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Re: Couple of revised trucks and a bit more . . .
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Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:20:52 GMT
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> > Front Ave is looking really great. I completely agree that it has a dense
> > industrial feel to it. It's good to see the start of your street furniture
> > coming in too.
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> Thanks. I was taking the photo's of the trucks and then saw that they were
> coming out really nicely so I ran with it and took more. The street side
> details are coming along slowly. I am actually thinking of putting thread as
> telephone wires in there as well.
I was going to put wires up on the tram struts in Moscow but then remembered
that any time I try something like that it's disastrous :( It definitely adds a
lot to have them so I might try persuading my wife to do it for me.
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> > I'd like to mention a little trick I copied from misterzumbi. If you replace the
> > front wheels of your trucks with part 6248 turned so its studs face in it has an
> > accurate looking hub but a narrower profile which is a bit more prototypical
> > from my understanding of that sort of vehicle.
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> Ah, yes, I had seen this done before as well. I think I'll give it a try on
> some future vehicles. What I have seen of the heavy duty construction vehicles
> is that their front wheels are usually much larger than the dual rear wheels. I
> figure it is for driving on mud and gravel and such while carrying a heavy load.
Ah yeah. I guess I was thinking you were doing the same thing I did for my road
train by using the wide wheels to indicate the doubled rear.
> Your mention of Misterzumbi: I actually built his bus about a month ago
> and learned so much from doing that. That is an amazing moc.
It is.
> Thanks again,
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> Jonathan
You're welcome.
Tim
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