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Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug!
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 16 Nov 2000 19:18:19 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Bram Lambrecht writes:
> > Yet another 8 wide from James Mathis:
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1995
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> > Nice job! Although I don't see any new innovative techniques,
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> ?? Well, maybe not NEW, but there is a LOT of SNOT in this model.
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> Consider the grillwork on the nose. That's done with two tailgates, one
> right side up, one upside down.
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" look.
I agree that there isn't really anything "new". It's mostly still my "try"
at building 8-wide train creations. After creating the Palantine I thought
of freight. I really admire Andreas' and Holger's 8-wide loco of the same
type...so much I wanted one, too.
> Consider the cab windows. These are boat
> bridge windows, upside down.
Now, this boat bridge window is really what drove me to build this
locomotive in 8-wide. I basically built around the window. It is too wide
to use as a front windshield for a 6-wide locomotve. And, I think it is too
long to use on a 6-wide model of this same DB212 locomotive.
This white 8 stud boat bridge window was just waiting....
Perfect time to try it since I am "exploring" the realm of 8-wide ;-)
later,
James Mathis
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 | | Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug!
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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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| | Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug!
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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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