edsmith0075 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Seaboard System SD50 by swoofty, on Flickr L&N SD50 by swoofty, on Flickr Swoofty has made some amazing builds and I would like to incorporate or learn something similar to the above pictures rear vents on these models. I am constructing 8 wide trains and think these designs will look great on the GP and SD models Im building. 09 by wardlws, on Flickr This is the venting that I would like to use on a GP50 that Im trying to build. I love the rear vents and have not been able to even wrap my head around the center unit. I know these are advanced techniques but I want to learn this and the hours upon hours Im spending trying to recreate the images are becoming frustrating to say the least. Thanks in advance for the feedback. Any links or images that teach the SNOT techniques to build this or other designs that are sideways built will help greatly. Ed Quote
legoman666 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Tiles and clips. He has an image somewhere showing the internals of one. Quote
edsmith0075 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Posted February 12, 2015 Thank you for the info! I saw a pic that showed the clips but that did not look sturdy enough to hold up. Is there any other techniques and any suggestion for building the middle vents with the grill pieces on top of each other like in the union pacific image? Quote
davidzq Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) For the Union Pacific, I would have all the grills on a 2x10 plate. Behind this plate would be 1x2 - 1x2 brackets http://www.bricklink...em.asp?P=99781. Studs up on the top half of the 2x10, studs down on the lower. The 2x tiles above/below the grills would attach to these. Use a 2x3 plate to connect each side on the studs-up brackets, and connect this to the train with a jumper plate. Edited February 14, 2015 by davidzq Quote
jtlan Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 For the Union Pacific, I would have all the grills on a 2x10 plate. Behind this plate would be 1x2 - 1x2 brackets http://www.bricklink...em.asp?P=99781. Studs up on the top half of the 2x10, studs down on the lower. The 2x tiles above/below the grills would attach to these. Use a 2x3 plate to connect each side on the studs-up brackets, and connect this to the train with a jumper plate. Something like this? Quote
davidzq Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Something like this? Yes, except I would use the 1x2-1x2 brackets, so I could have some studs facing downward so the lower 2x4 tiles are upside down; no exposed antistuds (Though you can't see them from any normal viewing angle anyways!). Edited February 14, 2015 by davidzq Quote
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