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| | | (...) The profile of the coaches used in the film (BR Mk1) is actually pretty much a constant large radius curve down the whole side. Newer designs of British coaches have a different profile with a far sharper curve at the bottom. (URL) This (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Wow. Now that is what I call "sub-til";-) I must confess that I don't see much difference, and gauging from the curvature of the Mk1 I would have to say that it is nominal at best and trying to account for it at such a small scale is futile. (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —Tim David
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| | | | | (...) I have to say I don't think I would bother with it on a Mk1, possibly on a Mk2 built 8 wide.. Tim (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —Timothy Gould
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| | | | --SNIP-- (...) --SNIP-- Now I see what's wrong with you eight-widers. You try to make things look accurate instead of doing things that are fun. :P Of course a square carriage would have been fine and looked just as accurate if not more so but (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —Mark Bellis
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| | | | | (...) Is that just super-affluence of red curved slopes or was the carriage affected by a passing dementor? :-) Anyway, to compare notes, here's a link to my 8mm scale Hogwarts Express, a scale model of the Hall class engine (5972 Olton Hall) used (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —Timothy Gould
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| | | | | | Hi Mark, (...) I don't but CAD does. I figure those parts are appearing everywhere now so it's only a matter of time before Brickilink reflects their true value. (...) Carriages look good although I don't like the gears too much. Have you thought (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —Mark Bellis
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| | | | | | (...) Sadly those wheels are too big, being 8ft diameter to scale. I did consider the wheels from the bar code truck (part 6595), though I have them only in white and light bley so far. I've also experimented with model team wheels with tyres. The (...) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —Timothy Gould
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| | | | | | | --SNIP-- (...) Whoops! For some reason I thought those gears were eight wide. Tim (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Brittish Trains Re: Hogwarts Express train —Mathew Clayson
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| | | | | | (...) Mark, I'm in the US, but I'm modeling some Thomas and Friends engins and cars. Perhaps you can explain a bit regarding GB train operation, past and present. I notice a white lantern, sometimes 2, placed on the front foot plate on many engines. (...) (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: British Trains Re: Hogwarts Express train —Tim David
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| | | | | | (...) Until the mid-to-late 50s the headlamps formed a code to denote the type of train. There were four positions, centre, left and right along the footplate and top of the smokebox door. See (URL) this site> for more info (scroll down a bit for (...) (18 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: British Trains Re: Hogwarts Express train —Mathew Clayson
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| | | | | | (...) snipped (...) Tim, that was extremely useful, thank you. I'm assuming that Thomas with two coaches would be a B class, same for Toby with his coach and baggag car. Is the red end of train light mounted high or low? Mat (18 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: British Trains Re: Hogwarts Express train —Tim David
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| | | | | | (...) I would have thought so, although as I said it varied slightly from railway to railway so I wouldn't worry about it too much. The red light on the end is normally mounted just above one of the buffers, i.e. low down to one side. Tim PS I was (...) (18 years ago, 24-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: British Trains Re: Hogwarts Express train —Mark Bellis
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| | | | | | (...) In the illustrations from the original Awdry books, Thomas has his front lamp on top of the smokebox when pulling a passenger train such as Annie and Clarabel. This indicates a stopping passenger train, class 2. Gordon, on the other hand, has (...) (18 years ago, 26-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis —John Neal
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| | | | (...) Guilty as charged. Except that you've failed to account for the fun involved in rivet counting:-) (...) It was a fun and unique design exploration, and appreciated! JOHN (18 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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