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Re: BR144 model , input wanted
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 27 Dec 2002 15:27:02 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jan-Albert van Ree writes:
> I've been looking for a nice new model since I finished my diesel and
> soon stumbled across some pictures of the German E44 electric engine.
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> After a long evening of trying to model it correct in MLCAD I've given
> up. I can't seem to make it look "right" , somehow the proportions don't
> seem to work out. I'd love some input from you all to try and get it right.
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> Below are small images of both the LDRAW model and the original.
> http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/lego/images/br144.jpg (97 kb)
> http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/lego/images/br144-ldraw.jpg (42 kb)
Ok, I think the basic design is now done, after the nose got shortened. I
think your model still suffers under the lack of details. When the bogies will
be there and the pantographs as well, the model will definitely look much
better.
Two more detail suggestions:
- what about the Santa-Fe roofpiece? The rounded 2x3 might look more fitting
here?
- I think you should make the frame under the engines body 8-wide from the
very front to the very end. Maybe as two plates height under the cabin and
just 1-plate under the nose. Is this frame dark grey in the prototype?
I think _IF_ you try 12V wheels, then you would have to take the 7750 ones.
But that are not available in black. :-(
The normal black ones from the 12V line are definitely too small.
If you need some input for panthos, try a search for 'Michael Schian's trains
at brickshelf. He did this one:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=266510
Kind Regards,
Ben
P.s.: BTW, the backside of the classic 2x2 windows gives a nice
impression of the BR 144 front - very wll done!
> I've been considering replacing the 1*4*3 windows with a pair of smaller
> 2*2 shutters and trying 12v wheelsets. Neither seemed to work so far.
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> Thanks a lot in advance!
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| (...) I know... the model isn't nearly finished. The roofline looks too coarse, the flat spaces are too large, the front is too angular and the center part is raised too much. I still need to get more feel for some of the advanced techniques, such (...) (22 years ago, 28-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| I've been looking for a nice new model since I finished my diesel and soon stumbled across some pictures of the German E44 electric engine. After a long evening of trying to model it correct in MLCAD I've given up. I can't seem to make it look (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)
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