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Re: Bulk bricks for trains
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 22:57:35 GMT
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John Neal wrote:
> 
> Christopher Masi wrote:
> 
> > John Neal wrote:
> > > 
> > > Bryan Kinkel wrote:
> > > 
> > > > How about the little 'Brick 2 x 1 x 1&1/3 with Curved Top' parts as seen in
> > > > 
> > > > http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6091 . I would really like to see these
> > > > offered in bulk (or a 4 wide version).
> > > > 
> > > > These are tough to come by in any color besides green (Flash Speeder has
> > > > 12). They look so good when used for the top of passenger cars.
> > > > 
> > > > John Neal puts them to good use in his 8 wide sleeper car
> > > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2816 .
> > > 
> > > Thanks, Bryan.  I use these for all of my passenger cars.  The car you
> > > selected has been selected for extinction;-)  Here are my newest versions:
> > >  http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=5496 (I try to use the 4 wide
> > > version <6081> as much as possible).
> > > 
> > > -John
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > 
> > Are you destroying the gray ones to complete your Hiawatha cars or are you
> > building a new Amtrakish train too?
> 
> Actually, I destroyed them because I didn't like the proportions.  I finally
> realized that the gray windows were too large to scale to be used if one wanted to
> prototype US passenger cars.  My Hiawathas show proper proportions.  Now, I just
> need more of the 1x2x2 clear/trans blue thin walls to rebuild the Amtrakish cars,
> or pull them out of my Daylight passenger cars....:-(  LEGO Direct....HELP!!!:-)
> 
> -John
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Chris
> > --
> > PGP public key available upon request.

I see. You are certainly right; the Amtrak trains do not have square windows.
Since I haven't started modeling passenger trains I haven't really thought about
it much, but I think the square windows look good, even if they are not
prototypical.

Chris
--
PGP public key available upon request.



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  Re: Bulk bricks for trains
 
(...) Actually, I destroyed them because I didn't like the proportions. I finally realized that the gray windows were too large to scale to be used if one wanted to prototype US passenger cars. My Hiawathas show proper proportions. Now, I just need (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)

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