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Re: First MOC after quite a while of frustration...
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:38:53 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Christopher Masi wrote:
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Does this
picture http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2151338 show a
picture of the model printed on LEGO-scale graph paper? I don’t know if
I’ll ever try to model a train that accurately, but if I do, I’ll be
sure to use that technique.
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I routinely use locomotive schematics when I build (from
here). I’ll blow them up to 1:1 to size and away I go:-)
For prototype “accuracy”, it is the only way to go IMO.
Which brings me to the 12 wide version of Trolley I’m building. I’m building a prototype, but I’m
basically working from
1 photo, and I
find that frustrating (could be worse; at least the pic is side shot!)
JOHN
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| (...) I do this too, for my bigger stuff as I find it hard to visualise the size without it. There is a bit of the drawing of my next model visible in (URL) this pic>. Although the drawing quality suffers with enlargment; for lego building purposes (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) [...] (...) That is an excellent engine that you have built Ben. I also appreciate that you took the time to comment on it. Your models have always been an inspiration, but I think I just learned a building technique from you that doesn't (...) (18 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.trains)
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