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Re: New train
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Sat, 25 Mar 2000 01:04:37 GMT
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That's a cool looking engine, Ben! Thanks for sharing.
Build On!
John Matthews
Ben Fleskes <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote in message
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> All this talk of modules and standards inspired me to actually build • something.
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> http://www.geocities.com/ben_fleskes/royalblue.jpg
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> It's a Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue 2-6-2 steam engine circa, late 1930s • early
> 1940s. Not sure if the wheel arrangement is correct since the leading and
> trailing truck wern't that clear in the picture I was working off of.
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> I really wish they made the four stud hemisphere piece in blue, but for • now, I
> have to use the conical piece which makes the nose a little to pointed.
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> Other things of interest include stud down construction on the leading • truck.
> It was the only way I could figure out how to securely mount the blue • chairs as
> skirting. This section of skirting would normally cover the steam • cylinders.
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> The middle(front to back) and front detailing are pretty much all stud • forward
> construction. The section above that is pretty straight forward stud up
> construction.
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> Comments welcome and appreciated.
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> Ben F.
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