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Re: 36 Axel Schnabel Car Take Three
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:50:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Bruce S. Chamberlain wrote:
> > I have just finished my third version of the 36 Axel Schnabel Car. This is more
> > realistic looking than my last one. Real one can be seen here.
> >
> > http://home.att.net/~Berliner-Ultrasonics/rrschnb0.html#880tschn
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> > My Brickshelf folder.
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> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=246133
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> A bigger, longer, beefy-er transport I cannot imagine!
> Pushing the limits of length is quite a feat.
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> The white accent on the trucks serves the overall look very well, and gives
> detail to what would otherwise unbalance the model. I like the smooth red tile
> for the bracing structure, but that seems to conflict with the studs on the
> black plates. I think I understand that topping of with black tiles would
> "thicken" the appearance of the pivots and platforms, so I can't really suggest
> the change. You've captured the cabins well with inverse windscreen, but here I
> think the roof-tops on the cabins would benefit from a bit of smooth tiles and
> maybe a little greebling...if appropriate for the cab roof.
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> Great job on the new version. It really does look the task!
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> later,
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> James Mathis
James,
Thanks for your comments. The white trucks are what motivated me to build this.
I used the tile on the bracing structure because it tapered from 6 studs to 4
studs and this looked better. The black plates are decks and so I left them as
is so I can put minifigs on them. I looked at the pics of the real thing and do
not see anything sticking up from the cabins so I will just add tile to them as
per your suggestion.
Thanks,
Bruce
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