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Subject:	Re: MOC: 'Long nosed diesel'
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Tue, 18 Apr 2000 04:50:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes: > Simon, thanks for the compliment. I urge everyone to take another > look at Eric Brok's work. Second that emotion. > Particularly take a look at his Thalys passenger train set- he's > worked some nice SNOT on the nose of the Thalys engine: > > http://homepages.svc.fcj.hvu.nl/brok/legomind/models/ It's funny. Engine noses just seem to call for SNOT. Everybody does it. http://my.voyager.net/lar/train_rw.html particularly the last image: http://my.voyager.net/lar/PA_build_detail.JPG and http://reality.sgi.com/foster_stco/legopic/nmra/gmltc30.jpg (John Gerlach's work, also his Milwalkee Road pair) <insert pic here, I couldn't find a good one of his BN diesel> (John Neal's work) http://userweb.springnet1.com/jdavenp/Train-BN.jpg (Joe Davenport's work.. note that the studs are NOT aligned frontwards, but off to each side!) (not the best examples either, just ones I could dig up while waiting for the JDK doc to download, and I know I left at least 1/2 dozen other modelers out...) I guess you could call us all a bunch of snot nosed modelers! <grins ducks and runs> ++Lar

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		Re: MOC: 'Long nosed diesel'
Huw, Very nice work! I love the nose extension. Very characteristic. The 1x4 light brick could be used if the 1x4 quarter round green bricks are used instead of the green 1x1x1.3 with tab. Since the 1x4's don't have the tab, maybe that 1x4 light (...) (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.trains)

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