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Hot on the heels of my first post, here’s my second (and the reason I got side tracked) … I went for a biggie for my first loco MOC so please let me know what you think of my Canadian Pacific GE Evolution Series in six-wide. (URL) Pictures and (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, FTX) !!
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(...) Hi Chris, Great job on the loco. There's a few bits I'll probably pinch if I ever get around to building my CN in the brick. I'm particularly partial to your embedded wheel and handrails. The staggered slopes work quite well for the nose. (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) well well done. the model is seemingly simple but well executed. i think my only gripe would be your stickers. try putting clear box tape over your stickers before you cut them and apply them to your engine. this emulates the shineyness of (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the tip Ondrew, I was disapointed with the stickers my ink jet produced. I am going to try using one of the laser copiers at my work at some point as I had a much better (and shinier) match to the LEGO colours. Chris (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for your comments Tim It was the flush brake wheel that caused the hassles. Your radiator grill is deeper than the inverse slopes I had in previously, and the small grill below the wheel was a 1x2 brick type attached to the base and not (...) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) snip (...) snip (...) Chris, Very nicely done. It is hard to capture the size of current North American engines in six-wide, but you have done it. I will be using a lot of what you have done in my next set of engines. Thanks for sharing. Bob (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) An alternative is inkjet vinyl sticker sheet, avaialbe in clear and white. I find that this gives as good a look as official stickers, but the ink can be smudges with careless handling. The stuff I use is made by Folex. Tim (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) onlinelabels.com has clear labels. I used them for this effort: (URL) ___...___ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. (URL) (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Indeed, these clear labels are excellent. I have seen them first-hand, and they look very nice. later, James Mathis (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Come to think of it, So have I (there are some in the pictures of my prime mover), and they are mighty fine, if a little time consuming to cut ;-) (...) Thanks Guys It's down to Staples for me this weekend :-) Chris (18 years ago, 12-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Chris, First let me echo the other posts, "nice MOC with great detail". But let me go further and note that I think your instructions are equally nice and are deserving of attention in their own right. Mind if I ask what software you used (...) (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Benn It may sound really stupid but I use Excel to prepare my drawings - each drawing element is prepared separately then I do the overall layout. Before you start choking, there are however specific reasons why I use it. It is (...) (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Damn, that is one fine engine! Chris (18 years ago, 13-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Chris, Very nice! Great MOC. Lots of good details! Thanks for sharing. -Paul D. (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I like this model because it looks just like the engines that go past my family's house (CP and Norfolk Southern, mainly). Growing up right there I kind of took the trains for granted, but seeing all the effort people here put into modeling (...) (18 years ago, 14-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Heh heh, can't please everyone. James might be right, they are not step by step instructions. But I still thought the presentation was efficient. Your pdf conveys everything (the parts list helps with finding the missing parts). Your effort (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Wow thanks for you kind words. I seem to have attracted positive comments from some of the best train builders around here. Play Well Chris (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you Paul I really liked your Ralston Purina Boxcar. I bought a couple from Factory and would recommend it to anyone! - fun to build and great to look at. It was an absolute coincidence when I bough them but our cats eat Purina food - I (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Jim, I draft each piece myself; I don't use CAD. Most parts are really just combinations of simple rectangles and circles, and the geometry is well documented and easy to understand. I admit I haven't got all the parts 100% right, (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Chris van Lottum wrote: ...snip... (...) This is one really nice engine! Would it be possible for you to post the Excel file for those of us who dabble in Excel? I have built your Prime Mover and am building the engine in LDraw (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) No problems, I have posted the excel file here: (URL) you cant work the problem out, let me know the assembly reference and I will break it down a bit so it is easier to follow. I do not intend to be deliberately obtuse. If you could also let (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Thank you for your fast response. The Excel spreadsheet is a true work of art. I have never seen such a display! Over the next several days I'll be trying to work out the last details. If there are still missing steps I'll get back. But, in (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) After much communication, Chris and I have been able to come up with a set of LDraw files showing the construction of the ES44AC. They are now available on Brickshelf. A word of caution...I cannot seem to capture the fine points of creating (...) (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) And of course you could get me to engrave the numbers on the bricks/panels and not even worry with stickers and matching colors, and the like. lol Tommy Armstrong www.brickengraver.com (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Darn it, you beat me to it! I've been working on an MPD file of this MOC. I'm up to page 13 of the Excel instructions so far. (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) As I mentioned before I was working on this already - but my MPD uses step-by-step instructions. So I'll continue my project and borrow/steal from yours to save me the effort of placing the parts, and just organize it into steps and put it (...) (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I finally figured out how to make an .mpd file. The .mpd file is now complete and uploaded to Brickshelf. Its address is (URL) (when moderated). Joseph (18 years ago, 17-Mar-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Chris, After building your Prime Mover from the PDF I started in on the loco. I just finished building the loco from the PDF. It was only a little harder than one of James' designs. I had to look up one part in peeron. Also with subassy F (...) (18 years ago, 3-May-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I was wondering where you got the stickers, I would like to get some with the Canadian Pacific for a gp40.. Thanks (8 years ago, 22-Apr-17, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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