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I've been trying to build some MOC traincars, mostly freight, and wondered
what people use for their bases? Especially for hopper cars. I can't seem
to find any of those nice bases (plates) with cutouts.
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/3058.gif
http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/4178.gif
Do you just build them up out of plates, or just forget about putting a
hole in the bottom?
Thanks.
Tim Strutt 8^)
p.s. If anybody can point me to where I could got the above items,
it would be GREATLY appreciated.
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I'll field this question :o) Those plates you listed are medium rare, pretty
hard to come by these days, but don't worry!For starters, if you're building
a freight car that's only that long, just build it with normal plates and stick
two wheel sets and two magnet/couplers on, it can still corner just fine.
But, once you start getting into the larger ones (around 32 studs) you
have to make the wheels so they can rotate. Now, for engines, it's either
use a wagon plate, or build your own. How? Use those technic bricks, or
3 technic plates stacked on top of eachother. How you support that stack
of technic plates is your choice (you actually only need two plates
stacked, the 4 by 2 ones) It usually won't matter what colour the plates
are because they'll be covered up from the bottom, and the top in the
case of an engine. Same story for a boxcar, but what if it's a flatbed, or
maybe a tanker, maybe you just don't like the looks of those ugly technic
holes? Fear not, simply throw out you bogie plates and pop on a
black/grey turntable to the wheels. Presto! Turning wagons which can
have any thickness you want for the base now too, in case you wanted a
thin one for some reason, you're not stuck with the standard, also you
could build them with rare colours, i actually have an orange engine built,
the whole bottom plate is orange too :). Well, i hope this helps, any more
questions either e-mail me or post, also, here;s my icq#: 87143237
Braden Fox
bdbfox@hotmail.com
In lugnet.trains, Tim Strutt writes:
> I've been trying to build some MOC traincars, mostly freight, and • wondered
> what people use for their bases? Especially for hopper cars. I can't • seem
> to find any of those nice bases (plates) with cutouts.
> http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/3058.gif
> http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/4178.gif
> Do you just build them up out of plates, or just forget about putting a
> hole in the bottom?
> Thanks.
>
> Tim Strutt 8^)
> p.s. If anybody can point me to where I could got the above items,
> it would be GREATLY appreciated.
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In lugnet.trains, Tim Strutt writes:
> I've been trying to build some MOC traincars, mostly freight, and wondered
> what people use for their bases? Especially for hopper cars. I can't seem
> to find any of those nice bases (plates) with cutouts.
> http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/3058.gif
> http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/4178.gif
> Do you just build them up out of plates, or just forget about putting a
> hole in the bottom?
Build them up out of plates. A hopper built on a red wagon plate might look
kind of odd.
++Lar
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Tim Strutt writes:
> > I've been trying to build some MOC traincars, mostly freight, and wondered
> > what people use for their bases? Especially for hopper cars. I can't seem
> > to find any of those nice bases (plates) with cutouts.
> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/3058.gif
> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/ldraw/parts/ref/images/4178.gif
> > Do you just build them up out of plates, or just forget about putting a
> > hole in the bottom?
>
> Build them up out of plates. A hopper built on a red wagon plate might look
> kind of odd.
The plates in service pack 1139 are black, unfortunately today those are hard
to get :-(
But luckily, like Larry said, you can make your own.
-Frank
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