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Re: My new Engine: SD70M
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lugnet.build, lugnet.trains
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Tue, 3 Aug 1999 21:07:02 GMT
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kjmrr wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <379A43C5.BA18D314@voyager.net>...
> > Tim Vattima wrote:
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> > > Nice job on the SD70M! What might work better for the logo than inlaid • red
> > > bricks is to go to a hobby shop and pick up some good-quality decals to
> > > apply. It will definately give the engine a more prototypical look.
Nice model. Big too (I visited Portland last week, and met Kim and Steve
Barile for lunch and got to see this engine in person). One thing, we
need a reasonable way to get weight bricks, that engine just felt WAY
too light for such a substantial model.
> I'm also one who doesn't even use the lego supplied stickers. They tend to
> decrease the usefulness of a brick, IMHO. Kind of locks it into one
> specific function. I'd probably be more prone to use decals over the lego
> stickers. With decals, I could rub them off and the bricks would still be
> usable for other things. With stickers, after you peel them off a time or
> two, they stop sticking and they become unusable. Decals can be easily
> replaced. The stickers can't.
> The only thing the stickers have going for them is a Lego part number.
I tend not to apply stickers either, unless they are going on a common
brick.
I wonder if that static cling plastic would work well? It is definitely
thicker (but probably could be made thinner). I suppose you could stick
your stickers to Saran Wrap.
Its interesting, when I like a design, I actually prefer printed parts
(because then my choice of applying the sticker is removed, and the
printing will probably stand up better than stickers, certainly if you
need to wash parts). If I don't like the design of course I detest
printing (I have to decide if I want to consign smileys and eyes to
brasso, or just pad one of the Jambalaya boxes).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| Frank Filz wrote in message <37A759F6.5656@minds...ng.com>... (...) Yea, we had a great visit. It sure is nice to be able to put a face with someone who you've been sharing a virtual community with! (...) to (...) lego (...) be (...) or (...) (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <379A43C5.BA18D314@v...er.net>... (...) red (...) Well, not to get too religious about this, but I certainly lean toward the 'purist' side of things. I do use plywood tables under my bricks (and I do it with a clear (...) (25 years ago, 25-Jul-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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