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Re: Pics: JAC Bethgon Coalporter
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:45:56 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@stopspamUSWEST.NET
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Christopher Masi wrote:
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.trains, James Powell writes:
> > > In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > > > Although I built this MOC last year, I never got around to posting pics
> > > > of it. It is a model of a Johnstown America Corporation's Bethgon
> > > > Coalporter, a rotary dump hopper.
> > >
> > > If it was in 6 wide, it'd be a great model :)
> >
> > 6 wide, 8 wide, who cares. It's a great model, period (I've seen it in the
> > flesh, John brought it to the train summit).
> >
> > I think we should let the whole 6-8 thing drop. It's just as bad to rag on
> > someone for making 8 as it is to rag on someone for making 6. Models are
> > what they are. People shouldn't feel pressure to conform unless they want to.
> >
> > ++Lar
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> It sure is purdy!
Thanks.
> I'll have to add this to my list of thing that I should
> probably try to copy.
> The ribs are offset by 1/2 stud?
Yes.
> Did you go 9 so you could get that centerline support beam in the right place?
Nope. In fact, I needed to use a 1x2 center stud for that, because I'm 8 wide at
the bottom. The car started out as an 8 wide, but counting the offset of the ribs
on each side, it totals 9. Now I normally wouldn't count stuff flaring out on the
sides as a part of the width dimension, but in order to get the correct look for
the rim, I covered the ribbing, so it really becomes 9 wide (by default).
If you look closely at the pic, I think you can tell what I'm talking about.
-John
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> Chris
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> P.S. I don't think I'll ever get sick of John thumping 8-wide, or someone
> thumping John for going 8-wide. It's like a old bad running joke. I guess I just
> like bad old jokes. Every hear the one about the "ether bunny"? I don't, but I
> remember it was really old, really bad, and it always made me laugh.
> --
> See some of my LEGO creations at http://cmasi.chem.tulane.edu/~lego/
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| (...) It sure is purdy! I'll have to add this to my list of thing that I should probably try to copy. The ribs are offset by 1/2 stud? Did you go 9 so you could get that centerline support beam in the right place? Chris P.S. I don't think I'll ever (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.trains)
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