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Re: More Thomas Engines: James
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Tue, 17 Oct 2000 16:38:06 GMT
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James Mathis wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> > Here are some pics of an attempt to model James from the Thomas the Tank
> > Engine stories. It was a joint effort between me and my 11 year old
> > son. We tried to be as faithful to the original model of James from the
> > videos (spent lots of time searching and freezing for different shots of
> > James:)
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> Your version of "James" looks great. I like that you can put "piping" along
> the side of the engine. The 12 volt motor with rod really makes a difference.
Thanks. It was really fun to see yours and see how you went about the different
design problems in modeling James. Many of our solutions were the same! I
especially enjoyed seeing you use the 1x4 red arch for the curve of the window,
because I went there too! (but decided to go with slopes instead).
Yes, the 12 volt motor rod adds a lot, but I wish the driver wheels were bigger:-(
> > Although the wheels on the 12 volt motor are obviously too small, and
> > the superheater should be yellow (doesn't come in that color yet), we
> > are happy with the outcome. The 12 volt motor runs off of a 9 volt
> > motor which is used as the lead truck in whatever we have James pulling
> > at the time.
> >
> > We haven't done so yet, but we are planning on producing decals which
> > mimic the real James for the finishing touches. I realize that I might
> > take some heat for participating in a 6 wide venture, but I think it's
> > perfectly logical because we are actually modeling *toys* here.
> > Enjoy:-)
>
> I'm going to try the decals, as well. I could really use some advice with how
> best to resize, print, paper choice, print-method, etc. I have scanned in six
> varieties of "James" facial expressions from a book titled "James In A Mess and
> Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories". I'll be placing the scans (JPEGs) on
> BrickShelf presently at:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1649
Ahh, okay:-) I hadn't even thought about facial expressions yet, just the
decalling for the number and black trim. I was planning on using decal paper from
either MicroScale or Champ and using J-1's ALPS printer to print them, although
it's not exactly at the top of my priority list in terms of time allocation:-/
What I think I will do is make up all of my Thomas et al decals at once, once I
finish all of the characters I am currently building (Percy and Bill/Ben under
construction; Thomas, Toby, and James completed).
-John
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> later,
> James Mathis
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> > -John
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=1644
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