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Re: Gondola Prototype. Looking for opinions
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Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:24:55 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kevin Maynes writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
> > I decided to try a Gondola
> > and threw together this prototype last night.
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> > http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/train/images/gondola.JPG
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> /members/kingsley/
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> Nice bit of work. Odd re-definition of smooth-side AND rib-side for a gondola
> type! Ha! :)
> Regarding the underside, I think it needs a little something. Some
> underpinnings of some kind. Nothing enormous, maybe just a suggestion of a
> thicker spine underneath, or just a few greeblies hanging down to represent
> the airbrake system. As is, it looks like it's riding just a bit high - mostly
> an illusion and really just a pet nit of mine, but even just a little
> something can make a huge difference.
> Hey.. you asked.. :)
Yup the Underside is just something I hadn't gotten to yet. I will beef it up
when I get a chance to go back and work on it some more. (Actually it's hard
to tell because of the camera angle but the other end and side arn't done yet
either :-) so there is a bit of work still left to do. I just wanted to see
what I could come up with and if it would justify me getting the rest of the
tiles I need, or going crazy and buying TRU out of Droid Fighters just for the
brown tiles and making a brown one.
> Regarding the trucks, MY two cents says you should replace the spacer between
> the wheelsets with something black, otherwise leave 'em the length they are.
> Why, you ask? I think they look just about right for the width/length of the
> car. Even if it is too narrow. (GD&R)
Hmm to narrow? What is this the attack of the 8 wide brigade :-)
As for the Trucks I just stole these from another car so I still need to build
the ones up for this car.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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