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Subject:	San Diego Coaster train
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Date:	Fri, 4 Apr 2008 23:03:20 GMT
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The San Diego Coaster. <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster101sm.jpg>> After moderation <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=166503> The engine is a F40PH-2C, and the cars are Bi-level coaches by Bombardier. It's been modeled before, but I wanted to use a more accurate color (dark turquoise ) and build longer cars. The train was on display at Brickfest 2007 in Portland, but it's taken until now to post anything, what can I say, I'm lazy. <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster01sm.jpg>> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster21sm.jpg>> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster23sm.jpg>> This MOC is heavily inspired by the work of James Mathis <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=229112>. And by stumbling across a bunch of 1x2 bricks in Dark Turquoise at the Disneyland Pick-a-Brick. I was living in San Diego at the time, so it seemed like destiny. Finding enough of the other needed parts in this color took over a year in Bricklink orders. And I had to come up with a different way to hold the rotated window panels in, using this part <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2540> <<http://media.peeron.com/ldraw/images/47/3x/2540.png>> turned sidways and the bar inserted into this part. <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3062b> <<http://media.peeron.com/ldraw/images/47/3x/3062b.png>>. I decided to lengthen my coaches to 42 studs, which required building a custom base plate. I also chose to build the F40PH-2C instead of the later F59PHI. For further information on the real thing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Coaster> Mathew Clayson

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		Re: San Diego Coaster train
(...) My hero ;-) But there are 5 carriages, not 3! I ride this every day to work, and I've been wondering how on earth to turn it into a MoC (which I'm terrible at in any case). I just wonder if you modeled the interiors differently - there are (...) (16 years ago, 5-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: San Diego Coaster train
(...) Awesome job Mathew! The color scheme turned out great and is instantly recognizable. I hope I'll get to see the MOC in person at the NMRA show this summer. (16 years ago, 7-Apr-08, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: San Diego Coaster train
Just an update. I got to run my SD Coaster train at the NMRA 2008 show. What a blast. But even more fun for me was seeing Swoofty's Metrolink version. Seems he never saw James Mathis version, and he based his on mine. I also got a chance to run my (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)

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