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Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record!
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug
Date: 
Sat, 3 Jun 2000 08:13:01 GMT
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Here are the containers that Dan and I made for the last Portland GATS:
http://www.sstanamera.com/~sebarile/LEGO/temp/PNLTCcon1.jpg
http://www.sstanamera.com/~sebarile/LEGO/temp/PNLTCcon2.jpg

Note: the vertical lines are an attempt to use brick lines as detail.

SteveB

In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
In lugnet.trains, Dan Parker writes:
Larry is spot on:  any container of the x8 or x16 form would work (I also
build solid, no door units).
Car design, this can indeed vary.  I suggest 16-stud "flat" types or
doublestack types of as simple of a design as one can make -- thus, they'll
look more uniform.

OK I decided to go ahead and make a NELUG container...

http://www.nelug.org/container/nelugcont.jpg

I think thats what your looking for.  I used an Avery clear shipping label for
the decal and it looks OK.  I still have to build a car and I also want to try
this in Gray to see what it looks like.

Let me know if this looks satisfactory or not.  I don't have much in the way • of
train stuff so for the top I had to use tiles and plates instead of the • special
4x8 tile/plate hybrid part.  It is also solid all the way around.  No doors.


Eric Kingsley

The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/

View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/



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  Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record!
 
(...) Well I took some time over the weekend to put together a container car with 4x16 and 4x8 containers on it. I don't know if you will wan't the whole car or just a container but here is what I have so far. (URL) if you can't tell that car and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)  

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  Re: all container input (wasPNLTC to break Guinness record!
 
(...) OK I decided to go ahead and make a NELUG container... (URL) think thats what your looking for. I used an Avery clear shipping label for the decal and it looks OK. I still have to build a car and I also want to try this in Gray to see what it (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)

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