Subject:
|
Re: First true Train MOC (NELUG Boxcar).
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.trains
|
Date:
|
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 00:43:24 GMT
|
Reply-To:
|
johnneal@uswest.netAVOIDSPAM
|
Viewed:
|
1587 times
|
| |
|
|
Eric-
Nice work for a rookie;-) That is my favorite box car to model-- the ol' 40
footer. A couple of nits:
1. Loose the buffers. We are in America-- land of the free, and home of the
bufferless;-) Use the 2x3 black plate with one side rounded and a hole (
http://home.att.net/~partsref/images/3176.gif ), or <<**PURITY ALERT**>> cut the
buffers straight off. That actually works rather nicely; you can do it and make
it appear as an actual element.
2. Take a good look at your proto box cars. I think you'll find that the wheels
on the outside of the trucks are about even with the edge of the box car, which
would mean for you to move each truck 1 stud to the outside.
The 2x2 round table is a nice piece to use; it saves on a lot of hassling around
IMO. I use them almost exclusively.
Now you need to try one 8 wide;-D
-John
Eric Kingsley wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> You may have noticed that I did some containers recently for the PNLTC world
> record event. Well part of that discussion tailed off into the possibility of
> doing boxcars. I don't know if the boxcar idea will come to fruition or not
> but it inspired me to give it a try.
>
> Unlike the Containers which required little or no thought I decided to really
> try and give the boxcar some detail. I included fake sliding doors and a hand
> break. I am also very happy with how the roof came out.
>
> Partly because I have limited train supplies and partly because I wanted to see
> how it works I did not use the bogie plates for this model. Instead I used the
> 2x2 turntable and it seems to work pretty well although it does not stand up
> real well when the car is picked up repeatedly.
>
> I basically used some G scale boxcars that I have for some ideas.
>
> Anyway I have added a new Train section to my website. For those of you new to
> my site all pictures are thumbnailed so just click on the pictures to see
> larger views.
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
>
> or to go directly to the train site...
>
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/train/
>
> Now all I need is an engine and I'll be all set.
>
> Please Let me know what you think seeing this is my first Train MOC.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric Kingsley
>
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
>
> View My Creations at:
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
|
|
Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: First true Train MOC (NELUG Boxcar).
|
| (...) Thanks! (...) Ahh! Excellent Idea. I will make the change. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of these in black but I should have a couple. If I followed this group closer I would have known what to use. (...) Done! I knew something didn't look (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
|
Message is in Reply To:
| | First true Train MOC (NELUG Boxcar).
|
| Hey all, You may have noticed that I did some containers recently for the PNLTC world record event. Well part of that discussion tailed off into the possibility of doing boxcars. I don't know if the boxcar idea will come to fruition or not but it (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
|
11 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
This Message and its Replies on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
