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Re: Rutland Boxcar #104
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:22:08 GMT
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cjmasi@*%nomorespam%nogarbageplease*verizon.net
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James J. Trobaugh wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote:
> > James J. Trobaugh wrote:
> > > In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote:
[...]
> > Hey james,
> >
> > I just used some 1x1-stud-on-side bricks and some 1x2x1 panels or
> > 1x2x2 brackets to hold the doors in place. I put a couple of mpd's up here
> >
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/cjmasi/lego/boxcar_alt_door_alt_ladder.mpd.zip
> > and
> > http://mysite.verizon.net/cjmasi/lego/boxcar.mpd.zip
> >
> > if you want to download them and check out the details. They are spaced
> > just right, so the studs on the bottom of the boxcar guide the door on
> > the bottom, and a 1xn plate on the top guides the door at the top.
> > They're not perfect, but they work pretty well.
> >
> >
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> Very cool, I'll have to sit down and try building a door like this. I must have
> missed this method when folks first started using it.
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> I have been using a method a bit different, I put two hinged windows on the back
> of a plate and then have them hook into a set of rails. When you pull on the
> door slightly the door will unlock and slide open, to close you slide the door
> closed and then press gently and it will lock in place:
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> You can see what I'm talking about here:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=62420
Yep, I remember that technique. Very cool. I didn't use that technique
because I usually build with the bricks at hand, and I don't have many
of those windshields.
Chris
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