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| Here is my first attept at making a steam engine, the more-or-less famous Blue Train (cars still to come): (2 URLs) More info & pics of the original engine and the model can be found at (URL) MOCpages> Cheers, Matija (16 years ago, 6-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| (...) Great job, though I wish there were more and closer pictures of it, it looks like you used some great techniques. How did you do the white walls of the drivers? Paint? Any chance you could take a close up of both the drivers and small wheels (...) (16 years ago, 6-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I'm really liking this also...lots of detail and nice building techniques, inparticluar the main boiler shape. The whole thing reminds me of the 9F I've just built in many ways. Carl (16 years ago, 7-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) This is a great MOC and I love the colors. As others have mentioned, the white on the drivers really sets them off. Was that paint, white-out, white ink, other? I like the way you shrouded the rear wheels. A very nice touch. The boiler design (...) (16 years ago, 8-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Thanks to everyone for the comments. I've now uploaded more pictures of the engine and cars (both original cars and the model) to (URL) MOCpages>. The lights are now also installed (the white LEDs are powerful), powered by a LokSound decoder (...) (16 years ago, 14-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) The pictures are great and so are the coaches :) Thats interesting about the pilot marker, only this week have I been experimenting with one for the wheels of the Flying Scotsman I'm currently building and found it to get rubbed off very (...) (16 years ago, 14-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I had it while building, but then I was doing a lot around the wheels. I must say I haven't run the train a lot since it was done (and new paint put), but so far there is no problem. (...) Yes, LokSound is a DCC decoder (and a good one in my (...) (16 years ago, 15-Oct-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Just a short followup - a video of the train in its full glory (running, with lights, sound and steam) can be found (URL) here>. Cheers, Matija (16 years ago, 21-Feb-09, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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