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More Thomas Engines: James
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Tue, 17 Oct 2000 02:37:54 GMT
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Here are some pics of an attempt to model James from the Thomas the Tank
Engine stories. It was a joint effort between me and my 11 year old
son. We tried to be as faithful to the original model of James from the
videos (spent lots of time searching and freezing for different shots of
James:)
Although the wheels on the 12 volt motor are obviously too small, and
the superheater should be yellow (doesn't come in that color yet), we
are happy with the outcome. The 12 volt motor runs off of a 9 volt
motor which is used as the lead truck in whatever we have James pulling
at the time.
We haven't done so yet, but we are planning on producing decals which
mimic the real James for the finishing touches. I realize that I might
take some heat for participating in a 6 wide venture, but I think it's
perfectly logical because we are actually modeling *toys* here.
Enjoy:-)
-John
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1644
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: More Thomas Engines: James
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| (...) Um. Um um...the _superheater_ goes _inside_ the boiler, not outside :) (of course, it is not the great Lar++, that would be much more fun! he never makes Misteaks!) Nicely done, I like how the boiler is constructed. A Q1 might look good done (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
| | | Re: More Thomas Engines: James
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| (...) Your version of "James" looks great. I like that you can put "piping" along the side of the engine. The 12 volt motor with rod really makes a difference. (...) I'm going to try the decals, as well. I could really use some advice with how best (...) (24 years ago, 17-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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