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Hi Folks,
after a longer creative break I have heaviely come back into the middle of the
train theme now. Some new models - all of them are not too huge, but
nevertheless they are quite detailed - have now been uploaded at brickshelf
and will be hopefully through the moderation quite soon.
1)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=42995
This is a steam engine after the German "Baureihe 24" (BR24). That engine has
basically been developed to drive smaller commuter (and fright) trains.
Therefor it can run 100 km/h in both directions.
Some building highlights are the upside down minifig seats as part of the
boiler, the "hidden" wheels of the tender (mid-axle can slide sidewards with the
frame) and the sloped walls of the drivers cab. Lots of further details have
just been copied from the - now one and a half year old - BR50 engine.
2)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=42994
This hopper was a project, which ran over several months, but never found a
satisfieing solution for the frame of the waggons undercarriage. Second thing
to cause trouble has been the kind of 3 edges in longitudinal direction in the
body of the car. I tried to catch that effect with hinges as far as possible.
Now the waggon has partly slightly sloped side walls. But in result there are
some disturbing gaps at the face sides.
3)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=43391
Nearly the same as 2), but in a rarer colour brown and in a less complicated
building style. But on the other hand without the ugly gaps, so I am really
pleased with this one as well.
4)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=43394
Not completely finished has been this tri-axle prussian passenger car. As long
time readers will know, this one is heaviely influenced by the great designs of
Cal Luetjens and Steven Barile
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=18928
Please enjoy the galleries.
Any feedback is appreciated!
Leg Godt!
Ben
P.s.: I just bought a new camera last weekend. From now on my old Olympus
Camedia 820L will be replaced by a Canon IXUS v3. I know that camera is quite
ok, but I fear it will take some more time, before I am able to reach the
standard of quality I want to have. Some of the above pictures are not as
perfect as they should be.....
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| (...) Awesome work! I love the "Steppenpferd" (hope I spelled that correct, my Fleischmann catalog's translation was pretty bad ;) ) ! Any chance you'll build a second as a BR64? (...) Great camera! But from my limited experience with an IXUS v2 I (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| Ben, Once again you've excelled yourself! I particularly like the hopper wagons, they really do capture the look of the German prototype - its amazing how much difference a few details can make, a real improvement on the standard blue hopper. Is the (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) [snipped] (...) A real beauty Ben (of course!). It really is a BR24! Love the tender too, loads of detail there too! But, hey, what is this: (URL) ? Will there be a Ben's Master Builders Book afterall??? ;-) (...) Like the brown one better, (...) (22 years ago, 14-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Nicely done, and very faithful to the prototype. I am really going to study your techniques of utilizing multiple drivers, because there are some steam trains that I want to model. (standing on the shoulders of giants:-) (...) It is indeed a (...) (22 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.trains)
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