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(...) I have to agree. Not enough screen realestate to see all the angles, and no way to tell (for certain cases) that you've just embedded a brick inside of another one. I am happy to say that all my models have survived the great crash of Nov (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just flipped the tailgate around at the finger-hinge junction. The 1x4 "finger" plate to which the tailgate is attached is still studs-up. However, the 1x4 "finger" plates are offset 1/2 stud to produce a slight slope to the front "grill" (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi writes: <regarding sliding doors construction comments> Thanks. (for some reason Masi's reply was not inserted into this reply?) Enjoy box cars! :-) later, James Mathis (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Very nice! Thanks for showing it. Best wishes toward finalizing the modificaitons and building your blue wagon! later, James Mathis (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Problem is, I build best IRL. It's very difficult (at least for me) to come up with a complex design in LDraw alone. --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Really, I think the "it has actually been built factor" lends a lot of coolness to the digital pictures. When I see the cool POV Ray stuff I always wind up thinking "Cool, to bad it is not real". On the other hand, a picture AND an MOC (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, we've come to expect that from every single one of James' creations, haven't we? And often, he *does* discover some new method for attaching stuff. --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) ?? Well, maybe not NEW, but there is a LOT of SNOT in this model. Consider the grillwork on the nose. That's done with two tailgates, one right side up, one upside down. Consider the cab windows. These are boat bridge windows, upside down. So (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hi ! Yesterday evening I just had some minutes spare time, but nevertheless I succeed in building some lego :-) First I copied your sliding-doors, James - then I modified them a little bit, so that now doors on both sides of a train could easily be (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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"Ahui Herrera" <jedi_agh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G43Er8.J5y@lugnet.com... (...) Sounds like mine (URL) think you are referring to my 'Metro Station plus' regards lawrence (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Hello Adrian, I have used another method, it does however require the special 1.5x8 rail plates for support. Please see (URL) for the details. Not as elegant as the other idea, but it works fairly well. Michel Magnan (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I don't want to say "I told you so", but...;-) (...) Hey Bram, why don't you create some really cool locos and cars in ldraw?? I mean, for me, a ldraw MOC rendered in POV Ray is cooler than digital pics of actual MOCs any day!! An MOC is only cooler (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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I found there is this item in BrickBay, its price is $99.00, and includes 310 pieces, the description as follows: 1.Motorized Switching. 2.Motor and Wired Electric Brick Included. 3.Hinged Roof for Gears and Motor Access. Does anyone have its (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Yet another 8 wide from James Mathis: (URL) job! Although I don't see any new innovative techniques, the model looks very realistic. Great details! Almost makes we want to get into trains...but I have no money...just a bunch of 4.5 track and about (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Does anyone make that small car (I don't know how to name it) motorized? I mean the small car can move and shake in the same time! Zhengrong (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) lol Actually, ask Dan Siskind-- he claims to have built his best stuff after having imbibed a few. That's how he came up with his Big Boy-- he *started* building a Camelback and just kept going and going and...;-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains.org)
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Pick one up in the store and shake it! The minifig in that set (the conductor) is my favorite. Get to the store and shake some boxes man! Build On! John Matthews Zhengrong Zang <legozang@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3A12AC77.153C99...hoo.com... (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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Well done. Looks like a NOHAB. Anyone ever build a NOHAB? -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Kim Toll Sent: 15. november 2000. A. 10:01 To: lugnet.trains@lugnet.com; (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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(...) Cool. Coooooool. I'm looking forward to "Top Fuel Open" class.. heheheh.. What are the specs for the racing surface? How long, how much space between lanes, should it be "on the bubble" level, where should the connection wires be plugged in (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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