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Blue Mountain & Reading #425
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lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general
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Fri, 23 May 2008 07:27:40 GMT
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Here she is, finally complete in all her cheese slope-y, SNOTty, 7-wide glory. I must say I’m very please with how she turned out. She’s fully track compatible and uses the split-pony truck design I’ve used before. The folks that run the real #425 use an auxiliary tender nearly identical to the primary one as a canteen, so I figured might as well build that one, too.

A big thank you to Ben and his fabulous Blue Big Ben Brick Steam Engine Wheels, for without them I never would have attempted to build her.

--Tony



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  Re: Blue Mountain & Reading #425
 
(...) Another fantastic job Tony. That second tender really says presence and power. I cant wait to see what you come up with next. Chris (17 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Blue Mountain & Reading #425
 
(...) Just beautiful Tony! Your decals are great as well; are they just sticker paper? I'm still hoping that I get to see this in person at Brickworld! -Jeramy (17 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Blue Mountain & Reading #425
 
(...) As with other trains of yours, this one transcends the line between train and work of art. I just think it's great! Models like this one are a clear reminder of why the LEGO Train hobby is so great! (as are BBB wheels) Very nice work! -Jordan (17 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Blue Mountain & Reading #425
 
(...) Nice build, I like the detailing under the running boards on the engineer's side. I saw the flickr comment on the pilot. One idea might be to flip the mech arms upside down (so they bend upward) in the middle of the pilot and/or at the (...) (17 years ago, 27-May-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, FTX)

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