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Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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lugnet.announce.moc
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 29 Apr 2002 23:27:48 GMT
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John@!antispam!TCLTC.org
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Pardon me if I brag, but my 12 year old son, Ross, has recently
completed work on his latest MOC, a Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine, and it
is a beauty if I do say so myself!
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7051
Since he doesn't read or post on LUGNET, I'll provide some details.
First, I'd love to take some credit for having helped him build it, but
alas for me it is all his own work;-) He built it from photos and a
schematic, and then test ran it to work out the bugs (of which there
were many, entailing many rebuilds; some from the ground up)-- he's
learning great lessons about design and functionality:-)
He's already designing some turn of the century box cars for it to
pull; more on those as they begin to appear:-)
Enjoy!
-John
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Message has 14 Replies:
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| (...) Go ahead and brag, thats one nice looking steam engine. Its alittle hard to see all the details cause of the black bricks, but it realy captures the look. How well does it handle turns, and can it make it through a switch? Tell him to keep up (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| (...) reaction to seeing the pics of that engine. All I can say is that I am absolutely and unquestionably, undeniably and unarguably, completely amazed. And that's without processing the tender years of your son. This is an unbelievably gorgeous (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| (...) You could even say he's un-train-able. (He usually lets jibes like that pass on by but I suspect diesel get to him.) (...) c /boundless/half/ and I think you're about right... (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| (...) Wow! That's how a steam engine has to look like! Ross has used some very clever building techniques and as aresult his engine catches the appearence of the real one very well. If you see this Pacific steam engine, you can easily forget about (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| Wow indeed. I have a new criterion for a good train MOC: If you can't tell for sure from the thumbnail if it's the real thing or a MOC, it's a really good MOC! I also love the 3-wide! Peter (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| (...) these were photos of an actual train that someone took so they could later build a model! Beautiful model, beautiful photos. I also like the cute little mini-train and the giant bricks and minifig. Were all of these the work of a 12-year-old? (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| Hi Ross and John! Great steam engine! Probably the steam Moc of the year 2002! While seeing the thumbnails at brickshelf I thought these are real pictures. Well done! It's ABS. I am fascinated and impressed. 1000grüße HoMa (22 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| (...) first thumbnails for reference photos. I'm not normally one to comment on trains, as its not really my area of LEGO interest, but the sweetness of these MOCs transcends genres. Quite an accomplishment for young Ross. We will watch his career (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| John & Ross- Wow! Wow! Wow! When I looked at the Brickself page with the capsule images, I first thought the engine pictures were reference images of real thing. It wasn't until I clicked to look at them full size that I realized they were LEGO. Vey (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Wow! New Train Engine Pics
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| Outstanding! Love the Loco. Congats to Ross. Now my Ross wants to build one too! 'Got any photos of the top? Is there an 8-wide version coming? {:^D Nice use of SNOT for the cab, and particularly the black macaroni for the boiler with handrail (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-02, to lugnet.trains)
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