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Subject: 
Re: My first locomotive MOC
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:31:30 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton writes:
<snip>
> Oh wow, that's really good.  Great detailing.

Thanks.  I need some advice for making it run smoother, though.  How do other
people attach the motor to plates without using a train baseplate?  I have a
solution using a technic 2x4 plate flush with the base of the loco, but maybe
there is a smoother solution?  Also, my couplers are attached to the frame of
the train instead of the trucks and I think this causes some problems when
pushing another car.  What's a good solution for frame-mounted couplers
(currently using a 2x3 plate with hole in center top...with the coupler put in
upside down to get it lower)?
> 
> Nice to see I'm not the only one doing that sidewriting now.  Personally I'd
> have gone for the full 4 studs high to do all the lettering clearly, or just
> blocked in the 'P's and 'A's, but that's my style.  I guess you wanted the
> yellow band across the top, and that's a pretty good suggestion of those
> letters anyway.

Yeah, I had fun with the lettering.  Anyone notice the UP 7740 on the other
side...I guess that's kinda corny.  I thought about UP 0937 too :)
> 
> I love the grey diagonals on the top edges of the cab too - how's that done?

It's a Plate 3 x 3 without Corner (http://img.lugnet.com/ld/2450.gif) with
tiles on top sitting on a half-stud offset tile.

--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@hotmail.com



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  Re: My first locomotive MOC
 
(...) Oh wow, that's really good. Great detailing. Nice to see I'm not the only one doing that sidewriting now. Personally I'd have gone for the full 4 studs high to do all the lettering clearly, or just blocked in the 'P's and 'A's, but that's my (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)

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