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Re: Breaking radio silence...
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf
Date: 
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 14:39:18 GMT
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"David K. Z. Harris" <frenezulo@baylug.org> wrote in message
news:GC4oxH.F1G@lugnet.com...

  Too much work (still pre-IPO, but still hanging on after 5 years!), but • I
finally made some time to build more improvements on my Spine Car.

  I added some beds for the SuperTrain 2001 show, but I finally made some
time to work on much-needed (and long thought about) modifications to the
car bodies and trucks. I admit that I was spurred to work on this by Steve
Chappel, who found himself inspired to try his own design, after playing
host to my cars. :-)

  I've managed to update my Spine Car page with some in-progress images, • as
well as a book reference for Intermodal Freight modeling. If you're
interested, please check my page.

    http://www.baylug.org/zonker/ZContCar.html

  Back to work...more LEGO later.

David,

Your spine car is beautiful! I really like unusual train configurations
(such as shared wheelsets). The detail and realism is striking!!

I am also really intrigued by your height gauge! That is a really clever
idea.

    Iain



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  Re: brick/plate height ruler...
 
(...) I originally made it to measure stripe on various "Daylight"-type passenger coaches, so I could easily tell where the stripes were, but I could also tell the top and bottom, level of the windows, etc. without worrying about the distance (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)

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  Breaking radio silence...
 
Too much work (still pre-IPO, but still hanging on after 5 years!), but I finally made some time to build more improvements on my Spine Car. I added some beds for the SuperTrain 2001 show, but I finally made some time to work on much-needed (and (...) (24 years ago, 21-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)

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