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A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
Check the pics out here:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
-John
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They're great! I grew up in a house full of N-scale trains and Lego, but
never tried this. More after next weekend?
Duq
"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
news:39F3E9F8.B609FB92@uswest.net...
> A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
> amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
> and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
> cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
> look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
> work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
>
> -John
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
> amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
> and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
> cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
> look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
> work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
These are AMAZINGLY cute. Bravo. Great stuff within the size limitations
imposed and some very clever uses of bricks in non conventional ways. I
especially enjoy the use of the 1x1 rounds for wheels.
If there is anyone who has any doubt about who is the master of building
at "any" scale, these should remove it.
You've GOT to figure out how to turn these into a park ride or some sort of
load on a flatbed truck or something so they can be seen on the new and
improved GMLTC layout.
Very nice work, Neal family.
++Lar
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
> amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
> and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
> cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
> look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
> work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
>
> -John
Now those are actually pretty darn cool. I like the locos. Well done!
K.
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> A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
> amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
> and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
> cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
> look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
> work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
John, these are REALLY cute. I rarely use that word, but these are just
so cool.
One of the reasons I never really got into LEGO trains was the amount of
floor space required. Even an HO scale yard is a bit much. I never even
thought of doing N scale.
BTW, if you still have the HO scale trains, try the 4 wide transports
on my site at:
<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/bigrig/index.html>
Cheers,
Ralph Hempel - P.Eng
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The train stops at the train station,
The bus stops at the bus station,
So why am I sitting at a work station?
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Reply to: rhempel at bmts dot com
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
>
> > Check the pics out here:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
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> I forgot to ask, what are you using for a background/backdrop? It seems to be
> pretty effective.
It's at my workbench, which is just a plain ol' white kitchen countertop. I do
have 2 cheapie swinging lamps with 100 watt bulbs mounted there to help with
lighting. I use that spot to photograph all of my MOCs when I don't take them
outside.
-John
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> ++Lar
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2-wide, 4-wide, ...
These models are very fine. They evoke the form of the original in a truly
artistic fashion. I am very impressed. Quite a talent for immitation through
limitation.
Thanks for posting your childrens' work. They are good.
later,
James Mathis
In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
> amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
> and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
> cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
> look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
> work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
>
> -John
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John Neal wrote:
>
> A while back I had some fun building some 4 wide train cars which were
> amazingly similar to HO scale in model railroading. Well, my daughter
> and son (12 & 10) thought it would be fun to build some *2* wide train
> cars, and so that is what they did. I bought them an N scale boxcar to
> look at, and they were off to the races. Here are some pics of their
> work, along with a few of the N scale boxcar itself. Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
>
> -John
These are wonderful.
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"Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around
here... I'm going to bed." - Jackie-O (Parker Posey, THE HOUSE OF YES)
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In lugnet.announce, John Neal writes:
> Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
These are great!
Here's kudos to your clan, and now I'm waiting for the 2-wide Hiawatha.
-Tom McD.
when replying, this year give the gift of Spamcake.
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My sincerest compliments to your children. They did an absolutely beautiful
job of re-creating N scale trains using LEGOs! That took some real
imaginative thinking. I am truly impressed!
Respectfully,
Ken Wright
The pictures showing the N scale trains side by side with the 2 wide was a
really nice touch. They are remarkably similar in size!
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Of course I am
> very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
>
> Check the pics out here:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
Wow! I'm impressed. That is some high-quality designing your kids got right
there, and very creative use of pieces (wheels, etc).
Now, wasn't your daughter 12 y/o *last* year? <grin> I recognize the
symptom... hehe... always-daddy's-little-girl? ;-) (I don't think my dad
will ever realize I'm not his anymore! ;-)
-Shiri
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Shiri Dori wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > Of course I am
> > very proud of them (my kids and their MOCs:-)
> >
> > Check the pics out here:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1709
>
> Wow! I'm impressed. That is some high-quality designing your kids got right
> there, and very creative use of pieces (wheels, etc).
>
> Now, wasn't your daughter 12 y/o *last* year? <grin>
Good memory, Shiri! Actually, her birthday is in a few weeks
(teenager!!!{8^0) Her inevitable dark ages loom ahead, but she can rested
assured that dad won't sell off her LEGO;-)
> I recognize the symptom... hehe... always-daddy's-little-girl? ;-) (I don't
> think my dad
> will ever realize I'm not his anymore! ;-)
lol, well, you are right about her being "daddy's girl":-) And you are wrong
that you are not his anymore-- speaking as a father, I know that you will
always be his little girl. Age has nothing to do with it;-)
And a general "thank you" to all of you who took the time to respond. It
meant a lot to my kids to read your feedback! I meant a lot to me, given the
fact that I consider some of you to be among the finest LEGO builders there
are!
I think you have created a monster, though. My son is back building and
insists I post round 2 of his trains-- perhaps I can shoot them tonite:-)
-John
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> -Shiri
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