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Re: LLBillund Train Piece Question
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Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:34:47 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Barile writes:
> Oh sure, those are macaroni plates; red, white, and black! Don't you have a
> baggie full of those? ;)
> SteveB
Yep, and I'm not sharing them...unless you'd like to buy some from me. ;-)
Here's another picture thanks to Dirk:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=258616
later,
James Mathis
> In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> > Please take a look at the stack on this LEGOLAND Billund steam locomotive.
> > I am wondering how the red and white circular stripes were constructed.
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> > The stack appears to be 4 studs diameter.
> > The stud pattern on the circumference leads me to think "macaroni" bricks.
> > Yet, the apparent height of the stack is composed in layers of red, white,
> > and black do not appear to be 1 brick tall, respectively.
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> > How is this achieved?
> > - Is there a 4 stud diamter curved plate?
> > - Are red/white official LEGO(R) element rubber bands stretched around the
> > stack? Perhaps the resolution, clarity, and distance of the picture can not
> > resolve the thickness of the rubber bands? For it seems to me that there is
> > no addition increase in the stack diameter at the levels of the red/white
> > stripes.
> > - Is it tape used to make the red/white stripes?
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=246439
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> > Thanks for looking.
> >
> > later,
> > James Mathis
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| Ha! Look at the 1x1 antenna pieces on the front of the loco. Even LEGO mods their elements! I feel better now!!!! LOL -Rob "Have Lego, will Dremel" Hendrix (URL) Mathis" <thakius@nmt.edu> wrote in message news:HD1L5z.930@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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