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Re: YOU be the designer
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Tue, 27 Apr 1999 02:45:31 GMT
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johnneal@uswestANTISPAM.net
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Most of that sounds good, although I'd like to see TLG make the jump to 8
stud wide cars and engines which allows for more room and better modeling
IMHO. If you are going to take the time and effort to overhaul the theme,
why not do it right?
What you forgot was a new curve radius that is gentler than what exists now
to go along with the new switches. You mentioned chrome, but what would be
cool would be a Pullman corrugated coach using chrome train windows, 1x2
and 1x4 chrome corrugated bricks, and 1x4x1.3 half rounds in chrome for the
roof. "...to dream the impossible dream...";-) Shouldn't we be cross
posting to .dear-lego?
-John
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> Here are my answers.
>
> One single set:
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> - 1 oval of track with 4 straightaways and power pack (the above is
> "Standard track parts")
> - Robin Werner's blue ConRail engine, Steve Bliss's Chessie, or my
> Red/Yellow diesel
> - My black hopper
> - A full size boxcar built with the grey sliding doors
> - 4543 railroad tractor flatbed car
> - My caboose or something very similar
> USD $159
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> 8 set budget
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> Modify the motor to take a third wheel in the center of each side
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> 1- single set, above
> 2- my 5 unit doublestack with a container crane and skeleton
> truck/trailer USD 99
> 3- a US-ized and reegineered 4551 with dual motors USD 99
> 4- Metroliner but with an AEM7 engine and 1 window longer cars OR my big
> red passenger engine and train (only 3 cars of it, shortened slightly) +
> standard track parts + small "whistlestop" station USD 219
> 5- Rural passenger station, ala my blue/white one, or the cutaway one
> the PNLTC has USD 79
> 6- extra passenger car in matching scheme to above USD 40
> 7- Steam engine with new piston/rod/drivers, motor in tender (which has
> two trucks, the motor one with 6 wheels, one with 4) USD 150
> 8- Freight car pack: my railbox but with corrected logo, my blue/white
> box, Steve Barile's spool car, Ben Fleske's grey tank (reengineered to
> make tank attachment easy) USD 89
>
> 20 Set budget: As above, add
>
> 9- MOW set consisting of track speeders, a jordan spreader, and a small
> utility crane, much of which uses the small wheels and 1x4 with tiny
> axle pegs plate. USD 79
> 10- Lift bridge kit - a rolling lift bridge with a very large 1/3 round
> curved rack to make a proper Scherzer - USD 125
> 11- Signal towers kit - electrified signal tower with 3 aspect LED, 9V
> powered, and controlled by manual switch USD 35
> - Insulated track section to allow building of reverse loops. USD 5
> 12- Reengineered switch that allows for better geometry (ala Matt Bates
> design study) USD 25 per pair
> 13- motorised points accessory for switch USD 10 per motor
> 14- Train parts pack, train windows and doors in at least 5 colors.
> Striping stickers for the doors to make them two color in all the basic
> brick colors.
> 15- unit train pack, 5 identical cylinder bottom hopper/gondolas
> (they're the size of hoppers but have no hopper doors) with one white
> end and rotary couplers USD 110
> 16- Budd RDC car in chrome USD 80 (has to have a motor)
> 17- service buildings pack: sand tower, water tipple, diesel fuel dock
> USD 50 or USD 90 if it also has a coaling tower
> 18- auto rack capable of holding at least 6 cars USD 50 (including the
> cars)
> 19- bilevel commuter train: another modern diesel and two "GO" or
> chicago bilevel cars plus standard track pack USD 149
> 20- Steamer parts pack, the parts from the steamer, above, needed to
> build your own variant or mod (the drivers, rods, axles, connecting
> rods, valve gear and piston blocks)
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
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> - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
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| John Neal wrote: <larger radius curve> YES! How did I forget? Also shorter segments to allow more layout variety. <8 stud rant> I thought long and hard about 8 stud. I do understand why it would be desirable scalewise but I think 6 stud is the way (...) (25 years ago, 27-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| Here are my answers. One single set: - 1 oval of track with 4 straightaways and power pack (the above is "Standard track parts") - Robin Werner's blue ConRail engine, Steve Bliss's Chessie, or my Red/Yellow diesel - My black hopper - A full size (...) (25 years ago, 26-Apr-99, to lugnet.trains)
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