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Brick-built hopper
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Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:51:38 GMT
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Hello all,
I’ve finally decided to buy one of my LDD train models. To be more specific, I
bought the sodium-chloride hopper that was the winner in the freight rolling
stock category on the save.9vtrains.com contest. It isn’t exactly the same one
as I’ve tinkered endlessly with it (as well as my other designs).
So here it is in the brick!
I ordered it all from LEGO Shop-at-home, mostly to see how it worked out, as
this was the most expensive option. Other than the price, complaints I had with
Shop-at-home was the shipping delay (they ship from Denmark to their USA
distribution centre and then to me) and also that I got some wrong pieces. They
made god on that though by shipping me the right pieces once I called them,
though the shipping was a bit long, again. Next time, I’ll gather the pieces I
have from my collection, order what I can from Bricklink and maybe get what’s
cheaper from Shop-at-home’s pick-a-brick.
I took a few pictures with some official LEGO trains so you can see how they
blend. The locomotive is from the early 90’s set 4563: Load and Haul Railroad
and the open hopper is 10017: Hopper Wagon. My hopper was more massif than I
expected but that’s fine as I like that aspect of North American freight. It
was designed with my other 7-stud stock in mind but I feel it still fits well
with traditional 6-stud. Let me know what you think.
Brickshelf gallery when
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As usual, I tinkered at bit with the design, partly because new parts became
available (1x2 light grey tiles) and partly because I saw an chance to improve
it a bit (3 1x6 tiles on the lower part instead of 2 1x6 tiles + 1 1x2 tile). I
have the new LDD file but I haven’t had much luck posting LDD files on
Brickshelf. If anyone wants it, just drop me an email
(danaubin147@hotmail.com) and I’ll send it.
Constructive comments/suggestions welcomed.
Daniel Aubin
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| (...) Very nice, especially given the limited LDD palette. Only one suggestion, and it's an easy one too, add one or two 2x2 round plates under each of the round top hatches to bring them level with the catwalks on the roof. Benn (17 years ago, 28-Jun-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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