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Here's an idea for a (URL) door "look" that is inset by less than 1/2-stud>. Sorry if this has been shown before, and I haven't noticed to credit the designer. later, James Mathis (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Hey, why don't you shut your piehole? A simple question was asked by Didier to the community asking what people thought of compressionism, and I responded. If you don't like my response, then keep it to yourself. (...) Ahem. "Family forum", (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You send the rope, duct tape, and concrete and we'll find someone large named Chuck, Giudo, or Chuckles. (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) You're right. No fun, but right. So get J2 to shut up, he's the main instigator of the "bigger is better" thing... you'd think he's compensating for something. (although Spencer and his 7 wide automobiles certainly don't help matters) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I beg to differ. My minifigs recently came out in protest against the increased noise levels and pollution of trialling a proposed 8-wide design. I didn't have enough green 1x2 tiles with '100' print to contest the issue so will be sticking to (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Me too. (...) I have the same issue there... How do you apply them? I have found a technique that helps, somewhat... (maybe you use it already, I dunno). Take your clean and oil free Xacto brand model knife and put the corner of the sticker on (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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<Throws bucket of cold water on the whole 6-wide vs. 8-wide posturing...> Build what you like. If it runs, great! If not, either live with it, or rebuild it. My take is as long as the 'trainheads' recognize what I'm trying to build, I've done a good (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) That's interesting. I've never had the wonky weave problem. Perhaps it is because we go curve-straight-curve-straight (never 2 curves together). (...) Yeah, and bats will fly out of my butt! (...) <shrug> We build to run as well. And you will (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) If you were a tricky fellow, you could use it already. (URL) Jason Spears | (URL) House of Bricks> | (URL) BrickCentral> | (URL) MichLUG> | (URL) CLB> (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Trying for the record for fasted suggestion to "rejected" on LUGNET?(1) Go for it! Everybody's got to try to be good at something I guess. XFUT off-topic.fun 1 - "smilies" is already on the rejected list, I think... (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
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(...) Too bad YOU don't care enough to take up the challenge presented by those articulations ;-) (...) I'm sure he's talking about 8-wides in general. Like, I dunno, not just his.... Also, while we're at it, you misspelled 'nobody' ;-P I think my (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) Funny, when I see a fine looking (when on static display) 8 wide model on a curve, even a curve/straight/curve curve, the word that comes to mind is "ridiculous". If and when LEGO ever makes decent radii, I might switch. But till then, no. I (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I know what you mean. When I see a fine compressed train, as in a James Mathis creation, the word that comes to my mind is "cute". LEGO train sets are "cute". In particular, I remember loving the cuteness of the (URL) Club Car> when it first (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) While I tend to agree with you, and I build to 'scale', I actually think that producing a compressed but right looking model is harder. While you avoid some of the problems of building to scale (need for more brick, problems with corners, etc) (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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(...) I usually want it to do both... My Gls box cars & all my engines are pretty much uncompressed. If I look at (URL) , by Ludger Havighorst, I also see true-to-scale trains which run fine. It's just a matter of picking out a model which lends (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Seems to me you have a lot of problem(s) running LOL! ;-) Legoswami Highly subtle one, 50/50 chance you'll get it, IMO. (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Agreed, those models aren't built primarily for their running qualities. (...) Except that I found out (second hand, I wasn't there, I was in S'pore) that it's not as good a runner as I had hoped. Needs tuning on a big layout... Sigh. I agree (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) LOL, I know its Stefan's, I talk to him online. (I hope he doesn't hold my posting that link against me o_o) But I was unaware of the story behind the diesel, thanks for it. I am also aware that he has a big collection, the lucky devil. (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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To All, Interesting discussion. Anyhow, (...) Just to clarify on a few things - this is Stefan Garcia's creation, and IIRC, he was trying to get a DTI engine with all of his available orange, and this was the result. Stefan has done some remarkable (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think it all boils down to what PURPOSE you want your train MOC to have. Whether you want it to be just a beautiful display piece, to run on a layout, or hey, even a mixture of the two. A good example of the former would be this model (IMO) (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-05, to lugnet.trains)
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