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Re: PCC car
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 02:13:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Knuepfel writes:

This is the first model that I have built on the computer.  The antique PCC cars running down Market St. in San Francisco inspired me to build this:

This looks great!

(imagine the roof in a different color because green slopes are hard to come by)

The prototype has a gray roof not green. Gray slopes are easier to come by.

I have all the other pieces required to build this model.  I may have to
toggle the colors to make it fit in with the bulk bricks that are
availiable.

Is there a need to use 2 motors? One should be powerful enough to run this
baby. Use plain wheels for the second truck. Other colors are also
prototypical. I have seen a yellow PCC car as well as a blue one.



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  Re: PCC car
 
(...) I am limited to the color green for the top windows. They are readibly availiable in set 10015. For the other main color i chose grey because the windows come in bulk grey. I thought green went better with grey than green with blue. -mike (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)

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  PCC car
 
Hi all! This is the first model that I have built on the computer. The antique PCC cars running down Market St. in San Francisco inspired me to build this: Brickshelf Folder: (URL) it was modeled after: (URL) the roof in a different color because (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)

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