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Re: YOU be the designer
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Tue, 27 Apr 1999 17:15:57 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem=ihatespam=.tulane.edu
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Here are my answers.
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> One single set:
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> - 1 oval of track with 4 straightaways and power pack (the above is
> "Standard track parts")
> - Robin Werner's blue ConRail engine, Steve Bliss's Chessie, or my
> Red/Yellow diesel
> - My black hopper
> - A full size boxcar built with the grey sliding doors
> - 4543 railroad tractor flatbed car
> - My caboose or something very similar
> USD $159
Even though this set seems good I do not think LEGO would sell it for $160.
This set would be bigger than the current big set, 4565 Freight and Crane
Railway, and your set would include a transformer. I know, I am nitpicking.
From the original post...
> Suppose you wanted to design it to pull mainstream model railroaders in?
> Would you change the design any?
This is the very hard part. Would serious (by the way, what is your
definition of serious? 1 large basement setup? Several setups in several
different scales?) model railroaders ever accept a a smiley minifig? I
suspect that they wouldn't.
Big set. 1 oval with 4 straight tracks. no controller. Best LEGO price
guess $160 (what I would like to see $130-140 off course I would then
really like to see "On Sale 20% off" after seeing an MSRP of $130 but I
digress...)
Engine: Will Chapman's Conner 2 Diesel (
http://www.halcyon.com/willc/lego/trains/disl_ind.htm ) or
Robin's (lost the URL) Conrail, but the working fans would have to be
removed--too exspensive. These two seem to comform to minifig scale well.
(I have redesigned my Blue Diesel to address two major modeling
deficiencies, but I do not have
One of Joe's rounded top covered hoppers.
The open short (in height) hopper (is this a hopper car? the gray one with
the yellow bricks in it) ( http://userweb.springnet1.com/jdavenp/Car-NW.jpg
).
A box car: one of Joe's would be nice (
http://userweb.springnet1.com/jdavenp/Train.html ).
Small set. 1 oval with 4 (or 2, but I think 2 is weeny..can I say "weeny"
in this group?) strait tracks. Controller included. $125
Steve Barile's Long Island Rail Road switcher (
http://www.pnltc.org/Gal_engines.htm ) (I just love this model.)
Two wheel tank car based on Ben's or Joe's design.
Two wheel flatbed with container. Fork lift and truck (optional)
A caboose (a short wheel base four wheeler like Joe's or a two wheeler
based on Joe's or Steve's)
Other items
A tank car. Ben Fleskes has a nice one based on large (out of production?)
Technic hubs ( http://www.pnltc.org/Gal_freight.htm ). Joe did a tanker
made out of castle quarter wall pieces. I thought that looked good, but
pictures of black LEGO models are always hard to see (I must add that I
plan on copying the tanker).
Box cars galore. ?$25
Livestock (with LEGO livestock included) carrying cars. ?$25
Engines-big ones $40-50.
Engines-little ones i.e. switchers $30-40.
A trolley (you should have seen that one coming) $30-40.
$160-Big steamer (with ears-I don't car if ears are "un-American" I like
'em- and big unpowered diving wheels, the motor will be on the oil/coal
car) with an oil/coal car (four or six wheels) and 2 Pullman (don't
actually have to be Pullman but you get the idea) coaches.
$130 A real western looking wood burning engine with 2 coaches (make this
one the small model. So, 2 wheel wood car and 2 wheel coaches with
controler)
$130 Modern transit (2 car inexspensive model) with a little stop for
people to catch the train.
$150 Amtrack trains (3 or 4 big cars)
....any way...I need to go get some work done.
Chris
P.S. Larry I think your 6 wheeled motor is a great idea. Maybe the 2 middle
wheels could be added much like that little knob is added to the motor now.
Just clip a six wheel adapter to the four whell motors et voila!
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| Here are my answers. One single set: - 1 oval of track with 4 straightaways and power pack (the above is "Standard track parts") - Robin Werner's blue ConRail engine, Steve Bliss's Chessie, or my Red/Yellow diesel - My black hopper - A full size (...) (27 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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