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Subject: 
Re: Where to start
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 2 May 2001 05:39:37 GMT
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JOHNNEAL@nospamUSWEST.NET
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Christopher Tracey wrote:

> John Neal wrote:
> > 
> > Josh Baakko wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > It 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 & all, then you're done, like in
> > > my Pre-production model of a SW1000:
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=28552
> > 
> > Having just completed an SW1500, dimensions are fresh in my mind and while yours
> > 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
> > is quite a difference.
> 
> Hmm...  I'm working on a SW1200 currently.

lol My son submitted an SW1200 for the train contest:-)  8wide, of course (the apple
doesn't fall far from the tree;-)

-John

> 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 what causes that?
> 
> -chris



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  Re: Where to start
 
(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.trains)

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