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Re: Original wagon designs
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 8 Mar 1999 07:50:44 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <36E34B56.C04C4622@voyager.net>...
> Huw Millington wrote:
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> > At the URL below, you'll find LDraw images, photos of the models and of • the
> > prototypes they are based on, of a bogie steel coil carrier
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> Do they leave the coils uncovered in the UK? In the US coil cars have
> covers to protect the coils from the elements. See, for example, my
> model:
> http://my.voyager.net/lar/coil_side.jpg
> which is on my slush list 5 (still!!) page:
> http://my.voyager.net/lar/slush_list5.html
The new batch of vehicles have covers:
http://www.gbrail.org.uk/pictures8.html
> it's interesing that the grainer has a rotating cover. US practice is to
> have individual hatches that you have to go topside to open. How did
> you do the rotating cover with only one thickness (just the tiles) or...
> did you fudge it? The LDraw isn't clear on that point. Nice use of side
> mounted steering wheels to simulate the bottom opening controls.
The top cover is for decoration only. It doesn't swivel and there isn't a
opening underneath. Nearly all of that size of vehicle have rotating covers,
as do most 2-axle ones
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> Overall..
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> VERY nice work, and the Ldraw and proto stuff really adds to the page
> value.
I'll consider that encouragement to create some more...
Huw
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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 (...) (28 years ago, 8-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 (...) (28 years ago, 8-Mar-99, to lugnet.trains)
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