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Re: OK then I'll try again... more MOCS
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:49:13 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile writes:
> Hi All,
> I was hoping to get some discussion going so I posted a ton of MOCs on
> BrickShelf. Sure I'm fishing for some complements and even some comments from
> Lar ;D,
Well, it's not necessary that I comment on EVERY train MOC posted, you know.
:-)
> but really just wanted to share some ideas. With that said... (even
> URLs)
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> Freight
> 3x center beam lumber cars, 2x PNLTC box cars, 3x tank cars, 1x propane tank
> flatbed, 2x small gondolas, 1x spool flatbed.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=773
The propane tank is a neat idea. As you know I'm a big fan of trying to use
wheel hubs as cylindrical sections, and using them vertically the way you did
is an idea worth more exploration. Not sure it's prototypical, though.
> Coaches
> I reduced the thickness of the purple stripe to one row of bricks on the
> Rhiengold coaches. Here's a few shots on my layout of all 4 coaches.
The Rheingold is starting to shape up nicely, and they look good in front of
that big white station
> Also a
> couple works-in-progress of a blue and red pair of coaches. I hope to make a
> green and yellow version as well.
These were kind of ho-hum. Why the many color variations? Coaches are kind of
boring, really, a complete train needs more than just coaches.
> This just in I reworked the red and blue to shorter "old time" pullmans.
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=772
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> Misc
> A funky 6 wide monorail sub, 3x United Airlines planes (old colors), 1x yellow
> airplane, and last but not least a PNLTC coffee mug!
Tell us more about the mug and the clock, those are neat trinkets!
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=781
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> Thanks to Kevin M. Loch for Brickshelf!
Seconded! If you use it (as a poster or as a viewer) and you haven't
contributed yet (I was first, so ha ha) you should consider doing so. IMHO.
++Lar
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