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Re: First true Train MOC (NELUG Boxcar).
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Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:18:31 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Eric Kingsley writes:
> Hey all,
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> You may have noticed that I did some containers recently for the PNLTC world
> record event. Well part of that discussion tailed off into the possibility of
> doing boxcars. I don't know if the boxcar idea will come to fruition or not
> but it inspired me to give it a try.
Very nice try. Lots of good detail. Since you don't have bogie plates (which
are cheap, go get some) or a floor plate (which I feel isn't worth the money,
doing it with regular plates is the way to go) another alternative to the
turntable which is sturdier is to use the 2x2 tile with center technic pin
plugged into a properly hollowed technic plate assembly in the floor.
Re the OSHA comment on the page (I can't believe I get personal references on
web pages, but ah, well, such is the price of fame)... your box car somehow
(with the large "billboard" graphics, and relative shortness) says 1920s-1930s
to me. If that's the era, there was no OSHA and ladder rungs to the roof
leading to a vertical rod (horizontal wheel) brakewheel are extremely
prototypical. Change to the 50's and it's a high mount vertical wheel, change
to the 80.s and it's a low mount (reachable from one or two rungs) vertical
wheel. So you're fine. The hobo is a nice touch.
Doors don't need a recessed area so bring that recess back out flush. I know
we're faking it doorwise, but a too thick "door" is less distracting than a
hollow in the side of the wall. (a real door is typically about 2 inches thick
or so made of pressed steel with reinforcing ribs.
Great work. Now do one for the Construction Site (in different colors, natch)
++Lar
Ignore John Neal about the buffers if you want, most of us use them even though
they are indeed unprototypical for US practice. Or take his advice, he has
worked out some very good ways to be "bufferless".
I was by the PNLTC last nite, dropped off some track and some rolling stock.
Expect to see my doodlebug or a purpose built replica, my street car, a grey
hopper, the RailBox, and my double stack car, if you come to the show.
++Lar
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| (...) Thanks, I will try that at some point although I don't have a lot of technic plates to work with either. Probably enough for a couple cars but not a lot. The 2x2 tile is a great idea I should have thought of that. (...) Cool so I can let my (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| Hey all, You may have noticed that I did some containers recently for the PNLTC world record event. Well part of that discussion tailed off into the possibility of doing boxcars. I don't know if the boxcar idea will come to fruition or not but it (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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