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(...) Ben - It's nice to see another lovely engine from you again. This seems to be one of your most detailed yet. And it's something of a relief to see some steam trains on lugnet. I like the boiler design - I like how you don't compromise if (...) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Dear Mattias, I heard from several former "top builders" around that their demand on their own creations is the biggest hurdle on the way to new MOCs. As Germans we have of course come up with an negative expression for that. Maybe "Bauunlust" (...) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Dear Anthony, thanks to you (and all others) for the overwhelming positive feedback! I myself still think the model needs a few more details and structures like a black minifig hand here and there or some space tools.... The smokestack (I have (...) (18 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Hi Ben ! Good too see you in action and building again. You have given me and a lot of other AFOL's so much inspiration. Thanks also for the dat-file and the detailed comments about the building process. I share your feelings about the bley (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) We have a guy in Canada that does similar stuff, but in large format colour: (URL) Cheers, Ralph (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Fantastic engine, Ben! I've been wanting to do one of these German (European?) style steam locomotovies for a while, but I've been putting it off for more American style designs I'm familiar with. The amount of detail you've put in is just (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Yes, I feel like I need to aim into the ashcan school direction..... My main inspiration comes from a German photographer named Harald Finster and a few visits of real plants (often already broken down more or less). Check out these links as (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Was gebts??? Ben, I've always known that you were my Schleimerbruder, but you are a closet "(URL) Ashcan builder>" as well???? Jawohl! Get inspired (URL) here> (...) Whoa, that's a blast from the past! One of my first MOCs, built almost 8 (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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In lugnet.trains, Jeffrey Jarvis wrote: Dear Jeffrey, thanks a lot for your reply on my posting. The Model of the BR39 does not contain so much rare parts as other engines, I did before. Whenever you see the "set 7750 type wheels", the creation (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hello Nathan, thanks for posting your kind words! But I fear that castle would lead to even more frustration due to blay + grey castle walls. Whenever LEGO decides, that the market requests are too strong to ignore them, I I will gladly buy 20 (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.color)
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