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Re: making train cars for the show
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Mon, 12 Nov 2001 17:53:00 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Cary Clark writes:
> In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes:
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> > I am interested in seeing the similarities and differences in these
> > Metroliner add on cars that three of you- Cary, Frank and Mike - have built.
> > As for too many Metroliners... well how could that be :-) ...
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> Sheree, so far I am a mere copycat. I've made two identical club cars and
> six nearly identical 'middle' Metroliner cars. These and my original four
> cars give me twelve to contribute to the show train.
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> My current passion is copying Reinhard "Ben" Beneke's 'SNOT' grain cars (the
> ones with the log-wall pieces on their sides.) I started by trying to copy
> the idea, not being able to find a picture, and soon gave up. I couldn't see
> how the log wall pieces could be attached to a wagon plate. I had lunch with
> Mike Walsh afterwards, who mentioned that he though Technic was involved.
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> I got an 'Aha!', because the missing distance in my design was a half-brick,
> which is the thickness of Technic half-beams. That worked fine -- later,
> with Mike's help, I found Ben's pictures, and found that his solution was
> quite different (and vastly superior) to mine. I had forgotten that his were
> working models (they dump!)
Do you have the address bookmarked? If so, I would appreciate your posting
it for me.
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> So far I've made 9 7/8ths of these cars, four in white, two in black, and 3
> 7/8ths in brown (Mike, Frank, got any brown 1x1 bricks (8), 1x2 tile
> w/grille (3), or 1x2 plate with bar (5) to trade?) My cars are a little
> shorter than Ben's, and do not open on the bottom. I also learned the
> importance of having a false bottom with these cars. Without it, they hold
> way more 1x1 rounds than I have -- and I thought I had a lot.
> I had fun
> today creating the illusion of heaps of gold and silver in the cars without
> a ton of parts.
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> Cary
I am looking forward to seeing your cars! Even with the best descriptions I
have problems visualizing them in all their glory.
take care,
sheree
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| In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes: ... (...) Ben's cars are here (scroll down 2/3rds of the way to 'grain transport cars') (URL) building instructions are here (although many of the detailed pictures won't show up for me): (URL) other (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: making train cars for the show
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| In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes: ... (...) Sheree, so far I am a mere copycat. I've made two identical club cars and six nearly identical 'middle' Metroliner cars. These and my original four cars give me twelve to contribute to the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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