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Subject: 
SNOTgon version 0.9
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 03:51:22 GMT
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Just wanted to share some pics of a gondola design that I have been
working on.  Sorry for the bad pics.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3283

As you can see it's a Studs Not on Top gondola.  I used this technique
to get a depressed center look.  64 black 1x1s with side studs are used
to hold the ribs in place.  Structurely this model is very weak- I can't
tell you how many times i have snapped it in half.  The techic pins
sticking out of the top is baggage left over from an attempt to
strengthen it.

LMKWYT!
-chris



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  Re: SNOTgon version 0.9
 
Looks good, Chris! Generally, I'm not a big fan of exposing studs, because I think that they detract from an MOCs appearance. If I were you, I'd spin around all of your 1x1 headlight bricks, stick a technic pin in them and attach 1x4 tiles to create (...) (24 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains)

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