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I started this MOC over a year ago and *finally* finished him last night! And
I'm glad I waited because I made some great improvements from the original
design.
First, how about that color match with the new sand red!!!! We have a metal
Bill/Ben push train, and the colors are *exactly* the same. I previously was
going to use tan... I am pleased with how he turned out.
Secondly, I procured some Thomas faces and plopped them on my MOCs for the first
time. The redux of Thomas is just the right size; the second Thomas face that
sits on the Bill/Ben character is a wee big. I still need to "sticker them up",
but I think the kids will get a big kick out of seeing faces...:-)
As far as Thomas goes, I redid him to include a doorway opening. I am resigned
to using the red 4.5 volt train plate which is too short and using the
incorrectly configured 9 volt motor (0-4-0 vs 0-6-0). He looks cute (which is
what it is all about), but I wish we had some larger wheels with which to
build:-/
I have also finally finished my EMD SW1500 projects (2 color schemes, with 3
more to come), but I still need to photograph them. I *love* the way they
turned out, but you'll have to wait a while;-)
URL: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1644
-John
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John -
That's great work! The sand red is an excellent match. Nice job on the
buffers.
Three questions -
how's the stability of the cab of Bill/Ben, as it looks like it hangs
off the rear of the engine quite a bit
are the faces from the HO versions of Lionel TtTE?
how are the faces attached?
Thanks,
Ed
"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:GKCDBx.Asr@lugnet.com...
> I started this MOC over a year ago and *finally* finished him last night! • And
> I'm glad I waited because I made some great improvements from the original
> design.
>
> First, how about that color match with the new sand red!!!! We have a • metal
> Bill/Ben push train, and the colors are *exactly* the same. I previously • was
> going to use tan... I am pleased with how he turned out.
>
> Secondly, I procured some Thomas faces and plopped them on my MOCs for the • first
> time. The redux of Thomas is just the right size; the second Thomas face • that
> sits on the Bill/Ben character is a wee big. I still need to "sticker • them up",
> but I think the kids will get a big kick out of seeing faces...:-)
>
> As far as Thomas goes, I redid him to include a doorway opening. I am • resigned
> to using the red 4.5 volt train plate which is too short and using the
> incorrectly configured 9 volt motor (0-4-0 vs 0-6-0). He looks cute • (which is
> what it is all about), but I wish we had some larger wheels with which to
> build:-/
>
> I have also finally finished my EMD SW1500 projects (2 color schemes, with • 3
> more to come), but I still need to photograph them. I *love* the way they
> turned out, but you'll have to wait a while;-)
>
> URL: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1644
>
> -John
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In lugnet.trains, Ed McGlynn writes:
> John -
>
> That's great work! The sand red is an excellent match. Nice job on the
> buffers.
Thanks.
>
> Three questions -
> how's the stability of the cab of Bill/Ben, as it looks like it hangs
> off the rear of the engine quite a bit
No worries there-- it is solidly anchored onto the motor. The only delicate
areas are the fake pistons and the little gray 1x1s that sit on the walkway
(grr-- pops off every time if you knock it with your fingers picking up the
bugger). But the overall structural integrity is excellent.
> are the faces from the HO versions of Lionel TtTE?
Nope. Would be too small in any case. Both are Thomas' face-- the one on
Thomas himself is from an Ertl push toy; the other from a Thomas-shaped train
whistle (which never worked, BTW) which I purchased specifically to behead;-)
> how are the faces attached?
The small one is too complicated to describe-- basically just a lot of various
wedging. The larger face actually allowed a 4x4 radar dish to be wedged into it
(so it spins quite freely on the technic pin)
Incidently, the best Thomas face I ever saw on an MOC was done by Dan Parker of
the PNLTC, but I'm not aware of any online pics of it. It came from a push
train built by Tomix-- I'm still searching for *that* one!
-John
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
>
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