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Re: 4 Wides!!
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 16:39:37 GMT
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johnneal@uswestSPAMLESS.net
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Mike Poindexter wrote:

John,

You just can't be satisfied with 6 wide, can you?

lol Nothing is more UNsatisfying;-)

I was thinking about your caboose and it needs windows.  Since you probably
don't have access to Gary Istok's collection of windows, you could make some
1x1 looking windows by using the 1x1 brick with a recessed side stud and
putting the back side (square opening, not the recessed round one) out and
it would look enough like a window to work.  Plus, they are common in every
color!

Thanks, Mike-- it needed that;-)  I had *planned* on just putting on stickers
for all of the details-- see how slippery the unpure slope is!  I was just too
lazy to work the windows.  I like your idea for the 1x1 with side stud, but the
opening was a bit too small.  It did work for a smaller window though.

Thanks to Mike, here is my first revision of my 4 wide caboose:

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3415

-John



Mike Poindexter




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  Re: 4 Wides!!
 
John, Much better! Now, are you going to make a pullman? You could use either the 1x1 brick with the side stud, or if you want something a little bit bigger, you could use a 1x2x1 trans. thin wall mounted sideways for a tall window or a 1x1 clear (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: 4 Wides!!
 
John, You just can't be satisfied with 6 wide, can you? I was thinking about your caboose and it needs windows. Since you probably don't have access to Gary Istok's collection of windows, you could make some 1x1 looking windows by using the 1x1 (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)

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