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Re: San Diego Coaster train
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:06:52 GMT
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Just an update. I got to run my SD Coaster train at the NMRA 2008 show. What a
blast. But even more fun for me was seeing Swoofty's Metrolink version. Seems he
never saw James Mathis version, and he based his on mine. I also got a chance
to run my SD Sprinter. This is the first time I've run it other then on my home
layout. I built this train over two years ago, while living in San Diego.
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/zdsc00829.jpg<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/zdsc00829.jpg>>
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/zdsc00823.jpg<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/zdsc00823.jpg>>
<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/zdsc00824.jpg<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/zdsc00824.jpg>>
Mat Clayson
In lugnet.trains, Mathew Clayson wrote:
> The San Diego Coaster.
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> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster101sm.jpg>>
> After moderation <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=166503>
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> The engine is a F40PH-2C, and the cars are Bi-level coaches by Bombardier.
> It's been modeled before, but I wanted to use a more accurate color (dark
> turquoise) and build longer cars. The train was on display at Brickfest
> 2007 in Portland, but it's taken until now to post anything, what can I
> say, I'm lazy.
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> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster01sm.jpg>>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster21sm.jpg>>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Coaster/coaster23sm.jpg>>
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> This MOC is heavily inspired by the work of James Mathis
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=229112>. And by stumbling
> across a bunch of 1x2 bricks in Dark Turquoise at the Disneyland Pick-a-Brick. I
> was living in San Diego at the time, so it seemed like destiny. Finding enough
> of the other needed parts in this color took over a year in Bricklink orders.
> And I had to come up with a different way to hold the rotated window
> panels in, using this part
> <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2540>
> <<http://media.peeron.com/ldraw/images/47/3x/2540.png>> turned sidways and the
> bar inserted into this part.
> <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/3062b>
> <<http://media.peeron.com/ldraw/images/47/3x/3062b.png>>.
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> I decided to lengthen my coaches to 42 studs, which required building a custom
> base plate. I also chose to build the F40PH-2C instead of the later F59PHI.
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> For further information on the real thing
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_Coaster>
>
> Mathew Clayson
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