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| Hi all, (2 URLs) BS> (URL) Flickr> A little historic tram from Warsaw. Gettint the nose angled right was a nightmare but I'm fairly happy with the final solution. Thanks to Samarth Moray for his suggestion to use part 4596 for the wheel covers. Tim (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX) !
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| (...) and some nice clip-to-tile connections ! The round 2x2 tile hold by the tile with clip look for me like a modern and studless version of the pony-ear building. (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I like it a lot, Tim-- it really grabs the proto well. One thing, however. My eye isn't "buying" the additional clear plate as an extension of the 1x2x2 classic window, thus making the windows appear to small compared to the proto. Did you (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Hi John, Thanks. My eye didn't entirely "buy it" either if I understand you correctly. I have to admit that I hadn't considered classic doors but I was kind of hoping to build this one so I was going for something I could make without too much (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Actually, what if you added another plate? Perhaps one more might "sell" it better? But given the choice of just dropping the upper window or leaving it as is, I'd definitely opt for the latter. JOHN (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Unfortunately adding another layer is not really an option (without changing the lines or altering the structure) but I took of the layer of clears and raised the windows by one and it looks better even if it loses the top windows. Thanks for (...) (18 years ago, 6-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) [...] (...) [...] (...) Yeah, the tile in the tile-with-clip (LDRAW# 2555) thing... That really stresses the clip. Also, the tile would rather sit at a bit off of a right angle to relieve some of the strain. I used that technique once to build (...) (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) It does stress the clip but I have enough not to worry about breaking a couple ;) Those connections are just too useful to not abuse them :) The doors... ummm yeah... they open... sort of... not Tim (18 years ago, 8-Jan-07, to lugnet.trains)
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