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(...) Impressive, Stacy. I am not that familiar with this type; do you have any proto-photos from which you are working? (...) Brace yourself if Dan Siskind ever gets around to converting his Big Boy to 8 wide:-) (although his 8 wide Dash 9 is (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Boy Frank you sure did "open up a can of worms"....... I checked last night. I have about 130 of the red 1x6x2 shuttered windows. And I checked each and every one. And guess what. There are 6 (!!!!) varieties to this window. All of them can (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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(...) so cool. Nice work so far, but I think that the white wheels are out of place. Maybe black tiny train wheels, or if those are too small, maybe some black 12/4.5v wheels would look better. Anyway, I cannot wait to see the finished product. Boy (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I know this is an old thread... I saw this on the Thomas web site: "Historical Note Thomas is based on the London Brighton and South Coast Railway 0-6-0 E2 with extended side tanks." -- -Rob. ===...=== New sets and parts for sale or trade: (URL) A" (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) comments: The firebox looks too small, and the boiler should be more squatted down. They go out to the loading gauge, and are as short as possible typically on a garrett. I'm not sure, but this one is modeled on a EAR one? James (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) c/they sit on/sitting on them/ ++Lar (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) your post... (...) The trucks need to be massive. So does the frame they sit on. Think 6 wheel and a fishbelly frame. The frame can be longer than your current version, I think. The trucks can be long enough to allow for some center (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Stacy: What a nice steamer it is!! Great job !! I really like this green & black monster. (...) Yes she needs some detailing, especially on her boiler. What kind of detailing are you gonna work on ? (...) Yes !! Thank you Stacy for your great (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I have posted a few pictures on Brickshelf.com of the Beyer-Garrett that I have been building. It is still in Design Development, there are a few things I still need to work on, mostly detailing. But, I thought I would give you all a look-see since (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Harvey, Nice one... I like the 2 extra axles. I did same kind of thing with my crane, but I got all the red out and added more yellow:) See Ya... Robin (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Great work! Love the car show room and the Yellow/Gray Gas station. Cool layout! Build on... Robin W GFLTC (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.general, Dan Boger writes: <snip> (...) I wouldn't mind bigger pictures..of course bandwidth gets to be a problem for some (I currently have DSL and am getting over 100k/sec from your site..that's awesome). I would love to see more (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Harvey- nice crane! I missed the 4552 by about 20 minutes when the last was sold out from s@h :( I've been working on my own crane as of late: (URL) modeled after an Erie-Lackawanna Industrial Brownhoist(one rebuilt as a diesel(1) for that matter). (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Frank, You shouldn't have too much trouble telling ASB from CA as far as the red windows go. The white ones are a little harder to tell, but just look for a little warpage. When I get home tonight, I will be checking all my 1x6x3 classic (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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I have a 4.5 v train motor which has developped a loud screaming noise when in use. No minifigs trapped inside, but joking apart I can't see anything obvious. Has anyone ever experienced anything similar ???? Michael Pratt (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Thanks for posting all the photos. Love'd 'em all. Thanks for taking the time to post them. later, James Mathis (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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Frank, Your website layout is very nice. Very enjoyable: both your MOC's and the navigation. Very convienent. Well done. later, James Mathis (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.trains)
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(...) Harvey - That's a very good adaptation, and thanks for invoking the great image of a Bucyrus-Erie crane. We need dark brown and red elements, of course, but seeing your model made me think of the same thing you did. Nice work, and thanks! Ed (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello to all, once more I've been busy in my 'railroad shop' and have mounted the standard set#4552 crane on six-axle trucks. The accessory car now has a large toolbox in place of the track scooter. The chassis of the two cars are also now red... (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The CA windows have 2x6 glass. My "type 2" are the only ones with 2x4 glass. Until I looked the other day, I had assumed all the 1x6x2 shuttered windows took a 2x6 glass (I think I had moved a piece of glass between a 1x6x2 shuttered window (...) (24 years ago, 18-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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