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Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:32:09 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Lester Witter wrote:
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Is there any way to build an equilalent to the split base using plates and
maybe technic (lift arms?). This is a difficult part. You have to buy a club
car and it might not be old gray
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I tried; but, I never found a way to get a build-up equivalent to have place the
lower level floor to be at the same height as the split-level train baseplate.
Uhm, may I humbly and cautiously suggest...
using black split-level train baseplates and spray-painting them grey. (Oh, man,
I can’t believe I wrote that.) I’ve seriously considered painting some of mine
white. This would be a paint-job of only the exposed profile/sides of the
baseplate; not the top with the studs. The paint is a bonds-to-plastic product
made by Krylon, called “Fusion”. See
this page for colors.
This Krylon Fusion spray-paint comes in spray-cans. I found it at Wal-Mart. I
sprayed White Fusion onto a black 2x4 brick. The resulting white is “whiter”
than “LEGO white”. The spray application does take care: lots of multiple VERY
thin coats. The result of my first-time practice was that one side was a bit
“grainy” while another side was very smooth and slick. I did coat the studs.
This was a mistake, for the paint does add thickness. Subsequent stacking of a
non-fusion part stripped the fusion paint off the stud side-walls.
Well, LEGO changed grey on us...why not change black split-level train
baseplates into grey. We’ve got two greys now, why not add a third ;-) I don’t
know what grey Krylon Fusion looks like compared to any of the LEGO greys-- I
haven’t tried it.
later,
James Mathis
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 | | Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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| (...) James, I'm in a similar need for split level plates in grey, as I'm woring on a SP 1960 era passenger train. I'm using grey vinyl tape (electrical tape) to cover the sides of a black version. I used yellow tape on a grey 6x28 plate for a ATSF (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Re: Santa Fe El Capitan Hi-Level
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| (...) SNIP (...) Is there any way to build an equilalent to the split base using plates and maybe technic (lift arms?). This is a difficult part. You have to buy a club car and it might not be old gray Lester (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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