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Re: Adding the SF Coaches...
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Sat, 23 Feb 2002 19:55:57 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Wayne Sardullo writes:
> I wasn't sure when I would get my Chief but, while waiting I started working on
> the Chief's coaches.. Much to my suprise I found I got my Chief Today, Yeppie,
> what was even cooler was my estimated stripe (red/yellow for coaches) lined up.
> Only thing is I still need to figure out how I am going do the roofs (I'd love
> a ton of those grey curves but only have a few.) I also still need to work out
> and change some of the details on the coaches now that I have the Chief. I
> figure another few days before I will have something more detailed. You will
> also notice I tried to crossover and give it a slight resemblance to the
> metroliner coaches a bit longer though then the standard plates. Don't mind
> those black hand rails with Florencent light fixtures, I was trying to see how
> the contrast would be because theres to much grey. I'm gonna switch those with
> some of the cromed over rails to dress it up some more.
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> Here's a teaser for you until the rest of my parts come in.
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> http://www.oswego.edu/~sardullo/images/sfcoach-1.gif
> http://www.oswego.edu/~sardullo/images/sfcoach-2.gif
> http://www.oswego.edu/~sardullo/images/sfcoach-3.gif
> http://www.oswego.edu/~sardullo/images/sfcoach-4.gif
Cool.
Although I'll probably be doing mine with red and yellow stripes too,
techincally the coaches used in the Super Chief(tm) trains were unstriped.
I think my biggest feedback item on your coaches is: make the trucks bigger.
Put a brick or two space, at least, between the two wheelsets. I know that
Metroliner coaches don't... but you made these longer. Use the space!
Passenger cars have very long wheelbase trucks (some even 3 axle). Longer
wheelbases, all other things being equal, give smoother rides.
As to how to do the roofs, I'll probably be doing mine in grey medium
slopes. The rounds would be nice but it would take so MANY of them it's not
funny.
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| Thanks Larry, Funny thing is I can't agree you more on the trucks. the first run had two spaces but I removed them to add in the ladders, I am going to remove the ladders and put in the spacing, I didn't really want to put the trucks together like (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| I wasn't sure when I would get my Chief but, while waiting I started working on the Chief's coaches.. Much to my suprise I found I got my Chief Today, Yeppie, what was even cooler was my estimated stripe (red/yellow for coaches) lined up. Only thing (...) (22 years ago, 23-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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