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Re: 10017 Mini-Hopper
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:55:54 GMT
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Interesting, I came up with a similar design last year,

http://www.jumare.freeserve.co.uk/lego/trains/5085_main.html

mine is literally half of 10017.

Mark

"Harvey Henkelman" <Ferroequus@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:H83nMp.Mr2@lugnet.com...
Due to the small size of my living arrangment, my goal is to include • only
four-wheeled waggons on my layout. Unable to give up the beautiful • 10017
hopper, I shrunk the design to the two-axle version seen here...

http://community.webtv.net/Ferroequus/GoodsWaggons

...it keeps the exact same opening mechanism as the full-size set, but • in
half the space.

Comments are welcome,

-Harvey



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: 10017 Mini-Hopper
 
(...) Your trains are colorful and excellently rendered. Who says 'bigger is better' is best? I like strings of smaller waggons as they have more of a dramatic effect. Don't let the building stop now, -Harvey (21 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: 10017 Mini-Hopper
 
(...) Very nice, Harvey and Mark. I must agree that bigger is never necessarily better. Although it's nice to see a long line of rolling stock on a track, I personally prefer cars that are 16 studs or less. This allows to make fixed axle cars, and (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)

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  10017 Mini-Hopper
 
Due to the small size of my living arrangment, my goal is to include only four-wheeled waggons on my layout. Unable to give up the beautiful 10017 hopper, I shrunk the design to the two-axle version seen here... (URL) keeps the exact same opening (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)  

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