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| Hi all, Just playing around with a boiler concept. You could replace the headlight bricks by 1x1 technic bricks with plates to join the four segments but I kind of liked the look of the segments done this way ;) (2 URLs) MPD> Couple more pics in my (...) (18 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Whoops. No you can't make that replacement... lucky I showed it the working way ;) Tim (18 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Tim, How about using 1x1 with studs on 4 sides in the corners and 1x1 headlight bricks on one side (stud of 1x1 with 4 studs to the back of headlight brick) for connecting the plate with tiles.. You would have to alter a few connections when (...) (18 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Hi Eric, That means you can't line them up. My first design used that brick. Tim (18 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Yeah, I guess your right, I think there is another flaw in my thinking as well but without brick in front of me I can't say for sure. I like your design! -Eric (18 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) I had a tough time playing around with this circular schleim idea about a year ago. I had been trying to "fill in" a 1-stud-wide version of this so that I could get a circle that was roughly 6-wide (decoration on the side of a Millyard (...) (18 years ago, 2-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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| (...) Nice, also good for tank cars instead of the 2x2 rounded slope piece assuming you can get enough longitudinal strength. Chris (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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