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Subject:	Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Wed, 22 Feb 2006 21:41:45 GMT
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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. But that’s just me:-)

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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 adding that curve was too much of a challenge to pass up.

Tim

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		Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
(...) 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 (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

		Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
(...) 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 (19 years ago, 23-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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		Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
(...) 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. (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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