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Re: Rare brick models
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:50:50 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jason J. Railton writes:
> Well, with another visit to Legoland Windsor coming up, I thought it was
> about time I showed some pictures of what I've done with the rare bricks I
> picked up at the last one.
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> So, first up is a non-train actually. It's some light-blue and some 1-wide
> SNOT in my RAF RAF Recruitment Trailer:
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.j.railton/specials/raf.jpg
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> Now for my Fresh Fish wagon in the same style:
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.j.railton/specials/fish.jpg
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> And how about some track-side detail? This signal box is based on one at a
> level crossing at Oakham in Rutland. I don't know if it's still standing in
> real life, but the design has been used by Airfix and Hornby for their
> signal boxes, so you may have seen something like it on OO-gauge layouts
> before. I couldn't have done the roof without those extra bits:
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.j.railton/specials/greensig.jpg
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> So, what do you think?
Like the Fish wagon especially, but the others are good too- just enough
detail for the scale. This is ideal display material for the NBLTC layout at
the Swindon show.
I seem to remember this fish wagon....and another very similar "Prime Pork"
by Hornby in the mid seventies. The lettering and the fish are well
represented, given the size available. Have you taken a a low resolution
graphic recognition course Jason?
Jon Reynolds
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> Jason J Railton
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| (...) I might use a replacement plate-built roof at a public display, as these are seriously rare. Unless I can get some more for spares on the next trip, that is... (...) Very good - although I went with a dark grey roof rather than the white of (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| Well, with another visit to Legoland Windsor coming up, I thought it was about time I showed some pictures of what I've done with the rare bricks I picked up at the last one. So, first up is a non-train actually. It's some light-blue and some 1-wide (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jul-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.uk)
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