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Re: Basic 'bread and butter' tank cars to share with you.
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:47:24 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> Anyway, some input would help give these little
> cars some meaning on ones layout. any takers? -Harvey
Not sure I parsed this one correctly. They seem "cute". Kind of small, and
could use some detailing like railings, ladders, discharge valving, etc.
BUt a good start.
Question for the group, should a tank like this be 4 diameter or 6. For a 6
wide car, 4 is stubby, and 6 is almost too wide. Maybe 5 wide? That might get
the rounding right. (a 6 wide done with 2 45 slopes in a row has too much
slope, and done with one 33 slope has not enough... and the wrong shape)
Doing tanks with slopes is hard. What we really need is a bazillion of the old
style 5 diameter sponge tire hubs in lots of different colors.
++Lar
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| (...) My inclination is that 4 diameter is acceptable. While we certainly should use all available parts for more accurate models, ultimately we are working in a medium which will always have a toy-like appearance, especially if we want to populate (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Basic 'bread and butter' tank cars to share with you.
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| Well everybody, I'm back once more with a new pic. Check out my tank cars at (URL) . As you can tell, they are pretty simple and not all that awesome like that 8-wide crane car I saw earlier(kudos to the guy who made that), but since I had no round (...) (24 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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