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Train Stickers
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Mon, 31 Jan 2000 06:02:07 GMT
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Everyone,
Several people have inquired about the stickers used on some the cars that I
posted pictures of last week. Here are four more cars plus the original pics
with updated descriptions...
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/BC_500924.JPG"
An old-time Austrian beer car lettered for the Stiegl brewery in
Salzburg. The artwork includes silver and black inks. The model
bears the royal crest in the lower left for the Royal Williamsburg
State Railway Co.. The acronym in German for the railroad can be seen
just below the crest as "K.W.St.E.". The car number is just below this.
Each car on my model railroad is individually numbered (I just couldn't
away from set numbers on the old 12v trains). The grey lines on the
wheels are stickers to simulate older spoked wheels. These add a lot
movement to the models when they are moving slowly, especially a long
string of cars.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/BC_557966.JPG
An old-time German reefer lettered for the Kaiser Freidrich-Quelle company.
This car was popular in the Maerklin line a few years ago and a Lego
version seemed a natural. Note the white underprinting neccessary to make
the blue and red visible against the yellow car. The small cabin on the
left, if you haven't seen this before, is a brakeman's cab.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/FC_500902.JPG
An old-time German stake car loaded with a truck. Most of my two axel
cars are limited to four studs maximun between wheelsets to minimize
friction on curves. This model, however, needed 5 studs to achieve
good proportions.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Tank_Mobile.JPG
A short American tank car lettered for the Mobilegas company. These
stickers are commonly available through hobby shops for lettering
R/C cars.
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_Kathryn.JPG"
Kathryn represents an 1975 German class BII locomotive that pulls the
Royal Train on my fictitous provincial (German) railway. The decoration
on this engine was done before I purchased an Alps printer so all the green
panels were hand cut as well as the gold piping. The tender is full height
as it carries peat for fuel.
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Lok_772.jpg"
This is the class 22 electric switcher also lettered for the fictitious
K.W.St.E - Acronym in German for the Royal Williamsburg State Railway
(no relation to Wurtemburg). The pantograph is a functioning Maerklin
HO scale pantograph mounted on the roof. A wire runs-down to the motor
and a switch was installed to select from track or overhead power.
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/Quartet.JPG"
Here is a quartet entertaining passengers at the Winterthur station.
Only a fanciful model railroad could include such a typically American
element in a European setting. Custom figures and signage (note the
second class coach in the background) really add to the layout's
ambiance.
"http://www.ameritech.net/users/brian_williams/William_Crooks.JPG"
For the American enthusist, here is a Lego version of the William
Crooks and two coaches of the St. Paul and Pacific Railway. This was
the first locomotive in Minnesota. The train premiered last summer
at the GMLTC display at the National Model Train Show in St. Paul.
The American flag on the pilot has the correct number of stars for the
year that Minnesota joined the union. The other flag is the Minnesota
state flag.
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) Thats A wonderfull model for lego Brian .. wow im in love! Im trying to model a 2 - 3 - 3 - 0 steamer in cad with the 12 v engine parts... now I got some Ideas LOL (locomotive museum anyone?) -T Burger (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I bet some of us are also wondering how you got the pictures looking that good! Digital or 35mm? What type of lighting? What film speed? The pictures look incredible! I love Kathryn and the Mobile tank car. -Doug G +---...---+ Douglas M (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Simply spectacular modeling. My hat is off to you. Your models have clean lines, elegant in proportion and pleasing to the eye. Thanks for sharing. Ben Fleskes PNLTC (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Fantastic work. Great attention to detail. It is amazing how a little strip of silver really highlights certain parts of the trains. The white "spokes" for the small wheels was a stroke of genius! With respect to the large red spoked wheels on the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.trains)
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