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Re: Me = Broken Record (cool new train by James Mathis)
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Thu, 9 May 2002 23:39:53 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> I was just admiring your work on your new MOC, James, and I have to say
> it really looks smart! That color combo really works in LEGO,
> especially in the passenger cars. My only nit is that if ever a proto
> cried out to be created in 8 wide, this one is it! That would allow you
> to slant in more on the sides to nail that angle. Either way, however,
> it is a looker:-)
Glad you like it.
I almost ventured into 8-wide with this, but I really stayed but with 6-wide
to see if I could get any semblance of the real locomotive compressed down to 6.
I'm definitely not original in this slant-style of construction. My memory
is of Ben Beneke's steam loc's that use this inward slant on the cab side
windows. Maybe his was 7-wide? Is this it?
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=166557
Those German(?) guys are angling and dangling stuff all over their models.
Very clever. Lots of angling on this locomotive:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=166548
Looks 8-wide.
Sorry for leaving anybody out and not getting the photo/model credits to the
appropriate builder. Good stuff, as always, and very inspiring to me!
> (I'm talking about this:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=16441
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> And BTW, the new parts designed by Steve and cut by Tommy (I saw some
> protos in person) are really cool, but in this application I think that
> the standard profile brick (corrugated) is the right choice.
Thanks for voicing your opinion on the brick choice. You have no doubt
noticed that I couldn't build the real brick model with the 1x2 corrugated
bricks-- don't have enough left. If I have any, they must be burried in
some MOCs somewhere....
> Glad to see that you are going ahead and building as well as
> designing:-) ;-)
I can't give up real-brick building sessions; can't let these finger tips go
soft. ;-)
Thanks for the feedback.
Here's a link to the proposed passenger wagons for this locomotive:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=16342
The look and construction of the passenger wagons may not be exactly
protypical, nor the match to the MZ class diesel, but for now, for me, I
think I like it ok. Doubt I'll ever get a black 2x6x2 black windscreen as
is now so readily available in red on the Super Chief loc. Sigh....
later,
James Mathis
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| (...) Yes - Congrats to that model. Nice colours and lots of nifty details including the clever angle. (...) 6. In fact a successful work, which you have shown here, James (...) I did it over 2 years ago first time on my BR03 (with LGB wheels). That (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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