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Hi. Just came across this photo and it put me to work thinking about how to
model something like this out of Lego bricks. Substantial modifications of
bricks may be necessary to do it right.
Take a look:
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1140&papass=&sort=1&thecat=576
__Kevin Salm__
LUCNY
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'Substantial modifications of bricks'...... I'm sure a blow torch could work
miracles for a model like that!
Duq
"Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. Just came across this photo and it put me to work thinking about how • to
> model something like this out of Lego bricks. Substantial modifications • of
> bricks may be necessary to do it right.
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> Take a look:
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1140&papass=&sort=1&thecat=576
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> __Kevin Salm__
> LUCNY
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In lugnet.trains, Kevin Salm wrote:
> Hi. Just came across this photo and it put me to work thinking about how to
> model something like this out of Lego bricks. Substantial modifications of
> bricks may be necessary to do it right.
>
> Take a look:
> http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1140&papass=&sort=1&thecat=576
Hi Kev......
Blasphemy I know..................but..................
Build it and then use a hot air gun to melt/warp the plastic....................
Use blunt objects to 'mold' your fire damage........
Obviously, I would use WELL USED bricks.....:-D
Thanx,
Mark Millere
Visit Milissa's Lego™ Store, GoB - Millere's Spares™
http://www.MilleresSpares.com
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Easy, use Megablocks. Then you don't care how bad you melt, beat, cut,
hack, dismember, burn, discolor, paint, etc...
Or, if you're me, do it from Lego just to hear the screams of purists...
It's even more effective when you have an ACTUAL live audiaence!
Mwwwwaaaaaaahahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heat guns works good. Haven't tried boiling them or putting them in a
conventional oven (not microwave). you may also use a torch. Then try some
creative ways to paint rust colors via sparay paint or an airbrush. Try
reading up on advanced weathering tecniques from model railroad pros. You
can find some great ideas in Railroad magazines and at your local bookstore
in the hobby section. Why buy the book when you can read it AT the
bookstore!
-Rob
"Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. Just came across this photo and it put me to work thinking about how • to
> model something like this out of Lego bricks. Substantial modifications • of
> bricks may be necessary to do it right.
>
> Take a look:
http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1140&papass=&sort=1&thecat=576
>
>
> __Kevin Salm__
> LUCNY
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> Easy, use Megablocks. Then you don't care how bad you melt, beat, cut,
> hack, dismember, burn, discolor, paint, etc...
Wait a minute. I thought the point of building a train out of LEGO was
that it would be cheap and easy to make repairs.
Having a burned and otherwise rusted or mutilated train really should
never happen at all because that's not the way that LEGO fails.
A railroad that used LEGO type components would just take off the
broekn or damaged parts and substitute parts from bulk tubs until
the next show.
Oh, wait. You're trying to make trains like the "serious" modelers
at the shows.... :-)
Ralph
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In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote:
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> Heat guns works good. Haven't tried boiling them or putting them in a
> conventional oven (not microwave).
But I did - you may check it out here:
http://festum.de/1000steine/myimages/album10
(possibly there are only the thumbnails available for this moment, since
1000steine moves to a new host?)
Leg Godt!
Ben
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard “Ben” Beneke wrote:
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In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote:
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Heat guns works good. Haven’t tried boiling them or putting them in a
conventional oven (not microwave).
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But I did - you may check it out here:
http://festum.de/1000steine/myimages/album10
(possibly there are only the thumbnails available for this moment, since
1000steine moves to a new host?)
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Reinhard, that is both cool and incredibly sad at the same time. Cool to see how
plastic melts and deforms under its own weight, but incredibly sad to see it
happen to LEGO pieces. Especially how that poor minifig started melting in his
legs and then fell over so that his face could melt. Here are some rather
graphic images (at 160 degrees Celcius/320 degrees Fahrenheit):
 I don’t know whether to
laugh or cry while looking at this one.
I think it’s interesting that the really old broken white plate he was standing
on discolored so much (it was white. WHITE!). I guess it’s because the new
plastic is better.
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In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> Easy, use Megablocks. Then you don't care how bad you melt, beat, cut,
> hack, dismember, burn, discolor, paint, etc...
Ha ha... that's funny. YOU'RE funny!
>
> Or, if you're me, do it from Lego just to hear the screams of purists...
> It's even more effective when you have an ACTUAL live audiaence!
> Mwwwwaaaaaaahahahahaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's not funny, that's sick! YOU'RE not funny, you're sick!
Oh wait, that was a troll, wasn't it, modboy?
> Heat guns works good. Haven't tried boiling them or putting them in a
> conventional oven (not microwave). you may also use a torch. Then try some
> creative ways to paint rust colors via sparay paint or an airbrush. Try
> reading up on advanced weathering tecniques from model railroad pros. You
> can find some great ideas in Railroad magazines and at your local bookstore
> in the hobby section. Why buy the book when you can read it AT the
> bookstore!
Ya, and why buy the set when you can build it AT Target? :-)
I think the real question is how to do this effect without modding or painting
anything. Modding is too easy. I'd vote for using a lot of plates to model
things being fractured, I guess.
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In lugnet.trains, Rob Hendrix wrote:
> you may also use a torch.
Careful with doing that. I've been told that ABS has some unhealthy byproducts
when burned.
Ray (enjoying the fun so long as we all stay well and play well)
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In lugnet.trains, Kevin Salm wrote:
> Hi. Just came across this photo and it put me to work thinking about how to
> model something like this out of Lego bricks. Substantial modifications of
> bricks may be necessary to do it right.
>
> Take a look:
> http://www.railroadforums.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1140&papass=&sort=1&thecat=576
>
>
> __Kevin Salm__
> LUCNY
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>
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Came across this pic of a train wreck and thought it would be substantially
easier to model in LEGO:
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=15526
Note the track is also wrecked in this pic...
Dave K
-who would really like to do this scene in ABS
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