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Re: New MOC: Bill/Ben from TtTE (7 wide;)
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 28 Sep 2001 15:57:07 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ed McGlynn writes:
> John -
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> That's great work! The sand red is an excellent match. Nice job on the
> buffers.
Thanks.
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> Three questions -
> how's the stability of the cab of Bill/Ben, as it looks like it hangs
> off the rear of the engine quite a bit
No worries there-- it is solidly anchored onto the motor. The only delicate
areas are the fake pistons and the little gray 1x1s that sit on the walkway
(grr-- pops off every time if you knock it with your fingers picking up the
bugger). But the overall structural integrity is excellent.
> are the faces from the HO versions of Lionel TtTE?
Nope. Would be too small in any case. Both are Thomas' face-- the one on
Thomas himself is from an Ertl push toy; the other from a Thomas-shaped train
whistle (which never worked, BTW) which I purchased specifically to behead;-)
> how are the faces attached?
The small one is too complicated to describe-- basically just a lot of various
wedging. The larger face actually allowed a 4x4 radar dish to be wedged into it
(so it spins quite freely on the technic pin)
Incidently, the best Thomas face I ever saw on an MOC was done by Dan Parker of
the PNLTC, but I'm not aware of any online pics of it. It came from a push
train built by Tomix-- I'm still searching for *that* one!
-John
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> Thanks,
> Ed
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| John - That's great work! The sand red is an excellent match. Nice job on the buffers. Three questions - how's the stability of the cab of Bill/Ben, as it looks like it hangs off the rear of the engine quite a bit are the faces from the HO versions (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-01, to lugnet.trains)
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