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Re: P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
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Date: 
Fri, 30 Jun 2000 05:42:17 GMT
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"James J. Trobaugh" wrote:

> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> 
> Too bad they don't have a 1x3 or 1x1 corregated brick so you could stager the
> bricks on the sides. I would think the middle of those cars are quite fragle.
> Do you put any kind of supports behind the sides?

Nope.  Staggering looked bad, and stacking really hid the seams.  Surprisingly,
they weren't too fragile at all-- "weren't" being the operative word because
they both have been scrapped for remodeling.  I really don't like the 1x4x3
window....way too big in proportion to the train.

-John

> 
> 
> jt
> 
> > 
> > Nick Goetz wrote:
> > 
> > > I think Kevin already cornered the market on the gray corregated bricks:
> > 
> > Maybe not... I built this car and another like it and have enough corrugated
> > for 2 more (each car contains about 200 of them)  AND I collected most of
> > these *before* the SW sets came out !
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2817
> > 
> > -John
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=7909
> > > 
> > > -Nick
> > > 



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  Re: P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
 
(...) Oh hey, no problem - send them to ME >:-) (You HAD to know I'd say this, right?) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (26 years ago, 30-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)

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  Re: P42DC Amtrak Loco with SOUND
 
In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes: Too bad they don't have a 1x3 or 1x1 corregated brick so you could stager the bricks on the sides. I would think the middle of those cars are quite fragle. Do you put any kind of supports behind the sides? jt (...) (26 years ago, 29-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)

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