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Re: Steve Barile's article at Trains.com
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Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:23:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains.org, Dean Husby writes:
> What I DON'T like is when the 'other' train guys mock us because our
> Trains are not 'Real Trains'. I'll show them this year. They run a lot
> of CN stock up here in Canada. So I've made a CN engine and some box
> cars to show them what prototypical REALLY is. SMIRK.
Hmmm... We (NELUG) don't really have that problem. We actually get lots of
comments from the other train guys when they come to check us out. Sure we
lifted some eyebrows the first time we showed but we won most of them over
pretty quickly. I am sure there are some stick-in-the-muds that don't like us
but they also don't come over and talk to us so I really don't care.
Besides my guess is we probably do more things closer to "scratch building"
than many of the members of the other clubs.
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> http://www.akasa.bc.ca/tfm/temptrainpics/
These are great, its nice to see someone else using decals.
> Comments questions or constructive criticism?
I only have one question. On the front of your cab you have your windows in
the middle 4 studs with the outside studs taken up with bricks. Is there any
reason?
I guess its just personal preferance. I really like the half stud offset
design that I took from the PNLTC. They have 1/2 stud empty, 1x2 window, 1x1
brick, 1x2 window, 1/2 stud empty. I really like that design. I just think
your design makes your very excellent engine look a little "crosseyed". If you
don't want to go with the 1/2 stud offset I think going with 3 windows across
the front or a Window, 1x2 brick, Window design might look good.
To see pics of the 1/2 stud offset either look around the PNLTC site or you can
check out this engine of mine where I use the technique.
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/train/bmgp40/
Really great model though, can't wait to see it with the proper decals.
Eric Kingsley
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| (...) <snip>> (...) I prefer the 3 windows across the front, the half stuff offset kind of looks like something is missing. I did find that if you used 3 framed windows it looked to crowded in the front. So I found that if you use two framed windows (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) Like the CN engine...it looks strangely familiar... ;) (...) Here here! And so we must get the word out! Write some articles about your projects for Trains.com! (...) I actually used the very very few 1x windows that I had for my two color (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| (...) They are not ALL like that. It's just the ones that do stand out. I had that issue last week when I was in a hobby shop. This youth was being quite sarcastic... Oh well. (...) Very true. Our layout last time was 9x9 and now it's 18x13. It's (...) (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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| "Each show will have its own set of complications and the layout will hardly ever turn out like planned. But that's OK, because the sheer number of bricks will simply mesmerize the visitors. And they won’t be able to stop themselves from saying, “I (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains.org)
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