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Re: Has anyone tried building a Thomas?
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Tue, 20 Jun 2000 22:27:26 GMT
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Jonathan Reynolds wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
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> > That is priceless:-) Both of my kids were nuts about Thomas, albeit from the
> > videos. We look forward to the movie:-) Actually, my son (10) and I just
> > finished up our LEGO version of James and are just about finished with Percy,
> > Bill and Ben. I also have built a Toby as well. In addition, Dan Siskind has
> > built a nice Rheneas. Pics will have to wait for the Kidvention I'm
> > afraid...:-(
> >
> > -John
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> I've built a Thomas and a Toby, both on 4.5v motors. The obvious candidates
> are the blue, red and black ones though because even if you have enough green
> bricks, they will not be 'Percy' or 'Henry' Green which is totally
> unacceptable in the elite world of finescale Lego replicas of prototype
> locomotives.
lol-- "totally unacceptable"?? It is a pity that the new light green which comes
in some plates doesn't come in the bricks one needs to properly create a Percy or
a Henry, but regular green works ok IMO, especially since the 7124 Flashspeeder
came out with the green half rounds:-)
> In my case I cheated a bit - Thomas had only four wheels and Toby was
> black,red and grey (I'm a bit colourblind so I can get away with it). I used
> grey plates (2x12) for the side skirts which completely cover the wheels so it
> really does not matter which type of motor chassis is applied.
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> Anyone with the 12v range and the 6 wheel steam chassis will be able to
> construct a really nice Thomas' Not only will the chassis be correct but the
> huge blue battery box, so cleverly disguised as Thomas's water tank on my
> model, will of course be redundant leaving you free to create a better
> proportioned model.
Yes, the 12 volt motor with the 6 drivers is the natural choice for Thomas,
although the spacing of the wheels is wrong, as is the size of the wheels as
well. I just use a 9 volt motor and call it a day. But I do use the 4.5 volt
engine red buffer/plate-- that works really well. I am going to try and use a 12
volt on my James and run it off of the 9 volt motor which would be under the
tender. Unfortunately again, his tender has 6 wheels:-/
Of course, with Percy and Bill/Ben, one can get away with using a 9 volt motor
and simulate piston rods, etc. because they are 0-4-0 configs. BTW, just as a
teaser-- our Bill/Ben is *7* wide;-D
-John
> Remember to leave room inside for the mouthy geyser with the beer gut & top
> hat.
>
> Jon
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| (...) I'm glad to hear this - I pioneered the 7 wide Lego train back in the 1970s, but nobody was looking. Necessity was the Mother of invention, I'd run out of 6 wide plates/trainy elements and had to use the leftover oddments to build some (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I've built a Thomas and a Toby, both on 4.5v motors. The obvious candidates are the blue, red and black ones though because even if you have enough green bricks, they will not be 'Percy' or 'Henry' Green which is totally unacceptable in the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.trains)
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