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Re: 8 wide Super Chief (Kjeld was right!)
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Wed, 27 Feb 2002 23:07:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> This project came as a result of a story told by Brad Justus at
> BricksWest 2002. I'll explain.
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> A while back, Brad was in Billund, and he was showing off to Kjeld the
> pre-production 10020. As Kjeld was "Oohing" and "Ahhing" over the
> model, he said to Brad, "But if we made it 8 wide, we could put in more
> detail!" That's not quite the end of the story, but it was enough for
> me! Kjeld is a closet 8 wide admirer!!! {:^D
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> And so I decided to build that 8 wide Super Chief so that Kjeld could
> see what it could have looked like, and I would like to dedicate this
> MOC to him:-)
> _____________
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> About the MOC:
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> Since I haven't received my 10020s yet, I wasn't able to use any of the
> special parts created for it, so what you see is created from my
> "pile";-) I took some design cues from the 10020 because I wanted to
> compare them, but basically I modeled from pics and schematics from
> books. I may leave this MOC intact and build another from kit-bashed
> 10020 parts; I haven't decided yet. Both headlights work and there is
> also a cabin light-- I'll have to take some pics in the dark to show
> those off.
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> I will of course be building B units and passenger cars, but wanted to
> toss this out first for your viewing pleasure-- it's in my Brickshelf 8
> wide folder. Enjoy:-)
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=185
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> -John
> Twin Cites LEGOÆ Train Club
Nice job, John. This may be the first honest comparison between 6-wide and
8-wide models. Since there has been a debate on how many more bricks it
takes to go to 8-wide, could you give an estimate as to how many pieces it
took to build this version? Maybe we can settle that argument once and for all.
Thanks,
Andreas
http://www.lugnet.com/~19/
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| (...) Thanks, Andreas-- you asked for it, you got it, Toyota;-) As for brick count, well, I couldn't even guess. I did *a lot* of SNOT work which is really a lot of monkey business that drives up piece count. Comparing mine with the 10020 in a way (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| This project came as a result of a story told by Brad Justus at BricksWest 2002. I'll explain. A while back, Brad was in Billund, and he was showing off to Kjeld the pre-production 10020. As Kjeld was "Oohing" and "Ahhing" over the model, he said to (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains) !
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