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Subject:	Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:04:29 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Neal wrote:

I never got the impression of such a curving profile of the coaches. I’ll have to go back and look at my reference material.

JOHN

The profile of the coaches used in the film (BR Mk1) is actually pretty much a constant large radius curve down the whole side. Newer designs of British coaches have a different profile with a far sharper curve at the bottom. This example shows the difference,the nearest coach is a Mk1 while the rest are Mk2s.

Tim

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		Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
(...) Wow. Now that is what I call "sub-til";-) I must confess that I don't see much difference, and gauging from the curvature of the Mk1 I would have to say that it is nominal at best and trying to account for it at such a small scale is futile. (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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		Re: Hogwarts Express train - collaboration with James Mathis
(...) lol Thanks; you know what I've been going through;-) But I have to say that, from the looks of your beaut, it is definitely worth it! Actually, I am in the middle of recoloring my Milwaukee Road Hiawatha train in dark red, and Ross is working (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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