train ideas

[MightySlickPancake]

I am currently designing a ews class 66 and I can’t work out how to make the windows i have a few links and the picks i tried posting of my ideas dident work . my idea was to get 2 slanted window bricks 2x2x2(cant find on peeron parts )

and do a snot with them but i really wanted a http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6567c01. thank any help would be great.

http://www.traintesting.com/images/Approac...rd%208-8-03.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...06-01-05_02.jpg

a few links to the trains .

Edited November 1, 2008 by crabboy329

[Captain Zuloo]

I'm not sure I quite understand what you mean. Are you looking to buy one of those pieces, are you trying to find a replacement or another piece to do the job? Try to define exactly what you mean and you might get some better answers.

[AgentRick]

I remember reading in an issue of Railbricks that showed how to do this using SNOT and plates, rather simple really. Let me look for it.

[Captain Zuloo]

No - wasn't that how to build a verticle snot window? I thoink you should just go with two of the Santa Fe Super Chief windows. I'm currently trying to track down one of those in black for the Ghan.

[MightySlickPancake]

Ok what i meant was I am making a ews (see links on previous post) and hears my idea i couldent find the right colour so i used grey and the piece i really want is. http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6567c01 hope this clears things up. thanks AgentRick57(its rail bricks issue 2) but Captain Zuloo was right i need 2 black santa fe windows from 4564. cb

Edited November 2, 2008 by crabboy329

[MightySlickPancake]

hey Captain Zuloo i found th piece you where after go to http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=6567 and there are 4 colours they are very expensive for the black £4.00.cb

[Captain Zuloo]

Thanks for that! My model will certainly be posted here when it is done (probably a few months). And it will most likely appear in the 2009 Bodville layouts. Thanks again.

[Brickthus]

I am currently designing a ews class 66 and I can’t work out how to make the windows i have a few links and the picks i tried posting of my ideas dident work . my idea was to get 2 slanted window bricks 2x2x2(cant find on peeron parts )

and do a snot with them but i really wanted a http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6567c01. thank any help would be great.

http://www.traintesting.com/images/Approac...rd%208-8-03.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...06-01-05_02.jpg

a few links to the trains .

Have you had look at my '66'?

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1725941

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1725939

I used red 1x4x3 train windows mounted on top of four 1x2 plate hinges. The sloping part below the hinges is supported by a 1x2 3-side-prong hinge plate with a 1x2 2-end-prong hinge plate fixed to the cab floor inside.

The tops of the windows are not hinged - they just fix to the plates above them.

This provides about the right amount of slope, rather than using sloped bricks. Here's a pic of a 4mm scale model to compare:

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=h...l%3Den%26sa%3DN

Mark

Edited November 7, 2008 by Mark Bellis

[MightySlickPancake]

thanks Mark Bellis and yes i have but its way to big for my layout but it works really well.

cb