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Soo Line GP9 and a Tanker
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Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:24:13 GMT
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Here is a Soo Line GP9 and a US tanker car I recently built. The GP9 is very similar to my Burlington Northern GP9 but the cab is much different. I used instructions that Benn Coifman included in the second issue of Rail Bricks for the first Reverse Engineering Challenge. I had to modify it a little so that it would fit in with the other SNOT I have going on in the nose and hood, but the design is still his. The use of viking wheels on the tanker was inspired by Jonathan Lopes’ water tank he posted about a year ago.

Brickshelf folder for the Soo Line GP9

Brickshelf folder for the Tanker



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  Re: Soo Line GP9 and a Tanker
 
Wow! That's just oozing with lots and lots of SNOT! Seriously, great work on another spectacular model. Scott (URL) (16 years ago, 1-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Soo Line GP9 and a Tanker
 
(...) The cab windows might be from REC, but the rest of it is all you. Both are very nice builds. The GP is clearly the next refinement in your Soo locomotive roster (all of that snot has to give you a headache). You are very stubborn to get that (...) (16 years ago, 1-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
  Re: Soo Line GP9 and a Tanker
 
Wow, great work on the tanker, seriously. I admit I had to think about the "viking wheels" for a minute since I completely missed (sort of) the viking line and was simply unaware of these parts. They sure fit perfectly for this use. Great idea. (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jul-08, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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