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Re: Gondola Prototype. Looking for opinions
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 28 Sep 2000 18:05:51 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> >
> >
> > Eric Kingsley wrote:
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> > > Well waiting for our baby which is now 3 days late I started brainstorming
> > > about a new car design to go along with my boxcars. I decided to try a
> > > Gondola and threw together this prototype last night.
> > >
> > > http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/train/images/gondola.JPG
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> > > It is far from finished but before I continue and try to get the parts
> > > needed to finish the car I thought I would ask to see what others thought
> > > about the car. I think it gets the point across but I don't know about • much
> > > more than that.
> > >
> > > Anyway I just wanted to get a few thoughts.
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> > Hey, looks great Eric, except for the *&%# buffers (my favorite pet peeve-
> > buffers on US cars) That is, unless you are *trying* to model eurotrash....
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> I knew I would hear from you on the buffers. I do have a couple of bufferless
> cars although it just isn't cost effective for me at the moment to convert • them
> all.
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> > BTW, enjoy the last few minutes of life as you know it-- it will be forever
> > changed as soon as Eric Jr (or Erica) arrives:-)
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> Well its going to be a Boy (Zachary) and everyone is getting antsy. Although
> in the last 24 hours or so I have calmed down and am trying to have fun with
> the time I have left. Hence the Gondola.
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> Thanks,
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> Eric Kingsley
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> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
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> View My Creations at:
> http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
I like the blue body with the side braces, looks good though I would make the
trucks shorter (by a brick).
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| (...) lol Harvey- My one other suggestion to Eric would have been to *increase* the distance between the wheels by 1. It is my estimation that, given the size of the wheels, the correct distance between them should be closest to 2 studs for rolling (...) (26 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Gondola Prototype. Looking for opinions
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| (...) I knew I would hear from you on the buffers. I do have a couple of bufferless cars although it just isn't cost effective for me at the moment to convert them all. (...) Well its going to be a Boy (Zachary) and everyone is getting antsy. (...) (26 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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