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Re: Ross Neal's ISCC Contest entry: BN EMD GP-50
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:04:26 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Paul S. D'Urbano writes:
> Hi John,
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> 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 Brickshelf folder ever since waiting for it to appear. It may not
> mean much coming from a newbie, but I think this MOC is fantastic!
lol It doesn't matter if you are a newbie or James Mathis-- it means a lot! I
sure Ross will be gratified by your kind words!
> Are those mini-fig hands on the guard rails? I've never noticed that done
> before. What are the fans made out of? A lot of great details!
Yes, they are hands. This is a modified technique that was begun by Dan
Siskind of the GMLTC when he used Captain Hook hooks for his rails-- black
hands are a little less scarce;-) The fans are wagon wheels with 2x2 space
dishes in them.
> Although I haven't made any detailed MOCs of my own (yet), for a while I've
> been thinking I'm probably going to be a 6-wide guy (don't hate me! :-).
> Ross's GP-50 has given me reason to reconsider 8-wide.
Go for it-- any width will do:-)
> Tell Ross he's got amazing talent (if just a newbie opinion means anything)
> and thanks for the great pictures!
Will do-- and please no more about "newbie" nonsense!
-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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