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Re: HoMa's Big Boy
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Mon, 27 Jan 2003 16:55:04 GMT
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In lugnet.announce, Holger Matthes writes:
> Hi folks,
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> after nearly 12 month of moc-abstinence I started off again and finished my
> 8-wide model of the Union Pacific Big Boy! I wanted to use the old spoked
> wheels and the 1/4 panels from droid escape for the boiler.
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> See what it is like at:
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> http://www.holgermatthes.de/bricks_us/bigboy1.htm
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> LMKWYT • In lugnet.announce, Holger Matthes writes:
> Hi folks,
>
> after nearly 12 month of moc-abstinence I started off again and finished my
> 8-wide model of the Union Pacific Big Boy! I wanted to use the old spoked
> wheels and the 1/4 panels from droid escape for the boiler.
>
> See what it is like at:
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> http://www.holgermatthes.de/bricks_us/bigboy1.htm
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> LMKWYT
Fantastic, HoMa! It is a BEAST:-) We need stats! (how long it is, etc)
I was comparing it to Ben's puny Big Boy <wink, wink, Ben> Very interesting.
You should take a close look at Ben's pilot (lead truck) and compare it to
yours. I think he has captured the spacing better-- the front edge of the back
wheel should be about even with the end of the boilder (although his is a
little *too* much in front of the boiler). If you wish, I could send you a
scan of a schematic of it to show what I mean.
And welcome back!
John
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: HoMa's Big Boy
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| (...) Hi John, just a short hint: that other Big Boy is not a MOC of mine, but was displayed in Hattersheim by a fellow, whose name I simply missed. I am really sorry about that fact, but all of the people around seem to know nothing about that guy (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: HoMa's Big Boy
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| (...) Hi John and others, I don't know the exact length in studs, but it's as long as 7,5 straight track pieces. The maximum wide is 12 studs at the cylinders. This Big Boy is quite heavy, very tricky to lift it form the track. (Therefore I build (...) (22 years ago, 28-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | HoMa's Big Boy
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| Hi folks, after nearly 12 month of moc-abstinence I started off again and finished my 8-wide model of the Union Pacific Big Boy! I wanted to use the old spoked wheels and the 1/4 panels from droid escape for the boiler. See what it is like at: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.announce) !!
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