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Re: Gondola Prototype. Looking for opinions
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Sat, 30 Sep 2000 03:15:16 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
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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.
> > >
> > > http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/train/images/gondola.JPG
> >
> > /members/kingsley/
> >
> > 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.. :)
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> 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)
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> Hmm to narrow? What is this the attack of the 8 wide brigade :-)
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> As for the Trucks I just stole these from another car so I still need to build
> the ones up for this car.
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> Eric Kingsley
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> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
Eric,
Good luck with Zack. As for the gondola, can you get some train base plates?
The train base plates will let you hide the tops of the wheelsets.
Just my two cents,
Chris
P.S. I should mention that the gondola looks very cool.
--
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| <snip> (...) Thanks if he would only come... (...) Well yes *but* all the ones I have are red which doesn't look good with blue (or brown which I am trying to do this in). They also doesn't jive with the length of my cars. (...) Yes but so far I (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) 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 :-) (...) (24 years ago, 29-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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