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Subject: 
 Re: 7 wide rolling stock
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 lugnet.trains
Date: 
 Sat, 20 Dec 2003 11:41:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Kollross wrote:
> I'm hooked on 7 wide.
> I thought I would try a passenger car in the VIA rail colors.  Its a little
> big... 56 studs in total.  It still handles a 180 turn but it hangs over the
> inside of the track.
> 
> I used SNOT'd 1x4x5 windows for the majority of the glass with the odd train
> window thrown in (also SNOT'd)
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widepass01.jpg
> 
> 7 wide allows for passengers seated on both sides of the car with a 1 stud
> aisle.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=600549
> 
> The 4 wide doors are centered on the 7 wide chasis using technic bricks and 1x2
> modified bricks with pin.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widepass03.jpg
> 
> A view of the construction.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widepass04.jpg
> 
> A view of the SNOT techniques used for the windows.  Where the bottoms came
> together and at the ends I used 1x1 modified bricks with studs on all sides.
> Where the windows came together stud to stud I used 1x1 technic bricks and 1x2
> technic bricks with two holes.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widepass05.jpg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The second project is a stock car and was a lot simpler to build and is just a 6
> wide model I built earlier converted to 7 wide.  Its 36 studes in length.
> 
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widestock01.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widestock02.jpg
> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/MK-Ultra71/Trains/Rollingstock/7widestock/7widestock03.jpg
> 
> Please let me know what you think.
> 
> Mike

I like how you have built the windows !! I will have to copy that design some
time. Seven wide is the way to go ,not too small ,not too big , just right!!

I hope to have my train pics up soon.Once I've worked out how to tranfer them
from my camera to the computer ( no USB on my computer.)

Thanks , Teunis.



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  7 wide rolling stock
 
I'm hooked on 7 wide. I thought I would try a passenger car in the VIA rail colors. Its a little big... 56 studs in total. It still handles a 180 turn but it hangs over the inside of the track. I used SNOT'd 1x4x5 windows for the majority of the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)

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