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Subject: 
New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
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lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town
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Date: 
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 20:44:19 GMT
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Ross has been at it again:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7051

The yellow hopper is modeled after an HO Peabody hopper that was given to Ross
as a boy-- he carried it everywhere.  Then he built red and black versions.

The micro-tank is the influence of Dan Siskind and the video game "Red Alert"

The cars are for the TCLTC layout.

Please forgive my fascination with the reflections from the glass table on
which I photographed-- I thought it was cool:-)

-John



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  Re: New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
 
Amazing! He is really good at getting details in those small scale models. (The 2 wide layout is very clever). I think the hopper works best in yellow. Dark gray coould be a great color for the hoppers, too. Cheers -- Carsten Straaberg, Denmark (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.build)
  Re: New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
 
(...) Awesome hoppers! I love the ladders on the sides. Brilliant use for levers, and not as bulky as some other methods. One question though; what is the part he used for the brake wheels on the hoppers? Is it an official part or a mutilated one? (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.build)
  Re: New MOCs: hoppers, cars, microtank
 
(...) Looks really good! But maybe you should use a more even background (like a big piece of white or light grey board) cos the pics are a bit busy now; there is too much going on (IMHO). I used the reflecting floor for some renderings ( (URL) and (...) (22 years ago, 12-Sep-02, to lugnet.build)

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