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Inspired by some of the wagon models by Larry P and James Mathis, I have had a go at a few of my own, based on British prototypes. At the URL below, you'll find LDraw images, photos of the models and of the prototypes they are based on, of a bogie (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Awesome page and wagons, Huw, I love the pictures next to the model. Are you going to do all the lettering as well? ;) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Scott Edward Sanburn wrote in message <36E1C64A.22875A6C@a...ng.com>... (...) No plans to- it would be nice to do the wagons in the right colours, though. Huw (25 years ago, 7-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) These are all rather nice, thanks for sharing! How flattering to be mentioned in the same breath as Master Builder James Mathis. :-) (...) Do they leave the coils uncovered in the UK? In the US coil cars have covers to protect the coils from (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <36E34B56.C04C4622@v...er.net>... (...) the (...) (URL)it's interesing that the grainer has a rotating cover. US practice is to (...) The top cover is for decoration only. It doesn't swivel and there isn't a opening (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) kind that are taken off with a crane. The challenge with these is that the covers get lost or mixed up. The covers usually have the RR company logo on them and tracking numbers as well. Occasionally, I have seen a gon with one cover on it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <36E3BEC5.743B03BE@v...er.net>... (...) Looking at the pictures, it appears that all three covers are slideable (sp) . There are handles on both end covers. George (25 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) <tiny voice> oh. well, duh! Silly me. </tiny voice> Thanks. (25 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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