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here is the final design on the lego 4 door car. if anyone wants instructions let me know, or any suggestions? brickshelf folder (URL) link (URL) did some research, and this can be built. i think it would be funny to see this at a lego train show. (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.cad) !
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| | Re: Modified RDC
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No kidding! What the heck is the that thing? Buck Roger's train car?!? Good lord, it looks like it could hit 250 mph. :^p -Stefan- (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BoxCar - v2
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They are indeed catwalks, though they're not single rails. They're boards. I believe they disappeared around 1960 or so. At the least, modern boxcars don't have them. -Stefan- (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BoxCar - v2
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Jason, I believe they are walkways so train workers can walk on top of the car without tripping over the ribs. This is not apparent from the angle of the pictures. Bruce (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Modified RDC
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Now that is most interesting. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Modified RDC
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The nose might be difficult to model... (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BoxCar - v2
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(...) Glad you like it. I think that bar is there for structural integrity. But I guess I could be wrong. Here are some pics with similar features: (URL) Spears MichLUG - (URL) MOCpage - (URL) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BoxCar - v2
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Looks nice Jason. The ribbing on the sides is nice. What's the bar on the roof for though? A nice touch mind you, I've just never seen that on a boxcar. -Stefan- (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | 10027 Train Engine Shed in backorder!
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Well, for the Netherlands that is. Shipping on the 16th of May! Joehoe!!! Jeroen (who ordered 2!) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BoxCar
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(...) Thanks. (...) Well yes and no. I was recessing the sides and ends just because it looked neat, then added the ladder as an afterthought. When I got to the top, I overlapped it. Probably not the best idea, but this was still a project in (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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