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(...) ?? Well, maybe not NEW, but there is a LOT of SNOT in this model. Consider the grillwork on the nose. That's done with two tailgates, one right side up, one upside down. Consider the cab windows. These are boat bridge windows, upside down. So (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Well, we've come to expect that from every single one of James' creations, haven't we? And often, he *does* discover some new method for attaching stuff. --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I just flipped the tailgate around at the finger-hinge junction. The 1x4 "finger" plate to which the tailgate is attached is still studs-up. However, the 1x4 "finger" plates are offset 1/2 stud to produce a slight slope to the front "grill" (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I'm not for sure if this is a new way of attaching "stuff" or not: (URL) of the models at this site is a box car based on Gianluca's design. I think I've approached the stud-offset in a little different manner, but achieving the same offset (...) (24 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Actually, I believe this is a 3/10 stud offset rather than 1/2 stud. Here's how I come up with that number: Based on the the pictuer at: (URL) generally caluclate things base a unit that is 1/5 of a stud width (which is 1/6 the height of a (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think that is so funny, interesting funny, not ha ha funny. So many models are built around a part that the builder thinks is perfect. James thought the boat bridge window would be perfect for a DB212. Kim thought that the sloped round (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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James Mathis wrote: Ha, interesting you mention garden railway, James. I plan on running a garden railway one day, only using my 14 wides running on G scale track. Right now I only have three 14 wides completed, with 4 more in various stages of (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) The 6x8 ultra low slope was the sole inspiration for me building 14 wide, and the 1x2 gray corrugated and the 1x1x1.3 half rounds inspired my 8 wide passenger cars. -John (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I built the Big Boy and Garrett around the dimesions of the technic gray pulley. It seemed to be the correct size to use as a driver. So I scaled the real train dimensions down to match the driver to the pulley, then built the train to those (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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