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  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
Erik, As someone with a little molding experience (sand casting for metal, and injection molding), I understand what you're saying. I thought for a while about how to do that, and you are right, you do need a moving cam inside the mold so the part (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
(...) As far as I can see, Hafhead appears to have a minor obsession with apocryphal brick designs. If he keeps this up, he may actually have to come up with some kind of forward-looking naming scheme. ;) These are way cool, BTW. -- Hop-FrogXAAA.DAT (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
And the .dat files for the 3 ribbed bricks 1x2, 1x4, & 1x8 (1.9k): www.sstanamera.com/~...ks_all.zip BIG thanks to Tony Halfner for creating these! SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
(...) Very cool looking, Steve. The effect is stunning. later, James Mathis (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
The rest of the story... I met Tommy Armstrong at BricksWest. He has a buisness that does custom engraving and created all the name badges for BricksWest (and I think Brickfest as well). Anyway he and I discussed custom engraving patterns onto (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)  
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
That is just beautiful. Probably some purist put a hex on your train. -- Bob Fay THE SHOP (URL) Barile" <steve.e.barile@intel.com> wrote in message news:GvwuK5.BA0@lugnet.com... (...) brick (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
While attempting to get the close up the sucker slipped and... (URL) thing these are LEGO! (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Pictures of the SCLTC at the Fullerton Railroad Days
 
(...) Hey Steve, That's my F40PH. Better pics here: (URL) shortened the engine 3 studs, changed the Technic pulley fans to 4x4 Turntable base's, and removed one of the motor's from the baggage car before the Fullerton show. I hope to add some decals (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
I took some better pics... (I nuked the old ones) www.brickshelf.com/c...gi?f=16873 SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)  
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
(...) This is really cool, Steve. Milling grooves into the parts can get you designs that would be impossible or at least costly to mold into the part. Molding a texture on the side of a brick is expensive. It requires more moving parts in the mold, (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
Interesting indeed Steve, do you have any close shots of and engraved brick by itself? How are you doing the engraving? jt (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: LEGO meeting the engraver
 
(...) What is that, a *push* train? (URL) (no sense in *all* of us cutting and pasting:-) I like the idea, Steve-- very innovative. The possibilities and applications are endless. And perhaps mutilation is *the* way to go, because even if TLC were (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: Pictures of the SCLTC at the Fullerton Railroad Days
 
I'm interested in the blue and white train "peeking" out of the shed. Also particially visible here: (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org.scltc)
 
  LEGO meeting the engraver
 
Hi All, After long consideration I decided to mutilate bricks. I have resorted to only de-facing then so far. One might say its more like a 3D decal, others my scoff. This is what LEGO designers do, so why not. We have directly influenced them on (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)  
 
  Re: Me = Broken Record (cool new train by James Mathis)
 
(...) Ben- I am very excited for you, HoMa, Dirk and all of the other Deutsche AFOLs-- I hope you guys have a fantastic time! We here in the US (and not doubt around the world) look forward to sharing your experience through lots of pics! :-) (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: DCC clinic at BrickFest 2002
 
(...) This is a great idea. Even if it wasn't a hands-on lab, watching someone actually doing the conversion would be good. You wouldn't even have to provide the controller as long as it was specified as one of the required materials to bring (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: Me = Broken Record (cool new train by James Mathis)
 
(...) Yes - Congrats to that model. Nice colours and lots of nifty details including the clever angle. (...) 6. In fact a successful work, which you have shown here, James (...) I did it over 2 years ago first time on my BR03 (with LGB wheels). That (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: DCC clinic at BrickFest 2002
 
(...) I have some hints about Digitrax decoders and not pinching wires. I now have 4 (!) decoders which are burned out. It takes about _3_ seconds for a DN121 to burn out from this cause. James P (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org)
 
  Re: Me = Broken Record (cool new train by James Mathis)
 
(...) Glad you like it. I almost ventured into 8-wide with this, but I really stayed but with 6-wide to see if I could get any semblance of the real locomotive compressed down to 6. I'm definitely not original in this slant-style of construction. My (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: DCC clinic at BrickFest 2002
 
(...) I'll tell you what I would actually like... a LAB! We bring our motor, specificed tools, and cash for the controller, (or pay in advance) and you lead us through the conversion of a motor. THAT would be cool. (22 years ago, 9-May-02, to lugnet.trains.org)


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