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Re: New and old to lugnet at the same time :-)
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:42:27 GMT
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Lotsa snippy
> > Here are the links to my MOCPage (leave a review if you like, they make me
> > happy) and my Brickshelf Gallery, and I hope to hear some feedback from you
> > guys. Also note that most of my pics from now on will not be as blurry as some
> > of those here are:
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> > http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/604
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=Samarth
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> > I basically model my own: I'm from India, and since pretty much every other type
> > of train has been already modelled in Lego, I thought it would be a good idea to
> > do something close to home. I may also make some other Asian locomotives. Please
> > also check out http://www.irfca.org , a site which has a lot of pictures and
> > other stuff on Indian Railways. I'm a member here, and I find pictures for my
> > prototypes from here. (That and the daily trips on the Bombay suburban line :-))
> >
> > Lately I've been working on a big project (secret!), which I will hopefully be
> > able to see through to the end. Clue: It's three and a half feet long, and
> > expected to get bigger.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Samarth
> Hi Samarth, I'm glad you've had a warm welcome already.
> I have looked at your brickshelf pics many times as you have added stuff, at
> first I thought you were English (because of the class 50 and Flying Scotsman.)
Hi Tim,Funny, I thought you may have figured out that I was doing the same
locomotives that are in the Microsoft Train Simulator ;-P
> but then realised that you were Indian. I have to to say that I think your
> models have been gettting better and better, the EMD is up there with those of
> the best AFOLs, especially the cab front.
Wow, thanks! I've seen your MOCs too, and that tram reminds me of Toby from
Thomas the tank engine :-) Yeah, even I think the cab's the best part of the
whole loco. I guess the reason why is because I started the project with it.
> I thinks that it is good that you are modelling Indian trains, most people do
> seem to model their local stuff but then most train builders seem to be
> American, European, Austrialian or Japanese so it can get a bit samey.
How True!
> I look foward to your new project
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> Tim
> (who also plans a model of a Darjeeling Himalayan B class sometime in the
> future)
Hey neat! try this link for prototypical pictures, the same ones I used. I built
it while I was still doing the EMD, so it's not as great as it couldv'e been.
but maybe you can improve it:
http://www.irfca.org/photos/search.php?=&searchstring=DHR
Regards,
Samarth
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