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| (...) Eh? Tell me more about this QC problem? I bought two sets of that but haven't taken them out of the bag. What's the problems? Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The wagon plate is supposedly warped. I didn't buy any of these, wagon plates are for wimps who can't build proper subframes for themselves, so I can't say, but I digress. That is, if you set it down on a flat, true surface, one corner sits (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) ......... (...) ...... (...) Can you direct me to any sites that show subframes construction. These details are not easy to see in most model pictures Lester (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) For one style of frame construction, take a look at the last picture on this page: (URL) course that isn't a very complex construction, but it does the job without using a wagon plate. My yellow and black loco uses a built up frame in the (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Here is a way to build the ends of the frame: (URL) uses a 1x6 plate with wagon end, 2 2x8 plates, a 2x4 & technic 2x4 (or technic 2x8) plate, and a 4x6 plate. Place at both ends and fill in the middle, and it'll be complete, add the Cab & (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) is cute, it seems quite dimunitive, even for a 6 wide (which, as I used to harp, should really be 8wide dimensions, only compressed width wise, but I digress). You have your nose 2 1/3 studs high; I figured mine to be 4 2/3 studs high. That (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Hmm... I'm working on a SW1200 currently. My nose is about five studs high as well and it's the only part that I have done as of now. I've noticed that many people work on building similat things all about the same time in this group. I wonder (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) It IS funny that everyone is building SWs. Mine has been on sale since February and I'd refer you to the listing(1) for it which has a WEALTH of prototype info available. Although the listing doesn't mention it, the kit comes with extra parts (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Maybe not so much funny, but more like the fact that it is probably one of the easiest locos to model, especially since one doesn't have to bother with side rails;-) (...) -John (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) lol My son submitted an SW1200 for the train contest:-) 8wide, of course (the apple doesn't fall far from the tree;-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I agree with everyone who's said that my nose is short. This is only the proptype, and thanks for your cratege (if thats how is spelt...). I have to point out that Larry's Cab should be taller, the higth of the long hood & the cab at not that (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Definitely an intriguing phenomenon. I just posted links to my SW in a separate thread: (URL) Clark (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| "Rick Clark" <jrclark@nospam.aol.com> wrote in message news:3AF39352.D4279C...aol.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) As long as we are showing our switchers, here are two different color schemes of one I built a couple months ago. Blue: (2 URLs) (...) (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) your line of cute little railcars... any chance you'll be making it commercially available soon? ++Lar (24 years ago, 5-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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