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Re: New train MOC and Orange passenger car
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 17:50:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Ludo Soete wrote:
> [snip]
> > On this link you can see a start of a MOC passenger car (type I6 or similar)
> > from the Belgian Railways. I've got to cheat, because Lego doesn't provide
> > train doors and train windows in Orange, so i painted grey train doors and
> > windows. The color doesn't match 100% but its close. I love this color
> > scheme, looks very nice.
> >  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=483284
> 
> I think this second link should be:
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=489988
> 
> A typical case of forgetting to copy the second link, and so pasting the first
> link twice. It happened to all of us.
> 
> > I'm still missing the curved bricks to complete the roof.
> 
> Can't you use, at least partially, Brick  2 x  3 with Curved Top also? (the
> bricks from the Santa Fé roofs):
> http://img.lugnet.com/ld/6215.gif

I can use those, but i would like to hold the gravity point as low as possible.
The total wieght of those bricks is higher than the 6081 and plates on top.
Leaves also enough room to put lightbulbs (or white LED's) in the top of the
roof, witch can't be done with the 6215 bricks. Just thinking a bit ahead ...

Regards,
Ludo

See you in Zwolle?


> 
> Both trains look/will look very distinctive. The orange coatch is quite familiar
> to us, because NS (Dutch Railroads) hired a few to relieve roling stock
> shortage. Good work, Ludo.
> 
> With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen.



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(...) What I meant was: Maybe you can use the simple bricks at the ends of the roof, if you're just a bit short of the more sophisticated ones. (...) Yes, If all goes well. I've registerd for all 5 exibition days of the event, but not for the (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

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In lugnet.trains, Ludo Soete wrote: [snip] (...) (URL) typical case of forgetting to copy the second link, and so pasting the first link twice. It happened to all of us. (...) Can't you use, at least partially, Brick 2 x 3 with Curved Top also? (the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)

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