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Re: C&NW Bi-levels, take 2
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Tue, 1 Mar 2011 02:50:58 GMT
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Benn Coifman wrote:
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My first attempt at the C&NW Bi-levels was nice at the time, but now looks
clunky. The prototypes are designed for push-pull operations, with a cab car
on the rear end. But because I used the drop train base for the cars, I could
only put motors under the locomotive. A fact that made push operations that
much more demanding on the motors. The drop train bases also made the cars
look really tall and stocky. And when I built them, dark green was a very
expensive dream so V1 was in standard green. You’d recognize what I was
aiming for but you’d never go, “wow, that’s CNW to a T” (for the morbidly
curious, go up one level from the full gallery to see what I mean).
In the past year Lego introduced the necessary curved bricks in dark green
and Lugbulk put enough of them at my disposal. So I’ve gone back and
revisited the C&NW Bi-levels. The cars are completely new, I moved away from
the train base, and the new cars 42 studs long. The new 1x2x2 windows made
the control cab design trivial. With the extra room, I could put two
headlights on the cab car, so that lead to my choosing the PF lighting
element. The cab car has a 9v motor underneath to make “push” operation
smoother. But with the length of the car I had to do some subtle snot work
for the power pickup to make it around curves. While it is hard to see in the
photos, there are actually a pair of 1x4x1 panels flipped upside down above
the rear of the 9v motor on the cab car. While I don’t mind showing my studs,
I am pleased with the smooth roof and the more seamless integration of the
air horns on the cab car. Aside from replacing the green on the locomotive,
it is largely unchanged. All in all the cars are better proportioned. But
best of all, I got the colors much closer to the prototype.
Enjoy,
Benn
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Awesome train Benn. The C&NW colors look great. The dark green is a huge
improvement over the older version. I could make some kind of dig here and say
something about not being the right width but I hold my tongue. ;) I love the
choice of the push-pull style train. It’s a nice change from the more
conventional passenger trains most others build.
Cale
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