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Re: my moc: VIA F40PH
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 3 Jan 2001 20:28:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Tim Courtney writes:
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> > - maybe change the rear side vents into the 1x2 corrugated bricks in black
> > versus headlight bricks with grilles attached.
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> In general I hold that busyness adds even if it's not exactly correct. So
> I'd keep the bricks with grilles as they add more texture than the corro.
> It's not "correct" for grilles to stick out that much, but it is "pleasant"
> which matters more.
The problem with the grilles on this engine is that they follow up the
slopes thus impossible to do in lego :(
> > Add some vents along the middle
> > top too, as shown in the HO (?) model.
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> Yes. Busy is good.
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> 4x4 fans are a bit too large for most 6 wide locos but there are a few that
> it works for.
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> ++Lar
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 | | Re: my moc: VIA F40PH
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| kai brodersen <cbrodersen@mediaone.net> wrote in message news:G6Lsvn.FFA@lugnet.com... (...) Yeah, I think I saw that. Its not 100% clear by the picture, but with close examination it implies that. Could you take some more detailed shots of the HO (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: my moc: VIA F40PH
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| (...) Troublesome, yes. Impossible...no. Christopher Masi (I think it was he) did sloping grilles on one of his diesels. It uses two 1x2 inverse slopes, two grille tiles, a 1x2 to 1x4 bracket and a hinge (or hinges). Perhaps he could provide a URL. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: my moc: VIA F40PH
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| (...) In general I hold that busyness adds even if it's not exactly correct. So I'd keep the bricks with grilles as they add more texture than the corro. It's not "correct" for grilles to stick out that much, but it is "pleasant" which matters more. (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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