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Subject: 
2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:34:32 GMT
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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



Message has 10 Replies:
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
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.B609FB...est.net... (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) 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. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) Now those are actually pretty darn cool. I like the locos. Well done! K. (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) pretty effective. ++Lar (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  RE: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
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, (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) These are wonderful. (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) 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. (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
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 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 2 Stud Wide LEGO® Train Cars!
 
(...) 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! ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)

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