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Re: LEGO Factory Commuter Train-- The Mariner
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Fri, 2 Jun 2006 03:04:49 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, James Mathis wrote:
> > A lot of thanks to go around:
> > - Thanks to the LEGO Digital Designer and LEGO Factory teams for the power to
> > design sets - Thanks to the amazing folks who have LDD and LDraw tools
> > communicating with each other
> >
> > Here is my first attempt. I started with a design from a while back which I
> > called the <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=103766 Amtrak
> > Exodus>. I used MLCad to create a modified version of the Exodus-- being
> > mindful of the parts available in the LDD LEGO Train Factory. I call the
> > LEGO Factory version the Mariner. A
> > <http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=LFH002&mid=a95983fa-c8b8-4c46-91bf-98a763a8611d
> > locomotive> (476pcs, US$51.15) and a
> > <http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=LFH002&mid=dfd6194f-3adf-4360-be3e-98f27c1ca396
> > passenger car> (517pcs, $55.69) are listed separately.
>
> Great models James and I agree with your thanks to all involved with LDD.
>
> >
> > I had both MLCad and LDD v1.6 open at the same time to flip back and forth to
> > review the parts available. I'd then load up the MLCad model into LDD and
> > see which parts I had used in error against the Train Factory assortment.
>
> I think I need to start doing this for 2 reasons. First the auto generated
> instructions from LDD just arn't good unless you build from the bottom up and
> never change the model (yeah right). Second, after about 1000 parts my system
> starts to complain loudly using LDD. Maybe just using it to import will work
> better.
>
> > I'm still not sure I understand how to upload the model for sale to the LEGO
> > Factory website. I see that other models for sale have a nickname, age,
> > description, etc, but I haven't found any place in which to add this
> > information. Maybe that comes later upon approval of the model by the LEGO
> > Factory review team?
>
> From all I can tell you have done everything perfectly. The nickname and age
> come from your LEGO Club account settings. You can add the Description when you
> add the model to your gallery.
>
> > Also, upon upload of both the passenger car and the locomotive at
> > approximately the same time-- the passenger car first, followed by the
> > locomotive just a few minutes later-- the passenger car is listed as
> > "available", but the locomotive is listed as "not available". Maybe I still
> > have some pieces in the locomotive that are not supported by the Train
> > Factory part assortment? I did re-check the parts used, but maybe I still am
> > missing something...
>
> Well both appear available now so it may have just been a temporary hic-up in
> the system.
>
> > Thanks for looking it up, and for any comments regarding ensuring the model
> > is available for purchase, and adding the additional biography information.
>
> You should be able to go to you Gallery and "Edit" the model assuming you are
> signed in. This will put it back in the moderation queue but that doesn't
> usually take to long.
>
> Again great model. The models in general on LF have been getting better and
> better. The only issue is finding the great models so you can buy them. The
> search facilities on LDD are very lacking. This is one reason why I am doing
> what I am doing with the contest. It gives folks a single source for great LDD
> models.
>
> One of the best LDD train models yet James!
>
>
> -Eric
>
>
> > later,
> >
> > James Mathis
Super model James! I just wanted to add... please register your model at
save.9vtrains.com. Even if you don't want to enter the contest, this
site has a good chance of creating a library of quality models. Maybe
LEGO will get a better system, or maybe ILTCO will start up a similar
initiative, but this one is already in place, and some pretty good
models are showing up. There is even a little steam engine.
http://save.9vtrains.com/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=20060526145201536
I have to agree with Eric, it is impossible to find anything using the
LEGO Factory Gallery. None of the three models I submitted have shown up
when I do a "trains" search; nevertheless, all of them register as
available when I follow the link that leads directly to the on-line store.
Chris
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| (...) SNIP (...) James, Let me also add that if you post to .announce.moc you'll have a good chance that your creation will show up in the LUGNET spotlight (which is biased towards posts there). This will help the non-train-heads or casual lurkers (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: LEGO Factory Commuter Train-- The Mariner
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| (...) Chris is right, The "contest" is really just a vehicle for getting folks to submit their models. If I thought as many folks would have submitted models without the "contest" I would have just set up the galleries. Of course some folks don't (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Great models James and I agree with your thanks to all involved with LDD. (...) I think I need to start doing this for 2 reasons. First the auto generated instructions from LDD just arn't good unless you build from the bottom up and never (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jun-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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