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Re: Trans-Siberian Railway
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:22:18 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Timothy Gould wrote:
Timothy,
You are getting a really nice collection of models going here. The Pendolino is
quite smart looking. I really like you solution for the black curved part
beneath the windscreen.
This Russion Trans-Siberian set is a good brutish representative of the
original. Nice work.
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I hope to make some instructions for it sometime and have uploaded the .mpd
for a start. I still need to check that the model is buildable although I
think it is.
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I am still caught in this trap so many times! Real brick builds are still my
only way of proofing the construction-- but seldom do I take that time to do so.
I think one of the things that pleases me most from the Super Chief cars sets is
to see the parts used in original MOCs. Slap-On curved roof bits!
You’ve merged the retro 60s bricks, macaronis, and slopes for the cab windscreen
nicely on top of a modern-day SNOTwise curved nose. I am reminded of the
elegance of official LEGO set 727 12v
locomotive, but with the modern touch of curved bricks and fresh greens.
The use of silver daggers on the front badging is clever.
later,
James Mathis
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| (...) Thanks! The credit for that actually half belongs to my wife who told me that an original curvier design actually looked less curvy and helped me refine it. The funny thing about that model is that the brick version looks narrower than the CAD (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | Trans-Siberian Railway
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| Dear all, Just uploaded pics of my rendition of a Russian EMU that runs one of the legs of the Trans-Siberian railway. Not sure of the name and class of it as the only railway fan pictures I could find were on a Russian site in Russian (x-posted to (...) (19 years ago, 16-Jun-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ru, FTX)
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