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Re: Just received my 10016 Tanker and 10017 Hopper!!!
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains
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Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:12:57 GMT
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The tanker is 8-wide! Well, we knew that anyway: the tanks are 8-studs in
diameter, but a bit short for the baseplate - they finish 2-3 studs before
the end... Those weathered Octan signs seem to be an odd departure though!
As is currently the norm, there is no under-chassis detail :-( All that
aside, it's a nice model and I wouldn't mind a few of them to make up a long
train ;-)
On the hopper wagon, the centre ladders are a bit of an afterthought. They
serve no purpose, as the release handles are at the ends. However, they do
disguise the lack of under-chassis detail. The discharge mechanism is very
nice though - it empties easily to the side (unlike the blue hopper that was
a bit fiddly getting underneath). Saying that, you only get 11 1x1 cylinders
for the load - doesn't even fill one side! The use of ?x2 slopes all round
seems a little odd: shallow 3x4s would have been fine for the lowest section
of the exit route, while longer 8x2s would have strengthened the hopper body
top. But once the 1x? tiles have lined the top, it all hangs together
nicely. Again, cute model: deserves a rake ;-)
Just [my two penn'orth] Jono .oO
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