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Re: Ten-wide goodness by ' cokabesh'
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Date: 
Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:10:57 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Samarth Moray wrote:
I'm not thunder-stealing, but I found this lovely dope at BS:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=105949

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=119454

I think the loco emphasises John's point that 10-wide makes the wheels look too
tiny, but the crummy is excellent. I don't think it looks half-bad at that
scale.

Side note: IIRC, The technic fanbelt type wheels Ross used on his Pacific are
slightly bigger than regular TLC wheels. Were this a display model or something,
those would have looked great, and would have allowed for more accurate
detailing of the undercarriages, what with ~FOUR WHOLE studs of space to work
in, as opposed to none for 6-wides (take that Lar!) and two for 8-wides.

*Begins to drool at the possibilities*


Legoswami

Thanks for that. I would like to point out that the Loco's wheelsets are not my
design. The rear set (powered) were done by Christopher Masi while the front set
were adapted from David Koudy's design.


Chucko



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I'm not thunder-stealing, but I found this lovely dope at BS: (URL) think the loco emphasises John's point that 10-wide makes the wheels look too tiny, but the crummy is excellent. I don't think it looks half-bad at that scale. Side note: IIRC, The (...) (20 years ago, 2-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)

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