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Re: New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
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Date: 
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:00:57 GMT
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The yellow hopper is modeled after an HO Peabody hopper that was given to Ross
as a boy-- he carried it everywhere.  Then he built red and black versions.

Awesome hoppers!  I love the ladders on the sides.  Brilliant use for
levers, and not as bulky as some other methods.  One question though; what
is the part he used for the brake wheels on the hoppers?  Is it an official
part or a mutilated one?

-Stefan-



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  Re: New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
 
(...) Mutilating is such a harsh word;-) What he actually did was to simply remove the wheel from the car steering wheel element and attached it onto a section of flexible technic tubing. We need a ruling as to whether or not that constitutes (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)

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  New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
 
Ross has been at it again: (URL) yellow hopper is modeled after an HO Peabody hopper that was given to Ross as a boy-- he carried it everywhere. Then he built red and black versions. The micro-tank is the influence of Dan Siskind and the video game (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town) ! 

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