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Well, it was quite a building year for Ross-- he turned 13 a few weeks back and
this MOC was the last thing he built before becoming a <shudder> teenager:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7051
I entered it into Rene's building contest. There are so many amazing things he
did in this loco, I just hope my pics are able to show them. We also bought
some decals for it to snazz it up further:-)
He worked from an HO dummy model I got years ago with the intention of
recreating it in LEGO-- and I couldn't have done better. He was meticulous!
He (we) did cut tubing, and did cut 2 chains for the back and front of the
decks, but everything else is straight/SNOT building.
There are also 3 pics of the loco displayed on a large bridge that will be used
on the TCLTC layout. I had built the bridge, but Ross made a simple suggestion
that caused me to want to rebuild the entire thing-- it was adding the cool cap
"stones" under the arches. It made the bridge 100x better in appearance!
Enjoy!
-John
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| (...) Hi John, WOW! As a newbie of sorts my first jaw-dropping response to a LEGO train was seeing Ross's Pacific 4-6-2. A while back you hinted that Ross had a proto freight deisel in the works and I've been periodically returning to Ross's (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) and (...) is no steam engine this time). He caught so many small structures - I am really amazed. I like the idea with the lots of 1x4 tiles in green on the side of the loco. Gives a cool effect. There is nothing to criticize at all, but if I (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Very impressive model. Of course building it 8 wide and making it proportionally long (to match the width) highlights the limitations of using a fixed wheelbase motor I guess. Those trucks seem out of proportion to the rest of the model (too (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Nice train (I'm not quite there yet with trains....getting there, but not quite there yet...still need to simmer & saute a few more times). Now, the bridge: I have been trying to get that 'look' (of the stones) for the longest time. I have had (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) It's time you got off the pot and ate (8;-) (...) Interesting question. The end profile of a log brick is slightly tapered (I exploit this fact in a lot of my buildings: (URL) chose this shot especially for you, Jonathan, because I know how (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-02, to lugnet.town)
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| Since he has no activity here on Lugnet, posting wise, I sure hope he at least gets to see these encouraging responses. Ross, you have a telent!!! I cannot believe the models you have created at such a young age. Being fairly inexperienced in (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains)
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