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Re: Another Christmas Train: The Santa Express
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Sat, 16 Dec 2000 20:58:57 GMT
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In lugnet.fun.holiday, Greg Perry writes:
> Season's Greetings Fellow LEGO-Fans!
>
> I saw Adrian's post the other day about the Christmas Train that he had
> built and it inspired me to get mine finished. I finally finished it a few
> days ago and have it now set up under our table-top tree. Today I made a
> video of the train from which I captured a few still pictures.
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> They're posted on Brickshelf at:
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> http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=2359
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> I built the Santa Express using my 4559 set as the base (the only LEGO train
> I own). In addition to the engine there is a car that contains the Elves'
> Workshop. This car also carries Santa's Sleigh on top. The other car is
> Santa's House - a little big for a traditional caboose but hey, Santa's a
> big guy!
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> This was my first attempt at building a train from scratch. I'm pretty
> happy with it except that the engine is dwarfed (or is that elved?) by the
> cars. Next time I'll go seeking some building tips from other train folks.
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> Happy Holidays to all!
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> Greg
Really great work, Greg. I'd have to say that's my favorite LEGO train I've
ever seen =). I'm not a trainhead or anything but now I've got the urge to
buy one and build theme trains like that. We need more silly trains, less
excruciatingly exact replicas of real life trains, I mean, how boring is
that? ;-) <G,D,R> Seriously though, that's a wonderful piece of work. It's
got everything Santa needs. =)
~Nathan
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| (...) Thanks for the feedback, Nathan. Prior to making the Santa Express I had been thinking about creating a Psychedelic Train which would have virtually no relation to reality and would go round and round inside a Fun House like set that would (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-00, to lugnet.fun.holiday)
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