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The unthinkable - Redesign Santa Fe SC
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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:45:09 GMT
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I have a great deal of admiration for James Mathis. He introduced me and many
others to a modelers level of detail for LTrains. 7 years ago I added the Santa
Fe cars and a Super Chief to my LTrain collection. Built them as in the plans
and admired them, rolled them around my layout, crash them, put them back
together.
This year I used design ideas and parts from the Hobby Train sets to rebuild my
Hogwarts (http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=30095). And it all started from the
Coach model #10 in the HB set. The style and importantly the design of the doors
created a very different profile. The extra height and size of the regular
LTrain door gives many models a tall stubby look.
The coaches were lower but they appear to be much longer. They worked out so
well I had to do them justice and rebuild the steamer (with big ben wheels of
course, http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=30062).
Anyway I was looking at the new train and notice just how short the SF looked.
It was big and bold, but short. So I removed a row of bricks the full length of
the train. I had to use the newer sleeker door design and wham bam here’s the
result.
Now I know the scale purists won’t like it, but even TLC have mini-figs in
trucks 4, 6 & now 8 wide. So my layout already has several scales.
The coaches look around 4-6 studs longer than the original (but they of course
are not). So I went back to the credits for the Hobby Design and what do I find.
The designer that showed off a new door design, one which has had me totaly
rebuild two of my favourite trains is.......James Mathis.
So I guess it wasn’t so unthinkable to put a newer James M designed door into
his SF design. Thanks so much James for all your designs, you are an
inspiration.
All the best
Peter
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| (...) snip (...) Peter and all, You have done the thinkable, the imaginable.... You have created something that is your own. Very clever. Credit for the door design? Unlikely was me. I can't dare to accept that credit. That design style has been (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jun-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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