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Re: 10017 Mini-Hopper
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 3 Jan 2003 14:48:12 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kevin McMillin writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Mark Palmer writes:
> > Interesting, I came up with a similar design last year,
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> > http://www.jumare.freeserve.co.uk/lego/trains/5085_main.html
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> > mine is literally half of 10017.
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> > Mark
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> > "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...
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> > > http://community.webtv.net/Ferroequus/GoodsWaggons
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> > > ...it keeps the exact same opening mechanism as the full-size set, but • in
> > > half the space.
> > >
> > > Comments are welcome,
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> > > -Harvey
It's interesting how two people can take divergent paths when it comes to
their ideas for making a set smaller while still preserving the overall
effect. I'm waiting for more tan slopes and 6×12 plates so I can remove
those clumsy tie rods from the bottom of the waggon. Improved model coming soon!
-Harvey
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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