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Re: 4 Wides!!
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 10 Apr 2000 18:04:11 GMT
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johnneal@uswest*antispam*.net
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Mike Poindexter wrote:
> John,
>
> Much better! Now, are you going to make a pullman?
No, I'm going to do my taxes;-)
> 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 brick sideways for a slightly shorter and wider
> window.
Actually, at this scale, I think a plain ol' 1x1 and 1x2 clear bricks would
make good passenger windows. And, for those portholes, a 1x1 or 1x2 technic
brick would suffice. But Uncle Sam beckons...
-John
> Mike
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> John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message
> news:38F203C7.AD1B4156@uswest.net...
> >
> >
> > Mike Poindexter wrote:
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> > > 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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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)
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