funny,
> I would have figured it more sturdy than the Class 25), I just used the
> same yellow tape I had. As regards where the lines go, it is kind of
> dictated by the design...they have to go under the windows, and that
> means that they go into the space of the 2nd brick off the plate,
> therefore they should be in about the right place. I found the tape
> quite annoying to put on, and no, the 2nd blue engine was not intended
> to be a model of a via engine (It is intended for use with the green
> one the same as a double headed Tyne Dock-Consett train, seeing how
> I still have most of my Tyne dock hopper cars :)
Many thanks to you two for sending your trains. I don't suppose
you'd like me to "store" them for you on a permanent basis? 8-)
I too was pleasantly surprised that the VIA stripes lined up, but then
I realized what JamesP said - it's a fortunate natural outcome of the
brick and window spacing/sizing. I didn't think JamesP's blue engine
quite looked like a VIA engine, but it was the only blue engine we
had, so... As for surviving the trip, very little of it did survive intact,
(similar with Zonker's, but not as bad) but I was able to reconstruct
almost everything. (I'm sure glad you used all those zip-lock bags.)
That all-SNOT VIA engine was beyond me though - especially without
an idea of what the intact engine looked like. :-) It's too bad Kai
didn't send his VIA engine. http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/nalug/?n=556
I'm just hoping Steven thinks I've done his UnionPacific design justice
with "Little Red". http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33742
(That shot is one of two that I specifically wanted to get - thanks James.)
SRC
Who - after this weekend - is having an even harder time
resisting joining Kevin on "the dark 8ide. ;-)
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Yes, I spotted that, looks great, you did a fine job (and the best type of
compliment, thanks). Are you going to decal it? That would look great as well.
SteveB
PNLTC
> I'm just hoping Steven thinks I've done his UnionPacific design justice
> with "Little Red". http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33742
> (That shot is one of two that I specifically wanted to get - thanks James.)
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> Many thanks to you two for sending your trains. I don't suppose
> you'd like me to "store" them for you on a permanent basis? 8-)
You can have them until about ~20th May or so :).
> I too was pleasantly surprised that the VIA stripes lined up, but then
> I realized what JamesP said - it's a fortunate natural outcome of the
> brick and window spacing/sizing. I didn't think JamesP's blue engine
> quite looked like a VIA engine, but it was the only blue engine we
> had, so... As for surviving the trip, very little of it did survive intact,
> (similar with Zonker's, but not as bad) but I was able to reconstruct
> almost everything. (I'm sure glad you used all those zip-lock bags.)
> That all-SNOT VIA engine was beyond me though - especially without
> an idea of what the intact engine looked like. :-) It's too bad Kai
> didn't send his VIA engine. http://news.lugnet.com/org/ca/nalug/?n=556
_bad_ experience taught me to use the Ziplock bags. The first show I went to
(hey, the only one I _have_ been to :( ) I took a bunch of stuff, including my
passenger train (based on Metroliner)...unfortunatly, it didn't survive the
trip over in the Turbo Beaver to Seattle very well. I spent ~3 hrs rebuilding
everything from an assortment of pieces, that I didn't know what belonged to
what. Fortunately, I was about to dismantle most of the stuff anyway...
As for a photo, I thought I had posted some...(goes and checks)
(http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/2049/LegoJPG/VIA/VIA.html)
I normally include a bunch of photos with stuff like that...doh!
(and yes, because it is SNOT, it is not a intuative design at _ALL_. A lot of
it does not make sense, until you realize that it is indeed SNOT construction.
It is a shame that there is no way to make the compound nose shape out of Lego
(or at least, I didn't come up with a decent way :)
(that's for the FP7, the Class 25 is far more normal in its construction, and
has quite a rigid body. The FP lacks a real rigid body, and it shows...I could
flex in the sides a ways, and there was no easy way to cure that problem once I
had built it. Next time, I have some ideas I will incorporate into it, and I
can Ldraw it up)
James
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SRC wrote:
>
> > > ..."Little Red". http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33742
>
> In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Steven Barile writes:
> > Are you going to decal it? That would look great as well.
>
> I intend to - I ran out of time. (That's why my bridge isn't finished.)
>
> SRC
Goodness that is pretty. Are you using the "hook handed railing technique"? Are
there some closer pictures of this creation?
Thanks,
Chris
Are we supposed to be looking at the 8-wide CP engine or are we supposed to be
looking at the GP in the middle?
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Christopher Masi writes:
> SRC wrote:
> > > > ..."Little Red". http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=33742
> >
> > In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Steven Barile writes:
> > > Are you going to decal it? That would look great as well.
> >
> > I intend to - I ran out of time. (That's why my bridge isn't finished.)
I did some "creative editing" - Here's my favorite "show photo":
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=34097
> Goodness that is pretty. Are you using the "hook handed railing
> technique"? Are there some closer pictures of this creation?
>
> Are we supposed to be looking at the 8-wide CP engine or are we
> supposed to be looking at the GP in the middle?
KevinM's 8wide back-row/left-side does use minifig hands IIRC.
SteveB and SteveC were talking about the engine in the middle.
The front-row/right-side CP engine belongs to DavidH aka Zonker.
SRC
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In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.org.ca.nalug, Steve Chapple writes:
> > OK, The yellow one with a Z on the bottom is already accounted for,
> > they're not an Octan color scheme for Michel, and JamesP doesn't
> > think they're his. Perhaps if I show you guys a couple of pics...
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=35414
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=35415
>
> I can't be certain, but I think those are Michel's.
Well Michel thought they might be his, [ Ah - the pains of having
such a large collection you can't remember parts of it... :-) ]
but Zonker and JamesP are both sure they're not theirs, so...
SRC
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