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(...) All fabulous, as always. Have you considered trying one of the 4 plate high windscreens for the brush truck and the NYPD ESU truck? I am wondering if it might look more prototypical? Here is some food for inspiration for another addition to (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Jonathan! Do you mean these windscreens? (2 URLs) If only they came in 6-wide (Hint, hint... Lego Direct: Are you listening? :-) And these in 6-wide too ... (URL) I tried to view the linked photo, but it wants a username and password. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Ah, you're right. I don't know what is wrong with my brain these days . . . (...) Hmm, I didn't anticipate that. My apologies. Here is another link: (URL) I was referring to the 2002-2003 Mack/Saulsbury ESU trucks a little ways down the page. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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In lugnet.town, Jonathan Lopes wrote: (snipped) (...) I've tried a couple of times to build one of those. But I could never come up with a satisfactory design for the cab/windscreen. (URL) Photo here> It's the combination of the flat windscreen and (...) (18 years ago, 6-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) I should be home this evening and have a few minutes to experiment. If not, I'll see what I can come up with this weekend. Bearing in mind that I am truely flattered to be asked and by the inclusion of me with Pierre, Masahiro, Martin and (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) I'm not on the list and it's actually seven wide - six looked too small since it's such a big looking truck. It started off as six so it should be easy enough to convert back again if you like (2 URLs) MPD with instruction steps> Let (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hi Tim, I am so glad you picked up on this. I just knew you'd have an incredible take on it. I can't say enough, I am just stunned. I was able to get some building time in last night, but quickly realized this: I make pretty good buildings. My (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Tim!!! I'll second what Jonathan wrote ... It looks awesome! And the attention to detail is incredible! I'm a Mac user, so I don't have the software to download the instructions. Any chance you can post some instructions as jpegs? (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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--snip-- (...) Hi Steven (and Jonathon), Sorry for the delay but I've been on holidays for a while. Thanks for your comments. I'll probably finish it off sometime, although my main interest was in getting the front done right. Complicated shape with (...) (18 years ago, 13-Sep-06, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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