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Re: High Speed Trains-Photogallery Link-LEGO Acela v.1
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 25 Oct 2000 04:49:00 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Jim Rorstrom writes:
> In lugnet.trains, James Mathis writes:
> > Upon seeing the S@H gray train windows and doors sets, I immediately began
> > thinking "Amtrak Acela".
<snipped links to Acela photos>
> > I am wondering if anyone else has thought of, or is working on, modeling the
> > Acela. ...
> > later,
> > James Mathis
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> > James Mathis
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> Absolutely, now that real train windows and doors are available! This is
> an answer to my post of 1 year ago (Trains / 2365). I see the
> possibilities. (It doesn't look like 4561 would be very helpful for an
> Acela project, however. I still haven't bought the thing.) . Version #1
> looks great.
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> Jim
Hmmm, if I had more 1 by 2 wide by 3 tall trans-light blue thin wall windows
(like the 4561 has), I would seriously consider using the same window
technique as in Masayuki Ogura's (Nyanta's) Japanese high speed train
SHINKANSEN (oops, call him "Masayuki"- just saw that on his web page!)
http://www2.justnet.ne.jp/~mogura/nyantalegotrain.htm
and my Cisalpino
http://www.ee.nmt.edu/~jmathis/cisalpino.html
I would make the following change:
Instead of a 1x2 black brick between each window, I would sandwich a gray
1x2 gray plate between two 1x2 black plates...or maybe some other
combination to give a black border around the window with a gray section
separating each window....
4561 is also a great set for roof slopes. But, they're white. I see the
Acela cars needing a gray roof. I don't know what the best source for gray
slopes would be.
For other (general) passenger car creations, are black slopes still
available from S@H?
For an Acela, I think a white roof would look better than black roof, but I
still prefer gray....
I would love to see someone model the angled side panels of the Acela
passenger cars.
later,
James Mathis
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| (...) Absolutely, now that real train windows and doors are available! This is an answer to my post of 1 year ago (Trains / 2365). I see the possibilities. (It doesn't look like 4561 would be very helpful for an Acela project, however. I still (...) (24 years ago, 25-Oct-00, to lugnet.trains)
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