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Re: YATTTE - Yet Another Thomas the Tank Engine
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 19 Nov 2000 14:21:17 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:G49wrE.2wD@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains, Mike Walsh writes:
[ ... snipped ... ]
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> Nice.
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> Kinda tall, though, and definitely has some rare parts in it!
It is kind of tall and it does indeed use some rare parts. The red buffer
plate and the yellow 1x1 and 1x2 windows are not easily found. I had
forgotten that I even had the windows until after I had I completed it the
first time (it was "completed" probably three times beforeI took the picture
last night and once since).
Regarding the height, it is actually only one brick taller than a Crocodile
(4551) Engine (the only LEGO model I have built up right now). I think the
"too tall" persective is actually due to the 16 stud length. I am not too
woried about it, I don't expect to make any more of them although I am sure
I will tinker with this one over time. I really wanted to use the red
buffer plate and the 1x2 with curved top
(http://img.lugnet.com/ld/6091.gif). These two pieces drove most of the
design, the buffer plate the lenght, and the 1x2 top curved brick the
height.
Most importantly thought, this morning at breakfast my three year old
daughter knew exactly what is was.
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> Maybe we (1) ought to work up a canonical Thomas design that can be • whipped
> out quickly, doesn't take any rare parts, and looks fairly good (unless
> you're an 8 wide aficionado, in which case you're on your own).
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> If we (1) pulled together a page of links to all the known Thomases that
> might be a good start.
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> 1 - that's the managerial "we"... i.e. I thought of it, but someone else
> ought to go do it and then I'll critique the effort and take credit later
> for having thought of it... :-)
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> ++Lar
I think the Train Depot would be the ideal location for this set of links.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
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| (...) Nice. Kinda tall, though, and definitely has some rare parts in it! Maybe we (1) ought to work up a canonical Thomas design that can be whipped out quickly, doesn't take any rare parts, and looks fairly good (unless you're an 8 wide (...) (23 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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