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Re: 8 wide Super Chief (Kjeld was right!)
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Thu, 28 Feb 2002 06:02:50 GMT
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John@TCLTC.org=spamless=
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William R Ward wrote:
> John <john@TCLTC.org> writes:
> > 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
>
> What Brad was probably thinking, when he told that story, but didn't
> say was: "...and if you believe that, I've got a Galaxy Explorer to
> sell you"!
I actually *did* think he was kidding when he told the story, and so I asked him
about it after the Q&A whether he was pulling my leg or not. Not:-)
> > 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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> Nice. I especially like the windshield. But you're missing the
> portholes in the side.... should've bought some of Bram's windows
> while you had the chance ;-)
Well, I did put 1x2x2 thin walls where they will go when I kit bash my
10020s....
> The only thing I would change is the curves on the roof. The real
> F-type is more curvy than this. I think the curved bricks work great
> in 6-wide, but on an 8-wide the overall effect is a little too boxy.
> Maybe you can get better results with slopes?
I'm not a fan of slopes for rounded roofs. To me, they are a lot more wrong
than curves that are too flat. Actually, if I stepped the roof a tile or 2, it
would be about right, but the overall effect of using curves *and* steps would
look bad IMO. I'd rather half-step the whole roof than do that, and *that's* a
lot of monkey business, not to mention expensive;-)
-John
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>
> --Bill.
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> --
> William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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| (...) What Brad was probably thinking, when he told that story, but didn't say was: "...and if you believe that, I've got a Galaxy Explorer to sell you"! (...) Nice. I especially like the windshield. But you're missing the portholes in the side.... (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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