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Re: Couple of revised trucks and a bit more . . .
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Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:03:28 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Timothy Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jonathan Lopes wrote:
> > Dump truck:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=244290
> > 
> > Container roll-off truck:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=244288
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=244286
> > 
> > 
> Hi Jonathan,
> 
> You're getting a super armada of trucks there. These new ones are definitely a
> vast improvement on the old ones. I think I prefer the slide-off. I also see
> they have mirrors. Does that mean you're converted? ;)

Thanks, Tim. I prefer the roll off truck myself.  I notice an adjustment or two
that I ned to make to the dump truck.  Regarding the mirrors, I think so.
Thanks for raising my awareness of them.  :o)

> 
> Front Ave is looking really great. I completely agree that it has a dense
> industrial feel to it. It's good to see the start of your street furniture
> coming in too.

Thanks.  I was taking the photo's of the trucks and then saw that they were
coming out really nicely so I ran with it and took more.  The street side
details are coming along slowly.  I am actually thinking of putting thread as
telephone wires in there as well.

> 
> I'd like to mention a little trick I copied from misterzumbi. If you replace the
> front wheels of your trucks with part 6248 turned so its studs face in it has an
> accurate looking hub but a narrower profile which is a bit more prototypical
> from my understanding of that sort of vehicle.

Ah, yes, I had seen this done before as well.  I think I'll give it a try on
some future vehicles.  What I have seen of the heavy duty construction vehicles
is that their front wheels are usually much larger than the dual rear wheels.  I
figure it is for driving on mud and gravel and such while carrying a heavy load.

Your mention of Misterzumbi:  I actually built his bus about a month ago and learned so much from doing that.   That is an amazing moc.


Thanks again,

Jonathan



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