 | | Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug! —James Mathis
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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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| | | | | Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug! —Christopher Masi
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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! —John Neal
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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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| | | | | | Re: James Mathis really has caught the 8-wide bug! —Stacy Bledsoe
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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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