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Re: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 26 May 2001 14:11:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> James Mathis writes:
> > Here it is:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=4633
> > I welcome your comments and criticism,
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> Hey look, something worth reading/looking at was posted on LUGNET today!
> The amount of SNOT you put into your models is incredible, James. I was
> wondering how structurally sound your designs are, however. Do some parts
> tend to fall off if handled the wrong way? In my constructions, I always
> try to attach parts in at least two places. If a part isn't supposed to
> move (say, an angled decorative element), I try as hard as I can to anchor
> it so it won't move. That way, the model always looks like it's supposed to
> look. How many people take similar approaches?
I do...
I've seen some of JM's models in the flesh and they do get firmer as he goes
through iterations but some of his early protos are fragile. But then so are
some of mine. I don't necessarily design for highest durability, that takes
a back seat to looking realistic and operating well.
++Lar
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| (...) Of course. I don't succeed in highest durability either. But I usually get bored with a model too soon to make revisions to the design. Detail is always the first priority. On my models, the mirrors also fall off, as do other parts, but (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | RE: James Mathis goes US-proto: 8-wide Sante Fe study
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| (...) Hey look, something worth reading/looking at was posted on LUGNET today! The amount of SNOT you put into your models is incredible, James. I was wondering how structurally sound your designs are, however. Do some parts tend to fall off if (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.trains)
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